ML073030034

Supplemental Reply to NRC Regulatory Issue Summary (RIS) 2007-17, Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations

ML073030034
Person / Time
Site:	Browns Ferry
Issue date:	10/25/2007
From:	O'Grady B Tennessee Valley Authority
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
RIS-07-017
Download: ML073030034 (4)

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Tennessee Valley Authority, Post Office Box 2000, Decatur, Alabama 35609-2000 Brian O'Grady Vice President, Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant October 25, 2007 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Mail Stop: OWFN P1-35 Washington, D.C. 20555-0001

Dear Sir:

In the Matter of ) Docket Nos. 50-259 Tennessee Valley Authority ) 50-260 50-296 BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANT (BFN) - SUPPLEMENTAL REPLY TO NRC REGULATORY ISSUE

SUMMARY

(RIS) 2007-17, PREPARATION AND SCHEDULING OF OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATIONS This letter provides a supplemental reply to TVA's initial response to an NRC RIS dated July 12, 2007. Based on further review of our current Operator training schedule, TVA is requesting for NRC to schedule an additional initial Operator license examination for February in calendar year 2008.

This issue was discussed and complies with Region II staff who requested TVA to submit this supplemental reply.

Enclosed is a revised NRC Form 536, Operator Licensing Examination Data, which provides BFN's current schedules for the specific information requested in the RIS.

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Nuclear Regulatory Commission Paae 2 October 25, 2007 If you have any questions concerning these schedules for the graded written examinations or the proposed examination schedules, please contact E. R. Scillian at (256) 729-3439.

Sincerely, Brian O'Grady Enclosure Cc (Enclosure)

Dr. William D. Travers, Regional Administrator U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center 61 Forsyth Street S.W., Suite 23T85 Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8931 Mr. Malcolm T. Widmann, Chief Operator Licensing and Human Performance Branch U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region II Sam Nunn Atianta Federal Center 61 Forsyth Street S.W., Suite 23T85 Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8931 NRC Resident Inspector Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant 10833 Shaw Road Athens, Alabama 35611-6970

ENCLOSURE Enclosure Operator Licensing Examination Data (Data as defined on NRC Form 536)

FACILITY BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANT I NRC REGION H A. PROPOSED EXAMINATION PREPARATION SCHEDULE PROPOSED NUMBER CY-2008 ESTIMATED NUMBER OF 2 LICENSEE PREPARED EXAMINATIONS ESTIMATED NUMBER OF 0 NRC PREPARED EXAMINATIONS B. INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSE EXAMINATIONS PROPOSED NUMBER CY-2008 CY-2009 CY-2010 CY-2011 NUMBER OF REACTOR 5 - 11 6 6 - 6 6 OPERATORS NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR 4 - 2 5 3 - 3 3 OPERATORS - INSTANT NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR 0 - 2 1 3 - 3 3 OPERATORS - UPGRADE NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR 0 0 0 0 OPERATORS - LIMITED PROPOSED DATES PRIMARY DATE 2/25/2008 - 10/20/2008 4/20/2009 4/19/2010 - 10/25/2010 10/24/2011 ALTERNATE DATE 3/03/2008 - 11/03/2008 05/04/2009 05/3/2010 - 11/8/2010 11/7/2011 C. PROPOSED GENERIC FUNDAMENTALS EXAMINATION (GFE) SCHEDULE CY-2008 CY-2009 PROPOSED NUMBER MARCH JUNE SEPTEMBER DECEMBER MAR JUNE SEPTEMBER DECEMBER CH ESTIMATED I1 0 0 0 9 0 9 0 NUMBER OF CANDIDATES