ML101940233

Operator Licensing Exam Schedule Change Denial Letter

ML101940233
Person / Time
Site:	Robinson
Issue date:	07/13/2010
From:	Kennedy K Division of Reactor Safety II
To:	Mccartney E Carolina Power & Light Co
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION II 245 PEACHTREE CENTER AVENUE NE, SUITE 1200 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-1257 July 13, 2010 Mr. Eric McCartney Vice President Carolina Power and Light Company H.B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant Unit 2 3581 West Entrance Road Hartsville, SC 29550

SUBJECT:

OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATION SCHEDULE CHANGE - H. B.

ROBINSON STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT, DOCKET 50-261

Dear Mr. McCartney:

The purpose of this letter is to document our review of the plausibility of a requested initial license examination schedule change for Robinson in 2011. This request was transmitted in a Progress Energy letter dated July 2, 2010 from you to Mr. Luis Reyes, Regional Administrator, Region II. You had requested to change the 2011 schedule from examination weeks of February 28 and March 14 to a later date between April 18 and June 6.

The Region II Operator Licensing Branch is unable at this time to support the requested change for the 2011 operating examination. Due to the constraints of our resources and previously scheduled examinations, we are unable to accommodate your request. However, we noted two alternatives that may warrant consideration. You are currently scheduled for a second examination in 2011 during the weeks of November 28 and December 5. You may want to consider combining the two classes and have all applicants take the later examination. In addition, we could accommodate an examination in February 2012.

We have left the schedule unchanged until we have confirmation of the original schedule or whether you agree to one of the two alternatives. We have noted the change in the number of applicants for the 2011 examination and is reflected in the below matrix.

Plant / 2011 Station Date Applicants H.B.

2/28 13 Robinson 11/28 15 The NRC issues an annual regulatory issue summary (RIS) to inform addressees of the NRC staffs need for updated information on the projected schedules for site-specific operator licensing examinations and on the estimated numbers of applicants planning to take operator licensing examinations and the NRCs generic fundamentals examinations (GFEs). This

CP&L 2 information assists the NRC in scheduling examinations to use its resources more effectively. If one of the two proposed alternatives is viable, please reflect that change in your response to RIS 2010-008 (dated June 28, 2010) using NRC Form 536, Operator Licensing Examination Data.

If you have additional changes in the number of applicants, contact the Chief Examiner for the examination or Mr. Phil Capehart, Examination Scheduler, at 404-997-4483 (phillip.capehart@nrc.gov). If you have any further questions, contact Mr. Malcolm Widmann, Chief, Operations Branch, at 404-997-4550 (malcolm.widmann@nrc.gov).

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the Electronic Reading Room page of the NRC=s public Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.

Sincerely,

/H. Christenson RA for/

Kriss M. Kennedy, Director Division of Reactor Safety Docket Nos.: 50-261 License Nos.: DPR-23 cc: (See page 3)

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NAME MWidmann CChristensen DATE 07/13/2010 07/13/2010 E-MAIL COPY? YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO CP&L 3 cc w/encl: Koda Smith Brian C. McCabe Training Manager Manager, Nuclear Regulatory Affairs H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant Unit 2 Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc. Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution David T. Conley Eric McCartney Associate General Counsel Vice President Progress Energy Service Company, LLC H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant Unit 2 Electronic Mail Distribution Carolina Power & Light Company Electronic Mail Distribution S. D. West Superintendent Security R. J. Duncan, II H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant Vice President Progress Energy Nuclear Operations Electronic Mail Distribution Carolina Power & Light Company Electronic Mail Distribution Susan E. Jenkins Director, Division of Waste Management Ernest J. Kapopoulos, Jr. Bureau of Land and Waste Management Plant General Manager S.C. Department of Health and Carolina Power & Light Company Environmental Control Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution Christos Kamilaris R. Mike Gandy Director Division of Radioactive Waste Mgmt.

Fleet Support Services S.C. Department of Health and Carolina Power & Light Company Environmental Control Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution Curt A. Castell W. Lee Cox, III Supervisor (Acting) Section Chief Licensing/Regulatory Programs Radiation Protection Section Carolina Power & Light Company N.C. Department of Environmental H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant Commerce & Natural Resources 3581 West Entrance Road Electronic Mail Distribution Hartsville, SC 29550 John H. O'Neill, Jr.

C. T. Baucom Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge Manager 2300 N. Street, NW Support Services - Nuclear Washington, DC 20037-1128 Carolina Power & Light Company Electronic Mail Distribution Robert P. Gruber Executive Director Thomas D. Walt Public Staff - NCUC Vice President 4326 Mail Service Center Nuclear Oversight Raleigh, NC 27699-4326 Carolina Power and Light Company Electronic Mail Distribution Public Service Commission State of South Carolina Chairman P.O. Box 11649 North Carolina Utilities Commission Columbia, SC 29211 Electronic Mail Distribution

CP&L 4 Letter to Eric McCartney from Kriss Kennedy dated July 13, 2010

SUBJECT:

OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATION SCHEDULE CHANGE - H. B.

ROBINSON STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT, DOCKET 50-261 Distribution w/encl:

RIDSNRRDIRS PUBLIC RidsNrrPMRobinson Resource ORA, RII K. Kennedy H. Christensen M. Widmann P. Capehart J. Vincent R. Musser J. McHale RIDSNRRDIRSIRIB Resource Document Control Desk - Licensing