ML121290639
| ML121290639 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | North Anna  |
| Issue date: | 05/08/2012 |
| From: | Widmann M Division of Reactor Safety II |
| To: | Heacock D Virginia Electric & Power Co (VEPCO) |
| References | |
| 50-338/12-301, 50-339/12-301 | |
| Download: ML121290639 (6) | |
See also: IR 05000338/2012301
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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. David A. Heacock
President and Chief Nuclear Officer
Virginia Electric and Power Company
Dominion Nuclear
Innsbrook Technical Center
5000 Dominion Boulevard
Glen Allen, VA 23060-6711
SUBJECT:
NORTH ANNA POWER STATION - NOTIFICATION OF LICENSED
OPERATOR INITIAL EXAMINATION - 05000338/2012301 AND 05000339/
2012301
Dear Mr. Heacock:
In a telephone conversation on May 3, 2012, between Mr. Rick Wesley, Training Manager and
Mr. Mark Bates, Senior Operations Engineer, arrangements were made for the administration of
licensing examinations at the North Anna Nuclear Station. The operating test is scheduled to be
administered during the weeks of September 10 and September 17, 2012. The written
examination is scheduled to be administered the week of September 24, 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 examinations 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 27, 2012. Mr. Bates provided the written examination outline to your staff on
January 11, 2012. The operating test, written examination, and the supporting reference
materials identified in Attachment 3 to ES-201 will be due by July 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. Rick Wesley, 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. Mark Bates at (404) 997-4612,
(Internet E-mail: Mark.Bates@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.: 50-338, 50-339
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Mr. Gerald T. Bischof
Site Vice President
North Anna Power Station
Virginia Electric & Power Company
Electronic Mail Distribution
Fred Mladen
Director, Station Safety & Licensing
Virginia Electric and Power Company
Electronic Mail Distribution
Michael Crist
Plant Manager
North Anna Power Station
Virginia Electric & Power Company
Electronic Mail Distribution
Lillian M. Cuoco, Esq.
Senior Counsel
Dominion Resources Services, Inc.
Electronic Mail Distribution
Tom Huber
Director, Nuclear Licensing & Operations
Support
Inssbrook Technical Center
Electronic Mail Distribution
Ginger L. Rutherford
Virginia Electric and Power Company
Electronic Mail Distribution
Virginia State Corporation Commission
Division of Energy Regulation
P.O. Box 1197
Richmond, VA 23209
Attorney General
Supreme Court Building
900 East Main Street
Richmond, VA 23219
Senior Resident Inspector
North Anna Power Station
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
P.O. Box 490
Mineral, VA 23117
Donald R. Taylor
Licensing Supervisor
North Anna Power Station
P. O. Box 402
Mineral, VA 23117-0402
Michael M. Cline
Director
Virginia Department of Emergency Services
Management
Electronic Mail Distribution
Executive Vice President
Old Dominion Electric Cooperative
Electronic Mail Distribution
County Administrator
Louisa County
P.O. Box 160
Louisa, VA 23093
Virginia Electric and Power Company
ATTN: Mr. Ricky Wesley
Manager Nuclear Training
North Anna Power Station
P. O. Box 402
Mineral, VA 23117
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Letter to David A. Heacock from Malcolm T. Widmann dated May 8, 2012.
SUBJECT:
NORTH ANNA POWER STATION - NOTIFICATION OF LICENSED
OPERATOR INITIAL EXAMINATION - 05000338/2012301 AND 05000339/
2012301
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