ML082330183
| ML082330183 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Browns Ferry  |
| Issue date: | 08/15/2008 |
| From: | Langley D Tennessee Valley Authority |
| To: | Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| References | |
| Download: ML082330183 (6) | |
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Tennessee Valley Authority, Post Office Box 2000, Decatur, Ajabama 35609-2000 August 15, 2008 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Mail Stop: OWFN P1-35 Washington, D.C. 20555-0001
Dear Sir:
In the Matter of Tennessee Valley Authority
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Docket Nos. 50-259 50-260 50-296 BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANT (BFN) - REPLY TO NRC REGULATORY ISSUE
SUMMARY
(RIS) 2008-16, PREPARATION AND SCHEDULING OF OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATIONS This letter responds to the subject NRC RIS dated June 27, 2008. In the RIS, NRC requested specific information related to: (A) proposed examination preparation schedule for the number of examinations that need to be prepared during calendar years (CY) 2009-2012, (B) schedule for initial operator license examinations, including the number of applicants to be tested and the proposed primary and alternate dates of the examinations, through CY 2012 and (C) proposed generic fundamentals examination (GFE) schedule, including the number of candidates that plan to take the GFE in CY 2009 and CY 2010.
Enclosed is a completed NRC Form 536, Operator Licensing Examination Data, which provides BFN's current schedules for the specific information requested in the RIS. In calendar year 2011, TVA plans to conduct two initial operator examinations. BFN plans to prepare the written examinations during calendar years 2009 through 2012.
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U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Page 2 August 15, 2008 If you have any questions concerning these schedules for the graded written examinations or the proposed examination schedules, please contact E. R. Scillian at (256) 729-3439.
Sincerely, D. T. Langley Manager of Site Licensi and Industry Affairs Enclosure cc: See page 3
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Page 3 August 15, 2008 Enclosure cc (Enclosure):
Mr. Victor M. McCree, Regional Administrator U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center 61 Forsyth Street S.W., Suite 23T85 Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8931 Operator Licensing and Human Performance Branch U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region II Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center 61 Forsyth Street S.W., Suite 23T85 Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8931 Mr. Malcolm T. Widmann, Branch Chief U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region II Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center 61 Forsyth Street S.W., Suite 23T85 Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8931 NRC Resident Inspector Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant 10833 Shaw Road Athens, Alabama 35611-6970
ENCLOSURE
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 regardin' burden OPERATOR LICENSING estimate to the Records and FOIA/Privacy Services Branch )T-5 F53), U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-000 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 Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant NRC Region II A. PROPOSED EXAMINATION PREPARATION SCHEDULE PROPOSED NUMBER CY 09 CY 10 CY 11 CY 11 ESTIMATED NUMBER OF LICENSEE-PREPARED 1
1 2
EXAM INATIONS ESTIMATED NUMBER OF NRC-PREPARED 0
0 0
EXAM INATIONS B. INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSE EXAMINATIONS PROPOSED NUMBER CY 09 CY 10 CY 11 CY 11 NUMBER OF REACTOR 9
10 6
6 OPERATORS NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR 5
9 3
3 OPERATORS - INSTANT NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS - UPGRADE 1
1 3
3 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS - LIMITED 0
0 0
0 PROPOSED DATES PRIMARY DATE 07/20/2009 05/03/2010 02/07/2011 08/08/2011 ALTERNATE DATE 08/20/2009 06/03/2010 03/07/2011 09/08/2011 C. PROPOSED GENERIC FUNDAMENTALS EXAMINATION (GFE) SCHEDULE CY 2009 CY 2010 PROPOSED NUMBER MARCH JUNE SEPTEMBER DECEMBER MARCH JUNE SEPTEMBER DECEMBER ESTIMATED NUMBER OF 0
0 19 0
12 0
0 12 CANDIDATES NRC FORM 536 (8-2005)
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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 OPERATOR LICENSING estimate to the Records and FOIA/Privacy Services Branch sT-5 F53), U.S.
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 Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant NRC Region II 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 6
OPERATORS NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR 3
OPERATORS - INSTANT NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS - UPGRADE 3
NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS - LIMITED PROPOSED DATES PRIMARY DATE 05/05/2012 ALTERNATE DATE 06/15/2012 C. PROPOSED GENERIC FUNDAMENTALS EXAMINATION (GFE) SCHEDULE CY CY PROPOSED NUMBER MARCH JUNE SEPTEMBER DECEMBER MARCH JUNE SEPTEMBER DECEMBER ESTIMATED NUMBER OF CANDIDATES NRC FORM 536 (8-2005)
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