ML20153E625

Determines That Exemption to 10CFR55.57 Unwarranted Since No Requalification Exam Prior to Completion of Defueling Scheduled

ML20153E625
Person / Time
Site:	Three Mile Island
Issue date:	08/29/1988
From:	Stolz J Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Standerfer F GENERAL PUBLIC UTILITIES CORP.
References
NUDOCS 8809060369
Download: ML20153E625 (4)

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Dear Mr. Standerfer:

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SL'PJECT: REQUEST FOR EXEPPTION FROM 10 CFR 55.57 REQUIRING A REQUALIFICATICN }

i AUDIT EXAM FOR OPERATOR LICENSES -

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REFEREf4CE: Letter 4410-87-L-0128. F. Standerfer to U.S. Nuclear .

Fegulatory Comenission. Document Control Cesk.10 CFR 55.11  !

! Exerption Request, dated August 26, 1987 '

In ycur letter dated August 26, 1987 you requestod under 10 CFR 55.11 exteptien i' from the requirement contained in 10CFR 55.57 that license holders take the

] Requalification Audit Examination ad.ninistered by the NRC Region I perscnnel, i The request for exemption was prcepted by the notification of W. Thorpson of  !

your staft that NRC Region I had plans in early August 1987 to administer the test during the first quarter of 19E8. ,

The present regulations under 10 CFR 55.57(b)(2)(iv) state that an operator's license will be renewed if the operator has passed a comprehensive '

requalificaticn written examination and operating test administered by the [

Cocmission during the terr of a six-year license. Prior to May 1987 each .

license holder was issued a two year license with to requirecent for an UFC l administered requalificatter. examination. After May 1967 license holders tegen to be issued six-year licenses when their two-year Itcense expired. l The NFC staff has been conducting a pilot program in which scre license l holders at specific facilities have been administered the requalificaticn l written exam. The Commissien will begin later this year to test on a regular ,

tasis approximately 20% of the facilities per year.

TP!-2 is not scheduled to be tested at this tire ard will rot be scheduled to i l be tested prior to the current schedule for transiticn to FOCE 2 technical  !

i specificattens, at which tire licensed operators will not be required. This j assures that the transition occurs before the surrer of 1989. Shculd the netd 7 i for licensed perscrnel extend beyond 1989 or if operational events indicate  ;

1 lack of an effective licensee administered requalification progran the  ;

Cccanission has the cption to conduct requalification examitation under i l 10 CFR 55.57  ;

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Since NRC Region I personnel have no plans at this time to schedule an NRC administered requalification examination prict 1.0 the ccepletion of deiceling we have determined that an exesnption to 10 CFR Sr n7(b)(2)(iv) is u. warranted.

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Frank Lynch, Editorial Regional Administrator, Region I The Patriot U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Connission 817 Market Street j 475 Allendale Road Harrisburg, PA 17105 j King of Prussia, PA 19406 '

Dr. Judith H. Johnsrud Robert D. Borsum Environnental Coalition en Nuclear Power Babcock & Wilcox '

433 Orlando Avenue Fuclear Power Division State College, PA 16801 Suite 525 1700 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852 Ernest L. Blake, Jr., Esquire Marvin I. Lewis Shaw, Pittman, Potts, and Trowbridge 7801 Roosevelt Blvd. f62 2300 N Street, N.W. Philadelphia, PA 19152 Washington, DC 20037 Secretary Jane Lee U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Conmission 183 Valley Road Washington, CC 20555 Etters, PA 17319 Sally S. Klein, Ctairpersen Walter W. Cohen, Consumer Dauphin County Board of Conmissioners Advocate Dauphin County courthouse Cepartment of Justice Front and Parket Streets Strawberry Square, 14th Floor Harrisburg, PA 17101 Harrisburg, PA 17127 Thomas M. Gerusky, Director Mr. Edwin Kinter Eureau of Radiation Protection Executive Vice President Departrent of Enviror.nental Resources GPU Nuclear Corporation P. O. Box 2063 100 Interpace Parkway Harrisburg, PA 17120 Parsippany, NJ 07054 i

Ad Crable U.S. Environnental Prot. Agency ,

Lancaster New Era Region III Office 8 West King Street Attn: EIS Coordinator i

Lancaster, PA 17601 Curtis building (Sixth Floor) ,

6th and Walnut Streets t Philadelphia, PA 19106  ;

U.S. Derartment of Energy '

P. O. Box 88 '

Middletown, PA 17057 David J. PcGoff Richard Conte Office of LWR Safety and Technology Senior Resident Inspector (TMI-1)

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U.S. Cepartnent of Energy Post Office Box 311 Washington, DC 20045 Middletown, Pennsylvania 17057

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