ML082100430
| ML082100430 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | River Bend  |
| Issue date: | 07/28/2008 |
| From: | Ryan Lantz Operations Branch IV |
| To: | Mike Perito Entergy Operations |
| References | |
| IR-08-301, OLE 2008301 | |
| Download: ML082100430 (6) | |
See also: IR 05000458/2008301
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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
July 28, 2008
Michael Perito
Vice President, Operations
Entergy Operations, Inc.
River Bend Station
5485 US Highway 61N
St. Francisville, LA 70775
SUBJECT: RIVER BEND STATION - NOTIFICATION OF NRC INITIAL OPERATOR
LICENSING EXAMINATION 05000458/2008301
Dear Mr. Perito:
In a telephone conversation on July 16, 2008 between Messrs. John Fralick, Initial Operations
Training Superintendent, and Brian Larson, Chief Examiner, arrangements were made for the
administration of licensing examinations at River Bend Station during the week of December 1,
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-1123, 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 September 5, 2008. The written examinations, operating tests, and supporting
reference materials identified in Attachment 3 to ES-201 will be due by October 3, 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 27, 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 regarding this burden estimate or any
other aspect of these information collections, including suggestions for reducing the burden, to
the Records and FOIA/Privacy Services Branch (T-5 F52), U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, or by Internet electronic mail to
INFOCOLLECTS@NRC.GOV.
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. Fralick 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
Docket: 50-458
License: NPF-47
DISTRIBUTION:
Senior Vice President
Entergy Nuclear Operations
P.O. Box 31995
Jackson, MS 39286-1995
Senior Vice President and COO
Entergy Operations, Inc.
P.O. Box 31995
Jackson, MS 39286-1995
Vice President, Oversight
Entergy Operations, Inc.
P.O. Box 31995
Jackson, MS 39286-1995
Senior Manager, Nuclear Safety & Licensing
Entergy Nuclear Operations
P.O. Box 31995
Jackson, MS 39286-1995
Manager, Licensing
Entergy Operations, Inc.
River Bend Station
5485 US Highway 61N
St. Francisville, LA 70775
Attorney General
State of Louisiana
P.O. Box 94095
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9005
Entergy Operations, Inc. -4-
Ms. H. Anne Plettinger
3456 Villa Rose Drive
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
President of West Feliciana
Police Jury
P.O. Box 1921
St. Francisville, LA 70775
Mr. Richard Penrod, Senior Environmental
Scientist/State Liaison Officer
Office of Environmental Services
Northwestern State University
Russell Hall, Room 201
Natchitoches, LA 71497
Mr. Brian Almon
Public Utility Commission
William B. Travis Building
P.O. Box 13326
1701 North Congress Avenue
Austin, TX 78701-3326
Mr. Jim Calloway
Public Utility
Commission of Texas
1701 N. Congress Avenue
Austin, TX 78711-3326
Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality
Radiological Emergency Planning and
Response Division
P.O. Box 4312
Baton Rouge, LA 70821-4312
Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality
Office of Environmental Compliance
P.O. Box 4312
Baton Rouge, LA 70821-4312
Associate General Counsel
Entergy Nuclear Operations
P.O. Box 31995
Jackson, MS 39286-1995
Entergy Operations, Inc. -5-
Lisa R. Hammond, Chief
Technological Hazards Branch
National Preparedness Division
FEMA Region VI
800 N. Loop 288
Denton, TX 76209
Entergy Operations, Inc. -6-
Electronic distribution by RIV:
Regional Administrator (Elmo.Collins@nrc.gov)
DRP Director (Dwight.Chamberlain@nrc.gov)
DRP Deputy Director (Anton.Vegel@nrc.gov)
DRS Director (Roy.Caniano@nrc.gov)
DRS Deputy Director (Troy.Pruett@nrc.gov)
Senior Resident Inspector (Grant.Larkin@nrc.gov)
Resident Inspector (Andy.Barrett@nrc.gov)
Branch Chief, DRP/C (Geoffrey.Miller@nrc.gov)
Senior Project Engineer, DRP/C (Wayne.Walker@nrc.gov)
Public Affairs Officer (Victor.Dricks@nrc.gov)
Team Leader, DRP/TSS (Chuck.Paulk@nrc.gov)
RITS Coordinator (Marisa.Herrera@nrc.gov)
SUNSI Review Completed: REL ADAMS: Yes No Initials: REL
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/RA/ /RA/
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