ML20199F727

Informs of Arrangements Made for Administration of Licensing Exams at Plant During Wks of 980413-0914.Two re-exams Will Also Be Given

ML20199F727
Person / Time
Site:	Braidwood
Issue date:	01/28/1998
From:	Leach M NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To:	Kingsley O COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO.
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NUDOCS 9802040092
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January 28, 1998 Mr. Oliver D. Kingsley President, Nuclear Generation Group Commonwealth Edison Company ATTN: Regulatory E,ervices Executive Towers West lll 1400 Opus Place, Suite 500 Downers Grove,IL 60515

Dear Mr. Kings'ey:

In a telephone couversation on January 26, *;998, between Mr. H. Peterson and Mr. C. Cerovac, arrangements were made for the administration of licensing examinations at the Braidwood Generating Station the weeks of April 13,1998 and September 14,1998.

During the week of April 13,1998, a re-examination on the Job Performance Measure (JPM) section of the operating test will be validated and administered to Mr. Heinrich at the Braidwood Generating Station. The week of September 14,1998, a re-examination on the written portion of the licensing examination will be administered to Mr. Sherman in parallel with the writ' -

l examination being administered to the Byron Genersting Station. The validation of tb written examination will be performed concunently with the Byron licensing examination.

As agreed during the telephone conversation, your staff will prepare the examinations baseC on the guidelines in Interim Revision 8, of NUREG-1021, " Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors." The NRC regicnal office will discuss with your staff any chang is that might be necessary before the examinations are administered.

To meet the above schedule, it will be necessary for your staff to fumish the JPM examination outline, the JPM portion of the operating test, and the supporting reference materials identified in Attachment 2 of ES-201 by April 6,1998. The written examination material will be c,oordinated along with the Byron licensing examination scheduled for September 14,1998.

Any delay in receiving the required examination and reference materials, or the submittal of fj inadequate or incomplete materials, may cause the examinations to be rescheduled.

In order to conduct the requested written examinations 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 facility 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 :evels) 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 be in effect while the writ'en examinations and operating tests are being administered.

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January 28, 1998 To permit timely NRC review and evaluation, your staff should submit preliminary reactor operator and senior reactor operator license applications (Office of Management and Budget g

(OMB) approval number 3150-0090), medical certifications (0,YB 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 Paper.vork 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 collecti'.,o 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 cor.1pleting cqd reviewing the collection of information. Send comments on any aspect of this coIIaction of information, including suggestions for reducing the burden, to the information and Records Management Branch (T-6 F33), U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commi:sion, Washington, D.C. 20555-0001, or by Intemet 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, D.C. ?0503.

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. Cerovac has been advised of the policies and guidelines referenced in this letter. If you have any questions res,arding the NRC's examination procedures and guidelines, please contact Mr. H. Peterson at 630-829-9707, or me at 630-829-9705.

Sincerely, Original Signed by Hironori Peterson (for)

Melvyn N. Leach, Chief Operator Licensing Branch Docket No. 50-456 Docket No. 50-457 1

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