ML081230516
| ML081230516 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Arkansas Nuclear  |
| Issue date: | 05/02/2008 |
| From: | Ryan Lantz Operations Branch IV |
| To: | Entergy Operations |
| References | |
| IR-08-301 | |
| Download: ML081230516 (4) | |
See also: IR 05000313/2008301
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UNITED STATES
NUC LE AR RE G UL AT O RY C O M M I S S I O N
R E GI ON I V
612 EAST LAMAR BLVD , SU I TE 400
AR LI N GTON , TEXAS 76011-4125
May 2, 2008
Vice President, Operations
Entergy Operations, Inc.
Arkansas Nuclear One
1448 S.R. 333
Russellville, AR 72802
SUBJECT: ARKANSAS NUCLEAR ONE, UNIT 1 - NOTIFICATION OF NRC INITIAL
OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATION 05000313/2008301
Dear Mr. Mitchell:
In a telephone conversation on March 19, 2008 between Messrs. Randal Martin, Operations
Training Superintendent and Brian Larson, Chief Examiner, arrangements were made for the
administration of licensing examinations at Arkansas Nuclear One during the week of
September 8, 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. The NRCs 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 June 20, 2008. The written examinations, operating tests, and supporting reference
materials identified in Attachment 3 to ES-201 will be due by July 18, 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
August 11, 2008.
Entergy Operations, Inc. -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. 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 50 hours5.787037e-4 days <br />0.0139 hours <br />8.267196e-5 weeks <br />1.9025e-5 months <br /> per response,
including the time for reviewing instructions, gathering and maintaining the data needed, 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 Margie.Janney@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.
Entergy Operations, Inc. -3-
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Mr. Martin 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. Larson at 817-860-8172, or myself at
817-860-8159.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Ryan E. Lantz, Chief
Operations Branch
Division of Reactor Safety
Dockets: 50-313; 50-368
DISTRIBUTION: Associate General Counsel
Senior Vice President Entergy Nuclear Operations
Entergy Operations, Inc. P.O. Box 31995
P.O. Box 31995 Jackson, MS 39286-1995
Jackson, MS 39286-1995
Senior Manager, Nuclear Safety &
Senior Vice President Licensing
& Chief Operating Officer Entergy Operations, Inc.
Entergy Operations, Inc. 1340 Echelon Parkway
P.O. Box 31995 Jackson, MS 39213-8298
Jackson, MS 39286-1995
Section Chief, Division of Health
Vice President, Oversight Radiation Control Section
Entergy Operations, Inc. Arkansas Department of Health and
P.O. Box 31995 Human Services
Jackson, MS 39286-1995 4815 West Markham Street, Slot 30
Little Rock, AR 72205-3867
Manager, Licensing
Entergy Operations, Inc. Section Chief, Division of Health
Arkansas Nuclear One Emergency Management Section
1448 SR 333 Arkansas Department of Health
Russellville, AR 72802 4815 West Markham Street, Slot 30
Little Rock, AR 72205-3867
Pope County Judge
Pope County Courthouse
100 West Main Street
Russellville, AR 72801
Entergy Operations, Inc. -4-
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 (Alfred.Sanchez@nrc.gov)
Branch Chief, DRP/E (Jeffrey.Clark@nrc.gov)
Senior Project Engineer, DRP/E (George.Replogle@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 Resource
ANO Site Secretary (Vicki.High@nrc.gov)
SUNSI Review Completed: __Y____ADAMS: 7 Yes No Initials: __BTL____
7 Publicly Available Non-Publicly Available Sensitive 7 Non-Sensitive
SOE C:OB
BTLarson RELantz
/RA/ /RA/
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