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Er 05000325-08-302 and 05000324-08-302, on 08/04/2008, 10/06/2008, and 11/10/2008, Brunswick Steam Electric Plant - Reactor and Senior Reactor Operator Initial
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Site:	Brunswick
Issue date:	08/05/2008
From:	Widmann M; NRC/RGN-II/DRS/OLB
To:	Waldrep B; Carolina Power & Light Co
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UNITED STATES

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

REGION II

SAM NUNN ATLANTA FEDERAL CENTER

61 FORSYTH STREET, SW, SUITE 23T85

ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-8931

August 5, 2008

Mr. Benjamin C. Waldrep

Vice President

Carolina Power and Light Company

Brunswick Steam Electric Plant

P.O. Box 10429

Southport, NC 28461

SUBJECT: BRUNSWICK STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT - REACTOR AND SENIOR

REACTOR OPERATOR INITIAL EXAMINATIONS 05000325/2008302 AND

05000324/2008302

Dear Mr. Waldrep:

In a telephone conversation on August 4, 2008, between Mr. Lenny Beller, Superintendent -

Operations Training, and Mr. Ronald F. Aiello, Senior Operations Engineer, arrangements were

made for the administration of licensing examinations at Brunswick Nuclear Plant.

Arrangements were made to administer the written examination during the week of Nov 10,

2008 and the operating test during the week of November 3, 2008. The on-site preparatory

week is scheduled for the week of October 6, 2008.

As agreed during the telephone conversation, the NRC will prepare the written examination

outline and your staff will prepare the written examinations, operating test outlines, and

operating tests based on the guidelines of NUREG-1021, "Operator Licensing Examination

Standards for Power Reactors, Revision 9, Supplement 1. The NRC 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 operating test

outlines by September 1, 2008. The written examinations, operating tests, and the supporting

reference materials, identified in Attachment 2 of ES-201, will be due by September 22, 2008.

Pursuant to 10 CFR 55.40(b)(3), an authorized representative of the facility licensee shall

approve the applicable outlines, examinations, and tests before they are submitted to the NRC

for review and approval. All materials shall be complete and ready-to-use. 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 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.

CP&L 2

Appendix E of 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 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)(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 the Office of

Management and Budget, approval number Part 55 (3150-0018), which expires on

June 30, 2009. The public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to

average 400 hours0.00463 days <br />0.111 hours <br />6.613757e-4 weeks <br />1.522e-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 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,

DC 20503.

The NRC may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection

of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter will be

available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the

Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's document system (ADAMS). ADAMS

is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public

Electronic Reading Room).

Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Lenny Beller 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 Ronald F. Aiello at (404) 562-4641,

(Internet E-mail: ronald.aiello@nrc.gov), or myself at (404) 562-4550, (Internet E-mail:

malcolm.widmann@nrc.gov).

Sincerely,

/RA/

Malcolm T. Widmann, Chief

Operations Branch

Division of Reactor Safety

Docket Nos. 50-325, 50-324

License Nos. DPR-71, DPR-62

(cc: w/encl - See page 3)

CP&L 3

cc w/encl:

Director, Site Operations Gene Atkinson

Brunswick Steam Electric Plant Supervisor

Carolina Power & Light Company Licensing/Regulatory Programs

P.O. Box 10429 Brunswick Steam Electric Plant

Southport, NC 28461-0429 Electronic Mail Distribution

Benjamin C. Waldrep James Ross

Vice President Nuclear Energy Institute

Brunswick Steam Electric Plant Electronic Mail Distribution

Carolina Power & Light Company

Electronic Mail Distribution Senior Resident Inspector

Carolina Power and Light Company

Paul Fulford Brunswick Steam Electric Plant

Manager U.S. NRC

Performance Evaluation and Regulatory 8470 River Road, SE

Affairs PEB5 Southport, NC 28461

Carolina Power & Light Company

Electronic Mail Distribution John H. O'Neill, Jr.

Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge

Edward L. Wills, Jr. 2300 N. Street, NW

Plant General Manager Washington, DC 20037-1128

Brunswick Steam Electric Plant

Carolina Power and Light Company Beverly O. Hall

Electronic Mail Distribution Chief, Radiation Protection Section

Department of Environmental Health

Donald L. Griffith N.C. Department of Environmental

Manager Commerce & Natural Resources

Brunswick Steam Electric Plant Electronic Mail Distribution

Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc.

Electronic Mail Distribution Peggy Force

Assistant Attorney General

Randy C. Ivey State of North Carolina

Manager P.O. Box 629

Support Services Brunswick Steam Electric Raleigh, NC 27602

Plant

Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc. Chairman

Electronic Mail Distribution North Carolina Utilities Commission

Electronic Mail Distribution

Garry D. Miller

Manager

License Renewal

Progress Energy

Electronic Mail Distribution

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cc: w/encl:

Robert P. Gruber

Executive Director

Public Staff - NCUC

4326 Mail Service Center

Raleigh, NC 27699-4326

Public Service Commission

State of South Carolina

P.O. Box 11649

Columbia, SC 29211

David R. Sandifer

Brunswick County Board of Commissioners

P.O. Box 249

Bolivia, NC 28422

Warren Lee

Emergency Management Director

New Hanover County Department of

Emergency Management

230 Government Center Drive

Suite 115

Wilmington, NC 28403

Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc.

ATTN: Donald Griffith

Training Manager

Brunswick Steam Electric Plant

P.O. Box 10429

Southport, NC 28461-0429

CP&L 5

Letter to Benjamin C. Waldrep from Malcolm T. Widmann dated August 5, 2008

SUBJECT: BRUNSWICK STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT - REACTOR AND SENIOR

REACTOR OPERATOR INITIAL EXAMINATIONS 05000325/2008302 AND

05000324/2008302

Distribution w/encl:

RIDSNRRDIRS

PUBLIC

Farideh E. Saba, NRR (PM: BR, CR3)

R. Pascarelli, NRR ((Regulatory Conferences Only))

August 5, 2008

Mr. Benjamin C. Waldrep

Vice President

Carolina Power and Light Company

Brunswick Steam Electric Plant

P.O. Box 10429

Southport, NC 28461

SUBJECT: BRUNSWICK STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT - REACTOR AND SENIOR

REACTOR OPERATOR INITIAL EXAMINATIONS 05000325/2008302 AND

05000324/2008302

Dear Mr. Waldrep:

In a telephone conversation on August 4, 2008, between Mr. Lenny Beller, Superintendent -

Operations Training, and Mr. Ronald F. Aiello, Senior Operations Engineer, arrangements were

made for the administration of licensing examinations at Brunswick Nuclear Plant.

Arrangements were made to administer the written examination during the week of Nov 10,

2008 and the operating test during the week of November 3, 2008. The on-site preparatory

week is scheduled for the week of October 6, 2008.

As agreed during the telephone conversation, The NRC will prepare the written examination

outline and your staff will prepare the written examinations, the operating test outlines, and

operating tests based on the guidelines in Revision 9, of NUREG-1021, "Operator Licensing

Examination Standards for Power Reactors." The NRC 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 operating test

outlines by September 1, 2008. The written examinations, operating tests, and the supporting

reference materials identified in Attachment 2 of ES-201 will be due by September 22, 2008.