ML030310617
| ML030310617 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | South Texas  |
| Issue date: | 01/30/2003 |
| From: | Gody A Operations Branch IV |
| To: | Cottle W South Texas |
| References | |
| 50-498/03-301, 50-499/03-301 | |
| Download: ML030310617 (7) | |
See also: IR 05000498/2003301
Text
January 30, 2003
William T. Cottle, President and
Chief Executive Officer
STP Nuclear Operating Company
P.O. Box 289
Wadsworth, Texas 77483
SUBJECT:
SOUTH TEXAS PROJECT ELECTRIC GENERATING STATION -
NOTIFICATION OF NRC INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATION
(EXAMINATION REPORT 50-498/03-301; 50-499/03-301)
In a meeting in Region IV on January 7, 2003, between Messrs. Michael DeFrees, Operations
Training Supervisor, and Bernard Neurohr, SRO Licensed Training Instructor, and
Messrs. Mark Haire, Operations Engineer, and Gregory Werner, Senior Operations Engineer,
arrangements were made for the administration of licensing examinations at the South Texas
Project Electric Generation Station during the weeks of August 11 and August 18, 2003.
As agreed during this meeting, your staff will prepare the operating test, and NRC will prepare
the written examinations based on the guidelines in draft Revision 9 of NUREG-1021, "Operator
Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors," which can be used as a pilot effort and
is currently available on the NRC web page at http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operator-
licensing/op-licensing-files/nureg-1021-9d.pdf. The NRC regional office will discuss with your
staff any changes that might be necessary for the operating test before the examinations are
administered during onsite review the week of July 28, 2003. Also, at this time, your staff will
be given the opportunity to review the written examinations.
To meet the above schedule, it will be necessary for your staff to furnish the reference materials
requested at the meeting by March 3, 2003, and the operating test outlines by April 11, 2003.
The operating tests will be due by June 30, 2003. Pursuant to 10 CFR 55.40(b)(3), an
authorized representative of the facility licensee shall approve the outlines 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 tests 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.
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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
(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).
I appreciate your participation in the pilot effort for the draft Revision 9 of NUREG 1021, and
look forward to your comments on its implementation. Thank you for your cooperation in this
matter. Mr. Mike DeFrees 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
Dockets: 50-498
50-499
Licenses: NPF-76
STP Nuclear Operating Company
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cc:
Tom Jordan, Vice President
Engineering & Technical Services
STP Nuclear Operating Company
P.O. Box 289
Wadsworth, Texas 77483
S. M. Head, Manager, Licensing
Nuclear Quality & Licensing Department
STP Nuclear Operating Company
P.O. Box 289, Mail Code: N5014
Wadsworth, Texas 77483
A. Ramirez/C. M. Canady
City of Austin
Electric Utility Department
721 Barton Springs Road
M. T. Hardt/W. C. Gunst
City Public Service Board
P.O. Box 1771
San Antonio, Texas 78296
D. G. Tees/R. L. Balcom
Houston Lighting & Power Company
P.O. Box 1700
Houston, Texas 77251
Jon C. Wood
Matthews & Branscomb
112 E. Pecan, Suite 1100
San Antonio, Texas 78205
A. H. Gutterman, Esq.
1111 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20004
C. A. Johnson/R. P. Powers
AEP - Central Power and Light Company
P.O. Box 289, Mail Code: N5022
Wadsworth, Texas 77483
Records Center
700 Galleria Parkway
Atlanta, Georgia 30339-5957
STP Nuclear Operating Company
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Director, Division of Compliance
& Inspection
Bureau of Radiation Control
Texas Department of Health
1100 West 49th Street
Brian Almon
Public Utility Commission
William B. Travis Building
P.O. Box 13326
1701 North Congress Avenue
Environmental and Natural
Resources Policy Director
P.O. Box 12428
Judge, Matagorda County
Matagorda County Courthouse
1700 Seventh Street
Bay City, Texas 77414
G. R. Bynog, Program Manager/
Chief Inspector
Texas Department of Licensing & Regulation
Boiler Division
P.O. Box 12157, Capitol Station
Susan M. Jablonski
Office of Permitting, Remediation and Registration
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
MC-122, P.O. Box 13087
Ted Enos
4200 South Hulen
Suite 630
Fort Worth, Texas 76109
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Electronic distribution by RIV:
Regional Administrator (EWM)
DRP Director (ATH)
DRS Director (DDC)
Senior Resident Inspector (NFO)
Branch Chief, DRP/A (WDJ)
Senior Project Engineer, DRP/A (CJP)
Staff Chief, DRP/TSS (PHH)
RITS Coordinator (NBH)
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