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MISCELLANEOUS CORRESPONDENCE FOR THE BRAIDWOOD INITIAL EXAMINATION - MAY 2006
UNITED STATES REGION 111 801 WARRENVILLE ROAD LISLE, ILLINOIS 60532-4351 NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION March 4, 2004 Mr. Christopher M. Crane President and Chief Nuclear Officer Exelon Nuclear Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555
SUBJECT:
BRAIDWOOD STATION CONFIRMATION OF INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSE EXAMINATIONS
Dear Mr. Skolds:
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 all Exelon Nuclear Stations. This letter responds to the request for initial license examinations at Braidwood Station, Units 1 and 2.
Initial license examinations were requested during the week of July 12, 2004, during the weeks of September 5 and September 12,2005, and during the week of February 19, 2007. The examinations requested for calendar years 2004 and 2005 have been scheduled and chief examiners assigned to those examinations. The examination requested for February 2007 will be scheduled as we approach that date.
On-site validation of the examinations will occur at Braidwood Station 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 gt a mutually acceptable date.
As indicated in your RIS response letter, your staff will develop the examinations. Your letter also indicated that you are training less than 10 candidates for each of the examinations.
Please inform us if the number of candidates rises above 10 as this will impact the examination schedule.
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. H. Peterson of my staff at 630-829-9707.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter will be available electronically foipublic 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.qov/readinq-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).
Sincerely.
Roger D. Lanksbury, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket Nos. 50-456; 50-457 License Nos. NPF-72; NPF-77 cc:
Site Vice President - Braidwood Braidwood Station Plant Manager Regulatory Assurance Manager - Braidwood Chief Operating Officer Senior Vice President - Nuclear Services Vice President - Operations Support Vice President - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Director Licensing Manager Licensing - Braidwood and Byron Senior Counsel, Nuclear, Mid-West Regional Document Control Desk - Licensing M. Aguilar, Assistant Attorney General Illinois Department of Nuclear Safety State Liaison Officer Chairman, Illinois Commerce Commission Training Manager Operating Group
OFFICE NAME DATE In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRCs "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter will be available electronically forpublic 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 hltD:/lwww.nrc.qov/readinq-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).
Sincerely, RIII:DRS RIII:DRS RIII:DRS l A J MABies:sd HPeterson RDLanksbury p;,
6 0 2 / 2 4 IO 4 1 1 /24/03 3/q/04 Roger D. Lanksbury, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket Nos. 50-456; 50-457 License Nos. NPF-72; NPF-77 cc:
Site Vice President - Braidwood Braidwood Station Plant Manager Regulatory Assurance Manager - Braidwood Chief Operating Officer Senior Vice President - Nuclear Services Vice President - Operations Support Vice President - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Director Licensing Manager Licensing - Braidwood and Byron Senior Counsel, Nuclear, Mid-West Regional Document Control Desk - Licensing M. Aguilar, Assistant Attorney General Illinois Department of Nuclear Safety State Liaison Officer Chairman, Illinois Commerce Commission Training Manager Operating Group
OFFICE NAME DATE 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://w.nrc.aov/readinq-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).
Sincerely, RII1:DRS RIII:DRS I t j RII1:DRS Id W-402 ~ ~ - & Z E Y 11l3~03 -d/'
I aop1 MABies:sd-,L, HPeterson,/,o RDLanksburyFa I Roger D. Lanksbury, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket Nos. 50-456; 50-457 License Nos. NPF-72; NPF-77 cc:
Site Vice President - Braidwood Braidwood Station Plant Manager Regulatory Assurance Manager - Braidwood Chief Operating Officer Senior Vice President - Nuclear Services Vice President - Operations Support Vice President - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Director Licensing Manager Licensing - Braidwood and Byron Senior Counsel, Nuclear, Mid-West Regional Document Control Desk - Licensing M. Aguilar, Assistant Attorney General Illinois Department of Nuclear Safety State Liaison Officer Chairman, Illinois Commerce Commission Operating Group
C. Crane ADAMS Distribution:
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION 111 2443 WARRENVILLE ROAD, SUITE 2 10 LISLE, ILLINOIS 60532-4352 April 29, 2004 Mr. Christopher M. Crane President and Chief Nuclear Officer Exelon Nuclear Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555
SUBJECT:
BRAIDWOOD STATION RE-SCHEDULING OF INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSE EXAMINATIONS
Dear Mr. Crane:
In a letter dated March 15, 2004 (BW040028), your staff requested that the NRC re-schedule an initial license examination from AugusVSeptember 2005 to May 2006 at the Braidwood Station. The examination scheduled for 2005 has been removed from our examination schedule. We are not currently scheduling examinations during calendar year 2006. However, your requested examination has been noted and will be given first consideration for the requested dates (May 15 and 22, 2006) when we begin calendar year 2006 scheduling. Yours is currently the only request for an examination during May 2006.
On-site validation of the examinations will occur at Braidwood Station approximately three weeks before the examination administration date which is different than the April 3, 2006 date proposed in your letter. 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.
We anticipate that your staff will develop the examination. Please inform us if the number of candidates decreases below 10 as this will impact the examination schedule.
A letter will be sent to the Braidwood Station Training Department after we have completed scheduling efforts for calendar year 2006 to inform them of the schedule. An additional letter will be sent approximately 120 days prior to the initial examination informing them of the chief examiner's name and examination security expectations. The letter will 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. M. Bielby of my staff at 630-829-9762.
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 NRC's document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.aov/readina-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).
Sincerely, Roger D. Lanksbury, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket Nos. 50-456; 50-457 License Nos. NPF-72; NPF-77 cc wlencl:
Site Vice President - Braidwood Station Plant Manager - Braidwood Station Regulatory Assurance Manager - Braidwood Station Chief Operating Officer Senior Vice President - Nuclear Services Vice President - Operations Support Vice President - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Director Licensing Manager Licensing - Braidwood and Byron Senior Counsel, Nuclear, Mid-West Regional Document Control Desk - Licensing Assistant Attorney General Illinois Department of Nuclear Safety State Liaison Officer Chairman. Illinois Commerce Commission Operating Group
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 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 httD://www.nrc.qov/readinq-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).
Sincerely, Roger D. Lanksbury, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket Nos. 50-456; 50-457 License Nos. NPF-72; NPF-77 cc w/encl:
Site Vice President - Braidwood Station Plant Manager - Braidwood Station Regulatory Assurance Manager - Braidwood Station Chief Operating Officer Senior Vice President - Nuclear Services Vice President - Operations Support Vice President - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Director Licensing Manager Licensing - Braidwood and Byron Senior Counsel, Nuclear, Mid-West Regional Document Control Desk - Licensing Assistant Attorney General Illinois Department of Nuclear Safety State Liaison Officer Chairman. Illinois Commerce Commission Operating Group DOCUMENT NAME: G:\\DRS\\Bra 04 04 DRS.wDd
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Exelon Generation Company, LLC ww.exeloncorp.com Braidwood Station 35100 South Rt 53. Suite 84 Braceville. It 60407-9619 Tel. 815-417-2000 March 15,2004
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Subject:
Reference:
Operator License Examination Dates for Calendar Year 2006 Letter from Michael P. Gallagher (Exelon Generation Company, LLC) to NRC, "Response to Regulatory Issue Summary 2003-14, Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations," dated August 27, 2003 The referenced letter proposed initial operator license examination dates for calendar year (CY) 2005. These examination dates are no longer needed due to a change in the start date for the upcoming initial operator license class. The referenced letter also did not request any initial operator license examination dates for CY 2006; however, due to the above noted change in schedule, Braidwood Station is now requesting that initial operator license examinations be conducted during the weeks of May 15,2006, and May 22,2006. Based on these requested examination dates, we understand that the NRC will be at Braidwood Station the week of April 3, 2006, for onsite validation of the examination material.
If you have any questions regarding this report, please contact Ms. Kelly Root, Regulatory Assurance Manager, at (815) 417-2800.
ThomasP Joy&
Braidwood Station Site Vice 6 resident cc:
dgional Administrator - NRC Region Ill NRC Senior Resident Inspector - Braidwood Station
Exel n, Nuclear www.exeIoncorp.com An Exelon Company AmerGen Energy Company. LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, It 60555 RS-04-093 2130-'04-20146 5928-04-201 63 July 14, 2004 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555-0001 Braidwood Station, Units 1 and 2 Facility Operating License Nos. NPF-72 and NPF-77 NRC Docket Nos. STN 50-456 and STN 50-457 Byron Station, Units 1 and 2 Facility Operating License Nos. NPF-37 and NPF-66 NRC Docket Nos. STN 50-454 and STN 50-455 Clinton Power Station, Unit 1 Facility Operating License No. NPF-62 NRC Docket No. 50-461 Dresden Nuclear Power Station, Units 2 and 3 Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-19 and DPR-25 NRC Docket Nos. 50-237 and 50-249 LaSalle County Station, Units 1 and 2 Facility Operating License Nos. NPF-11 and NPF-18 NRC Docket Nos. 50-373 and 50-374 Limerick Generating Station, Units 1 and 2 Facility Operating License Nos. NPF-39 and NPF-85 NRC Docket Nos. 50-352 and 50-353 Oyster Creek Generating Station Facility Operating License No. DPR-16 NRC Docket No. 50-219 Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, Units 2 and 3 Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-44 and DPR-56 NRC Docket Nos. 50-277 and 50-278 Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, Unit 1 Facility Operating License No. DPR-50 NRC Docket No. 50-289
Response lo RIS 2004-10 July 14, 2004 Page 2 Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2 Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-29 and DPR-30 NRC Docket Nos. 50-254 and 50-265 Response to NRC Regulatory Issue Summary 2004-1 0 Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations NRC Regulatory Issue Summary (RIS) 2004-10, Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations, dated June 14, 2004.
Subject:
Reference:
In the Reference letter, the NRC requested licensees to voluntarily submit a response concerning initial operator licensing examination needs, including an estimate of the number of applicants to b e examined and intentions regarding the preparation of the examinations.
Attachments 1 through 10 provide the responses to RIS 2004-10 for the Exelon Generation Company, LLC (Exelon) and AmerGen Energy Company, LLC (AmerGen) plants identified above.
The operator licensing examination information for each facility is provided on a separate NRC Form 536.
During Calendar Years (CYs) 2005 and 2008, a total of 6 candidates per year are expected to take the dual site Limited Senior Reactor Operator (LSRO) initial license examination as indicated in. The schedule for the indicated exam is as follows: the written exam and part of the operating exam will be given at Limerick Generating Station (LGS); the remainder of the operating exam will be completed at Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station (PBAPS). Since the LSRO exam is a dual site exam that involves both LGS and PBAPS. rather than repeating the same information on both attachments, the exam scheduling information is provided on Attachment 6 for LGS only and for PBAPS references Attachment 6.
If you have any questions or require additional information, please do not hesitate to contact us Sincerely, Michael P. Gallagher Director, Licensing & Regulatory Affairs Exelon Generation Company, LLC AmerGen Energy Company, LLC Attachments -Completed NRC Form 536 for Braidwood Station - Completed NRC Form 536 for Byron Station - Completed NRC Form 536 for Clinton Power Station -Completed NRC Form 536 for Dresden Nuclear Power Station -Completed NRC Form 536 for LaSalle County Station - Completed NRC Form 536 for Limerick Generating Station -Completed NRC Form 536 for Oyster Creek Generating Station -Completed NRC Form 536 for Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station - Completed NRC Form 536 for Three Mile Island Nuclear Station ~ Unit 1 0 - Completed NRC Form 536 for Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station
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Nuclear November 3,2005 BW050100 Dell McNeil Lead Examiner U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region Ill 2443 Warrenville Road Suite 210 Lisle. llllinois 60532-4352 Braidwood Station, Units 1 and 2 Facility Operating License Nos. NPF-72 and NPF-77 NRC Docket Nos. STN 50-456 and STN 50-457
Subject:
In accordance with NUREG 1021, Revision 9, "Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors," Braidwood Station is submitting for your review the list of WA statements that will be suppressed from the random examination generation process in support of our license examination occurring the week of May 22,2006.
If there are any questions or comments regarding this submittal, please contact Mr. Dale Ambler, Regulatory Assurance Manager, at (815) 417-2800.
Knowledge and Abilities (WA) Statements Suppressed from Random Examination Generation Process Respectfully, Keith J. K Olson Site Vice President Braidwood Station
Enclosures:
Braidwood and Byron Suppressed KIA Statements cc:
(without enclosures)
Chief, NRC Operator Licensing Branch NRC Senior Resident Inspector - Braidwood Station
Nuclear RS 122 21 30-05-201 79 5928-05-20277 September 30, 2005 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555-0001 Braidwood Station, Units 1 and 2 Facility Operating License Nos. NPF-72 and NPF-77 NRC Docket NOS. STN 50-456 and STN 50-457 Byron Station, Units 1 and 2 Facility Operating License Nos. NPF-37 and NPF-66 NRC Docket Nos. STN 50-454 and STN 50-452 Clinton Power Station, Unit 1 Facility Operating License No. NPF-62 NRC Docket No. 50-461 Dresden Nuclear Power Station, Units 2 and 3 Renewed Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-19 and DPR-25 NRC Docket Nos. 50-237 and 50-248 LaSalle County Station, Units 1 and 2 Facility Operating License Nos. NPF-11 and NPF-18 NRC Docket Nos. 50-373 and 50-374 Limerick Generating Station, Units 1 and 2 Facility Operating License Nos. NPF-39 and NPF-85 NRC Docket Nos. 50-352 and 50-353 Oyster Creek Generating Station Facility Operating License No. DPR-16 NRC Docket No. 50-219 Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, Units 2 and 3 Renewed Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-44 and DPR-56 NRC Docket Nos. 50-277 and 50-278 Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, Unit 1 Facility Operating License No. DPR-50 NRC Docket No. 50-289 RIS 2005-19 f : ;,,, ( * (
Response to RIS 2005-19 September 30, 2005 Page 2 Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2 Renewed Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-29 and DPR-30 NRC Docket Nos. 50-254 and 50-265 Response to NRC Regulatory Issue Summary 2005-1 9 Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations NRC Regulatory Issue Summary (RIS) 2005-1 9, Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations, dated August 24,2005.
Subject:
Reference:
In the Reference letter, the NRC requested licensees to voluntarily submit a response concerning initial operator licensing examination needs, including an estimate of the number of applicants to be examined and intentions regarding the preparation of the examinations.
Attachments 1 through 10 provide the responses to RIS 2005-19 for the Exelon Generation Company, LLC (Exelon) and AmerGen Energy Company, LLC (AmerGen) plants identified above. The operator licensing examination information for each facility is provided on a separate NRC Form 536.
During Calendar Year (CY) 2007, a total of 6 candidates are expected to take the dual site Limited Senior Reactor Operator (LSRO) initial license examination as indicated in Attachment
- 6. The schedule for the indicated exam is as follows: the written exam and part of the operating exam will be given at Limerick Generating Station (LGS); the remainder of the operating exam will be completed at Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station (PBAPS). Since the LSRO exam is a dual site exam that involves both LGS and PBAPS, rather than repeating the same information on both attachments, the exam scheduling information is provided on Attachment 6 for LGS only and Attachment 8 for PBAPS reterences Attachment 6.
If you have any questions or require additional information, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Sincerely, David P. Helker Manager, Licensing 8 Regulatory Affairs Exelon Generation Company, LLC AmerGen Energy Company, LLC Attachments - Completed NRC Form 536 for Braidwood Station -Completed NRC Form 536 for Byron Station - Completed NRC Form 536 for Clinton Power Station - Completed NRC Form 536 for Dresden Nuclear Power Station - Completed NRC Form 536 for LaSalle County Station -Completed NRC Form 536 for Limerick Generating Station -Completed NRC Form 536 for Oyster Creek Generating Station -Completed NRC Form 536 for Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station -Completed NRC Form 536 for Three Mile Island Nuclear Station - Unit 1 0 - Completed NRC Form 536 for Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION 111 2443 WARRENVILLE ROAD, SUITE 2 IO LISLE, ILLINOIS 60532-4352 April 18,2005 Mr. Christopher M. Crane President and Chief Nuclear Officer Exelon Nuclear Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555
SUBJECT:
BRAIDWOOD STATION - CONFIRMATION OF INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSE EXAM I NATl ON
Dear Mr. Crane:
In a letter (RS-04-093) dated July 14, 2004, your staff requested we schedule an initial license operator examination in May 2006. We have tentatively scheduled the requested examination to occur during the week of May 15, 2006. On-site validation of the examination is tentatively scheduled to occur at the station during the week of March 27, 2006. 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. We understand that you are training approximately six candidates for the examination. Please inform us at your earliest opportunity if you discover you need to change the scheduled date for the examination.
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. Dell McNeil of my staff at (630) 829-9737.
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 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://www.nrc.aov/readinq-rm/adams.html.
Hiknori Peterson, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket Nos. 50-456; 50-457 License Nos NPF-72; NPF-77 cc:
Site Vice President - Braidwood Station Plant Manager - Braidwood Station Regulatory Assurance Manager - Braidwood Station Chief Operating Officer Senior Vice President - Nuclear Services Vice President - Operations Support Vice President - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Director Licensing Manager Licensing - Braidwood and Byron Senior Counsel, Nuclear, Mid-West Regional Document Control Desk - Licensing Assistant Attorney General Illinois Department of Nuclear Safety State Liaison Officer Chairman, Illinois Commerce Commission C. B. Dunn, Training Director Operating Group
C. Crane Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible fiom the Electronic Reading Room page of the NRC's public Web site at http://ww&.nrc.aov/readina-rm/adams.htmI.
Sincerely, Hironori Peterson, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket Nos. 50-456; 50-457 License Nos. NPF-72; NPF-77 cc:
Site Vice President - Braidwood Station Plant Manager - Braidwood Station Regulatory Assurance Manager - Braidwood Station Chief Operating Officer Senior Vice President - Nuclear Services Vice President - Operations Support Vice President - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Director Licensing Manager Licensing - Braidwood and Byron Senior Counsel, Nuclear, Mid-West Regional Document Control Desk - Licensing Assistant Attorney General Illinois Department of Nuclear Safety State Liaison Officer Chairman, Illinois Commerce Commission C. 6. Dunn, Training Director Operating Group ADAMS Distribution:
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION Ill 2443 WARRENVILLE ROAD, SUITE 2 I O LISLE, ILLINOIS 60532-4352 January 5.2006 Mr. Christopher M. Crane President and Chief Nuclear Officer Exelon Nuclear Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555
Dear Mr. Crane:
In a telephone conversation on January 3, 2006, between Mr. Paul Hippley, Initial License Training Lead Instructor. and Mr. Dell McNeil. Senior Operations Engineer, arrangements were made for the administration of licensing examinations at the Braidwood Station the week of May 15, 2006. In addition, the NRC will make an examination validation visit to your facility the week of April 3, 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 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 was necessary for your staff to furnish the examination outlines by January 3, 2006. The outline was provided on schedule. The written examinations, operating tests, and the supporting reference materials identified in Attachment 2 to ES-201 will be due by March 13, 2006. Pursuant to 10 CFR 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.
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 31 50-0090), medical certifications (OMB approval number 31 50-0024).
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, (31 50-001 8), 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. Hippley 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 Dell McNeil at 630-829-9737, or me at 630-829-9707.
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 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 httD:/hnrww.nrc.aov/readina-rm/adams.html.
Sincerely, Hironori Peterson, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket Nos. 50-456; 50-457 License Nos. NPF-72; NPF-77 See Attached Distribution
(OMB) approval number 31 50-0090). medical certifications (OMB approval number 3150-00241, 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), Oftice 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. Hippley 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 Dell McNeil at 630-829-9737. or me at 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 htto://w.nrc.aov/readina-rmladams.html.
630-829-9707.
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RS-06-032 March 3,2006 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555-0001 Nuclear Braidwood Station, Units 1 and 2 Facility Operating License Nos. NPF-72 and NPF-77 NRC Docket Nos. 50-456 and 50-457 Byron Station, Units 1 and 2 Facility Operating License Nos. NPF-37 and NPF-66 NRC Docket Nos. 50-454 and 50-455 Revised Response to NRC Regulatory Issue Summary 2005-19, Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations Letter from D. P. Helker (Exelon Generation Company, LLC and AmerGen Energy Company, LLC) to U. S. NRC, Response to NRC Regulatory Issue Summary 2005-19, Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations, dated September 30, 2005
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The purpose of this letter is to provide a revised response to NRC Regulatory Issue Summary 2005-1 9, Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations for Braidwood Station and Byron Station. The referenced submittal provided the Exelon Generation Company, LLC (EGC) and AmerGen Energy Company, LLC (AmerGen) estimates of the number and timeframes for initial operator licensing needs. Subsequent to the referenced submittal, Braidwood Station and Byron Station revised their estimates for initial operator licensing needs.
The revised numbers and dates are provided in the attached NRC 536 Forms. If you have any questions about this letter, please contact David Chrzanowski at (630) 657-2816.
Respectfully, doseph A. Bauer Manager - Licensing Attachments: (1) Revised NRC Form 536 - Braidwood Station (2) Revised NRC Form 536 - Byron Station MAR 0 6 2006 i
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION 111 2443 WARRENVILLE ROAD, SUITE 2 IO LISLE, ILLINOIS 60532.4352 May 5, 2006 Mr. Christopher M. Crane President and Chief Nuclear Officer Exelon Nuclear Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555
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OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATION APPROVAL
Dear Mr. Crane:
The purpose of this letter is to confirm the final arrangements for the upcoming operator licensing examinations at the Braidwood Station.
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 Mr. Carl B. Dunn, Training Director, Braidwood Station.
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 15, 2006. The NRC staff will administer the operating tests during the week of May 15, 2006.
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.
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:l/www.nrc.aov/readina-rmladams.html.
Sincerely, dnthia D. Pederson, Director Y b i v i s i o n of Reactor Safety Docket Nos. 50-456; 50-457 License Nos. NPF-72; NPF-77 See Attached Distribution
May 5, 2006 Mr. Christopher M. Crane President and Chief Nuclear Officer Exelon Nuclear Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555
SUBJECT:
OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATION APPROVAL
Dear Mr. Crane:
The purpose of this letter is to confirm the final arrangements for the upcoming operator licensing examinations at the Braidwood Station.
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 Mr. Carl B. Dunn, Training Director, Braidwood Station.
The NRC has approved the subject examinations and hereby authorizes you to administer the written examinations in accordance with Revision 9 of NUREG-I021, "Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors," during the week of May 15, 2006. The NRC staff will administer the operating tests during the week of May 15, 2006.
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 and/or operating test) specified for each applicant.
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 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://www.nrc.aov/readina-rm/adams.html.
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