ML12172A022
| ML12172A022 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | River Bend  |
| Issue date: | 06/19/2012 |
| From: | Mark Haire Operations Branch IV |
| To: | Olson E Entergy Operations |
| References | |
| 50-458/12-301 | |
| Download: ML12172A022 (3) | |
See also: IR 05000458/2012301
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UNITE D S TATE S
NUC LEAR RE GULATOR Y C OMMI S SI ON
RE G IO N I V
1600 EAST LAMAR BLVD
AR L INGTON , TEXAS 7 60 11 - 4511
June 19, 2012
Mr. Eric W. Olson
Site Vice President
Entergy Operations, Inc.
River Bend Station
5485 US Highway 61N
St. Francisville, LA 70775
SUBJECT: RIVER BEND STATION - NOTIFICATION OF NRC INITIAL OPERATOR
LICENSING EXAMINATION 05000458/2012301
Dear Mr. Olson:
In a telephone conversation on June 18, 2012, between Ms. Angie Orgeron, NRC Initial Exam
Development Lead and Duane Strickland, Chief Examiner, arrangements were made for the
administration of licensing examinations at River Bend Station during the week of November 12,
2012.
As agreed during the telephone conversation, your staff will prepare the examinations based on
the guidelines in NUREG-1021, Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power
Reactors, Revision 9, Supplement 1, and NUREG-1123, Knowledge and Abilities Catalog for
Nuclear Power Plant Operators, Revision 2, Supplement 1. The NRCs 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 September 3, 2012. The written examinations, operating tests, and supporting
reference materials identified in Attachment 3 to ES-201 will be due by September 10, 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
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 examinations and
reference materials, or the submittal of inadequate or incomplete materials, may cause the
examinations to be rescheduled. In addition, your support for on-site validation of the
examinations is required during the week of September 24, 2012.
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.
E. Olson -2-
Appendix E to 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 operator and
senior 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 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 50 hours5.787037e-4 days <br />0.0139 hours <br />8.267196e-5 weeks <br />1.9025e-5 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 FOIA/Privacy Services Branch (T-5 F52), U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, or by Internet electronic mail to
INFOCOLLECTS@NRC.GOV.
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 NRCs Public Document Room or from the
Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of the NRCs Agencywide Documents Access
and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the electronic Reading Room
page of the NRCs public Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Ms. Orgeron has been advised of the policies
and guidelines referenced in this letter. If you have any questions regarding the NRCs
examination procedures and guidelines, please contact Mr. Strickland, Chief Examiner at 817-
200-1570, or myself at 817-200-1159.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Mark S. Haire, Chief
Operations Branch
Division of Reactor Safety
Docket: 50-458
License: NPF-47
Distribution via electronically for River Bend Station
E. Olson -3-
Electronic distribution by RIV:
Regional Administrator (Elmo.Collins@nrc.gov)
Deputy Regional Administrator (Art.Howell@nrc.gov)
DRP Director (Kriss.Kennedy@nrc.gov)
Acting DRS Director (Tom.Blount@nrc.gov)
Acting DRS Deputy Director (Patrick.Louden@nrc.gov)
Senior Resident Inspector (Grant.Larkin@nrc.gov)
Branch Chief, DRP/C (Vincent.Gaddy@nrc.gov)
Resident Inspector (Andy.Barrett@nrc.gov)
RBS Administrative Assistant (Lisa.Day@nrc.gov)
Senior Project Engineer, DRP/C (Bob.Hagar@nrc.gov)
Project Engineer, DRP/C (Rayomand.Kumana@nrc.gov)
Public Affairs Officer (Victor.Dricks@nrc.gov)
Public Affairs Officer (Lara.Uselding@nrc.gov)
Project Manager (Alan.Wang@nrc.gov)
Acting Branch Chief, DRS/TSB (Dale.Powers@nrc.gov)
RITS Coordinator (Marisa.Herrera@nrc.gov)
Regional Counsel (Karla.Fuller@nrc.gov)
Technical Support Assistant (Loretta.Williams@nrc.gov)
DRP Admin Assistants (R4DRP_AA@nrc.gov)
Congressional Affairs Officer (Jenny.Weil@nrc.gov)
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