ML023300547
| ML023300547 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Cooper  |
| Issue date: | 11/26/2002 |
| From: | Gody A Operations Branch IV |
| To: | Denise Wilson Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD) |
| References | |
| IR-03-301 | |
| Download: ML023300547 (6) | |
See also: IR 05000298/2003301
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November 26, 2002
David L. Wilson, Vice President of
Nuclear Energy
Nebraska Public Power District
P.O. Box 98
Brownville, Nebraska 68321
SUBJECT: COOPER NUCLEAR STATION - NOTIFICATION OF NRC INITIAL OPERATOR
LICENSING EXAMINATION (EXAMINATION REPORT 50-298/03-301)
In a telephone conversation on November 25, 2002, between Mr. Don Olesen, Initial License
Lead Instructor and Mr. Gregory Werner, Chief Examiner, arrangements were made for the
administration of licensing examinations at the Cooper Nuclear Station during the weeks of
June 9 and 16, 2003.
As agreed during the telephone conversation, your staff will prepare the examinations based
on the guidelines in Revision 8, Supplement 1, of NUREG-1021, "Operator Licensing
Examination Standards for Power Reactors." The NRC regional office will discuss with your
staff any changes that might be necessary before the examinations are administered. In
addition, your support for onsite validation of the examinations is required during the week of
May 26, 2003.
To meet the above schedule, it will be necessary for your staff to furnish the examination
outlines by February 17, 2003. The written examinations, operating tests, and the supporting
reference materials identified in Attachment 2 of ES-201 and as specified by the chief examiner
will be due by April 17, 2003. Pursuant to 10 CFR 55.40(b)(3), an authorized representative of
the facility licensee shall approve the outlines, examinations, and tests before they are
submitted to the NRC for review and approval. All materials shall be complete and ready to
use. Any delay in receiving the required examination and reference materials, or the submittal
of inadequate or incomplete materials, may cause the examinations to be rescheduled.
In order to conduct the requested written examinations and operating tests, it will be necessary
for your staff to provide adequate space and accommodations in accordance with ES-402 and
to make the simulation facility available on the dates noted above. In accordance with ES-302,
your staff should retain the original simulator performance data (e.g., system pressures,
temperatures, and levels) generated during the dynamic operating tests until the examination
results are final.
Appendix E of NUREG-1021 contains a number of NRC policies and guidelines that will be in
effect while the written examinations and operating tests are being administered.
To permit timely NRC review and evaluation, your staff should submit preliminary reactor
operator and senior reactor operator license applications (Office of Management and Budget
Nebraska Public Power District -2-
(OMB) approval number 3150-0090), medical certifications (OMB approval number 3150-0024),
and waiver requests (if any) (OMB approval number 3150-0090) at least 30 days before the first
examination date. If the applications are not received at least 30 days before the examination
date, a postponement may be necessary. Signed applications certifying that all training has
been completed should be submitted at least 14 days before the first examination date.
This letter contains information collections that are subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). These information collections were approved by the Office of
Management and Budget, approval number 3150-0018, which expires on April 30, 2003.
The public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 500 hours0.00579 days <br />0.139 hours <br />8.267196e-4 weeks <br />1.9025e-4 months <br />
per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, gathering and maintaining the data
needed, writing the examinations, and completing and reviewing the collection of information.
Send comments on any aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for
reducing the burden, to the Information and Records Management Branch (T-6 F33),
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, or by Internet electronic
mail at BJS1@NRC.GOV; and to the Desk Officer, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
NEOB-10202, (3150-0018), Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC 20503.
The NRC may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection
of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRCs "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter, its
enclosure(s), and your response will be made available electronically for public inspection in the
NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of
NRCs document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at
http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Mr. Don Olesen has been advised of the policies
and guidelines referenced in this letter. If you have any questions regarding the NRC's
examination procedures and guidelines, please contact Mr. Gregory Werner at
817-860-8156, or Mr. Anthony Gody at 817-860-8159.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Anthony T. Gody, Chief
Operations Branch
Division of Reactor Safety
Docket No.: 50-298
License No.: DPR-46
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cc:
Michael T. Coyle
Site Vice President
Nebraska Public Power District
P.O. Box 98
Brownville, Nebraska 68321
John R. McPhail, General Counsel
Nebraska Public Power District
P.O. Box 499
Columbus, Nebraska 68602-0499
P. V. Fleming, Licensing Manager
Nebraska Public Power District
P.O. Box 98
Brownville, Nebraska 68321
Michael J. Linder, Director
Nebraska Department of Environmental
Quality
P.O. Box 98922
Lincoln, Nebraska 68509-8922
Chairman
Nemaha County Board of Commissioners
Nemaha County Courthouse
1824 N Street
Auburn, Nebraska 68305
Sue Semerena, Section Administrator
Nebraska Health and Human Services System
Division of Public Health Assurance
Consumer Services Section
301 Centennial Mall, South
P.O. Box 95007
Lincoln, Nebraska 68509-5007
Ronald A. Kucera, Deputy Director
for Public Policy
Department of Natural Resources
205 Jefferson Street
Jefferson City, Missouri 65101
Jerry Uhlmann, Director
State Emergency Management Agency
P.O. Box 116
Jefferson City, Missouri 65101
Nebraska Public Power District -4-
Vick L. Cooper, Chief
Radiation Control Program, RCP
Kansas Department of Health
and Environment
Bureau of Air and Radiation
1000 SW Jackson, Suite 310
Topeka, Kansas 66612-1366
Daniel K. McGhee
Bureau of Radiological Health
Iowa Department of Public Health
401 SW 7th Street, Suite D
Des Moines, Iowa 50309
William R. Mayben, President
and Chief Executive Officer
Nebraska Public Power District
1414 15th Street
Columbus, Nebraska 68601
Nebraska Public Power District -5-
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