ML061080247

Senior Reactor Operator Initial Retake Examination - Crystal River Nuclear Plant 05000302/2006301

ML061080247
Person / Time
Site:	Crystal River
Issue date:	04/17/2006
From:	Moorman J Division of Reactor Safety II
To:	Young D Progress Energy Florida
References
50-302/06-301 50-302/06-301
Download: ML061080247 (5)

See also: IR 05000302/2006301

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April 17, 2006

Mr. Dale E. Young, Vice President

Crystal River Nuclear Plant (NA1B)

ATTN: Supervisor, Licensing &

Regulatory Programs

15760 West Power Line Street

Crystal River, FL 34428-6708

SUBJECT: SENIOR REACTOR OPERATOR INITIAL RETAKE EXAMINATION - CRYSTAL

RIVER NUCLEAR PLANT 05000302/2006301

Dear Mr. Young:

During a phone conversation on April 6, 2006, between Mr. Frank Dola, Supervisor, Licensed

Operator Initial Training, and Mr. Mark Bates, Operations Engineer, arrangements were made

for the administration of a licensing retake operating test at the Crystal River Nuclear Plant on

June 8, 2006.

As agreed during this conversation, your staff will prepare three simulator scenarios, two of

which will be administered and one spare. The operating test will be developed based on the

guidelines in Revision 9, of NUREG-1021, "Operator Licensing Examination Standards for

Power Reactors." The facility has also agreed to make all necessary copies of the operating

test prior to administration. The NRC regional office will discuss with your staff any changes

that might be necessary before the test is administered.

To meet the above schedule, Mr. Dola agreed that your staff will furnish the test outlines by

May 9, 2006, and scenario details and the supporting reference materials identified in

Attachment 2 of ES-201 by May 17, 2006. Pursuant to 10 CFR 55.40(b)(3), an authorized

representative of the facility licensee shall approve the outlines 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 examination to be rescheduled.

In order to conduct the requested operating test, it will be necessary for your staff to provide

adequate space and accommodations in your simulation facility. 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 operating test is being administered.

To permit timely NRC review and evaluation, your staff should submit the preliminary operator

license application (Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval number 3150-0090),

medical certification (OMB approval number 3150-0024), and waiver request (OMB approval

number 3150-0090) by May 9, 2006.

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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 Part 55 (3150-0018), which expires on June 30,

2006. The public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 50

hours 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, (3150-0101), 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 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 NRCs 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.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.

Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Mr. Dola 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 Mark Bates at (404) 562-4612, (Internet E-mail:

MAB7@NRC.GOV), or me at (404) 562-4647, (Internet E-mail: JHM2@NRC.GOV).

Sincerely,

/RA/

James H. Moorman, III, Chief

Operations Branch

Division of Reactor Safety

Docket No.: 50-302

License No.: DPR-72

cc: (See page 3)

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cc contd:

Daniel L. Roderick Attorney General

Director Site Operations Department of Legal Affairs

Crystal River Nuclear Plant (NA2C) The Capitol

Electronic Mail Distribution Tallahassee, FL 32304

Jon A. Franke William A. Passetti

Plant General Manager Bureau of Radiation Control

Crystal River Nuclear Plant (NA2C) Department of Health

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Terry D. Hobbs Craig Fugate, Director

Manager Nuclear Assessment Division of Emergency Preparedness

Crystal River Nuclear Plant (NA2C) Department of Community Affairs

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Michael J. Annacone Chairman

Engineering Manager Board of County Commissioners

Crystal River Nuclear Plant (NA2C) Citrus County

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Inverness, FL 36250

R. Alexander Glenn

Associate General Counsel (MAC - BT15A) Jim Mallay

Florida Power Corporation Framatome Technologies

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Steven R. Carr Ronald W. Davis

Associate General Counsel - Legal Dept. Training Manager

Progress Energy Service Company, LLC Crystal River Nuclear Plant

Electronic Mail Distribution 8200 W Venable Street

Crystal River, FL 34429

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