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2015 Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant Initial License Examination Miscellaneous Correspondence
ML15243A150
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2015 MONTICELLO NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT INITIAL LICENSE EXAMINATION MISCELLANEOUS CORRESPONDENCE l

  • UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION Ill 2443 WARRENVILLE ROAD, SUITE 210 LISLE, ILLINOIS 60532-4352 May 21, 2015 Mr. Peter A Gardner Site Vice President Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant Northern States Power Company, Minnesota 2807 West County Road 75 Monticello, MN 55362-9637

SUBJECT:

OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATION APPROVAL

Dear Mr. Gardner:

The purpose of this letter is to confirm the final arrangements for the upcoming operator licensing examinations at the Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant.

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. Thomas Shortell, 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," during the week of June 8, 2015. The NRC staff will administer the operating tests during the weeks of June 1 and 8, 2015. 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 the licensed operator applicants at your facility. If you determine that this examination is not appropriate for licensing the operators at your facility, do not administer the examination and contact me at 630-829-9707.

Please contact Mr. Dell R. McNeil, at 630-829-9737, if you have any questions or identify any errors or changes in the license level (reactor operator (RO) or senior reactor operator (SRO))

or type of examination (partial or complete written examination and/or operating test) specified for each applicant.

In accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 2.390, "Public Inspections, Exemptions, Requests for Withholding," of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC's Public Document

P. Gardner Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of the NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is 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 No. 50-263 License No. DPR-22 cc: Distribution via LISTSERv T. Shortell, Training Manager

P. Gardner Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of the NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) . ADAMS is 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 No. 50-263 License No. DPR-22 cc: Distribution via LISTSERv T. Shortell, Training Manager DISTRIBUTION :

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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION Ill 2443 WARRENVILLE ROAD, SUITE 210 LISLE, IL 60532-4352 January 27, 2014 Ms. Karen Fili Site Vice President Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant Northern States Power Company, Minnesota 2807 West County Road 75 Monticello, MN 55362-9637

SUBJECT:

CONFIRMATION OF INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSE EXAMINATIONS :

MONTICELLO NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT

Dear Ms. Fili:

We have received a letter from Xcel Energy L-XE-12-008, dated July 6, 2012 , and L-XE-13-012, dated August 14, 2013. In these letters, Xcel Energy requested that initial operator licensing examinations be scheduled at the Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant in June 2015, October 2016, and October 2018.

In response, we have scheduled the following initial license exam dates:

  • Weeks of June 1 and 8, 2015, with an onsite validation date of May 11 , 2015;
  • Weeks of October 24 and 31, 2016, with an onsite validation date of October 3, 2016; and
  • Weeks of October 22 and 29, 2018, with an onsite validation date of October 1, 2018.

The NRC will write the examination scheduled in October 2016 in accordance with NU REG 1021, Revision 9, Supplement 1. 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 for the initial operator licensing exams scheduled in 2015 and 2018 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 10 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.

K. Fili 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 .

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter will be available electronic~lly for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records System (PARS) component of NRC's Agencywide Documents 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, IRA/

Hironori Peterson, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket No. 50-263 License No. DPR-22 cc: Distribution via ListServ'

K. Fili 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 .

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 Access and Management System (ADAMS), accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/readinq-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room) .

Sincerely, IRA/

Hironori Peterson , Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket No. 50-263 License No. DPR-22 cc: Distribution via ListServ' DISTRIBUTION:

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(l Xcel Energy" 414 Nicollet Mall - MP4 Minneapolis, MN 55401 July 6, 2012 L-XE-12-008 RIS 2012-07 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. D'PR-22 Renewed License Nos. DPR-42 and DPR-60 Operator Examination Data As requested by NRC Regulatory Issue Summary 2012-07, "Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations", dated June 8, 2012, Northern States Power Company, a Minnesota corporation, hereby submits the operator licensing examination data for calendar years 2014 through 2017 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 ajs no new commitments or changes to any existing commitments.

14 Paula . nderson Director, Nuclear Licensing and Regulatory Affairs 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

ENCLOSURE Operator Licensing Examination Data for Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant and Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2 2 pages follow

NRCFORM536 U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION APPROVED BY OMB; NO. 3150*0131 EXPIRES: 09/30/2014 (9*2011)

EsUmaled burden per resp0nse to comply vAlh this volunlaiy lnfonmallon collecUon request 1 hour1.157407e-5 days <br />2.777778e-4 hours <br />1.653439e-6 weeks <br />3.805e-7 months <br />. This lnronmalion collecUon Is used to plan budgets and resources for operalor examinations. Send comments regarding burden esUmate to tho lnronmaUon Setvices Branch OPERATOR LICENSING (T-5 F53), U.$. Nuclear Regu!alO!)' Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, or by Internet e-mall to lnfocollects.Resource@nrc.gov, and lo tho Desk Officer, Office or Information and EXAMINATION DATA Regufaloiy AflaL's, NEOB-10202, (3160-0131), Office or Management and Budge!, Washington, DC 20503. If a means used to impose an lnrormatlon collection does not display a currently validOMB con froI number, Iha NRC may no! conduct or sponsor, and aperson ls not required lo respond to, lhe lnfonmallon co!ecUon.

FACIUlY NRCREGION Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant Unit 1 and 2 3 A. PROPOSED EXAMINATION PREPARATION SCHEDULE PROPOSED NUMBER ESTIMATED NUMBER OF CY2014

- CY2015

~

CY2016 CY2017

~

LICENSEE-PREPARED 1 1 EXAMINATIONS ESTIMATED NUMBER OF NRG-PREPARED EXAMINATIONS B. INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSE EXAMINATIONS PROPOSED NUMBER NUMBER OF REACTOR CY2014

- CY2015 CY2016 CY2017 OPERATORS 7 6 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS - INSTANT 7 9 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS-UPGRADE 2 3 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS- LIMITED PROPOSED DATES PRIMARY DATE 8/4/14 5/9/16 ALTERNATE DATE 8/11/14 5/16/16 C. PROPOSED GENERIC FUNDAMENTALS EXAMINATION (GFE) SCHEDULE CY 2014 CY 2015 PROPOSED NUMBER MARCH JUNE SEPTEMBER DECEMBER MARCH JUNE SEPTEMBER DECEMBER ESTIMATED NUMBER OF 15 CANDIDATES NRO FORM 596 (9-2011)

NRC FORM636 U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION APPROVED BY OMB: NO, 3150-0131 EXPIRES: 09/30/2014 (9-2011) EsUmaled burden per response lo comply wilh lhls volunla1y lnfonnalion collecUon request: 1 hour1.157407e-5 days <br />2.777778e-4 hours <br />1.653439e-6 weeks <br />3.805e-7 months <br />, This lnfonnallon collecllon Is used lo plan budgets and resources fOI operator examinations. Send commenls regarding burden esUmale lo lhe lnfonnaUon Services Branch OPERATOR LICENSING (T-5 F63), U.S. Nuclear Regulalory C01nmlsslon, Washington, DC 20555-0001, or by Internal e-EXAMINATION DATA mall lo lnlocoUecls.Resource@nrc.gov, and lo lhe Desk Officer, Olflce or lnf01maUon and RegulalOiy Alfalrs, NEOB-10202, (3160-0131), Olflce of Management and Budge!, Washlnglon, DC 20503. If a means used lo Impose an lnlonnaUon collecUon does nol display a currenUy valid OMB control number, lhe NRC may nol conduct or sponS01, and a person Is nol required lo respond lo, lhe lnformallon cobecUon.

FACILITY NRCREGION Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant 3 A. PROPOSED EXAMINATION PREPARATION SCHEDULE CY2014 CY2015 CY2016 CY2017 PROPOSED NUMBER ESTIMATED NUMBER OF LICENSEE-PREPARED 1 EXAMINATIONS ESTIMATED NUMBER OF NRG-PREPARED 1 EXAMINATIONS B. INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSE EXAMINATIONS PROPOSED NUMBER CY2014 CY2015 CY2016 CY2017 NUMBER OF REACTOR OPERATORS 0 6 5 0 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS - INSTANT 0 5 5 0 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS-UPGRADE 0 I 2 0 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS - LIMITED 0 0 0 0 PROPOSED DATES PRIMARY DATE 2/16/2015 11/07/2016 ALTERNATE DATE 2/09/2015 10/31/2016 C. PROPOSED GENERIC FUNDAMENTALS EXAMINATION (GFE) SCHEDULE CY 2014 CY 2015 PROPOSED NUMBER MARCH JUNE SEPTEMBER DECEMBER MARCH JUNE SEPTEMBER DECEMBER ESTIMATED NUMBER OF 10 CANDIDATES NRC FORM 638 (9-2011)

~ Xcel Energy 414 Nicollet Mall - MP4 Minneapolis, MN 55401 August 14,2013 L-XE-13-012 RIS 2013-06 ATTN: Document Control Desk U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 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 Renewed License Nos. DPR-42 and DPR-60 Operator Examination Data As requested by NRC Regulatory Issue Summary 2013-06, "Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations", dated June 7, 2013, Northern States Power Company, a Minnesota corporation, hereby submits the operator licensing examination data for calendar years 2015 through 2018 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.

!:ff!!!t~"~ffaP7 Director, Nuclear Licensing and Regulatory Affairs 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

ENCLOSURE Operator Licensing Examination Data for Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant and Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2 2 pages follow

NRC FORM 636 U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION APPROVED BY OMB: NO. 3150*0131 EXPIRES: 09/30/2014 (09-2011) EsUmaled burden per response to comply with this volunlary lnformallon 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 collecllon Is used lo plan budgets and resources lot operalor examlnallons. Send comments regarding burden estimate to the Information Services Branch OPERATOR LICENSING (T-5 F53). U.S. Nuclear Regulalory Commission, Washlnglon, DC 20555-0001, or by lnlernot o-EXAMINATION DATA mall to lnfocollecls.Resource@nrc.gov, and lo the Desk omcer, Office of lnformaUon and Regulaloty Affairs, NEOB-10202, (3151).0131), Office or Management and Budge!, Washfnglon, DC 20503. If a means used to Impose an fnformaUon collecUon does not display a currenUy validOMB con~ot number, the NRC may no! conducl or sponsor, and a person Is not required lo respond to, the lnfotmallon collecllon.

FACILITY Nt<Ct<t;UION Monticello III A. PROPOSED EXAMINATION PREPARATION SCHEDULE PROPOSED NUMBER ESTIMATED NUMBER OF CY2015

-- CY2016

-- CY2017 CY2018 LICENSEE-PREPARED 1 1 0 l EXAMINATIONS ESTIMATED NUMBER OF NRG-PREPARED 0 0 0 0 EXAMINATIONS B. INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSE EXAMINATIONS PROPOSED NUMBER CY2015 CY2016 CY2017

- CY2018 NUMBER OF REACTOR OPERATORS 8 6 0 6 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS - INSTANT 7 5 0 5 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS-UPGRADE 0 1 0 1 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS- LIMITED 0 0 0 0 PROPOSED DATES PRIMARY DATE 06/01/2015 10/17/2016 10/22/2018 ALTERNATE DATE 06/08/2015 10/24/2016 10/29/2018 C. PROPOSED GENERIC FUNDAMENTALS EXAMINATION (GFE) SCHEDULE CY 2015 CY 2016 PROPOSED NUMBER MARCH JUNE SEPTEMBER DECEMBER MARCH JUNE SEPTEMBER DECEMBER ESTIMATED NUMBER OF 11 CANDIDATES NRC FORM 636 (09-2011)

"i NRCFORM536 U. S, NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION APPROVEO BY OMB: NO. 3160-0131 EXPIRES: 09/30/2014 (09:2011)

Estimated burden per response lo comply l'li1h this voluntaiy lnforma6on colfecilon request 1 hour1.157407e-5 days <br />2.777778e-4 hours <br />1.653439e-6 weeks <br />3.805e-7 months <br />. This Information co~ecllon Is used to plan b\Jdgets and 111S01Jn:es for operator examlna6ons. Send comments regarding bUrden esumate to the lnforma1Jon Services Branch OPERATOR LICENSING (f.5 F53), U.S. Nuclear RegulaloJY Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, or by Internet &

mall to rnrocollects.Resource@nrt:.gov, and to the Desk Officer, Ofl!ee of lnrormellon and EXAMINATION DATA Regulatoiy Affairs, NEOS.10202, (316(}.0131), Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC 20503. If a means used to fmpose an lnformaUon coleeUon does not display a cvrren~y valid OMB control number, the NRC may not conduc.t or sponsor, and a person lrnot required to respond to, the rntonna6on collecllon.

FACIUlY NRC REGlvN Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant Unit 1 and 2 3 A. PROPOSED EXAMINATION PREPARATION SCHEDULE PROPOSED NUMBER ESTIMATED NUMBER OF CY2015 CY2016

- CY2017

- CY2018 0

LICENSEE-PREPAREq 0 1 I EXAMINATIONS ESTIMATED NUMBER OF

. NRC-PREPARED EXAMINATIONS B. INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSE EXAMINATIONS PROPOSED NUMBER CY2015 CY2016 CY2017 CY2018 NUMBER OF REACTOR OPERATORS 2 4 Nl,IMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS - INSTANT 9 7 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS-UPGRADE 1 1

. NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR 9PERATORS - LIMITED PROPOSED DATES PRIMARY DATE 06/13/2016 12/11/2017 ALTERNATE DATE 06/20/2016 12/18/2017 C. PROPOSED GENERIC FUNDAMENTALS EXAMINATION (GFE) SCHEDULE PROPOSED NUMBER MARCH CY 2014 JUNE

  • SEPTEMBER DECEMBER MARCH JUNE CY 2016 SEPTEMBER OECEMBER ESTIMATED NUMBER OF 12 12 CANDIDATES

.. NR? FORM 538. (09:2011)

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