ML20137U192

Discusses Arrangements Made for Administration of Licensing Exams at Plant During Wk of 970707

ML20137U192
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Site:	Millstone
Issue date:	04/09/1997
From:	Meyer G NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:	Kenyon B NORTHEAST NUCLEAR ENERGY CO.
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NUDOCS 9704160316
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April 9, 1997 Mr. Bruce D. Kenyon President and Chief Executive Officer Northeast Nuclear Energy Company P. O. Box 128  !

Waterford, Connecticut 06385-0128

SUBJECT:

RO AND SRO INITIAL EXAMINATION - MILLSTONE 3

Dear Mr. Kenyon:

In a telephone conversation on April 7,1997, between Mr. Larry Briggs and Mr. Ray Lueneberg, arrangements were made for the administration of licensing j examinations at Millstone 3 during the week of July 7,1997. As documented in item 5 of your facility's letter of March 3,1997, and in the NRC Confirmatory Action Letter of March 7,1997, we understand that you will " conduct a thorough review of the Millstone Unit 3 LOIT (licensed operator initial training) program against the accredited program requirements prior to submittal of the license applications to the NRC." The license examination arrangements made are based on the assumption of satisfactory completion of l this commitment.

As agreed during the telephone conversation, your staff will prepare the written examinations based on the guidelines in Revision 8, of NUREG-1021, " Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors." The NRC 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 examination outlines by May 7,1997. The written examinations, operating tests, and the supporting reference materials identified April 7,1997, during the telephone conversation, will be due by June 7,1997. Any delay in receiving the required examination and references materials, or the submittal of inadequate or incomplete materials, may cause the examinations to be rescheduled.

In order to conduct the requested written examinations and operating tests, it will be 7

necesu:ry 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 / 7 (e.g., system pressures, temperatures, and levels) generated during the dynamic operating tests until the examination results are final.

Appendix E of NUREG-1021 contains a number of NRC policies and guidelines that will be in effect while the written examinations and operating tests are being administered.

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Mr. Bruce D. Kenyon 2 To permit timely NRC review and evaluation, your staff should submit preliminary reactor operator and senior reactor operator license applications (Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval number 3150-0090), medical certifications (OMB approval number 3150-0024), and waiver requests (if any) (OMB approval number 3150-0090) at least 30 days before the first examination date. If the applications are not received at least 30 days before the examination date, a postponement may be necessary. Signed application 9 certifying that all training has been completed should be submitted at least 14 days before the first examination date.

This letter contains information collections that are subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. et seq.). These information collections were approved by the Office of Management and Budget, approval number 3150-0101, which expires on April 30,1997.

The public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 7.7 hours8.101852e-5 days <br />0.00194 hours <br />1.157407e-5 weeks <br />2.6635e-6 months <br /> per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, gathering and maintaining the data needed, writing the examinations, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments on any aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to the information and Records Management Branch (T-6 F33), U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C. 20555-0001, or by '

internet electronic mail at BJS1@NRC. GOV; and to the Desk Officer, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, NEOB-10202 (3150-0101), Office of Management and Budget, Washington, D.C. 20503.

The NRC may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.

Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Mr. Lueneberg 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 Mr. Larry Briggs at (610) 337-5366 or myself at (610) 337-5211.

Sincerely, ORIGINAL SIGNED BY:

Glenn W. Meyer, Chief Operator Licensing and Human Performance Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket No. 50-423 i

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} N. S. Carns, Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer

R. T. Laudenat, Acting Director - Regulatory Affairs for Millstone Station a

M. H. Brothers, Vice President - Millstone, Unit 3

R. Lueneberg, Training Manager

! J. Cowan, Unit 3 Recovery Officer i D. M. Goebel, Vice President, Nuclear Oversight i J. K Thayer, Recovery Officer, Nuclear Engineering and Support j P. D. Hinnenkarnp, Director, Unit Operations F. C. Rothen, Vice President, Work Services j J. Stenkiewicz, Training Recovery Manager

. R. Johannes, Director - Nuclear Training

! L. M. Cuoco, Esquire J. R. Egan, Esqu re

! V. Juliano, Waterford Library i Department of Public Utility Control

S. B. Comley, We The People

! State of Connecticut SLO Designee l D. Katz, Citizens Awareness Network (CAN)

R. Bassilakis, CAN

J. M. Block, Attorney, CAN 3 S. P. Luxton, Citizens Regulatory Commission (CRC) i Representative Terry Concannon j E. Woollacott, Co-Chairman, NEAC 1

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Region i Docket Room (with .c_qp_y of concurrences)

Nuclear Safety Information Center (NSIC)

PUBLIC FILE CENTER, NRR (with Oriainal concurrences)

NRC Resident inspector l

W. Axelson, DRA M. Kalamon, SPO, RI W. Lanning, Deputy Director of inspections, SPO, RI D. Screnci, PAO W. Travers, Director, SPO, NRR J. Andersen, PM, SPO, NRR M. Caliahan, OCA R. Correia, NRR W. Dean, OEDO S. Dembek, PM, SPO, NRR G. Imbro, Deputy Director of ICAVP Oversight, SPO, NRR D. Mcdonald, PM, SPO, NRR P. McKee, Deputy Director of Licensing, SPO, NRR L. Plisco, Chief, SPO, NRR S. Reynolds, Technical Assistant, SPO, NRR l Inspection Program Branch (IPAS)

L. Briggs, DRS DRS OL Facility File l DRS File l

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