ML092380421
| ML092380421 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Watts Bar  |
| Issue date: | 08/26/2009 |
| From: | Widmann M Division of Reactor Safety II |
| To: | Swafford P Tennessee Valley Authority |
| References | |
| 5000390/09-302 | |
| Download: ML092380421 (6) | |
See also: IR 05000390/2009302
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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 26, 2009
Mr. Preston D. Swafford
Chief Nuclear Officer and Executive Vice President
Tennessee Valley Authority
3R Lookout Place
1101 Market Street
Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801
SUBJECT:
WATTS BAR NUCLEAR PLANT - NOTIFICATION OF LICENSED OPERATOR
INITIAL EXAMINATION 05000390/2009302
Dear Mr. Swafford:
In a telephone conversation on August 14, 2009, between Mr. Darrell Hensley, Lead Examiner,
and Mr. Edwin Lea, Jr., Chief Examiner, arrangements were made for the administration of
licensing examinations at Watts Bar Nuclear Plant. The operating test is scheduled to be
administered during the week November 30, 2009. The written examination is scheduled to be
administered the week of December 7, 2009. The on-site preparatory week is scheduled for the
week of November 9, 2009.
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
copies of all examination materials that are necessary for administering the examination.
To meet the above schedule, it will be necessary for your staff to furnish the operating test
outline by September 9, 2009. Mr. Lea provided the written examination outline to your staff in
February 2009. The operating test, written examination, and the supporting reference materials
identified in Attachment 3 to ES-201 will be due by October 5, 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 outline, 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.
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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 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, 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
infocollectsresource@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 NRCs Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter and its
enclosures will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document
Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of the NRCs document
system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Website at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-
rm.adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Mr. Hensley 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. Lea at (404) 562-4567, (Internet E-mail:
edwin.lea@nrc.gov), or me at (404) 562-4550, (Internet E-mail: malcolm.widmann@nrc.gov).
Sincerely,
/RA/
Malcolm T. Widmann, Chief
Operations Branch
Division of Reactor Safety
Docket Nos.: 50-390
License Nos.: NPF-90
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Gordon P. Arent
New Generation Licensing Manager
Watts Bar Nuclear Plant
Tennessee Valley Authority
Electronic Mail Distribution
Masoud Bajestani
Vice President Watts Bar Unit 2
Watts Bar Nuclear Plant
Tennessee Valley Authority
Electronic Mail Distribution
Ashok S. Bhatnagar
Senior Vice President
Nuclear Generation Development and
Construction
Tennessee Valley Authority
Electronic Mail Distribution
Michael K. Brandon
Manager
Licensing and Industry Affairs
Watts Bar Nuclear Plant
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Preston D. Swafford
Chief Nuclear Officer and Executive Vice
President
Tennessee Valley Authority
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William R. Campbell
Senior Vice President
Fleet Engineering
Tennessee Valley Authority
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Thomas Coutu
Vice President
Nuclear Support
Tennessee Valley Authority
Electronic Mail Distribution
Robert J. Whalen
Tennessee Valley Authority
3R Lookout Place
1101 Market Street
Chattanooga, TN 37402-280
General Counsel
Tennessee Valley Authority
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Gregory A. Boerschig
Plant Manager
Watts Bar Nuclear Plant
Tennessee Valley Authority
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Larry E. Nicholson
General Manager
Performance Improvement
Tennessee Valley Authority
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Michael A. Purcell
Senior Licensing Manager
Nuclear Power Group
Tennessee Valley Authority
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Michael J. Lorek
Vice President - Nuclear Oversight
Tennessee Valley Authority
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Michael D. Skaggs
Site Vice President
Watts Bar Nuclear Plant
Tennessee Valley Authority
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Fredrick C. Mashburn
(Acting) Manager
Corporate Nuclear Licensing and Industry
Affairs
Tennessee Valley Authority
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R. M. Krich
Vice President
Nuclear Licensing
Tennessee Valley Authority
3R Lookout Place
1101 Market Street
Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801
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County Executive
375 Church Street
Suite 215
Dayton, TN 37321
County Mayor
P.O. Box 156
Decatur, TN 37322
Lawrence Edward Nanney
Director
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TN Dept. of Environment & Conservation
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James H. Bassham
Director
Tennessee Emergency Management
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Ann Harris
341 Swing Loop
Rockwood, TN 37854
William Thompson
Training Manager
Watts Bar Nuclear Plant
Tennessee Valley Authority
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Letter to Preston D. Swafford from Malcolm T. Widmann dated August 26, 2009
SUBJECT:
WATTS BAR NUCLEAR PLANT - NOTIFICATION OF LICENSED OPERATOR
INITIAL EXAMINATION 05000390/2009302
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