ML121290630
| ML121290630 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Catawba  |
| Issue date: | 05/08/2012 |
| From: | Widmann M Division of Reactor Safety II |
| To: | Morris J Duke Energy Carolinas |
| References | |
| 50-413/12-301, 50-414/12-301 | |
| Download: ML121290630 (7) | |
See also: IR 05000413/2012301
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UNITED STATES
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
REGION II
245 PEACHTREE CENTER AVENUE NE, SUITE 1200
ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-1257
May 8, 2012
Mr. J. R. Morris
Site Vice President
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC
Catawba Nuclear Station
4800 Concord Road
York, SC 29745-9635
SUBJECT: CATAWBA NUCLEAR STATION - NOTIFICATION OF LICENSED OPERATOR
INITIAL EXAMINATION - 05000413/2012301 AND 05000414/2012301
Dear Mr. Morris:
In a telephone conversation on May 4, 2012, between Mr. Eric Madsen, Nuclear Operations
Training Supervisor, Darrell Hensley, Lead Exam Author and Mr. Phillip Capehart, Senior
Operations Engineer, arrangements were made for the administration of licensing examinations
at Catawba Nuclear Station. The operating test is scheduled to be administered during the
weeks of September 4 and September 10, 2012. The written examination is scheduled to be
administered during the week of September 17, 2012. The on-site preparatory week is
scheduled for the week of August 13, 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 June 21, 2012. Mr. Capehart provided the written examination outline to your staff in
October 2011. The operating test, written examination, and the supporting reference materials
identified in Attachment 3 to ES-201 will be due by August 6, 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.
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 (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 (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).
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Mr. Madsen 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. Capehart at (404) 997-4483, (Internet E-mail:
Phillip.Capehart@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.: 50-413, 50-414
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NAME CAPEHART WIDMANN
DATE 5/8/2012 5/8/2012
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cc: David A. Cummings
George T. Hamrick Associate General Counsel
Station Manager Duke Energy Corporation
Catawba Nuclear Station Electronic Mail Distribution
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC
Electronic Mail Distribution Richardson, Alicia
Licensing Administrative Assistant
Tanya M. Hamilton Duke Energy Corporation
Engineering Manager Electronic Mail Distribution
Catawba Nuclear Station
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Beth J. Horsley
Electronic Mail Distribution Wholesale Customer Relations
Duke Energy Corporation
Steven B. Putnam Electronic Mail Distribution
Safety Assurance Manager
Catawba Nuclear Station Sandra Threatt, Manager
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Nuclear Response and Emergency
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Bureau of Land and Waste Management
Randy D. Hart Department of Health and Environmental
Regulatory Compliance Manager Control
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Electronic Mail Distribution
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Division of Radiological Health
David A. Baxter TN Dept. of Environment & Conservation
Vice President, Nuclear Engineering 401 Church Street
General Office Nashville, TN 37243-1532
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC
Electronic Mail Distribution Senior Resident Inspector
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
M. Christopher Nolan Catawba Nuclear Station
Fleet Safety Assurance Manager 4830 Concord Road
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC York, SC 29745
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David A. Repka
Charles J. Thomas Winston Strawn LLP
Fleet Licensing Manager Electronic Mail Distribution
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC
Electronic Mail Distribution County Manager of York County
York County Courthouse
Luellen B. Jones P. O. Box 66
Fleet Licensing Engineer York, SC 29745-0066
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC
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Electronic Mail Distribution
Lara S. Nichols
Vice President-Legal (cc contd - See page 5)
Duke Energy Corporation
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(cc contd)
Vanessa Quinn
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Radiological Emergency Preparedness
Program
1800 S. Bell Street
Arlington, VA 20598-3025
Duke Energy Corporation, LLC
ATTN: Mr. Kevin Phillips
Training Manager
Catawba Nuclear Station
4800 Concord Road
York, SC 29745-9635
Letter to J. R. Morris from Malcolm T. Widmann dated May 8, 2012.
SUBJECT: CATAWBA NUCLEAR STATION - NOTIFICATION OF LICENSED OPERATOR
INITIAL EXAMINATION - 05000413/2012301 AND 05000414/2012301
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