ML110130622
| ML110130622 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Oconee  |
| Issue date: | 10/29/2010 |
| From: | Widmann M Division of Reactor Safety II |
| To: | Gillespie T Duke Energy Carolinas |
| References | |
| 50-269/11-301, 50-270/11-301, 50-287-11-301 | |
| Download: ML110130622 (6) | |
See also: IR 05000269/2011301
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UNITED STATES
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
REGION II
245 PEACHTREE CENTER AVENUE NE, SUITE 1200
ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-8931
October 29, 2010
Mr. T. Preston Gillespie
Site Vice President
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC
Oconee Nuclear Station truly
7800 Rochester Highway
Seneca, SC 29672
SUBJECT: OCONEE NUCLEAR STATION - NOTIFICATION OF LICENSED OPERATOR
INITIAL EXAMINATION - 05000269/2011301, 05000270/2011301 AND
Dear Mr. Gillespie:
In a meeting on October 7, 2010, between Mr. Gabriel Washburn, Initial Training Supervisor and
Mr. Mark Bates, Senior Operations Engineer, arrangements were made for the administration of
licensing examinations at Oconee Nuclear Station. The operating test is scheduled to be
administered during the week of May 2, 2011. The written examination is scheduled to be
administered the week of May 9, 2011. The on-site preparatory week is scheduled for the week
of April 11, 2011.
As agreed during the meeting, 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 February 16, 2011. Mr. Mark Bates will provide a written examination outline to your
staff by December 1, 2010. The operating tests, written examination, and the supporting
reference materials identified in Attachment 3 to ES-201 will be due by March 7, 2011.
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.
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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 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.
The NRC may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection
of information 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 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).
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Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Mr. Washburn 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. Bates at (404) 997-4612, (Internet
E-mail: mark.bates@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.: 50-269, 50-270, 50-287
License Nos.: DPR-38, DPR-47, DPR-55
cc: (See Page 4)
Letter to T. Preston Gillespie from Malcolm T. Widmann dated October 29, 2010.
SUBJECT: OCONEE NUCLEAR STATION - NOTIFICATION OF LICENSED OPERATOR
INITIAL EXAMINATION - 05000269/2011301, 05000270/2011301 AND
Sincerely,
/RA/
Malcolm T. Widmann, Chief
Operations Branch
Division of Reactor Safety
Docket Nos.: 50-269, 50-270, 50-287
License Nos.: DPR-38, DPR-47, DPR-55
cc: (See Page 4)
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David A. Baxter
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Oconee Nuclear Station
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC
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Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC
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Oconee Nuclear Station
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415 S. Pine Street
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