ML20141E026
| ML20141E026 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Sequoyah  |
| Issue date: | 05/09/1997 |
| From: | Peebles T NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | Kingsley O TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY |
| References | |
| 50-327-97-300, 50-328-97-300, NUDOCS 9705200277 | |
| Download: ML20141E026 (4) | |
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May 9, 1997 Tennessee Valley Authority ATTN: Mr. Oliver D. Kingsley, Jr.
President. TVA Nuclear and Chief Nuclear Officer 6A Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402 2801
SUBJECT:
REACTOR AND SENIOR REACTOR OPERATOR INITIAL EXAMINATIONS SEQUOYAH NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - EXAMINATION REPORT NOS.
50 327/97-300 AND 50 328/97 300 1
Dear Mr. Kingsley:
In a telephone conversation on May 6,1997, between Mr. Jim Moorman, License Examiner, and Mr. Walt Hunt, Operations Training Manager, arrangements were i
made for the administration of licensing examinations at the Sequoyah Nuclear Power Plant. The written examination is scheduled for September 5, 1997. The operating tests are scheduled for the week of September 8,1997. On site review and validation of examination materials is scheduled for the week of
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This examination will be developed and administered as part of the NRC pilot initial examination process based on your staff's request to participate in the pilot process. The NRC pilot initial examination process will permit your staff to draft the Written examinations and operating tests for operator and senior operator license applicants. The NRC will review and a> prove the proposed examinations and tests and independently administer t1e operating tests to license applicants.
Your staff will not administer any portion of the operating tests: however, they will administer the written examinations.
The NRC will review the graded written examinations, grade each applicant's operating test performance, make the final pass or fail decisions, and issue licenses, as appropriate.
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l Your staff will develop the licensing examinations in accordance with the
'g guidelines in Revision 7, Supplement 1, of NUREG 1021
" Operator Licensing Examiner Standards". Additional information on the development of the 1
licensing examinations will be issued separately.
To prepare and administer the examinations on the above schedule, Mr. Moorman identified to Mr. Hunt the subset of reference materials identified in of ES 201 that would be necessary under the pilot process. This material should be submitted by July 8,1997.
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Your staff will prepare and, after NRC review and approval, administer the written examinations in accordance with ES-401 and ES 402 of NUREG 1021. The i
l NRC's guidelines for administering the written examinations are described in ES 402, Attachment 1.
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Your staff will prepare and the NRC will 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..
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 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 applications are not received at least 30 days before the examination date, a postponement may be necessary.
Finally, 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 April 30, 2000. 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, includes gathering, xeroxing, and mailing the i
required material.
Send comments about 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, Hail Stop T 6, F33, Office of Information 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 10202, Office of Management and Budget. Washington, D.C. 20503.
We appreciate your cooperation. Mr. Hunt has been advised of the NRC guidelines and policies addressed in this letter.
If you have any questions on the examination process, please contact me at (404) 562 4638 or E mail address TAP @NRC. GOV.
Sincerely, i
(Original signed by T. A. Peebles)
Thomas A. Peebles, Chief Operator Licensing and Human Performance Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket Nos. 50 327, 50 328 cc:
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- 0. J. Zeringue, Senior Vice President Nuclear Operations Tennessee Valley Authority 6A Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402 2801 Jack A. Bailey, Vice President Engineering & Technical Services Tennessee Valley Authority 6A Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402 2801 R. J. Adney Site Vice President Sequoyah Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority P. O. Box 2000
. Soddy Daisy. TN 37379 General Counsel Tennessee Valley Authority ET 10H 400 West Sumit Hill Drive Knoxville, TN 37902 i
Raul R. Baron, General Manager i
Nuclear Assurance and Licensing Tennessee Valley Authority 4J Blue Ridge 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402 2801
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Licensing and Industry Affairs Tennessee Valley Authority 4J Blue Ridge 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402 2801 Ralph H. Shell, Manager Licensing and Industry Affairs Sequoyah Nuclear Plant P. O. Box 2000 l
Soddy Daisy. TN 37379 J. T. Herron, Plant Manager j
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Tennessee Valley Authority P. O. Box 2000 Soddy Daisy, TN 37379 cc cont'd: See page 4
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Michael H. Mobley, Director Division of Radiological Health 3rd Floor L and C Annex 401 Church Street Nashville, TN 37243 1532 County Executive Hamilton County Courthouse Chattanooga, TN 37402 Richard F. Driscoll ling Manager gooyah Nuclear Plant P. O. Box 2000 Soddy Daisy, TN 37379 Distribution:
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