ML030270178
| ML030270178 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Vogtle  |
| Issue date: | 01/24/2003 |
| From: | Ernstes M Division of Reactor Safety II |
| To: | Gasser J Southern Nuclear Operating Co |
| References | |
| Download: ML030270178 (4) | |
See also: IR 05000424/2003301
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January 24, 2003
Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
ATTN: Mr. J. T. Gasser, Jr., Vice President
P. O. Box 1295
Birmingham, AL 35201-1295
SUBJECT:
REACTOR AND SENIOR REACTOR OPERATOR INITIAL EXAMINATIONS
VOGTLE ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT - 50-424/03-301 AND
50-425/03-301
Dear Mr. Gasser:
In a telephone conversation on January 22, 2003, between Mr. Lee Mansfield, Nuclear
Operations Training Supervisor, Mr. Dan Scukanec, Senior Training Instructor and
Mr. Timothy C. Kolb, Operations Engineer, arrangements were made for the administration
of licensing retake examinations at the Vogtle Electric Generating Plant during the week of
May 5, 2003 (operating test).
The NRC will prepare the operating test outlines based on the guidelines in Revision 8,
Supplement 1, of NUREG-1021, "Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power
Reactors." Your staff will be given the opportunity to review the outlines during the week of
February 24, 2003. The facility has agreed to fill in the scenario details (ES-D-2) and submit
the details to the NRC for review during the week of March 24, 2003. The facility has also
agreed to make all of the copies of the examination prior to administration.
To meet the above schedule, it will be necessary for your staff to furnish the necessary
reference materials identified in Attachment 2 of ES-201 by February 14, 2003. Pursuant to
10 CFR 55.40(b)(3), an authorized representative of the facility licensee shall approve the
examinations 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 examination to
be rescheduled.
In order to conduct the requested operating tests, it will be necessary for your staff 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 senior reactor
operator license applications (Office of Management and Budget (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 examination date. If the
applications are not received at least 30 days before the examination date, a postponement
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may be necessary. Signed applications certifying that all training has been completed should
be submitted at least 14 days before the 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 50 hours5.787037e-4 days <br />0.0139 hours <br />8.267196e-5 weeks <br />1.9025e-5 months <br /> per
response, including the time for reviewing instructions, gathering and maintaining the data
needed, 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, (3150-0101), 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.
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Mr. Dan Scukanec has been advised of the
policies and guidelines referenced in this letter. If you have any questions regarding the NRCs
examination procedures and guidelines, please contact Timothy C. Kolb at (404) 562-4665,
(Internet E-mail: tck@NRC.GOV), George Hopper at (404) 562-4545, (Internet E-mail:
gth1@NRC.GOV), or myself at (404) 562-4638, (Internet E-mail: MEE@NRC.GOV).
Sincerely,
/RA/
Michael E. Ernstes, Chief
Operator Licensing and
Human Performance Branch
Division of Reactor Safety
Docket Nos. 50-424 and 50-425
License Nos. NPF-68 and NPF-81
cc: (See page 3)
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J. D. Woodard
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Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
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G. R. Frederick
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