ML110610801
| ML110610801 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Arkansas Nuclear  |
| Issue date: | 03/02/2011 |
| From: | Mark Haire Operations Branch IV |
| To: | Schwarz C Entergy Operations |
| References | |
| 50-313/11-302 | |
| Download: ML110610801 (5) | |
See also: IR 05000313/2011302
Text
March 2, 2011
Christopher J. Schwarz, Site Vice President
Arkansas Nuclear One
Entergy Operations, Inc.
1448 SR 333
Russellville, AR 72802-0967
SUBJECT:
ARKANSAS NUCLEAR ONE, UNIT 1 - NOTIFICATION OF NRC INITIAL
OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATION 05000313/2011302
Dear Mr. Schwarz:
In a telephone conversation on February 14, 2011, between Messrs. Randal Martin, Operations
Training Superintendent, and Sean Hedger, Chief Examiner, arrangements were made for the
administration of licensing examinations at Arkansas Nuclear One, Unit 1, during the week of
August 29, 2011.
As agreed during the telephone conversation, your staff will prepare the examinations based on
the guidelines in NUREG-1021, Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power
Reactors, Revision 9, Supplement 1, and NUREG-1122, Knowledge and Abilities Catalog for
Nuclear Power Plant Operators, Revision 2, Supplement 1. The NRCs regional office will
discuss with your staff any changes that might be necessary before the examinations are
administered.
To meet the above schedule, it will be necessary for your staff to furnish the examination
outlines by June 10, 2011. The written examinations, operating tests, and supporting reference
materials identified in Attachment 3 to ES-201 will be due by July 8, 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 outlines, examinations, and tests 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 examinations and reference materials, or the submittal of
inadequate or incomplete materials, may cause the examinations to be rescheduled. In addition,
your support for on-site validation of the examinations is required during the week of August 1,
2011.
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.
UNITED STATES
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
R E GI ON I V
612 EAST LAMAR BLVD, SUITE 400
ARLINGTON, TEXAS 76011-4125
Mr. C. Schwarz
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Appendix E to 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 operator and
senior 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 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 50 hours5.787037e-4 days <br />0.0139 hours <br />8.267196e-5 weeks <br />1.9025e-5 months <br /> per response, including the
time for reviewing instructions, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and
reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any
other aspect of these information collections, including suggestions for reducing the burden, to
the Records and FOIA/Privacy Services Branch (T-5 F52), U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, or by Internet electronic mail to
INFOCOLLECTS@NRC.GOV.
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 and its
enclosures will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRCs Public Document
Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of the NRCs Agencywide
Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the
electronic Reading Room page of the NRCs public Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-
rm/adams.html.
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Mr. Martin has been advised of the policies and
guidelines referenced in this letter. If you have any questions regarding the NRCs examination
procedures and guidelines, please contact Mr. Hedger at 817-276-6556, or myself at 817-860-
8159.
Sincerely,
/RA/ Clyde C. Osterholtz for
Mark S. Haire, Chief
Operations Branch
Division of Reactor Safety
Docket: 50-313
License: DPR-51
Mr. C. Schwarz
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DISTRIBUTION:
Senior Vice President
& Chief Operating Officer
Entergy Operations, Inc.
P.O. Box 31995
Jackson, MS 39286-1995
Vice President, Oversight
Entergy Operations, Inc.
P.O. Box 31995
Jackson, MS 39286-1995
Mark Giles
Acting Manager, Licensing
Arkansas Nuclear One
1448 SR 333
Russellville, AR 72802
Joseph A. Aluise
Associate General Counsel - Nuclear
Entergy Services, Inc
639 Loyola Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70113
Senior Manager, Nuclear Safety & Licensing
Entergy Nuclear Operations
P.O. Box 31995
Jackson, MS 39286-1995
Chief, Radiation Control Section
4815 West Markham Street, Slot 30
Little Rock, AR 72205-3867
Jim E. Gibson
County Judge of Pope County
100 West Main Street
Russellville, AR 72801
Radiation Control Section
4815 West Markham Street, Slot 30
Little Rock, AR 72205-3867
Mr. C. Schwarz
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David E. Maxwell, Director
Arkansas Department of Emergency
Management, Bldg. 9501
Camp Joseph T. Robinson
North Little Rock, AR 72199
Chief, Technological Hazards
Branch
FEMA Region VI
800 North Loop 288
Federal Regional Center
Denton, TX 76209
Dale E. James
Director, Nuclear Safety Assurance
Entergy Nuclear Operations
Arkansas Nuclear One
1448 SR 333
Russellville, AR 72802-0967
Mr. C. Schwarz
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