ML030300624

NRC Ltr Dated 1/30/03 Senior Reactor Operator Initial Examination (Re-take) - Salem Nuclear Generating Station

ML030300624
Person / Time
Site:	Salem
Issue date:	01/30/2003
From:	Conte R NRC/RGN-I/DRS/OSB
To:	Keiser H Public Service Enterprise Group
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ML030280231	List: IR 05000272/2003301 ML030300624
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January 30, 2003 Mr. Harold W. Keiser Chief Nuclear Officer and President PSEG Nuclear LLC - N09 P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038

SUBJECT:

SENIOR REACTOR OPERATOR INITIAL EXAMINATION (RE-TAKE) -

SALEM NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION

Dear Mr. Keiser:

In telephone conversations on January 28, 2003, between Mr. Todd Fish, Examiner/Inspector, and Mr. Archie Faulkner, Supervisor, Exam Preparations, arrangements were made for the administration of a re-take licensing examination (written, only) at Salem Nuclear Generating Station, during the week of May 5, 2003.

As agreed during the telephone conversation, your staff will prepare the examination based on the guidelines in Revision 8 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 examination is administered.

To meet the above schedule, it will be necessary for your staff to furnish the written examination and the supporting reference materials identified in Attachment 2 of ES-201 by April 14, 2003.

Our staff has already received the examination outline. Pursuant to 10 CFR 55.40(b)(3), an authorized representative of the facility licensee shall approve the examination before it is submitted to the NRC for review and approval. All materials should 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 written examination, it will be necessary for your staff to provide adequate space and accommodations in accordance with ES-402.

Appendix E of NUREG-1021 contains a number of NRC policies and guidelines that will be in effect while the written examination is being administered.

To permit timely NRC review and evaluation, your staff should submit a preliminary senior reactor operator license application (Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval number 3150-0090), medical certification (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 application is not received at least 30 days before the examination date, a postponement may be necessary. The signed application 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 300 hours0.00347 days <br />0.0833 hours <br />4.960317e-4 weeks <br />1.1415e-4 months <br /> per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, gathering and maintaining the data needed, writing the examination, 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 SLF@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. Faulkner 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 Mr. Fish at (610) 337-5369, or me at (610) 337-5183.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Richard J. Conte, Chief Operational Safety Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket Nos. 50272/311 License Nos. DPR-70/DPR-75

cc w/encl:

M. Friedlander, Director - Business Support J. Carlin, Vice President - Engineering D. Garchow, Vice President - Projects/Licensing G. Salamon, Manager - Licensing J. McMahon, Director, QA/Training/EP R. Kankus, Joint Owner Affairs J. J. Keenan, Esquire Consumer Advocate, Office of Consumer Advocate F. Pompper, Chief of Police and Emergency Management Coordinator M. Wetterhahn, Esquire State of New Jersey State of Delaware

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Region I Docket Room (with concurrences)

R. Lorson, DRP - NRC Resident Inspector H. Miller, RA J. Wiggins, DRA G. Meyer, DRP S. Barber, DRP H. Nieh, OEDO J. Clifford, NRR R. Fretz, PM, NRR G. Wunder, Backup PM, NRR T. Fish, DRS, Chief Examiner C. Buracker, DRS (OL Facility File)

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