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| Issue date: | 06/27/2011 |
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2011 DUANE ARNOLD ENERGY CENTER INITIAL EXAMINATION MISCELLANEOUS CORRESPONDENCE
UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION III 2443 WARRENVillE ROAD, SUITE 2 10 LISLE, IlliNOIS 60532*4352 June 17, 2011 Mr. Christopher R. Costanzo Vice President NextEra Energy Duane Arnold, LLC 3277 DAEC Road Palo, IA 52324-9785
SUBJECT:
OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATION APPROVAL
Dear Mr. Costanzo:
The purpose of this letter is to confirm the final arrangements for the upcoming operator licensing examinations at the Duane Arnold Energy Center.
The U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has completed its review of the operator license applications in connection with this examination and will separately provide a list of approved applicants to Mr. William Simmons, Training Manager. Note that any examination waivers and application denials have been addressed in separate correspondence.
The NRC has approved the subject examinations and hereby authorizes you to administer the written examinations in accordance with Revision 9 of NUREG-1021, "Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors," on July 8, 2011. The NRC staff will administer the operating tests during the week of June 27, 2011.
Please contact Mr. Charles D. Zoia, Chief Examiner, at 630-829-9863, if you have any questions or identify any errors or changes in the license level (RO or SRO) or type of examination (partial or complete written examination and/or operating test) specified for each applicant.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "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 System (PARS) component of NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rmladams.html(the Public Electronic Reading Room).
Sincerely, i/luluJfMc;"
Hlronori peters:. c4 f Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket No. 50-331 License No. DPR-49 cc: Distribution via ListServ
Mr. Christopher R. Costanzo Vice President NextEra Energy Duane Arnold, LLC 3277 DAEC Road Palo, IA 52324-9785
SUBJECT:
OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATION APPROVAL
Dear Mr. Costanzo:
The purpose of this letter is to confirm the final arrangements for the upcoming operator licensing examinations at the Duane Arnold Energy Center.
The U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has completed its review of the operator license applications in connection with this examination and will separately provide a list of approved applicants to Mr. William Simmons, Training Manager. Note that any examination waivers and application denials have been addressed in separate correspondence.
The NRC has approved the subject examinations and hereby authorizes you to administer the written examinations in accordance with Revision 9 of NUREG-1 021, "Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors," on July 8,2011. The NRC staff will administer the operating tests during the week of June 27, 2011.
Please contact Mr. Charles D. Zoia, Chief Examiner, at 630-829-9863, if you have any questions or identify any errors or changes in the license level (RO or SRO) or type of examination (partial or complete written examination andlor operating test) specified for each applicant.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "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 System (PARS) component of NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS), accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html(the Public Electronic Reading Room).
Sincerely,
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Hironori Peterson, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket No. 50-331 License No. DPR49 cc: Distribution via ListServ DISTRIBUTION:
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Letter to Christopher R. Costanzo from Hironori Peterson dated June 17, 2011.
SUBJECT:
OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATION APPROVAL DISTRIBUTION:
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION III 2443 WARRENVILLE ROAD, SUITE 210 LISLE, IL 60532-4352 January 21,2011 Mr. Christopher R. Costanzo Vice President NextEra Energy Duane Arnold, LLC 3277 DAEC Road Palo, IA 52324-9785
SUBJECT:
DUANE ARNOLD ENERGY CENTER CONFIRMATION OF INITIAL LICENSE EXAMINATION
Dear Mr. Costanzo:
In a telephone conversation on January 19, 2011, between Mr. Charles Zoia, Operations Engineer, and Mr. Curtis Hansen, Senior Operations Training Instructor, arrangements were made for the administration of licensing examinations at the Duane Arnold Energy Center during the weeks of June 27 and July 4, 2011. In addition, the NRC will make an examination validation visit to your facility the week of June 6, 2011.
As agreed during the telephone conversation, your staff will prepare the examinations based on the guidelines in Revision 9, Supplement 1, of NUREG-1 021, "Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors." The NRC's 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 April 13, 2011. The written examinations, operating tests, and supporting reference materials identified in Attachment 3 to ES-201 will be due by May 13, 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 examination and reference materials, or the submittal of inadequate or incomplete materials, may cause the examinations to be rescheduled.
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.
C. Costanzo
-2 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, approval number 3150-0018. The public reporting burden for this collection 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, 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 FOIAIPrivacy Services Branch (T-5 F52), U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, or by Internet electronic mail to INFOCOllECTS@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, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "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 System (PARS) component of NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS), accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.govlreading-rm/adams.html(the Public Electronic Reading Room).
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Mr. Curtis Hansen 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. Charles Zoia at 630-829-9863, or me at 630-829-9707.
Sincerely, IRA!
Hironori Peterson, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket No. 50-331 license No. DPR-49
Letter to Christopher R. Costanzo from Hironori Peterson dated January 21, 2011.
SUBJECT:
DUANE ARNOLD ENERGY CENTER CONFIRMATION OF INITIAL LICENSE EXAMINATION cc: Distribution via ListServ
C. Costanzo
-2 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, approval number 3150-0018. The public reporting burden for this collection 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, 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 FOIAlPrivacy Services Branch (T-5 F52), U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, or by Internet electronic mail to INFOCOLLECTS@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, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "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 System (PARS) component of NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS), accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html(the Public Electronic Reading Room).
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Mr. Curtis Hansen 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. Charles Zoia at 630-829-9863, or me at 630-829-9707.
Sincerely, IRA!
Hironori Peterson, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket No. 50-331 License No. DPR-49 DISTRIBUTION:
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Letter to Chr!stopher R. Costanzo from Hironori Peterson dated January 21, 2011.
SUBJECT:
DUANE ARNOLD ENERGY CENTER CONFIRMATION OF INITIAL LICENSE EXAMINATION cc: Distribution via ListServ DISTRIBUTION:
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DUANE ARNOLD October 19, 2010 NG-10-0530 10 CFR 55 Regional Administrator, Region III U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 2443 Warrenville Road Suite 210 Lisle, IL 60532-4352 Duane Arnold Energy Center Docket 50-331 License No. DPR-49 June 27,2011 Operator Licensing Examinations Currently the Duane Arnold Energy Center is scheduled to have an Initial License Operator (ILO) examination for the 2010 ILO class beginning the week of June 27, 2011. Due to various factors, the composition of the 2010 class as previously reported to the NRC has changed. For the examination scheduled to begin the week of June 27, 2011, there are a total of 13 candidates (5 Reactor Operator (RO). 2 Senior Reactor Operator (SRO)-Upgrade, and 6 SRO-Initial). The NRC Website currently has the 2011 exam being administered to 12 candidates (8 RO, 2 SRO-U, and 2 SRO-I). The purpose of this letter is to document the requested change in resources that will be necessary to implement the subject examination.
If you have any questions, please call Bill Simmons, Training Manager at (319) 851 7181.
This letter contains no new commitments.
Christopher R. Costanzo Vice President, Duane Arnold Energy Center NextEra Energy Duane Arnold, LLC CC:
Chief Operator License Branch, Region III with attachment NRC Resident Inspector wlo NRC Document Control Desk wlo OCT 2 I 2010 NextEra Energy Duane Arnold, LLC, 3277 DAEC Road, Palo, IA 52324
UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION III 2443 WARRENVILLE ROAD, SUITE 210 LISLE, IL 60532-4352 December 17. 2009 Mr. Christopher R. Costanzo Vice President NextEra Energy Duane Arnold, LLC 3277 DAEC Road Palo, IA 52324-97B5
SUBJECT:
DUANE ARNOLD ENERGY CENTER CONFIRMATION OF INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSE EXAMINATIONS
Dear Mr. Costanzo:
In a letter dated November 20, 200B (NG-OB-OB77), your staff requested we schedule an initial license operator examination during the week of June 20, 2011, or on the alternate week of June 26,2011. We have tentatively scheduled the requested examination to start during the alternate requested week of June 26, 2011. Your staff also requested we schedule an initial license operator examination during the week of AprilB, 2013. We have tentatively scheduled the requested examination to start during the specified week of April B, 2013. On-site validation of these examinations is tentatively scheduled to occur approximately three weeks before the examination week. In the unlikely event that we are unable to support an examination during the scheduled weeks, we will inform you immediately upon discovery of such conditions and make arrangements to administer the examination at a mutually acceptable date.
We understand that your staff will develop the examinations unless we determine the need for the NRC to develop an examination. The letter we received indicated that more than nine applicants were being considered for the examinations. The examinations have been scheduled for two weeks to accommodate more than nine applicants. If the number of applicants should decrease below ten applicants, please inform us as soon as possible, as this will result in a schedule change. Please inform us at your earliest opportunity if you discover you need to change the scheduled date for the examination.
A supplementary letter will be sent to the training department approximately 120 days prior to each of these initial examinations. The letters will inform the training department of the chief examiner's name, outline examination security expectations, list the materials required by the NRC to conduct the examination, reconfirm the examination dates, and reconfirm the number of candidates you have in the training program. If you have any questions concerning this information, please contact Mr. Dell McNeil of my staff at 630-B29-9737.
C. Costanzo
-2 In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "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 System (PARS) component of NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS), accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading~rm/adams.html(the Public Electronic Reading Room).
Hironori Peterson, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Projects Docket No. 50-331 License No. DPR-49 cc:
Distribution via ListServ
C. Costanzo
-2 In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "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 System (PARS) component of NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS), accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html(the Public Electronic Reading Room).
Sincerely,
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Hironori Peterson, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Projects Docket No. 50-331 License No. DPR-49 cc:
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January 16, 2009 Mr. Richard L. Anderson Vice President Duane Arnold Energy Center 3277 DAEC Road Palo, IA 52324-9785
SUBJECT:
CONFIRMATION OF INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSE EXAMINATIONS:
DUANE ARNOLD ENERGY CENTER
Dear Mr. Anderson:
In a letter dated November 20, 2008 (NG-08-0877), your staff requested we schedule initial license operator examinations during the week of June 20, 2011, or on the alternate week of June 26, 2011. We have tentatively scheduled the requested examination to start during the alternate requested week of June 26, 2011. Your staff also requested we schedule an initial license operator examination during the week of April 8, 2013. We have tentatively scheduled the requested examination to start during the specified week of April 8, 2013. On-site validation of these examinations is tentatively scheduled to occur approximately three weeks before the examination week. In the unlikely event that we are unable to support an examination during the scheduled weeks, we will inform you immediately upon discovery of such conditions and make arrangements to administer the examination at a mutually acceptable date.
We understand that your staff will develop the examinations unless we determine the need for the NRC to develop an examination. The letter indicated that more than nine applicants were being considered for the examinations. The examinations have been scheduled for two weeks to accommodate more than 9 applicants. If the number of applicants should decrease below 10 applicants, please inform us as soon as possible, as this will result in a schedule change.
Please inform us at your earliest opportunity if you discover you need to change the scheduled date for the examination.
A supplementary letter will be sent to the training department approximately 120 days prior to each of these initial examinations. The letters will inform the training department of the chief examiner's name, outline examination security expectations, list the materials required by the NRC to conduct the examination, reconfirm the examination dates, and reconfirm the number of candidates you have in the training program. If you have any questions concerning this information, please contact Mr. Dell McNeil of my staff at 630-829-9737.
R. Anderson
-2 In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "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 NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the Electronic Reading Room page of the NRC's public Web site at http://www.nrc.govlreading-rm/adams.html.
Sincerely, IRA!
Hironori Peterson, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Projects Docket No. 50-331 License No. DPR-49 cc:
M. Nazar, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer J. Stall, Executive Vice President, Nuclear and Chief Nuclear Officer M. Ross, Managing Attorney A. Khanpour, Vice President, Nuclear Engineering D. Curtland, Plant Manager S. Catron, Manager, Regulatory Affairs M. Mashhadi, Senior Attorney T. Jones, Vice President, Nuclear Operations, Midwest Region P. Wells, Acting Vice President, Nuclear, Training and Performance Improvement R. Hughes, Director, Licensing and Performance Improvement D. McGhee, Iowa Dept. of Public Health Chairman, Linn County, Board of Supervisors Chief Radiological Emergency Preparedness Section, Dept. Of Homeland Security M. Rasmusson, State Liaison Officer
R. Anderson
-2 In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "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 NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the Electronic Reading Room page of the NRC's public Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.
Sincerely, IRA!
Hironori Peterson, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Projects Docket No. 50-331 License No. DPR-49 cc:
M. Nazar, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer J. Stall, Executive Vice President, Nuclear and Chief Nuclear Officer M. Ross, Managing Attorney A. Khanpour, Vice President, Nuclear Engineering D. Curtland, Plant Manager S. Catron, Manager, Regulatory Affairs M. Mashhadi, Senior Attorney T. Jones, Vice President, Nuclear Operations, Midwest Region P. Wells, Acting Vice President, Nuclear, Training and Performance Improvement R. Hughes, Director, Licensing and Performance Improvement D. McGhee, Iowa Dept. of Public Health Chairman, Linn County, Board of Supervisors Chief Radiological Emergency Preparedness Section, Dept. Of Homeland Security M. Rasmusson, State Liaison Officer DISTRIBUTION:
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FPL Energy Duane Arnold, lLC 3277 DAEC Road Palo. Iowa 52324
- FPLEnergy-Duane Arnold Energy Center November 20, 200B NG-08-0B77 10 CFR 55 Regional Administrator, Region III U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 2443 Warrenville Road Suite 210 Lisle, IL 60532-4352 Duane Arnold Energy Center Docket 50-331 License No. DPR-49 Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations As requested by your staff, the enclosure to this letter provides FPL Energy Duane Arnold's proposed schedule of examinations that we intend to prepare and the estimated number of applicants to be tested in our site examinations and generic fundamentals examinations in calendar years 2011 through 2013.
If you have any questions, please call Jeffery Morris, Training Manager at (319) 851 7565.
This letter contains no new commitments.
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Richard L. Anderson Vice President, Duane Arnold Energy Center FPL Energy Duane Arnold, LLC Enclosure CC:
Chief Operator License Branch, Region '" with attachment NRC Resident Inspector wlo NRC Document Control Desk wlo DEC 1 2008
NRC FORM 536 U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION APPROVED BY OMB: NO. 3150-0131 EXPIRES: 1013112011 (10-2006)
Estimated burden per res~nse to comply with this voluntary information collection request: 1 hour1.157407e-5 days <br />2.777778e-4 hours <br />1.653439e-6 weeks <br />3.805e-7 months <br />.
is information collection is used to pian budgets and resources for operator examinations. Send comments re;tardin~ burden OPERATOR LICENSING estimate to the Records and FOIAIPrivacy Services Branch ( *5 F 3). U.S.
Nuclear Re~ulatory Commission. Washington. DC 20555*0001. or ~ internet EXAMINA"rlON DATA e-mail to in ocollects@nrc.gov. and to the Desk Officer, Office of In ormation and Regulatory Affairs. NE 8-10202, (3150*0131). Office of Management and Budget. Washington. DC 20503.
If a means used to impose an information collection does not display a currently valid OMS control number. the NRC may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, the information collectIOn.
FACIUTY Duane Arnold Energy Center NRC REGION III A. PROPOSED EXAMINATION PREPARATION SCHEDULE PROPOSED NUMBER CY 2011 CY 2013 CY--
Cy-ESTIMATED NUMBER OF LlCENSEE*PREPARED EXAMINATIONS 1
1 ESTIMATED NUMBER OF NRC*PREPARED EXAMINATIONS B. INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSE EXAMINATIONS PROPOSED NUMBER Cy 2011 Cy2013 CY-CY-NUMBER OF REACTOR OPERATORS 8
8 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS -INSTANT 2
2 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS* UPGRADE 2
2 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS* LIMITED 0
0 PROPOSED DATES PRIMARY DATE 0612012011 04/08/2013 ALTERNATE DATE 06/26/2011 04/2912013 C. PROPOSED GENERIC FUNDAMENTALS EXAMINATION (GFE) SCHEDULE PROPOSED NUMBER CY 2011
- __on, CY MARCH JUNE SEPTEMBER DECEMBER MARCH JUNE SEPTEMBER DECEMBER ESTIMATED NUMBER OF CANDIDATES 10 NRC FORM 536 (10*2008)
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October 7, 2008 Mr. Richard L. Anderson Vice President Duane Arnold Energy Center 3277 DAEC Road Palo, IA 52324-9785
SUBJECT:
CONFIRMATION OF INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSE EXAMINATIONS:
DUANE ARNOLD ENERGY CENTER
Dear Mr. Anderson:
In a letter dated January 10, 2008 (NG-08-0021), your staff requested we schedule initial license operator examinations during the week of June 20, 2011, or on the alternate week of June 27,2011. We have tentatively scheduled the requested examination to occur during the alternate requested week of June 27, 2011. In addition to this examination, our calendar indicates a September 14, 2009, initial operator license examination at Duane Arnold Energy Center. On-site validation of these examinations is tentatively scheduled to occur approximately three weeks before the examination week. In the unlikely event that we are unable to support an examination during the scheduled weeks, we will inform you immediately upon discovery of such conditions and make arrangements to administer the examination at a mutually acceptable date.
We understand that your staff will develop the examinations unless we determine the need for the NRC to develop an examination. The letter indicated that more than nine applicants were being considered for the examinations. The examinations have been scheduled for two weeks to accommodate more than ten applicants. If the number of applicants should decrease below ten applicants, please inform us as soon as possible, as this will result in a schedule change.
Please inform us at your earliest opportunity if you discover you need to change the scheduled date for the examination.
A supplementary letter will be sent to the training department approximately 120 days prior to each of these initial examinations. The letters will inform the training department of the chief examiner's name, outline examination security expectations, list the materials required by the NRC to conduct the examination, reconfirm the examination dates, and reconfirm the number of candidates you have in the training program. If you have any questions conceming this information, please contact Mr. Dell McNeil of my staff at 630-829-9737.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "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 NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and
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-2 Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the Electronic Reading Room page of the NRC's public Web site at http://www.nrc.govlreading-rm/adams.html.
Sincerely, IRA!
Hironori Peterson, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket No. 50-331 License No. DPR-49 cc:
M. Nazar, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer J. Stall, Executive Vice President, Nuclear and Chief Nuclear Officer M. Ross, Managing Attorney A. Khanpour, Vice President, Nuclear Engineering M. Warner, Vice President, Nuclear Plant Support D. Curtland, Plant Manager S. Catron, Manager, Regulatory Affairs M. Gettler, Vice President, New Nuclear Projects W. Maher, Licensing Director, New Nuclear Projects M. Mashhadi, Senior Attorney T. Jones, Vice President, Nuclear Operations, Midwest Region P. Wells, Acting Vice President, Nuclear, Training and Performance Improvement D. McGhee, Iowa Dept. of Public Health Chairman, Linn County, Board of Supervisors Chief Radiological Emergency Preparedness Section, Dept. Of Homeland Security M. Rasmusson, State Liaison Officer
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-2 Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the Electronic Reading Room page of the NRC's public Web site at http://www.nrc.govlreading-rm/adams.html.
Sincerely, IRA!
Hironori Peterson, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket No. 50-331 License No. DPR-49 cc:
M. Nazar, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer J. Stall, Executive Vice President, Nuclear and Chief Nuclear Officer M. Ross, Managing Attorney A. Khanpour, Vice President, Nuclear Engineering M. Warner, Vice President, Nuclear Plant Support D. Curtland, Plant Manager S. Catron, Manager, Regulatory Affairs M. Gettler, Vice President, New Nuclear Projects W. Maher, Licensing Director, New Nuclear Projects M. Mashhadi, Senior Attorney T. Jones, Vice President, Nuclear Operations, Midwest Region P. Wells, Acting Vice President, Nuclear, Training and Performance Improvement D. McGhee, Iowa Dept. of Public Health Chairman, Linn County, Board of Supervisors Chief Radiological Emergency Preparedness Section, Dept. Of Homeland Security M. Rasmusson, State Liaison Officer DISTRIBUTION:
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- FPLEnergy, Duane Arnold Energy Center January 10, 2008 NG-08-0021 10 CFR 55 Regional Administrator, Region III U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 2443 Warrenville Road Suite 210 Lisle, IL 60532-4352 Duane Arnold Energy Center Docket 50-331 License No. DPR-49 Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations As requested by your staff, the enclosure to this letter provides FPL Energy Duane Arnold's proposed schedule of examinations that we intend to prepare and the estimated number of applicants to be tested in our site examinations and generic fundamentals examinations in calendar years 2010 through 2011.
If you have any questions, please call Jeffery Morris, Training Manager at (319) 851 7565.
This letter contains no new commitments.
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Vice President, Duane Arnold Energy Center FPL Energy Duane Arnold, LLC Enclosure CC:
Chief Operator License Branch, Region III with attachment NRC Resident Inspector w/o NRC Document Control Desk w/o Enclosure 1 1 JAN 2008
1 1 JAN 2008 NRC FORM 536 U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION (8*2005)
OPERA TOR LICENSING EXAMINATION DATA APPROVED BY OMS: NO. 3150-0131 EXPIRES: 0813112008 Estimated burden per res~onse to comply with this voluntary information collection request: 1 hour1.157407e-5 days <br />2.777778e-4 hours <br />1.653439e-6 weeks <br />3.805e-7 months <br />.
his information collection is used to plan budgets and resources for operator examinations. Send comments re~ardi~ burden estimate to the Records and FOIAIPrivacy Serllices Branch
-5 F 3), U.S.
Nuclear Re~ulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, or blc intemet e-mail to in oCoilectS@nrc.~ov, and to the Desk Officer, Office of In ormation and Regulatory Affairs, NE 8-10202, (3150-0131), Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC 20503.
If a means used to impose an information collection does not display a currently valid OMS control number, the NRC may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, the information collection.
FACILITY Duane Amold Energy Center NRC REGION 3
A. PROPOSED EXAMINATION PREPARATION SCHEDULE PROPOSED NUMBER CY2011 CY-CY -
CY -
ESTIMATED NUMBER OF LICENSEE-PREPARED EXAMINATIONS 1
ESTIMATED NUMBER OF NRC-PREPARED EXAMINATIONS B. INITIAL OPERA TOR LICENSE EXAMINATIONS PROPOSED NUMBER CY2011 CY -
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NUMBER OF REACTOR OPERATORS 8
NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS -INSTANT 2
NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS UPGRADE 2
NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS - LIMITED 0
PROPOSED DATES PRIMARY DATE 06/2012011 ALTERNATE DATE 06/26/2011 C. PROPOSED GENERIC FUNDAMENTALS EXAMINATION (GFE) SCHEDULE PROPOSED NUMBER CY 2010 CY ----
MARCH JUNE SEPTEMBER DECEMBER MARCH JUNE SEPTEMBER DECEMBER ESTIMATED NUMBER OF CANDIDATES 10 NRC FCRM 536 (8-2005)
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