ML041250274

Senior Reactor and Reactor Operator Initial Examinations - Susquehanna Steam Electric Station, Units 1 and 2, Dtd 5/4/04

ML041250274
Person / Time
Site:	Susquehanna
Issue date:	05/04/2004
From:	Conte R NRC/RGN-I/DRS/OSB
To:	Shriver B Susquehanna
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ML030900773	List: ML041250274 ML050690404
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May 4, 2004 Mr. Bryce L. Shriver Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer PPL Susquehanna, LLC 769 Salem Blvd., NUCSB3 Berwick, PA 18603-0467

SUBJECT:

SENIOR REACTOR AND REACTOR OPERATOR INITIAL EXAMINATIONS -

SUSQUEHANNA STEAM ELECTRIC STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2

Dear Mr. Shriver:

In telephone conversations on April 28, 2004, between Joseph DAntonio, Examiner/Inspector, and Mr. Russ Halm, arrangements were made for the administration of licensing examinations at Susquehanna Steam Electric Station, Units 1 and 2, during the week of August 9, 2004.

As agreed during the telephone conversation, your staff will prepare the examinations based on the guidelines in pilot Revision 9 of NUREG-1021, "Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors," issued in January 2003. 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 24, 2004. The written examinations, operating tests, and the supporting reference materials identified in Attachment 2 of ES-201 will be due by June 21, 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 should 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-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 (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 3150-0018, 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 SLF@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.

Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Mr. Halm has been advised of the policies and guidelines referenced in this letter. If you have any questions regarding the NRCs examination procedures and guidelines, please contact Mr. DAntonio at (610) 337-5085, or me at (610) 337-5183.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Richard J. Conte, Chief Operational Safety Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket Nos. 50-387/388 License Nos. NPF-14/NPF-22

cc w/encl:

J. H. Miller, President - PPL Generation, LLC R. L. Anderson, Vice President - Nuclear Operations for PPL Susquehanna LLC R. A. Saccone, General Manager - Nuclear Engineering A. J. Wrape, III, General Manager, Nuclear Assurance T. L. Harpster, General Manager - Plant Support K. Roush, Manager, Nuclear Training G. F. Ruppert, Manager, Nuclear Operations R. D. Pagodin, Acting Manager, Station Engineering S. B. Kuhn, Acting Manager, Nuclear Maintenance D. Glassic, Manager, Work Management Director, Bureau of Radiation Protection R. E. Smith, Jr., Manager, Radiation Protection W. F. Smith, Jr., Manager, Corrective Action & Assessments D. F. Roth, Manager, Quality Assurance R. R. Sgarro, Manager, Nuclear Regulatory Affairs R. Ferentz, Manager - Nuclear Security W. E. Morrissey, Supervisor - Nuclear Regulatory Affairs M. H. Crowthers, Supervising Engineer H. D. Woodeshick, Special Office of the President B. A. Snapp, Esquire, Associate General Counsel, PPL Services Corporation R. W. Osborne, Allegheny Electric Cooperative, Inc.

Board of Supervisors, Salem Township J. Johnsrud, National Energy Committee Supervisor - Document Control Services D. Allard, Director, Pennsylvania Bureau of Radiation Protection Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (c/o R. Janati, Chief, Division of Nuclear Safety, Pennsylvania Bureau of Radiation Protection)

K. Roush, Manager, Nuclear Training

Distribution w/encl:

M. Shanbaky, DRP A. Blamey, DRP S. Hansell, DRP - SRI Susquehanna J. Richmond, DRP - RI Susquehanna F. Jaxheimer, DRP - RI Susquehanna J. Jolicoeur, RI EDO Coordinator R. Laufer, NRR R. Guzman, NRR R. Clark, PM, NRR (Backup)

J. White, INPO (whitejl@Inpo.org)

Region I Docket Room (with concurrences)

J. DAntonio, DRS, Chief Examiner C. Buracker, DRS (OL Facility File)

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