ML050810534
| ML050810534 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Grand Gulf  |
| Issue date: | 03/21/2005 |
| From: | Gody A Operations Branch IV |
| To: | Gerald Williams Entergy Operations |
| References | |
| IR-05-301 | |
| Download: ML050810534 (5) | |
See also: IR 05000416/2005301
Text
March 21, 2005
Mr. George Williams
Vice President, Nuclear Operations
Grand Gulf Nuclear Station
Entergy Operations, Inc.
P.O. Box 756
Port Gibson, Mississippi 39150
SUBJECT:
GRAND GULF NUCLEAR STATION - NRC INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING
EXAMINATION REPORT 05000416/2005-301
Dear Mr.Williams:
In a telephone conversation on March 1, 2005, between Messrs. P. Gage, Chief Examiner, and
M. Ellis, Operations Training Supervisor and M. Rasch, Senior Operations Instructor,
arrangements were made for the administration of licensing examinations at your Grand Gulf
Nuclear Station during the week of August 15, 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.
To meet the above schedule, it will be necessary for your staff to furnish the examination
outlines by April 18, 2005. The written examinations, operating tests, and the supporting
reference materials identified in Attachment 2 of ES-201 and as specified by the chief examiner
will be due by June 20, 2005. 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.
Additionally, an onsite validation of the examination material will be performed during the week
of July 18, 2005. Sufficient staff resources and the simulator should be made available for the
examination validation.
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.
Entergy Operations, Inc.
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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
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 NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter, its
enclosure(s), 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. M. Ellis 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 P. Gage at (817) 860-8273, or myself at
(817) 860-8159 .
Sincerely,
/RA/
Anthony T. Gody, Chief
Operations Branch
Division of Reactor Safety
Docket: 50-416
License: NPF-29
Entergy Operations, Inc.
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cc:
Senior Vice President
and Chief Operating Officer
Entergy Operations, Inc.
P.O. Box 31995
Jackson, MS 39286-1995
Wise, Carter, Child & Caraway
P.O. Box 651
Jackson, MS 39205
Winston & Strawn
1400 L Street, N.W. - 12th Floor
Washington, DC 20005-3502
Jay Barkley, Chief
Energy & Transportation Branch
Environmental Compliance and
Enforcement Division
Mississippi Department of
Environmental Quality
P.O. Box 10385
Jackson, MS 39289-0385
President, District 1
Claiborne County Board of Supervisors
P.O. Box 339
Port Gibson, MS 39150
General Manager
Grand Gulf Nuclear Station
Entergy Operations, Inc.
P.O. Box 756
Port Gibson, MS 39150
The Honorable Charles C. Foti, Jr.
Attorney General
Department of Justice
State of Louisiana
P.O. Box 94005
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9005
Governor Haley Barbour
Office of the Governor
State of Mississippi
Jackson, MS 39201
Entergy Operations, Inc.
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Jim Hood, Attorney General
State of Mississippi
P.O. Box 22947
Jackson, MS 39225
Dr. Brian W. Amy
State Health Officer
State Board of Health
P.O. Box 1700
Jackson, MS 39215
Robert W. Goff, Program Director
Division of Radiological Health
Mississippi Dept. of Health
P.O. Box 1700
Jackson, MS 39215-1700
Director
Nuclear Safety & Licensing
Entergy Operations, Inc.
1340 Echelon Parkway
Jackson, MS 39213-8298
Director, Nuclear Safety
and Regulatory Affairs
Entergy Operations, Inc.
P.O. Box 756
Port Gibson, MS 39150
Entergy Operations, Inc.
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