ML041410075
| ML041410075 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Brunswick  |
| Issue date: | 05/19/2004 |
| From: | Ernstes M Division of Reactor Safety II |
| To: | Gannon C Carolina Power & Light Co |
| References | |
| 50-324/04-301, 50-325/04-301 | |
| Download: ML041410075 (5) | |
See also: IR 05000324/2004301
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May 19, 2004
Carolina Power and Light Company
ATTN: Mr. C. J. Gannon
Vice President
Brunswick Steam Electric Plant
P. O. Box 10429
Southport, NC 28461
SUBJECT:
REACTOR AND SENIOR REACTOR OPERATOR INITIAL EXAMINATIONS
BRUNSWICK STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT 05000325/2004301 AND
Dear Mr. Gannon:
In a telephone conversation on May 17, 2004, between Mr. Curt Robert, Operations Training
Instructor and Mr. Richard S. Baldwin, Senior Operations Engineer, arrangements were made
for the administration of licensing examinations at Brunswick Nuclear Plant during the weeks of
November 1 and 8, 2004. The on-site preparatory week is scheduled for the week of
October 18, 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 August 18, 2004. The written examinations, operating tests, and the supporting
reference materials identified in Attachment 2 of ES-201 will be due by September 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 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
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(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 Part 55 (3150-0018), which expires on June 30,
2006. The public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 500
hours 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, (3150-0018), 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 2.390 of the NRCs "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter
and its enclosure 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. Curt Robert 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 Richard S. Baldwin at (404) 562-4642,
(Internet E-mail: RSB2@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. 50-325, 50-324
cc: (See page 3)
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W. C. Noll, Director
Site Operations
Brunswick Steam Electric Plant
Carolina Power & Light
Electronic Mail Distribution
David H. Hinds
Plant Manager
Brunswick Steam Electric Plant
Carolina Power & Light Company
Electronic Mail Distribution
James W. Holt, Manager
Performance Evaluation and
Regulatory Affairs PEB 7
Carolina Power & Light Company
Electronic Mail Distribution
Edward T. O'Neil, Manager
Support Services
Carolina Power & Light Company
Brunswick Steam Electric Plant
Electronic Mail Distribution
Lenny Beller, Supervisor
Licensing/Regulatory Programs
Carolina Power and Light Company
Electronic Mail Distribution
Steven R. Carr
Associate General Counsel - Legal Dept.
Progress Energy Service Company, LLC
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John H. O'Neill, Jr.
Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge
2300 N. Street, NW
Washington, DC 20037-1128
Beverly Hall, Acting Director
Division of Radiation Protection
N. C. Department of Environment
and Natural Resources
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Peggy Force
Assistant Attorney General
State of North Carolina
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Chairman of the North Carolina
Utilities Commission
c/o Sam Watson, Staff Attorney
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Robert P. Gruber
Executive Director
Public Staff NCUC
4326 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-4326
Public Service Commission
State of South Carolina
P. O. Box 11649
Columbia, SC 29211
David R. Sandifer
Brunswick County Board of
Commissioners
P. O. Box 249
Bolivia, NC 28422
Warren Lee
Emergency Management Director
New Hanover County Department of
Emergency Management
P. O. Box 1525
Wilmington, NC 28402-1525
Jackie Gawron
Training Manager
Brunswick Steam Electric Plant
P. O. Box 10429
Southport, NC 28461-0429
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