ML20059K321

Discusses Arrangements Made for Administration of Licensing Exams at Plant on 940425-27

ML20059K321
Person / Time
Site:	San Onofre
Issue date:	01/13/1994
From:	Morrill P NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V)
To:	Ray H SOUTHERN NUCLEAR OPERATING CO.
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NUDOCS 9402020040
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SUBJECT:

INITIAL REACTOR OPERATOR AND SENIOR REACTOR OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATIONS OF SAN ON0FRE UNITS 2 AND 3

Dear Mr. Ray:

In a telephone conversation on January 10, 1994 between Mr. M. Kirby, Licensed Operator Training Manager and Mr. D. Pereira, Licensing Examiner, arrangements were made for the administration of licensing examinations at the San Onofre Units 2 and 3.

The written examinations m scheduled for April 25, 1994, and'the operating tests are scheduled for Ap.'.' 26-27, 1994. Your staff will be given an opportunity to review the licensing examinations in accordance with the guidelines in Revision 7 of NUREG-1021, " Operator Licensing Examiner Standards," (ES-201, Attachment 4) during the week of April 11, 1994.

To prepare the examinations and meet the above schedule, it will be necessary for your staff to furnish the reference materials identified in Attachment 2 of ES-201 by January 31, 1994 to the contractors. Any delay in receiving approved and indexed reference material or the submittal of inadequate or incomplete reference material may result in the examin-tions being rescheduled. Region V will not require reference matt.,-ial .

The NRC will prepare and administer the written examinations in accordance with ES-401 and ES-402 of NUREG-1021. In order to conduct the requested examinations, it will be necessary for your staff to provide adequate space and accommodations on the date noted above. The NRC's guidelines for administering the written examinations are described in ES-402, Attachment 1.

The NRC will prepare and administer the operating tests in accordance with ES-301 and ES-302 of NUREG-1021. In order to conduct the requested operating tests, it will be necessary for your staff to make the simulation facility available on the dates noted above. Your staff should retain the original simulator performance data (e.g., system pressures, temperatures, and levels) generated during the dynamic operating tests until the examination results are final .

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ES-402, Attachment 2, and ES-302, Attachment 1, contain a number of NRC policies and guidelines that will be in effect while the written examination and operating tests are being administered.

Your staff should submit preliminary reactor operator and senior reactor operator license applications and waiver requests at least 30 days before the first examination date so that the NRC will be able to review the applications and the medical certifications and evaluate any requested waivers. If the application 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 should be submitted at least 14 days before the first examination date.

This request is covered by Office of Management and Budget (0MB) Clearance Number 3150-0101, which expires October 31, 1995. The estimated average burden is 7.7 hours8.101852e-5 days <br />0.00194 hours <br />1.157407e-5 weeks <br />2.6635e-6 months <br /> per response, including gathering, xeroxing and mailing the required material. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to the Information and Records Management Branch, MNBB-i 7714, Division of Information Support Services, Office of Information l Resources Management, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C.

20555; and to the Paperwork Reduction Project (3150-0101), Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, NE0B-3019, Office of Management and Budget, Washington, D.C. 20503.

Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Mr. M. Kirby has been advised of the policies and guidelines referenced in this letter. If you have any questions regarding the NRC's examination procedures and guidelines, please contact D. Pereira at 510-975-0307, or Mr. P.' Morrill, Chief, Operations Section at 510-975-0293.

ncerely, l

I Philip J. rril , Chief Operations Section cc:

H. E. Morgan, Vice President and Site Manager, SONGS j R. W. Krieger, Jr., Vice President, Nuclear Generation, '

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