ML17032A279
| ML17032A279 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Hatch, Browns Ferry, Oconee, Mcguire, Catawba, Harris, Saint Lucie, Watts Bar, Sequoyah, Summer, Brunswick, Surry, North Anna, Turkey Point, Vogtle, Farley, Robinson, McGuire  |
| Issue date: | 01/27/2017 |
| From: | Gerald Mccoy Operator Licensing and Human Performance Branch |
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| References | |
| Download: ML17032A279 (7) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION II 245 PEACHTREE CENTER AVENUE NE, SUITE 1200 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-1257 January 27, 2016 THIS LETTER DISTRIBUTED TO THE FOLLOWING DOCKET NUMBERS:
Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, Docket Nos. 50-259, 50-260 and 50-296 Brunswick Steam Electric Plant, Docket Nos. 50-325 and 50-324 Catawba Nuclear Station, Docket Nos. 50-413 and 50-414 Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant, Docket Nos. 50-348 and 50-364 Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant, Docket No. 50-400 E. I. Hatch Nuclear Plant, Docket Nos. 50-321 and 50-366 McGuire Nuclear Station, Docket Nos. 50-369 and 50-370 North Anna Power Station, Docket Nos. 50-338 and 50-339 Oconee Nuclear Station, Docket Nos. 50-269, 50-270 and 50-287 H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant, Docket No. 50-261 St. Lucie Nuclear Plant, Docket Nos. 50-335 and 50-389 Sequoyah Nuclear Plant, Docket Nos. 50-327 and 50-328 Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station, Docket Nos. 50-395,52-027 and 52-028 Surry Power Station, Docket Nos. 50-280 and 50-281 Turkey Point Nuclear Plant, Docket Nos. 50-250 and 50-251 Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Docket Nos. 50-424, 50-425,52-025 and 52-026 Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Docket Nos. 50-390 and 50-391
SUBJECT:
ANNUAL LETTER - GENERIC FUNDAMENTALS EXAMINATION (GFE)
SECTION OF THE WRITTEN OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATION FOR 2017 The U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) plans to administer the generic fundamentals examination (GFE) section of the written operator licensing examination on the following dates for the 2017 calendar year:
Date of GFE exams for 2017 Date registration letters from facilities due to NRC March 8, 2017 February 6, 2017 September 6, 2017 August 7, 2017
Region II Part 50 and 52 Dockets 2
To register personnel to take the GFE, an authorized representative of your facility must submit a letter to Ms. Catherine Haney, Regional Administrator, Region II, with a copy addressed as follows:
Chief, Operator Licensing and Training Branch, NRR Mail Stop O 7 D23 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Pursuant to 10 CFR 55.31(a)(3), an applicant for an operator license must submit a written request from an authorized representative of the facility licensee by which the applicant will be employed that the written examination and operating test be administered to the applicant. The NRC permits a request for administration of the GFE section of the written exam to be made and granted prior to the applicants successful completion the facility licensee's requirements to be licensed as an operator or senior operator and prior to the facility licensee's certification of the need for an operator or a senior operator to perform assigned duties. However, the facility licensee should only request administration of the GFE section of the written exam for applicants who will have completed fundamentals training by the date of the examination.
The letter should identify the individuals who will take the examination. The letter should also identify the personnel who will have access to the examinations before they are administered (e.g., proctors) and include the address and name of the individual to whom the examinations are to be sent.
To allow the NRC to assign docket numbers, both the NRC Regional Administrator and the Chief, Operator Licensing and Training Branch, should receive your letter 30 calendar days before each desired examination date shown above. A sample registration letter is enclosed.
Copies of the administered BWR and PWR GFEs and their answer keys will be available for review in the NRCs Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) immediately after administration of the second subsequent GFE. The NRC will also update its GFE Web page, http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operator-licensing/generic-fundamentals-examinations.html, at this time.
If you have any questions concerning this examination, please contact Jacob Dolecki at 301-415-2947.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Gerald J. McCoy, Chief Operations Branch 1 Division of Reactor Safety
Enclosure:
As Stated cc w/encl: (See Page 3)
Region II Part 50 and 52 Dockets 3
cc w/encl:
S. M. Bono, Site Vice President Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant P. O. Box 2000 Decatur, AL 35609 A. Bergeron, Training Manager Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant P. O. Box 2000 Decatur, AL 35609 J. L. Paul, Manager Licensing & Industry Affairs Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant P. O. Box 2000 Decatur, AL 35609 W. Gideon, Vice President Brunswick Steam Electric Plant P. O. Box 10429 Southport, NC 24861-0429 J. L. Hicks, Training Manager Brunswick Seam Electric Plant P. O. Box 10429 Southport, NC 28461-0429 L. Grzeck, Manager Nuclear Regulatory Affairs Brunswick Seam Electric Plant P. O. Box 10429 Southport, NC 28461-0429 K. Henderson, Site Vice President Catawba Nuclear Station 4800 Concord Road York, SC 29745-9635 B. P. Leonard, Training Manager Catawba Nuclear Station 4800 Concord Road York, SC 29745-9635 C. A. Fletcher, Manager, Nuclear Regulatory Affairs, Catawba Nuclear Station 4800 Concord Road (CN01RA)
York, SC 29745-9635 C. A. Gayheart, Site Vice President Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant P. O. Box 470 Ashford, AL 36312 B. Reed, Training Director Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant P. O. Box 470 Ashford, AL 36312 B. Taylor, Site Regulatory Affairs Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant P. O. Box 470 Ashford, AL 36312 B. C. Waldrep, Vice President Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant P. O. Box 165, Mail Code: Zone 1 New Hill, NC 27562-0165 D. L. Griffith, Training Manager Harris Energy & Environmental Center P. O. Box 327, State Road 1127 New Hill, NC 27562-0165 J. Caves, Acting Supervisor Licensing Regulatory Program Harris Energy & Environmental Center P. O. Box 327, State Road 1127 New Hill, NC 27562-0165 D. R. Vineyard, Site Vice President Hatch Nuclear Plant 11028 Hatch Parkway North Baxley, GA 31513 B. Deen, Training Manager Hatch Nuclear Plant 11028 Hatch Parkway North Baxley, GA 31513 G. L. Johnson, Site Regulatory Affairs Manager Hatch Nuclear Plant 12700 Hagers Ferry Road Huntersville, NC 28078-8985 S. D. Capps, Vice President McGuire Nuclear Station 12700 Hagers Ferry Road Huntersville, NC 28078-8985 P. Schuerger, Training Manager McGuire Nuclear Station Maintenance Training Center Courier Mail Code MG03MT 12700 Hagers Ferry Road Huntersville, NC 28078
Region II Part 50 and 52 Dockets 4
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J. N. Robertson, Regulatory Affairs Manager McGuire Nuclear Station *(MN01RC) 12700 Hagers Ferry Road Huntersville, NC 28078-8985 G. T. Bischoff, Site Vice President North Anna Power Station P. O. Box 402 Mineral, VA 23117 P. A. Kemp, Supervisor Station Safety & Licensing North Anna Power Station 1002 Haley Drive Mineral, VA 23117 B. Stanley, Nuclear Training North Anna Power Station 1022 Haley Drive Mineral, VA 23117 T. D. Ray, Vice President Oconee Nuclear Station 7800 Rochester Highway Seneca, SC 29672-0752 J. R. Steely, Training Manager Oconee Nuclear Station 7800 Rochester Highway Seneca, SC 29672-0752 C. Wasik, Regulatory Compliance Oconee Nuclear Station (ON03RC) 7800 Rochester Highway Seneca, SC 29672-0752 Mineral, VA 23117 R. M. Glover, Vice President Robinson Steam Electric Plant 3581 West Entrance Road Hartsville, SC 29550 F. Giannone, Training Manager Robinson Steam Electric Plant 3581 West Entrance Road Hartsville, SC 29550 C. Constanzo, Site Vice President St. Lucie Nuclear Plant 6501 South Ocean Drive Jensen Beach, FL 34957 R. Baird, Training Manager St. Lucie Nuclear Plant 6501 South Ocean Drive Jensen Beach, FL 34957 C. J. Schwarz, Site Vice President Sequoyah Nuclear Plant P. O. Box 2000 Soddy-Daisy, TN 37384-2000 K. Smith, Training Manager Sequoyah Nuclear Plant P. O. Box 2000 Soddy-Daisy, TN 37384-2000 G. A. Lippard, III, Vice President Nuclear Operations Virgil C. Summers Nuclear Station P. O. Box 88 Jenkinsville, SC 29065 N. E. Constance, Training Manager Nuclear Operations Virgil C. Summers Nuclear Station P. O. Box 88 Jenkinsville, SC 29065 B. L. Thompson, Manager Nuclear Licensing Virgil C. Summers Nuclear Station P. O. Box 88 Jenkinsville, SC 29065 N. L. Lane, Site Vice President Surry Power Station 5570 Hog Island Road Surry, VA 23883 L. A. Baker, Training Manager Surry Power Station 5570 Hog Island Road Surry, VA 23883 Thomas Summers, Vice President Turkey Point Nuclear Plant 9760 SW 344th Street Florida City, FL 33035 C. Cashwell, Training Manager Turkey Point Nuclear Plant 9760 SW 344th Street Florida City, FL 33035
Region II Part 50 and 52 Dockets 5
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B. Keith Taber, Vice President Vogtle Electric Generating Plant 7821 River Road Waynesboro, GA 30830-2965 D. C. Stiles, Training Manager Vogtle Electric Generating Plant 7821 River Road - Bin 63030 Waynesboro, GA 30830-2965 P. Simmons, Site Vice President Watts Bar Nuclear Plant P. O. Box 2000 Spring City, TN 37381 S. M. Connors, Plant Manager Watts Bar Nuclear Plant P. O. Box 2000 Spring City, TN 37381 V. L. Perry, Training Manager Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Watts Bar Training Center 1260 Nuclear Plant Road Spring City, TN 37381 South Carolina Electric & Gas Company Paul Mothena, Manager Nuclear Training - SN Virgil C. Summer Units 2 & 3 Nuclear Station Bradham BLVD & HWY 215 P.O. Box 88 Jenkinsville, SC 19065 Ronald A. Jones, Vice President New Nuclear Operations Virgil C. Summer Units 2 & 3 Nuclear Station Bradham BLVD & HWY 215 P.O. Box 88 Jenkinsville, SC 19065 Andy Barbee, Director Nuclear Training - SN Virgil C. Summer Units 2 & 3 Nuclear Station Bradham BLVD & HWY 215 P.O. Box 88 Jenkinsville, SC 19065 Karen Fili, Site Vice President Operational Readiness Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
7825 River Road Waynesboro, GA 30830 John Austin, Training Director Vogtle Electric Generating Plant 7821 River Road Waynesboro, GA 30830-2965 W. L. Bargeron, Plant Manager Vogtle Electric Generating Plant 7821 River Road Waynesboro, GA 30830-2965 Mr. Michael Yox Regulatory Affairs Director Southern Nuclear Operating Company 7835 River road, Bldg. 140, Vogtle 3&4 Waynesboro, GA 30830
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Enclosure SAMPLE REGISTRATION LETTER Catherine Haney Regional Administrator U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region II, Suite 1200 245 Peachtree Center Ave., NE Atlanta, Georgia 30303-1257
Dear Ms. Haney:
(Facility name) requests approval from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to have the following (number) individuals take the (specify BWR or PWR) generic fundamentals examination (GFE) section of the written operator licensing examination to be administered on (date):
Name Date of Birth Previous Docket No.
(Insert the name, date of birth, and previous Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 55 Docket Number (if applicable) for each person.)
The registrants should have completed the generic fundamentals portion of the training program by the examination date and are expected to meet all other requirements of 10 CFR 55.31 in the future.
The following personnel will have access to the examinations before they are administered.
Name Title (Insert the name and title of each person who will have access to the examinations before they are administered (e.g., proctors).
Please address the examinations to the overnight mail address, as follows (note that home addresses are not acceptable):
Name Street Address City, State, Zip Code If you have any questions, please contact (facility contact name) at (telephone number).
Sincerely, (Name, Title) cc:
Chief, Operator Licensing and Training Branch, NRR G. McCoy, DRS, RII E. Guthrie, DRS, RII