ML101270264

Notification Letter of Licensed Operator Initial Exam 05000327/2010302 and 05000328/2010302

ML101270264
Person / Time
Site:	Sequoyah
Issue date:	05/07/2010
From:	Widmann M NRC/RGN-II/DRS/OLB
To:	Krich R Tennessee Valley Authority
References
50-327/10-302, 50-328/10-302
Download: ML101270264 (5)

See also: IR 05000327/2010302

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UNITED STATES

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

REGION II

245 PEACHTREE CENTER AVENUE NE, SUITE 1200

ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-1257

May 7, 2010

Mr. R. M. Krich

Vice President, Nuclear Licensing

Tennessee Valley Authority

3R Lookout Place

1101 Market Street

Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801

SUBJECT: SEQUOYAH NUCLEAR PLANT- NOTIFICATION OF LICENSED OPERATOR

INITIAL EXAMINATION 05000327/2010302 AND 05000328/2010302

Dear Mr. Krich:

In a telephone conversation on May 3, 2010, between Mr. Michael Buckner, NRC Examination

Project Manager and Mr. Richard S. Baldwin, Senior Operations Engineer, arrangements were

made for the administration of licensing examinations at the Sequoyah Nuclear Plant. The

operating test is scheduled to be administered during the weeks of September 6 and September

20, 2010. The written examination is scheduled to be administered the week of September 29,

2010. The on-site preparatory week is scheduled for the week of August 2, 2010.

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 June 25, 2010. Mr. Baldwin provided the written examination outline to your staff on

January 8, 2010. The operating test, written examination, and the supporting reference

materials identified in Attachment 3 to ES-201 will be due by July 24, 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 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.

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 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 hours0.00579 days <br />0.139 hours <br />8.267196e-4 weeks <br />1.9025e-4 months <br /> per response, including the time for reviewing instructions,

gathering and maintaining the data needed, writing the examinations, 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. Buckner 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. Baldwin at (404) 997-4642, (Internet E-mail:

Richard.Baldwin@nrc.gov), or me at (404) 997-4550, (Internet E-mail:

Malcolm.Widmann@nrc.gov).

Sincerely,

/RA/

Malcolm T. Widmann, Chief

Operations Branch

Division of Reactor Safety

Docket Nos.: 50-327, 50-328

License Nos.: DPR-77, DPR-79

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SIGNATURE RSB /RA/ MTW /RA/ EFG /RA/

NAME RBaldwin MWidmann EGuthrie

DATE 05/06/2010 05/06/2010 05/07/2010

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cc w/encl:

C.R. Church

Vice President

Sequoyah Nuclear Plant

Tennessee Valley Authority

P.O. Box 2000

Soddy-Daisy, TN 37384-2000

K. Langdon

Plant Manager

Sequoyah Nuclear Plant

Tennessee Valley Authority

P.O. Box 2000

Soddy Daisy, TN 37384-2000

B. A. Wetzel

Manager

Licensing and Industry Affairs

Sequoyah Nuclear Plant

Tennessee Valley Authority

P.O. Box 2000

Soddy Daisy, TN 37384-2000

E. J. Vigluicci

Assistant General Counsel

Tennessee Valley Authority

6A West Tower

400 West Summit Hill Drive

Knoxville, TN 37902

County Mayor

Hamilton County

Hamilton County Courthouse

Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801

Division of Radiological Health

TN Dept. of Environment & Conservation

401 Church Street

Nashville, TN 37243-1532

Ann Harris

341 Swing Loop

Rockwood, TN 37854

Training Manager

Sequoyah Nuclear Plant

Tennessee Valley Authority

P.O. Box 2000

Soddy-Daisy, TN 37384-2000

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Letter to R. M. Krich from Malcolm T. Widmann dated May 7, 2010

SUBJECT: SEQUOYAH NUCLEAR PLANT- NOTIFICATION OF LICENSED OPERATOR

INITIAL EXAMINATION 05000327/2010302 AND 05000328/2010302

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