ML12324A421
| ML12324A421 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Browns Ferry  |
| Issue date: | 11/15/2012 |
| From: | Mark Franke Division of Reactor Safety II |
| To: | James Shea Tennessee Valley Authority |
| References | |
| IR-13-301 | |
| Download: ML12324A421 (6) | |
See also: IR 05000259/2013301
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UNITED STATES
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
REGION II
245 PEACHTREE CENTER AVENUE NE, SUITE 1200
ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-1257
November 15, 2012
Mr. Joseph W. Shea
Vice President, Nuclear Licensing
Tennessee Valley Authority
Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801
SUBJECT: BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANT - NOTIFICATION OF LICENSED
OPERATOR INITIAL EXAMINATION 05000259/2013301, 05000260/2013301,
AND 05000296/2013301
Dear Mr. Shea:
In a telephone conversation on November 9, 2012, between Mr. Chris Vaughn, Ops Training
Manager, Mr. Doug Hakenewerth, Facility Representative, Mr. Jeff Dills, Ops Training
Supervisor, Mr. Mike Gibson, Exam Author, and Mr. Bruno Caballero, Senior Operations
Engineer, arrangements were made for the administration of licensing examinations at Browns
Ferry Nuclear Plant. The operating test is scheduled to be administered during the weeks of
June 3, and June 10, 2013. The written examination is scheduled to be administered the week
of June 10, 2013. The on-site preparatory week is scheduled for the week of May 6, 2013.
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 February 4, 2013. Mr. Bruno Caballero provided a written examination outline to your
staff in August 2012. The written examination, and the supporting reference materials identified
in Attachment 3 to ES-201 will be due by March 11, 2013, and the operating test will be due by
April 8, 2013. 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.
J. Shea 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 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 for examinations prepared by the facility, 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).
J. Shea 3
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Mr. Mike Gibson 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. Bruno Caballero at (404) 997-4608,
(Internet E-mail: Bruno.Caballero@nrc.gov), or me at (404) 997-4436, (Internet E-mail:
Mark.Franke@nrc.gov).
Sincerely,
/RA/
Mark E. Franke, Chief
Operations Branch 2
Division of Reactor Safety
Docket Nos.: 50-259, 50-260, 50-296
License Nos.: DPR-33, DPR-52, DPR-68
cc: (See Page 4)
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OFFICE RII:DRS RII:DRS
NAME CABALLERO FRANKE
DATE 11/ 15 /2012 11/15 /2012
E-MAIL COPY? YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO
J. Shea 4
cc: Athens, AL 35611-6970
K. J. Polson Mr. Michael J. Wilson
Site Vice President Training Manager
Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant
Tennessee Valley Authority Tennessee Valley Authority
Electronic Mail Distribution P. O. Box 2000
Decatur, AL 35609-2000
S. M. Bono
Plant Manager
Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant
Tennessee Valley Authority
Electronic Mail Distribution
James E. Emens
Manager, Licensing
Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant
Tennessee Valley Authority
Electronic Mail Distribution
E. W. Cobey
Manager, Corporate Licensing
Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant
Tennessee Valley Authority
Electronic Mail Distribution
T. A. Hess
Program Manager
Corporate Licensing
Tennessee Valley Authority
Electronic Mail Distribution
Edward J. Vigluicci
Associate General Counsel, Nuclear
Tennessee Valley Authority
Electronic Mail Distribution
Chairman
Limestone County Commission
310 West Washington Street
Athens, AL 35611
State Health Officer
Alabama Dept. of Public Health
P.O. Box 303017
Montgomery, AL 36130-3017
Senior Resident Inspector
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant
10833 Shaw Road
Letter to Joseph W. Shea from Mark A. Franke dated November 15, 2012
SUBJECT: BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANT - NOTIFICATION OF LICENSED
OPERATOR INITIAL EXAMINATION 05000259/2013301, 05000260/2013301,
AND 05000296/2013301
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