ML120750363
| ML120750363 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | McGuire, Mcguire  |
| Issue date: | 03/14/2012 |
| From: | Widmann M NRC/RGN-II/DRS/OLB |
| To: | Repko R Duke Energy Carolinas |
| References | |
| IR-12-301 | |
| Download: ML120750363 (6) | |
See also: IR 05000369/2012301
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UNITED STATES
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
REGION II
245 PEACHTREE CENTER AVENUE NE, SUITE 1200
ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-1257
March 14, 2012
Mr. Regis T. Repko
Vice President
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC
McGuire Nuclear Station
MG01VP/12700 Hagers Ferry Road
Huntersville, NC 28078
SUBJECT:
MCGUIRE NUCLEAR STATION - NOTIFICATION OF LICENSED OPERATOR
INITIAL EXAMINATION 05000369/2012301 AND 05000370/2012301
Dear Mr. Repko:
In a telephone conversation on March 9, 2012, between Mr. Clark Fletcher, NRC Exam Team
Lead, and Mr. Michael Meeks, Operations Engineer, arrangements were made for the
administration of licensing examinations at McGuire Nuclear Station. The operating test is
scheduled to be administered during the weeks of August 20 and August 27, 2012. The written
examination is scheduled to be administered the week of September 3, 2012. The on-site
preparatory week is scheduled for the week of July 30, 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 May 29, 2012. The written examination outline was provided to your staff in January
2012. The operating test, written examination, and the supporting reference materials identified
in Attachment 3 to ES-201 will be due by June 25, 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 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. Fletcher 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. Meeks at (404) 997-4467, (Internet E-mail:
Michael.Meeks@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 Nos. 50-369, 50-370
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Beth J. Horsley
Wholesale Customer Relations
Duke Energy Corporation
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Charles J. Thomas
Fleet Licensing Manager
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC
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Clark E. Curry
Engineering Manager
McGuire Nuclear Station
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC
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David A. Cummings
Associate General Counsel
Duke Energy Corporation
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H. Duncan Brewer
Safety Assurance Manager
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC
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Kay L. Crane
Senior Licensing Specialist
McGuire Nuclear Station
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC
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Luellen B. Jones
Fleet Licensing Engineer
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC
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M. Christopher Nolan
Fleet Safety Assurance Manager
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC
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Steven D. Capps
Station Manager
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC
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Peter Schuerger
Training Manager
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC
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Kenneth L. Ashe
Regulatory Compliance Manager
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC
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Lara S. Nichols
Vice President-Legal
Duke Energy Corporation
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David A. Repka
Winston Strawn LLP
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720 East Fourth Street
Charlotte, NC 28202
W. Lee Cox, III
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David A. Baxter
Vice President, Nuclear Engineering
General Office
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC
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Senior Resident Inspector
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
William B. McGuire Nuclear Station
12700 Hagers Ferry Rd
Huntersville, NC 28078
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Letter to Regis T. Repko from Malcolm T. Widmann dated March 14, 2012.
SUBJECT:
MCGUIRE NUCLEAR STATION - NOTIFICATION OF LICENSED OPERATOR
INITIAL EXAMINATION 05000369/2012301 AND 05000370/2012301
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