ML062650219

NRC Regulatory Issue Summary (RIS) 2006-15 - Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations

ML062650219
Person / Time
Site:	Watts Bar
Issue date:	09/12/2006
From:	Pace P Tennessee Valley Authority
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
RIS-06-015
Download: ML062650219 (4)

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Tennessee Valley Authority, Post Office Box 2000, Spring City, Tennessee 37381-2000 SEP 12 2006 10 CFR 55.40 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, D.C. 20555 Gentlemen:

In the Matter of ) Docket No. 50-390 Tennessee Valley Authority )

WATTS BAR NUCLEAR PLANT (WBN) UNIT 1 - NRC REGULATORY ISSUE

SUMMARY

(RIS) 2006 PREPARATION AND SCHEDULING OF OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMI NATIONS RIS 2006-15 was issued by NRC on August 14, 2006, and requested information regarding WBN's projected operator licensing examination schedules and the estimated number of applicants. The enclosure to this letter addresses NRC's request and provides an estimate of the examination requirements for WBN on NRC Form 536.

There are no regulatory commitments in this submittal and should there be questions regarding this letter, please telephone me at (423) 365-1824.

Sincerely, Manager, Site Licensing and Industry Affairs Enclosure cc: See page 2 Pnnted wnreycled paW

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Page 2 SEP 12 2006 Enclosure cc (Enclosure)

NRC Resident Inspector Watts Bar Nuclear Plant 1260 Nuclear Plant Road Spring City, Tennessee 37381 Mr. D. V. Pickett, Senior Project Manager U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission MS O8G9a One White Flint North 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, Maryland 20852-2738 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Region II ATTN: Mr. James H. Moorman Chief, Operator Licensing and Human Performance Branch Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center 61 Forsyth St., Suite 23T85 Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8931

Enclosure NRC Form 536 - Operator Licensing Examination Data

NRC FORM 536 U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION APPROVED BY OMB: NO. 3150-0131 EXPIRES 08/312008 8-2005) Estimated burden per response to comply with this voluntary information collection request: 1 hour1.157407e-5 days <br />2.777778e-4 hours <br />1.653439e-6 weeks <br />3.805e-7 months <br />. This information collection is used to plan budgets and resources for operator examinations. Send comments regarding burden estimate to the Records and FOtA/Privacy Services Branch ("-5 F53), U.S OPERATOR LICENSING Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, or by interne EXAMINATION DATA e-mail to irnfocollects@nrc.gov, and to the Desk Officer, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, NEOB-10202, (3150-0131), Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC 20503. Ifa means used to impose an information collection does not display a currently valid OMB control number, the NRC may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, the information collection.

FACILITY NRC REGION Watts Bar Nuclear Plant A. PROPOSED EXAMINATION PREPARATION SCHEDULE PROPOSED NUMBER CY 07 CY 08 CY 09 CY 10 ESTIMATED NUMBER OF LICENSEE-PREPARED 0 1 1 1 EXAMINATIONS ESTIMATED NUMBER OF NRC-PREPARED EXAMINATIONS B. INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSE EXAMINATIONS PROPOSED NUMBER CY 07 CY 08 CY 09 CY 10 NUMBER OF REACTOR 0 0 7 5 OPERATORS NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS - INSTANT 0 9 7 5 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR 4 0 3 2 OPERATORS - UPGRADE NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR 0 0 0 0 OPERATORS - LIMITED PROPOSED DATES PRIMARY DATE 01/28/2008 09/14/2009 09/27/2010 ALTERNATE DATE C. PROPOSED GENERIC FUNDAMENTALS EXAMINATION (GFE) SCHEDULE CY 07 CY 08 PROPOSED NUMBER MARCH JUNE SEPTEMBER DECEMBER MARCH JUNE SEPTEMBER DECEMBER ESTIMATED NUMBER OF E B CANDIDATES NRC FORM 536 (8-2005) PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER