ML19197A146
| ML19197A146 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Diablo Canyon  |
| Issue date: | 07/16/2019 |
| From: | Greg Werner Division of Nuclear Materials Safety IV |
| To: | Welsch J Pacific Gas & Electric Co |
| Werner G | |
| References | |
| 50-275/20-301, 50-323/20-301 | |
| Download: ML19197A146 (4) | |
See also: IR 05000275/2020301
Text
July 16, 2019
Mr. James M. Welsch
Vice President Nuclear Generation
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 05000275/2020301;
Dear Mr. Welsch:
In a telephone conversation on June 27, 2019, between Messrs. John Kirkland, senior
operations engineer and chief examiner, and Ron Fortier, lead examination developer,
arrangements were made for the administration of operator licensing examinations at Diablo
Canyon Power Plant, Units 1 and 2, during the week of February 24, 2020.
As agreed during the telephone conversation, your staff will prepare the examinations based on
the guidelines NUREG-1021, Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors,
Revision 11. 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 operating test
outlines by September 23, 2019. The written examination outline was provided to your staff on
June 27, 2019. The written examinations, operating tests, and supporting reference materials
identified in Attachment 3 to ES-201 will be due by December 9, 2019. 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 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. Delays in
receiving the required materials, or the submittal of inadequate or incomplete materials, may
cause the examinations to be cancelled or rescheduled. In addition, your support for on-site
validation of the examinations is required during the week of January 27, 2020.
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,
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and levels) generated during the dynamic operating tests along with any video and audio
recordings of the dynamic operating tests until the NRC takes its licensing action on all of the
applications and any adjudicatory actions on any hearing demands are complete. Appendix E
to NUREG-1021 contains 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 reactor
operator and senior reactor operator waiver or excusal requests (if any) (Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) approval number 3150-0090) at least 60 days before the first examination
date (if able). Mr. Kirkland should be contacted to determine the method for submission of the
waiver and/or excusal requests. Preliminary reactor operator and senior reactor operator
license applications (OMB approval number 3150-0090) and medical certifications (OMB
approval number 3150-0024) should be submitted at least 30 days before the first examination
date. If the preliminary applications are not received at least 30 days before the examination
date, a postponement may be necessary. Final, signed applications certifying that all training
has been completed and requesting any waivers or excusals, as applicable, should be
submitted at least 14 days before the first examination date.
Although the minimum guidelines for receiving waiver or excusal requests is 30 days before the
first examination date (preliminary) and 14 days before the first examination date (final), the
requests should be submitted as early in the process as possible (see the 60-day guideline,
above). Resolutions resulting from verbal inquiries by the licensee to the NRC are not binding.
Submittals addressing waivers and/or excusals should be in writing (i.e., on NRC Form 398, or
as directed when Mr. Kirkland is contacted to determine the method for submission). The
NRCs final decision on whether to grant a waiver or excusal will be documented on the final
(not preliminary) NRC Form 398 submitted for the applicant and will not be provided until the
final application is submitted to the NRC.
Paperwork Reduction Act Statement
This letter contains information collection requirements that are subject to the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). These information collections were approved
by the Office of Management and Budget, approval number 3150-0018.
The burden to the public for these mandatory information collections is estimated to average
400 hours0.00463 days <br />0.111 hours <br />6.613757e-4 weeks <br />1.522e-4 months <br /> per examination including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data
sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the
information collection. You may submit comments on any aspect of the information collection,
including suggestions for reducing the burden, to the FOIA, Privacy and Information Collections
Branch (T-5 F53), U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, or by
electronic mail to INFOCOLLECTS.RESOURCE@NRC.GOV; and to the Desk Officer, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs, NEOB-10202, (3150-0018), Office of Management and
Budget, Washington, DC 20503.
Public Protection Notification
The NRC may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a request for
information or an information collection requirement unless the requesting document displays a
current valid OMB approval number.
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This letter will be made available for public inspection and copying at
http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html and at the NRC Public Document Room in
accordance with 10 CFR 2.390, Public Inspections, Exemptions, Requests for Withholding.
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. Kirkland at 817-200-1771 or me at
817-200-1159.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Gregory E. Werner, Chief
Operations Branch
Division of Reactor Safety
Dockets: 50-275; 50-323
SUNSI Review:
ADAMS:
Non-Publicly Available
Non-Sensitive
Keyword:
By: JCK
Yes No
Publicly Available
Sensitive
OFFICE
SOE:OB
C:OB
NAME
JKirkland
GWerner
SIGNATURE
/RA/
/RA/
DATE
06/28/2019
07/16/2019