ML092450049
| ML092450049 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Arkansas Nuclear  |
| Issue date: | 09/01/2009 |
| From: | Kelly Clayton Operations Branch IV |
| To: | Walsh K Entergy Operations |
| References | |
| 50-313/10-301 | |
| Download: ML092450049 (5) | |
See also: IR 05000313/2010301
Text
September 1, 2009
Kevin Walsh, Vice President, Operations
Entergy Operations, Inc.
Arkansas Nuclear One
1448 S.R. 333
Russellville, AR 72802
SUBJECT:
ARKANSAS NUCLEAR ONE, UNIT 1 - NOTIFICATION OF NRC INITIAL
OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATION 05000313/2010301
Dear Mr. Walsh:
In a telephone conversation on August 31, 2009, between Messrs. Randal Martin, Operations
Training Superintendent, and Kelly Clayton, Chief Examiner, arrangements were made for the
administration of licensing examinations at Arkansas Nuclear One, Unit 1, during the week of
March 8, 2010.
As agreed during the telephone conversation, your staff will 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 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) 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 December 14, 2009. The written examinations, operating tests, and supporting
reference materials identified in Attachment 3 to ES-201 will be due by January 15, 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,
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 examinations 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 February 1, 2010.
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,
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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 50 hours5.787037e-4 days <br />0.0139 hours <br />8.267196e-5 weeks <br />1.9025e-5 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, D.C. 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.
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Mr. Martin 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 me at 817-860-8216, or the Operations Branch Chief,
Ryan Lantz, at 817-860-8159.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Kelly Clayton, Acting Chief
Operations Branch
Division of Reactor Safety
Entergy Operations, Inc.
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Docket: 50-313
License: DPR-51
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Vice President, Oversight
Entergy Operations, Inc.
P. O. Box 31995
Jackson, MS 39286-1995
Manager, Licensing
Entergy Operations, Inc.
Arkansas Nuclear One
1448 SR 333
Russellville, AR 72802
Associate General Counsel
Entergy Nuclear Operations
P. O. Box 31995
Jackson, MS 39286-1995
Senior Manager, Nuclear Safety & Licensing
Entergy Operations, Inc.
P. O. Box 31995
Jackson, MS 39286-1995
Chief, Radiation Control Section
4815 West Markham Street, Slot 30
Little Rock, AR 72205-3867
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4815 West Markham Street, Slot 30
Little Rock, AR 72205-3867
Entergy Operations, Inc.
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David E. Maxwell, Director
Arkansas Department of Emergency Management
Bldg. 9501
Camp Joseph T. Robinson
North Little Rock, AR 72199
Pope County Judge
Pope County Courthouse
100 West Main Street
Russellville, AR 72801
Entergy Operations, Inc.
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