ML091050665
| ML091050665 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Columbia  |
| Issue date: | 04/14/2009 |
| From: | Ryan Lantz Operations Branch IV |
| To: | Parrish J Energy Northwest |
| References | |
| 50-397/09-302 50-397/09-302 | |
| Download: ML091050665 (5) | |
See also: IR 05000397/2009302
Text
April 14, 2009
J. V. Parrish
Chief Executive Officer
Energy Northwest
P. O. Box 968 (Mail Drop 1023)
Richland, WA 99352-0968
SUBJECT:
COLUMBIA GENERATING STATION - NOTIFICATION OF NRC INITIAL
OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATION 05000397/2009302
Dear Mr. Parrish:
In a telephone conversation on April 9, 2009, between Messrs. Ron Hayden, Senior Training
Instructor, and Steve Garchow, Chief Examiner, arrangements were made for the administration
of licensing examinations at Columbia Generating Station during the week of October 5, 2009.
As agreed during the telephone conversation, your staff will prepare the examinations based on
the guidelines in NUREG-1021, Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power
Reactors, Revision 9, Supplement 1, and NUREG-1123, Knowledge and Abilities Catalog for
Nuclear Power Plant Operators, Revision 2, Supplement 1. The NRCs 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 July 17, 2009. The written examinations, operating tests, and supporting reference
materials identified in Attachment 3 to ES-201 will be due by August 3, 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 examinations and reference materials, or the
submittal of inadequate or incomplete materials, may cause the examinations to be rescheduled.
In addition, your support for on-site validation of the examinations is required during the week of
August 24, 2009.
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.
UNITED STATES
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
R E GI ON I V
612 EAST LAMAR BLVD, SUITE 400
ARLINGTON, TEXAS 76011-4125
Energy Northwest
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Appendix E to 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 operator and
senior 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 OMB, under
approval number 3150-0018, which expires on June 30, 2009. The public reporting burden for
this collection of information is estimated to average 50 hours5.787037e-4 days <br />0.0139 hours <br />8.267196e-5 weeks <br />1.9025e-5 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.
The NRC may neither conduct nor sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, an
information collection, 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 and its
enclosures will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRCs Public Document
Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of the NRCs Agencywide
Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the
electronic Reading Room page of the NRCs public Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-
rm/adams.html.
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Mr. Hayden has been advised of the policies and
guidelines referenced in this letter. If you have any questions regarding the NRCs examination
procedures and guidelines, please contact Mr. Garchow at 817-276-4426 or myself at 817-860-
8159.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Ryan E. Lantz, Chief
Operations Branch
Division of Reactor Safety
Energy Northwest
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Docket: 50-397
License: NPF-21
DISTRIBUTION:
Chairman
Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council
P.O. Box 43172
Olympia, WA 98504-3172
Gregory V. Cullen
Manager, Regulatory Programs
Energy Northwest
P.O. Box 968, Mail Drop PE20
Richland, WA 99352-0968
Chairman
Benton County Board of Commissioners
P.O. Box 190
Prosser, WA 99350-0190
William A. Horin, Esq.
Winston & Strawn
1700 K Street, NW
Washington, DC 20006-3817
Matt Steuerwalt
Executive Policy Division
Office of the Governor
P.O. Box 43113
Olympia, WA 98504-3113
Lynn Albin
Washington State Department of Health
P.O. Box 7827
Olympia, WA 98504-7827
Ken Niles
Assistant Director
Nuclear Safety and Energy Siting Division
Oregon Department of Energy
625 Marion Street NE
Salem, OR 97301-3737
Special Hazards Program Manager
Washington Emergency Management Division
127 W. Clark Street
Pasco, WA 99301
Energy Northwest
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Chief, Technological Hazards Branch
FEMA Region X
Federal Regional Center
130 228th Street, SW
Bothell, WA 98021-9796
Energy Northwest
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Electronic distribution by RIV:
Regional Administrator (Elmo.Collins@nrc.gov)
Deputy Regional Administrator (Chuck.Casto@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 (Ron.Cohen@nrc.gov)
Resident Inspector (Nicholas.Hernandez@nrc.gov)
Branch Chief, DRP/A (George.Replogle@nrc.gov)
Senior Project Engineer, DRP/A (Thomas.Farnholtz@nrc.gov)
Columbia Site Secretary (Crystal.Myers@nrc.gov)
Public Affairs Officer (Victor.Dricks@nrc.gov)
Team Leader, DRP/TSS (Chuck.Paulk@nrc.gov)
RITS Coordinator (Marisa.Herrera@nrc.gov)
File located:
SUNSI Rev Compl.
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Reviewer Initials
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SMGarchow
RELantz
/RA/
/RA/
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