ML092260518
| ML092260518 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Farley  |
| Issue date: | 08/14/2009 |
| From: | Widmann M Division of Reactor Safety II |
| To: | Jerrica Johnson Southern Nuclear Operating Co |
| References | |
| IR-10-301 | |
| Download: ML092260518 (5) | |
See also: IR 05000348/2010301
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UNITED STATES
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
REGION II
SAM NUNN ATLANTA FEDERAL CENTER
61 FORSYTH STREET, SW, SUITE 23T85
ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-8931
August 14, 2009
Mr. J. Randy Johnson
Vice President - Farley
Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
7388 North State Highway 95
Columbia, AL 36319
SUBJECT:
JOSEPH M. FARLEY NUCLEAR PLANT - NOTIFICATION OF LICENSED
OPERATOR INITIAL EXAMINATION 05000348/2010301 AND
Dear Mr. Johnson:
In a telephone conversation on August 14, 2009, between Mr. Gary Ohmstede, Lead Instructor
of Exam Development, and Mr. Mark Bates, Senior Operations Engineer, arrangements were
made for the administration of licensing examinations at the Farley Nuclear Plant. The
operating test is scheduled to be administered during the weeks of March 8 and March 15,
2010. The written examination is scheduled to be administered the week of March 15, 2010.
The on-site preparatory week is scheduled for the week of February 8, 2010.
As agreed during the telephone conversation, your staff will prepare both the operating test and
written examination based on the guidelines in Revision 9, Supplement 1, of NUREG-1021,
"Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors." The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) regional office will discuss with your staff any changes that might be
necessary before the examinations are administered. Your staff has also agreed to make all
copies of examination materials that are necessary for administering the exam.
To meet the above schedule, it will be necessary for your staff to furnish the operating test
outline by September 8, 2009. Mr. Bates provided the written examination outline to your staff
in July, 2009. The operating test, written examination, and the supporting reference materials
identified in Attachment 3 to ES-201 will be due by January 4, 2010. 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, examination, and test 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,
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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.
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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.
To permit timely NRC review and evaluation, your staff should submit preliminary reactor
operator and senior reactor operator license applications, medical certifications, and waiver
requests (if any) 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. 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 on any aspect of this collection of information, including
suggestions for reducing the burden, to the Information and Records Management Branch (T-6
F33), U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, or by internet
electronic mail at BJS1@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.
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 (PARS) component of NRC's document system (ADAMS). ADAMS
is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www/nrc.gov/readingrm/adams.html (the Public
Electronic Reading Room).
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Mr. Ohmstede 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 Mr. Bates at (404) 562-4612, (Internet
E-mail: Mark.Bates@nrc.gov) or me at (404) 562-4550, (Internet E-mail:
Malcolm.Widmann@nrc.gov).
Sincerely,
/FJE RA for/
Malcolm T. Widmann, Chief
Operations Branch
Division of Reactor Safety
Docket Nos.: 50-348, 50-364
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SUBJECT:
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OPERATOR INITIAL EXAMINATION 05000348/2010301 AND
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