ML19345E218

Examination Rescheduled No. 50-284/OL-19-02, Idaho State University Examination - Email

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Site:	Idaho State University
Issue date:	08/14/2019
From:	Dunzik-Gougar M Idaho State University
To:	Janice Nguyen NRC/NRR/DANU/UNPO
Nguyen, J T, 415-4007
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From: Nguyen, John To: Taru, Zarva

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Idaho State University Exam Date: Tuesday, November 05, 2019 10:57:26 AM Good morning Zarva, Please see the email below for the postpone of the examination form ISU.

Thanks, John John Nguyen RTR Chief Examiner U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mail Stop: O-12 D20 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852 E-Mail: John.Nguyen@NRC.Gov Phone: (301) 415-4007 From: Nguyen, John Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2019 7:41 AM To: Mary Lou Dunzik-Gougar <mldg@isu.edu>

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RE: Fwd: NRC's FY 2020 RTR Licensing Examination Schedule Good morning Mary Lou, Per your request, the exam is rescheduled from August 12 to October 21. If you have any questions regarding the exam schedule and requirements, please contact me at (301) 415-4007.

Thanks, John From: Mary Lou Dunzik-Gougar <mldg@isu.edu>

Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2019 5:36 PM To: Nguyen, John <John.Nguyen@nrc.gov>

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[External_Sender] Fwd: NRC's FY 2020 RTR Licensing Examination Schedule Hello John Have you been able to establish dates in later October for SRO testing at Idaho State?

Thank you Mary Lou

Mary Lou Dunzik-Gougar, PhD Vice President/President Elect, American Nuclear Society Associate Professor of Nuclear Engineering Associate Dean of the College of Science and Engineering Idaho State University

+01 208-533-8111 (Office)

+01 208-569-9915 (Cell) mldg@isu.edu

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From: Mendiola, Anthony <Anthony.Mendiola@nrc.gov>

Date: Tue, Aug 13, 2019 at 1:28 PM

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Cc: Casto, Greg <Greg.Casto@nrc.gov>

This information is intended to be directed to each RTR Facility Director or Training Coordinator. If you are not the proper person for this information, please forward this email to the correct individual and email a reply back to me with the correct information.

Due to very recent NRC staff retirements and departures from the NRC, the Research and Test Reactor (RTR) Oversight Branch (PROB) now has a critical shortage of RTR operator licensing examiners. This shortage will have an effect on your requested Fiscal Year 2020

(FY 2020) operator license examinations.

Recently, each facility was solicited by the NRC to request NRC examinations for FY 2020.

My staff developed a very demanding schedule which included all requested examinations.

The schedule allowed for very little leeway for the usual schedule changes, postponements, and examination retakes. However, the schedule relied on a full complement of NRC licensed examiners, which we no longer have. We only have three qualified examiners for all 31 RTR facilities.

After reviewing the schedule with my staff this morning, we believe that we can currently support the FY 2020 schedule thru the end of October 2019. After that, with only 3 qualified examiners, delays and postponements may be necessary to support the schedule.

We are currently working multiple leads to find capable NRC staff who can promptly acquire the knowledge and skill sets to become RTR examiners. It is reasonable to expect that additional staff could alleviate the schedule complications as early as March to June 2020.

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or comments about this information.

Thank you for your understanding and support.

Anthony Mendiola, Chief Research and Test Reactor Oversight Branch (PROB)

Division of Licensing Projects Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Phone: (301) 415-1054 Location: O-12D02 M/S: O-12E01 Email: anthony.mendiola@nrc.gov