ML091890706
| ML091890706 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Quad Cities  |
| Issue date: | 07/08/2009 |
| From: | Hironori Peterson Operations Branch III |
| To: | Pardee C Exelon Generation Co, Exelon Nuclear |
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| Download: ML091890706 (5) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION III 2443 WARRENVILLE ROAD, SUITE 210 LISLE, IL 60532-4352 July 8, 2009 Mr. Charles G. Pardee Senior Vice President, Exelon Generation Company, LLC President and Chief Nuclear Officer (CNO), Exelon Nuclear 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555
SUBJECT:
QUAD CITIES NUCLEAR POWER STATION UNITS 1 AND 2 CONFIRMATION OF INITIAL LICENSE EXAMINATION
Dear Mr. Pardee:
In a telephone conversation on June 8, 2009 between Mr. R. Venci, Training Department and Mr. K. Walton, Operator Licensing, arrangements were made for the administration of licensing examinations at the Quad Cities Nuclear Power Plant during the weeks of November 30 and December 7, 2009. In addition, the NRC will make an examination validation visit to your facility the week of November 2, 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 September 11, 2009. The written examinations, operating tests, and supporting reference materials identified in Attachment 3 to ES-201 will be due by October 13, 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,
C. Pardee 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 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.
C. Pardee Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Mr. R. Venci 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 Raymond K. Walton at 630-829-9836, or me at 630-829-9707.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Hironori Peterson, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket Nos. 50-254; 50-265 License No. DPR-29; DPR-30 cc:
Site Vice President - Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station Plant Manager - Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station Manager Regulatory Assurance -
Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station Senior Vice President - Midwest Operations Senior Vice President - Operations Support Vice President - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Director Licensing - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Manager Licensing - Clinton, Dresden and Quad Cities Jeff Gust, VP Energy Supply Management, MidAmerican Energy Associate General Counsel Document Control Desk - Licensing Assistant Attorney General J. Klinger, State Liaison Officer, Illinois Emergency Management Agency M. Rasmusson, Chief, Bureau of Radiological Health, Iowa Department of Public Health Chairman, Illinois Commerce Commission Chief Radiological Emergency Preparedness Section, Dept. Of Homeland Security K. Moser, Training Manager
C. Pardee Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Mr. R. Venci 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 Raymond K. Walton at 630-829-9836, or me at 630-829-9707.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Hironori Peterson, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket Nos. 50-254; 50-265 License No. DPR-29; DPR-30 cc:
Site Vice President - Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station Plant Manager - Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station Manager Regulatory Assurance -
Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station Senior Vice President - Midwest Operations Senior Vice President - Operations Support Vice President - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Director Licensing - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Manager Licensing - Clinton, Dresden and Quad Cities Jeff Gust, VP Energy Supply Management, MidAmerican Energy Associate General Counsel Document Control Desk - Licensing Assistant Attorney General J. Klinger, State Liaison Officer, Illinois Emergency Management Agency M. Rasmusson, Chief, Bureau of Radiological Health, Iowa Department of Public Health Chairman, Illinois Commerce Commission Chief Radiological Emergency Preparedness Section, Dept. Of Homeland Security K. Moser, Training Manager DOCUMENT NAME: G:\\DRS\\WIP\\Quad Cities Confirmation of Initial License ExamLtr.doc 9 Publicly Available 9 Non-Publicly Available 9 Sensitive 9 Non-Sensitive 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 RKWalton:te HPeterson DATE 06/26/09 07/8/09 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
Letter to Charles G. Pardee from Hironori Peterson dated July 8, 2009.
SUBJECT:
QUAD CITIES NUCLEAR POWER PLANT CONFIRMATION OF INITIAL LICENSE EXAMINATION cc:
Site Vice President - Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station Plant Manager - Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station Manager Regulatory Assurance -
Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station Senior Vice President - Midwest Operations Senior Vice President - Operations Support Vice President - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Director Licensing - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Manager Licensing - Clinton, Dresden and Quad Cities Jeff Gust, VP Energy Supply Management, MidAmerican Energy Associate General Counsel Document Control Desk - Licensing Assistant Attorney General J. Klinger, State Liaison Officer, Illinois Emergency Management Agency M. Rasmusson, Chief, Bureau of Radiological Health, Iowa Department of Public Health Chairman, Illinois Commerce Commission Chief Radiological Emergency Preparedness Section, Dept. Of Homeland Security K. Moser, Training Manager ADAMS Distribution:
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