ML13100A150
| ML13100A150 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Summer  |
| Issue date: | 04/09/2013 |
| From: | Widmann M Division of Reactor Safety II |
| To: | Gatlin T South Carolina Electric & Gas Co |
| References | |
| 50-395/13-301 | |
| Download: ML13100A150 (6) | |
See also: IR 05000395/2013301
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UNITED STATES
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
REGION II
245 PEACHTREE CENTER AVENUE NE, SUITE 1200
ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-1257
April 9, 2013
Mr. Thomas D. Gatlin
Vice President - Nuclear Operations
South Carolina Electric & Gas Company
Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station
P.O. Box 88
Jenkinsville, SC 29065
SUBJECT:
VIRGIL C. SUMMER NUCLEAR STATION - NOTIFICATION OF LICENSED
OPERATOR INITIAL EXAMINATION 05000395/2013301
Dear Mr. Gatlin:
In a meeting on November 16, 2012, between Mr. Robert N. Johnston, Operations Training, and
Mr. Kenneth Schaaf, Operations Engineer, arrangements were made for the administration of
licensing examinations at Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Plant. The operating test is scheduled to be
administered during the weeks of August 19, 2013, and August 26, 2013. The written
examination is scheduled to be administered the week of September 2, 2013. The on-site
preparatory week is scheduled for the week of July 29, 2013.
As agreed during the meeting, 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, your staff initially furnished the operating test outline to the NRC
on January 14, 2013. Mr. Schaaf provided a written examination outline to your staff in October
2012. The operating test, written examination and the supporting reference materials identified
in Attachment 3, to ES-201, will be due by July 5, 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.
T. Gatlin
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, 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).
T. Gatlin
3
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Mr. Johnston 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. Kenneth Schaaf at (404) 997-4568,
(Internet E-mail: Kenneth.Schaaf@nrc.gov), or me at (404) 997-4550, (Internet E-mail:
Malcolm.Widmann@nrc.gov).
Sincerely,
//RA//
Malcolm T. Widmann, Chief
Operations Branch
Division of Reactor Safety
Docket No.: 50-395
License No.: NPF-12
cc: (See page 4)
T. Gatlin
3
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Mr. Johnston 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. Kenneth Schaaf at (404) 997-4568,
(Internet E-mail: Kenneth.Schaaf@nrc.gov), or me at (404) 997-4550, (Internet E-mail:
Malcolm.Widmann@nrc.gov).
Sincerely,
//RA//
Malcolm T. Widmann, Chief
Operations Branch
Division of Reactor Safety
Docket No.: 50-395
License No.: NPF-12
cc: (See page 4)
X PUBLICLY AVAILABLE
G NON-PUBLICLY AVAILABLE
G SENSITIVE
X NON-SENSITIVE
ADAMS: X Yes
ACCESSION NUMBER:
X SUNSI REVIEW COMPLETE G FORM 665 ATTACHED
OFFICE
RII: DRS
RII: DRS
SIGNATURE
NAME
K. Schaaf
M. Widmann
DATE
4/ 8 /2013
4/ 9 /2013
E-MAIL COPY?
YES
NO YES
NO YES
NO YES
NO YES
NO YES
NO YES
NO
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RECORD
COPY DOCUMENT
NAME:
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T. Gatlin
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cc:
J. B. Archie
Senior Vice President
Nuclear Operations and Chief Nuclear
Officer
South Carolina Electric & Gas Company
Electronic Mail Distribution
George A. Lippard, III
General Manager
Nuclear Plant Operations
South Carolina Electric & Gas Company
Electronic Mail Distribution
Andy T. Barbee
Director
Nuclear Training
South Carolina Electric & Gas Company
Electronic Mail Distribution
Wayne D. Stuart
(Acting) General Manager
Engineering Services
South Carolina Electric & Gas Company
Electronic Mail Distribution
Robin R. Haselden
General Manager
Organizational Development &
Effectiveness
South Carolina Electric & Gas Company
Electronic Mail Distribution
Shaun M. Zarandi
General Manager
Nuclear Support Services
South Carolina Electric & Gas Company
Electronic Mail Distribution
Robert L. Justice
Manager
Nuclear Operations
South Carolina Electric & Gas Company
Electronic Mail Distribution
Bruce L. Thompson
Manager
Nuclear Licensing (Mail Code 830)
South Carolina Electric & Gas Company
Electronic Mail Distribution
Donna W. Railey
Licensing Technician
Nuclear Licensing
South Carolina Electric & Gas Company
Electronic Mail Distribution
Susan E. Jenkins
SC Department of Health & Environmental
Control
Bureau of Land and Waste Management
Electronic Mail Distribution
Sandra Threatt, Manager
Nuclear Response and Emergency
Environmental Surveillance
Bureau of Land and Waste Management
Department of Health and Environmental
Control
Electronic Mail Distribution
Kathryn M. Sutton, Esq.
Electronic Mail Distribution
Division of Radiological Health
TN Dept. of Environment & Conservation
401 Church Street
Nashville, TN 37243-1532
Senior Resident Inspector
Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station
U.S. NRC
576 Stairway Road
Jenkinsville, SC 29065
South Carolina Electric & Gas Company
ATTN: Mr. Michael W. Mosley
Training Manager
Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station
P. O. Box 88
Jenkinsville, SC 29065
Letter to Thomas D. Gatlin from Malcolm T. Widmann dated April 9, 2013
SUBJECT:
VIRGIL C. SUMMER NUCLEAR STATION - NOTIFICATION OF LICENSED
OPERATOR INITIAL EXAMINATION 05000395/2013301
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