ML16130A067
| ML16130A067 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Diablo Canyon  |
| Issue date: | 05/09/2016 |
| From: | Vincent Gaddy Operations Branch IV |
| To: | Halpin E Pacific Gas & Electric Co |
| References | |
| Download: ML16130A067 (4) | |
See also: IR 05000275/2016302
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E. Halpin
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May 9, 2016
Mr. Edward D. Halpin, Senior Vice President
and Chief Nuclear Officer
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Diablo Canyon Power Plant
P.O. Box 56, Mail Code 104/6
Avila Beach, CA 93424
SUBJECT:
DIABLO CANYON POWER PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 - NOTIFICATION OF
NRC INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATION 05000275/2016302;
Dear Mr. Halpin:
In a conversation on April 7, 2016, between Messrs. R. Fortier, Lead Examination Developer,
and M. Bloodgood, Chief Examiner, arrangements were made for the administration of licensing
examinations at Diablo Canyon Power Plant, Units 1 and 2, during the week of October 17,
2016.
As agreed during the conversation, your staff will prepare the examinations based on the
guidelines in NUREG-1021, Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors,
Revision 10, and NUREG-1122, Knowledge and Abilities Catalog for Nuclear Power Plant
Operators, Revision 2, Supplement 1. The NRCs regional office will discuss with your staff
any changes that might be necessary before the examinations are administered.
To meet the above schedule, it will be necessary for your staff to furnish the examination
outlines by July 15, 2016. The written examinations, operating tests, and supporting reference
materials identified in Attachment 3 to ES-201 will be due by August 12, 2016. 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 outlines, examinations, and
tests 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 examinations and reference materials, or the
submittal of inadequate or incomplete materials, may cause the examinations to be
rescheduled. In addition, your support for on-site validation of the examinations is required
during the week of September 19, 2016.
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.
E. Halpin
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Appendix E to 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 operator and
senior operator license applications (Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval
number 3150-0090), medical certifications (OMB approval number 3150-0024), and waiver
requests (if any) (OMB approval number 3150-0090) 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 OMB, under
approval number 3150-0018, which expires on May 31, 2016. The public reporting burden for
this collection of information is estimated to average 50 hours5.787037e-4 days <br />0.0139 hours <br />8.267196e-5 weeks <br />1.9025e-5 months <br /> per response, including the time
for reviewing instructions, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and
reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any
other aspect of these information collections, including suggestions for reducing the burden, to
the Records and FOIA/Privacy Services Branch (T-5 F52), U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, or by Internet electronic mail to
INFOCOLLECTS@NRC.GOV.
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 will be
available electronically for public inspection in the NRCs Public Document Room or from the
Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of the NRCs Agencywide Documents Access
and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the electronic Reading Room
page of the NRCs public Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Mr. Fortier has been advised of the policies and
guidelines referenced in this letter. If you have any questions regarding the NRCs examination
procedures and guidelines, please contact Mr. Bloodgood at 817-200-1544, or myself at
817-200-1159.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Vincent G. Gaddy, Chief
Operations Branch
Division of Reactor Safety
Docket Nos. 50-275 and 50-323
License Nos. DPR-80 and DPR-82
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Letter to Edward D. Halpin from Vincent G. Gaddy, dated May 9, 2016
SUBJECT:
DIABLO CANYON POWER PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 - NOTIFICATION OF
NRC INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATION 05000275/2016302;
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