ML24127A159
| ML24127A159 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Harris  (NPF-063) |
| Issue date: | 05/08/2024 |
| From: | Matthew Endress NRC/RGN-II/DRS/OLB |
| To: | Haaf T Duke Energy Corp |
| References | |
| Download: ML24127A159 (1) | |
See also: IR 05000400/2024302
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Thomas P. Haaf, Site Vice President
Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant
Duke Energy Corporation
5413 Shearon Harris Rd
M/C HNP01
New Hill, NC 27562-9300
SUBJECT: SHEARON HARRIS NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - NOTIFICATION OF LICENSED
OPERATOR INITIAL EXAMINATION 05000400/2024302
Dear Thomas Haaf:
In a telephone conversation on March 26, 2024, between Mr. Scott Rua, Superintendent
Nuclear Operations Training, and Mr. Ken Schaaf, Operations Engineer, arrangements were
made for the administration of a written licensing examination at Shearon Harris Nuclear Power
Plant. The written examination is scheduled to be administered the week of June 30, 2024.
As agreed during the telephone conversation, your staff will prepare the written examination
based on the guidelines in Revision 12 of NUREG-1021, "Operator Licensing Examination
Standards for Power Reactors." The NRCs regional office will discuss with your staff any
changes that might be necessary before the examinations are administered.
Mr. Schaaf provided a written examination outline to your staff on March 26, 2024. The written
examination and supporting reference materials identified in NUREG-1021, Examination
Standard (ES)-2.1, Preparing for Operator Licensing Initial Examinations, will be due by May
22, 2024. Pursuant to Title 10 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. [Your staff has also agreed to make copies of all examination materials that
are necessary for administering the examination.]
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 examination and reference materials, or the submittal of inadequate or
incomplete materials, may cause the examinations to be cancelled or rescheduled.
To conduct the requested written examination, it will be necessary for your staff to provide
adequate space and accommodations in accordance with ES-4.3, Administering Written
Examinations.
ES-1.2, Guidelines for Taking NRC Examinations, contains a number of NRC guidelines for
May 8, 2024
T. Haaf
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the written examinations as they are being administered. Your staff has also agreed to make
copies of all examination materials that are necessary for administering the examination.
To permit timely NRC review and evaluation, your staff should submit preliminary reactor
operator and senior reactor operator waiver and/or excusal requests (if any) (Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) control number 3150-0090) at least 60 days before the first
examination date (if possible). Contact Mr. Schaaf to determine the method for submission of
the waiver or excusal requests. Preliminary reactor operator and senior reactor operator license
applications (OMB control number 3150-0090) and medical certifications (OMB control number
3150-0024) should be submitted at least 30 days before the first examination date. If the NRC
does not receive the preliminary applications 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 guidelines for waiver or excusal requests call for their receipt at least 30 days
before the first examination date (preliminary) and 14 days before the first examination date
(final), the requests should be submitted as early as possible in the process (see the 60-day
guideline above). Resolutions resulting from verbal inquiries by the facility licensee to the NRC
are not binding. Submittals addressing waivers or excusals, or both, should be in writing (i.e.,
using NRC Form 398, Personal Qualifications StatementLicensee, or as directed by Mr.
Schaaf when contacting him to determine the method for submission). The NRC will document
its final decision on whether to grant a waiver or excusal on the final (not preliminary) NRC Form
398 submitted for the applicant. The NRC will not provide its decision until the final application is
submitted to the agency.
Paperwork Reduction Act Statement
This letter contains information collection requirements that are subject to the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). These information collections were approved
by the OMB, approval number 3150-0018.
The burden to the public for these voluntary information collections is estimated
to average [2,250 hours0.00289 days <br />0.0694 hours <br />4.133598e-4 weeks <br />9.5125e-5 months <br /> per examination or response] [[400 hours per examination or
response]], including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources,
gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the information
collections. Send comments regarding this information collection to the FOIA, Library, and
Information Collections Branch (T6-A10M), U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington,
DC 20555 0001, or by e-mail to Infocollects.Resource@nrc.gov, and to the OMB reviewer
at: OMB Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (3150-0018), Attn: Desk Officer for the
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 725 17th Street, NW Washington, DC 20503; e-mail:
oira_submission@omb.eop.gov.
Public Protection Notification
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.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390, Public inspections, exemptions, requests for withholding, a
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copy of this letter and its enclosures will be available electronically for public inspection through
the NRCs Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is
accessible on the NRCs Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Mr. Rua has been advised of the policies and
guidelines referenced in this letter. If you have any questions about the NRC's examination
procedures and guidelines, please contact Mr. Schaaf at (404) 997-4548, (Internet E-mail:
Kenneth.Schaaf@nrc.gov), or me at (404) 997-4718, (Internet E-mail:
Matthew.Endress@nrc.gov).
Sincerely,
Matthew F. Endress, Chief
Operations Branch 1
Division of Reactor Safety
Docket Nos.: 50-400
License Nos.: NPF-63
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Signed by Endress, Matthew
on 05/08/24
SUNSI REVIEW COMPLETE
FORM 665 ATTACHED
OFFICE
RII/DRS/OB
RII/DRS/OB
NAME
W. Wallace
M. Endress
DATE
05/06/24
05/08/24