ML120690257
| ML120690257 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Brunswick  |
| Issue date: | 03/08/2012 |
| From: | Mark Franke Division of Reactor Safety II |
| To: | Annacone M Carolina Power & Light Co |
| References | |
| Download: ML120690257 (7) | |
See also: IR 05000324/2012301
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UNITED STATES
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
REGION II
245 PEACHTREE CENTER AVENUE NE, SUITE 1200
ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-1257
March 8, 2012
ATTN: Mr. Michael J. Annacone
Vice President
Carolina Power and Light Company
Brunswick Steam Electric Plant
P.O. Box 10429
Southport, NC 28461
SUBJECT:
BRUNSWICK STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT - NOTIFICATION OF LICENSED
OPERATOR INITIAL EXAMINATION 05000325/2012301 AND
Dear Mr. Annacone:
In a telephone conversation on March 5, 2012, between Mr. Tony Pearson, Supervisor Operator
Initial Training, Mr. Dan Arhelger, Exam Author, Mr. Bob Bolin, Exam Development Coordinator,
and Mr. Bruno Caballero, Senior Operations Engineer, arrangements were made for the
administration of licensing examinations at the Brunswick Steam Electric Plant. The operating
test is scheduled to be administered during the weeks of December 3 and December 10, 2012.
The written examination is scheduled to be administered the week of December 17, 2012. The
on-site preparatory week is scheduled for the week of November 12, 2012.
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 August 13, 2012. Mr. Caballero provided the written examination outline to your staff
in February, 2012. The written exam and the supporting reference materials identified in
Attachment 3 to ES-201 will be due by August 31, 2012. The operating test will be due by
October 1, 2012. 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, 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).
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Mr. Bob Bolin 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. Bruno Caballero at (404) 997-4608,
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(Internet E-mail: bruno.caballero@nrc.gov), or me at (404) 997-4436, (Internet E-mail:
mark.franke@nrc.gov).
Sincerely,
/RA/
Mark E. Franke, Chief
Operations Branch 2
Division of Reactor Safety
Docket Nos. 50-325, 50-324
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Edward L. Wills, Jr.
Director Site Operations
Brunswick Steam Electric Plant
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Robert J. Duncan II
Vice President
Nuclear Operations
Progress Energy
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Joseph M. Frisco, Jr
Plant General Manager
Brunswick Steam Electric Plant
Progress Energy
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Annette H. Pope
Manager, Support Services
Brunswick Steam Electric Plant
Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc.
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Lee Grzeck
Supervisor - Licensing/Regulatory Programs
(Acting)
Brunswick Steam Electric Plant
Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc.
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Randy C. Ivey
Manager, Nuclear Oversight
Brunswick Steam Electric Plant
Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc.
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Paul E. Dubrouillet
Manager, Training
Brunswick Steam Electric Plant
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Kelvin Henderson
General Manager
Nuclear Fleet Operations
Progress Energy
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Vice President
Nuclear Oversight
Progress Energy
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David T. Conley
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Legal Department
Progress Energy
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Senior Resident Inspector
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Brunswick Steam Electric Plant
U.S. NRC
8470 River Road, SE
Southport, NC 28461
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Wilmington, NC 28403
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Letter to Michael J. Annacone from Mark E. Franke dated March 8, 2012
SUBJECT:
BRUNSWICK STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT - NOTIFICATION OF LICENSED
OPERATOR INITIAL EXAMINATION 05000325/2012301 AND
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