ML26014A122
| ML26014A122 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Turkey Point  |
| Issue date: | 01/15/2026 |
| From: | Matthew Endress NRC/RGN-II/DORS/OB |
| To: | Coffey R Florida Power & Light Co |
| References | |
| 50-250/26-302, 50-251/26-302 50-250/OL-26, 50-251/OL-26 | |
| Download: ML26014A122 (0) | |
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Robert Coffey Executive Vice President, Nuclear and Chief Nuclear Officer Florida Power & Light Company 700 Universe Blvd.
Mail Stop: EX/JB Juno Beach, FL 33408
SUBJECT:
TURKEY POINT NUCLEAR PLANT - NOTIFICATION OF LICENSED OPERATOR RETAKE INITIAL EXAMINATION 05000250/2026302 and 05000251/2026302
Dear Robert Coffey:
During a telephone conversation on January 14, 2026, between Mr. T. Gabosch, NRC Examination Support Supervisor, and Mr. J. Bundy, Senior Operations Engineer, arrangements were made for the administration a retake licensing examination at the Turkey Point Nuclear Plant. The on-site preparation and administration of the JPM portion of the operating test are scheduled for the week of March 9, 2026.
As agreed during the telephone conversation, your staff will prepare the job performance measure (JPM) portion of the operating test based on the guidelines in Revision 12 of NUREG-1021, "Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors." The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) regional office will discuss with your staff any changes that might be necessary before the examination is administered. Your staff has also agreed to make copies of all examination materials that are necessary for administering the examination.
To meet the above schedule, it will be necessary for your staff to furnish the JPM outlines by February 3, 2026. The JPM portion of the operating test and the supporting reference materials will be due by February 18, 2026. 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 outline, examination, and test 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 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 JPM operating test, it will be necessary for your staff to make the simulation facility available on the dates noted above.
ES-1.2, Guidelines for Taking NRC Examinations, contains a number of NRC guidelines for the JPM operating test as they are being administered.
January 15, 2026
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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) control number 3150-0090) at least 45 days before the first examination date (if possible). Contact Mr. Bundy 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 or as directed by Mr. Bundy) 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, 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; email: 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 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
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accessible on the NRCs Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Mr. Gabosch 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. Bundy at (404) 997-4557, (Internet E-mail:
Jason.Bundy@nrc.gov), or me at (404) 997-4718, (Internet E-mail: Matthew.Endress@nrc.gov).
Sincerely, Matthew F. Endress, Chief Operations Branch Division of Operating Reactor Safety Docket Nos.: 50-250 and 50-251 License Nos.: DPR-31 and DPR-41 Signed by Endress, Matthew on 01/15/26
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