ML050200023
| ML050200023 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Columbia  |
| Issue date: | 01/14/2005 |
| From: | Gody A Operations Branch IV |
| To: | Parrish J Energy Northwest |
| References | |
| IR-05-301 | |
| Download: ML050200023 (5) | |
See also: IR 05000397/2005301
Text
January 14, 2005
J. V. Parrish (Mail Drop 1023)
Chief Executive Officer
Energy Northwest
P.O. Box 968
Richland, WA 99352-0968
SUBJECT:
COLUMBIA GENERATING STATION - NRC INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING
EXAMINATION RETAKE 05000397/2005-301
In a telephone conversation on January 12, 2005, between Mr. Steve Hutchison, Operations
Training Specialist and Mr. Mark Haire, Chief Examiner, arrangements were made for the
administration of licensing examinations at Columbia Generating Station during the week of
May 23, 2005.
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. The NRCs regional office will discuss with your staff any changes that might
be necessary before the examinations are administered. Your support for onsite validation of
the examinations will be required on May 24, 2005.
To meet the above schedule, it will be necessary for your staff to furnish the examination
outlines by January 26, 2005. The written examinations, operating tests, and supporting
reference materials identified in Attachment 2 to ES-201 will be due by March 28, 2005.
Pursuant to Title 10, Section 55.40(b)(3), of the Code of Federal Regulations (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 to 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),
Energy Northwest
- 2 -
and waiver requests (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 OMB, under
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 to 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 neither conduct nor sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to,
an information collection, 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 enclosures will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRCs Public
Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of the NRCs
Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible
from the Electronic Reading Room page of the NRCs public Web site at
http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Mr. Hutchison 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. Haire at 817-860-8117, or myself at
817-860-8159.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Anthony T. Gody, Chief
Operations Branch
Division of Reactor Safety
Docket: 50-397
License: NPF-21
Energy Northwest
- 3 -
cc:
W. Scott Oxenford (Mail Drop PE04)
Vice President, Nuclear Generation
Energy Northwest
P.O. Box 968
Richland, WA 99352-0968
Albert E. Mouncer (Mail Drop PE01)
Vice President, Corporate Services/
General Counsel/CFO
Energy Northwest
P.O. Box 968
Richland, WA 99352-0968
Chairman
Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council
P.O. Box 43172
Olympia, WA 98504-3172
Douglas W. Coleman (Mail Drop PE20)
Manager, Regulatory Programs
Energy Northwest
P.O. Box 968
Richland, WA 99352-0968
Gregory V. Cullen (Mail Drop PE20)
Supervisor, Licensing
Energy Northwest
P.O. Box 968
Richland, WA 99352-0968
Chairman
Benton County Board of Commissioners
P.O. Box 190
Prosser, WA 99350-0190
Dale K. Atkinson (Mail Drop PE08)
Vice President, Technical Services
Energy Northwest
P.O. Box 968
Richland, WA 99352-0968
Thomas C. Poindexter, Esq.
Winston & Strawn
1400 L Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20005-3502
Energy Northwest
- 4 -
Bob Nichols
Executive Policy Division
Office of the Governor
P.O. Box 43113
Olympia, WA 98504-3113
Lynn Albin, Radiation Physicist
Washington State Department of Health
P.O. Box 7827
Olympia, WA 98504-7827
Energy Northwest
- 5 -
Electronic distribution by RIV:
Regional Administrator (BSM1)
DRP Director (ATH)
DRS Director (DDC)
DRS Deputy Director (vacant)
Senior Resident Inspector (ZKD)
Branch Chief, DRP/E (WBJ)
Senior Project Engineer, DRP/E (VGG)
Team Leader, DRP/TSS (RVA)
RITS Coordinator (KEG)
SISP Review Completed: ________ ADAMS: G YesG No Initials: ______
G Publicly Available G Non-Publicly Available
G Sensitive G Non-Sensitive
OE:OB
C:OB
MHaire/lmb
ATGody
/RA/
/RA/
1/14/2005
1/14/2005
OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
T=Telephone E=E-mail F=Fax