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Reactor Operator Retake Examination - Susquehanna Steam Electric Station, Units 1 and 2
ML080460104
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Site: Susquehanna  Talen Energy icon.png
Issue date: 02/14/2008
From: Hansell S
Operations Branch I
To: Mckinney B
Susquehanna
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February 14, 2008 Mr. Britt T. McKinney Vice President - Nuclear Site Operations PPL Susquehanna, LLC 769 Salem Blvd. - NUCSB3 Berwick, PA 18603-0467

SUBJECT:

REACTOR OPERATOR RETAKE EXAMINATION - SUSQUEHANNA STEAM ELECTRIC STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2

Dear Mr. McKinney:

In a telephone conversation on February 7, 2008, between Mr. John Caruso, Senior Examiner/Inspector and Messrs. Sid Morgan, Supervisor Initial Nuclear Operations Training, and Christopher Michaels, Initial Examination Development Lead, arrangements were made for the administration of an initial license written retake examination at Susquehanna Steam Electric Station, Units 1 and 2, during the week of May 12, 2008.

As agreed during the telephone conversation, your staff will prepare the examination based on the guidelines in Revision 9, Supplement 1, of NUREG-1021, AOperator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors.@ The NRC=s regional office will discuss with your staff any changes that might be necessary before the examination is administered.

To meet the above schedule, it will be necessary for your staff to furnish the written examination outlines by February 19, 2008. The written examination, and the supporting reference materials identified in Attachment 2 of ES-201 will be due by April 14, 2008. Pursuant to Title 10, Section 55.40(b)(3), of the Code of Federal Regulations, 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 should 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 marked appropriately. 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 examination, it will be necessary for your staff to provide adequate space and accommodations in accordance with ES-402.

Appendix E of NUREG-1021 contains a number of NRC policies and guidelines that will be in effect while the written examination is being administered.

To permit timely NRC review and evaluation, your staff should submit preliminary 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)

Mr. McKinney (OMB approval number 3150-0090) at least 30 days before the examination date. Because your applicants for this NRC written retake examination previously passed the operating test, administered on December 10-18, 2007, you may request waivers of that portion. 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 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 OMB, under 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, D.C. 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, D.C. 20503.

The NRC may not conduct nor sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, an information collection, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC=s ARules of Practice,@ a copy of this letter and its enclosures will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC=s Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of the NRC=s Agencywide Document Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the Electronic Reading Room page of the NRC=s public Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.

Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Mr. Morgan 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 John Caruso at (610) 337-5389, or me at (610) 337-5046.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Samuel L. Hansell, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket Nos. 50-387, 50-388 License Nos. NPF-14, NPF-22

Mr. McKinney (OMB approval number 3150-0090) at least 30 days before the examination date. Because your applicants for this NRC written retake examination previously passed the operating test, administered on December 10-18, 2007, you may request waivers of that portion. 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 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 OMB, under 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, D.C. 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, D.C. 20503.

The NRC may not conduct nor sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, an information collection, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC=s ARules of Practice,@ a copy of this letter and its enclosures will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC=s Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of the NRC=s Agencywide Document Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the Electronic Reading Room page of the NRC=s public Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.

Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Mr. Morgan 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 John Caruso at (610) 337-5389, or me at (610) 337-5046.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Samuel L. Hansell, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket Nos. 50-387, 50-388 License Nos. NPF-14, NPF-22 SUNSI Review Complete:___SLH______ (Reviewer=s Initials)

DOCUMENT NAME: T:\DRS\Operations Branch\CARUSO\Exam 08-Susq Rtk May 08 (U01762)\120dayWRITTENexamRETAKEltrfinal.doc ADAMS PKG: ML080390056 ADAMS ACC#: ML080460104 After declaring this document AAn Official Agency Record@ it will be released to the Public.

OFFICE RI/DRS/OB RI/DRS/OB RI/DRS/OB NAME CJBixler/CJB JGCaruso/SLH for SLHansell/SLH DATE 2/14/08 02/14/08 02/14/08 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY

Mr. McKinney cc:

C. J. Gannon, Vice President - Nuclear Operations R. Paley, General Manager - Plant Support R. D. Pagodin, General Manager - Nuclear Engineering R. Mike Peal, Training Manager R. Sgarro, Manager - Nuclear Regulatory Affairs Supervisor, Nuclear Regulatory Affairs M. H. Crowthers, Supervising Engineer, Nuclear Regulatory Affairs Manager - Quality Assurance B. A. Snapp, Esq., Associate General Counsel, PPL Services Corporation Supervisor - Document Control Services R. W. Osborne, Allegheny Electric Cooperative, Inc.

D. Allard, Director, PA Dept of Environmental Protection Board of Supervisors, Salem Township J. Johnsrud, National Energy Committee, Sierra Club E. Epstein, TMI-Alert (TMIA)

Mr. McKinney Distribution w/encl:

DRS Master Exam File (C. Bixler) (w/concurrences)

DRS File Distribution w/encl: (via E-mail)

S. Collins, RA M. Dapas, DRA M. Gamberoni, DRS D. Roberts, DRS D. Lew, DRP J. Clifford, DRP S. Hansell, DRS J. Caruso, Chief Examiner, DRS P. Krohn, DRP R. Fuhrmeister, DRP G. West, RI OEDO J. Lubinski, NRR M. Kowal, NRR J. Kim, NRR R. Guzman, PM, NRR J. Hughey, Backup, NRR F. Jaxheimer SRI - Susquehanna S. Farrell, DRP, OA Region I Docket Room (with concurrences)

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