ML030570525
| ML030570525 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Oconee  |
| Issue date: | 02/26/2003 |
| From: | Ernstes M Operator Licensing and Human Performance Branch |
| To: | Rosalyn Jones Duke Energy Corp |
| References | |
| 50-269/03-301, 50-270/03-301, 50-287/03-301 | |
| Download: ML030570525 (4) | |
See also: IR 05000269/2003301
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February 26, 2003
Duke Energy Corporation
ATTN: Mr. Ronald A. Jones
Vice President
Oconee Site
7800 Rochester Highway
Seneca, SC 29672
SUBJECT:
REACTOR AND SENIOR REACTOR OPERATOR INITIAL EXAMINATIONS
OCONEE NUCLEAR STATION - 50-269/03-301, 50-270/03-301 AND
50-287/03-301
Dear Mr. Jones:
In a telephone conversation on February 24, 2003, between Mr. J. R. Steely, Initial Training
Supervisor, and Mr. Ronald F. Aiello, Senior Operations Engineer, arrangements were made for
the administration of licensing examinations at Oconee Nuclear Station. The operating test is
scheduled for the weeks of June16, 2003, and June 23, 2003. The written examination is
scheduled to be administered on June 27, 2003. The on-site preparatory week is scheduled for
the week of June 2, 2003.
The NRC will prepare the written examinations based on the guidelines in Revision 9, of
NUREG-1021, "Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors." As agreed
during the telephone conversation, your staff will prepare the operating tests in accordance with
the guidance in Revision 9 of NUREG-1021. Your staff has also agreed to make all of the
copies of the examinations prior to administration. The NRC regional office will discuss with
your staff any changes that might be necessary before the examinations are administered.
Your staff will be given the opportunity to review the written examinations during the week of
May 15, 2003.
To meet the above schedule, Mr. Steely agreed that your staff will furnish the examination
operating test outlines by April 2, 2003. The supporting reference materials for the written
identified in Attachment 2 of ES-201 will be due by March 17, 2003. The operating tests will be
due by May 2, 2003. Pursuant to 10 CFR 55.40(b)(3), an authorized representative of the
facility licensee shall approve the outlines, examinations, 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 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 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.
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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 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
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, 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, (3150-0101), 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. Steely 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 Ronald F. Aiello at (404) 562-4641, (Internet E-mail:
RFA@NRC.GOV), George Hopper at (404) 562-4645, (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. 50-269, 50-270, 50-287
License Nos. DPR-38, DPR-47, DPR-55
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Bentley K. Jones
Training Manager
Oconee Nuclear Station
7800 Rochester Highway
Seneca, SC 29672-0752
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