ML052010502
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| Issue date: | 05/02/2005 |
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MISCELLANEOUS CORRESPONDENCE FOR THE MONTICELLO INITIAL EXAMINATION MAY 2005
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N Cornmined to Nude Monticello Nuclear Generatinq Plant Operated by Nuclear Management Company LLC July 9, 2002 M2002069 10 CFR Part 55 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555-0001 MONTICELLO NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT Docket No. DPR-22 License No. 50-263 Response to NRC Regulatory Issue Summary 2002-09 Preparation and Schedulinq of Operator Licensins Examinations Nuclear Management Company, LLC (NMC) is hereby providing a response to NRC Regulatory Issue Summary (RIS) 2002-09, "Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examination," for the Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant.
The completed NRC Form 536 is attached and provides NMC's voluntary response to the NRC RIS 2002-09. This response provides the NRC with Monticello's currently proposed schedules of examinations that are intended to be prepared and the current estimate of the number of applicants to be tested in both, the site examinations and the Generic Fundamentals Examinations in calendar years 2003 through 2006.
If you have any questions regarding this submittal please contact Bill Cheever, General Supervisor Operations Training at (763) 271-2629, or Doug Neve, Licensing Manager at (763) 295-1353.
Jeffrey S. Forbes Site Vice President Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant
Attachment:
NRC Form 536 - Operator Licensing Examination Data cc: Regional Administrator - 111, NRC NRR Project Manager, NRC Sr. Resident Inspector, NRC 2807 West County Road 75 Monticello. Minnesota 55362-9637 Telephone: 763.295.5151 Fax: 763.295.1454
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORYCOMMISSION REGION Ill 801 WARRENVILLE ROAD LISLE, ILLINOIS 60532-4351 July 16, 2003 Mr. D. Wilson Site Vice President Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant Nuclear Management Company, LLC 2807 West County Road 755 Monticello. MN 55362-9637
SUBJECT:
CONFIRMATION OF INITIAUREQUALIFICATIONOPERATOR LICENSE EXAMINATlONS
Dear Mr. Wilson,
In a letter dated July 9 2002, (M2002069) your staff requested we schedule an initial license operator examination in November 2004. In a subsequent telephone conversation on June 17, 2003, between Mr. D. McNeil of my staff and Mr. G.Allex, Principle Operations Instructor, Monticello Nuclear Generating Station, the examination was tentatively scheduled to occur during the week of March 28, 2005, at the request of your staff. On-site validation of the examination will occur at the station approximately 3 weeks before the examination administration. In the unlikely event that we are unable to support the examination during the scheduled weeks, we will inform you immediately upon discovery of such conditions and make arrangements to administer the examination at a mutually acceptable date.
As stated in your letter, your staff will develop the examination. Your letter indicated that you are training approximately nine candidates for the examination. Please inform us if the number of candidates declines below seven as this will impact the number of examiners assigned to the examination. Finally, Mr. Allex confirmed that a requalification program inspection (IP71111.I 1B) is not required at the Monticello Nuclear station until February 2005. Please inform us at your earliest opportunity if you discover you need to change the scheduled date for the initial examination or schedule your requalification program examinations during the calendar year 2004.
A supplementary letter will be sent to the training department approximately 120 days prior to the initial examination informing them of the chief examiners name. The letter will also outline examination security expectations, list the materials required by the NRC to conduct the examination, reconfirm the examination dates, and reconfirm the number of candidates you have in the training program. If you have any questions concerning this information, please contact Mr. D. McNeil of my staff at 630-829-9737.
D. Wilson In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at httD://www.nrc.aov/readina-rm/adams.html(the Public Electronic Reading Room).
Sincerely, Roger D. Lanksbury, Chief Operations Branch Docket No. 50-263 License No. DPR-22 cc: J. Purkis, Plant Manager J. Cowan, Chief Nuclear Officer J. Forbes, Senior Vice President D. Neve, Manager, Regulatory Affairs J. Rogoff. Esquire General Counsel W. Brunetti, President and CEO Xcel Energy Inc.
Nuclear Asset Manager Site Licensing Manager Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Health J. Silberg, Esquire Shaw, Pittman, Potts, and Trowbridge R. Nelson, President Minnesota Environmental Control Citizens Association (MECCA)
Commissioner, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency D. Gruber, Auditor, Wright County Board of Commissioners Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Commerce G. Wilson, Commissioner of Commerce P. Marker, Office of Attorney General C. Bomberger, Nuclear Asset Manager G. Lashinski, Training Department
D. Wilson In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.aov/readina-rm/adams.htmI (the Public Electronic Reading Room).
Sincerely, Roger D. Lanksbury, Chief Operations Branch Docket No. 50-263 License No. DPR-22 cc J. Purkis, Plant Manager J. Cowan, Chief Nuclear Officer J. Forbes, Senior Vice President D. Neve, Manager, Regulatory Affairs J. Rogoff, Esquire General Counsel W. Brunetti, President and CEO Xcel Energy Inc.
Nuclear Asset Manager Site Licensing Manager Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Health J. Silberg, Esquire Shaw, Pittman, Potts, and Trowbridge R. Nelson, President Minnesota Environmental Control Citizens Association (MECCA)
Commissioner, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency D. Gruber, Auditor, Wright County Board of Commissioners Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Commerce G. Wilson, Commissioner of Commerce P. Marker, Office of Attorney General C. Bomberger, Nuclear Asset Manager G. Lashinski, Training Department OFFICE RIII:DRS IL RIII:DRS IQ RIII:DRS hl NAME MABies:sd,++kt DMcNeil 4 RDLanksburymi DATE ~ c 7/ / ~ / 0 3 7 I1y103 '2 IIL 103 2
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Nuclear Exc Monticello Nude Operated by Nuclear Management Company, LLC September 26, 2003 . ' L-MT-03-071 RlS-2003-014 Document Control Desk US Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Region 111 801 Warrenville Road Lisle, Illinois 605324351 MONTICELLO NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT DOCKET 50-263 LICENSE NO. DPR-22 PROPOSED INITIAL LICENSE OPERATOR EXAMINATIONS FOR 2004-2006 AS REQUESTED BY NRC REGULATORY ISSUE
SUMMARY
2003-014 Reference 1: NRC Regulatory Issue Summary (RIS) 2003-014, "Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations" In accordance with the request contained in reference 1 , Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant (MNGP) is voluntarily submitting the planned initial licensed operator examinations through 2007. The attached NRC form 536 provides the estimated number of applicants to be tested and the proposed primary and alternate dates for the examinations.
If you have any questions regarding the enclosed information please contact Gerard Lashinski, General Supervisor Operations Training, (763-295-1 531), or Ron Baumer (763-295-1357).
Thomas J. Palmisano Site Vice President Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant cc: NRR Project Manager, NRC Sr. Resident Inspector, NRC NRC Form 536 (1 page) - Operator Licensing Examinaticn Dara
ATTACHMENT 1 NUCLEAR MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC MONTICELLO NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT DOCKET 50-263 September 26, 2003 NRC FORM 536 -OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATION DATA 1 page follows 1-1
N R C FORM 536 U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION APPROVED BY O M 0 NO. 3150-0131 EXPIRES. 0713112 (5.2005, Estimated burden per res onse to comply with i h s voluntary #"forma collection request: I hour. This lnfoimatlon COlleCliOn Is used Io plan bud and resources far operalor examinations. Send comments regarding bu, estlmate to the Records Management Branch (T-6 E6). U.S. Nmieai Reguli OPERATOR L.lCENSJNG Commission. Washington, DC 20555-0001. or by internet e ~ m a i
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION Ill 801 WARRENVILLE ROAD LISLE, ILLINOIS 60532-4351 March 2, 2004 Mr. T. Palmisano Site Vice President Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant Nuclear Management Company, LLC 2807 West County Road 75 Monticello, MN 55362-9637
SUBJECT:
MONTICELLO NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT CONFIRMATION OF INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSE EXAMINATIONS
Dear Mr. Palmisano:
In a letter dated September 26, 2003, your staff responded to NRC Regulatory Issue Summary (RIS) 2003-14, "Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations," for the Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant. Initial license examinations were requested during the weeks of May 9,2005, and December 4, 2006. Because of heavy workload, the examination requested for May 9 was rescheduledto the week of May 2,2005, per a telephone conversation between myself and Mr. G. Lashinsky, of your staff. A chief examiner has been assigned to that examination. Because the number of candidates anticipated in that examination exceeds 10, we have also scheduled the week of May 9 to ensure adequate time to administer the examination. Please inform us if the number of candidates decreases below 10 as this will impact the examination schedule. The examination requested for December 2006 will be scheduled as we approach that date.
On-site validation of the examinations will occur at Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant approximately 3 weeks before the examination administration date. In the unlikely event that we are unable to support the examination during the scheduled weeks, we will inform you immediately upon discovery of such conditions and make arrangements to administer the examinations at a mutually acceptable date.
As indicated in your RIS response letter, your staff will develop the examinations. A supplementary letter will be sent to the training department approximately 120 days prior to the initial examination informing them of the chief examiner's name. The letter will also outline examination security expectations, list the materials required by the NRC to conduct the examination, reconfirm the examination dates, and reconfirm the number of candidates you have in the training program. If you have any questions concerning this information, please contact Mr. D. McNeil of my staff at 630-829-9737.
T. Palmisano In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at httD://www.nrc.qov/readina-rm/adams.htmI(the Public Electronic Reading Room).
Sincerely, Roger D. Lanksbury, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket No. 50-263 License No. DPR-22 cc: J. Cowan, Executive Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer Manager, Regulatory Affairs J. Rogoff, Esquire, Vice President, Counsel and Secretary Nuclear Asset Manager, Xcel Energy, Inc.
Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Health R. Nelson, President Minnesota Environmental Control Citizens Association (MECCA)
Commissioner, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency D. Gruber, Auditornreasurer, Wright County Government Center Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Commerce Manager - Environmental Protection Division Minnesota Attorney General's Office
T. Palmisano In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at htt~://www.nrc.qov/readina-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).
Sincerely, Roger D. Lanksbury, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket No. 50-263 License No. DPR-22 cc: J. Cowan, Executive Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer Manager, Regulatory Affairs J. Rogoff. Esquire, Vice President, Counsel and Secretary Nuclear Asset Manager, Xcel Energy, Inc.
Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Health R. Nelson, President Minnesota Environmental Control Citizens Association (MECCA)
Commissioner, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency D. Gruber, AuditorTTreasurer, Wright County Government Center Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Commerce Manager - Environmental Protection Division Minnesota Attorney General's Office OFFICE RIII:DRS cl/ RIII:DRS It,/ R1II:DRS Id NAME MABies:sd m ~ DMcNeil k h RDLanksbury ?4L DATE ~ . ~ / ~ 11/zq/03 y / c ~ 3Vf/L/O$k[
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Monticello Nuclear Generatina Plant Operated by Nuclear Management Company. LLC Committed to Nuclear Excellence September 23,2004 RIS 2004-10 U.S.Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555 Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant Docket 50-263 License No. DPR-22 Proposed Initial License ODerator Examinations for 2005 - 2008 as Reauested by NRC Requlatorv Issue Summarv 2004-10
Reference:
- 1) NRC Regulatory Issue Summary (RIS) 2004-10, Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations.
In accordance with the request contained in Reference 1, Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant (MNGP) is voluntarily submitting the planned initial licensed operator examination data through 2008. The attached NRC Form 536 provides the estimated number of applicants to be tested and the proposed primary and alternate dates for the examinations.
This letter makes no new commitments or changes to any existing commitments Thomas J. Palmisano Site Vice President, Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant Nuclear Management Company, LLC Enclosure cc: Administrator, Region 111, USNRC Project Manager, Monticello, USNRC Resident inspector, Monticeilo, USNRC 2807 West County Road 75 Monticello. Minnesota 55362-9637 Telephone: 763.295.5151 Fax: 763.295.1454
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION Ill 2443 WARRENVILLE ROAD, SUITE 2 IO LISLE, ILLINOIS 60532-4352 January 7, 2005 Mr. T. Palmisano Site Vice President Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant Nuclear Management Company, LLC 2807 West County Road 75 Monticello. MN 55362-9637
Dear Mr. Palmisano:
In a telephone conversation on January 3, 2005, between Mr. J. Ruth, Senior Operations Training Instructor, and Mr. D. McNeil, Reactor Inspector. arrangements were made for the administration of licensing examinations at the Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant the weeks of May 2 and May 9, 2005. In addition, the NRC will make an examination validation visit to your facility the week of April 11, 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 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 January 24, 2005. The written examinations, operating tests, and the supporting reference materials identied in Attachment 2 to ES-201 will be due by March 21, 2005.
Pursuant to 10 CFR 55.40(b)(3), of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR 55..40(b)(3)), an authorized representativeof 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-I021 contains a number of NRC policies and guidelines that will be in effect while the written examinations and operating tests are being administered.
T. Palmisano 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 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, 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, D.C. 20555-0001, or by Internet electronic mail at BJSl@nrc.gov; and to the Desk Officer, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, NEOB-10202, (3150-0018), Office of Management and Budget, Washington, D.C. 20503-0001.
The NRC may neither conduct nor sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Mr. Ruth 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 D. McNeil at 630-829-9737, or me at 630-829-9631.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRCs "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC's Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of the NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the Electronic Reading Room page of the NRC's public Web site at htt~://www.nrc.aov/readinq-rm/adams.html.
Sincerely, Roger D. Lanksbury, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket No. 50-263 License No. DPR-22 See Attached Distribution
T. Palmisano cc: J. Cowan, Executive Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer Manager, Regulatory Affairs J. Rogoff, Vice President, Counsel, and Secretary Nuclear Asset Manager, Xcel Energy, Inc.
Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Health R. Nelson, President Minnesota Environmental Control Citizens Association (MECCA)
Commissioner, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency D. Gruber, Auditorflreasurer, Wright County Government Center Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Commerce Manager - Environmental Protection Division Minnesota Attorney General's Office S. Halbert, Training Department
T. Palmisano 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 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, 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, D.C. 20555-0001, or by Internet electronic mail at BJSl@nrc.gov; and to the Desk Officer, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, NEOB-10202, (3150-0018), Office of Management and Budget, Washington, D.C. 20503-0001.
The NRC may neither conduct nor sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Mr. Ruth 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 D. McNeil at 630-829-9737, or me at 630-829-9631 In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC's Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of the NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the Electronic Reading Room page of the NRC's public Web site at httD://w.nrc.qov/readina-rm/adams.html.
Sincerely, Roger D. Lanksbury, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket No. 50-263 License No. DPR-22 See Attached Distribution
T. Palmisano cc: J. Cowan, Executive Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer Manager, Regulatory Affairs J. Rogoff, Vice President, Counsel, and Secretary Nuclear Asset Manager, Xcel Energy, Inc.
Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Health R. Nelson, President Minnesota Environmental Control Citizens Association (MECCA)
Commissioner, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency D. Gruber, Auditornreasurer, Wright County Government Center Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Commerce Manager - Environmental Protection Division Minnesota Attorney General's Office S. Halbert, Training Department ADAMS Distribution:
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION Ill 2443 WARRENVILLE ROAD, SUITE 2 10 LISLE, ILLINOIS 60532-4352 April 20, 2005 Mr. T. Palmisano Site Vice President Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant Nuclear Management Company, LLC 2807 West County Road 75 Monticello, MN 55362-9637
SUBJECT:
OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATIONAPPROVAL
Dear Mr. Palmisano:
The purpose of this letter is to confirm the final arrangements for the upcoming operator licensing examinations at the Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant.
The U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has completed its review of the operator license applications in connection with this examination and will separately provide a list of approved applicants to Ms. Shawn L. Halbert, Training Manager. Note that any examination waivers have been addressed in separate correspondence.
The NRC has approved the subject examinations and hereby authorizes you to administer the written examinations in accordance with Revision 9 of NUREG-1021, "Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors," during the week of May 9, 2005. The NRC staff will administer the operating tests during the weeks of May 2 and May 9. 2005.
In accordance with your application letter (L-MT-05-032) dated April 15, 2005, the NRC understands that all of the license applicants have completed the SAT-based license training program. However, you indicated that the applicants have not yet completed training on the current revised plant configuration and/or processes implemented during your April 2005 plant outage. Your letter indicated that applicants who successfully pass the NRC operator license examination will be given additional training prior to the applicants receiving NRC operator licenses. After further review concerning the recent changes to the plant configuration andlor processes, the NRC determined that holding the issuance of operator licenses would not be necessary. In addition, we understand that the individuals who successfully pass the license examination will be immediately enrolled in the Monticello continuing (requalification) licensed operator training program and that they will be current and satisfactory in that program before they perform licensed duties.
Please contact Mr. Dell R. McNeil. at (630) 829-9737, if you have any questions or identify any errors or changes in the license level (RO or SRO) or type of examination (partial or complete written examination andlor operating test) specified for each applicant.
T. Palmisano In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of the NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the Electronic Reading Room page of the NRC's public Web site at htto://w.nrc.qov/readina-rm/adams,html.
hironori Peterson, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket No. 50-263 License No. DPR-22 cc: J. Cowan, Executive Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer Manager, Regulatory Affairs J. Rogoff, Vice President, Counsel, and Secretary Nuclear Asset Manager, Xcel Energy, Inc.
Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Health R. Nelson, President Minnesota Environmental Control Citizens Association (MECCA)
Commissioner, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency D. Gruber, AuditorTTreasurer, Wright County Government Center Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Commerce Manager - Environmental Protection Division Minnesota Attorney General's Office S. L. Halbert, Training Manager
T. Palmisano In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of the NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the Electronic Reading Room page of the NRC's public Web site at http://www.nrc.qovlreadina-rm1adams.html.
Sincerely, IRA/
Hironori Peterson, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket No. 50-263 License No. DPR-22 cc: J. Cowan, Executive Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer Manager, Regulatory Affairs J. Rogoff, Vice President, Counsel, and Secretary Nuclear Asset Manager, Xcel Energy, Inc.
Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Health R. Nelson, President Minnesota Environmental Control Citizens Association (MECCA)
Commissioner, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency D. Gruber, AuditoriTreasurer, Wright County Government Center Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Commerce Manager - Environmental Protection Division Minnesota Attorney General's Office S. L. Halbert, Training Manager ADAMS Distribution:
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