ML071910475
| ML071910475 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Hatch  |
| Issue date: | 07/10/2007 |
| From: | Haag R NRC/RGN-II/DRS/OLB |
| To: | Madison D Southern Nuclear Operating Co |
| References | |
| IR-07-301 | |
| Download: ML071910475 (4) | |
See also: IR 05000321/2007301
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July 10, 2007
Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
ATTN: Mr. Dennis R. Madison
Site Vice President
Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant
P. O. Box 11028
Hatch Parkway North
Baxley, GA 31513
SUBJECT:
REACTOR AND SENIOR REACTOR OPERATOR INITIAL EXAMINATION
EDWIN I. HATCH NUCLEAR PLANT - 05000321/2007301 AND
Dear Mr. Madison:
In a meeting on April 17, 2007, between Mr. Steven Grantham, Operations Training Supervisor,
and Mr. Ronald F. Aiello, Senior Operations Engineer, arrangements were made for the
administration of licensing examinations at Hatch Nuclear Plant Units 1 and 2. The operating
test is scheduled for the week of December 3, 2007. The written examination is scheduled to
be administered on December 10, 2007. The on-site preparatory week is scheduled for the
week of November 5, 2007.
As agreed during the meeting, the staff of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) will
prepare the written examinations and your staff will prepare the operating tests 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. Your staff will be given the opportunity
to review the written examinations during the week of October 1, 2007, and has also agreed to
make all of the copies of the examination materials prior to administration.
To meet the above schedule, it will be necessary for your staff to furnish the operating test
outlines by September 3, 2007. The operating tests will be due by October 15, 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,
2008. The public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 350
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 NRCs 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 NRCs 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. Grantham 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. 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
Operator Licensing Branch
Division of Reactor Safety
Docket Nos.: 50-321, 50-366
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ATTN: John C. Lewis, Training Manager
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P. O. Box 2010
Baxley, GA 31513
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