ML063110453
| ML063110453 | |
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| Site: | Byron  |
| Issue date: | 11/06/2006 |
| From: | Boland A Division of Reactor Safety III |
| To: | Crane C Exelon Generation Co, Exelon Nuclear |
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MISCELLANEOUS CORRESPONDENCE FOR THE BYRON INITIAL EXAMINATION - JUNE 2006
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION 111 2443 WARRENVILLE ROAD, SUITE 2 10 LISLE, ILLINOIS 60532-4352 June 8, 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 during the weeks of June 19 and June 26,2006.
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. Stephen F. Stimac, Training Manager, Byron Station. 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 June 19 or June 26, 2006.
The NRC staff will administer the operating tests during the weeks of June 19 and June 26, 2006.
Please contact Mr. Bruce 6. Palagi, at 630-829-961 1, 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 'IO 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 NRCs public Web site at httD://www.nrc.sov/readina-rm/adams.html.
Sincerely, A c ne T. Boland, Deputy Director Division of Reactor Safety Docket Nos. 50-454; 50-455 License Nos. NPF-37; NPF-66 cc :
Site Vice President - Byron Station Plant Manager - Byron Station Regulatory Assurance Manager - Byron Station Chief Operating Officer Senior Vice President - Nuclear Services Vice President - Mid-West Operations Support Vice President - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Director Licensing Manager Licensing - Braidwood and Byron Senior Counsel, Nuclear Document Control Desk - Licensing Assistant Attorney General Illinois Emergency Management Agency State Liaison Officer, State of Illinois State Liaison Officer, State of Wisconsin Chairman, Illinois Commerce Commission B. Quigley, Byron Station S. F. Stimac, Training Manager
and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the Electronic Reading Room page of the NRCs public Web site at httD://www.nrc.qov/readinq-rm/adams.html.
Sincerely, Anne T. Boland, Deputy Director Division of Reactor Safety Docket Nos. 50-454; 50-455 License Nos. NPF-37; NPF-66 cc :
Site Vice President - Byron Station Plant Manager - Byron Station Regulatory Assurance Manager - Byron Station Chief Operating Officer Senior Vice President - Nuclear Services Vice President - Mid-West Operations Support Vice President - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Director Licensing Manager Licensing - Braidwood and Byron Senior Counsel, Nuclear Document Control Desk - Licensing Assistant Attorney General Illinois Emergency Management Agency State Liaison Officer, State of Illinois State Liaison Officer, State of Wisconsin Chairman, Illinois Commerce Commission B. Quigley, Byron Station S. F. Stirnac, Training Manager DOCUMENT NAME: G:\\DRS\\Work in Progress\\BYR 06-06 DRS.wpd 0
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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:
BYRON STATION - CONFIRMATION OF INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSE EXAM1 NATION
Dear Mr. Crane:
In a letter (Byron 2005-001 1) dated February 1, 2005, which revised the letter (RS-04-093) dated July 14, 2004, your staff requested that the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission re-schedule an initial license operator examination from October/November 2005 to June 2006.
Therefore, we have tentatively rescheduled the examination to occur during the weeks of June 19 and June 26, 2006. On-site validation of the examination is tentatively scheduled to occur at the station during the week of May 22, 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 of February 1, 2005, your staff will develop the examination. Your letter indicated that you are training approximately 11 candidates for the examination. Please inform us if the number of candidates declines below nine as this will impact the examination schedule 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. Bruce Palagi of my staff at (630) 829-961 1.
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 http://www.nrc.sov/reading-rm/adams.html.
Sincerely,
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Docket Nos. 50-454; 50-455 License Nos. NPF-37; NPF-66 Hironori Peterson, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety cc:
Site Vice President - Byron Station Plant Manager - Byron Station Regulatory Assurance Manager - Byron Station Chief Operating Officer Senior Vice President - Nuclear Services Vice President - Mid-West Operations Support Vice President - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Director Licensing Manager Licensing - Braidwood and Byron Senior Counsel, Nuclear Document Control Desk - Licensing Assistant Attorney General Illinois Department of Nuclear Safety State Liaison Officer, State of Illinois State Liaison Officer, State of Wisconsin Chairman, Illinois Commerce Commission
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Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the Electronic Reading Room page of the NRCs public Web site at http://www.nrc.clov/readincl-rm/adams.
html.
Sincerely, Hironori Peterson, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket Nos. 50-454; 50-455 License Nos. NPF-37; NPF-66 cc:
Site Vice President - Byron Station Plant Manager - Byron Station Regulatory Assurance Manager - Byron Station Chief Operating Officer Senior Vice President - Nuclear Services Vice President - Mid-West Operations Support Vice President - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Director Licensing Manager Licensing - Braidwood and Byron Senior Counsel, Nuclear Document Control Desk - Licensing Assistant Attorney General Illinois Department of Nuclear Safety State Liaison Officer, State of Illinois State Liaison Officer, State of Wisconsin Chairman, Illinois Commerce Commission B. Quigley, Byron Station W. J. Spahr, Training Director ADAMS Distribution:
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Subject:
Revised Response to NRC Regulatory Issue Summary 2005-1 9, Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations
Reference:
Letter from D. P. Helker (Exelon Generation Company, LLC and AmerGen Energy Company, LLC) to U. S. NRC, Response to NRC Regulatory Issue Summary 2005-1 9, Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations, dated September 30, 2005 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 (EGG) 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) 657-281 6.
Attachments: (1) Revised NRC Form 536 - Braidwood Station (2) Revised NRC Form 536 - Byron Station
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION Ill 2443 WARRENVILLE ROAD, SUITE 2 10 LISLE, ILLINOIS 6053 2-4 3 52 February 3,2006 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 February 2, 2006, between Mr. S. Stimac and Mr. B. Palagi, arrangements were made for the administration of licensing examinations at the Byron Station the weeks of June lgth and 26'h 2006. In addition, the NRC will make an examination validation visit to your facility the week of May 22, 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, your staff furnished the examination outlines on January 26, 2006. The written examinations, operating tests, and the supporting reference materials identified in Attachment 2 to ES-201 will be due by April 24, 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) (OMS 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. S. Stimac 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 Bruce Palagi at 630-829-961 1, or me at 630-829-9707.
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/www.nrc.qov/readina-rm/adams. html.
SincAerely,
Hironori Peterson, Chief /
Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket Nos. 50-454; 50-455 License Nos. NPF-37; NPF-66 See Attached Distribution
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-1 0202, (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. S. Stimac 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 Bruce Palagi at 630-829-961 1, or me at 630-829-9707.
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 httrx//www.nrc.qov/readinq-rm/adams.html.
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Site Vice President - Byron Station Plant Manager - Byron Station Regulatory Assurance Manager - Byron Station Chief Operating Officer Senior Vice President - Nuclear Services Vice President - Mid-West Operations Support Vice President - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Director Licensing Manager Licensing - Braidwood and Byron Senior Counsel, Nuclear Document Control Desk - Licensing Assistant Attorney General Illinois Emergency Management Agency State Liaison Officer, State of Illinois State Liaison Officer, State of Wisconsin Chairman, Illinois Commerce Commission B. Quigley, Byron Station
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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 Renewed 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 50-354 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 Mite island Nuclear Station, Unit 1 Facility Operating License No. DPR-50 NRC Docket No. 50-289 RIS 2005-1 9
Response to RIS 2005-1 9 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
Subject:
Response to NRC Regulatory Issue Summary 2005-1 9 Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations
Reference:
NRC Regulatory Issue Summary (RIS) 2005-1 9, Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations, dated August 24,2005.
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 2005-1 9 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 references 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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1.06.51 10 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555-0001 Byron Station, Units 1 and 2 Facility Operating License Nos. NPF-37 and NPF-66 NRC Docket Nos. STN 50454 and STN 50-455 Subject :
Revised Byron Station Response to NRC Regulatory Issue Summary 2004-10, Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations
References:
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NRC Regulatory Issue Summary (RE) 2004-10, Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations, dated June 14, 2004 (2) Letter from Michael P. Gallagher (Exelon Generation Company, LLClAmerGen Energy Company, LLC) to U. S. NRC, Response to NRC Regulatory Issue Summary 2004-1 0, Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations, dated July 14, 2004 In Reference 1, 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 of Reference 2 provided the responses to RIS 2004-1 0 for Exelon Generation Company, LLC (Exelon) and AmerGen Energy Company, LLC (AmerGen) plants. Attachment 2 of Reference 2 provided the operator licensing examination information for Byron Station on NRC Form 536.
The current Byron Station operator licensing class was suspended to include additional Senior Reactor Operator candidates; therefore, candidates are being added to the Generic Fundamentals examination schedule in 2005 and the examination preparation and initial operator license examinations are being rescheduled to 2006. Attachment 1 provides a revised Byron Station NRC Form 536 reflecting the revised operator licensing examination data.
February 1, 2005 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Page 2 Should you have any questions related to this matter, please contact Ernest W. Topping, Initial License Training Group Lead, at 81 5-406-31 34.
Sincerely,
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Exel n, Nuclear www.exeloncorp.com An Exelon Company AmerCen Energy Company. L1C 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville. IL 6055s 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 to 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
Subject:
Response to NRC Regulatory Issue Summary 2004-1 0 Prep a ra t i o n and S c h ed u I i ng of 0 pe ra t o r Licensing E xa m i nations
Reference:
NRC Regulatory Issue Summary (RIS) 2004-1 0, Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations, dated June 14, 2004.
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 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 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 111 801 WARRENVILLE ROAD LISLE. ILLINOIS 60532-4351 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:
BYRON STATION CONFIRMATION OF INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSE EXAMINATIONS
Dear Mr. Crane:
In a letter dated September 26, 2003, your staff responded to NRC Regulatory Issue Summary (RE) 2003-1 4, "Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations," for all Exelon Nuclear Stations. This letter responds to the request for initial license examinations at Byron Station, Units 1 and 2.
Initial license examinations were requested during the week of October 31, 2005, and during the week of November 5, 2007. The examination requested for October 31,2005, has been scheduled and a chief examiner assigned to that examination. The examination requested for, November 2007 will be scheduled as we approach that date.
On-site validation of the examinations will occur at Byron 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 at 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 18 candidates for each of the examinations which requires two weeks to complete the examination. Please inform us if the number of candidates decreases below 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 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.qov/readinq-rmladams. html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).
Sincerely, GQP?
Roger D. Lanksbury, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket Nos. 50-454; 50-455 License Nos. NPF-37; NPF-66 cc:
Site Vice President - Byron Byron Station Plant Manager Regulatory Assurance Manager - Byron Chief Operating Officer Senior Vice President - Nuclear Services Vice President - Mid-West Operations Support Vice President - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Director Licensing Manager Licensing - Braidwood and Byron Senior Counsel, Nuclear Document Control Desk - Licensing M. Aguilar, Assistant Attorney General Illinois Department of Nuclear Safety State Liaison Officer State Liaison Officer, State of Wisconsin Chairman, Illinois Commerce Commission Training Manager
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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.nov/readinn-rmladams.
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Since re1 y,
Roger D. Lanksbury, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket Nos. 50-454; 50-455 License Nos. NPF-37; NPF-66 cc:
Site Vice President - Byron Byron Station Plant Manager Regulatory Assurance Manager - Byron Chief Operating Officer Senior Vice President - Nuclear Services Vice President - Mid-West Operations Support Vice President - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Director Licensing Manager Licensing - Braidwood and Byron Senior Counsel, Nuclear Document Control Desk - Licensing M. Aguilar, Assistant Attorney General Illinois Department of Nuclear Safety State Liaison Officer State Liaison Officer, State of Wisconsin Chairman, Illinois Commerce Commission Training Manager
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RDLanksbury 2.oj 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.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).
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