NRC Generic Letter 1981-29
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WASHINGTON, D. C. 2055 August 7, 1981 TO ALL LICENSEES OF OPERATING PLANTS AND APPLICANTS FOR OPERATING
AND HOLDERS OF CONSTRUCTION PERMITS
Gentlemen:
Subject: Simulator Examinations (Generic Letter 81-29)
stated Item I.A.3.1 of NUREG-0737, Clarification of TMI Action Plan Requirements, examinations.
that simulator examinations will be included as part of the licensing until The clarification involved a deferral of simulator examination requirements applicants).
after October 1, 1981 (or prior to fuel load for operating license con- Further, it was indicated that simulator examinations should be scheduled to of up secutively with the balance of the examination but that an allowance two weeks is acceptable for any scheduling differences.
letter, your The staff requests that you furnish, within sixty (60) days of this
1982. Please schedule of exams for the remainder of calendar year 1981 and all of the include the number of candidates, their type (Operator or Senior Operator), dates the date of the simulator exam, the simulator which will be utilized, and to of the balance of the examinations. The schedule should be forwarded Safety.
P. F. Collins, Chief, Operator Licensing Branch, Division of Human Factors and The staff also wishes to provide the following additional clarification guidelines for the conduct of simulator exams:
1. Simulator exams will generally consist of two applicants and two examiners.
hours One applicant will assume a supervisory role. The exam will last 2-3 and involve at-power manipulations with concurrent malfunctions.
2. Plants without simulators may be granted waivers of the two-week allowance in scheduling simulator and plant examinations on a case-by-case basis, providing sufficient justification exists.
3. Applicants for a senior license, who hold a valid operator's license, will be required to take a simulator exam.
4. Simulators used for an examination must be NSSS specific.
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August 7, 1981 TO ALL LICENSEES OF OPERATING PLANTS AND APPLICANTS FOR OPERATING LICENSES
AND HOLDERS OF CONSTRUCTION PERMITS
Gentlemen:
Subject: Simulator Examinations (Generic Letter 81-29)
Item I.A.3.1 of NUREG-0737, Clarification of TMI Action Plan Requirements, stated that simulator examinations will be included as part of the licensing examinations.
The clarification involved a deferral of simulator examination requirements until after October 1, 1981 (or prior to fuel load for operating license applicants).
Further, it was indicated that simulator examinations should be scheduled con- secutively with the balance of the examination but that an allowance of up to two weeks is acceptable for any scheduling differences.
The staff requests that you furnish, within sixty (60) days of this letter, your schedule of exams for the remainder of calendar year 1981 and all of 1982. Please include the number of candidates, their type (Operator or Senior Operator), the date of the simulator exam, the simulator which will be utilized, and the dates of the balance of the examinations. The schedule should be forwarded to P. F. Collins, Chief, Operator Licensing Branch, Division of Human Factors Safety.
The staff also wishes to provide the following additional clarification and guidelines for the conduct of simulator exams:
1. Simulator exams will generally consist of two applicants and two examiners.
One applicant will assume a supervisory role. The exam will last 2-3 hours and involve at-power manipulations with concurrent malfunctions.
2. Plants without simulators may be granted waivers of the two-week allowance in scheduling simulator and plant examinations on a case-by-case basis, providing sufficient Justification exists. 0
3. Applicants for a senior license, who hold a valid operator's license, will be required to take a simulator exam.
4. Simulators used for an examination must be NSSS specific.
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Gentlemen:
Subject: Simulator aninations Item I.A.3.1 of NUREG-07 , Clarification of THI Action lan Requirements stated that simulator exa inations will be included a part of the licensing examinations. The clarifi tion involved a deferra of simulator examina- tion requirements until aft October 1, 1981 (or nor to fuel load for operating license applicants Further, it was dicated that simulator examinations should be schedul consecutively ith the balance of the examination but that an allowan e of up to t weeks is acceptable for any scheduling differences.
The staff requests that you furnis , wi n sixty (60) days of this letter, your schedule of exams for he emainder of calendar year
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ALL POWER REACTOR LICENSEES
Docket No. 50-348 Farley Unit 1 -. ,v1=II V-lIL UlIIC-
Docket No. 50-313 Docket No. 50-247 Arkansas Unit 1 Indian Point Unit 2 Docket No. 50-368 Docket 50-286 Arkansas Unit 2 Indian Point Unit 3 Docket No. 50-317 Docket No. 50-155 Calvert Cliffs Unit 1 Big Rock Point Docket No. 50-318 Docket No. 50-255 Calvert Cliffs Unit 2 Palisades Docket No. 50-293 Docket No. 50-409 Pilgrim Unit 1 Lacrosse Docket No. 50-325 Docket No. 50-269 Brunswick Unit 1 Oconee Unit 1 Docket No. 50-324 Docket No. 50-270
Brunswick Unit 2 Oconee Unit 2 Docket No. 50-261 Docket No. 50-287 H. B. Robinson Unit 2 Oconee Unit 3 Docket No. 50-10 Docket No. 50-334 Dresden Unit 1 Beaver Valley Unit 1 Docket No. 50-237 Docket No. 50-302 Dresden Unit 2 Crystal River 3 Docket No. 50-249 Docket No. 50-335 Dresden Unit 3 St. Lucie Unit 1 Docket No. 50-254 Docket No. 50-250
Quad-Cities Unit 1 Turkey Point Unit 3 Docket No. 50-265 Docket No. 50-251 Quad-Cities Unit 2 Turkey Point Unit 4 Docket No. 50-295 Docket No. 50-321 Zion Unit 1 Edwin I. Hatch Unit 1 Docket No. 50-304 Docket No. 50-366 Zion Unit 2 Edwin I. Hatch Unit 2 Docket No. 50-213 Docket No. 50-315 Connecticut Yankee (Haddam Neck) D. C. Cook Unit 1
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Docket No. 50-316 Docket No. 50-344 Docket No. 50-305 D. C. Cook Unit 2 Trojan Kewaunee Docket No. 50-331 Docket No. 50-333 Docket No. 50-29 Duane Arnold FitzPatrick Yankee-Rowe Docket No. 50-219 Docket No. 50-267 Docket No. 50-339 Oyster Creek Unit 1 Ft. St. Vrain Nbrth Anna 2 Docket No. 50-309 Docket No. 50-272 Docket No. 50-311 Maine Yankee Salem Unit 1 Salem 2 Docket No. 50-289 Docket No. 50-244 Docket No. 50-327 Ca Three Mile Island Unit 1 R. E. Ginna 1 Sequoyah 1 Docket No. 50-320 Docket No. 50-312 Docket No. 50-369 Three Mile Island Unit 2 Rancho Seco McGuire 1 Docket No. 50-298 Docket No. 50-206 Docket No. 50-364 Cooper Station San Onofre 1 Farley 2 Docket No. 50-220 Docket No. 50-259 Nine Mile Point Unit 1 Browns Ferry Unit 1 Docket No. 50-245 Docket No. 50-260
Millstone Unit 1 Browns Ferry Unit 2 Docket No. 50-336 Docket No. 50-296 Millstobe Unit 2 Browns Ferry Unit 3 Docket No. 50-263 Docket No. 50-346 Monticello Davis-Besse 1 Docket No. 50-282 Docket No. 50-271 Prairie Island Unit 1 Vermont Yankee Docket No. 50-306 Docket No. 50-338 Prairie Island Unit 2 North Anna 1 Docket No. 50-285 Docket No. 50-280
Ft. Calhoun Surry Unit 1 Docket No. 50-133 Docket No. 50-281 Humboldt Bay Surry Unit 2 Docket No. 50-277 Docket No. 50-266 Peach Bottom 2 Point Beach Unit 1 Docket No. 50-278 Docket No. 50-301 Peach Bottom 3 Point Beach Unit 2
FEt 6 7 1981 PLANTS UNDER OL REVIEW
1. Clinton 1/2 50-461/462
2. Byron 1/2 50-454, 455
3. Braidwood 1/2 50-456/457
4. LaSalle 1/2 50-373, 374
5. Midland 1/2 50-329,330
r 6. McGuire 2 50- - 370
7. So. Texas 1/2 50-498, 499
8. Shoreham 5 0-3 22
9. Waterford 50-382
10. Grand Gulf 1/2 50-416/417
11. Diablo Canyon 1/2 50-275, 323
12. Susquehana 1/2 50-387, 388
13. St. Lucie 2 5-0-389
14. Summer 1 50-39 5
15. San Onofre 2/3 50-361, 362
16. Bellefonte 1/2 50-438, 439
17. Watts Bar 1/2 50-390, 391
18. Sequoyah 2 50- 328
19 . Comanche Peak 1/2 50-445, 446
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21. WPPSS-2 50-397
22. Fermi 2 50-34 1
23. Zimmer 1 50-358
24. Perry 1/2 50-440, 441
25. Palo Verde 50-528, 529, 530
26. Catawba 50-413, 414
27. Marble Hill 50-546, 547
28. Wolf Creek 50-4 82
29. Callaway 50-483, 486
4- FEB 2 7 1981 PLANTS UNDER CONSTRUCTION
1. Cherokee 1/2/3 50-491, 492, 493
2. Beaver Valley 2 5 0-4 12
3. St. Lucie 2 5 0-3 89
4. Vogtle 1/2 50-4 24, 425
5. River Bend 1/-2 50-458, 459
6. Y,
7. Forked River 50-363
8. Nine Mile Point 2 50-4 10
9. Millstone 3. 5 0-4 2 3
10. Bailly 2 - 50-367
11. Limerick 1/2 50-352, 353
12. Hope Creek 1/2 50-354, 355
13. Seabrook 1/2 50-443, 444
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15. Hartsville 1/2/3/4 50-518, 519, 520, 521
16. Phipps Bend 1/2 50-553, 554
17. Yellow Creek 1/2 50-566, 567
18. WPPSS 1/3/4/5 50-460, 508, 513, 509
19 . Harris 1/2/3/4 50-400, 401, 402, 403
20. FNP 50-437