ML030270393

Reactor and Senior Reactor Operator Initial Examination - Sequoyah Nuclear Plant 50-327/03-301 and 50-328/03-301

ML030270393
Person / Time
Site:	Sequoyah
Issue date:	01/27/2003
From:	Ernstes M Division of Reactor Safety II
To:	Scalice J Tennessee Valley Authority
References
50-327/03-301, 50-328/03-301 50-327/03-301, 50-328/03-301
Download: ML030270393 (5)

See also: IR 05000327/2003301

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January 27, 2003

Tennessee Valley Authority

ATTN: Mr. J. A. Scalice

Chief Nuclear Officer and

Executive Vice President

6A Lookout Place

1101 Market Street

Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801

SUBJECT: REACTOR AND SENIOR REACTOR OPERATOR INITIAL EXAMINATION -

SEQUOYAH NUCLEAR PLANT 50-327/03-301 AND 50-328/03-301

Dear Mr. Scalice:

In a telephone conversation on January 22, 2003, between Mr. Scott Poteet, Shift Operations

Supervisor Instructor, and Mr. Timothy C. Kolb, Operations Engineer, arrangements were made

for the administration of licensing retake examinations at the Sequoyah Nuclear Plant during

the week of February 24, 2003 (operating test and admin section).

As agreed during the telephone conversation, your staff will prepare the examination 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. Your staff will also

provide copying services for administering the exam.

To meet the above schedule, it will be necessary for your staff to furnish the examination

outlines, operating tests and the supporting reference materials identified in Attachment 2 of

ES-201 by February 4, 2003. Pursuant to 10 CFR 55.40(b)(3), an authorized representative of

the facility licensee shall approve the outlines and 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 operating tests are being administered.

To permit timely NRC review and evaluation, your staff should submit preliminary operator and

senior reactor operator license applications (Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval

number 3150-0090), medical certifications (OMB approval number 3150-0024), and waiver

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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 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 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, 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. Scott Poteet 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), Lee Miller at (404) 562-4672, (Internet E-mail:

lrm@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. 50-327, 50-328

License Nos. DPR-77, DPR-79

cc: (See page 3)

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cc contd:

Karl W. Singer D. L. Koehl, Plant Manager

Senior Vice President Sequoyah Nuclear Plant

Nuclear Operations Tennessee Valley Authority

Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution

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Lawrence E. Nanney, Director

James E. Maddox, Acting Vice President TN Dept. of Environment & Conservation

Engineering and Technical Services Division of Radiological Health

Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution

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County Executive

Richard T. Purcell Hamilton County Courthouse

Site Vice President Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801

Sequoyah Nuclear Plant

Electronic Mail Distribution Ann Harris

341 Swing Loop

General Counsel Rockwood, TN 37854

Tennessee Valley Authority

Electronic Mail Distribution John D. White, Jr., Director

Tennessee Emergency Management

Robert J. Adney, General Manager Agency

Nuclear Assurance Electronic Mail Distribution

Tennessee Valley Authority

Electronic Mail Distribution Roy Goodman

Training Manager

Mark J. Burzynski, Manager Sequoyah Nuclear Plant

Nuclear Licensing P. O. Box 2000

Tennessee Valley Authority Soddy-Daisy, TN 37379-2000

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Pedro Salas, Manager

Licensing and Industry Affairs

Sequoyah Nuclear Plant

Tennessee Valley Authority

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