ML13213A168
| ML13213A168 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | McGuire, Mcguire  |
| Issue date: | 08/01/2013 |
| From: | Widmann M Division of Reactor Safety II |
| To: | Capps S Duke Energy Corp |
| References | |
| 50-369/13-301, 50-370/13-301 | |
| Download: ML13213A168 (6) | |
See also: IR 05000369/2013301
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UNITED STATES
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
REGION II
245 PEACHTREE CENTER AVENUE NE, SUITE 1200
ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-1257
August 1, 2013
Mr. Steven D. Capps
Site Vice President
Duke Energy Corporation
McGuire Nuclear Station
MG01VP/12700 Hagers Ferry Road
Huntersville, NC 28078
SUBJECT: MCGUIRE NUCLEAR STATION - NOTIFICATION OF LICENSED OPERATOR
INITIAL EXAMINATION 05000369/2013301 AND 05000370/2013301
Dear Mr. Capps:
In a meeting on July 24, 2013, between Mr. Wiley Killette, NRC Exam Team Lead, and
Mr. Gerard W. Laska, Senior Operations Examiner, arrangements were made for the
administration of licensing examinations at McGuire Nuclear Station. The operating test is
scheduled to be administered during the weeks of December 2 and 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 4, 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, it will be necessary for your staff to furnish the operating test
outline by September 18, 2013. The written examination outline was provided 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 18, 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.
S. Capps 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 April 30,
2016. The public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 500
hours 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).
S. Capps 3
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Mr. Killette 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 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 Nos. 50-369, 50-370
cc: (See Page 4)
_________________________ x SUNSI REVIEW COMPLETE FORM 665 ATTACHED
OFFICE RII:DRS RII:DRS
NAME LASKA WIDMANN
DATE 7/31/2013 8/ /2013 8/ /2013 8/ /2013 8/ /2013 8/ /2013 8/ /2013
E-MAIL COPY? YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO
S. Capps 4
cc: Alicia Richardson
Charles J. Morris III Licensing Administrative Assistant
Plant Manager General Office
McGuire Nuclear Station Duke Energy Corporation
Duke Energy Corporation Electronic Mail Distribution
Electronic Mail Distribution
Lara S. Nichols
Jeffrey J. Nolin Deputy General Counsel
Design Engineering Manager Duke Energy Corporation
McGuire Nuclear Station Electronic Mail Distribution
Duke Energy Corporation
Electronic Mail Distribution Beth J. Horsley
Wholesale Customer Relations
Michael J. Annacone Duke Energy Corporation
Vice President, Organizational Electronic Mail Distribution
Effectiveness and Regulatory
Brunswick Steam Electric Plant David A. Repka
Duke Energy Corporation Winston Strawn LLP
Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution
H. Duncan Brewer Senior Resident Inspector
Organizational Effectiveness Manager U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
McGuire Nuclear Station William B. McGuire Nuclear Station
Duke Energy Corporation 12700 Hagers Ferry Rd
Electronic Mail Distribution Huntersville, NC 28078
Kenneth L. Ashe County Manager of Mecklenburg County
Regulatory Compliance Manager 720 East Fourth Street
McGuire Nuclear Station Charlotte, NC 28202
Duke Energy Corporation
Electronic Mail Distribution W. Lee Cox, III
Section Chief
Kay L. Crane Radiation Protection Section
Senior Licensing Specialist N.C. Department of Environmental
McGuire Nuclear Station Commerce & Natural Resources
Duke Energy Corporation Electronic Mail Distribution
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Duke Energy Corporation
Joseph Michael Frisco, Jr. ATTN: Mr. Pete Schuerger
Vice President, Nuclear Design Engineering Training Manager
General Office McGuire Nuclear Station
Duke Energy Corporation Maintenance Training Facility
Electronic Mail Distribution Courier Mail Code MG03MT
12700 Hagers Ferry Road
M. Christopher Nolan Huntersville, NC 28078-8985
Director, Regulatory Affairs
Duke Energy Corporation
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Letter to Steven D. Capps from Malcolm T. Widmann dated August 1, 2013.
SUBJECT: MCGUIRE NUCLEAR STATION - NOTIFICATION OF LICENSED OPERATOR
INITIAL EXAMINATION 05000369/2013301 AND 05000370/2013301
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