RA-16-0027, Response to NRC Regulatory Issue Summary 2016-09 Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations

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

ML16196A034
Person / Time
Site:	Oconee, Mcguire, Catawba, Harris, Brunswick, Crystal River, Robinson, McGuire
Issue date:	07/14/2016
From:	Nolan M Duke Energy Carolinas
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
RA-16-0027, RIS-16-009
Download: ML16196A034 (10)

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(_~ DUKE M. Christopher Nolan 526 South Church Street ENERGY. Charlotte, NC 28202 Mailing Address:

Mail Code EC2ZF I P.O. Box 1006 Charlotte, NC 28201-1006 704-382-7426 Serial: RA-16-0027 July 14, 2016 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555-0001 Brunswick Steam Electric Plant, Units 1 and 2 Docket Nos. 50-325, 50-324 I Renewed License Nos. DPR-71 and DPR-62 Catawba Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2 Docket Nos. 50-413, 50-414 I Renewed License Nos. NPF-35 and NPF-52 Crystal River Unit 3 Nuclear Generating Plant Docket No. 50-302 I License No. DPR-72 Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 1 Docket No. 50-400 I Renewed License No. NPF-63 McGuire Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2 Docket Nos. 50-369, 50-370 I Renewed License Nos. NPF-9 and NPF-17 Oconee Nuclear Station, Units 1, 2 and 3 Docket Nos. 50-269, 50-270, 50-287 I Renewed License Nos. DPR-38, DPR-47, and DPR-55 H.B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant, Unit 2 Docket No. 50-261 I Renewed License No. DPR-23

SUBJECT:

Response to NRC Regulatory Issue Summary 2016-09 Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations On June 16, 2015, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued Regulatory Issue Summary (RIS) 2016-09, "Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations." The RIS requests the voluntary submittal of licensees to provide updated information on future licensing examinations for operators for the calendar years 2018 through 2021 on Form 536, "Operator Licensing Examination Data." Also, included are the estimates for Proposed Generic Fundamentals Examinations for the calendar years 2017 and 2018.

Attached are the NRC 536 forms for the Brunswick Steam Electric Plant, Catawba Nuclear Station, Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant, McGuire Nuclear Station, Oconee Nuclear Station, and H.B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant. Crystal River Unit 3 did not submit NRC Form 536, as new operators are not anticipated for this site.

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission RA-16-0027 Page2 This submittal contains no new regulatory commitments or changes to previous commitments.

Please direct any questions to Art Zaremba at (980) 373-2062.

Sincerely, M. Christopher Nolan Director - Nuclear Regulatory Affairs Attachment( s) 1 - NRC Form 536, Operator Licensing Examination Data, Brunswick Steam Electric Plant 2 - NRC Form 536, Operator Licensing Examination Data, Catawba Nuclear Station 3- NRC Form 536, Operator Licensing Examination Data, Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant 4- NRC Form 536, Operator Licensing Examination Data, McGuire Nuclear Station 5- NRC Form 536, Operator Licensing Examination Data, Oconee Nuclear Station 6 - NRC Form 536, Operator Licensing Examination Data, H.B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission RA-16-0027 Page3 xc (with attachments)

D. Dorman, USNRC Region I - Regional Administrator C. Haney, USNRC Region II - Regional Administrator G. A. Hutto, Ill, USN RC Senior Resident Inspector - MNS J. Zeiler, USN RC Senior Resident Inspector - HNP E.L. Crowe, USN RC Senior Resident Inspector- ONS J. D. Austin, USN RC Senior Resident Inspector - CNS K. Ellis, USNRC Senior Resident Inspector - RNP M. P. Catts, USNRC Senior Resident Inspector- BSEP A.L. Hon, NRR Project Manager - BSEP J. R. Hall, NRR Project Manager - ONS M. Orenak, NRR Project Manager - CNS V. Sreenivas, NRR Project Manager - MNS C. Gratton, NRR Project Manager - CR3 M.C. Barillas, NRR Project Manager - HNP D. Galvin, NRR Project Manager - RNP

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission RA-16-0027 Page4 bxc:

John Elnitsky Chris Nolan Art Zaremba Tony Zimmerman Kate Nolan David Cummings Paula Hamilton (For HNP Licensing/Nuclear Records Files)

John Caves Heidi Walters (For RNP Licensing/Nuclear Records Files)

Scott Connelly Bill Murray (For BSEP Licensing/Nuclear Records Files)

Lee Grzeck Kay Crane/Jill Morton (For MNS Licensing/Nuclear Records Files)

Jeff Robertson Michele Shealy (For ONS Licensing/Nuclear Records Files)

Chris Wasik Tonya Lowery (For CNS Licensing/Nuclear Records Files)

Cecil Fletcher Carolle Butler (For CR3 Licensing/Nuclear Records Files)

Phyllis Dixon NCMPA-1 PMPA NC EMC ONS Master File - ON03DM (File OS 801.01)

MNS Master File - MG02DM (File MC 801.01)

CNS Master File - CN04DM (File CN 801.01)

File: (Corporate)

Electronic Licensing Library (ELL)

NRCFORM636 U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION APPROVED BY OMB: NO. 3160-0131 EXPIRES: 10/31/2017 (05-2016)

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FACILITY NRCREGION Brunswick Steam Electric Plant (BSEP), Unit Nos. 1 and 2 II A. PROPOSED EXAMINATION PREPARATION SCHEDULE PROPOSED NUMBER CY20I8

- CY20I9 CY2020 CY202I ESTIMATED NUMBER OF LICENSEE-PREPARED 1 0 I 0 EXAMINATIONS ESTIMATED NUMBER OF NRC-PREPARED 0 0 0 0 EXAMINATIONS B. INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSE EXAMINATIONS CY2018 CY20I9 CY2020 CY202I PROPOSED NUMBER NUMBER OF REACTOR OPERATORS 6 0 4 0 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS - INSTANT 5 0 6 0 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS-UPGRADE I 0 2 0 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS - LIMITED 0 0 0 0 PROPOSED DATES PRIMARY DATE I2103120I8 NIA I210712020 NIA ALTERNATE DATE IIl2612018 NIA I Il3012020 NIA C. PROPOSED GENERIC FUNDAMENTALS EXAMINATION (GFE) SCHEDULE PROPOSED NUMBER MARCH CY

-20I7 SEPTEMBER MARCH CY

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NRC FORM636 U. S. NUCLEAR REGULA TORY COMMISSION APPROVED BY OMB: NO. 3160.0131 EXPIRES: 10/31/2017 (05-2016) Estimatad burden per response to comply With this wluntary infonnation 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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FACILITY NRCREGION Catawba Nuclear Station Units Nos. 1 and 2 II A. PROPOSED EXAMINATION PREPARATION SCHEDULE CY2018 CY2019 CY2020 CY2021 PROPOSED NUMBER ESTIMATED NUMBER OF LICENSEE-PREPARED 0 1 0 1 EXAMINATIONS ESTIMATED NUMBER OF NRC-PREPARED 0 0 0 0 EXAMINATIONS B. INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSE EXAMINATIONS CY2018 CY2019 CY2020 CY2021 PROPOSED NUMBER NUMBER OF REACTOR OPERATORS 0 6 0 6 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS - INSTANT 0 3 0 3 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS-UPGRADE 0 3 0 3 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS - LIMITED 0 0 0 0 PROPOSED DATES PRIMARY DATE NIA 0710812019 NIA 0711212021 ALTERNATE DATE NIA 07/1512019 NIA 0711912021 C. PROPOSED GENERIC FUNDAMENTALS EXAMINATION (GFE) SCHEDULE PROPOSED NUMBER MARCH CY 2017 SEPTEMBER MARCH CY 2018

- SEPTEMBER ESTIMATED NUMBER OF 0 0 9 0 CANDIDATES NRC FORM 536 (05-2016)

NRCFORM636 U. S. NUCLEAR REGULA TORY COMMISSION APPROVED BY OMS: NO. 3150.0131 EXPIRES: 10131/2017 (05-2016)

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FACILITY NRCREGION Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant, Unit No. 1 II A. PROPOSED EXAMINATION PREPARATION SCHEDULE PROPOSED NUMBER ESTIMATED NUMBER OF CY2018

- CY2019 CY2020 CY2021 LICENSEE-PREPARED 1 0 1 0 EXAMINATIONS ESTIMATED NUMBER OF NRC-PREPARED 0 0 0 0 EXAMINATIONS B. INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSE EXAMINATIONS PROPOSED NUMBER CY2018 CY2019 CY2020

- CY2021 NUMBER OF REACTOR OPERATORS 4 0 4 0 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS - INSTANT 4 0 4 0 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS-UPGRADE 4 0 4 0 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS - LIMITED 0 0 0 0 PROPOSED DATES PRIMARY DATE 0311212018 NIA 0611512020 NIA ALTERNATE DATE 0310512018 NIA 0610812020 NIA C. PROPOSED GENERIC FUNDAMENTALS EXAMINATION (GFE) SCHEDULE PROPOSED NUMBER MARCH CY

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-2018 SEPTEMBER ESTIMATED NUMBER OF 0 0 0 8 CANDIDATES NRC FORM 536 (05-2016)

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FACILITY NRCREGION McGuire Nuclear Station, Units Nos. 1 and 2 II A. PROPOSED EXAMINATION PREPARATION SCHEDULE CY2018 CY2019 CY2020 CY2021 PROPOSED NUMBER ESTIMATED NUMBER OF LICENSEE-PREPARED I I 0 I EXAMINATIONS ESTIMATED NUMBER OF NRC-PREPARED 0 0 0 0 EXAMINATIONS B. INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSE EXAMINATIONS PROPOSED NUMBER CY2018 CY2019 CY2020

- CY2021 NUMBER OF REACTOR OPERATORS 5 7 0 7 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS - INSTANT 3 1 0 1 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS-UPGRADE 4 4 0 4 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS - LIMITED 0 0 0 0 PROPOSED DA TES PRIMARY DATE 0411612018 0611712019 NIA 01104121 ALTERNATE DATE 0510712018 0710112019 NIA 01118121 C. PROPOSED GENERIC FUNDAMENTALS EXAMINATION (GFE) SCHEDULE PROPOSED NUMBER MARCH CY 2017

- SEPTEMBER MARCH CY 2018

- SEPTEMBER ESTIMATED NUMBER OF 0 0 8 0 CANDIDATES NRC FORM 536 (OS.2016)

NRCFORM636 U. S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION APPROVED BY OMB: NO. 3160.0131 EXPIRES: 10131/2017 (05-2016) Estimalad burden par response ID comply lllth this volunlaly informatioo collecbon request 1hour Thil

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FACILITY NRCREGION Oconee Nuclear Station, Units Nos. 1, 2 and 3 II A. PROPOSED EXAMINATION PREPARATION SCHEDULE CY2018 CY2019 CY2020 CY2021 PROPOSED NUMBER ESTIMATED NUMBER OF LICENSEE-PREPARED I 2 I I EXAMINATIONS ESTIMATED NUMBER OF NRC-PREPARED 0 0 0 0 EXAMINATIONS B. INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSE EXAMINATIONS PROPOSED NUMBER CY2018 CY2019 CY2020

-- CY2021 NUMBER OF REACTOR OPERATORS 11 6, IO IO IO NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS - INSTANT 4 0 0 0 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS-UPGRADE 7 3, 5 5 5 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS - LIMITED 0 0 0 0 PROPOSED DATES PRIMARY DATE 06/04/2018 03/18/2019, 12/02/19 09/07/2020 06/07/202 1 ALTERNATE DATE 06/11/2018 03/25/2019, 12/09/19 09/21/2020 06/14/2021 C. PROPOSED GENERIC FUNDAMENTALS EXAMINATION (GFE) SCHEDULE PROPOSED NUMBER MARCH CY

-2017 SEPTEMBER MARCH CY

-2018 SEPTEMBER ESTIMATED NUMBER OF 0 6 IO 0 CANDIDATES NRC FORM 536 (05-2016)

NRCFORM636 U. S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION APPROVED BY OMB: NO. 3160.0131 EXPIRES: 10/31/2017 (05-2016) Estimalad burden per mpoose ID comply with this voluntaiy infannalion collecbon raquest 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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FACILITY NRCREGION H.B Robinson Steam Electric Plant, Unit No. 2 II A. PROPOSED EXAMINATION PREPARATION SCHEDULE PROPOSED NUMBER CY2018 CY2019 CY2020 CY2021 ESTIMATED NUMBER OF LICENSEE-PREPARED 0 1 0 1 EXAMINATIONS ESTIMATED NUMBER OF NRC-PREPARED 0 0 0 0 EXAMINATIONS B. INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSE EXAMINATIONS CY2018 CY2019 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 3 0 3 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS - LIMITED 0 0 0 0 PROPOSED DATES PRIMARY DATE NIA 611712019 NIA 6/1412021 ALTERNATE DATE NIA 612412019 NIA 612112021 C. PROPOSED GENERIC FUNDAMENTALS EXAMINATION (GFE) SCHEDULE PROPOSED NUMBER MARCH CY

-2017 SEPTEMBER MARCH CY

-2018 SEPTEMBER ESTIMATED NUMBER OF 0 13 0 0 CANDIDATES NRC FORM 536 (05-2016)