ML20147E065

Discusses NRC Plans to Administer Gfes of Written Operator Licensing Exam on 970409 & Candidate Nomination Process

ML20147E065
Person / Time
Site:	South Texas
Issue date:	02/10/1997
From:	Gwynn T NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
To:	Cottle W HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER CO.
References
NUDOCS 9702180182
Download: ML20147E065 (3)

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Houston Lighting & Power Company P.O. Box 289 Wadsworth, TX 77483

SUBJECT:

GENERIC FUNDAMENTALS SECTION OF THE WRITTEN OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATION

Dear Mr. Cottle:

TheNRCplanstoadministeraGenericFundamentalsExaminationSection(GFES) of the written operator licensing examination at your facility on April 9, 1997. The GFES will consist of 100 questions. The maximum time allowed to complete the examination is 2-1/2 hours and the passing score will be 80 percent.

In order to nominate candidates, an authorized representative from your facility must submit a letter listing the names of candidates for the examination to the appropriate NRC Regional Administrator and to the Chief, Operator Licensing Branch. The letter must be received both in the Region and at NRC Headquarters by March 6, 1997, in order to allow us to assign docket numbers to the candidates and to make preparations for shipping the examinations to you for administration. The letter must certify that the candidates will have completed their fundamentals training by the date of the examination and are enrolled in your training program leading to an NRC operator or senior operator license. The letter must also list the names of personnel you will be using to proctor the examination and the address to which the examinations shou'id be sent. A sample registration letter is enclosed.

The address for the Operator Licensing Br. inch Chief it as follows:

Stuart A. Richards, Chief Operator Licensing Branch U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission MS OWFN 9-D-24 Washington, DC 20555 Approximately 2 weeks prior to the examination administration date, your designated facility contact will be sent a letter delineating examination particulars (i.e., proctor responsibilities, student I.D. numbers, etc.)

Sincerely, uk@e004 p Tiomas P. Gwynn, Director Division of Reactor Safety 9702180182 970210 i PDR ADOCK 05000498 i V PDR

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