ML070660210
| ML070660210 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | River Bend  |
| Issue date: | 03/02/2007 |
| From: | Gody A Operations Branch IV |
| To: | Venable J Entergy Operations |
| References | |
| ER-07-301 | |
| Download: ML070660210 (5) | |
See also: IR 05000458/2007301
Text
March 2, 2007
Joseph E. Venable
Vice President - Operations
Entergy Operations, Inc.
River Bend Station
5485 US Highway 61N
St. Francisville, LA 70775
SUBJECT:
RIVER BEND STATION - NRC INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING
EXAMINATION 05000458/2007301
Dear Mr. Venable:
In a telephone conversation on January 24, 2007, between Messrs. Mike Murphy, Chief
Examiner, and Mike Wagner, Classroom Training Coordinator, arrangements were made for
the administration of licensing examinations at your River Bend Station during the week of
June 11, 2007.
As agreed during several telephone conversations between Messrs. Steve Garchow, Gabriel
Apger and members of your staff, the NRC will prepare the written examinations, one scenario,
the job performance measures outlines and one half of the job performance measures. Your
staff will prepare the remaining scenarios and job performance measures 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 March 28, 2007. The remaining outlines, scenarios and job performance measures,
and the supporting reference materials identified in Attachment 2 of ES-201 and as specified by
the Chief Examiner will be due by April 27, 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. Additionally, an onsite validation of the examination material will be
performed during the week of May 28, 2007. Sufficient staff resources and the simulator
should be made available for the examination validation.
Entergy Operations, Inc.
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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 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, or no later than May 12, 2007. 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 or no later than May 28, 2007.
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, 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, 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 20555-001, 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 2.790 of the NRCs Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter, its
enclosures, and your response will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC
Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Record (PARS) component of the NRCs
document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at
http://www.nrc.gov/NRC/ADAMS/index.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).
Entergy Operations, Inc.
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Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Mr. Wagner 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 Mr. Mike Murphy at 817-860-8160, or
myself at 817-860-8159.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Anthony T. Gody, Chief
Operations Branch
Division of Reactor Safety
Docket: 50-458
License: NPF-47
cc:
Executive Vice President and
Chief Operating Officer
Entergy Operations, Inc.
P.O. Box 31995
Jackson, MS 39286-1995
Vice President
Operations Support
Entergy Operations, Inc.
P.O. Box 31995
Jackson, MS 39286-1995
General Manager
Plant Operations
Entergy Operations, Inc.
River Bend Station
5485 US Highway 61N
St. Francisville, LA 70775
Director, Nuclear Safety & Licensing
Entergy Operations, Inc.
1340 Echelon Parkway
Jackson, MS 39213-8298
Manager, Licensing
Entergy Operations, Inc.
River Bend Station
5485 US Highway 61N
St. Francisville, LA 70775
Entergy Operations, Inc.
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The Honorable Charles C. Foti, Jr.
Attorney General
Department of Justice
State of Louisiana
P.O. Box 94095
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9005
H. Anne Plettinger
3456 Villa Rose Drive
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
Bert Babers, President
West Feliciana Parish Police Jury
P.O. Box 1921
St. Francisville, LA 70775
Richard Penrod, Senior Environmental
Scientist, State Liaison Officer
Office of Environmental Services
Northwestern State University
Russell Hall, Room 201
Natchitoches, LA 71497
Brian Almon
Public Utility Commission
William B. Travis Building
P.O. Box 13326
1701 North Congress Avenue
Austin, TX 78701-3326
Jim Calloway
Public Utility Commission of Texas
1701 N. Congress Avenue
Austin, TX 78711-3326
Entergy Operations, Inc.
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