ML14150A119

Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations

ML14150A119
Person / Time
Site:	Watts Bar
Issue date:	05/30/2014
From:	Church C Tennessee Valley Authority
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
RIS 2014-05
Download: ML14150A119 (4)

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Tennessee Valley Authority, 1101 Market Street, Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402 May 30, 2014 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 Nuclear Regulatory Commission (RlS) 2014-05 Preparation and Examinations 10 cFR 50.4 (NRC) Regulatory lssue Summary Scheduling of Operator Licensing

References:

1.

NRC RIS 2014-05, "Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations," dated April 29,2014

2.

Tennessee Valley Authority letter to NRC, "Revised Regulatory lssue Summary (RlS) 2013-06, Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations," dated April 4, 2014 RIS 2014-05 requested information regarding WBN's projected operator licensing examination schedules and the estimated number of applicants. The enclosure to this letter addresses the NRC's request and provides an estimate of the examination requirements for WBN on NRC Form 536. Please note that the information provided in the enclosure does revise the information previously provided via Reference 2.

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.

Christopher R. Church Site Vice President Watts Bar Nuclear Plant

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Page 2 May 30, 2014

Enclosure:

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

Regional Administrator - Region Il NRC Senior Resident lnspector - Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Unit 1

Enclosure NRC Form 536 Operator Licensing Examination Data Ten nessee Val ley Authority Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Unit 1 NRC Docket No. 50-390

NRC FORM 536 U. S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION (0e-201 1)

OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATION DATA APPROVED BY OMB: NO. 3150-0131 EXPIRES: 09/30/2014 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 (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 Officer, ffice of lnformation and Regulatory Affairs, NEOB-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 Watts Bar Nuclear Plant NKU KEGIUN il A. PROPOSED EXAMINATION PREPARATION SCHEDULE PROPOSED NUMBER cY 2015 cY 2016 cY 20t7 cY:9]x ESTIMATED NUMBER OF LICENSEE-PREPARED EXAMINATIONS I

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1 ESTIMATED NUMBER OF NRC-PREPARED EXAMINATIONS 0

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0 B, INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSE EXAMINATIONS PROPOSED NUMBER cY 3gl:

cY:gls cY 20t7 cY 2018 NUMBER OF REACTOR OPERATORS 6

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6 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS. INSTANT I

0 l2 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 7l20lts 7 lt&lt6 7lLAn7 7 lt6l18 ALTERNATE DATE 8/1 0/1 s Sltsl16 817 lt7 8/l 3/1 8

c. pRoposED GENERTC FUNDAMENTALS EXAMTNATTON (GFE) SCHEDULE PROPOSED NUMBER cY 2014 cY 20t5 MARCH JUNE SEPTEMBER DECEMBER MARCH JUNE SEPTEMBER DECEMBER EST!MATED NUMBER OF CANDIDATES

-J t2 NRC FORM 536 (09-2011)