ML040860033
| ML040860033 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | River Bend  |
| Issue date: | 03/25/2004 |
| From: | Gody A Operations Branch IV |
| To: | Hinnenkamp P Entergy Operations |
| References | |
| 50-458/04-301 | |
| Download: ML040860033 (5) | |
See also: IR 05000458/2004301
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March 25, 2004
Paul D. Hinnenkamp
Vice President - Operations
Entergy Operations, Inc.
River Bend Station
5485 US Highway 61N
St. Francisville, LA 70775
SUBJECT:
RIVER BEND STATION - NRC INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING
EXAMINATION 05000458/2004-301
Dear Mr. Hinnenkamp:
In a telephone conversation on March 23, 2004, between Messrs. T. Stetka, Chief Examiner,
and R. Persons, Senior Operations Instructor, arrangements were made for the administration
of licensing examinations at your River Bend Station during the week of September 20, 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." 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 May 27, 2004. The written examinations, operating tests, and the supporting
reference materials identified in Attachment 2 of ES-201and as specified by the Chief Examiner
will be due by July 26, 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 examinations to be
rescheduled. Additionally, an onsite validation of the examination material will be performed
during the week of September 6, 2004. Sufficient staff resources and the simulator should be
made available for the examination validation.
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.
Entergy Operations, Inc.
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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 reactor
operator and senior 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 first
examination date, or no later than August 25, 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 at least 14 days before the
first examination date or no later than September 17, 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 3150-0018, 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 20555-001, 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
enclosures, and your response will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC
Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Record (PARS) component of the NRCs
document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at
http://www.nrc.gov/NRC/ADAMS/index.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).
I appreciate your participation in the pilot effort for the draft Revision 9 of NUREG 1021 and
look forward to your comments on its implementation. Thank you for your cooperation in this
matter. Mr. Persons 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. Tom Stetka at 817-860-8247, or myself at 817-860-8159.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Anthony T. Gody, Chief
Operations Branch
Division of Reactor Safety
Entergy Operations, Inc.
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Docket: 50-458
License: NPF-47
cc:
Senior Vice President and
Chief Operating Officer
Entergy Operations, Inc.
P.O. Box 31995
Jackson, MS 39286-1995
Vice President
Operations Support
Entergy Operations, Inc.
P.O. Box 31995
Jackson, MS 39286-1995
General Manager
Plant Operations
Entergy Operations, Inc.
River Bend Station
5485 US Highway 61N
St. Francisville, LA 70775
Director - Nuclear Safety
Entergy Operations, Inc.
River Bend Station
5485 US Highway 61N
St. Francisville, LA 70775
Wise, Carter, Child & Caraway
P.O. Box 651
Jackson, MS 39205
Mark J. Wetterhahn, Esq.
Winston & Strawn
1401 L Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20005-3502
Manager - Licensing
Entergy Operations, Inc.
River Bend Station
5485 US Highway 61N
St. Francisville, LA 70775
The Honorable Charles C. Foti, Jr.
Attorney General
Department of Justice
State of Louisiana
P.O. Box 94005
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9005
Entergy Operations, Inc.
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H. Anne Plettinger
3456 Villa Rose Drive
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
Burt Babers, President
West Feliciana Parish Police Jury
P.O. Box 1921
St. Francisville, LA 70775
Michael E. Henry, State Liaison Officer
Department of Environmental Quality
Permits Division
P.O. Box 4313
Baton Rouge, LA 70821-4313
Brian Almon
Public Utility Commission
William B. Travis Building
P.O. Box 13326
1701 North Congress Avenue
Austin, TX 78711-3326
Entergy Operations, Inc.
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