ML032731133

Voluntary Response to NRC Regulatory Issue Summary 2003-14, Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations.

ML032731133
Person / Time
Site:	Palisades
Issue date:	09/22/2003
From:	Domonique Malone Nuclear Management Co
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
RIS-03-014
Download: ML032731133 (3)

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Comunted to~udewPalisades Nuclear Plant Operated by Nuclear Management Company, LLC September 22, 2003 U S Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555-0001 PALISADES NUCLEAR PLANT DOCKET 50-255 LICENSE No. DPR-20 VOLUNTARY RESPONSE TO NRC REGULATORY ISSUE

SUMMARY

2003-14:

PREPARATION AND SCHEDULING OF OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATIONS Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Regulatory Issue Summary 2003-14, Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations," requests that licensees submit, on a voluntary basis, an NRC Form 536, "Operator Licensing Examination Data." This form provides: A) Proposed Examination Preparation Schedule; B) Initial Operator License Examinations; and, C) Proposed Generic Fundamentals Examination Schedule. The purpose of these estimates is to assist the NRC in budgeting and scheduling the use of its resources.

In response to this request, Nuclear Management Company, LLC estimates have been completed for Palisades Nuclear Plant on NRC Form 536 and are attached.

This letter contains no new commitments and no revisions to existing commitments.

Daniel J. Malone Site Vice-President, Palisades Nuclear Plant CC Regional Administrator, USNRC, Region III Project Manager, Palisades Nuclear Plant, USNRC, NRR NRC Resident Inspector - Palisades Nuclear Plant Attachment 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway

• Covert, Michigan 49043-9530 Telephone: 269.764.2000 s>o3

ATTACHMENT I NUCLEAR MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC PALISADES NUCLEAR PLANT DOCKET 50-255 September 22, 2003 NRC FORM 536 OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATION DATA 1 Page Follows

NRC FORM 536 US NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION APPROVED BY OMB NO 3150-0131 EXPIRES 07I311005 (6-2003) Estimated burden per response to comply with this voluntary Information collection request: 1 hour1.157407e-5 days <br />2.777778e-4 hours <br />1.653439e-6 weeks <br />3.805e-7 months <br />. This Information collection Is used to plan budgets and resources for operator examinations. Send comments regarding burden estimate to the Records Management Branch (T-6 E6) US Nudear OPERATOR LICENSING _

Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001 or by

~~~~~~~~~intemnet email to infocollects~nrc~gov, and to the Desk EXAMINATION DATA Officer, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, NEOB-10202, (3150-0131), Office of Management and Budget. Washington, DC 20503. If a means used to Impose an Information collection does not display a currently valid OMB control number, the NRC may not conduct or sponsor, and a person Is not required to respond to, the Information collection.

FACILITY NRC REGION Ill Palisades Nuclear Plant 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway Covert Ml 49043 DOCKET 50-255 LICENSE DPR-20 PALISADES PLANT A. PROPOSED EXAMINATION PREPARATION SCHEDULE PROPOSED NUMBER CY2004 CY2005 CY2006 CY2007 ESTIMATED NUMBER OF LICENSEE-PREPARED 0 1 1 0 EXAMINATIONS ESTIMATED NUMBER OF NRC-PREPARED 0 0 0 0 EXAMINATIONS B. INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSE EXAMINATIONS PROPOSED NUMBER CY2004 CY2005 CY2006 CY2007 NUMBER OF REACTOR OPERATORS 0 5 6 0 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR 0 5 6 0 OPERATORS-INSTANT NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR 0 1 0 0 OPERATORS-UPGRADE NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR 0 0 0 0 OPERATORS-LIMITED PROPOSED DATES NA N/A PRIMARY DATE N/A 05123105 - 06/03105 12/04/06-12115/06 N/A ALTERNATE DATE N/A 06/07/05-06/1805 NWA N/A C. PROPOSED GENERIC FUNDAMENTALS EXAMINATION (GFE) SCHEDULE CY2004 CY2005 PROPOSED NUMBER March June September December March June SeDtember December ESTIMATED 0 9 0 0 0 0 12 0 NUMBER OF CANDIDATES