ML12185A065
| ML12185A065 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Oconee  |
| Issue date: | 07/02/2012 |
| From: | Widmann M Division of Reactor Safety II |
| To: | Gillespie T Duke Energy Carolinas |
| References | |
| 50-269/12-302, 50-270/12-302, 50-287/12-302 | |
| Download: ML12185A065 (7) | |
See also: IR 05000269/2012302
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UNITED STATES
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
REGION II
245 PEACHTREE CENTER AVENUE NE, SUITE 1200
ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-1257
July 2, 2012
Mr. T. Preston Gillespie, Jr.
Site Vice President
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC
Oconee Nuclear Station
7800 Rochester Highway
Seneca, SC 29672
SUBJECT: OCONEE NUCLEAR PLANT - NOTIFICATION OF LICENSED OPERATOR
INITIAL EXAMINATION - 05000269/2012302, 05000270/2012302, and
Dear Mr. Gillespie:
In a conversation on June 14, 2012, between Mr. J. R. Steely, Operations Training Manager
and Mr. Gerard W. Laska, Senior Operations Examiner, arrangements were made for the
administration of licensing examinations at the Oconee Nuclear Plant. The operating test is
scheduled to be administered during the week of December 17, 2012. The written examination
is scheduled to be administered the week of December 10, 2012. The on-site preparatory week
is scheduled for the week of November 26, 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.
Your training staff has agreed to furnish us the operating test outline on October 1, 2012.
Mr. Mark Bates provided a written examination outline to your staff on April 25, 2012. The
written examination and supporting reference material identified in Attachment 3, to ES-201, is
due by October 15, 2012. The operating test and its supporting reference material will be due
by October 30, 2012. Pursuant to Title 10, Section 55.40(b)(3), of the Code of Federal
Regulations (10 CFR55.40(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.
T. Gillespie 2
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 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 for examinations prepared by the facility, including the time for
reviewing instructions, gathering and maintaining the data needed, 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 current 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).
T. Gillespie 3
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Mr. Steely 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. Gerard W. Laska at (404) 997-4626, (Internet E-
mail: gerard.laska@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 No.: 50-269, 50-270, and 50-287,
License No.: DPR-38, DPR-47, and DPR-55
cc: (See page 4)
_________________________ xG SUNSI REVIEW COMPLETE G FORM 665 ATTACHED
OFFICE RII:DRS RII:DRS
NAME LASKA WIDMANN
DATE 7/2/2012 7/2/2012
E-MAIL COPY? YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO
T. Gillespie 4
cc: Sandra Threatt, Manager
Division of Radiological Health Nuclear Response and Emergency
TN Dept. of Environment & Conservation Environmental Surveillance
401 Church Street Bureau of Land and Waste Management
Nashville, TN 37243-1532 Department of Health and Environmental
Control
Charles J. Thomas Electronic Mail Distribution
Fleet Licensing Manager
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Scott L. Batson
Electronic Mail Distribution Station Manager
Oconee Nuclear Station
David A. Baxter Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC
Vice President, Nuclear Engineering Electronic Mail Distribution
General Office
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Richardson, Alicia
Electronic Mail Distribution Licensing Administrative Assistant
Duke Energy Corporation
David A. Cummings Electronic Mail Distribution
Associate General Counsel
Duke Energy Corporation Senior Resident Inspector
Electronic Mail Distribution U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Oconee Nuclear Station
Judy E. Smith U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Licensing Administrator 7812B Rochester Hwy
Oconee Nuclear Station Seneca, SC 29672
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC
Electronic Mail Distribution Terry L. Patterson
Safety Assurance Manager
Kent Alter Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC
Regulatory Compliance Manager Electronic Mail Distribution
Oconee Nuclear Station
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Charles Brinkman
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Washington Operations
Lara S. Nichols Westinghouse Electric Company, LLC
Vice President-Legal Electronic Mail Distribution
Duke Energy Corporation
Electronic Mail Distribution Tom D. Ray
Engineering Manager
Luellen B. Jones Oconee Nuclear Station
Fleet Licensing Engineer Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Electronic Mail Distribution
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County Supervisor of Oconee County
M. Christopher Nolan 415 S. Pine Street
Fleet Safety Assurance Manager Walhalla, SC 29691-2145
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC
Electronic Mail Distribution
(cc contd - See page 5)
T. Gillespie 5
(cc contd)
W. Lee Cox, III
Section Chief
Radiation Protection Section
N.C. Department of Environmental
Commerce & Natural Resources
Electronic Mail Distribution
Duke Energy Corporation
ATTN: Mr. Paul Stovall
Training Manager
Oconee Nuclear Station
7800 Rochester Highway
Seneca, SC 29672-0752
T. Gillespie 6
Letter to T. Preston Gillespie, Jr. from Malcolm T. Widmann dated July 2, 2012.
SUBJECT: OCONEE NUCLEAR PLANT - NOTIFICATION OF LICENSED OPERATOR
INITIAL EXAMINATION - 05000269/2012302, 05000270/2012302, and
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