ML16292A723
| ML16292A723 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Comanche Peak  |
| Issue date: | 10/18/2016 |
| From: | Vincent Gaddy Operations Branch IV |
| To: | Peters K TEX Operations Company |
| References | |
| 50-445/OL-17, 50-446/OL-17 | |
| Download: ML16292A723 (5) | |
See also: IR 05000445/2017301
Text
October 18, 2016
Mr. Ken J. Peters, Senior Vice President
and Chief Nuclear Officer
Attention: Regulatory Affairs
TEX Operations Company LLC
P.O. Box 1002
Glen Rose, TX 76043
SUBJECT: COMANCHE PEAK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2, NOTIFICATION
OF NRC INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATION 05000445/2017301;
Dear Mr. Peters:
In a telephone conversation on September 29, 2016, between Messrs. Garry Struble,
Operations Training Manager, and John Kirkland, Chief Examiner, arrangements were made for
the administration of licensing examinations at Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant during the
week of June 12, 2017.
As agreed during the telephone 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 March 13, 2017. The written examinations, operating tests, and supporting
reference materials identified in Attachment 3 to ES-201 will be due by April 10, 2017. 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 May 15, 2017.
UNITED STATES
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
REGION IV
1600 E. LAMAR BLVD
ARLINGTON, TX 76011-4511
K. Peters
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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 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 June 30, 2019. 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 and Procedure, 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.
K. Peters
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Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Mr. Struble 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. Kirkland at 817-200-1771, or myself at
817-200-1159.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Vincent G. Gaddy, Chief
Operations Branch
Division of Reactor Safety
Docket Nos. 50-445 and 50-446
License Nos. NPF-87 and NPF-89
cc: Electric Distribution for Comanche
Peak Nuclear Power Plant
SUNSI Review
By: VGG
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Keyword:
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SIGNATURE
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DATE
10/18/16
10/18/16
Letter to Ken J. Peters from Vincent G. Gaddy, dated October 18, 2016
SUBJECT: COMANCHE PEAK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2, NOTIFICATION
OF NRC INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATION 05000445/2017301;
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