ML033240171

Reactor and Senior Reactor Operator Initial Examinations Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant - - 050000259/2004301, 050000260/2004301 and 050000296/2004301

ML033240171
Person / Time
Site:	Browns Ferry
Issue date:	11/20/2003
From:	Ernstes M Operator Licensing and Human Performance Branch
To:	Scalice J Tennessee Valley Authority
References
50-259/04-301, 50-260/04-301, 50-296/04-301
Download: ML033240171 (5)

See also: IR 05000259/2004301

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November 20, 2003

Tennessee Valley Authority

ATTN: Mr. J. A. Scalice

Chief Nuclear Officer and

Executive Vice President

6A Lookout Place

1101 Market Street

Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801

SUBJECT: REACTOR AND SENIOR REACTOR OPERATOR INITIAL EXAMINATIONS

BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANT - 050000259/2004301, 050000260/2004301

AND 050000296/2004301

Dear Mr. Scalice:

In a telephone conversation on November 17, 2003, between Mr. Terry Chinn, Operations

Training Manager, and Mr. Ronald F. Aiello, Senior Operations Engineer, arrangements were

made for the administration of licensing examinations at the Brown Ferry Nuclear Plant. The

operating test is scheduled for the week of April 26, 2004. The written examination is

scheduled to be administered on April 23, 2004. The on-site preparatory week is scheduled for

the week of March 29, 2004.

The NRC will prepare the written sample plan and 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 prepare the operating

tests and their respective outlines 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 written examinations during the week of April 5, 2004.

To meet the above schedule, Mr. Chinn agreed that your staff will furnish the examination

operating test outlines by February 16, 2004. The supporting reference materials for the written

exam identified in Attachment 2 of ES-201 will be due by December 22, 2003. The operating

tests will be due by March 8, 2004. 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 examination 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.

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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-

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. Chinn 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 Ron Aiello at (404) 562-4641, (Internet E-mail:

RFA@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. 50-259, 50-260, 50-296

License Nos. DPR-33, DPR-52, DPR-68

cc: (See page 3)

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Karl W. Singer Mark J. Burzynski, Manager

Senior Vice President Nuclear Licensing

Nuclear Operations Tennessee Valley Authority

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Timothy E. Abney, Manager

James E. Maddox, Vice President Licensing and Industry Affairs

Engineering and Technical Services Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant

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Site Vice President Alabama Dept. of Public Health

Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant RSA Tower - Administration

Tennessee Valley Authority Suite 1552

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Tennessee Valley Authority Chairman

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Michael J. Fecht, Acting General Manager Athens, AL 35611

Nuclear Assurance

Tennessee Valley Authority David Matherly

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Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant

Michael D. Skaggs, Plant Manager P. O. Box 2000

Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Decatur, AL 35609-2000

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