ML20155J381
| ML20155J381 | |
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| Site: | Mcguire, McGuire  |
| Issue date: | 10/01/1998 |
| From: | Peebles T NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | Barron H DUKE POWER CO. |
| References | |
| RTR-NUREG-1021 50-369-99-301, 50-370-99-301, NUDOCS 9811120137 | |
| Download: ML20155J381 (5) | |
See also: IR 05000369/1999301
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October 1, 1998
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Duke Energy Corporation
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Mr. H..B'.' Barron
Vice President.
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McGuire Site
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REACTOR AND SENIOR REACTOR OPERATOR INITIAL EXAMINATIONS
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MCGUIRE NUCLEAR STATION - 50-369/99-301 AND 50-370/99-301
Dear Mr. Barron:
.In a telephone conversation on September 30, 1998 between Mr.. Alan Orton,
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Operations Training Manager and Mr. D. Charles Payne Senior License Examiner.
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arrangements were made for the administration of licensing examinations at the
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McGuire Nuclear Station during.the weeks of January 25, 1999, and Februar- 1,
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1999.
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Your staff will. prepare the proposed examinations in accordance with the
guidelines.in Interim Revision 8. of NUREG-1021. " Operator Licensing
Examination-Standards for Power Reactors." The NRC-regional office will
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discuss with your staff any examination changes that might be necessary prior
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to their. administration.
It is requested that your staff coordinate with the
chief examiner to determine the appropriate quantity of operating test items
necessary to maintain sequestering of candidates to a mutually acceptable
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level during.the examination week.
1To meet-the above schedule, it will be necessary for your staff to furnish the
proposed examination outlines by November 16. 1998.
Two copies of the
proposed written examinations, two copies of the proposed operating tests, and
one: copy of the supporting reference materiais identified in Attachment 2 of
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ES-201 will be due by December 14, 1998. Any delay in receiving the required
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reference and examination materials or the submittal of inadequate or
incomplete materials.may result in the examinations being rescheduled.
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in accordance with ES-402 and to make the simulation facility available on the
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dates noted above.
In accordance with ES-302, your staff should retain the
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levels) . generated during the' dynamic operating tests'until the examination
results are final.
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Appendix E of NUREG-1921 contains a number of NRC policies and guidelines that
will be in effect while the written examinations and operating tests are being
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administered.
Your staff should submit preliminary reactor operator 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 medical certifications, and evaluate any requested waivers.
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applications are not received at least 30 days before the examination
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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.
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This request is covered by Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Clearance
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Number 3150-0101, which expires April 30. 2000.
The estimated average burden
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is 7.7 hours8.101852e-5 days <br />0.00194 hours <br />1.157407e-5 weeks <br />2.6635e-6 months <br /> per response, including gathering. xeroxing and mailing the
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required reference material; the estimated average burden to prepare the
examinations is 400 hours0.00463 days <br />0.111 hours <br />6.613757e-4 weeks <br />1.522e-4 months <br />.
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Send comments regarding this burden estimate or
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any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for
reducing this burden, to the Information and Records Management Branch. Mail
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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. NE08-10202.
Office of Management and Budget. Washington. D.C. 20503.
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.
Mr. Orton has been advised of
the policies and guidelines referenced in this letter.
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questions regarding the NRC's examination procedures and guidelines, please
contact Mr. Payne at (404) 562-4669. or myself at (404) 562-4638.
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Sincerely.
(Original signed by T.
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Thomas A. Peebles. Chief
Operator Licensing and Human
Performance Branch
Division of Reactor Safety
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Docket Nos. 50-369. 50-370
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cc:
Karen E. Long
Michael T. Cash
Assistant Attorney General
Regulatory Compliance
N. C. Department of Justice
Duke Energy Corporation
P. O. Box 629
12700 Hagers Ferry Road
Raleigh. NC 27602
Huntersville NC 28078-8985
Alan Orton Operations
L. A. Keller, Manager
Training Manager
Nuclear Regulatory Licensing
McGuire Training & Technology Center
Duke Energy Corporation
13339 Hagers Ferry Road
526 S. Church Street
Huntersville. NC 28078-8985
Charlotte NC 28201-0006
Paul R. Newton
Legal Department (PB05E)
Duke Energy Corporation
422 South Church Street
Charlotte. NC 28242
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J. Michael McGarry III. Esq.
Winston and Strawn
1400 L Street. NW
Washington. D. C.
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Mel Fry. Director
Division of Radiation Protection
N. C. Department of Environmental
Health & Natural Resources
3825 Barrett Drive
Raleigh. NC 27609-7721
County Manager of Mecklenburg County
720 East Fourth Street
Charlotte NC 28202
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Steven P. Shaver
Senior Sales Engineer
Westinghouse Electric Company
5929 Carnegie Boulevard. Suite 500
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Charlotte. NC 28209
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Dr. John M. Barry Director
Mecklenburg County Department
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700 North Tryon Street
Charlotte, NC 28203
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