ML14283A508
| ML14283A508 | |
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| Site: | Prairie Island  |
| Issue date: | 08/04/2014 |
| From: | Bielby M NRC/RGN-III/DRS/OLB |
| To: | Northern States Power Co |
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| Download: ML14283A508 (11) | |
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2014 PRAIRIE ISLAND NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT INITIAL LICENSE EXAMINATION MISCELLANEOUS CORRESPONDENCE
UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION Ill 2443 WARRENVILLE ROAD, SUITE 210 LISLE, ILLINOIS 60532-4352 July 30, 2014 Mr. Kevin Davison Site Vice President Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant Northern States Power Company, Minnesota 1717 Wakonade Drive East Welch, MN 55089
SUBJECT:
OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATION APPROVAL
Dear Mr. Davison:
The purpose of this letter is to confirm the final arrangements for the upcoming operator licensing examinations at the Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2.
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has completed its review of the operator license applications in connection with this examination and separately provided a list of approved applicants to Mr. Timothy Borgen, Training Manager. Note that any examination waivers have been addressed in separate correspondence.
The NRC has approved the subject examinations and hereby authorizes you to administer the written examinations in accordance with Revision 9, Supplement 1, of NUREG-1021, "Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors," one day during the week of August 11, 2014. The NRC staff will administer the operating tests during the weeks of August 4 and August 11, 2014.
This examination has undergone extensive review by my staff and representatives responsible for licensed operator training at your facility. Based on this review, I have concluded that the examination meets the guidelines of NUREG-1021 for content, operational, and discrimination validity. By administering this examination, you also agree that it meets NUREG-1021 guidelines, and is appropriate for measuring the qualifications of licensed operator applicants at your facility. If you determine that this examination is not appropriate for licensing operators at your facility, do not administer the examination and contact me at 630-829-9707.
Please contact Mr. M. Bielby, Chief Examiner, at (630) 829-9762, if you have any questions or identify any errors or changes in the license level (RO or SRO) or type of examination (partial or complete written examination and/or operating test) specified for each applicant.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records System (PARS) component of NRC's Agencywide Documents
K. Davison Access and Management System (ADAMS), accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).
Hironori Peterson, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket Nos. 50-282; 50-306 License Nos. DPR-42; DPR-60 cc: Distribution via LISTSERy
K. Davison Access and Management System (ADAMS), accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).
Sincerely, Hironori Peterson, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket Nos. 50-282; 50-306 License Nos. DPR-42; DPR-60 cc: Distribution via LISTSER~
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION Ill 2443 WARRENVILLE ROAD, SUITE 210 LISLE, IL 60532-4352 June 1, 2011 Mr. Mark A. Schimmel Site Vice President Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant Northern States Power Company, Minnesota 1717 Wakonade Drive East Welch, MN 55089
SUBJECT:
CONFIRMATION OF INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSE EXAMINATIONS:
PRAIRIE ISLAND NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2
Dear Mr. Schimmel:
We have received a letter from Xcel Energy dated July 26, 2010 (L-XE-1 0-008). In that letter, Xcel Energy requested an initial operator licensing examination be scheduled for Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant for August of 2014.
In response, we have scheduled an initial operator licensing examination for the weeks of August 4 and 11, 2014, with an onsite validation date the week of July 14, 2014, for Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant. In the unlikely event that we are unable to support the examination during the scheduled weeks, we will inform you immediately upon discovery of such conditions and make arrangements to administer the examination at a mutually acceptable date.
We understand that your staff will develop the examinations unless we determine it is necessary for the NRC to develop an examination in which case, we will notify you immediately upon discovery of that need. Because your letter indicated that there were more than nine applicants being considered for each of these examinations, the examinations were each scheduled for two weeks. Please inform us if the number of applicants decline below ten for any examination as this will impact the examination schedule. Also, please inform us at your earliest opportunity if you discover you need to change the scheduled dates for the examinations.
We note that you were previously scheduled for an initial operator licensing examination for the weeks of May 14 and 21, 2012. This examination will be written by the NRC in accordance with NUREG 1021, Revision 9, Supplement 1. However, to prevent a schedule conflict, the onsite validation week has been changed from April23, 2012, to April16, 2012.
A supplementary letter will be sent to the training department approximately 120 days prior to the examination informing the training manager of the chief examiner's name. The letter will also outline examination security expectations, list the materials required by the NRC to conduct the examination, reconfirm the examination date, and reconfirm the number of candidates you have in the training program.
M. Schimmel In accordance with 10 CFR 2.930 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publically Available Records System (PARS) component of NRC's Agencywide Document Access and Management System (ADAMS), accessible from the NRC Web site at http://ww.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).
Sincerely, IRA by D. McNeil for/
Hironori Peterson, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket Nos; 50-282; 50-306; License Nos; DPR-42; DPR-60; cc: Distribution via ListServ
M. Schimmel In accordance with 10 CFR 2.930 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publically Available Records System (PARS) component of NRC's Agencywide Document Access and Management System (ADAMS), accessible from the NRC Web site at http://ww.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).
Sincerely, IRA by D. McNeil for/
Hironori Peterson, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket Nos; 50-282; 50-306; License Nos; DPR-42; DPR-60; cc: Distribution via ListServ DISTRIBUTION:
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v (l Xcel Energy 414 Nicollet Mall- MP4 Minneapolis, MN 55401 July 26, 2010 L-XE-1 0-008 RIS 2010-08 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555 Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant, Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant Units 1 and 2 Docket 50-263 Dockets 50-282, 50-306 Renewed License No. DPR-22 License Nos. DPR-42 and DPR-60 Operator Examination Data As requested by NRC Regulatory Issue Summary 2010-08, "Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations", dated June 28, 2010, Northern States Power Company, a Minnesota corporation, hereby submits the planned operator licensing examination data for calendar years 2012 through 2015 for the Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant and Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant. Enclosed are the corresponding NRC Form 536s for each site which provide the estimated number of applicants to be tested and the proposed primary and alternate dates for the examinations.
Regulatory Commitments This letter makes no new commitments or changes to any existing commitments.
a or alamon Director, Nuclear Licensing and Emergency Preparedness Northern States Power Company - Minnesota Enclosure cc: Administrator, Region Ill, USNRC Project Manager, Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant, USNRC, NRR Resident Inspector, Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant, USNRC Project Manager, Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant, USNRC, NRR Resident Inspector, Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant, USNRC 1/u '(/. tiL;_ W ~
JUL 2 8 2010
ENCLOSURE Planned Initial License Operator Examination Data for Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant and Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2 Page 1 of 3
NRC FORM 636 U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION APPROVED BY OMB: NO. 3150*0131 EXPIRES: 10/31/2011
{10-2008) Estimated burden per res~nse 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 />. Is Information collection Is used to plan budgets and resources for operator examinations. Send comments re~ardlnB burden estimate to the Records and FOIA/Prlvacy Services Branch \ *5 F 3), U.S.
OPERATOR LICENSING Nuclear Rev,ulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-000 , or bl. Internet e-mail to In ocoHects@nrc~ov, and to the Desk Officer, Office of In ormation EXAMINATION DATA and Regulate~ Affairs, NE B-10202, {3150-0131), Office of Mana~ement and Budget, Wash ngton, DC 20503. If a means used to Impose an nformatlon collection does not display a currently valid OMB control number, the NRC may not conduct or srconsor, and a person Is not required to respond to, the Information collect on.
FACILITY NRC REGION Monticello 3
A. PROPOSED EXAMINATION PREPARATION SCHEDULE CY 2012 CY 2013 CY 2014 CY 2015 PROPOSED NUMBER ESTIMATED NUMBER OF LICENSEE-PREPARED 1 1 EXAMINATIONS ESTIMATED NUMBER OF NRC-PREPARED EXAMINATIONS B. INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSE EXAMINATIONS PROPOSED NUMBER CY 2012 cv2o13
- CY 2014
-- CY 2015 NUMBER OF REACTOR 8 6 OPERATORS NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR 5 7 OPERATORS -INSTANT NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS-UPGRADE I 1 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS- LIMITED PROPOSED DATES PRIMARY DATE 01/13/2013 11/09/2014 ALTERNATE DATE 01/06/2013 11/02/2014 C. PROPOSED GENERIC FUNDAMENTALS EXAMINATION (GFE) SCHEDULE CY 2012 CY 2013 PROPOSED -- ---
NUMBER MARCH JUNE SEPTEMBER DECEMBER MARCH JUNE SEPTEMBER DECEMBER ESTIMATED NUMBER OF 13 CANDIDATES NRC FORM 536 (10-2008) PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER
- J' I NRCFORM536 U.S, NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION APPROVED BY OMB: NO. 3150.0131 EXPIRES: 10131/2011 I (10.2008)
Estimated burden per res~onse to comply with this voluntary Information collecUon request: 1 hour1.157407e-5 days <br />2.777778e-4 hours <br />1.653439e-6 weeks <br />3.805e-7 months <br />. This lnformaUon collecUon Is used to plan budgets I' OPERATOR LICENSING and resoun:es for operator examinations. Sand comments w.rdlng buRien estimate to the Records and FOIA/Prfvacy Sarvfces Branch *5 F53), U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-000 , or by Internet a-mall to lnfocollacls@nn:.gov, and to the Desk Officer, Office of Information EXAMINATION DATA and RegulaiOIY Affairs.~, NEOB-10202 (3150.0131), Oftlce of Management and
.r Budge~ Washington, uC 20503. I1a means used to Impose an Information collecUon does not display a currently valid OMB control number, the NRC may I not conduct or sponsor, and a person Is not required to respond to, the Information collection.
! FACILITY NRC REGION
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A. PROPOSED EXAMINATION PREPARATION SCHEDULE PROPOSED NUMBER CY 2012 cv2o13 CY 2014 CY 2015 ESTIMATED NUMBER OF LICENSEE-PREPARED 1 1 EXAMINATIONS ESTIMATED NUMBER OF NRC-PREPARED EXAMINATIONS B. INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSE EXAMINATIONS PROPOSED NUMBER cv2ou cv2ot3 cy20t4 cvzo1s NUMBER OF REACTOR 7 6 OPERATORS NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR 4 4 OPERATORS -INSTANT NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR 2 OPERATORS-UPGRADE 2 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS* LIMITED PROPOSED QATES PRIMARY DATE 05/14/2012 08/05/2~14 ALTERNATE DATE * *os/07/2012 08/12/2014
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