ML20141B392

Discusses Arrangements for Administration of Licensing Exams at South Texas Project During Wk of 971020.Requests Exam Outlines by 970820 & Written Exams,Operating Tests & Ref Matls by 970919

ML20141B392
Person / Time
Site:	South Texas
Issue date:	06/18/1997
From:	Howell A NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
To:	Cottle W HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER CO.
References
50-498-97-01, 50-498-97-1, 50-499-97-01, 50-499-97-1, NUDOCS 9706230422
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INITIAL EXAMINATION (NRC INSPECTION REPORT 50-498/97-301; 50-499/97-301 l

Dear Mr. Cottle:

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In a telephone conversation on June 9,1997, between Mr. Jim Calvert, Operations Training Division Manager, and Mr. Howard Bundy, Chief Examiner, arrangements were made for the administration of licensing examinations at the South Texas Project during the week of October 20,1997.

As agreed during the telephone conversation, your staff will prepare the examinations based on the guidelines in Revision 8 of NUREG-1021, " Operator Licensing Examination l

Standards for Power Reactors." The NRC regional office will discuss w;th your staff any changes that might be necessary before the examinations are administered.

To meet the above schedule, it will be necessary for your stsii to furnish the examination outlines by August 20,1997. The written examinations, operating tests, and the supporting reference materials identified in Attachment 2 of Exam; nation Standard-201 will be due by September 19,1997. Any delay in receiving the reo>.iired examination and f

reference materials, or the submittal of inadequate or incomplete materials, may cause the

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examinations to be rescheduled.

0 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 Examination Standard 402 and to make the simulation facility available on the dates r.oted above, in accordance with Examination Standard 302, 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.

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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To permit timely NPC review and evaluation, your staff should submit preliminary reactor operator and senior reactor operator license applications (Office of Management and i

Budget (OMB) approvat number 3150-0090), medical certifications (OMB approval i

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 l

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i Houston Lighting & Power Company applications certifying that all training has been completed should be submitted at leas 14 days before the first examination date.

This letter contains information col lections that are subject to the Paperwork Reduction A of 1996 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). These information collections were approved by the 3150-0101, which expires on Office of Management and Budget, approval number April 30, 2000.

The public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 500 hours0.00579 days <br />0.139 hours <br />8.267196e-4 weeks <br />1.9025e-4 months <br /> per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, writing the examination, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewi collection of information. Send comments on any aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing the burden, to the Information and Records Managem 20555-0001, or Branch (T-6 F33), U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC by Internet electronic mail at BJS1@NRC. GOV; and to the Desk Officer, Office ofOffic Information and Regulatory Affairs, NEOB-10202, (3150-0101),

Budget, Washington, DC 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 Office of Management and Budget control number.

Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Mr. Calvert has been advised of the po and guidelines referenced in this letter. If you have any questions regarding the NRC' examination procedures and guidelines, please contact Howard Bundy at (817) 860-817 or Mr. John Pellet at (817) 860-8159.

Sinc ly, rthur T. Howell Director Division of Reactor Safety Docket No.: 50-498; 50-499 License No.: NPF-76; NPF-80 cc:

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Nuclear Assurance & Licensing Houston Lighting & Power Company P.O. Box 289 Wadsworth, Texas 77483 s

Houston Lighting & Power Company Mr. J. C. Lanier/Mr. M. B. Lee City of Austin Electric Utility Department 721 Barton Springs Road Austin, Texas 78704 Mr. K. J. Fiedler/Mr. M. T. Hardt City Public Service Board P.O. Box 1771 San Antonio, Texas 78296 Jack R. Newman, Esq.

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius 1800 M. Street, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20036-5869 Mr. G. E. Vaughn/Mr. C. A. Johnson Central Power & Light Company P.O. Box 289 Mail Code: N5012 Wadsworth, Texas 77483 INPO Records Center 700 Galleria Parkway Atlanta, Georgia 30339-5957 Dr. Bertram Wolfe 15453 Via Vaquero Monte Sereno, California 95030 Bureau of Radiation Control State of Texas 1100 West 49th Street Austin, Texas 78756 Mr. Glenn W. Dishong Texas Public Utility Commission 7800 Shoal Creek Blvd.

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Matagorda County Courthouse 1700 Seventh Street Bay City, Texas 77414 Licensing Representative Houston Lighting & Power Company Suite 610 Three Metro Center Bethesda, Maryland 20814 Rufus S. Scott, Associate General Counsel Houston Lighting & Power Company P.O. Box 61867 Houston, Texas 77208 Joseph R. Egan, Esq.

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