ML063410618
| ML063410618 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Palo Verde  |
| Issue date: | 12/07/2006 |
| From: | Nease R Operations Branch IV |
| To: | James M. Levine Arizona Public Service Co |
| References | |
| IR-07-301 | |
| Download: ML063410618 (5) | |
See also: IR 05000528/2007301
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December 7, 2006
James M. Levine, Executive
Vice President, Generation
Mail Station 7602
Arizona Public Service Company
P.O. Box 52034
Phoenix, AZ 85072-2034
SUBJECT:
PALO VERDE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNITS 1, 2, AND 3 -
NOTIFICATION OF NRC INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATION
05000528/2007301; 05000529/2007301; 05000530/2007301
Dear Mr. James M. Levine:
In a telephone conversation on November 22, 2006, between Messers. Warren Potter,
Licensing Initial Training Supervisor and Jim Drake, Operations Engineer (NRC),
arrangements were made for the administration of licensing examinations at Palo Verde
Nuclear Generating Station during the week of July 23, 2007.
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.
To meet the above schedule, it will be necessary for your staff to furnish the examination
outlines by May 9, 2007. The written examinations, operating tests, and supporting reference
materials identified in Attachment 2 to ES-201 will be due by June 8, 2007. Pursuant to
Title 10, Section 55.40(b)(3) of the Code of Federal Regulations, 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. 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 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.
Arizona Public Service Company
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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, 2009. 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, 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. Warren Potter, Licensing Initial Training
Supervisor 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 Jim Drake at 817-276-6558, or myself at 817-860-8159.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Rebecca Nease, Chief
Operations Branch
Division of Reactor Safety
Dockets: 50-528; 50-529; 50-530
Licenses: NPF-41; NPF-51; NPF-74
Arizona Public Service Company
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DISTRIBUTION:
Steve Olea
Arizona Corporation Commission
1200 W. Washington Street
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Douglas K. Porter, Senior Counsel
Southern California Edison Company
Law Department, Generation Resources
P.O. Box 800
Rosemead, CA 91770
Chairman
Maricopa County Board of Supervisors
301 W. Jefferson, 10th Floor
Phoenix, AZ 85003
Aubrey V. Godwin, Director
Arizona Radiation Regulatory Agency
4814 South 40 Street
Phoenix, AZ 85040
Craig K. Seaman, General Manager
Regulatory Affairs and
Performance Improvement
Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station
Mail Station 7636
P.O. Box 52034
Phoenix, AZ 85072-2034
Jeffrey T. Weikert
Assistant General Counsel
El Paso Electric Company
Mail Location 167
123 W. Mills
El Paso, TX 79901
John W. Schumann
Los Angeles Department of Water & Power
Southern California Public Power Authority
P.O. Box 51111, Room 1255-C
Los Angeles, CA 90051-0100
John Taylor
Public Service Company of New Mexico
2401 Aztec NE, MS Z110
Albuquerque, NM 87107-4224
Arizona Public Service Company
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Thomas D. Champ
Southern California Edison Company
5000 Pacific Coast Hwy, Bldg. D1B
San Clemente, CA 92672
Robert Henry
Salt River Project
6504 East Thomas Road
Scottsdale, AZ 85251
Brian Almon
Public Utility Commission
William B. Travis Building
P.O. Box 13326
1701 North Congress Avenue
Austin, TX 78701-3326
Karen O'Regan
Environmental Program Manager
City of Phoenix
Office of Environmental Programs
200 West Washington Street
Phoenix, AZ 85003
Matthew Benac
Assistant Vice President
Nuclear & Generation Services
El Paso Electric Company
340 East Palm Lane, Suite 310
Phoenix, AZ 85004
Arizona Public Service Company
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Electronic distribution by RIV:
Regional Administrator (BSM1)
DRP Director (ATH)
DRS Director (DDC)
DRS Deputy Director (RJC1)
Senior Resident Inspector (GXW2)
Branch Chief, DRP/D (TWP)
Senior Project Engineer, DRP/D (GEW)
Team Leader, DRP/TSS (RVA)
RITS Coordinator (KEG)
SUNSI Review Completed: ___Y___
ADAMS: / Yes G No Initials: __JFD____
/ Publicly Available G Non-Publicly Available G Sensitive
/ Non-Sensitive
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/RA/
/RA/
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