ML092310545
| ML092310545 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Sequoyah  |
| Issue date: | 08/17/2009 |
| From: | Krich R Tennessee Valley Authority |
| To: | Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| References | |
| RIS-09-011 | |
| Download: ML092310545 (5) | |
Text
-
.61 Tennessee Valley Authority, 1101 Market Street, Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402-2801 August 17, 2009 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 Sequoyah Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2 Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-77 and DPR-79 NRC Docket Nos. 50-327 and 50-328
Subject:
Response to NRC Regulatory Issue Summary 2009-11, Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations
Reference:
NRC Regulatory Issue Summary 2009-11, "Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations," dated July 16, 2009 This letter responds to the referenced NRC Regulatory Issue Summary (RIS) dated July 16, 2009. In the RIS, the NRC requested specific information related to: (A) the proposed operator examination preparation schedule for the number of examinations that need to be prepared during calendar years (CY) 2010 through 2013, (B) schedule for initial operator license examinations, including the number of applicants to be tested and the proposed primary and alternate dates of the examinations, through CY 2013, and (C) proposed generic fundamentals examination (GFE) schedule, including the number of candidates that plan to take the GFE in CY 2010 and CY 2011.
Enclosed is a completed NRC Form 536, Operator Licensing Examination Data, which provides Sequoyah Nuclear Plant's current schedule for the specific information requested in the RIS. In CY 2010, SQN plans to conduct two initial operator examinations.
Printed on recycled paper
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Page 2 August 17, 2009 There are no regulatory commitments associated with this submittal. If you have any questions concerning these schedules for the operator written examinations or the proposed examination schedules, please contact Beth Wetzel at (423) 843-7170.
Respectfully, R. M. Krich Vice President Nuclear Licensing
Enclosure:
NRC Form 536, Operator Licensing Examination Data (2 pages) cc (Enclosure):
Regional Administrator-Region II NRC Senior Resident Inspector - Sequoyah Nuclear Plant
ENCLOSURE NRC Form 536 - Operator Licensing Examination Data Sequoyah Nuclear Plant Docket Nos. 50-327 and 50-328
NRC FORM 536 U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION APPROVED BY OMB: NO. 3150-0131 EXPIRES: 10/31/2011 (10-2008)
Estimated burden per response to comply with this voluntary information collection request: 1 hour1.157407e-5 days <br />2.777778e-4 hours <br />1.653439e-6 weeks <br />3.805e-7 months <br />. This information collection is used to plan budgets and resources for operator examinations. Send comments regarding burden estimate to the Records and FOIA/Privacy Services Branch (T-5 F53), U.S.
OPERATOR LICENSING Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, or by internet EXAMINATION DATA e-mail to infocollects@nrc.gov, and to the Desk Officer, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, NEOB-10202, (3150-0131), Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC 20503.
If a means used to impose an information collection does not display a currently valid OMB control number, the NRC may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, the information collection.
FACILITY NRC REGION Sequoyah Nuclear Plant Region II A. PROPOSED EXAMINATION PREPARATION SCHEDULE PROPOSED NUMBER CY 2 0 10 Cy 2010 Cy 2011 Cy 2012 ESTIMATED NUMBER OF LICENSEE-PREPARED 1
1 1
1 EXAMINATIONS ESTIMATED NUMBER OF NRC-PREPARED 0
0 0
0 EXAMINATIONS B. INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSE EXAMINATIONS PROPOSED NUMBER Cy.2 010 CY 2 0 10 CY 20 1 1 cy 2 012.
NUMBER OF REACTOR 5
3 6
10 OPERATORS NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR 6
15 12 8
,OPERATORS - INSTANT NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS - UPGRADE 0
0 0
0 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR 0
0 0
0 OPERATORS - LIMITED PROPOSED DATES PRIMARY DATE 02/15/2010 08/23/2010 09/12/2011 09/10/2012 ALTERNATE DATE 02/22/2010 08/30/2010 08/15/2011 08/12/2012 C. PROPOSED GENERIC FUNDAMENTALS EXAMINATION (GFE) SCHEDULE CY 2010 CY 2011 PROPOSED NUMBER MARCH JUNE SEPTEMBER DECEMBER MARCH JUNE SEPTEMBER DECEMBER ESTIMATED NUMBER OF 0
18 0
0 0
18 0
0 CANDIDATES NRC FORM 536 (10-2008)
PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER
NRC FORM 536 U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION APPROVED BY OMB: NO. 3150-0131 EXPIRES: 10/31/2011 (10-2008)
Estimated burden per response to comply with this voluntary information collection request: 1 hour1.157407e-5 days <br />2.777778e-4 hours <br />1.653439e-6 weeks <br />3.805e-7 months <br />. This information collection is used to plan budgets and resources for operator examinations. Send comments regarding burden estimate to the Records and FOIA/Privacy Services Branch (T-5 F53), U.S.
OPERATOR LICENSING Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, or by internet e-mail to infocollects@nrc.gov, and to the Desk Officer, Office of Information EXAMINATION DATA and Regulatory Affairs, NEOB-10202, (3150-0131), Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC 20503.
If a means used to impose an information collection does not display a currently valid OMB control number, the NRC may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, the information collection.
FACILITY NRC REGION Sequoyah Nuclear Plant Region II A. PROPOSED EXAMINATION PREPARATION SCHEDULE PROPOSED NUMBER Cy 2013 CY CY.
CY ESTIMATED NUMBER OF LICENSEE-PREPARED 1
EXAMINATIONS ESTIMATED NUMBER OF NRC-PREPARED 0
EXAMINATIONS B. INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSE EXAMINATIONS PROPOSED.NUMBER Cy 2 0 1 3/
CY CY CY NUMBER OF REACTOR 10 OPERATORS NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR 8
OPERATORS - INSTANT NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR 0
OPERATORS - UPGRADE NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR 0
OPERATORS - LIMITED 0
PROPOSED DATES PRIMARY DATE 09/16/2013 ALTERNATE DATE 08/12/2013 C. PROPOSED GENERIC FUNDAMENTALS EXAMINATION (GFE) SCHEDULE CY CY PROPOSED NUMBER MARCH JUNE SEPTEMBER DECEMBER MARCH JUNE SEPTEMBER DECEMBER ESTIMATED NUMBER OF CANDIDATES NRC FORM 536 (10-2008)
PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER