RA-22-0014, Duke Energy Response to NRC Regulatory Issue Summary 2022-01 Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations
| ML22080A076 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Oconee, Mcguire, Catawba, Harris, Brunswick, Robinson, McGuire  |
| Issue date: | 03/21/2022 |
| From: | Catherine Nolan Duke Energy Corp |
| To: | Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| References | |
| RA-22-0014, RIS-22-001 | |
| Download: ML22080A076 (9) | |
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( ~ DUKE M. Christopher Nolan Vice President ENERGY Nuclear Regulatory Affairs, Policy & Emergency Preparedness Duke Energy 526 South Church Street, EC07C Charlotte, NC 28202 704-382-7426 Chris.Nolan@duke-energy.com Serial: RA-22-0014 March 21, 2022 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 / Renewed License Nos. DPR-71 and DPR-62 Catawba Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2 Docket Nos. 50-413, 50-414 / Renewed License Nos. NPF-35 and NPF-52 Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 1 Docket No. 50-400 / Renewed License No. NPF-63 McGuire Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2 Docket Nos. 50-369, 50-370 / Renewed License Nos. NPF-9 and NPF-17 Oconee Nuclear Station, Units 1, 2 and 3 Docket Nos. 50-269, 50-270, 50-287 / Renewed License Nos. DPR-38, DPR-47, and DPR-55 H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant, Unit 2 Docket No. 50-261 / Renewed License No. DPR-23
SUBJECT:
Response to NRC Regulatory Issue Summary 2022-01 Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations On February 17, 2022, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued Regulatory Issue Summary (RIS) 2022-01, "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 2023 through 2026 on Form 536, Operator Licensing Examination Data.
Attachments 1-6 provide the NRC 536 forms for the Brunswick Steam Electric Plant, Units 1 and 2 (BSEP); Catawba Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2 (CNS); Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 1 (HNP); McGuire Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2 (MNS); Oconee Nuclear Station, Units 1, 2 and 3 (ONS); and H.B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant, Unit 2 (RNP), respectively.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission RA-22-0014 Page2 This submittal contains no new regulatory commitments or changes to previous commitments.
Please direct any questions to Lee Grzeck, (Acting) Manager - Fleet Licensing at (980) 373-1530.
Sincerely, i%*2-M. Christopher Nolan Vice President - Nuclear Regulatory Affairs, Policy & Emergency Preparedness Attachment( s) 1 - NRG Form 536, Operator Licensing Examination Data, BSEP 2- NRG Form 536, Operator Licensing Examination Data, CNS 3 - NRG Form 536, Operator Licensing Examination Data, HNP 4 - NRG Form 536, Operator Licensing Examination Data, MNS 5 - NRG Form 536, Operator Licensing Examination Data, ONS 6- NRG Form 536, Operator Licensing Examination Data, RNP
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission RA-22-0014 Page 3 xc (with attachments)
L. Dudes, USNRC Region II - Regional Administrator G. A. Hutto, III, USNRC Senior Resident Inspector - MNS J. Zeiler, USNRC Senior Resident Inspector - HNP J. Nadel, USNRC Senior Resident Inspector - ONS J. D. Austin, USNRC Senior Resident Inspector - CNS M. Fannon, USNRC Senior Resident Inspector - RNP G. Smith, USNRC Senior Resident Inspector - BSEP A. Hon, NRR Project Manager - Fleet
NRC FORM 536 U. S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION APPROVED BY OMB: NO. 3150-0131 EXPIRES: 01/31/2024 (01-2021) tJ,A AEGc,( Estimated burden per response to comply with this voluntary information collection request: 45 minutes.
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FACILITY NRC REGION Brunswick Steam Electric Plant (BSEP), Unit Nos. 1 and 2 II I I A. PROPOSED EXAMINATION PREPARATION SCHEDULE CY 2023 CY 2024 CY 2025 CY 2026 PROPOSED NUMBER ESTIMATED NUMBER OF LICENSEE-PREPARED 0 1 1 1 EXAMINATIONS ESTIMATED NUMBER OF NRC-PREPARED 0 0 0 0 EXAMINATIONS B. INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSE EXAMINATIONS CY 2024 CY 2025 CY 2026 CY 2023 PROPOSED NUMBER NUMBER OF REACTOR OPERATORS 0 5 8 8 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS - INSTANT 0 9 3 3 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS - UPGRADE 0 4 4 4 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS - LIMITED 0 0 0 0 PROPOSED DATES PRIMARY DATE N/A 2/12/2024 2/11/2025 2/9/2026 ALTERNATE DATE N/A 2/26/2024 2/25/2025 2/23/2026 NRC FORM 536 (01-2021)
NRC FORM 536 U. S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION APPROVED BY OMB: NO. 3150-0131 EXPIRES: 01/31/2024 (01-2021) tJ,A AEGc,( Estimated burden per response to comply with this voluntary information collection request: 45 minutes.
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",, This information collection is used to plan budgets and resources for operator examinations. Send OPERATOR LICENSING
~0 comments regarding burden estimate to the FOIA, Library, and Information Collections Branch (T-6 A10M), U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, or by e-mail to C
EXAMINATION DATA
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~ ;;; Infocollects.Resource@nrc.gov, and the OMB reviewer at: OMB Office of Information and Regulatory
~+-? ~o,e, Affairs, (3150-0131), Attn: Desk Officer for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503; e-mail: oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. The NRC may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless the document requesting or requiring the collection displays a currently valid OMB control number.
FACILITY NRC REGION Catawba Nuclear Station (CNS) Unit Nos. 1 and 2 II I I A. PROPOSED EXAMINATION PREPARATION SCHEDULE CY 2023 CY 2024 CY 2025 CY 2026 PROPOSED NUMBER ESTIMATED NUMBER OF LICENSEE-PREPARED 1 1 1 0 EXAMINATIONS ESTIMATED NUMBER OF NRC-PREPARED 0 0 0 0 EXAMINATIONS B. INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSE EXAMINATIONS CY 2024 CY 2025 CY 2026 CY 2023 PROPOSED NUMBER NUMBER OF REACTOR OPERATORS 4 4 4 0 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS - INSTANT 4 4 4 0 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS - UPGRADE 4 4 4 0 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS - LIMITED 0 0 0 0 PROPOSED DATES PRIMARY DATE 02/20/2023 07/08/2024 12/08/2025 N/A ALTERNATE DATE 02/27/2023 07/15/2024 12/15/2025 N/A NRC FORM 536 (01-2021)
NRC FORM 536 U. S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION APPROVED BY OMB: NO. 3150-0131 EXPIRES: 01/31/2024 (01-2021) tJ,A AEGc,( Estimated burden per response to comply with this voluntary information collection request: 45 minutes.
- ,)(.,\, "f;.
",, This information collection is used to plan budgets and resources for operator examinations. Send OPERATOR LICENSING
~0 comments regarding burden estimate to the FOIA, Library, and Information Collections Branch (T-6 A10M), U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, or by e-mail to C
EXAMINATION DATA
~
~ ;;; Infocollects.Resource@nrc.gov, and the OMB reviewer at: OMB Office of Information and Regulatory
~+-? ~o,e, Affairs, (3150-0131), Attn: Desk Officer for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503; e-mail: oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. The NRC may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless the document requesting or requiring the collection displays a currently valid OMB control number.
FACILITY NRC REGION Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant (HNP), Unit No. 1 II I I A. PROPOSED EXAMINATION PREPARATION SCHEDULE CY 2023 CY 2024 CY 2025 CY 2026 PROPOSED NUMBER ESTIMATED NUMBER OF LICENSEE-PREPARED 0 1 1 1 EXAMINATIONS ESTIMATED NUMBER OF NRC-PREPARED 0 0 0 0 EXAMINATIONS B. INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSE EXAMINATIONS CY 2024 CY 2025 CY 2026 CY 2023 PROPOSED NUMBER NUMBER OF REACTOR OPERATORS 0 6 6 6 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS - INSTANT 0 3 3 3 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS - UPGRADE 0 3 3 3 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS - LIMITED 0 0 0 0 PROPOSED DATES PRIMARY DATE N/A 02/25/2024 07/13/2025 11/29/2026 ALTERNATE DATE N/A 03/03/2024 07/20/2025 12/06/2026 NRC FORM 536 (01-2021)
NRC FORM 536 U. S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION APPROVED BY OMB: NO. 3150-0131 EXPIRES: 01/31/2024 (01-2021) tJ,A AEGc,( Estimated burden per response to comply with this voluntary information collection request: 45 minutes.
- ,)(.,\, "f;.
",, This information collection is used to plan budgets and resources for operator examinations. Send OPERATOR LICENSING
~0 comments regarding burden estimate to the FOIA, Library, and Information Collections Branch (T-6 A10M), U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, or by e-mail to C
EXAMINATION DATA
~
~ ;;; Infocollects.Resource@nrc.gov, and the OMB reviewer at: OMB Office of Information and Regulatory
~+-? ~o,e, Affairs, (3150-0131), Attn: Desk Officer for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503; e-mail: oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. The NRC may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless the document requesting or requiring the collection displays a currently valid OMB control number.
FACILITY NRC REGION McGuire Nuclear Station (MNS) Units 1 and 2 II I I A. PROPOSED EXAMINATION PREPARATION SCHEDULE CY 2023 CY 2024 CY 2025 CY 2026 PROPOSED NUMBER ESTIMATED NUMBER OF LICENSEE-PREPARED 1 0 1 1 EXAMINATIONS ESTIMATED NUMBER OF NRC-PREPARED 0 0 0 0 EXAMINATIONS B. INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSE EXAMINATIONS CY 2024 CY 2025 CY 2026 CY 2023 PROPOSED NUMBER NUMBER OF REACTOR OPERATORS 6 0 5 5 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS - INSTANT 12 0 5 5 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS - UPGRADE 3 0 5 5 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS - LIMITED 0 0 0 0 PROPOSED DATES PRIMARY DATE 07/31/2023 N/A 02/03/2025 08/10/2026 ALTERNATE DATE 08/07/2023 N/A 02/10/2025 08/17/2026 NRC FORM 536 (01-2021)
NRC FORM 536 U. S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION APPROVED BY OMB: NO. 3150-0131 EXPIRES: 01/31/2024 (01-2021) tJ,A AEGc,( Estimated burden per response to comply with this voluntary information collection request: 45 minutes.
- ,)(.,\, "f;.
",, This information collection is used to plan budgets and resources for operator examinations. Send OPERATOR LICENSING
~0 comments regarding burden estimate to the FOIA, Library, and Information Collections Branch (T-6 A10M), U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, or by e-mail to C
EXAMINATION DATA
~
~ ;;; Infocollects.Resource@nrc.gov, and the OMB reviewer at: OMB Office of Information and Regulatory
~+-? ~o,e, Affairs, (3150-0131), Attn: Desk Officer for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503; e-mail: oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. The NRC may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless the document requesting or requiring the collection displays a currently valid OMB control number.
FACILITY NRC REGION OCONEE NUCLEAR STATION (ONS), UNIT NOs. 1, 2 & 3 II I I A. PROPOSED EXAMINATION PREPARATION SCHEDULE CY 2023 CY 2024 CY 2025 CY 2026 PROPOSED NUMBER ESTIMATED NUMBER OF LICENSEE-PREPARED 0 1 1 0 EXAMINATIONS ESTIMATED NUMBER OF NRC-PREPARED 0 0 0 0 EXAMINATIONS B. INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSE EXAMINATIONS CY 2024 CY 2025 CY 2026 CY 2023 PROPOSED NUMBER NUMBER OF REACTOR OPERATORS 0 6 6 0 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS - INSTANT 0 4 4 0 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS - UPGRADE 0 5 5 0 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS - LIMITED 0 0 0 0 PROPOSED DATES PRIMARY DATE NA 05/06/2024 12/08/2025 NA ALTERNATE DATE NA 05/13/2024 12/17/2025 NA NRC FORM 536 (01-2021)
NRC FORM 536 U. S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION APPROVED BY OMB: NO. 3150-0131 EXPIRES: 01/31/2024 (01-2021) tJ,A AEGc,( Estimated burden per response to comply with this voluntary information collection request: 45 minutes.
- ,)(.,\, "f;.
",, This information collection is used to plan budgets and resources for operator examinations. Send OPERATOR LICENSING
~0 comments regarding burden estimate to the FOIA, Library, and Information Collections Branch (T-6 A10M), U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, or by e-mail to C
EXAMINATION DATA
~
~ ;;; Infocollects.Resource@nrc.gov, and the OMB reviewer at: OMB Office of Information and Regulatory
~+-? ~o,e, Affairs, (3150-0131), Attn: Desk Officer for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503; e-mail: oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. The NRC may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless the document requesting or requiring the collection displays a currently valid OMB control number.
FACILITY NRC REGION H.B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant (RNP), Unit No. 2 II I I A. PROPOSED EXAMINATION PREPARATION SCHEDULE CY 2023 CY 2024 CY 2025 CY 2026 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 CY 2024 CY 2025 CY 2026 CY 2023 PROPOSED NUMBER NUMBER OF REACTOR OPERATORS 0 6 0 6 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS - INSTANT 0 2 0 2 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS - UPGRADE 0 4 0 4 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS - LIMITED 0 0 0 0 PROPOSED DATES PRIMARY DATE N/A 7/22/2024 N/A 7/20/2026 ALTERNATE DATE N/A 9/9/2024 N/A 9/7/2026 NRC FORM 536 (01-2021)