ML030450501

Notification of NRC Initial Operator Licensing Examination Notification (Examination Report 50-368/03-301). July 2003 Corporate Letter

ML030450501
Person / Time
Site:	Arkansas Nuclear
Issue date:	01/13/2003
From:	Gody A Operations Branch IV
To:	Anderson C Entergy Operations
References
50-368/03-301
Download: ML030450501 (4)

See also: IR 05000368/2003301

Text

January 13, 2003

Craig G. Anderson, Vice President,

Operations

Arkansas Nuclear One

Entergy Operations, Inc.

1448 S.R. 333

Russellville, Arkansas 72801-0967

SUBJECT: ARKANSAS NUCLEAR ONE, UNIT 2 - NOTIFICATION OF NRC INITIAL

OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATION NOTIFICATION (EXAMINATION

REPORT 50-368/03-301

In a telephone conversation on January 10, 2003, between Mr. Mayfield, Arkansas Nuclear One,

Unit 2, Operations Training Supervisor, and Mr. Drake, arrangements were made for the

administration of licensing examinations at the Arkansas Nuclear One, Unit 2, during the week of

July 14, 2003.

As agreed during the telephone conversation, your staff and the NRC 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 to the portion of the examination prepared

by your staff before the examinations are administered. Your support for onsite validation of the

examinations is required during the week of June 23, 2003. Your staff will be given the

opportunity to review the NRC prepared portion of the examinations during this time.

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

examination outlines by March 16, 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 May 15, 2003. Any delay in receiving the required portion of the

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.

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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).

Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Mr. Mayfield 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. Drake at 817-276-6558, Mr. Gage at

817-860-8273 or Mr. Gody at 817-860-8159 .

Sincerely,

/RA/

A.T. Gody, Chief

Operations Branch

Division of Reactor Safety

Dockets: 50-368

Licenses: NPF-6

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cc:

Executive Vice President

& Chief Operating Officer

Entergy Operations, Inc.

P.O. Box 31995

Jackson, Mississippi 39286-1995

Vice President

Operations Support

Entergy Operations, Inc.

P.O. Box 31995

Jackson, Mississippi 39286-1995

Manager, Washington Nuclear Operations

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Power

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Pope County Courthouse

100 West Main Street

Russellville, Arkansas 72801

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Bernard Bevill

Radiation Control Team Leader

Division of Radiation Control and

Emergency Management

Arkansas Department of Health

4815 West Markham Street, Mail Slot 30

Little Rock, Arkansas 72205-3867

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Suite 705

1911 North Fort Myer Drive

Rosslyn, Virginia 22209

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Electronic distribution by RIV:

Regional Administrator (EWM)

DRP Director (ATH)

DRS Director (DDC)

Senior Resident Inspector (RLB3)

Branch Chief, DRP/D (LJS)

Senior Project Engineer, DRP/D (JAC)

Staff Chief, DRP/TSS (PHH)

RITS Coordinator (NBH)

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