ML112010618
| ML112010618 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Robinson  |
| Issue date: | 07/19/2011 |
| From: | Widmann M Division of Reactor Safety II |
| To: | Duncan R Progress Energy Co |
| References | |
| 50-261/11-302 | |
| Download: ML112010618 (6) | |
See also: IR 05000261/2011302
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UNITED STATES
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
REGION II
245 PEACHTREE CENTER AVENUE NE, SUITE 1200
ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-1257
July 19, 2011
Mr. R. J. Duncan, II
Vice President
Progress Energy
H.B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant Unit 2
3581 West Entrance Rd
Hartsville, SC 29550
SUBJECT: H.B. ROBINSON STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT - NOTIFICATION OF LICENSED
OPERATOR INITIAL EXAMINATION - 05000261/2011302
Dear Mr. Duncan:
In a telephone conversation on July 14, 2011, between Mr. Robert Adams, Initial License
Training Supervisor and Mr. Mark Bates, Senior Operations Engineer, arrangements were made
for the administration of licensing examinations at the H.B. Robinson Nuclear Station. The
operating test is scheduled to be administered during the weeks of November 28, 2011, and
December 5, 2011. The written examination is scheduled to be administered the week of
December 12, 2011. The on-site preparatory week is scheduled for the week of November 7,
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 September 30, 2011. Mr. Phillip Capehart provided a written examination outline to
your staff on June 14, 2011. The operating test, written examination, and the supporting
reference materials identified in Attachment 3, to ES-201 will be due by October 14, 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 (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 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.
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 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. Adams 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 1
Division of Reactor Safety
Docket No.: 50-261
License No.: DPR-23
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Public Service Commission
State of South Carolina
P.O. Box 11649
Columbia, SC 29211
Chairman
North Carolina Utilities Commission
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Henry Curry
Training Manager
H.B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant, Unit 2
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U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant
2112 Old Camden Rd
Hartsville, SC 29550
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Director Site Operations
H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant, Unit 2
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H.B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant, Unit 2
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Plant General Manager
Brunswick Steam Electric Plant
Carolina Power & Light Company
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(Vacant)
H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant
3581 West Entrance Rd.
Hartsville, SC 29550
John W. Flitter
Director of Electric & Gas Regulation
South Carolina Office of Regulatory Staff
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