ML032410147
| ML032410147 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Surry  |
| Issue date: | 08/29/2003 |
| From: | Ernstes M Operator Licensing and Human Performance Branch |
| To: | Christian D Virginia Electric & Power Co (VEPCO) |
| References | |
| 50-280/04-301, 50-281/04-301 | |
| Download: ML032410147 (5) | |
See also: IR 05000280/2004301
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August 29, 2003
Virginia Electric and Power Company
ATTN: Mr. David A. Christian
Senior Vice President and
Chief Nuclear Officer
Innsbrook Technical Center
5000 Dominion Boulevard
Glen Allen, VA 23060
SUBJECT:
REACTOR AND SENIOR REACTOR OPERATOR INITIAL EXAMINATIONS -
SURRY POWER STATION 05000280/2004-301 AND 05000281/2004-301
Dear Mr. Christian:
In a telephone conversation on August 28, 2003, between Mr. David Llewellyn, Training
Manager, and Mr. Steven D. Rose, Operations Engineer, arrangements were made for the
administration of licensing examinations at Surry Power Station. The operating test is
scheduled for the weeks of February 23, 2004 and March 1, 2004. The written examination is
scheduled to be administered on February 18, 2004. The on-site preparatory week is
scheduled for the week of February 2, 2004.
The NRC will prepare the examinations based on the guidelines in Draft Revision 9 of NUREG-
1021, "Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors." As agreed during the
telephone conversation, your staff will fill in the scenario details (ES-D-2) and the details of the
Job Performance Measures in accordance with the guidance in Draft Revision 9 of NUREG-
1021. Your staff has also agreed to make all of the copies of the examination materials 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 examinations during the week of January 12, 2004.
Your staff has already furnished the reference materials identified in Attachment 2 of ES-201 to
the NRC.
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.
To permit timely NRC review and evaluation, your staff should submit preliminary senior reactor
operator license applications (Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval number 3150-
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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 June 30, 2006. The
public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 50 hours5.787037e-4 days <br />0.0139 hours <br />8.267196e-5 weeks <br />1.9025e-5 months <br /> per
response, including the time for reviewing instructions, gathering and maintaining the data
needed, 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. David Llewellyn 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 Steven Rose at (404) 562-4609,
(Internet E-mail: SDR2@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. 50-280, 50-281
cc: (See page 3)
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cc contd:
Chris L. Funderburk, Director
Nuclear Licensing and
Operations Support
Virginia Electric & Power Company
Electronic Mail Distribution
Richard H. Blount, II
Site Vice President
Surry Power Station
Virginia Electric & Power Company
Electronic Mail Distribution
Virginia State Corporation Commission
Division of Energy Regulation
P. O. Box 1197
Richmond, VA 23209
Lillian M. Cuoco, Esq.
Senior Counsel
Dominion Resources Services, Inc.
Electronic Mail Distribution
Attorney General
Supreme Court Building
900 East Main Street
Richmond, VA 23219
David T. Llewellyn
Manager of Nuclear Training
Surry Power Station
5570 Hog Island Road
Surry, VA 23883
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