ML082210117

Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations - NRC Regulatory Issue Summary (RIS) 2008-16

ML082210117
Person / Time
Site:	Sequoyah
Issue date:	08/06/2008
From:	James Smith Tennessee Valley Authority
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
RIS-08-016
Download: ML082210117 (4)

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Tennessee Valley Authority, Post Office Box 2000, Soddy-Daisy, Tennessee 37384-2000 August 6, 2008 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, D.C. 20555 Gentlemen:

In the Matter of ) Docket Nos. 50-327 Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) ) 50-328 SEQUOYAH NUCLEAR PLANT (SQN) - PREPARATION AND SCHEDULING OF OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATIONS - NRC REGULATORY ISSUE

SUMMARY

(RIS) 2008-16 This letter is in response to the NRC RIS 2008-16 dated June 27, 2008. The enclosure provides the requested information.

If you have any questions, please call me at (423) 843-7170.

Sincerely, James D. Smith Manager, Site Licensing and Industry Affairs Enclosure cc (Enclosure):

Mr. Luis A. Reyes Regional Administrator, Region II ATTN: W. T. Widmann U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center 61 Forsyth St., SW, Suite 23T85 Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8931 Printed on recycled paper

ENCLOSURE SEQUOYAH NUCLEAR PLANT PREPARATION AND SCHEDULING OF OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATIONS

NRC FORM 536 U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION APPROVED BY OMB: NO. 3150-0131 EXPIRES: 08/31/2008 (8-2005) Estimated burden per response to comply with this voluntary information collection request: 1 hour1.157407e-5 days <br />2.777778e-4 hours <br />1.653439e-6 weeks <br />3.805e-7 months <br />. This information collection is used to plan budgets and resources for operator examinations. Send comments regarding burden estimate to-the Records and FOIA/Privacy Services Branch (T-5 F53), U.S.

OPERATOR LICENSING Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, or by internet e-mail to infocollects@nrc.gov, and to the Desk Officer, Office of Information EXAMINATION DATA *and Regulatory Affairs, NEOB-10202, (3150-0131), Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC 20503. If a means used to impose an information collection does not display a currently valid OMB control number, the NRC may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, the information collection.

FACILITY NRC REGION Sequoyah Nuclear Plant RII A. PROPOSED EXAMINATION PREPARATION SCHEDULE PROPOSED NUMBER CY 09 CY 10 CY 10 CY 11 ESTIMATED NUMBER OF LICENSEE-PREPARED 1 1 1 1 EXAMINATIONS ESTIMATED NUMBER OF NRC-PREPARED 0 0 0 0 EXAMINATIONS B. INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSE EXAMINATIONS PROPOSED NUMBER CY 09 CY 1o CY lO CY 11 NUMBER OF REACTOR 3 8 8 8 OPERATORS NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR 6 9 8 8 OPERATORS - INSTANT NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR 0 0 OPERATORS - UPGRADE 0 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS - LIMITED 0 0 PROPOSED DATES PRIMARY DATE 01/26/2009 01/25/2010 08/23/2010 .08/22/2011 ALTERNATE DATE 02/02/2009 02/01/2010 08/30/2010 08/29/2011 C. PROPOSED GENERIC FUNDAMENTALS EXAMINATION (GFE) SCHEDULE CY 10 CY 11 PROPOSED NUMBER MARCH JUNE SEPTEMBER DECEMBER MARCH JUNE SEPTEMBER DECEMBER ESTIMATED NUMBER OF 16 16 CANDIDATES NRC FORM 536 (8-2005) PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER

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NRC FORM 536 U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION APPROVED BY OMB: NO. 3150-0131. EXPIRES: 08/31/2008 (8-2005) Estimated burden per response to comply with this voluntary information collection request: 1 hour1.157407e-5 days <br />2.777778e-4 hours <br />1.653439e-6 weeks <br />3.805e-7 months <br />. This information collection is used to plan budgets and resources for operator examinations. Send comments regarding burden estimate to the Records and FOIA/Privacy Services Branch (T-5 F53), U.S.

OPERATOR LICENSING Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, or by internet e-mail to infocollects@nrc.gov, and to the Desk Officer, Office of Information EXAMINATION DATA and Regulatory Affairs, NEOB-10202, (3150-0131), Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC 20503. If a means used to impose an information collection does not display a currently valid OMB control number, the NRC may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, the information collection.

FACILITY NRC REGION Sequoyah Nuclear Plant RII A. PROPOSED EXAMINATION PREPARATION SCHEDULE

'PROPOSED NUMBER CY 12 CY CY CY ESTIMATED NUMBER OF LICENSEE-PREPARED 1 EXAMINATIONS ESTIMATED NUMBER OF NRC-PREPARED 0 EXAMINATIONS B. INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSE EXAMINATIONS PROPOSED NUMBER CY 12 CY CY CY NUMBER OF REACTOR 8 OPERATORS NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR 8 OPERATORS -INSTANT NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS - UPGRADE 0 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS - LIMITED 0 PROPOSED DATES PRIMARY DATE

• 03/19/2012 ALTERNATE DATE 03/26/2012 C. PROPOSED GENERIC FUNDAMENTALS EXAMINATION (GFE) SCHEDULE CY 12 CY PROPOSED NUMBER NMARCH JUNE SEPTEMBER DECEMBER MARCH JUNE SEPTEMBER DECEMBER ESTIMATED NUMBER OF 16 CAN DI DATES NRC FORM 536 (8-2005) PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER