ML041140081

Miscellaneous Correspondence for the Clinton Initial Examination - January 2004

ML041140081
Person / Time
Site:	Dresden, Byron, Braidwood, Clinton, Quad Cities, LaSalle
Issue date:	01/06/2004
From:	Lanksbury R NRC/RGN-III/DRS/OLB
To:
References
50-461/04-301, RS-01-017, RS-01-196 50-461/04-301
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MISCELLANEOUS CORRESPONDENCE FOR THE CLINTON INITIAL EXAMINATION JANUARY 2004

Exelon Generation www.exeloncorp.com 4300 Winfield Road Nuclear Warrenville. IL 60555 RS-01-196 September 21 , 2001 U S . Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555-0001 Braidwood Station, Units 1 and 2 Facility Operating License Nos. NPF-72 and NPF-77 NRC Docket Nos. STN 50-456 and STN 50-457 Byron Station, Units 1 and 2 Facility Operating License Nos. NPF-37 and NPF-66 NRC Docket Nos. STN 50-454 and STN 50-455 Clinton Power Station, Unit 1 Facility Operating License No. NPF-62 NRC Docket No. 50-461 Dresden Nuclear Power Station, Units 2 and 3 Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-19 and DPR-25 NRC Docket Nos. 50-237 and 50-249 LaSalle County Station, Units 1 and 2 Facility Operating License Nos. NPF-1Iand NPF-18 NRC Docket Nos. 50-373 and 50-374 Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2 Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-29 and DPR-30 NRC Docket Nos. 50-254 and 50-265

Subject:

Response to Regulatory Issue Summary 2001-17, Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations

Reference:

NRC Regulatory Issue Summary 2001-1 7, Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations, dated August 22, 2001 This letter provides our voluntary response to the request for information contained in the referenced Regulatory Issue Summary (RIS). The NRC requested that a voluntary response to the RIS be submitted within 30 days of receipt of the RIS. We received RIS 2001-17 on August 22, 2001; accordingly, we are submitting our response by September 21, 2001.

September 21, 2001 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Page 2 As requested, Attachment A, Completed NRC Form 536, contains a separate NRC Form 536 [August 20001, Operator Licensing Examination Data, for each of our Midwest Regional Operating Group facilities addressed by the RIS. The information provided for each facility includes: the proposed examination preparation schedule for calendar years (CYs) 2002 through 2005; the estimated number of applicants and proposed dates for each of the initial operator license examinations through CY 2005; and the estimated number of candidates that plan to take the Generic Fundamentals Examination in CYs 2002 and 2003.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding this information, please contact J. A. Bauer at (630) 657-2801.

Respectfully, L

Director - Licensing Mid-West Regional Operating Group Attachment cc: Regional Administrator - NRC Region Ill NRC Senior Resident Inspector - Braidwood Station NRC Senior Resident Inspector - Byron Station NRC Senior Resident Inspector - Clinton Power Station NRC Senior Resident Inspector - Dresden Nuclear Power Station NRC Senior Resident Inspector - LaSalle County Station NRC Senior Resident Inspector - Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station

NRC FORM 536 U.S NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION APPROVED BY OMB NO 3150-0131 EXPIRES 07/31/2002 (e-2000)

Estimated burden er response to com ly with this vdunta information wllectior request: 1 hour1.157407e-5 days <br />2.777778e-4 hours <br />1.653439e-6 weeks <br />3.805e-7 months <br />. TGs information coll&on is used to,plan%dgets and resource!

for operator examinations. Send comments r arding burden eshmate to tht OPERATOR LICENSING Recogs Mana ement Branch (TS,E6)U.S. pugear R ulatory Commission Washin ton DE 20555-0001 or by internet e-mail to bjsl nrc. ov and to thf EXAMINATION DATA Desk O%rc; Office of Information and R ulatory Affairs~EO8-16202(3150 0131), Officd of Mana ement and Budget%ashing!on DC 20503. If ;,mean:

used to impose an in#rmation collection does not display a currently valid OME control number the NRC may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not requirec to respond to, the informationcollection.

FACILITY Clinton Power Station, Unit I Facility Operating License No. NPF-62 NRC Docket No. 50-461 PROPOSED NUMBER CY 02 CY 03 CY 04 CY Q!j ESTIMATED NUMBER OF 1 1 1 1 LICENSEE-PREPARED EXAMINATIONS ESTIMATED NUMBER OF 0 0 0 0 NRC-PREPARED EXAMINATIONS PROPOSED NUMBER NUMBER OF REACTOR I CY 02 6 5 5 4 OPERATORS .

NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS-INSTANT 9 4 4 3 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR 2 2 2 3 OPERATORS-UPGRADE NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR 0 0 0 0 OPERATORS-LIMITED PROPOSED DATES I I I

PRIMARY DATE I 07/29/02 - 08/09/02 I 11/10/03 - 11/21/03 1 1 / 0 8 / 0 4 ~ 1 1 / 1 9 11/07/05

/~~ - 11/18/05 ALTERNATE DATE 08121102 12/08/03 12/06/04 12/05/05 PROPOSED NUMBER CY 02 CY 03 FIRST SECOND THIRD FIRST SECOND THIRD ESTIMATED NUMBER OF 0 11 0 0 11 0 CANDIDATES

February 12,2002 Mr. Oliver D. Kingsley, President and Chief Nuclear Officer Exelon Nuclear Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555

Dear Mr. Kingsley:

In response to your facility management letter dated September 21, 2001, and as augmented by discussions with Thomas Shortel of your staff on January 28, 2002, we have tentatively scheduled an initial licensing examination for your operator license applicants at the Clinton Power Station during the weeks of January 5 and January 12, 2004. Validation of the examination will occur at the station during the week of December 15, 2003. In the unlikely event that we are unable to support the examination during the scheduled weeks, we will inform you immediately upon discovery of such conditions and make arrangements to administer the examination at a mutually acceptable date.

As stated in your letter, your staff will develop the examination. To support the examination administration date, we have tentatively scheduled the date of November 24, 2003, to begin our review of your submitted examination.

Your letter indicated you are training approximately 11 candidates for the examination. Please inform us if the number of candidates declines below 10 as this will impact the examination schedule. Please also inform us at your earliest opportunity if you discover you are unable to support the examination on the scheduled dates.

Once your staff has determined a schedule for examination development, please have them contact the Chief Examiner to arrange for a suitable examination outline submittal date for NRC review. The intent is for the examination outline to be submitted early in the examination development process. This is to preclude the need to make significant changes to developed examination material as a result of the NRC review of the outline.

Hironori Peterson has been tentatively assigned as the Chief Examiner and can be reached at 630-829-9707.

A supplementary letter will be sent to the training department approximately 120 days prior to the examination outlining examination security expectations, listing the materials required by the NRC to conduct the examination, reconfirming the examination dates, and reconfirming the number of candidates you have in the training program. If you have any questions concerning this information, please contact David Pelton of my staff at 630-829-9732.

0. Kingsley In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.aov/NRC/ADAMS/index.htmI(the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Sincerely, David E. Hills, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket No. 50-461 License No. NPF-62 cc: J. Heffley, Vice President W. Bohlke, Senior Vice President Nuclear Services J . Cotton, Senior Vice President -

Operations Support M. Pacilio, Plant Manager K. Ainger, Director - Licensing J. Skolds, Chief Operating Officer C. Crane, Senior Vice President -

Mid-West Regional Operating Group J. Benjamin, Vice President - Licensing And Regulatory Affairs R. Hovey, Operations Vice President R. Helfrich, Senior Counsel, Nuclear Mid-West Regional Operating Group W. Illiff, Regulatory Assurance Manager Document Control Desk-Licensing Illinois Department of Nuclear Safety F. Tsakeres, Training Department DOCUMENT NAME: G:\DRS\CLIO2IL 02DRS.w~d OFFICE RIII:DRS I (I/ RIII:DRS I A c RII I : DRS IN NAME MABies:sd M ~DLPelton b - kf DEHills i32-I 4 DATE 02/ p 0 2 02/11102 02h L/02 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY

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Exelon Generation www.exeloncorp.com 4300 Winfield Road Nuclear Warrenville, IL 60555 RS-02-123 July 18, 2002 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555-0001 Braidwood Station, Units 1 and 2 Facility Operating License Nos. NPF-72 and NPF-77 NRC Docket Nos. STN 50-456 and STN 50-457 Byron Station, Units Iand 2 Facility Operating License Nos. NPF-37 and NPF-66 NRC Docket Nos. STN 50-454 and STN 50-455 Clinton Power Station, Unit 1 Facility Operating License No. NPF-62 NRC Docket No. 50-461 Dresden Nuclear Power Station, Units 2 and 3 Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-19 and DPR-25 NRC Docket Nos. 50-237 and 50-249 LaSalle County Station, Units 1 and 2 Facility Operating License Nos. NPF-11 and NPF-18 NRC Docket Nos. 50-373 and 50-374 Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2 Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-29 and DPR-30 NRC Docket Nos. 50-254 and 50-265

Subject:

Response to Regulatory Issue Summary 2002-09, "Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations"

Reference:

NRC Regulatory Issue Summary 2002-09, "Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations," dated June 6, 2002 This letter provides our voluntary response to the request for information contained in the referenced Regulatory Issue Summary (RIS).

July 18, 2002 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Page 2 As requested, Attachment A, "Completed NRC Form 536," contains a separate NRC Form 536 [August 20001, "Operator Licensing Examination Data," for each of our Mid-West Regional Operating Group facilities addressed by the RIS. The information provided for each facility includes: the proposed examination preparation schedule for calendar years (CYs) 2003 through 2006; the estimated number of applicants and

.proposed dates for each of the initial operator license examinations through CY 2006; and the estimated number of candidates that plan to take the Generic Fundamentals Examination in CYs 2003 and 2004.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding this information, please contact Mr.

Brian Sweeney at (630) 657-2836.

Respectfully, Patrick R. Simpson Manager - Licensing, Dresden and Quad Cities Nuclear Power Stations Mid-West Regional Operating Group Attachment cc: Regional Administrator - NRC Region [It NRC Senior Resident Inspector - Braidwood Station NRC Senior Resident Inspector - Byron Station NRC Senior Resident Inspector - Clinton Power Station NRC Senior Resident Inspector - Dresden Nuclear Power Station NRC Senior Resident Inspector - LaSalle County Station NRC Senior Resident Inspector - Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station

536 U.S NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION APPROVED BY OMB NO 3150-0131 EXPIRES 07/3112002 (6-2000) Estimated burden er response to corn ly with this volunta informationcollectioi request: 1 hour1.157407e-5 days <br />2.777778e-4 hours <br />1.653439e-6 weeks <br />3.805e-7 months <br />. T& informalion collec!on is used lo,plan%dgets and resource for operator examinations. Send comments r arding burden esbmate to thr OPERATOR LICENSING Records Mana ement Branch (T-6 ,E61 U.S. Vuclear R ulatory Commission Washin ton DE 205554001 or by internet email to b ~ s l nrc. ov and to thc EXAMINATION DATA Desk O%c& Office of Information and Re ulatory Affa~rs~EO~-ldZO2, (3150 0131) Offici of Mana ement and Budget %ashingt.on, DC 20503. If a,mean:

used io impose an int%rmation collection does not display a currently valid 0.ME control number, Ihe NRC may not conduct or sponsor. and a personIS not require1 lo respond to, the informationcollection.

I FACILITY 1 NRC REGION Clinton Power Station, Unit 1 Facility Operating License No. NPF-62 Ill NRC Docket No. 50-461 I

A. PROPOSED EXAMINATION PREPARATION SCHEDULE 1 PROPOSEDNUMBER 1 CYU I CY@ CY 05 CY 06 ESTIMATED NUMBER OF 0 2 1 1 LICENSEE-PREPARED EXAMINATIONS ESTIMATED NUMBER OF 0 0 0 0 NRCPREPARED EXAMINATIONS B. INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATIONS PROPOSED NUMBER CY 03 CY 04 CY 05 CY NUMBER OF REACTOR 0 6/5 4 4 OPERATORS NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS-INSTANT 0 6/4 3 3 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR 0 1/2 3 3 OPERATORS-UPGRADE NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR 0 o/o 0 OPE RATORS-LIMITED PROPOSED DATES PRIMARY DATE N/A 01/05/04 - 01/16/04 11/07/05 - 11/18/05 11/06/06 - 11/20/06 and 11/08/04- 11/I9/04 ALTERNATE DATE N/A 12/06/04 I 12/05/05 12/06/06 I I PROPOSED NUMBER CY 03 CY 04 FIRST SECOND THIRD FIRST SECOND THIRD 1 ESTIMATED NUMBER OF CANDIDATES l o 1 9 1 0 1 0 1 7 1 0

UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGlON 111 801 WARRENVILLE ROAD LISLE, ILLINOIS 60532-4351 July 16, 2003 Mr. John L. Skolds, President and Chief Nuclear Officer Exelon Nuclear Exelon Generation Company, LLC

,4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555

SUBJECT:

CONFIRMATION OF INITIAUREQUALIFICATION OPERATOR LICENSE EXAMINATIONS: CLINTON POWER STATION

Dear Skolds:

In a letter dated July 18, 2002, (RS-02-123) your staff requested we schedule an initial license operator examination in January 2004 and in November 2004. In a subsequent telephone conversation on June 19, 2003, between Mr. D. McNeil of my staff and Mr. K. McCall, Clinton Station Operations Training Manager, the requested examinations were tentatively scheduled to occur during the weeks of January 5, 2004, and January 12, 2004. The second examination was tentatively scheduled to occur during the weeks of November 15, 2004, and November 22, 2004. On-site validation of the examination will occur at the station approximately 3 weeks before the examinations are administered. In the unlikely event that we are unable to support the examinations during the scheduled weeks, we will inform you immediately upon discovery of such conditions and make arrangements to administer the examinations at a mutually acceptable date.

As stated in your letter, your staff will develop the examinations. Mr. McCall indicated that you are training approximately 13 candidates for the January 2004 examination and 11 candidates for the November 2004 examination. Please inform us if the number of candidates declines below 10 for either examination as this will impact the examination schedule. Mr. McCall confirmed that the week of September 29, 2003, scheduled for the biennial requalification program inspection (IP 71 111.11B), was still within the anticipated requalification examination administration cycle. Please inform us at your earliest opportunity if you discover you need to change the scheduled dates for either of the examinations.

A supplementary letter will be sent to the training department approximately 120 days prior to the initial examinations informing them of the chief examiner's name. The letter will also outline examination security expectations, list the materials required by the NRC to conduct the examination, reconfirm thle examination dates, and reconfirm the number of candidates you have in the training program. If you have any questions concerning this information, please contact Mr. 6. Palagi of my staff at 630-829-9611.

J. Skolds In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.qov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

SincereIy ,

Roger D. Lanksbury, Chief Operations Branch Docket No. 50-461 License No. NPF-62 cc: Site Vice President - Clinton Power Station Clinton Power Station Plant Manager Regulatory Assurance Manager - Clinton Chief Operating Officer Senior Vice President - Nuclear Services Senior Vice President - Mid-West Regional Operating Group Vice President - Mid-West Operations Support Vice President - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Director Licensing - Mid-West Regional Operating Group Manager Licensing - Clinton and LaSalle Senior Counsel, Nuclear, Mid-West Regional Operating Group Document Control Desk - Licensing T. Shortell, Training Department

J. Skolds In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.qov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Sincere Iy ,

Roger D. Lanksbury, Chief Operations Branch Docket No. 50-461 License No. NPF-62 cc: Site Vice President - Clinton Power Station Clinton Power Station Plant Manager Regulatory Assurance Manager - Clinton Chief Operating Officer Senior Vice President - Nuclear Services Senior Vice President - Mid-West Regional Operating Group Vice President - Mid-West Operations Support Vice President - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Director Licensing - Mid-West Regional Operating Group Manager Licensing - Clinton and LaSalle Senior Counsel, Nuclear, Mid-West Regional Operating Group Document Control Desk - Licensing T. Shortell, Training Department ADAMS Distribution:

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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION 111 801 WARRENViLLE ROAD LISLE, ILLINOIS 60532-4351 September 8, 2003 Mr. John L. Skolds, President and Chief Nuclear Officer Exelon Nuclear Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555

Dear Mr. Skolds:

In a telephone conversation on September 5, 2003, between Mr. Hironori Peterson, of my staff, and Mr. Tom McCall, Operations Training Manager, arrangements were made for the administration of licensing examinations at the Clinton Power Station the weeks of January 5, 2004 and January 12, 2004. In addition, the NRC will make an examination validation visit to your facility the week of December 1, 2003.

As agreed during the telephone conversation, your staff will prepare the examinations based on the guidelines in Revision 8, Supplement 1, 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 has already submitted the examination outline to Mr. Peterson, and feed back was provided to your staff on July 18, 2003. The written examinations, operating tests, and the supporting reference materials identified in Attachment 2 of ES-201 will be due by November 10, 2003. 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.

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-I021 contains a number of NRC policies and guidelines that will be in effect while the written examinations and operating tests are being administered.

J. Skolds 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 31 50-0090), medical certifications (OMB approval number 31 50-0024),

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 31 50-001 8, which expires on June 30, 2006.

The public reporting burden for this collection 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, D.C. 20555-0001, or by Internet electronic mail at BJSI @NRC.GOV; and to the Desk Officer, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, NEOB-10202, (3150-001 8), Office of Management and Budget, Washington, D.C. 20503-0001.

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.

Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Mr. McCall 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. Peterson at 630-829-99707, or me at 630-829-9631.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/readinq-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Sincere Iy ,

Roger D. Lanksbury, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket No. 50-461 License No. NPF-62 See Attached Distribution

J. Skolds cc: Site Vice President - Clinton Power Station Clinton Power Station Plant Manager Regulatory Assurance Manager - Clinton Chief Operating Officer Senior Vice President - Nuclear Services Vice President - Operations Support Vice President - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Manager Licensing - Clinton and LaSalle Senior Counsel, Nuclear, Mid-West Regional Operating Group Document Control Desk - Licensing T. Shortell, Training Manager

J. Skolds 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 31 510-0024),

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 3150-0018, which expires on June 30, 2006.

The public reporting burden for this collection 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, D.C. 20555-0001, or by Internet electronic mail at BJSI @NRC.GOV; and to the Desk Officer, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, NEOB-10202, (3150-0018), Office of Management and Budget, Washington, D.C. 20503-0001.

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.

Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Mr. McCall 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. Peterson at 630-829-99707, or me at 630-829-9631.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.qov/readinc+rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Sincerely, Roger D. Lanksbury, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket No. 50-461 License No. NPF-62 See Attached Distribution DOCUMENT NAME: G:DRS\Cli09@ 03DRS.wpd OFFICE Rlll I c Rlll I I I NAME HPetqson:sd RLanksburyW DATE 09/g/03 Tr 0915 /03

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RS 173 2 13043-20244 5928-03-20186 September 26,2003 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission A T N : Document Control Desk Washington, Ix:20555-0001 Braidwood Station, Units 1and 2 Facility Operating License Nos. NPF-72 and NPF-77 NRC Docket Nos. STN 50-456and STN 50-457 Byron Station, Units 1 and 2 Facility Operating License Nos. NPF-37 and NPF-66 NRC Docket Nos. STN 50-454and STN 50-455 Clinton Power Station, Unit 1 Facility Operating License No. NPF-62 NRC Docket No. 50-461 Dresden Nuclear Power Station, Units 2 and 3 Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-19 and DPR-25 NRC Docket Nos. 50-237 and 50-249 LaSalle County Station, Units 1 and 2 Facility Operating License Nos. NPF-11 and NPF-18 NRC Docket Nos. 50-373 and 50-374 Limerick Generating Station, Units 1 and 2 Facility Operating License Nos. NPF-39 and NPF-85 NRC Docket Nos. 50-352 and 50-353 Oyster Creek Generating Station Facility Operating License No. DPR-16 NRC Docket No. 50-219 Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, Units 2 and 3 Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-44 and DPR-56 NRC Docket Nos. 50-277 and 50-278 Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, Unit 1 Facility Operating License No. DPR-50 N R C Docket No.50-289

Response to RIS 2003-14 September 26,2003 Page 2 Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2 Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-29 and DPR-30 NRC Docket Nos. 50-254and 50-265

Subject:

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

Reference:

NRC Regulatory Issue Summary (RIS) 2003-14, Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations, dated August 27,2003.

In the Reference letter, the NRC requested licensees to voluntarily submit a response concerning initial operator licensing examination needs, including an estimate of the number of applicants to be examined and intentions regarding the preparation of the examinations.

Attachments 1 through 10 provide the responses to RIS 2003-14 for the Exelon Generation Company, U C (Exelon) and AmerGen Energy Company, LLC (AmerGen) plants identified above.

The operator licensing examination information for each facility is provided on a separate NRC Form 536.

During Calendar Year CY 2005, a total of 6 candidates are expected to take the dual site Limited Senior Reactor Operator (LSRO) initial license examination as indicated in Attachment 6. The schedule for the indicated exam is as follows: the written exam and part of the operating exam will be given at Limerick Generating Station (LGS); the remainder of the operating exam will be completed at Peach bottom Atomic Power Station (PBAPS). Since the LSRO exam is a dual site exam that invokes both LGS and PBAPS, rather than repeating the same information on both attachments, the exam scheduling information is provided on Attachment 6 for LGS only and Attachment 8 for PBAPS references Attachment 6.

Ifyou have any questions or require additional information, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Michael P. Gallagher Director, Licensing & Regulatory Affairs Exelon Generation Company, LLC AmerGen Energy Company, LLC Attachments Attachment 1 - Completed NRC Form 536 for Braidwood Station Attachment 2 - Completed NRC Form 536 for Byron Station Attachment 3 - Completed NRC Form 536 for Clinton Power Station Attachment 4 - Completed NRC Form 536 for Dresden Nuclear Power Station Attachment 5 - Completed NRC Form 536 for LaSalle County Station Attachment 6 - Completed NRC Form 536 for Limerick Generating Station Attachment 7 - Completed NRC Form 536 for Oyster Creek Generating Station Attachment 8 - Completed NRC Form 536 for Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station Attachment 9 - Completed NRC Form 536 for Three Mile Island Nuclear Station - Unit 1 Attachment 10 - Completed NRC Form 536 for Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station

Response to RIS 2003-14 September 26,2003 Page 3 cc: Regional Administrator - NRC Region 1 w/attachments Regional Administrator NRC Region 111 Y NRC Senior Resident inspector - Braidwood Station Y NRC Senior Resident Inspector - Byron Station Y NRC Senior Resident Inspector - Clinton Power Station Y NRC Senior Resident lnspector - Dresden Nuciear Power Station Y NRC Senior Resident Inspector - LaSalle County Station II NRC Senior Resident inspector Limerick Generating Station U NRC Senior Resident Inspector Oyster Creek Generating Station Y NRC Senior Resident inspector - Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station NRC Senior Resident Inspector - Three Mile island Nuclear Station Y NRC Senior Resident Inspector Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station U

Response to RIS 2003-14 Attachment 3 Page 1of 1 OPERATOR UCENSlNG EXAMINATION DATA Clinton Power Station, Unit 1 I m Facility Operating License No. NPF-62 NRC Docket No. 50-461 PROPOSED NUMBER CY 2004 CY 2005 CY xx>6 CY 2007 ESTIMATED NUMBER OF LKXNSEE-PREPARED 1 1 0 1 Exmwvrms ESTIMATED NUMBEA OF NRCPREPARED 0 0 0 0 MAMlNATlONS PROPOSED NUMBER CY N W E R OF REACTOR OPERATORS l 4 5 1I 0 3 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS-INSTANT I 4 7

• I 2 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR Of'EfWTOFIS-UPGRADE l 2 1 0 3 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORSUMITED 0 0 0 0 PROPOSED DATES Weeks of Weeks of Week of PRIMARY DATE N/A 1/5 & 1/12 6f6 &a13 8/20 Weeks of Week of ALTERNATE DATE NIA N/A 6/13 &WO 8/27

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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION 111 801 WARRENVILLE ROAD LISLE, ILLINOIS 60532-4351

' ****4 October 7, 2003 Mr. John L. Skolds, President and Chief Nuclear Officer Exelon Nuclear Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555

Dear Mr. Skolds:

Our previous letter dated September 8, 2003, identified that preparation of the Clinton licensing examination would be based on the guidelines in Revision 8, Supplement I,of NUREG-I021, "Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors." However, in a subsequent telephone conversation on September 29, 2003, between Mr. Hironori Peterson, Chief Examiner, and Mr. Ken McCall, Operations Training Manager, we understand that the examination will be prepared using the guidelines in Revision 9 of NUREG-1021. The NRC regional office will discuss with your staff any changes that might be necessary before the exam inatio ns are administered.

Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Mr. K. McCall 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. H. Peterson at 630-829-9707, or me at 630-829-9631 In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's document system (ADAMS) ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.qov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

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Roger D Lanksbury Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket No. 50-461 License No NPF-62 See Attached Distribution

J. Skolds cc: Site Vice President - Clinton Power Station Clinton Power Station Plant Manager Regulatory Assurance Manager - Clinton Chief Operating Officer Senior Vice President - Nuclear Services Vice President - Operations Support Vice President - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Manager Licensing - Clinton and LaSalle Senior Counsel, Nuclear, Mid-West Regional Operating Group Document Control Desk - Licensing T. Shortell, Training Manager

An ExelodBritish Energy Company Clinton Power Station R.R.3 Box 228 Clinton, IL 61727-9351 Mr. James E. Dyer Regional Administrator U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 801 Warrenville Road Lisle, Illinois 60532-4351 Clinton Power Station, Unit 1 Facility Operating License No. NPF-62 NRC Docket No. 50-461

Subject:

Submittal of Integrated Initial License Training Examination Materials Enclosed are the examination materials which Amergen Energy Company (AmerGen), LLC is submitting in support of the Initial License Examination scheduled for the weeks of 1/5/2004 and 1/12/2004 at Clinton Power Station. This submittal includes the Senior Reactor Operator and Reactor Operator Written Examinations, Job Performance Measures, Integrated Plant Operation Scenario Guides and Clinton Power Station Suppressed WAS.

These examination materials have been developed in accordance with NUREG-1021, "Operating Licensing Examination Standards," Revision 9. In accordance with NUREG-1021, Section ES-201, "Initial Operator Licensing Examination Process", please ensure that these materials are withheld from public disclosure until after the examinations are complete.

Should you have any questions related to this information, please contact Mr. Tom Pickley at (217) 937-4135.

Respectfully, L J L L d William S. lliff Regulatory Assurance Manager Clinton Power Station EET/blf

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission U-603637 Page 2 of 2 Attachments :

Examination Security Agreement (Form ES-201-3),

Administrative Topics Outline (Form ES-301-I),

Control Room Systems and Facility Walk-Through Test Outline (Form ES-301-2),

Operating Test Quality Checklist (Form ES-301-3),

Simulator Scenario Quality Checklist (Form ES-301-4),

Transient and Event Checklist (Form ES-301-5),

Competencies Checklist (Form ES-301-6),

BWR Examination Outline (Form ES-401-I),

Generic Knowledge and Abilities Outline (Form ES-401-3),

Record of Rejected WAS (Form ES-401-4),

Written Exam Quality Checklist (Form ES-401-6),

Integrated Operational Scenario Guides and Outlines (Form ES-D-1), and RO/SRO Exam and References.

cc: R. S. Bement, V-275 (w/o Attachments)

K. J. Polson, T-31A (w/o Attachments)

T. J. Shortell, V-922 (w/o Attachments)

K. A, McCall, V-922 (w/o Attachments)

L. T. Pickley, V-922 (w/o Attachments)