ML20005F995
| ML20005F995 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | River Bend  |
| Issue date: | 01/09/1990 |
| From: | Collins S NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| To: | Deddens J GULF STATES UTILITIES CO. |
| References | |
| GL-89-17, NUDOCS 9001170470 | |
| Download: ML20005F995 (4) | |
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q-WJ 9-l990 In Reply Refer To:
Docket:
50-458 Gulf States Utilities ATTN: James C. Deddens SeniorVicePresident(RBNG)
P.O. Box 220 St. Francisville, Louisiana 70775 Gentlemen:
Generic Letter 89-17 (Plenned Administrative Changes to the NRC Operator Licensing Written Examination Process) dated September 6, 1989,(GFES) of the discussed the implementation of the Generic Fundamentals Examination Section written operator licensing examination. The generic letter. indicated that a'-
forthcoming change to the Operator Licensing Examiner Standards (HUREG-1021) would further define the registration and examination process.
In response to feedback (from pilot test participants, facility training personnel 'NUMARC representatives, and NRC management), the administration of the GFES will conform to the following registration and examination process guidelines, which will be included in the next revision of NUREG-1021, "NRC Operator Licensing Examiner Standards."
To register for the GFES, an authorized facility licensee representative must submit a nominating letter to the regional administrator listing the names of' the candidates to take either the PWR or BWR examination. The nominating' letter shall include the candidates date of birth and any previous Part 55 docket.
number. The nominating letter must also certify that the candidates have completed fundamentals training and are enrolled in a facility _ licensee training program leading to either an operator or senior operator license. The letter.
should be submitted approximately 30 days prior to the examination date in order to allow each NRC regional office to acquire an examination room of sufficient size to accommodate the examination. A sample-registration letter is enclosed.
The GFES will consist of 100 multiple choice questions; the time to couplete the examination will be set at 2 1/2 hours and the passing grade will be 80 percent.
The application for license (NRC Form-398) must give the date that the-applicant-passed either a GFES or an NRC administered operator licensing written examination, administered on or after February 1, 1982, which resulted in the applicant receiving a license.
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Gulf States Utilities ThewrittenSite-SpecificExaminationSection(SSES)willconsistofquestions related to the categories for knowledge and abilities outlined in the Examiners' Handbook for Developing Operator Licensing Examinations (NUREG/BR-0122) not tested by the GFES. The SSES will consist of a minimum of 75 percent objective questions and a maximum of 25 percent short answer /short essay type questions in accordance with the guidance described in Revision 5 to the Examiner Standards (HUREG-1021). The written SSES will be constructed and graded as a single examination, requiring a passing grade of 80 percent. Because the written SSES will no longer have specific sections, the requirement to obtain a minimum of 70 percent in each section has been deleted.
Sincerely, Original Signed By:
Samuel J. Collins Samuel J. Collins, Director Division of Reactor Projects
Enclosure:
(as stated) cc w/ enclosure:
Gulf States Utilities Company ATTN:
J. E. Booker, Manager-River Bend Oversight P.O. Box 2951 Beaumont, TX 77704 Conner and Wetterhahn ATTH: Troy B. Conner, Jr., Esq.
1747 Pennsyivania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C.
20006 Gulf States Utilities Company ATTH: Les England, Director Nuclear Licensing P.O. Box 220 St. Francisville, LA 70775-Gulf States Utilities Company ATTH: Dale Andrews, Director Nuclear Training P.O. Box 220 St. Francisville, LA 70775 Richard M. Troy, Jr., Esq.
Assistant Attorney-' General in Charge State of Louisiana Department of Justice 234 Loyola Avenue 3
New Orleans, Louisiana 70112 i
Gulf States Utilities H. Anne Plettinger 3456 Villa Rose Drive Baton Rcuge, Louisiana 70806 President of West Feliciana Police Jury P.O. Box 1921 St. Francisville, Louisiana 70775 Cajun Electric-Power Coop. Inc.
ATTN: Philip G. Harris 10719 Airline Highway P.O. Box 15540 Baton Rouge, LA 70895 Department of Environmental Quality ATTH: William H. Spell, Administrator Nuclear Energy Division P.O. Box 14690 Baton Rouge, Louisiona 70898 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Resident Inspector P. O. Box 1051 St. Francisv111e, Louisiana 70775 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission ATTH: Regional Administrator, Region IV 611 Ryan Plaza Drive Suite 1000 Arlington, Texas 76011 Mr. J. David McNeill, III William G. Davis, Esq.
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Enclosure Sample Registration Letter-i t
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Regional Administrator U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region (I,II,III,IV,V)
Street Address City, State Zip Code
Dear Mr. (Name):
(Facility Name) requests to have the (number) candidates listed below' take the Generic Fundamentals Examination Section of the operator licensing examination i
to be administered (Date (October, February, or; June) (year)).
All candidates are enrolled in the (Facility Name) (operator training program name (i.e., hot license class)) and will have completed the Generic Fundamentals portion of the program by the examination administration'date.
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Date of birth Any previous 55-Docket.
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