NL-16-1081, Response to Regulatory Issue Summary 2016-09 Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations

Response to Regulatory Issue Summary 2016-09 Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations

ML16196A372
Person / Time
Site:	Hatch, Vogtle, Farley
Issue date:	07/14/2016
From:	Pierce C Southern Nuclear Operating Co
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
NL-16-1081, RIS-16-009
Download: ML16196A372 (8)

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Charles R. Pierce Southern Nuclear Regulatory Affairs Director Operating Company, Inc.

40 Inverness Center Parkway Post Office Box 1295 Birmingham, AL 35242 Tel 205.992.7872 SOUTHERN . \ .

Fax 205.992.7601 NUCLEAR A SOUTHERN COMPANY JUL 1 4 2016 Docket Nos.: 50-321 50-348 50-424 NL-16-1081 50-366 50-364 50-425 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATIN: Document Control Desk Washington, D. C. 20555-0001 Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant- Units 1 and 2 Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant- Units 1 and 2 Vogtle Electric Generating Plant- Units 1 and 2 Response to Regulatory Issue Summary 2016-09 Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations Ladies and Gentlemen:

On June 16, 2016, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued Regulatory Issue Summary (RIS) 2016-09, "Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examination" RIS 2016-09 requests that licensees voluntarily submit projections of their site-specific operator licensing examination schedules as well as the estimated number of applicants planning to take operator licensing and generic fundamental examinations for years 2018-2021.

Southern Nuclear Operating Company (SNC) hereby provides as enclosures to this letter the requested information on NRC form 536 for Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant- Units 1 and 2, Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant- Units 1 and 2, and Vogtle Electric Generating Plant- Units 1 and 2. The estimates provided represent SNC's current understanding, but are subject to possible change in the future. These enclosures supersede previous similar RIS responses.

This letter contains no NRC commitments or proprietary information. If you have any questions regarding the material of this submittal, please contact Ken McElroy at (205) 992-7369.

C. R. Pierce Regulatory Affairs Director CRP/JMC/Iac

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission NL-16-1081 Page 2

Enclosures:

1. NRC Form 536 Operator Licensing Examination Data for Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant- Units 1 and 2

2. NRC Form 536 Operator Licensing Examination Data for Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant- Units 1 and 2

3. NRC Form 536 Operator Licensing Examination Data for Vogtle Electric Generating Plant- Units 1 and 2 cc: Southern Nuclear Operating Company Mr. S. E. Kuczynski, Chairman, President & CEO Mr. D. G. Bost, Executive Vice President & Chief Nuclear Officer Ms. C. A. Gayheart, Vice President- Farley Mr. D. R. Vineyard, Vice President- Hatch Mr. D. R. Madison, Vice President- Fleet Operations Mr. M. D. Meier, Vice President- Regulatory Affairs Mr. B. K. Taber, Vice President- Vogtle 1 & 2 Mr. B. J. Adams, Vice President- Engineering Ms. B. L. Taylor, Regulatory Affairs Manager- Farley Mr. G. L. Johnson, Regulatory Affairs Manager- Hatch Mr. G. W. Gunn, Regulatory Affairs Manager- Vogtle 1& 2 RType: Farley=CFA04.054; Hatch=CHA02.004; Vogtle=CVC7000 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Ms. C. Haney Regional Administrator Mr. R. E. Martin, NRR Project Manager- Vogtle 1 & 2 Mr. S. A. Williams, NRR Project Manager- Farley Mr. M. D. Orenak, NRR Project Manager- Hatch Mr. D. H. Hardage, Senior Resident Inspector- Hatch Mr. T. A. Stephen, Senior Resident Inspector- Vogtle 1 & 2 Mr. P. K. Niebaum, Senior Resident Inspector- Farley

Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant- Units 1 and 2 Response to Regulatory Issue Summary 2016-09 Preparation and Scheduling of Operating Licensing Examinations Enclosure 1 NRC Form 536 Operator Licensing Examination Data for Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant- Units 1 and 2

NRC FORM 536 U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION APPROVED BY OMB: NO. 3150.0131 EXPIRES: 10/31/2017 (05-2016) Estimated burden per response to comply with tills voluntary information col ection request 1 hour1.157407e-5 days <br />2.777778e-4 hours <br />1.653439e-6 weeks <br />3.805e-7 months <br />. This

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• ~ "a OPERATOR LICENSING comments regarding burden estimate to the FOIA, Privacy, and Information Colections Branch (T-5 F53), U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, WashingiDn, DC20555-Il001, or by e-mail to EXAMINATION DATA lnfocollects.Resource@nrc.gov, and to the Desk Officer, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,

~... 0~ NEOB-10202, (3150-0131), Office of Management and Budgel Washington, DC 20503. If a means used to impose an information collection does not display a currently valid OMB control number, the NRC may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, the information collection.

FACILITY NRC REGION Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant- Units 1 and 2 II A. PROPOSED EXAMINATION PREPARATION SCHEDULE PROPOSED NUMBER CY20I8 CY20I9 CY2020

- CY202I ESTIMATED NUMBER OF LICENSEE-PREPARED 0 I 0 I EXAMINATIONS ESTIMATED NUMBER OF NRC-PREPARED 0 0 0 0 EXAMINATIONS B. INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSE EXAMINATIONS PROPOSED NUMBER CY20I8 CY20I9 CY2020 CY202I NUMBER OF REACTOR OPERATORS 0 8 0 I2 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS -INSTANT 0 9 0 9 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS-UPGRADE 0 I 0 I NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS- LIMITED 0 0 0 0 PROPOSED DATES PRIMARY DATE N/A 02/25/ I9 N/A 02/22/2I ALTERNATE DATE N/A 03/04/ I9 N/A 03/01/21

c. PROPOSED GENERIC FUNDAMENTALS EXAMINATION (GFE) SCHEDULE PROPOSED NUMBER MARCH CY

-20I7 SEPTEMBER MARCH CY

-20I8 SEPTEMBER ESTIMATED NUMBER OF 0 0 I7 0 CANDIDATES NRC FORM 536 (05-2016)

Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant- Units 1 and 2 Response to Regulatory Issue Summary 2016-09 Preparation and Scheduling of Operating Licensing Examinations Enclosure 2 NRC Form 536 Operator Licensing Examination Data for Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant- Units 1 and 2

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NRC FORM 536 U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION APPROVED BY OMB: NO. 3150*0131 EXPIRES: 10/31/2017 (05-2016) Estima1ed burden per response to comply with this voluntary Information collection request 1 hour1.157407e-5 days <br />2.777778e-4 hours <br />1.653439e-6 weeks <br />3.805e-7 months <br />. This

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information collection is used to plan budgets and resources lor operator examinations. Send

'n0 OPERATOR LICENSING comments regarding burden estima1e to the FOIA, Privacy, and Information Collections Branch (T-5

._* F53), US Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, OC20555-0001, or by e-mail to EXAMINATION DATA

~ l lnlocollects Resource@rvc.gov, and to the Desk Officer, Office or Information and Regulatory Affairs,

~..~ 0.1 of' NEOB-10202, 13151).0131). Office of Management and Budgel Washington, DC 20503 II a means used to impose an information coNection does not display a currently valid OMB control number, the NRC may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, the information collection.

FACILITY NRC REGION Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant- Units 1 and 2 II A. PROPOSED EXAMINATION PREPARATION SCHEDULE PROPOSED NUMBER CY20I8 CY20I9 CY2020

- CY202I ESTIMATED NUMBER OF LICENSEE-PREPARED 0 I 0 I EXAMINATIONS ESTIMATED NUMBER OF NRC-PREPARED 0 0 0 0 EXAMINATIONS B. INITIAL OPERA TOR LICENSE EXAMINATIONS CY20I8 CY20I9 CY2020 CY2021 PROPOSED NUMBER NUMBER OF REACTOR OPERATORS 0 8 0 8 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS -INSTANT 0 5 0 5 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS-UPGRADE 0 2 0 2 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS- LIMITED 0 0 0 0 PROPOSED DATES PRIMARY DATE NIA 09/ I6/20I9 N/A 09/I3/2021 ALTERNATE DATE N/A 09/23/20I9 N/A 09/20/2021

c. PROPOSED GENERIC FUNDAMENTALS EXAMINATION (GFE) SCHEDULE PROPOSED NUMBER MARCH CY

-20I7 SEPTEMBER MARCH CY

-20I8 SEPTEMBER ESTIMATED NUMBER OF 0 0 13 0 CANDIDATES NRC FORM 536 (05-2016)

Vogtle Electric Generating Plant- Units 1 and 2 Response to Regulatory Issue Summary 2016-09 Preparation and Scheduling of Operating Licensing Examinations Enclosure 3 NRC Form 536 Operator Licensing Examination Data for Vogtle Electric Generating Plant- Units 1 and 2

NRC FORM 536 (05-2016)

U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION APPROVED BY OMB: NO. 3150*0131 EXPIRES: 10131/2017 Estimated burden per response to comply with this voluntary information collection request 1 hour1.157407e-5 days <br />2.777778e-4 hours <br />1.653439e-6 weeks <br />3.805e-7 months <br /> This information collection is used to plan budgets and resources for operator examinations. Send l~/0.;s

OPERATOR LICENSING comments regarding burden estimate to the FOIA, Privacy, and Information Collections Branch (T-5

c F53), U.S. Nuclear Regulatol)' Commission, Washington, DC20555-0001 , or by e-mail to 0 II

EXAMINATION DATA lnfocolleets.Resource@nrc.gov, and to the Desk Officer, Office of Information and Regulatol)' Affairs,

~...Q i' NEOB-1 0202, (3150-0131), Office of Management and Budget Washington, DC 20503 If a means used to impose an information collection does not display a currently valid OMB control number, the NRC may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, the information collection.

FACILITY NRC REGION Vogtle Electric Generating Plant- Units 1 and 2 II A. PROPOSED EXAMINATION PREPARATION SCHEDULE PROPOSED NUMBER CY20I8 CY20I9

-- CY2020

-- CY202I ESTIMATED NUMBER OF LICENSEE-PREPARED I 0 I I EXAMINATIONS ESTIMATED NUMBER OF NRC-PREPARED 0 0 0 0 EXAMINATIONS B. INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSE EXAMINATIONS PROPOSED NUMBER CY20I8 CY20I9 CY2020 CY202I NUMBER OF REACTOR OPERATORS 6 0 6 6 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS -INSTANT IO 0 IO IO NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS-UPGRADE 2 0 2 2 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS- LIMITED 0 0 0 0 PROPOSED DATES PRIMARY DATE I2/03/20I 8 N/A 05/04/2020 I2/06/202I ALTERNATE DATE I2/I0/20I8 N/A 0511112020 I2113/202I

c. PROPOSED GENERIC FUNDAMENTALS EXAMINATION (GFE) SCHEDULE PROPOSED CY 20I7 CY 20I8 NUMBER MARCH SEPTEMBER MARCH SEPTEMBER ESTIMATED NUMBER OF 0 16 0 0 CANDIDATES NRC FORM 536 (05-2016)