ML081150364
| ML081150364 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Palo Verde  |
| Issue date: | 04/23/2008 |
| From: | Ryan Lantz Operations Branch IV |
| To: | Edington R Arizona Public Service Co |
| References | |
| IR-08-301 | |
| Download: ML081150364 (5) | |
See also: IR 05000528/2008301
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UNITED STATES
NU CLE AR RE GU LATOR Y C O M M I S S I O N
R EGI ON I V
611 R YAN PLAZA D R IV E, SU ITE 400
AR LI N GTON , TEXAS 76011-4005
April 23, 2008
Randall K. Edington, Executive
Vice President, Nuclear/CNO
Mail Station 7602
Arizona Public Service Company
P.O. Box 52034
Phoenix, AZ 85072-2034
SUBJECT: PALO VERDE NUCLEAR GENERATION STATION, UNITS 1, 2, AND 3 -
NOTIFICATION OF NRC INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING
EXAMINATION 05000528/2008301; 05000529/2008301; 05000530/2008301
Dear Mr. Edington:
In a telephone conversation on April 18, 2008, between Messers. W. Potter, Simulator
Supervisor and T. McKernon, Chief Examiner, arrangements were made for the administration
of licensing examinations at Palo Verde Nuclear Generation Station during the week of
November 10, 2008.
As agreed during the telephone conversation, your staff will prepare the examinations based on
the guidelines in NUREG-1021, Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power
Reactors, Revision 9, Supplement 1, and NUREG-1122, Knowledge and Abilities Catalog for
Nuclear Power Plant Operators, Revision 2, Supplement 1.
To meet the above schedule, it will be necessary for your staff to furnish the examination
outlines by August 29, 2008. The written examinations, operating tests, and supporting
reference materials identified in Attachment 3 to ES-201 will be due by September 26, 2008.
Pursuant to Title 10, Section 55.40(b)(3), of the Code of Federal Regulations
(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. We request that any personal, proprietary,
sensitive unclassified, or safeguards information in your response be contained in a separate
enclosure and appropriately marked. 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 addition, your support for on-site validation of the
examinations is required during the week of October 6, 2008.
Arizona Public Service Company -2-
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 to 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, November 7, 2008. 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 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, DC 20555-0001, or by Internet electronic mail to 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 neither 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 NRCs Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter and its
enclosures will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRCs Public Document
Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of the NRCs Agencywide
Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the
electronic Reading Room page of the NRCs public Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-
rm/adams.html.
Arizona Public Service Company -3-
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Mr. W. Potter has been advised of the policies
and guidelines referenced in this letter. If you have any questions regarding the NRCs
examination procedures and guidelines, please contact Mr. McKernon at 817-860-8153 or
myself at 817-860-8159.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Ryan E. Lantz, Chief
Operations Branch
Division of Reactor Safety
Dockets: 50-528; 50-529; 50-530
Licenses: NPF-41; NPF-51; NPF-74
DISTRIBUTION
Steve Olea Mr. Dwight C. Mims
Arizona Corporation Commission Vice President, Regulatory Affairs and
1200 W. Washington Street Performance Improvement
Phoenix, AZ 85007 Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station
Mail Station 7605
Douglas K. Porter, Senior Counsel P.O. Box 52034
Southern California Edison Company Phoenix, AZ 85072-2034
Law Department, Generation Resources
P.O. Box 800 Jeffrey T. Weikert
Rosemead, CA 91770 Assistant General Counsel
El Paso Electric Company
Chairman Mail Location 167
Maricopa County Board of Supervisors 123 W. Mills
301 W. Jefferson, 10th Floor El Paso, TX 79901
Phoenix, AZ 85003
Eric J. Tharp
Aubrey V. Godwin, Director Los Angeles Department of Water & Power
Arizona Radiation Regulatory Agency Southern California Public Power Authority
4814 South 40 Street P.O. Box 51111, Room 1255-C
Phoenix, AZ 85040 Los Angeles, CA 90051-0100
Scott Bauer, Director James Ray
Regulatory Affairs Public Service Company of New Mexico
Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station 2401 Aztec NE, MS Z110
Mail Station 7636 Albuquerque, NM 87107-4224
P.O. Box 52034
Phoenix, AZ 85072-2034 Geoffrey M. Cook
Southern California Edison Company
5000 Pacific Coast Hwy, Bldg. D21
San Clemente, CA 92672
Arizona Public Service Company -4-
Robert Henry Matthew Benac
Salt River Project Assistant Vice President
6504 East Thomas Road Nuclear & Generation Services
Scottsdale, AZ 85251 El Paso Electric Company
340 East Palm Lane, Suite 310
Brian Almon Phoenix, AZ 85004
Public Utility Commission
William B. Travis Building Chief, Radiological Emergency
P.O. Box 13326 Preparedness Section
1701 North Congress Avenue National Preparedness Directorate
Austin, TX 78701-3326 Technological Hazards Division
Department of Homeland Security
Karen O' Regan 1111 Broadway, Suite 1200
Environmental Program Manager Oakland, CA 94607-4052
City of Phoenix
Office of Environmental Programs
200 West Washington Street
Phoenix, AZ 85003
Arizona Public Service Company -5-
Electronic distribution by RIV:
Regional Administrator (Elmo.Collins@nrc.gov)
DRP Director (Dwight.Chamberlain@nrc.gov)
DRS Director (Roy.Caniano@nrc.gov)
DRS Deputy Director (Troy.Pruett@nrc.gov)
Senior Resident Inspector (Greg.Warnick@nrc.gov)
Branch Chief, DRP/D (Michael.Hay@nrc.gov)
Senior Project Engineer, DRP/D (Greg.Werner@nrc.gov)
Senior Project Engineer, DRP/D (Geoff.Miller@nrc.gov)
Team Leader, DRP/TSS (Chuck.Paulk@nrc.gov)
RITS Coordinator (Marisa.Herrera@nrc.gov)
J. Adams, OEDO RIV Coordinator (John.Adams@nrc.gov)
ROPreports
PV Site Secretary (Patricia.Coleman@nrc.gov)
SUNSI Review Completed: __REL____ ADAMS: Yes No Initials: _REL_
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