ML14308A214
| ML14308A214 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Summer  |
| Issue date: | 10/30/2014 |
| From: | Gerald Mccoy Division of Reactor Safety II |
| To: | Gatlin T South Carolina Electric & Gas Co |
| References | |
| 50-395/15-301 | |
| Download: ML14308A214 (4) | |
See also: IR 05000395/2015301
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UNITED STATES
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
REGION II
245 PEACHTREE CENTER AVENUE NE, SUITE 1200
ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-1257
October 30, 2014
Mr. Thomas D. Gatlin, Vice President
Nuclear Operations
South Carolina Electric & Gas Company
Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station
Post Office Box 88, Mail Code 800
Jenkinsville, SC 29065
SUBJECT:
VIRGIL C. SUMMER NUCLEAR STATION - NOTIFICATION OF LICENSED
OPERATOR INITIAL EXAMINATION 05000395/2015301
Dear Mr. Gatlin:
During a meeting on October 1, 2014, between Mr. Robert Johnston, Lead Developer, and
Mr. Michael Meeks, Senior Operations Engineer, arrangements were made for the
administration of licensing examinations at the Virgil C. Summer (Unit 1) Nuclear Station. The
operating test is scheduled to be administered during the week of May 4, 2015. The written
examination is scheduled to be administered the week of May 18, 2015. The on-site
preparatory week is scheduled for the week of April 6, 2015.
As agreed during the meeting, the staff of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) will
prepare the written examination and your staff will prepare the operating test based on the
guidelines in Revision 9, Supplement 1, of NUREG-1021, "Operator Licensing Examination
Standards for Power Reactors." Your staff will be given the opportunity to review the written
examination during the week of April 13, 2015. The NRC regional office will discuss with your
staff any changes to the operating test that might be necessary before the tests are
administered. Your staff has also agreed to make copies of all examination materials that are
necessary for administering the examination.
Your staff provided the NRC regional office with the reference materials identified in
Attachment 3 to ES-201 and the operating test outlines on April 10, 2014. The full submission
of the operating tests will be due by February 22, 2015. 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 final outlines and operating 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.
T. Gatlin
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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, writing the examinations, 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).
T. Gatlin
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Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Mr. Johnston 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. Michael Meeks at (404) 997-4467,
(Internet E-mail: Michael.Meeks@nrc.gov), or me at (404) 997-4551, (Internet E-mail:
Gerald.McCoy@nrc.gov).
Sincerely,
/RA
Gerald J. McCoy, Chief
Operations Branch 1
Division of Reactor Safety
Docket No.: 50-395
License No.: NPF-12
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