ML20248K481
| ML20248K481 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Sequoyah  |
| Issue date: | 05/15/1998 |
| From: | Peebles T NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | Zeringue O TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY |
| References | |
| 50-327-98-302, 50-328-98-302, NUDOCS 9806100143 | |
| Download: ML20248K481 (4) | |
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May 15, 1998 Tennessee Valley Authority ATTN:
Mr. O. J. Zeringue Chief Nuclear Officer and Executive Vice President 6A Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801
SUBJECT:
SENIOR REACTOR OPERATOR INITIAL EXAMINATIONS SEQUOYAH NUCLEAR PLANT 327/98-302 AND 50-328/98-302
Dear Mr. Zeringue:
In a telephone conversation on May 14. 1998. between Mr. Walt Hunt and Mr. Michael Ernstes. License Examiner, arrangements were made for the administration of licensing examinations at the Sequoyah Nuclear Plant during l
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-the week of September 28, 1998.
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 discuss with your staff any examination changes that might be necessary Jrior i
to their administration.
It is requested that your staff coordinate wit 1 the chief examiner to determine the appropriate quantity of operating test items necessary to maintain sequestering of candidates to a mutually acceptable level during the exam week.
l To meet the above schedule it will be necessary for your staff to furnish the l
proposed examination outlines by July 14. 1998.
The proposed written examinations, operating tests and the sup]orting reference materials
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identified in Attachment 2 of ES-201 will 3e due by August 14, 1998.
Any delay in receiving the required reference and examination materials or the i
submittal of inadequate or incomplete materials may result in the examinations l
being rescheduled i
In order to conduct the requested written examinations and operating tests it will be necessary for your staff to provide adequate space and accommodations i
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 l
original simulator performance data (e.g.. system pressures, temperatures, and 4
levels) generated during the dynamic operating tests until the examination I
results are final.
l Appendix E of NUREG-1021 contains a number of NRC policies and guidelines that
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.Your staff should submit preliminary 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 the medical certifications and evaluate any requested waivers.
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 request-is covered by Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Clearance
- Number 3150-0101, which expires April 30. 2000. The estimated average borden 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 required reference material: the estimated average burden to prepare the examinations is 400' hours.
Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information. including suggestions for
. reducing this-burden. to the Information and Records Management Branch Mail 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. NE0B-10202.
Office of Management and Budget. Washington. D.C. 20503.
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.
Mr. Walt Hunt 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 Mr. Michael Ernstes at-(404) 562-4643, or myself at (404) 562-4638.
Sincerely.
Original signed by Caudie Julian for:
Thomas A. Peebles. Chief
. Operator Licer. sing and Human Performance Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket Nos.:
50-327. 50-389 Licensee Nos.: DRP-77. DRP-79 cc:
J. A. Scalice-Senior Vice President Nuclear Operations Tennessee Valley Authority 6A Lookout Place 1101 Market Street 1 Chattanooga. TN '37402-2801
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Jack A. Bailey, Vice President Michael H. Mobley. Director Engineering and Technical Division of Radiological Health Services 3rd Floor.. L and C Annex
. Tennessee Valley Authority 401 Church Street 6A Lookout Place-Nashville, TN 37243-1532 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 County Executive Hamilton County Courthouse Masoud Bajestani
-Chattanooga, TN 37402 Site Vice President Sequoyah Nuclear Plant Mr. Richard F. Driscoll Tennessee Valley Authority
-Training Manager P. O. Box 2000 Sequoyah Nuclear Plant Soddy-Daisy, TN 37379 P. O. Box 2000 Soddy-Daisy. TN 37379-2000 General Counsel Tennessee Valley Authority ET 10H 400 West Summit Hill Drive Knoxville, TN 37902 Raul R. Baron, General Manager Nuclear Assurance Tennessee Valley Authority 4J Blue Ridge 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 Mark J. Burzynski, Manager Nuclear Licensing Tennessee Valley Authority 4J Blue Ridge 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 Pedro Salas. Manager Licensing and Industry Affairs Sequoyah Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority P. O. Box 2000 Soddy-Daisy. TN' 37379 J. T. Herron. Plant Manager Saquoyah Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority
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