ML093381023
| ML093381023 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Grand Gulf  |
| Issue date: | 12/04/2009 |
| From: | Garchow S Operations Branch IV |
| To: | Douet J Entergy Operations |
| References | |
| 50-416/10-301 | |
| Download: ML093381023 (6) | |
See also: IR 05000416/2010301
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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
December 4, 2009
James R. Douet
Vice President Operations
Entergy Operations, Inc.
Grand Gulf Nuclear Station
P.O. Box 756
Port Gibson, MS 39150
SUBJECT: GRAND GULF NUCLEAR STATION - NOTIFICATION OF NRC INITIAL
OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATION 05000416/2010301
Dear Mr. Douet:
In a telephone conversation on December 1, 2009, between Messrs. Will Ryder, Mike Rasch,
Stephen Garchow, Chief Examiner, and Sean Hedger, Chief Examiner Under Instruction,
arrangements were made for the administration of licensing examinations at Grand Gulf Nuclear
Station during the week of June 28, 2010.
As agreed during the telephone conversation, your staff will prepare the examination. Exam
development will be based on the guidelines in NUREG-1021, Operator Licensing Examination
Standards for Power Reactors, Revision 9, Supplement 1, and NUREG-1123, Knowledge and
Abilities Catalog for Nuclear Power Plant Operators, Revision 2, Supplement 1. The NRCs
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 April 9, 2010. The written examinations, operating tests, and supporting reference
materials identified in Attachment 3 to ES-201 will be due by May 7, 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 examination 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 June 7, 2010.
Mr. J. Douet -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, tempera-
tures, 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 reactor
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, 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.
Mr. J. Douet -3-
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Mr. Ryder and Rasch have 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. Garchow at 817-276-4426 or
Mr. Hedger at 817-276-6556.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Steve Garchow, Acting Chief
Operations Branch
Division of Reactor Safety
Docket: 50-416
License: NPF-29
Mr. J. Douet -4-
DISTRIBUTION:
Senior Vice President
Entergy Nuclear Operations
P.O. Box 31995
Jackson, MS 39286-1995
Senior Vice President and COO
Entergy Operations, Inc.
P.O. Box 31995
Jackson, MS 39286-1995
Vice President, Oversight
Entergy Services, Inc.
P.O. Box 31995
Jackson, MS 39286-1995
Chief, Energy and Transportation Branch
Environmental Compliance and
Enforcement Division
Mississippi Department of
Environmental Quality
P.O. Box 2249
Jackson, MS 39225-2249
President
Claiborne County
Board of Supervisors
510 Market Street
Port Gibson, MS 39150
Senior Manager
Nuclear Safety & Licensing
Entergy Nuclear Operations
P.O. Box 31995
Jackson, MS 39286-1995
Manager, Licensing
Entergy Operations, Inc.
Grand Gulf Nuclear Station
P.O. Box 756
Port Gibson, MS 39150
Attorney General
Department of Justice
State of Louisiana
P.O. Box 94005
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9005
Mr. J. Douet -5-
Office of the Governor
State of Mississippi
P.O. Box 139
Jackson, MS 39205
Attorney General
Assistant Attorney General
State of Mississippi
P.O. Box 220
Jackson, MS 39205
State Health Officer
State Health Board
P.O. Box 1700
Jackson, MS 39215
Associate General Counsel
Entergy Nuclear Operations
P.O. Box 31995
Jackson, MS 39286-1995
Louisiana Dept. of Environmental Quality
Radiological Emergency Planning and
Response Division
P.O. Box 4312
Baton Rouge, LA 70821-4312
Chief, Technological Hazards
Branch
FEMA Region VI
800 North Loop 288
Federal Regional Center
Denton, TX 76209
Mr. J. Douet -6-
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