ML14091A111

Revised Regulatory Issue Summary (RIS) 2013-06, Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations

ML14091A111
Person / Time
Site:	Watts Bar
Issue date:	04/04/2014
From:	Church C Tennessee Valley Authority
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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RIS 2013-06
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Tennessee Valley Authority, Post Office Box 2000, Spring City, Tennessee 37381-2000 April 4, 2014 10 cFR 50.4 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Unit 1 Facility Operating License No. NPF-90 NRC Docket No. 50-390

Subject:

Revised Regulatory lssue Summary (RlS) 2013-06, Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations

References:

1. NRC Letter to TVA, "Confirmation of Requested lnitial Operator License Examinations for Watts Bar Nuclear Plant," dated March 5,2014

2. TVA letter to NRC, "Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)

Regulatory lssue Summary (RlS) 2013 Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations," dated July 19, 2013 ln Reference 1, the NRC confirmed TVA's projected operator licensing examination schedules and the estimated number of applicants based on the information provided in Reference 2 for Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Unit 1. The enclosure to this letter provides a revision to the initial operator examination schedules previously provided in Reference 2 and the reason for the change.

There are no new regulatory commitments associated with this submittal. lf you have any questions, please contact Walter Smith, Operations Training Manager at (423) 365-8081 or Gordon Arent, Director of Watts Bar Site Licensing, at (423) 365-2004.

Respectfully Site Vice President Watts Bar Nuclear Plant

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Page 2 April 4,2014

Enclosure:

Revised NRC Form 536 - Operator Licensing Examination Data cc (Enclosure):

Chief, Operations Branch 1- Region ll NRC Senior Resident lnspector - Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Unit 1

Enclosure Revised NRC Form 536 Operator Licensing Examination Data Tennessee Valley Authority Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Unit 1 NRC Docket No. 50-390 E-1

Enclosure Revised NRC Form 536 Operator Licensing Examination Data The attached NRC 536 Form was revised to reflect changes in the projected operator licensing examination schedules and the estimated number of applicants needed to support anticipated operational requirements for fiscal years 2015,2016,2017 and 2018.

The reason for the change in the date and number of applicants for fiscal year 2015 from 17 to I was due to changes in the TVA Business Plan which reduced the number of candidates scheduled to take the initial license operator exams to 10. Of those 10 candidates 2 were subsequently removed for academic reasons.

The reason for the change in the number of applicants for fiscal year 2016 from 23 to 11 was due to only '11 external candidates accepting job offers.

The reason for the change in the date and number of applicants for fiscal year 2017 from none to 12 is due to TVA being 12 candidates short of meeting its goal for fiscal year 2016.

The reason for the change in the date and number of applicants for fiscal year 2018 from 23 to 18 is due to changes in the TVA Business Plan.

The reasons for the changes to the GFE schedule are as follows:

Month CY Comments September 2014 3 candidates need to take the PWR GFE December 2015 12 candidates added due to TVA being 12 candidates short of meeting its goal E-2

NRC FORM 536 U. S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION APPROVED BY OMB: NO.3150-0131 EXPIRES: 0913012014 (oe-2011)

Estimated burden per response to comply with this voluntary information collection request 1 hour1.157407e-5 days <br />2.777778e-4 hours <br />1.653439e-6 weeks <br />3.805e-7 months <br />. This information collection is used to plan budgets and resources for operator examinations. Send comments regarding burden estimate to the lnformation Services Branch OPERATOR LICENSING (T-5 F53), U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, or by intemet e-mail to lnfocollects.Resource@nrc.gov, and to the Desk 0fficer, Office of lnformation and EXAMINATION DATA Regulatory Affairs, NE0B-10202, (3150-0131), Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC 20503. lf a means used to impose an information collection does not display a currently valid OMB control number, the NRC may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, the information collection.

FACILITY Nl-(u t(tGloN Watts Bar Nuclear Plant II A. PROPOSED EXAMINATION PREPARATION SCHEDULE PROPOSED NUMBER cY:911 cY 2016 cY 2017 cY 2018 ESTIMATED NUMBER OF LICENSEE-PREPARED I 1 1 1 EXAMINATIONS ESTIMATED NUMBER OF NRC-PREPARED 0 0 0 0 EXAMINATIONS B. INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSE EXAMINATIONS PROPOSED NUMBER cY 2015 cY 2016 cY 2017 cY:gl I NUMBER OF REACTOR OPERATORS 7 1l 0 6 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS - INSTANT 1 0 t2 6 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS - UPGRADE 0 0 0 6 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS - LIMITED 0 0 0 0 PROPOSED DATES PRIMARY DATE 7l20lls 7lt\lt6 7 n0n7 7lL6l18 ALTERNATE DATE 8/10/1s Sltslt6 817 l17 8/l 3/1 8

c. PROPOSED GENERTC FUNDAMENTALS EXAMTNATTON (GFE) SCHEDULE cY 2014 cY 2015 PROPOSED NUMBER MARCH JUNE SEPTEMBER DECEMBER MARCH JUNE SEPTEMBER DECEMBER ESTIMATED NUMBER OF 3 t2 CANDIDATES NRC FORM 536 (09-2011)