NL-18-0550, Response to Regulatory Issue Summary 2018-02 - Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations

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Response to Regulatory Issue Summary 2018-02 - Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations
ML18113A253
Person / Time
Site: Hatch, Vogtle, Farley  Southern Nuclear icon.png
Issue date: 04/23/2018
From: Gayheart C
Southern Nuclear Operating Co
To:
Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
NL-18-0550, RIS-2018-002
Download: ML18113A253 (8)


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  • Southern Nuclear Cheryl A. Gayheart Regulatory Affairs Director 40 Inverness Center Parkway Post Office Box 1295 Birmingham, AL 35242 205 992 5316 tel 205 992 7601 fax APR 2 3 2018 cagayhea@ southernco.com Docket Nos.: 50-321 50-348 50-424 NL-18-0550 50-366 50-364 50-425 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, D. C. 20555-0001 Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant- Units 1 and 2 Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant- Units 1 and 2 Vogtle Electric Generating Plant - Units 1 and 2 Response to Regulatory Issue Summary 2018-02 Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations Ladies and Gentlemen:

On March 26, 2018, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued Regulatory Issue Summary (RIS) 2018-02, "Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations." RIS 2018-02 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 2020-2023.

Southern Nuclear Operating Company (SNC) hereby provides as enclosures to this letter the requested information on NRC form 536 for Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant- Units 1 and 2, Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant- Units 1 and 2, and Vogtle Electric Generating Plant- Units 1and 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 Jamie Coleman at (205) 992-6611.

Respectfully submitted, Cheryl It Gayheart Regulatory Affairs Director CAG/kgl/cg

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission NL-18-0550 Page2

Enclosures:

1. NRC Form 536, Operator Licensing Examination Data for Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant- Units 1 and 2
2. NRC Form 536, Operator Licensing Examination Data for Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant - Units 1 and 2
3. NRC Form 536, Operator Licensing Examination Data for Vogtle Electric Generating Plant- Units 1 and 2 cc: Regional Administrator, Region II NRR Project Manager- Farley, Hatch, Vogtle 1 & 2 Senior Resident Inspector- Farley, Hatch, Vogtle 1 & 2 NRR Project Manager- Farley, Hatch, Vogtle 1 & 2 RType: Farley=CFA04.054, Hatch=CHA02.004, Vogtle=CVC7000

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