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Discusses Arrangements for Licensing Exams at Ja Fitzpatrick Facility During Wk of 971103.Requests Exam Outlines by 970825
ML20149K137
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Site: FitzPatrick Constellation icon.png
Issue date: 07/18/1997
From: Meyer G
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To: Michael Colomb
POWER AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (NEW YORK
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NUDOCS 9707290266
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July 18, 1997

.l Mr. Michael J. Cclomb Site Executive Officer New York Power Authority James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant Post Office Box 41 Lymming, NY 13093

SUBJECT:

SENIOR REACTOR AND REACTOR INITIAL EXAMINATIONS - J.A.

FITZPATRICK Dear Mr. Colomb.

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-In e telephone conversation on July 16,1997, between Mr. Don Florek and Mr. J. Morris, l

arrangements were made for the administration of licensing examinations at the J. A.

l FitzPatrick facility during the week of November 3,1997.

l As agreed during the telephone conversation, your staff will prepare the examinations based on the guidelines in Interim Revision 8, if 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 August 25,1997. The written examinations, operating tests, and the supporting reference materials identified in Attachment 2 of ES-201 will be due by September 29,1997. Any delay in receiving the required examination, or the submittal of inadequate or incomplete materials, may cause the examinations to be rescheduled.

in order to conduct the requested written examination and operating tests, it will be necessary for your staff to provide adequate space and accommodations in accordance with ES-402, and to make the simulation tacility available on the dates noted above in accordance with ES-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 ba in effect while the written examinations and operating tests are being administered.

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To permit timeiy NRC review and evaluation, your staff should submit preliminam 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 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. 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 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, 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 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. Morris 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 Don Florek at (610) 337-5185 or me at (610) 337 5211.

Sincerely, Glenn W. Meyer, Chief Operator Licensing and Human Performance Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket No. 50-333 l

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C. D. Rapplayea, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer R. Schoenberger, President and Chief Operating Officer J. Knubel, Chief Nuclear Officer and Senior Vice President H. P. Salmon, Jr., Vice President of Nuclear Operations W. Josiger, Vice President - Engineering and Project Management J. Kelly, Director - Hegulatory Affairs and Special Projects T. Dougherty, Vice President - Nuclear Engineering R. Deasy, Vice President - Appraisal and Compliance Services R. Patch, Director - Quality Assurance -

'G. C. Goldstein, Assistant General Counsel C. D. Faison,' Director, Nuclear Licensing, NYPA J. Romanowski, Operations Training Supervisor

.K. Peters, Licensing Manager T. Morra, Executive Chair, Four County Nuclear Safety Committee.

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- Supervisor, Town of Scriba C. Donaldson, Esquire, Assistant Attorney General, New York Department of Law l

P. Eddy, Director, Electric Division, Department of Public Service, State of New York G. T. Goering, Consultant, New York Power Auth(,rity J. E. Gagliardo, Consultant, New York Power Authority E. S. Beckjord, Consultant, New York Power Authority F. William Valentino, President, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority

- J. Spath, Program Director, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority 1

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