ML032591130
| ML032591130 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Grand Gulf  |
| Issue date: | 09/16/2003 |
| From: | Gody A Operations Branch IV |
| To: | Forbes J Entergy Operations |
| References | |
| 50-416/04-301 | |
| Download: ML032591130 (5) | |
See also: IR 05000416/2004301
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September 16, 2003
Jeff S. Forbes, Vice President,
Operations - Grand Gulf Nuclear Station
Entergy Operations, Inc.
P.O. Box 756
Port Gibson, Mississippi 39150
SUBJECT: NRC INITIAL LICENSED OPERATOR EXAMINATION 50-416/2004-301
Dear Mr. Forbes:
In a telephone conversation on September 9, 2003, between Messrs. T. O. McKernon and
M. Rash, Operations Training, arrangements were made for the administration of an initial
licensing examination at the Grand Gulf Nuclear Station during the weeks of February 2 and 9,
2004.
As agreed during the telephone 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 examinations are administered.
To meet the above schedule, it will be necessary for your staff to furnish the examination
outlines by November 10, 2003. The written and operating examinations and the supporting
reference materials identified in Attachment 2 of ES-201 will be due by December 8, 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 examinations to be rescheduled.
In order to conduct the requested written examination, it will be necessary for your staff to
provide adequate space and accommodations in accordance with ES-402. Appendix E of
NUREG-1021 contains a number of NRC policies and guidelines that will be in effect while the
written examination is being administered. Further, the NRC will conduct an examination
validation during the week of January 5, 2004.
To permit timely NRC review and evaluation, your staff should submit the preliminary license
application (Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval number 3150-0090), medical
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certification (OMB approval number 3150-0024), and waiver request (OMB approval
number 3150-0090) at least 30 days before the first examination date (January 7, 2004). 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 no later than January 26, 2004.
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 3150-0101, which expires on June 30, 2006.
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. M. Rash 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 Tom McKernon at (817) 860-8153, or me at
(817) 860-8159.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Anthony T. Gody, Chief
Operations Branch
Division of Reactor Safety
Docket: 50-416
License: NPF-29
cc:
Senior Vice President
and Chief Operating Officer
Entergy Operations, Inc.
P.O. Box 31995
Jackson, Mississippi 39286-1995
Wise, Carter, Child & Caraway
P.O. Box 651
Jackson, Mississippi 39205
Entergy Operations, Inc.
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Winston & Strawn
1400 L Street, N.W. - 12th Floor
Washington, DC 20005-3502
Jay Barkley, Chief
Energy & Transportation Branch
Environmental Compliance and
Enforcement Division
Mississippi Department of
Environmental Quality
P.O. Box 10385
Jackson, Mississippi 39289-0385
President, District 1
Claiborne County Board of Supervisors
P.O. Box 339
Port Gibson, Mississippi 39150
General Manager
Grand Gulf Nuclear Station
Entergy Operations, Inc.
P.O. Box 756
Port Gibson, Mississippi 39150
The Honorable Richard Ieyoub
Attorney General
Department of Justice
State of Louisiana
P.O. Box 94005
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70804-9005
Office of the Governor
State of Mississippi
Jackson, Mississippi 39201
Mike Moore, Attorney General
Frank Spencer, Asst. Attorney General
State of Mississippi
P.O. Box 22947
Jackson, Mississippi 39225
Dr. Brian W. Amy
State Health Officer
State Board of Health
P.O. Box 1700
Jackson, Mississippi 39215
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Robert W. Goff, Program Director
Division of Radiological Health
Mississippi Dept. of Health
P.O. Box 1700
Jackson, Mississippi 39215-1700
Vice President
Operations Support
Entergy Operations, Inc.
P.O. Box 31995
Jackson, Mississippi 39286-1995
Director, Nuclear Safety
and Regulatory Affairs
Entergy Operations, Inc.
P.O. Box 756
Port Gibson, Mississippi 39150
Entergy Operations, Inc.
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