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Ltr. 01/20/2009 Point Beach Re Confirmation of Initial License Examination
ML090210680
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Site: Point Beach  NextEra Energy icon.png
Issue date: 01/20/2009
From: Hironori Peterson
Operations Branch III
To: Meyer L
Florida Power & Light Energy Point Beach
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January 20, 2009 Mr. Larry Meyer Site Vice President FPL Energy Point Beach, LLC 6610 Nuclear Road Two Rivers, WI 54241

SUBJECT:

POINT BEACH NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 CONFIRMATION OF INITIAL LICENSE EXAMINATION

Dear Mr. Meyer:

In a telephone conversation on December 18, 2008, between Mr. D. Lauterbur, Training Manager, and Mr. M. Bielby, Chief Examiner, arrangements were made for the administration of licensing examinations at the Point Beach Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2 during the week of May 11, 2009. In addition, the NRC will make an examination validation visit to your facility the week of April 13, 2009.

As agreed during the telephone conversation, your staff will prepare the examinations based on the guidelines in Revision 9, Supplement 1, of NUREG-1021, "Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors." The NRC=s 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 examination outlines by February 16, 2009. The written examinations, operating tests, and supporting reference materials identified in Attachment 3 to ES-201 will be due by March 23, 2009.

Pursuant to Title 10, Section 55.40(b)(3), of the Code of Federal Regulations (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.

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.

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.

L. Meyer 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 3150-0018, which expires on June 30, 2009. The public reporting burden for this collection 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, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of these information collections, including suggestions for reducing the burden, to the Records and FOIA/Privacy Services Branch (T-5 F52), U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, or by Internet electronic mail to INFOCOLLECTS@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 neither conduct nor 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 System (PARS) component of NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the Electronic Reading Room page of the NRC=s public Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.

Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Mr. D. Lauterbur 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 M. Bielby at 630-829-9762, or me at 630-829-9707.

Sincerely,

/RA by N. Valos for/

Hironori Peterson, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket Nos. 50-266; 50-301 License Nos. DPR-24; DPR-27 DISTRIBUTION See next page

L. Meyer 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 3150-0018, which expires on June 30, 2009. The public reporting burden for this collection 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, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of these information collections, including suggestions for reducing the burden, to the Records and FOIA/Privacy Services Branch (T-5 F52), U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, or by Internet electronic mail to INFOCOLLECTS@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 neither conduct nor 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 System (PARS) component of NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the Electronic Reading Room page of the NRC=s public Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.

Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Mr. D. Lauterbur 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 M. Bielby at 630-829-9762, or me at 630-829-9707.

Sincerely,

/RA by N. Valos for/

Hironori Peterson, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket Nos. 50-266; 50-301 License Nos. DPR-24; DPR-27 DISTRIBUTION See next page DOCUMENT NAME: G:\DRS\WORK IN PROGRESS\POI 012009 DRS OL.DOC To receive a copy of this document, indicate in the concurrence box "C" = Copy without attach/encl "E" = Copy with attach/encl "N" = No copy OFFICE RIII:DRS RIII:DRS NAME MBielby:co HPeterson NV for DATE 01/20/09 01/20/09 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY

Letter to Larry Meyer from Hironori Peterson dated January 20, 2009.

SUBJECT:

POINT BEACH NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 CONFIRMATION OF INITIAL LICENSE EXAMINATION cc: M. Nazar, Senior Vice President and Nuclear Chief Operating Officer J. Stall, Executive Vice President, Nuclear and Chief Nuclear Officer A. Khanpour, Vice President, Engineering Support Licensing Manager, Point Beach Nuclear Plant R. Hughes, Director, Licensing and Performance Improvement M. Ross, Managing Attorney A. Fernandez, Senior Attorney T. O. Jones, Vice President, Nuclear Operations, Mid-West Region P. Wells, (Acting) Vice President, Nuclear Training and Performance Improvement J. McCarthy, Vice President, Point Beach Recovery J. Bjorseth, Plant General Manager K. Duveneck, Town Chairman, Town of Two Creeks Chairperson, Public Service Commission of Wisconsin J. Kitsembel, Electric Division, Public Service Commission of Wisconsin P. Schmidt, State Liaison Officer D. Lauterbur, Training Manager

Letter to Larry Meyer from Hironori Peterson dated January 20, 2009.

SUBJECT:

POINT BEACH NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 CONFIRMATION OF INITIAL LICENSE EXAMINATION cc: M. Nazar, Senior Vice President and Nuclear Chief Operating Officer J. Stall, Executive Vice President, Nuclear and Chief Nuclear Officer A. Khanpour, Vice President, Engineering Support Licensing Manager, Point Beach Nuclear Plant R. Hughes, Director, Licensing and Performance Improvement M. Ross, Managing Attorney A. Fernandez, Senior Attorney T. O. Jones, Vice President, Nuclear Operations, Mid-West Region P. Wells, (Acting) Vice President, Nuclear Training and Performance Improvement J. McCarthy, Vice President, Point Beach Recovery J. Bjorseth, Plant General Manager K. Duveneck, Town Chairman, Town of Two Creeks Chairperson, Public Service Commission of Wisconsin J. Kitsembel, Electric Division, Public Service Commission of Wisconsin P. Schmidt, State Liaison Officer D. Lauterbur, Training Manager DISTRIBUTION:

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