ML20206P065
| ML20206P065 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Catawba  |
| Issue date: | 08/25/1986 |
| From: | Jabbour K Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Tucker H DUKE POWER CO. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8608270083 | |
| Download: ML20206P065 (1) | |
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Docket Nos.
50-413 DISTRIBUTION:
and 50-414 C M NRC PDR
~ Local PDR PWR#4 Reading
. Mr. H.B. Tucker, Vice President BJYoungblood OGC-Beth Nuclear Production Department EJordan BGrimes Duke Power Company JPartlow NThompson 422 South Church Street KJabbour MDuncan i
Charlotte, North Carolina 28242 ACRS (10)
JHannon BBoger
Dear Mr. Tucker:
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SUBJECT:
CATAWBA UNITS 1 AND 2 - EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS FOR SENIOR REACTOR OPERATOR (SRO) LICENSES By letter dated July 9,1986, you requested a change to Technical Specification i
6.3.1 which would pennit an exception to the experience requirements for two candidates for SR0 licenses. The NRC staff requires that an applicant for SR0 license shall have a minimum of 4 years of experience as a control room op-erator. The details of this requirement are stated in Enclosure 1 to a letter from H.R. Denton to all licensees, dated March 28, 1980.
l The staff has reviewed your request and finds that waivers to the above requirement are only granted when the licensee provides evidence of extenuating circumstances and documents that each of the individuals requesting the waiver had obtained an experience equivalent to the four years required by Denton's letter. We find no information to support a finding of extenuating circumstances in this case since both Units are operating, and, therefore, the NRC staff denies the re-quested change to Catawba Units 1 and 2 Technical Specifications.
For your information, NRC examiners review licensed operator applications against requirements contained in source documents to determine eligibility for NRC examination.
The facility Technical Specifications are not considered a source document for this purpose, and therefore are not normally referred to when determining a candidate's eligibility for examination. We are not aware of any Technical Specification requirements which exceed the present eligibility standards. An SR0 applicant at an operating plant who did not have four years of responsible power plant experience would not normally be found eligible for examination, irrespective of whether the requirement was repeated in the facility Technical Specifications.
Pleasecontactmeat(301)492-7367 if you have questions.
Sincerely, Kahtan N. Jabbour, Project Manager PWR Project Directorate #4 D vipion of PWR Licensing-A MJ cc: See next page PWR# /DPWR-A PWRf4/pPWR-A KJabbpur/ rad MDuiik 08/15/86 08/h/86 PWR#4/DPWR-A BJYoungblood 08/ft$/86 8608270003 860825 ADOCK0500g3 PDR P