ML110330498
| ML110330498 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Hatch  |
| Issue date: | 02/02/2011 |
| From: | Widmann M NRC/RGN-II/DRS/OLB |
| To: | Madison D Southern Nuclear Operating Co |
| References | |
| Download: ML110330498 (6) | |
See also: IR 05000321/2011301
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UNITED STATES
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
REGION II
245 PEACHTREE CENTER AVENUE NE, SUITE 1200
ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-1257
February 2, 2011
Mr. Dennis R. Madison
Vice President
Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant
11028 Hatch Parkway North
Baxley, GA 31513
SUBJECT: EDWIN I. HATCH - NOTIFICATION OF LICENSED OPERATOR INITIAL
EXAMINATION 05000321/2011301 AND 05000366/2011301
Dear Mr. Madison:
In a telephone conversation on January 31, 2011, between Mr. J. Derwood Tootle - Operations
Training Supervisor, Anthony Ball - Exam Developer, Charlie Edmunds - Exam Developer, and
Mr. Phillip Capehart - Senior Operations Engineer, arrangements were made for the
administration of licensing examinations at the Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant. The operating test
is scheduled to be administered during the two weeks of June 6 and June 13, 2011. The written
examination is scheduled to be administered the week of June 20, 2011. The on-site
preparatory week is scheduled for the week of May 16, 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 March 28, 2011. Mr. Phillip Capehart provided the written examination outline to your
staff on November 29, 2010. The operating test, written examination, and the supporting
reference materials identified in Attachment 3 to ES-201, will be due by April 20, 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.
SNC 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, 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 (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 the Office of
Management and Budget (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
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 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 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).
SNC 3
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Mr. Derwood Tootle - Operations Training
Supervisor, Anthony Ball - Exam Developer and Charlie Edmunds - Exam Developer have
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. Phillip
Capehart at (404) 997-4483, (Internet E-mail: Phillip.Capehart@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.: 50-321, 50-366
cc w/encl: (See page 4)
SNC 4
cc: w/encl Steven B. Tipps
B. D. McKinney, Jr. Hatch Principal Engineer - Licensing
Regulatory Response Manager Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant
Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Electronic Mail Distribution
Electronic Mail Distribution
Mr. Ken Rosanski
Jeffrey T. Gasser Resident Manager
Chief Nuclear Officer Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant
Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Oglethorpe Power Corporation
Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution
M. J. Ajluni Chris Clark
Nuclear Licensing Director Commissioner
Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Georgia Department of Natural Resources
Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution
T. D. Honeycutt Lee Foley
Regulatory Response Supervisor Manager of Contracts Generation
Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Oglethorpe Power Corporation
Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution
L. Mike Stinson Senior Resident Inspector
Vice President U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Fleet Operations Support Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant
Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. U.S. NRC
Electronic Mail Distribution 11030 Hatch Parkway N
Baxley, GA 30334
R. D. Baker
Licensing Supervisor Arthur H. Domby, Esq.
Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Troutman Sanders
Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution
E. G. Anners James C. Hardeman
Licensing Engineer Environmental Radiation Program Manager
Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Environmental Protection Division
Electronic Mail Distribution Georgia Department of Natural Resources
Electronic Mail Distribution
Paula Marino
Vice President Ted V. Jackson
Engineering Emergency Response and Radiation
Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Program Manager
Electronic Mail Distribution Environmental Protection Division
Georgia Department of Natural Resources
R. E. Varnadore Electronic Mail Distribution
Site Support Manager
Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant F. Allen Barnes
Electronic Mail Distribution Director
Environmental Protection Division
Moanica Caston Georgia Department of Natural Resources
Vice President and General Counsel Electronic Mail Distribution
Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
Electronic Mail Distribution (cc w/encl: continued on page 5)
SNC 5
Cynthia A. Sanders
Radioactive Materials Program Manager
Environmental Protection Division
Georgia Department of Natural Resources
Electronic Mail Distribution
James A. Sommerville
Program Coordination Branch Chief
Environmental Protection Division
Georgia Department of Natural Resources
Electronic Mail Distribution
Mr. Steven M. Jackson
Senior Engineer - Power Supply
Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia
Electronic Mail Distribution
Mr. Reece McAlister
Executive Secretary
Georgia Public Service Commission
Electronic Mail Distribution
Chairman
Appling County Commissioners
County Courthouse
69 Tippins Street, Suite 201
Baxley, GA 31513
Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc
ATTN: Mr. Steve Grantham
Training Manager
Hatch Nuclear Plant
11028 Hatch Parkway North
Baxley, GA 31513
SNC 3
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Mr. Derwood Tootle - Operations Training
Supervisor, Anthony Ball - Exam Developer and Charlie Edmunds - Exam Developer have
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. Phillip
Capehart at (404) 997-4483, (Internet E-mail: Phillip.Capehart@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.: 50-321, 50-366
cc w/encl: (See page 4)
Distribution w/encl:
C. Evans, RII EICS (Part 72 Only)
L. Douglas, RII EICS (Linda Douglas)
OE Mail (email address if applicable)
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