ML18086A826
| ML18086A826 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 03/27/2018 |
| From: | Cowdrey C NRC/NRR/DIRS/IOLB |
| To: | |
| Cushing E, NRR/DIRS, 415-1064 | |
| References | |
| Download: ML18086A826 (9) | |
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NRC Topics of Interest Part 2 Chris Cowdrey, Senior Reactor Engineer Operator Licensing Branch Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
Overview
- ACAD 10-001 and Eligibility
- NRC Forms 396 and 398
- Operator Digitized Docket
Operator Licensing Program Feedback OLPF 202.20: revised to include discussion of latest revision to ACAD 10-001
- ACAD 10-001, Rev. 1 (Nov 2016) is acceptable for meeting 10 CFR 55.31
- ACAD 10-001, Rev. 0 (Feb 2010) is acceptable for final applications received through May 29, 2018
- Intended, in part, to reduce need for eligibility waivers and deferrals
Operator Licensing Program Feedback
- OLPF 202.21: provides clarification and guidance for which forms to use when revisions to NRC Forms 396 and 398 have been issued
- OLPF 202.22: highlights and summarizes the noteworthy changes made to NRC Form 396 and NRC Form 398 as a result of the October 2017 revisions
- Added an applicant/operator mailing address block
- Added a 10 CFR Part 52 Facility Docket check box to support operator license applications for those facilities licensed under 10 CFR 52
- Updated the GUIDANCE USED check blocks to allow applicants to certify their medical status using the most recent revision of ANSI/ANS standards
- Added Physicians Certification Date - the date on which the facility licensees MRO makes the final certification of the applicant/operators medical suitability
- Added an applicant/operator acknowledgement statement
- Added an E-mail Address box to allow for additional communication options for correspondence with licensed operators and applicants
- Added Deferral/Excusal/Waiver check boxes to better align with the 10 CFR 55.35 (excusals) and 10 CFR 55.47 (waivers) processes and the terminology used in NUREG-1021, Rev. 11
- Added 10 CFR Part 52 Facility Docket check boxes to support license applications for those facilities licensed under 10 CFR 52
- Updated form instructions to better reflect new form and NUREG-1021 requirements
- Added an Electronic Correspondence Option certification check box to support current effort to develop an electronic correspondence option for initial operator license applications
Operator Digitized Docket
- Modernization of the operator license application process
- Allows for voluntary electronic submission, routing, and docketing of operator license applications
- Paired with revisions to Forms 396 and 398
- Primarily to be used for initial applications
- 2017 Sequoyah Initial Exam served as pilot test platform
- Expanded pilot testing for all four regions to occur in Spring 2018
- Expect to go live in September 2018
Operator Digitized Docket Automation of several components within the Operator Licensing process:
- Electronic document delivery mechanism which is a cost-effective, secure, and timely delivery of documents to NRC
- Data extraction solution which allows data from images and PDFs to be parsed and delivered to the Reactor Program System - Operator Licensing (RPS-OL) module
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