ML112900892
| ML112900892 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Harris  |
| Issue date: | 10/13/2011 |
| From: | Junge M Division of Reactor Safety II |
| To: | Jefferson W Carolina Power & Light Co |
| References | |
| Download: ML112900892 (5) | |
See also: IR 05000400/2012301
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UNITED STATES
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
REGION II
245 PEACHTREE CENTER AVENUE NE, SUITE 1200
ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-1257
October 13, 2011
Mr. William Jefferson, Jr.
Vice President
Carolina Power & Light Company
Shearon Harris Nuclear Plant
5413 Shearon Harris Road
New Hill, NC 27562
SUBJECT: SHEARON HARRIS NUCLEAR PLANT - NOTIFICATION OF LICENSED
OPERATOR INITIAL EXAMINATION 05000400/2012301
Dear Mr. Jefferson:
In a telephone conversation on October 11, 2011, between Mr. Simon Schwindt, Supervisor,
Licensed Operator Continuing Training, Mr. Richard S. Baldwin, Chief Examiner, and
Mr. Kenneth Schaaf, Chief Examiner Under Instruction, arrangements were made for the
administration of licensing examinations at the Harris Nuclear Plant. The operating test is
scheduled to be administered during the weeks of February 13 and February 20, 2012. The
written examination is scheduled to be administered the week of February 27, 2012. The on-
site preparatory week is scheduled for the week of January 23, 2012.
As agreed during the telephone conversation, your staff will prepare both the operating tests
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
outlines by November 30, 2011. Mr. Richard S. Baldwin provided the written examination
outline to your staff in September 2011. The operating tests, written examination, and the
supporting reference materials identified in Attachment 3 to ES-201, will be due by January 03,
2012. Pursuant to Title 10, Section 55.40(b)(3), of the Code of Federal Regulations
(10CFR55.40(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 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, 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. Schwindt 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. Richard S. Baldwin at
(404) 997-4642, (Internet E-mail: richard.baldwin@nrc.gov), or Mr. Kenneth D. Schaaf at (404)
997-4568, (Internet E-mail: kenneth.schaaf@nrc.gov) or me at (404) 997-4436, (Internet E-mail:
michael.junge@nrc.gov).
Sincerely,
/RA/
Michael A. Junge, Acting Chief
Operations Branch 2
Division of Reactor Safety
Docket No.: 50-400
License No.: NPF-63
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