ML17094A516

NRC Initial Operator Licensing Examination Approval 05000298/2017301

ML17094A516
Person / Time
Site:	Cooper
Issue date:	03/03/2017
From:	Vincent Gaddy Operations Branch IV
To:	Higginbotham K Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD)
Gaddy V
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See also: IR 05000298/2017301

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March 3, 2017

Mr. Ken Higginbotham

Vice President-Nuclear and CNO

Nebraska Public Power District

Cooper Nuclear Station

72676 648A Avenue

P.O. Box 98

Brownville, NE 68321

SUBJECT: COOPER NUCLEAR STATION - NRC INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING

EXAMINATION APPROVAL 05000298/2017301

Dear Mr. Higginbotham:

The purpose of this letter is to confirm the final arrangements for the upcoming operator

licensing examinations at Cooper Nuclear Station.

The NRC has completed its review of the operator license applications submitted in connection

with this examination and separately provided a list of approved applicants to Jim Florence,

Superintendent, Simulator and Training Support. Note that any examination waivers and

application denials have been addressed in separate correspondence.

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has approved the subject examinations and

you may administer the written examinations in accordance with Revision 10, of NUREG-1021,

Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors, on March 16, 2017. The NRC

staff will administer the operating tests during the week of March 6, 2017. 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 licensed operator applicants at your facility. If

you determine that this examination is not appropriate for licensing operators at your facility, do

not administer the examination and contact me at (817) 200-1159.

K. Higginbotham 2

Please contact your Chief Examiner, Brian Larson, at 817-939-8979, if you have any questions

or identify any errors or changes in the license level (RO or SRO) or type of examination (partial

or complete written examination and/or operating test) specified for each applicant.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Vincent G. Gaddy, Chief

Operations Branch

Division of Reactor Safety

Docket No. 50-298

License No. DPR-46

Enclosure:

ES-201-4

cc w/enclosure:

Michael Bacon

Manager Nuclear Training

Nebraska Public Power District

72676-648A Avenue

Brownville, NE 68321

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DATE 03/02/17 03/02/17 03/03/17