ML20141B715

Discusses 970508 Telcon Re Arrangements Made for Administration of Licensing Exams at Plant During Week of 970825.In Order to Meet Schedule Staff Will Need to Furnish Exam Outline by 970627

ML20141B715
Person / Time
Site:	Wolf Creek
Issue date:	05/12/1997
From:	Howell A NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
To:	Maynard O WOLF CREEK NUCLEAR OPERATING CORP.
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50-482-97-301, NUDOCS 9705160014
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Otto L. Maynard, Presideat a nd Chief Executive Officer Wolf Creek Nuclear Openting Ccrporation l 4 P.O. Box 411 I Burlington, Kansas 66839

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INITIAL EXAMINATION (NRC INSPECTION REPORT 'oO-482/97-301) i .

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Dear Mr. Maynard:

j in a telephone conversation on May 8,1997, between Mr. Randy Guyer, Superintendent, i

} Operations Training, and Mr. Howard Bundy, Chief Examiner, arrangemer.ts were made for I the administration of licensing examinations at the Wolf Creek Generating Station during the week of August 25,1997. I j As agreed during the telephone conversation, your stai will prepare the 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 exani. Wns are administered.

1 To meet the above schedule, it will be necessarv '.or your staff to furnish the examination outlines by June 27,1997. The written exarNar'. ions, operating tests, and the supporting

! reference materials identified in Attach.ner t 2 of Examiner Standard-201 will be due by July 25,1997. Any delay in receiving the required examination and reference materials, or the submittal of inadequate or incomplete materials, may cause the examinations to be -

rescheduled.

In order to conduct the requested written examinauons and cperating tests, it will be necessary for your staff to provide adequate space and accommodations in accordance with Examiner Standard-402, and to make the simulation facility available on the dates noted above. In accordance with Examiner Standard-302, pur staff should retain the original simulator performance data (e.g., system pressures, temperatures, and lewli, generated during the dynamic operating tests until the examination results are tinal.

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

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l Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation 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 applications certifying that a!I 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. 3501 et seq.). These information collections were approved by

, the Office of Management and Budget, approval number 3150-0101, which expires on April 30, 2000.

The public reporting burden for this collection of inforrnation 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 instruction::, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and review!ag the collection of information. ,

Send comments on any aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing the burden, to the Information and Records Management Branch (T-6 F33), U.S.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 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, 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 OMB control number.

Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Mr. Guyer 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, sease contact Howard Bundy at (817) 860-8172 or Mr. Pellet at (817) 860-8159.

Sincerely, h Arthur T. Howell ill, Director i Division of Reactor Safety Docket No.: 50-482 License No.: NPF-42

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Chief Operating Officer j Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corp. i P.O. Box 411 Burlington, Kansas 66839 Jay Silberg, Esq. )

Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge i 2300 N 5treet, NW l Washington, D.C. 20037 Supervisor Licensing  !

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Chief Engineer Utilities Division Kansas Corporation Commission 1500 SW Arrowhead Rd.

Topeka, Kansas 66604-4027 Office of the Governor i State of Kansas Topeka, Kansas 66612 Attorney General Judicial Center 301 S.W.10th 2nd Floor Topeka, Kansas 66612-1597 County Clerk Coffey County Courthouse Burlington, Kansas 66839 1798 Vick L. Cooper, Chief l Radiation Control Program l

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