ML051400146
| ML051400146 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | South Texas  |
| Issue date: | 05/18/2005 |
| From: | Gody A Division of Reactor Safety IV |
| To: | Sheppard J South Texas |
| References | |
| 50-498/05-301, 50-499/05-301 | |
| Download: ML051400146 (5) | |
See also: IR 05000498/2005301
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May 18, 2005
James J. Sheppard, President and
Chief Executive Officer
STP Nuclear Operating Company
P.O. Box 289
Wadsworth, TX 77483
SUBJECT:
SOUTH TEXAS PROJECT, Units 1 and 2 - NOTIFICATION OF NRC INITIAL
OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATION (EXAMINATION
REPORT 05000498/2005301; 05000499/2005301)
Dear Mr. Sheppard:
In a telephone conversation on May 17, 2005, between Messrs. Michael DeFrees, Initial
Licensed Operator Training Supervisor, and Michael Murphy, Chief Examiner, arrangements
were made for the administration of licensing examinations at South Texas Project, Units 1
and 2, during the week of November 14, 2005.
As agreed during the meeting on February 17, 2005, the NRC will prepare the outlines and the
written examination, and your staff will prepare the operating examinations based on the
outlines and 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 October 24, 2005.
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.
STP Nuclear Operating Company
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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 NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter 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. DeFrees 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. Murphy at 817-860-8152, or myself
at 817-860-8159 .
Sincerely,
/RA/
Anthony T. Gody, Chief
Operations Branch
Division of Reactor Safety
Dockets: 50-498; 50-499
cc:
E. D. Halpin
Vice President, Oversight
STP Nuclear Operating Company
P.O. Box 289
Wadsworth, TX 77483
STP Nuclear Operating Company
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S. M. Head, Manager, Licensing
STP Nuclear Operating Company
P.O. Box 289, Mail Code: N5014
Wadsworth, TX 77483
C. Kirksey/C. M. Canady
City of Austin
Electric Utility Department
721 Barton Springs Road
Austin, TX 78704
J. J. Nesrsta/R. K. Temple
City Public Service Board
P.O. Box 1771
San Antonio, TX 78296
D. G. Tees/R. L. Balcom
P.O. Box 1700
Houston, TX 77251
Jon C. Wood
Cox Smith Matthews
112 E. Pecan, Suite 1800
San Antonio, TX 78205
A. H. Gutterman, Esq.
1111 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20004
C. A. Johnson/R. P. Powers
AEP Texas Central Company
P.O. Box 289, Mail Code: N5022
Wadsworth, TX 77483
Records Center
700 Galleria Parkway
Atlanta, GA 30339
Director, Division of Compliance & Inspection
Bureau of Radiation Control
Texas Department of State Health Services
1100 West 49th Street
Austin, TX 78756
STP Nuclear Operating Company
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Brian Almon
Public Utility Commission
William B. Travis Building
P.O. Box 13326
1701 North Congress Avenue
Austin, TX 78701-3326
Environmental and Natural
Resources Policy Director
P.O. Box 12428
Austin, TX 78711-3189
Judge, Matagorda County
Matagorda County Courthouse
1700 Seventh Street
Bay City, TX 77414
Terry Parks, Chief Inspector
Texas Department of Licensing
and Regulation
Boiler Program
P.O. Box 12157
Austin, TX 78711
Susan M. Jablonski
Office of Permitting, Remediation and Registration
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
MC-122, P.O. Box 13087
Austin, TX 78711-3087
Ted Enos
4200 South Hulen
Suite 630
Fort Worth, TX 76109
STP Nuclear Operating Company
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