ML032940220
| ML032940220 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Fort Calhoun  |
| Issue date: | 10/20/2003 |
| From: | Gody A Division of Nuclear Materials Safety IV |
| To: | Ridenoure R Omaha Public Power District |
| References | |
| 50-285/04-301 | |
| Download: ML032940220 (4) | |
See also: IR 05000285/2004301
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October 20, 2003
R. T. Ridenoure
Division Manager - Nuclear Operations
Omaha Public Power District
Fort Calhoun Station FC-2-4 Adm.
P.O. Box 550
Fort Calhoun, NE 68023-0550
SUBJECT:
FORT CALHOUN STATION - NOTIFICATION OF NRC INITIAL OPERATOR
LICENSING EXAMINATION (EXAMINATION REPORT 05000285/2004-301
In a telephone conversation on October 17, 2003, between Messrs. David Weaver, Supervisor,
Operations Training and Michael Murphy, Chief Examiner, arrangements were made for the
administration of licensing examinations at Fort Calhoun Station during the week of March 15,
2004.
As agreed during the telephone conversation, your staff will prepare the examinations based on
the guidelines in Draft Revision 9 of NUREG-1021, "Operator Licensing Examination Standards
for Power Reactors." Your support for onsite validation of the examinations is required during the
week of February 9, 2004.
To meet the above schedule, it will be necessary for your staff to submit the examination
outlines by November 16, 2003. The draft written examinations, operating tests, and the
supporting reference materials identified in Attachment 2 of ES-201 and as specified by the chief
examiner will be due by January 21, 2004. Any delay in receiving the 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 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 reactor
operator and senior reactor operator license applications (Office of Management and Budget
Omaha Public Power District
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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 first
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 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 3150-0101, 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, (3150-0018), 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, its
enclosure(s), and your response will be made 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. Weaver 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 Mr. Murphy at 817-860-8152, or
myself 817-860-8159 .
Sincerely,
/RA/ GMG for
A.T. Gody, Chief
Operations Branch
Division of Reactor Safety
Docket: 50-285
License: DPR-40
Omaha Public Power District
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cc:
John B. Herman, Manager
Nuclear Licensing
Omaha Public Power District
Fort Calhoun Station FC-2-4 Adm.
P.O. Box 550
Fort Calhoun, NE 68023-0550
Richard P. Clemens, Division Manager
Nuclear Assessments
Fort Calhoun Station
P.O. Box 550
Fort Calhoun, NE 68023-0550
David J. Bannister, Manager - Fort Calhoun Station
Omaha Public Power District
Fort Calhoun Station FC-1-1 Plant
P.O. Box 550
Fort Calhoun, NE 68023-0550
James R. Curtiss
Winston & Strawn
1400 L. Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20005-3502
Chairman
Washington County Board of Supervisors
P.O. Box 466
Blair, NE 68008
Sue Semerena, Section Administrator
Nebraska Health and Human Services System
Division of Public Health Assurance
Consumer Services Section
301 Centennial Mall, South
P.O. Box 95007
Lincoln, NE 68509-5007
Daniel K. McGhee
Bureau of Radiological Health
Iowa Department of Public Health
401 SW 7th Street, Suite D
Des Moines, IA 50309
Omaha Public Power District
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Regional Administrator (BSM1)
DRP Director (ATH)
DRS Director (DDC)
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Branch Chief, DRP/C (KMK)
Senior Project Engineer, DRP/C (WCW)
Staff Chief, DRP/TSS (PHH)
RITS Coordinator (NBH)
Jim Isom, Pilot Plant Program (JAI)
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