ML060550401
| ML060550401 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Arkansas Nuclear  |
| Issue date: | 02/23/2006 |
| From: | Gody A Operations Branch IV |
| To: | Forbes J Entergy Operations |
| References | |
| 50-368/06-302, ER-06-302 | |
| Download: ML060550401 (4) | |
See also: IR 05000368/2006302
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February 23, 2006
Jeffrey S. Forbes
Vice President Operations
Arkansas Nuclear One
Entergy Operations, Inc.
1448 S.R. 333
Russellville, AR 72801-0967
SUBJECT:
ARKANSAS NUCLEAR ONE, UNIT 2 - NOTIFICATION OF NRC INITIAL
OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATION (EXAMINATION
REPORT 05000368/2006302)
Dear Mr. Forbes:
In a telephone conversation on February 9, 2006, between Messrs. T. Mayfield, Arkansas Nuclear
One, Unit 2, Operations Training Supervisor, and P. Gage, Chief Examiner, arrangements were
made for the administration of licensing examinations at Arkansas Nuclear One, Unit 2, during
the weeks of July 17 and 24, 2006.
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
examination is required during the week of June 26, 2006.
To meet the above schedule, it will be necessary for your staff to furnish the examination
outlines by April 10, 2006. The written examinations, operating tests, and supporting reference
materials identified in Attachment 2 to ES-201 and as specified by the chief examiner will be
due by May 19, 2006. 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. We request that any personal,
proprietary, sensitive unclassified, or safeguards information in your response be contained in a
separate enclosure and appropriately marked. 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.
Entergy Operations, Inc.
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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),
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 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. Mayfield 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. Gage at (817) 860-8273, or Mr.
Gody at (817) 860-8159.
Sincerely,
/RA/
A.T. Gody, Chief
Operations Branch
Division of Reactor Safety
Entergy Operations, Inc.
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Dockets: 50-368
Licenses: NPF-6
Distribution:
Senior Vice President
& Chief Operating Officer
Entergy Operations, Inc.
P.O. Box 31995
Jackson, MS 39286-1995
Vice President
Operations Support
Entergy Operations, Inc.
P.O. Box 31995
Jackson, MS 39286-1995
Manager, Washington Nuclear Operations
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County Judge of Pope County
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Division of Radiation Control and
Emergency Management
4815 West Markham Street, Mail Slot 30
Little Rock, AR 72205-3867
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Director, Regulatory Affairs
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3815 Old Forest Road
Lynchburg, VA 24501
Entergy Operations, Inc.
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