ML070170259
| ML070170259 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Catawba  |
| Issue date: | 01/17/2007 |
| From: | Haag R NRC/RGN-II/DRS/OLB |
| To: | Morris J Duke Energy Carolinas, Duke Power Co |
| References | |
| 50-413/07-301, 50-414/07-301 | |
| Download: ML070170259 (4) | |
See also: IR 05000413/2007301
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January 17, 2007
Duke Power Company, LLC d/b/a
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC
ATTN: Mr. J. R. Morris
Site Vice President
Catawba Site
4800 Concord Road
York, SC 29745-9635
SUBJECT:
REACTOR OPERATOR RETAKE INITIAL EXAMINATIONS - CATAWBA
NUCLEAR STATION 05000413/2007301 AND 05000414/2007301
Dear Mr. Morris:
In a telephone conversation on January 12, 2007, between Mr. Gary Hamilton, Operations
Training Manager, and Mr. Ronald F. Aiello, Senior Operations Examiner, arrangements were
made for the administration of a licensing retake written examination scheduled to be given on
March 30, 2007, at the Catawba Nuclear Station.
As agreed during the telephone conversation, your staff will prepare the reactor operator written
examination based on the guidelines in NUREG-1021, "Operator Licensing Examination
Standards for Power Reactors, Revision 9. The NRC regional office will discuss with your staff
any changes that might be necessary before the examination is administered. The facility has
also agreed to make all of the copies of the examination prior to administration.
To meet the above schedule, it will be necessary for your staff to furnish the written
examinations as well as the supporting reference materials identified in NUREG 1021, ES-201,
Attachment 2, "Reference Material Guidelines For Initial Licensing Examinations," by February
26, 2007. Pursuant to 10 CFR 55.40(b)(3), an authorized representative of the facility licensee
shall approve the examination before it is 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
examination to be rescheduled.
In order to conduct the requested retake written examination, it will be necessary for your staff to
provide adequate space and accommodations in accordance with NUREG 1021, ES-402,
"Administering Initial Written Examinations." Additionally, since the Catawba exam is being
written using the same outline and similar questions to the McGuire exam, the examination and
security measures will have to be applied in parallel.
Appendix E of NUREG-1021 contains a number of NRC policies and guidelines that will be in
effect while the written examinations are being administered.
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To permit timely NRC review and evaluation, your staff should submit a preliminary reactor
operator license application (Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval number 3150-
0090), medical certification (OMB approval number 3150-0024), and waiver request (if
any)(OMB approval number 3150-0090) at least 30 days before the examination date. If the
application is not received at least 30 days before the examination date, a postponement may
be necessary which would also postpone the McGuire exam. A signed application 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 Part 55 (3150-0018), which expires on June 30,
2007. 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, 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-
0018), 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 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.gov/readingrm/adams.html (the Public
Electronic Reading Room).
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Mr. Gary Hamilton 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 Ronald F. Aiello at (404) 562-4641,
(Internet E-mail: rfa@nrc.gov), or me at (404) 562-4607, (Internet E-mail: rch@nrc.gov).
Sincerely,
\\\\RA\\\\
Robert C. Haag, Chief
Operations Branch
Division of Reactor Safety
Docket No.: 50-413, 50-414
License No.: NPF-35, NPF- 52
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Randy D. Hart
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Duke Power Company LLC
d/b/a/Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC
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