ML20105A482
| ML20105A482 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | River Bend  |
| Issue date: | 04/15/2020 |
| From: | Greg Werner Operations Branch IV |
| To: | Vercelli S Entergy Operations |
| References | |
| Download: ML20105A482 (4) | |
See also: IR 05000458/2021301
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April 15, 2020
Mr. Steven Vercelli, Site Vice President
Entergy Operations, Inc.
River Bend Station
5485 U.S. Highway 61N
St. Francisville, LA 70775
SUBJECT:
RIVER BEND STATION - NOTIFICATION OF NRC INITIAL OPERATOR
LICENSING EXAMINATION 05000458/2021301
Dear Mr. Vercelli:
In a meeting on January 29, 2020, between Mr. G. Kimich, initial examination lead, G. Gardner,
examination writer, J. Frost, facility reviewer, D. James, Operations Representative, and
M. Kennard, chief examiner, arrangements were made for the administration of operator
licensing examinations at River Bend Station during the weeks of February 8 and 15, 2021.
As agreed during the meeting, your staff will prepare the examinations based on the guidelines
in 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 17, 2020. The written examination outline was provided to your staff on
February 13, 2020. The written examinations, operating tests, and supporting reference
materials identified in Attachment 3 to ES-201 will be due by November 23, 2020. 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 4, 2021.
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,
and levels) generated during the dynamic operating tests along with any video and audio
S. Vercelli
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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. Kennard, chief examiner, 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. Kennard 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 mandatory information collections that are subject to the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). The Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
approved these information collections (approval number 3150-0011). Send comments
regarding this information collection to the Information Services Branch, Office of the Chief
Information Officer, Mail Stop: T6 A10M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington,
DC 20555-0001, or by e-mail to Infocollects.Resource@nrc.gov, and to the Desk Officer, Office
of Information and Regulatory Affairs, NEOB-10202, (3150-0011) Office of Management and
Budget, Washington, DC 20503.
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.
S. Vercelli
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Public Protection Notification
The NRC may not conduct nor 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 currently valid OMB control number.
This letter will be made available for public inspection and copying at
https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html 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. Kimish 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. Kennard at 404-997-4627, or me at
817-200-1159.
Sincerely,
Gregory E. Werner, Chief
Operations Branch
Division of Reactor Safety
Docket No. 50-458
License No. NPF-47
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