ML13205A123
| ML13205A123 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Oconee  |
| Issue date: | 07/22/2013 |
| From: | Widmann M Division of Reactor Safety II |
| To: | Batson S Duke Energy Corp |
| References | |
| Download: ML13205A123 (6) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION II 245 PEACHTREE CENTER AVENUE NE, SUITE 1200 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-1257 July 22, 2013 Mr. Scott L. Batson Site Vice President Duke Energy Corporation Oconee Nuclear Station 7800 Rochester Highway Seneca, SC 29672-0752
SUBJECT:
OCONEE NUCLEAR PLANT - NOTIFICATION OF LICENSED OPERATOR INITIAL EXAMINATION - 05000269/2013302, 05000270/2013302, and 05000287/2013302
Dear Mr. Batson:
In a conversation on July 8, 2013, between Mr. Cliff Witherspoon, NRC Exam Team Supervisor and Mr. David Lanyi, 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 9, 2013. The written examination is scheduled to be administered the week of December 16, 2013. The on-site preparatory week is scheduled for the week of November 18, 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 September 25, 2013. Mr. Richard Baldwin, Senior Operations Engineer, Region II provided the written examination outline to your staff in April, 2013. The operating test, written examination, and the supporting reference materials identified in Attachment 3 to ES-201 will be due by October 25, 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.
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,
S. Batson 2 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 April 30, 2016. 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, 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).
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Mr. Fletcher 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. David Lanyi at (404) 997-4478, (Internet E-mail:
David.Lanyi@nrc.gov), Mr. Philip Capehart at (404) 997-4483, (Internet E-mail Philip.Capehart@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 3)
_________________________ xG SUNSI REVIEW COMPLETE G FORM 665 ATTACHED OFFICE RII:DRS RII:DRS SIGNATURE RA RA NAME LANYI WIDMANNN DATE 7/ 22 /2013 7/ 22 /2013 E-MAIL COPY? YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO S. Batson 3 cc: Alicia Richardson Thomas D. Ray Licensing Administrative Assistant Plant Manager General Office Oconee Nuclear Station Duke Energy Corporation Duke Energy Corporation Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution Lara S. Nichols James A. Kammer Deputy General Counsel Design Engineering Manager Duke Energy Corporation Oconee Nuclear Station Electronic Mail Distribution Duke Energy Corporation Electronic Mail Distribution Division of Radiological Health TN Dept. of Environment & Conservation Robert H. Guy 401 Church Street Organizational Effectiveness Manager Nashville, TN 37243-1532 Oconee Nuclear Station Duke Energy Corporation Sandra Threatt, Manager Electronic Mail Distribution Nuclear Response and Emergency Environmental Surveillance Terry L. Patterson Bureau of Land and Waste Management Safety Assurance Manager Department of Health and Environmental Duke Energy Corporation Control Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution Kent Alter Senior Resident Inspector Regulatory Compliance Manager U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Oconee Nuclear Station Oconee Nuclear Station Duke Energy Corporation 7812B Rochester Hwy Electronic Mail Distribution Seneca, SC 29672 Judy E. Smith Charles Brinkman Licensing Administrator Director Oconee Nuclear Station Washington Operations Duke Energy Corporation Westinghouse Electric Company Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution Joseph Michael Frisco, Jr. County Supervisor of Oconee County Vice President, Nuclear Design Engineering 415 S. Pine Street General Office Walhalla, SC 29691-2145 Duke Energy Corporation Electronic Mail Distribution W. Lee Cox, III Section Chief M. Christopher Nolan Radiation Protection Section Director, Regulatory Affairs N.C. Department of Environmental Duke Energy Corporation Commerce & Natural Resources Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution (cc contd - See page 4)
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Duke Energy Corporation ATTN: Mr. Paul Stovall Training Manager Oconee Nuclear Station 7800 Rochester Highway Seneca, SC 29672-0752
Letter to Scott L. Batson from Malcolm T. Widmann dated July 22, 2013
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OCONEE NUCLEAR PLANT - NOTIFICATION OF LICENSED OPERATOR INITIAL EXAMINATION - 05000269/2013302, 05000270/2013302, and 05000287/2013302 DISTRIBUTION:
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