ML070320003
| ML070320003 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Brunswick  |
| Issue date: | 01/31/2007 |
| From: | Haag R NRC/RGN-II |
| To: | Scarola J Carolina Power & Light Co |
| References | |
| 50-324/07-301, 50-325/07-301 | |
| Download: ML070320003 (4) | |
See also: IR 05000324/2007301
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January 31, 2007
Carolina Power and Light
ATTN: Mr. J. Scarola
Vice President
Brunswick Steam Electric Plant
P. O. Box 10429
Southport, NC 28461
SUBJECT: BRUNSWICK STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT - REACTOR AND SENIOR
REACTOR OPERATOR INITIAL EXAMINATIONS 05000325/2007301 AND
Dear Mr. Scarola:
In a telephone conversation on January 30, 2007, between Mr. Lenny Beller, Superintendent -
Operations Training, and Mr. Mark A. Bates, Senior Operations Engineer, arrangements were
made for the administration of licensing examinations at Brunswick Nuclear Plant.
Arrangements were made to administer the written examination during the week of July 9, 2007
and the operating test during the weeks of July 16 and 23, 2007. The on-site preparatory week
is scheduled for the week of June 25, 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 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 will be necessary for your staff to furnish the examination
outlines by April 30, 2007. The written examinations, operating tests, and the supporting
reference materials identified in Attachment 2 of ES-201 will be due by June 1, 2007. Pursuant
to 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. 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.
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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 the Office of
Management and Budget, approval number Part 55 (3150-0018), which expires on June 30,
2009. The public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 500
hours per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, gathering and maintaining the
data needed, writing the examinations, 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/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public
Electronic Reading Room).
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Lenny Beller 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 Mark A. Bates at (404) 562-4612,
(Internet E-mail: MAB7@NRC.GOV), or myself at (404) 562-4607, (Internet E-mail:
RCH@NRC.GOV).
Sincerely,
\\RA\\
Robert C. Haag, Chief
Operations Branch
Division of Reactor Safety
Docket Nos. 50-325, 50-324
cc: (See page 3)
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cc contd: John H. O'Neill, Jr.
T. P. Cleary, Director Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge
Site Operations 2300 N. Street, NW
Brunswick Steam Electric Plant Washington, DC 20037-1128
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