ML092200007
| ML092200007 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | South Texas  |
| Issue date: | 08/07/2009 |
| From: | Ryan Lantz Operations Branch IV |
| To: | Halpin E South Texas |
| References | |
| IR-09-301 | |
| Download: ML092200007 (6) | |
See also: IR 05000498/2009301
Text
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
August 7, 2009
Mr. Edward D. Halpin
Executive Vice President
Chief Nuclear Officer
STP Nuclear Operating Company
South Texas Project
P.O. Box 289
Wadsworth, TX 77483
SUBJECT: SOUTH TEXAS PROJECT ELECTRIC GENERATING STATION, UNITS 1 and 2 -
NOTIFICATION OF NRC INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATION
05000498/2009301; 05000499/2009301
Dear Mr. Halpin:
In a conversation on January 20, 2009 between Messrs. Ken Struble, Operations Training
Supervisor, and Brian Larson, Chief Examiner, arrangements were made for the administration
of licensing examinations at South Texas Project Electric Generating Station, Units 1 and 2,
during the week of December 7, 2009.
As agreed during the conversation, the staff of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
and your staff will jointly prepare the examinations based on the guidelines in NUREG-1021,
Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors, Revision 9, Supplement 1, and
NUREG-1122, Knowledge and Abilities Catalog for Nuclear Power Plant Operators, Revision
2, Supplement 1. The NRC regional office will coordinate examination development and 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 their portion of the
examination outlines by September 18, 2009. Your staff's portion of the written examinations,
operating tests, and supporting reference materials identified in Attachment 3 to ES-201 will be
due by October 16, 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 addition, your support for on-site validation of the
examinations is required during the week of November 16, 2009.
STP Nuclear Operating Company -2-
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 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 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.
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.
STP Nuclear Operating Company -3-
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Mr. Struble 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. Larson at 817-860-8172, or myself at 817-860-
8159.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Ryan E. Lantz, Chief
Operations Branch
Division of Reactor Safety
Dockets: 50-498; 50-499
DISTRIBUTION:
D. W. Rencurrel, Senior Vice President
STP Nuclear Operating Company
South Texas Project
P.O. Box 289
Wadsworth, TX 77483
Louis Peter, Plant General Manager
STP Nuclear Operating Company
South Texas Project
P.O. Box 289
Wadsworth, TX 77483
Tim Powell, Vice President, Engineering
STP Nuclear Operating Company
South Texas Project
P.O. Box 289
Wadsworth, TX 77483
A. W. Harrison, Manager, Licensing
STP Nuclear Operating Company
South Texas Project
P.O. Box 289
Wadsworth, TX 77483
STP Nuclear Operating Company -4-
Charles T. Bowman, General Manager, Oversight
STP Nuclear Operating Company
South Texas Project
P.O. Box 289
Wadsworth, TX 77483
Marilyn Kistler
Senior Staff Specialist, Licensing
STP Nuclear Operating Company
South Texas Project
P.O. Box 289
Wadsworth, TX 77483
Cheryl Mele
City of Austin
Electric Utility Department
721 Barton Springs Road
Austin, TX 78704
J. J. Nesrsta/R. K. Temple/
Ed Alercon/Kevin Pollo
City Public Service
P.O. Box 1771
San Antonio, TX 78296
Jon C. Wood
Cox, Smith, & Matthews
112 East Pecan, Suite 1800
San Antonio, TX 78205
A. H. Gutterman, Esq.
1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20004
Richard A. Ratliff
Radiation Control Program Director
Texas Department of State Health Services
P.O. Box 149347
Austin, TX 78714-9347
Brian Almon
Public Utility Commission of Texas
P.O. Box 13326
Austin, TX 78711-3326
STP Nuclear Operating Company -5-
Environmental and Natural Resources
Policy Director, Office of the Governor
P.O. Box 12428
Austin, TX 78711-3189
Nate McDonald
County Judge for Matagorda County
1700 Seventh Street, Room 301
Bay City, TX 77414
Anthony P. Jones, Chief Boiler Inspector
Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation
Boiler Division
E.O. Thompson State Office Building
P.O. Box 12157
Austin, TX 78711
Susan M. Jablonski
Office of Permitting, Remediation and Registration
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
MC-122
P.O. Box 13087
Austin, TX 78711-3087
Ted Enos
4200 South Hulen, Suite 422
Fort Worth, TX 76109
Kevin Howell/Catherine Callaway/Jim von Suskil
NRG Energy, Inc.
1301 McKinney, Suite 2300
Houston, TX 77010
Chief, Technological Hazards
Branch
FEMA Region VI
800 North Loop 288
Federal Regional Center
Denton, TX 76209
STP Nuclear Operating Company -6-
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 (John.Dixon@nrc.gov)
Resident Inspector (Binesh.Tharakan@nrc.gov)
Branch Chief, DRP/A (Wayne.Walker@nrc.gov)
Senior Project Engineer, DRP/A (Bob.Hagar@nrc.gov)
STP Site Secretary (Lynn.Wright@nrc.gov)
Public Affairs Officer (Victor.Dricks@nrc.gov)
Team Leader, DRP/TSS (Chuck.Paulk@nrc.gov)
RITS Coordinator (Marisa.Herrera@nrc.gov)
Regional Counsel (Karla.Fuller@nrc.gov)
Congressional Affairs Officer (Jenny.Weil@nrc.gov)
OEMail Resource
SUNSI Rev Compl. Yes No ADAMS Yes No Reviewer Initials BTL
Publicly Avail Yes No Sensitive Yes No Sens. Type Initials BTL
SOE:OB C:OB
BTLarson RELantz
/RA/ /RA/
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