ML042380267
| ML042380267 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Palo Verde  |
| Issue date: | 08/19/2004 |
| From: | Gody A Operations Branch IV |
| To: | Overbeck G Arizona Public Service Co |
| References | |
| IR-04-301 | |
| Download: ML042380267 (4) | |
See also: IR 05000528/2004301
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August 19, 2004
Gregg R. Overbeck, Senior Vice
President, Nuclear
Arizona Public Service Company
P.O. Box 52034
Phoenix, AZ 85072-2034
SUBJECT:
PALO VERDE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNITS 1, 2, AND 3 -
NRC INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATION 05000528; 05000529;
In a telephone conversation on May 13, 2004, between Messrs. Gary Box, License Initial
Training Supervisor, and Gregory Werner, Chief Examiner, arrangements were made for the
administration of licensing examinations at Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station during the
week of December 13, 2004.
As agreed during the telephone conversation, your staff will prepare the examinations based on
the guidelines in Revision 9 of NUREG-1021, "Operator Licensing Examination Standards for
Power Reactors." Your support for onsite validation of the examinations is required during the
week of November 29, 2004.
To meet the above schedule, it will be necessary for your staff to submit the examination
outlines by September 3, 2004. The draft written examination, operating test, and the
supporting reference materials identified in Attachment 2 of ES-201 and as specified by the chief
examiner will be due by October 8, 2004. Any delay in receiving the 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 appropriate portions of the facility available on the dates noted above.
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.
Arizona Public Service Company
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To permit timely NRC review and evaluation, your staff should submit preliminary senior
operators limited to fuel handling 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 3150-0101, 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, (3150-0018), 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, its
enclosure, and your response will be made 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. Box 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. Werner at 817-860-8156, or
myself 817-860-8159 .
Sincerely,
/RA/ PCG for
Anthony T. Gody, Chief
Operations Branch
Division of Reactor Safety
Dockets: 50-528; 50-529; 50-530
Licenses: NPF-41; NPF-51; NPF-74
Arizona Public Service Company
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cc:
Steve Olea
Arizona Corporation Commission
1200 W. Washington Street
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Douglas K. Porter, Senior Counsel
Southern California Edison Company
Law Department, Generation Resources
P.O. Box 800
Rosemead, CA 91770
Chairman
Maricopa County Board of Supervisors
301 W. Jefferson, 10th Floor
Phoenix, AZ 85003
Aubrey V. Godwin, Director
Arizona Radiation Regulatory Agency
4814 South 40 Street
Phoenix, AZ 85040
M. Dwayne Carnes, Director
Regulatory Affairs/Nuclear Assurance
Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station
Mail Station 7636
P.O. Box 52034
Phoenix, AZ 85072-2034
Hector R. Puente
Vice President, Power Generation
El Paso Electric Company
310 E. Palm Lane, Suite 310
Phoenix, AZ 85004
Jeffrey T. Weikert
Assistant General Counsel
El Paso Electric Company
Mail Location 167
123 W. Mills
El Paso, TX 79901
John W. Schumann
Los Angeles Department of Water & Power
Southern California Public Power Authority
P.O. Box 51111, Room 1255-C
Los Angeles, CA 90051-0100
John Taylor
Public Service Company of New Mexico
2401 Aztec NE, MS Z110
Albuquerque, NM 87107-4224
Cheryl Adams
Southern California Edison Company
5000 Pacific Coast Hwy. Bldg. DIN
San Clemente, CA 92672
Robert Henry
Salt River Project
6504 East Thomas Road
Scottsdale, AZ 85251
Brian Almon
Public Utility Commission
William B. Travis Building
P.O. Box 13326
1701 North Congress Avenue
Austin, TX 78701-3326
Arizona Public Service Company
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