ML030860093

Senior Reactor Operator Initial Re-take Examination - Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant 50-259/2003-301 and 50-296/2003-301

ML030860093
Person / Time
Site:	Browns Ferry
Issue date:	03/26/2003
From:	Ernstes M Operator Licensing and Human Performance Branch
To:	Scalice J Tennessee Valley Authority
References
50-259/03-301, 50-260/03-301, 50-296/03-301 50-259/03-301, 50-260/03-301, 50-296/03-301
Download: ML030860093 (4)

See also: IR 05000259/2003301

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March 26, 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: SENIOR REACTOR OPERATOR INITIAL RE-TAKE EXAMINATION - BROWNS

FERRY NUCLEAR PLANT 50-259/2003-301, 50-260/2003-301 AND 50-

296/2003-301

Dear Mr. Scalice:

In a telephone conversation on March 24, 2003, between Mr. Randy Knight, Operations Lead

Instructor, of your staff and Mr. Edwin Lea, Senior Operations Engineer of my staff,

arrangements were made for the administration of a re-take licensing examination at the

Browns Ferry Nuclear Power Plant on May 8, 2003. The administrative section of the operating

test will be administrated to a senior operator applicant.

As agreed during the 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 examination is administered.

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

section of the operating test, and the supporting reference materials by April 11, 2003.

Pursuant to 10 CFR 55.40(b)(3), an authorized representative of the facility licensee shall

approve the outline, examination, and test 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 administrative section of the operating test, it will be necessary for your

staff to make the simulation facility available on May 8, 2003.

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 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 (OMB approval number 3150-0090) at least 30 days before the first examination date.

If the application is not received at least 30 days before the examination date, a postponement

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may be necessary. Signed application certifying that all training has been completed should be

submitted at least 7 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, (3150-0101), 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. Knight 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 Edwin Lea at (404) 562-4567, (Internet E-mail:

EXL2@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. 50-259, 50-260, 50-296

License Nos. DPR-33, DPR-52, DPR-68

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Karl W. Singer Mark J. Burzynski, Manager

Senior Vice President Nuclear Licensing

Nuclear Operations Tennessee Valley Authority

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Timothy E. Abney, Manager

James E. Maddox, Acting Vice President Licensing and Industry Affairs

Engineering and Technical Services Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant

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Ashok S. Bhatnagar State Health Officer

Site Vice President Alabama Dept. of Public Health

Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant RSA Tower - Administration

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Tennessee Valley Authority Chairman

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Tennessee Valley Authority David Matherly

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Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Decatur, AL 35609-2000

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