NRC-90-0136, Requests That NRC Administer Operator Licensing Exam in Dec 1990 & Postpone Operator Requalification Exam

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Requests That NRC Administer Operator Licensing Exam in Dec 1990 & Postpone Operator Requalification Exam
ML20056B444
Person / Time
Site: Fermi DTE Energy icon.png
Issue date: 08/17/1990
From: Orser W
DETROIT EDISON CO.
To: Davis A
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
References
CON-NRC-90-0136, CON-NRC-90-136 GL-89-12, NUDOCS 9008280296
Download: ML20056B444 (2)


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August 17, 1990 NIC-90-0136 Mr. A. B. Davis Regional Mainistrator U. S. Ibclear Regulatory Commission Region III 799 Roosevelt M., Bldg. 4 Glen Ellyn, IL 60137

References:

1) Fermi 2 NIC Docket No. 50-341 NIC License Ib. IPF-43
2) Operator Licensing Examinations (Generic Letter 89-12), dated July 6, 1989
3) Detroit Edison Response to Generic Letter 89-12, NIC-89-0172, dated August 25, 1989

Subject:

Operettor Licensing and Requalification Twmination Schedule _

In response to Generic letter 89-12 (Reference 2), Detroit Faison initially forecasted that an operator requalification examination should be given in Decenber 1990 and an operator licensing examination in May 1991. However, because of changes in the secord refueling outage schedule and activities associated with sinulator certification, Detroit It11 son cannot support the scheduled May 1991 operator licensing exam date. In teleptone discussions between Detroit Mison and NIC Region III personnel, the prospect of the NIC giving operator licensing exans in Decenber 1990 was discussed informally. The purpose of this letter is to request that the NIC administer an operator licensing examination in Dece@r 1990 and postpone the operator requalification examination until Decenber 1991.

When Detroit Iklison responded to Generic letter 89-12, the second refueling outage was scheduled to begin in January 1991, and was not expected to have a significant inpact on operator training. Since then, the secord refueling outzge has been rescheduled to begin March 15, 1991 ard conclude May 28, 1991. The candidates scheduled to take the next operator licensing examination are needcd to support outzge work as are many of the training personnel. As a result, the refueling outage will now have a significant inpict on the availability of both the examination candidates and operator training person bo,

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The other factor affecting a May 1991 examination date is the availability of the Fermi 2 sinulator. The sinulator will be uMergoing certifjeation work and testing during the first quarter i,

1991 to support the March 26, 1991 certification of the Fermt 2 sinulator. The availability of the sinulator for training during that tine will be greatly reduced. Additionally, because of the refueling outage. the operators would then have to train at an accelerated pace on an essentially new sinulator just before the examinatione would be administered . These coMitions would a3d unnecessarily to the stress

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Detroit D31 son proposes that the set.edule for the operator license '

examination be advanced to Decenber 1990, and defer the operator requalification exans until Decenber 1991. Detroit Illison will work '

with the NIC as necessary to make this change in the operator license and roqualification examination datm. Please provide your response to this requent by August 31, 1990 to allow a3 equate tine to plan for the exam. If you have any questions or necd additional information in regard to, this request, please contact ne or Mr. Ibgene Preston, Jr.

Director, ~ Nuclear Training.

Sincerely,

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cca R. W. DeFayette M. J. Jordan W. G. Rogers J. F. Stang G. Wright U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Docunent Control Desk ,

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