ML083110877

NRC Initial Operator Licensing Examination Approval, 05000528-08-301; 05000529-08-301; 05000530-08-301

ML083110877
Person / Time
Site:	Palo Verde
Issue date:	11/05/2008
From:	Ryan Lantz Operations Branch IV
To:	Edington R Arizona Public Service Co
References
IR-08-301
Download: ML083110877 (5)

See also: IR 05000528/2008301

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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

November 5, 2008

Randall K. Edington, Executive

Vice President, Nuclear/CNO

Mail Station 7602

Arizona Public Service Company

P.O. Box 52034

Phoenix, AZ 85072-2034

SUBJECT: PALO VERDE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNITS 1, 2, AND 3

NRC INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATION APPROVAL

05000528/2008301; 05000529/2008301; 05000530/2008301

Dear Mr. Edington:

The purpose of this letter is to confirm the final arrangements for the upcoming operator

licensing examinations at Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1, 2, and 3.

The NRC has completed its review of the operator license applications submitted in connection

with this examination and separately provided a list of approved applicants to Warren Potter,

Simulator Support Section Leader. Note that any examination waivers and application denials

have been addressed in separate correspondence.

The NRC has approved the subject examinations and hereby authorizes you to administer the

written examination in accordance with NUREG-1021, "Operator Licensing Examination

Standards for Power Reactors," Revision 9, Supplement 1, on November 7, 2008. The NRC

staff will administer the operating tests during the week of November 10, 2008. This

examination has undergone extensive review by my staff and representatives responsible for

licensed operator training at your facility. Based on this review, I have concluded that the

examination meets the guidelines of NUREG-1021 for content, operational, and discrimination

validity. By administering this examination, you also agree that it meets NUREG-1021

guidelines, and is appropriate for measuring the qualifications of licensed operator applicants at

your facility. If you determine that this examination is not appropriate for licensing operators at

your facility, do not administer the examination and contact me at (817) 860-8159.

Please contact your Chief Examiner, Tom McKernon, at (817) 860-8153, if you have any

questions or identify any errors or changes in the license level (RO or SRO) or type of

examination (partial or complete written examination and/or operating test) specified for each

applicant.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Ryan E. Lantz, Chief

Operations Branch

Division of Reactor Safety

Arizona Public Service Company -2-

Dockets: 50-528; 50-529; 50-530

Licenses: NPF-41; NPF-51; NPF-74

Enclosure: ES-201-4

cc w/enclosure:

Warren Potter, Section Leader

Simulator Support

Arizona Public Service Company

Mail Station 6156

P.O. Box 52034

Phoenix, AZ 85072

cc w/o enclosure

Mr. Steve Olea

Arizona Corporation Commission

1200 W. Washington Street

Phoenix, AZ 85007

Mr. Douglas Kent Porter

Senior Counsel

Southern California Edison Company

Law Department, Generation Resources

P.O. Box 800

Rosemead, CA 91770

Chairman

Maricopa County Board of Supervisors

301 W. Jefferson, 10th Floor

Phoenix, AZ 85003

Mr. Aubrey V. Godwin, Director

Arizona Radiation Regulatory Agency

4814 South 40 Street

Phoenix, AZ 85040

Mr. Scott Bauer, Director

Regulatory Affairs

Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station

Mail Station 7636

P.O. Box 52034

Phoenix, AZ 85072-2034

Mr. Dwight C. Mims

Vice President

Regulatory Affairs and Plant Improvement

Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station

Mail Station 7605

P.O. Box 52034

Phoenix, AZ 85072-2034

Arizona Public Service Company -3-

Mr. Jeffrey T. Weikert

Assistant General Counsel

El Paso Electric Company

Mail Location 167

123 W. Mills

El Paso, TX 79901

Mr. Eric Tharp

Los Angeles Department of Water & Power

Southern California Public Power Authority

P.O. Box 51111, Room 1255-C

Los Angeles, CA 90051-0100

Mr. James Ray

Public Service Company of New Mexico

2401 Aztec NE, MS Z110

Albuquerque, NM 87107-4224

Mr. Geoffrey M. Cook

Southern California Edison Company

5000 Pacific Coast Hwy. Bldg. D21

San Clemente, CA 92672

Mr. Robert Henry

Salt River Project

6504 East Thomas Road

Scottsdale, AZ 85251

Mr. Brian Almon

Public Utility Commission

William B. Travis Building

P.O. Box 13326

1701 North Congress Avenue

Austin, TX 78701-3326

Ms. Karen O' Regan

Environmental Program Manager

City of Phoenix

Office of Environmental Programs

200 West Washington Street

Phoenix, AZ 85003

Mr. John C. Taylor

Director, Nuclear Generation

El Paso Electric Company

340 East Palm Lane, Suite 310

Phoenix, AZ 85004

Arizona Public Service Company -4-

Chief, Radiological Emergency Preparedness Section

National Preparedness Directorate

Technological Hazards Division

Department of Homeland Security

1111 Broadway, Suite 1200

Oakland, CA 94607-4052

Arizona Public Service Company -5-

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 (Ryan.Treadway@nrc.gov)

Resident Inspector (Michelle.Catts@nrc.gov)

Resident Inspector (Jim.Melfi@nrc.gov)

Resident Inspector (Joe.Bashore@nrc.gov)

Branch Chief, DRP/D (Michael.Hay@nrc.gov)

PV Site Secretary (Patricia.Coleman@nrc.gov)

Senior Project Engineer, DRP/D (Don Allen@nrc.gov)

Public Affairs Officer (Victor.Dricks@nrc.gov)

Team Leader, DRP/TSS (Chuck.Paulk@nrc.gov)

RITS Coordinator (Marisa.Herrera@nrc.gov)

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X Publicly Available Non-Publicly Available Sensitive X Non-Sensitive

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