ML032340369
| ML032340369 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Oconee  |
| Issue date: | 08/20/2003 |
| From: | Ernstes M Operator Licensing and Human Performance Branch |
| To: | Rosalyn Jones Duke Energy Corp |
| References | |
| 50-269/OL03-302, 50-270/OL03-302, 50-287/OL03-302 | |
| Download: ML032340369 (5) | |
See also: IR 05000269/2003302
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August 20, 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 - 05000269/2003302, 05000270/2003302 AND
Dear Mr. Jones:
During a meeting on August 14, 2003, between Mr. J. R. Steely, Initial Training Supervisor, and
Ms. Kathleen F. ODonohue, Senior Operations Engineer, arrangements were made for the
administration of licensing retake examinations at Oconee Nuclear Station. The retake
examinations, which consist of the scenario portion of the operating test, are scheduled for
October 17, 2003. The on-site preparatory visit is scheduled for the day shift on October 16,
2003.
As agreed during the meeting, your staff will prepare the operating tests in accordance with the
guidance in Draft Revision 9 of NUREG-1021, Operator Licensing Examination Standards for
Power Reactors. 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.
To meet the above schedule, Mr. Steely agreed that your staff will furnish the examination
operating test outlines by September 16, 2003. The operating tests will be due by October 3,
2003. Pursuant to 10 CFR 55.40(b)(3), an authorized representative of the facility licensee
shall approve the outlines and examinations 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 operating tests, it will be necessary for your staff 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.
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
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(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 Part 55 (3150-0018), which expires on June 30,
2006. The public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 500
hours 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.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRCs Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter and its
enclosures will be 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. Steely 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 Kathleen F. ODonohue at (404) 562-4555, (Internet
E-mail: KFO@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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Charlotte, NC 28201-1244
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Bentley K. Jones
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Oconee Nuclear Station
7800 Rochester Highway
Seneca, SC 29672-0752
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