ML22076A135

Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations

ML22076A135
Person / Time
Site:	Monticello, Prairie Island
Issue date:	03/17/2022
From:	Domingos C Northern States Power Company, Minnesota, Xcel Energy
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
L-XE-22-003, RIS-22-001
Download: ML22076A135 (4)

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fl Xcel Energy* 414 Nicollet Mall Minneapolis, MN 55401 March 17, 2022 L-XE-22-003 RIS 2022-01 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN: Document Control Desk, Washington DC 20555-0001 Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2 Docket Nos. 50-282 and 50-306 Renewed Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-42 and DPR-60 Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant Docket No. 50-263 Renewed Facility Operating License No. DPR-22 NRC Regulatory Issue Summary 2022 Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations As requested by NRC Regulatory Issue Summary 2022-01, "Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations" dated February 17, 2022, Northern States Power Company, a Minnesota corporation, hereby submits the operator licensing examination data for calendar years 2023 through 2026 for the Monticello and Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plants. Enclosed is the corresponding NRC Form 536 which provides the estimated number of applicants to be tested and the proposed primary and alternate dates for the examinations .

Summary of Commitments This letter makes no new commitments and no revisions to existing commitments.

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Christopher P. Domingos Site Vice President, Monticello and Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plants Northern States Power Company - Minnesota Enclosure cc: Administrator, Region Ill, USNRC Region Ill, ATTN: Operations Branch, USNRC Project Manager, Monticello, USNRC Project Manager, Prairie Island, USNRC Resident Inspector, Monticello, USNRC Resident Inspector, Prairie Island, USNRC

ENCLOSURE NRC FORM 536 OPERATING LICENSING EXAMINATION DATA FOR CY 2023 THROUGH 2026 FOR MONTICELLO NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT AND PRAIRIE ISLAND NUCLEAR GENERTING PLANT UNIT 1 AND 2 2 Pages to Follow

NRC FORM 536 U. S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION APPROVED BY OMB: NO. 3150-0131 EXPIRES: 01/31/2024 (01-2021)

Estimated burden per response to comply with this voluntary information collection request: 45 minutes.

This information collection is used to plan budgets and resources for operator examinations. Send OPERATOR LICENSING comments regarding burden estimate to the FOIA, Library, and Information Collections Branch (T-6 A10M), U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, or by e-mail to EXAMINATION DATA Infocollects.Resource@nrc.gov, and the OMB reviewer at: OMB Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, (3150-0131), Attn: Desk Officer for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503; e-mail: oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. The NRC may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless the document requesting or requiring the collection displays a currently valid OMB control number.

FACILITY NRC REGION Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant III A. PROPOSED EXAMINATION PREPARATION SCHEDULE PROPOSED NUMBER CY 2023 CY 2024 CY 2025 CY 2026 ESTIMATED NUMBER OF LICENSEE-PREPARED 1 1 EXAMINATIONS ESTIMATED NUMBER OF NRC-PREPARED EXAMINATIONS B. INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSE EXAMINATIONS PROPOSED NUMBER CY 2023 CY 2024 CY 2025 CY 2026 NUMBER OF REACTOR OPERATORS 4 4 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS - INSTANT 11 8 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS - UPGRADE 1 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS - LIMITED PROPOSED DATES PRIMARY DATE 10/14/2024 10/19/2026 ALTERNATE DATE 11/4/2024 11/2/2026 NRC FORM 536 (01-2021)

NRC FORM 536 U. S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION APPROVED BY OMB: NO. 3150-0131 EXPIRES: 01/31/2024 (01-2021)

Estimated burden per response to comply with this voluntary information collection request: 45 minutes.

This information collection is used to plan budgets and resources for operator examinations. Send OPERATOR LICENSING comments regarding burden estimate to the FOIA, Library, and Information Collections Branch (T-6 A10M), U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, or by e-mail to EXAMINATION DATA Infocollects.Resource@nrc.gov, and the OMB reviewer at: OMB Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, (3150-0131), Attn: Desk Officer for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503; e-mail: oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. The NRC may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless the document requesting or requiring the collection displays a currently valid OMB control number.

FACILITY NRC REGION Prairie Island Nuclear Station III A. PROPOSED EXAMINATION PREPARATION SCHEDULE PROPOSED NUMBER CY 2023 CY 2024 CY 2025 CY 2026 ESTIMATED NUMBER OF LICENSEE-PREPARED 0 1 1 0 EXAMINATIONS ESTIMATED NUMBER OF NRC-PREPARED 0 0 0 0 EXAMINATIONS B. INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSE EXAMINATIONS PROPOSED NUMBER CY 2023 CY 2024 CY 2025 CY 2026 NUMBER OF REACTOR OPERATORS 0 6 6 0 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS - INSTANT 0 10 10 0 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS - UPGRADE 0 2 2 0 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS - LIMITED 0 0 0 0 PROPOSED DATES PRIMARY DATE 8/19/2024 11/10/25 ALTERNATE DATE 8/12/2024 12/1/2025 NRC FORM 536 (01-2021)