ML20307A173
| ML20307A173 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Waterford  |
| Issue date: | 01/07/2020 |
| From: | Greg Werner Operations Branch IV |
| To: | Vazquez S Entergy Operations |
| References | |
| Download: ML20307A173 (4) | |
See also: IR 05000382/2020008
Text
January 7, 2020
Mr. Sergio Vazquez
Site Vice President
Entergy Operations, Inc.
17265 River Road
Killona, LA 70057
SUBJECT:
WATERFORD STEAM ELECTRIC STATION, UNIT 3 - NOTIFICATION OF NRC
INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATION 05000382/2020301
Dear Mr. Vazquez:
In a telephone conversation on November 25, 2019, between Mr. Van Ford, Operations
Training Superintendent, Mr. Clyde Osterholtz, chief examiner, and Mr. Nicholas Hernandez,
chief examiner under instruction, arrangements were made for the administration of operator
licensing examinations at Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 3 during the week of
August 17, 2020.
As agreed during the telephone conversation, your staff will prepare the examinations based on
the guidelines in NUREG-1021, Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power
Reactors, Revision 11. The NRCs regional office will discuss with your staff any changes that
might be necessary before the examinations are administered.
To meet the above schedule, it will be necessary for your staff to furnish the draft operating test
outlines and any updates to the written outlines by March 16, 2020. The draft written
examination outlines were provided to your staff on November 21, 2019. The written
examinations, operating tests, and supporting reference materials identified in Attachment 3 to
ES-201 will be due by June 1, 2020. Pursuant to Title 10, Section 55.40(b)(3), of the Code of
Federal Regulations (10 CFR 55.40(b)(3)), an authorized representative of the facility licensee
shall approve the examinations and tests before they are submitted to the NRC for review and
approval. All materials shall be complete and ready-to-use.
We request that any personal, proprietary, sensitive unclassified, or safeguards information in
your response be contained in a separate enclosure and appropriately marked. Delays in
receiving the required materials, or the submittal of inadequate or incomplete materials, may
cause the examinations to be cancelled or rescheduled. In addition, your support for on-site
validation of the examinations is required during the week of July 20, 2020.
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 levels) generated during the dynamic operating tests along with any video and audio
recordings of the dynamic operating tests until the NRC takes its licensing action on all of the
applications and any adjudicatory actions on any hearing demands are complete. Appendix E
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to NUREG-1021 contains NRC policies and guidelines that will be in effect while the written
examinations and operating tests are being administered.
To permit timely NRC review and evaluation, your staff should submit preliminary reactor
operator and senior reactor operator waiver or excusal requests (if any) (Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) approval number 3150-0090) at least 60 days before the first examination
date (if able). Mr. Clyde Osterholtz, chief examiner, and Mr. Nicholas Hernandez, chief
examiner under instruction, should be contacted to determine the method for submission of the
waiver and/or excusal requests. Preliminary reactor operator and senior reactor operator
license applications (OMB approval number 3150-0090) and, medical certifications (OMB
approval number 3150-0024) should be submitted at least 30 days before the first examination
date. If the preliminary applications are not received at least 30 days before the examination
date, a postponement may be necessary. Final, signed applications certifying that all training
has been completed and requesting any waivers or excusals, as applicable, should be
submitted at least 14 days before the first examination date.
Although the minimum guidelines for receiving waiver or excusal requests is 30 days before the
first examination date (preliminary) and 14 days before the first examination date (final), the
requests should be submitted as early in the process as possible (see the 60-day guideline,
above). Resolutions resulting from verbal inquiries by the licensee to the NRC are not binding.
Submittals addressing waivers and/or excusals should be in writing (i.e., on NRC Form 398, or
as directed when Mr. Clyde Osterholtz, chief examiner, and Mr. Nicholas Hernandez, chief
examiner under instruction, are contacted to determine the method for submission). The NRCs
final decision on whether to grant a waiver or excusal will be documented on the final (not
preliminary) NRC Form 398 submitted for the applicant and will not be provided until the final
application is submitted to the NRC.
Paperwork Reduction Act Statement
This letter contains mandatory information collections that are subject to the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). The Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
approved these information collections (approval number 3150-0011). Send comments
regarding this information collection to the Information Services Branch, Office of the Chief
Information Officer, Mail Stop: T6 A10M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington,
DC 20555-0001, or by e-mail to Infocollects.Resource@nrc.gov, and to the Desk Officer, Office
of Information and Regulatory Affairs, NEOB-10202, (3150-0011) Office of Management and
Budget, Washington, DC 20503.
The burden to the public for these mandatory information collections is estimated to average
400 hours0.00463 days <br />0.111 hours <br />6.613757e-4 weeks <br />1.522e-4 months <br /> per licensee developed examination for including the time for reviewing instructions,
searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing
and reviewing the information collection.
Public Protection Notification
The NRC may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a request for
information or an information collection requirement unless the requesting document displays a
current valid OMB approval number.
This letter will be made available for public inspection and copying at
http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html and at the NRC Public Document Room in
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accordance with 10 CFR 2.390, Public Inspections, Exemptions, Requests for Withholding.
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Mr. Van Ford has been advised of the policies
and guidelines referenced in this letter. If you have any questions regarding the NRCs
examination procedures and guidelines, please contact Clyde Osterholtz at (817) 200-1269,
Mr. Nicholas Hernandez at (832) 689-9928, or me at 817-200-1159.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Gregory E. Werner, Chief
Operations Branch
Division of Reactor Safety
Docket: 50-382
License: NPF-38
SUNSI Review:
ADAMS:
Non-Publicly Available
Non-Sensitive
Keyword:
By: NAH
Yes No
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OFFICE
DRS:OB/OE
DRS:OB/SOE
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NAME
NHernandez
COsterholtz
GWerner
SIGNATURE
/RA-E/
/RA/
/RA/
DATE
12/30/2019
1/2/2020
1/7/2020