ML102290138
| ML102290138 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Browns Ferry  |
| Issue date: | 08/17/2010 |
| From: | Widmann M NRC/RGN-II/DRS/OLB |
| To: | Krich R Tennessee Valley Authority |
| References | |
| 50-259/11-301, 50-260/11-301, 50-296/11-301 | |
| Download: ML102290138 (5) | |
See also: IR 05000259/2011301
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UNITED STATES
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
REGION II
SAM NUNN ATLANTA FEDERAL CENTER
61 FORSYTH STREET, SW, SUITE 23T85
ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-8931
August 17, 2010
Mr. R. M. Krich
Vice President, Nuclear Licensing
Tennessee Valley Authority
3R Lookout Place
1101 Market Street
Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801
SUBJECT:
BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR STATION - NOTIFICATION OF LICENSED
OPERATOR INITIAL EXAMINATION - 05000259/2011301, 05000260/2011301
AND 05000296/2011301
Dear Mr. Krich:
In a telephone conversation on August 9, 2010, between Mr. David Malinowski, Operations
Training Manager and Mr. Ronald F. Aiello, Senior Operations Engineer, arrangements were
made for the administration of licensing examinations at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Station. The
operating test is scheduled to be administered during the weeks of February 7 and 14, 2011.
The written examination is scheduled to be administered on February 17, 2011. The on-site
preparatory week is scheduled for the week of Jan 17, 2011.
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 November 2, 2010. Mr. Aiello provided a written examination outline to your staff in
May 2010. The written examination, operating test, and the supporting reference materials
identified in Attachment 3 to ES-201 will be due by November 16, 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,
temperatures, and levels) generated during the dynamic operating tests until the examination
results are final.
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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 for examinations prepared by the facility,
including the time for reviewing instructions, gathering and maintaining the data needed, 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. Malinowski 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. Ronald F. Aiello at (404) 997-4641,
(Internet E-mail: ronald.aiello@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.: 50-259, 260, 50-296
License Nos.: DPR-33, DPR-52, DPR-68
cc: (See page 3)
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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 for examinations prepared by the facility, including the time for reviewing instructions,
gathering and maintaining the data needed, 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. Kirk 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. Ronald F. Aiello at (404) 997-4641, (Internet E-mail:
ronald.aiello@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.: 50-259, 260, 50-296
License Nos.: DPR-33, DPR-52, DPR-68
cc: (See page 3)
X PUBLICLY AVAILABLE
G NON-PUBLICLY AVAILABLE
G SENSITIVE
X NON-SENSITIVE
ADAMS: G Yes
ACCESSION NUMBER:_ _____________
G SUNSI REVIEW COMPLETE
OFFICE
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EFG /RA/
NAME
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MWidmann
EGuthrie
DATE
08/10/2010
08/16/2010
08/10/2010
E-MAIL COPY?
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NO YES
NO YES
NO YES
NO YES
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K. J. Polson
Vice President
Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant
Tennessee Valley Authority
P.O. Box 2000
Decatur, AL 35609
J.J. Randich
General Manager
Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant
Tennessee Valley Authority
P.O. Box 2000
Decatur, AL 35609
F.R. Godwin
Manager, Licensing and Industry Affairs
Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant
Tennessee Valley Authority
P.O. Box 2000
Decatur, AL 35609
E. J. Vigluicci
Assistant General Counsel
Tennessee Valley Authority
6A West Tower
400 West Summit Hill Drive
Knoxville, TN 37902
State Health Officer
Alabama Dept. of Public Health
RSA Tower - Administration
Suite 1552
P.O. Box 30317
Montgomery, AL 36130-3017
Chairman
Limestone County Commission
310 West Washington Street
Athens, AL 35611
James L. McNees, CHP
Director
Office of Radiation Control
Alabama Dept. of Public Health
P. O. Box 303017
Montgomery, AL 36130-3017
Mr. Jeff Morris
Training Manager
Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant
Tennessee Valley Authority
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Letter to R. M. Krich from Malcolm T. Widmann dated August 17, 2010
SUBJECT:
BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR STATION - NOTIFICATION OF LICENSED
OPERATOR INITIAL EXAMINATION - 05000259/2011301, 05000260/2011301
AND 05000296/2011301
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