ML100630295
| ML100630295 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Palo Verde  |
| Issue date: | 03/03/2010 |
| From: | Mark Haire Operations Branch I |
| To: | Edington R Arizona Public Service Co |
| References | |
| Download: ML100630295 (6) | |
See also: IR 05000528/2010301
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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
March 3, 2010
Randall K. Edington,
Executive Vice President, Nuclear/CNO
Mail Station 7602
Arizona Public Service Company
P.O. Box 52034, Mail Stop 7602
Phoenix, AZ 85072-2034
SUBJECT: PALO VERDE UNITS 1, 2, AND 3 - NOTIFICATION OF NRC INITIAL
OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATION 05000528/2010301;
05000529/2010301; 05000530/2010301
Dear Mr. Edington:
In a telephone conversation on February 16, 2010 between Messrs. Warren Potter, Simulator
Support Section Leader and Brian Larson, Chief Examiner, arrangements were made for the
administration of licensing examinations at Palo Verde during the week of November 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 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 July 23, 2010. The written examinations, operating tests, and supporting reference
materials identified in Attachment 3 to ES-201 will be due by August 27, 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 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 October 4, 2010.
Arizona Public Service Company -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,
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 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.
Arizona Public Service Company -3-
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Mr. Potter 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. Larson at 817-276-8172, or myself at 817-860-
8159.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Mark Haire, Chief
Operations Branch
Division of Reactor Safety
Dockets: 50-528; 50-529; 50-530
Licenses: NPF-41; NPF-51; NPF-74
DISTRIBUTION:
Mr. Steve Olea
Arizona Corporation Commission
1200 W. Washington Street
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Mr. Douglas Kent Porter
Senior Counsel
Southern California Edison Company
Law Department, Generation Resources
P.O. Box 800
Rosemead, CA 91770
Chairman
Maricopa County Board of Supervisors
301 W. Jefferson, 10th Floor
Phoenix, AZ 85003
Randall K. Edington
Executive Vice President
Nuclear / CNO
Arizona Public Service Co.
P.O. Box 52034, MS 7602
Phoenix, AZ 85072-2034
Mr. Aubrey V. Godwin, Director
Arizona Radiation Regulatory Agency
4814 South 40 Street
Phoenix, AZ 85040
Arizona Public Service Company -4-
Mr. Scott Bauer, Director
Regulatory Affairs
Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station
Mail Station 7636
P.O. Box 52034
Phoenix, AZ 85072-2034
Mr. Dwight C. Mims
Vice President
Regulatory Affairs and Plant Improvement
Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station
Mail Station 7605
P.O. Box 52034
Phoenix, AZ 85072-2034
Chairman, Board of Supervisors
301 W. Jefferson, 10th Floor
Phoenix, AZ 85040
Mr. Aubrey V. Goodwin, Director
Arizona Radiation Regulatory Agency
4814 S. 40th Street
Phoenix, AZ 85040
Ronald A. Barnes, Director
Regulatory Affairs
Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station
MS 7638
P.O. Box 52034
Phoenix, AZ 85072-2034
Mr. Jeffrey T. Weikert
Assistant General Counsel
El Paso Electric Company
Mail Location 167
123 W. Mills
El Paso, TX 79901
Michael S. Green
Senior Regulatory Counsel
Pinnacle West Capital Corporation
P.O. Box 52034, MS 8695
Phoenix, AZ 85072-2034
Arizona Public Service Company -5-
Mr. Eric Tharp
Los Angeles Department of Water & Power
Southern California Public Power Authority
P.O. Box 51111, Room 1255-C
Los Angeles, CA 90051-0100
Mr. James Ray
Public Service Company of New Mexico
2401 Aztec NE, MS Z110
Albuquerque, NM 87107-4224
Mr. Geoffrey M. Cook
Southern California Edison Company
5000 Pacific Coast Hwy. Bldg. D21
San Clemente, CA 92672
Mr. Robert Henry
Salt River Project
6504 East Thomas Road
Scottsdale, AZ 85251
Mr. Brian Almon
Public Utility Commission
William B. Travis Building
P.O. Box 13326
Austin, TX 78701-3326
Environmental Program Manager
City of Phoenix
Office of Environmental Programs
200 West Washington Street
Phoenix, AZ 85003
Mr. John C. Taylor
Director, Nuclear Generation
El Paso Electric Company
340 East Palm Lane, Suite 310
Phoenix, AZ 85004
Chief, Technological Hazards
Branch
FEMA Region IX
1111 Broadway, Suite 1200
Oakland, CA 94607-4052
Arizona Public Service Company -6-
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 (Ryan.Treadway@nrc.gov)
Resident Inspector (Michelle.Catts@nrc.gov)
Resident Inspector (Joseph.Bashore@nrc.gov)
Resident Inspector (Mica.Baquera@nrc.gov)
Branch Chief, DRP/D (Ryan.Lantz@nrc.gov)
PV Administrative Assistant (Regina.McFadden@nrc.gov)
Senior Project Engineer, DRP/D (Don.Allen@nrc.gov)
Public Affairs Officer (Victor.Dricks@nrc.gov)
Public Affairs Officer (Lara.Uselding@nrc.gov)
Project Manager (Randy.Hall@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)
OEMail Resource
SUNSI Rev Compl. Yes No ADAMS Yes No Reviewer Initials BTL
Publicly Avail Yes No Sensitive Yes No Sens. Type Initials BTL
SOE:OB C:OB
BTLarson MHaire
/RA/ /RA/
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