ML26020A080
| ML26020A080 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Watts Bar  |
| Issue date: | 01/22/2026 |
| From: | Matthew Endress NRC/RGN-II/DORS/OB |
| To: | Rasmussen M Tennessee Valley Authority |
| References | |
| 50-390/26-301, 50-391/26-301 50-390/OL-26, 50-391/OL-26 | |
| Download: ML26020A080 (0) | |
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Matthew Rasmussen Executive Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer Tennessee Valley Authority 1101 Market Street, LP 4A Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801
SUBJECT:
WATTS BAR NUCLEAR PLANT - NRC OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATION APPROVAL 05000390/2026301 AND 05000391/2026301
Dear Matthew Rasmussen:
The purpose of this letter is to provide U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) approval of the proposed written examination under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 55.40(b)(4), and to confirm the final arrangements for the upcoming operator licensing written examination at the Watts Bar Nuclear Plant (Units 1 and 2).
The NRC has approved the subject examinations, and you may administer the written examination in accordance with Revision 12 to NUREG-1021, Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors, during the week of January 19, 2026. The NRC staff will administer the operating tests during the week of January 12, 2026. The list of the applicants approved to take the examination has been provided to your office.
The examination has undergone extensive review by my staff and representatives responsible for licensed operator training at your facility. Based on this review, I have concluded that the examination meets the guidelines of NUREG-1021 for content, operational, and discrimination validity. By administering this examination, you also agree that it meets NUREG-1021 guidelines and is appropriate for measuring the qualifications of licensed operator applicants at your facility. If you determine that this examination is not appropriate for licensing operators at your facility, do not administer the examination and contact me at (404) 997-4718.
January 22, 2026
M. Rasmussen 2
Please contact your Chief Examiner, Mr. Michael Meeks, at (404) 997-4467 if you have any questions or identify any errors or changes in license level (reactor operator or senior reactor operator) or type of examination (partial or complete written examination or operating test, or both) specified for each applicant approved to take the examination.
Sincerely, Matthew F. Endress, Chief Operations Branch Division of Operating Reactor Safety Docket No.: 50-390, 50-391 License No.: DRP-90, DRP-96 Signed by Endress, Matthew on 01/22/26
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