ML040620018
| ML040620018 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Sequoyah  |
| Issue date: | 03/01/2004 |
| From: | Ernstes M Division of Reactor Safety II |
| To: | Scalice J Tennessee Valley Authority |
| References | |
| 50-327/04-301, 50-328/04-301 | |
| Download: ML040620018 (5) | |
See also: IR 05000327/2004301
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March 1, 2004
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 EXAMINATION -
SEQUOYAH NUCLEAR PLANT 50-327/2004-301 AND 50-328/2004-301
Dear Mr. Scalice:
In a telephone conversation on March 1, 2004, between Mr. Scott Poteet, Operator Training
Instructor and Mr. Lee R. Miller, Senior Operations Examiner, arrangements were made for the
administration of licensing examinations at the Sequoyah Nuclear Plant during the weeks of
June 7 and June 14, 2004 (operating test) and the week of June 14, 2004. (written
examination). The on-site preparatory week is scheduled for the week of May 17, 2004.
As agreed during the telephone conversation, your staff will prepare the examination based on
the guidelines in Draft Revision 9 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. Your staff will also provide
copying services for administering the exam.
To meet the above schedule, it will be necessary for your staff to furnish the examination
outlines by March 22, 2004. The written examinations, operating tests, and the supporting
reference materials identified in Attachment 2 of ES-201 will be due by April 12, 2004, instead
of March 22, 2004 as stated in our letter dated February 17, 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.
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
(OMB) approval number 3150-0090), medical certifications (OMB approval number 3150-0024),
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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 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.
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. George Sanders 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 Lee R. Miller at (404) 562-4676,
(Internet E-mail: LRM@NRC.GOV), George Hopper at (404) 562-4645, (Internet E-mail:
GTH1@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. 50-327, 50-328
cc: (See page 3)
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Karl W. Singer
Senior Vice President
Nuclear Operations
Tennessee Valley Authority
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Richard T. Purcell
Site Vice President
Sequoyah Nuclear Plant
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Tennessee Valley Authority
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Tennessee Valley Authority
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Sequoyah Nuclear Plant
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Sequoyah Nuclear Plant
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Lawrence E. Nanney, Director
TN Dept. of Environment & Conservation
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Training Manager
Sequoyah Nuclear Plant
P. O. Box 2000
Soddy-Daisy, TN 37379-2000
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