ML082490124
| ML082490124 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Turkey Point  |
| Issue date: | 09/05/2008 |
| From: | Widmann M Division of Reactor Safety II |
| To: | Stall J Florida Power & Light Co |
| References | |
| Download: ML082490124 (8) | |
See also: IR 05000250/2009301
Text
September 5, 2008
Mr. J. Art Stall
Senior Vice President Nuclear and Chief Nuclear Officer
Florida Power and Light Company
St. Lucie Nuclear Plant
P.O. Box 14000
Juno Beach, FL 33408-0420
SUBJECT:
TURKEY POINT NUCLEAR PLANT - NOTIFICATION OF LICENSED
OPERATOR INITIAL EXAMINATION - 05000250/2009301 AND
Dear Mr. Stall:
In a telephone conversation on September 03, 2008, between Mr. James Conder, Operations
Initial License Supervisor, and Mr. Gerard W. Laska, Senior Operations Examiner,
arrangements were made for the administration of licensing examinations at the Turkey Point
Nuclear Plant. The Operating Test is scheduled to be administered during the weeks of
February 23, and March 2, 2009. The written examination is scheduled to be administered the
week of March 9, 2009. The on-site preparatory week is scheduled for the week of
February 2, 2009.
As agreed during the meeting, your staff of the will prepare the operating test and the written
examinations based on the guidelines in Revision 9, Supplement 1 of NUREG-1021, "Operator
Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors." The U. S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) regional office will discuss with your staff any changes that might be
necessary before the examinations are administered. Your staff has also agreed to make
copies of all examination materials that are necessary for administering the examination.
To meet the above schedule, it will be necessary for your staff to furnish the examination
outlines by December 8, 2008. The operating tests, written examinations, and the supporting
reference materials identified in Attachment 2 of ES-201 will be due by January 5, 2009. The
written examination outline was previously provided to your staff on August 19, 2008. Pursuant
to 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.
UNITED STATES
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
REGION II
SAM NUNN ATLANTA FEDERAL CENTER
61 FORSYTH STREET, SW, SUITE 23T85
ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-8931
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In order to conduct the requested written examinations and operating test, 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 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 500 hours0.00579 days <br />0.139 hours <br />8.267196e-4 weeks <br />1.9025e-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 NRCs 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 NRCs document system (ADAMS). ADAMS
is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/readingrm/adams.html
http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html(the Public Electronic Reading Room).
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Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Mr. Conder 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 Mr. Gerry Laska at (404) 562-4626, (Internet E-mail:
gwl1@nrc.gov), or me at (404) 562-4550, (Internet E-mail: mtw@nrc.gov).
Sincerely,
/RA/
Malcolm T. Widmann, Chief
Operations Branch
Division of Reactor Safety
Docket Nos.: 50-250, 50-251
(cc: w/encl - See Page 4)
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William Jefferson, Jr.
Site Vice President
Turkey Point Nuclear Plant
Florida Power and Light Company
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Plant General Manager
Turkey Point Nuclear Plant
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Vice President
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Managing Attorney
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Chief
Florida Bureau of Radiation Control
Department of Health
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Miami-Dade County
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Operating Officer
Florida Power & Light Company
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(Acting) Vice President, Nuclear
Training and Performance Improvement
Florida Power and Light Company
P.O. Box 14000
Juno Beach, FL 33408-0420
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Vice President
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U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
9760 SW 344th St.
Florida City, FL 33035
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Homestead, FL 33035
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Letter to J. Art Stall from Malcolm T. Widmann dated September 5, 2008
SUBJECT:
TURKEY POINT NUCLEAR PLANT - NOTIFICATION OF LICENSED
OPERATOR INITIAL EXAMINATION - 05000250/2009301 AND
Distribution w/encl:
RIDSNRRDIRS
PUBLIC
B. Mozafari, NRR (PM: STL, TP)
September 5, 2008
Mr. J. Art Stall
Senior Vice President Nuclear and Chief Nuclear Officer
Florida Power and Light Company
St. Lucie Nuclear Plant
P.O. Box 14000
Juno Beach, FL 33408-0420
SUBJECT:
TURKEY POINT NUCLEAR PLANT - NOTIFICATION OF LICENSED
OPERATOR INITIAL EXAMINATION - 05000250/2009301 AND
Dear Mr. Stall:
In a telephone conversation on September 03, 2008, between Mr. James Conder, Operations
Initial License Supervisor, and Mr. Gerard W. Laska, Senior Operations Examiner,
arrangements were made for the administration of licensing examinations at the Turkey Point
Nuclear Plant. The Operating Test is scheduled to be administered during the weeks of
February 23, and March 2, 2009. The written examination is scheduled to be administered the
week of March 9, 2009. The on-site preparatory week is scheduled for the week of
February 2, 2009.
As agreed during the meeting, your staff of the will prepare the operating test and the written
examinations based on the guidelines in Revision 9, Supplement 1 of NUREG-1021, "Operator
Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors." The U. S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) regional office will discuss with your staff any changes that might be
necessary before the examinations are administered. Your staff has also agreed to make
copies of all examination materials that are necessary for administering the examination.
To meet the above schedule, it will be necessary for your staff to furnish the examination
outlines by December 8, 2008. The operating tests, written examinations, and the supporting
reference materials identified in Attachment 2 of ES-201 will be due by January 5, 2009. The
written examination outline was previously provided to your staff on August 19, 2008. Pursuant
to 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.
2
In order to conduct the requested written examinations and operating test, 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 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 500 hours0.00579 days <br />0.139 hours <br />8.267196e-4 weeks <br />1.9025e-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 NRCs 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 NRCs document system (ADAMS). ADAMS
is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/readingrm/adams.html
http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html(the Public Electronic Reading Room).
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OFFICE
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SIGNATURE
/RA/
/RA/
NAME
Gerard Laska
Malcolm Widmann
DATE
09/03/2008
09/05/2008
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9/ /2008
9/ /2008
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