ML100501326
| ML100501326 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | South Texas  |
| Issue date: | 02/16/2010 |
| From: | Mark Haire Operations Branch IV |
| To: | Halpin E South Texas |
| References | |
| 50-498/10-301, 50-499/10-301 | |
| Download: ML100501326 (6) | |
See also: IR 05000498/2010301
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February 16, 2010
Mr. Edward D. Halpin
President and
Chief Executive Officer
STP Nuclear Operating Company
South Texas Project
P.O. Box 289
Wadsworth, TX 77483
SUBJECT:
SOUTH TEXAS PROJECT ELECTRIC GENERATING STATION,
UNITS 1 AND 2 - NOTIFICATION OF NRC INITIAL OPERATOR
LICENSING EXAMINATION 05000498/2010301; 05000499/2010301
Dear Mr. Haplin:
In a meeting on February 9, 2010, at the Region IV office between Messrs. Jonathan Pierce,
Operations Training Manager, Ken Strubble, Supervisor Operations Training and Gabriel Apger,
Chief Examiner, arrangements were made for the administration of a retake written examination
for one Reactor Operator applicant at South Texas Project Electric Generating Station, Units 1
and 2, on May 27, 2010.
As agreed during the meeting, your staff will prepare the examination 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 NRCs regional office will discuss with your staff any
changes that might be necessary before the examination is administered.
During the meeting, Mr. Strubble provided the outline for the written examination, the required
checklists and a cover letter that was signed by Mr. Pierce. To meet the above schedule, it will
be necessary for your staff to furnish the draft written examination and supporting reference
materials identified in Attachment 3 to ES-201 by April 12, 2010 and the final examination by
May 13, 2010. Pursuant to Title 10, Section 55.40(b)(3), of the Code of Federal Regulations, an
authorized representative of the facility licensee shall approve the examination before it is
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.
UNITED STATES
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
R E GI ON I V
612 EAST LAMAR BLVD, SUITE 400
ARLINGTON, TEXAS 76011-4125
STP Nuclear Operating Company
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In order to conduct the requested written examination, it will be necessary for your staff to
provide adequate space and accommodations in accordance with ES-402.
Appendix E to NUREG-1021 contains a number of NRC policies and guidelines that will be in
effect while the written examination is being administered.
To permit timely NRC review and evaluation, your staff should submit the preliminary operator
application (Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval number 3150-0090), medical
certifications (OMB approval number 3150-0024), and waiver requests (OMB approval number
3150-0090) at least 30 days before the examination date. If the application is not received at
least 30 days before the examination date, a postponement may be necessary. The signed
application 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 February 28, 2013. 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.
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Mr. Pierce 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 Mr. Apger at 817-276-6508, or myself at 817-860-
8159.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Mark S. Haire, Chief
Operations Branch
Division of Reactor Safety
STP Nuclear Operating Company
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Dockets: 50-498; 50-499
DISTRIBUTION:
Kevin Richards, Senior Vice President and
Assistant to CEO
STP Nuclear Operating Company
South Texas Project
P. O. Box 289
Wadsworth, TX 77483
David W. Rencurrel, Senior Site Executive
Senior Vice President Units 1 and 2
STP Nuclear Operating Company
South Texas Project
P.O. Box 289
Wadsworth, TX 77483
Louis Peter, Plant General Manager
STP Nuclear Operating Company
South Texas Project
P.O. Box 289
Wadsworth, TX 77483
Tim Powell, Vice President, Engineering
STP Nuclear Operating Company
South Texas Project
P.O. Box 289
Wadsworth, TX 77483
A. W. Harrison, Manager, Licensing
STP Nuclear Operating Company
South Texas Project
P.O. Box 289
Wadsworth, TX 77483
Charles T. Bowman, General Manager, Oversight
STP Nuclear Operating Company
South Texas Project
P.O. Box 289
Wadsworth, TX 77483
Marilyn Kistler
Senior Staff Specialist, Licensing
STP Nuclear Operating Company
South Texas Project
P.O. Box 289
Wadsworth, TX 77483
STP Nuclear Operating Company
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Cheryl Mele
City of Austin
Electric Utility Department
721 Barton Springs Road
Austin, TX 78704
J. J. Nesrsta/R. K. Temple/
Ed Alercon/Kevin Pollo
City Public Service
P.O. Box 1771
San Antonio, TX 78296
Jon C. Wood
Cox, Smith, & Matthews
112 East Pecan, Suite 1800
San Antonio, TX 78205
A. H. Gutterman, Esq.
1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20004
Richard A. Ratliff, P.E., L.M.P.
Radiation Safety Licensing Branch Manager
Division for Regulatory Services
Texas Department of State Health
Mail Code 2385
P.O. Box 14947
Austin, TX 78714-9347
Brian Almon
Public Utility Commission of Texas
P.O. Box 13326
Austin, TX 78711-3326
Environmental and Natural Resources
Policy Director, Office of the Governor
P.O. Box 12428
Austin, TX 78711-3189
Nate McDonald
Judge, Matagorda County
Matagorda County Courthouse
1700 Seventh Street
Bay City, TX 77414
STP Nuclear Operating Company
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Anthony P. Jones, Chief Boiler Inspector
Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation
Boiler Division
E.O. Thompson State Office Building
P.O. Box 12157
Austin, TX 78711
Susan M. Jablonski
Office of Permitting, Remediation and Registration
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
MC-122
P.O. Box 13087
Austin, TX 78711-3087
Ted Enos
4200 South Hulen, Suite 422
Fort Worth, TX 76109
Kevin Howell/Catherine Callaway/Jim von Suskil
NRG Energy, Inc.
1301 McKinney, Suite 2300
Houston, TX 77010
Chief, Technological Hazards
Branch
FEMA Region VI
800 North Loop 288
Federal Regional Center
Denton, TX 76209
STP Nuclear Operating Company
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Electronic distribution by RIV:
Regional Administrator (Elmo.Collins@nrc.gov)
Deputy Regional Administrator (Chuck.Casto@nrc.gov)
DRP Director (Dwight.Chamberlain@nrc.gov)
DRP Deputy Director (Anton.Vegel@nrc.gov)
DRS Director (Roy.Caniano@nrc.gov)
DRS Deputy Director (Troy.Pruett@nrc.gov)
Senior Resident Inspector (John.Dixon@nrc.gov)
Resident Inspector (Binesh.Tharakan@nrc.gov)
Branch Chief, DRP/A (Wayne.Walker@nrc.gov)
Senior Project Engineer, DRP/A (David.Proulx@nrc.gov)
STP Administrative Assistant (Lynn.Wright@nrc.gov)
Public Affairs Officer (Victor.Dricks@nrc.gov)
Public Affairs Officer (Lara.Uselding@nrc.gov)
Project Manager (Mohan.Thadani@nrc.gov)
Branch Chief, DRS/TSB (Michael.Hay@nrc.gov)
RITS Coordinator (Marisa.Herrera@nrc.gov)
Regional Counsel (Karla.Fuller@nrc.gov)
Congressional Affairs Officer (Jenny.Weil@nrc.gov)
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