WBL-20-008, Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Regulatory Issue Summary (RIS) 2020-01 - Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations

Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Regulatory Issue Summary (RIS) 2020-01 - Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations

ML20071C490
Person / Time
Site:	Watts Bar
Issue date:	03/10/2020
From:	Anthony Williams Tennessee Valley Authority
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
WBL-20-008
Download: ML20071C490 (4)

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Tennessee Valley Authority, 1101 Market Street, Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402 WBL-20-008 March 10, 2020 10 CFR 50.4 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2 Facility Operating License No. NPF-90 and NPF-96 NRC Docket Nos. 50-390 and 50-391

Subject:

Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Regulatory Issue Summary (RIS) 2020 Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations

Reference:

NRC RIS 2020-01 , "Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations," dated February 19, 2020 Regulatory Issue Summary (RIS) 2020-01 requested information regarding Watts Bar Nuclear Plant's (WBN's) projected operator licensing examination schedules and the estimated number of applicants. The enclosure to this letter addresses the NRC's request and provides an estimate of the examination requirements for WBN on NRC Form 536.

There are no new regulatory commitments in this letter. Should you have any questions regarding this submittal, please contact Leon Neat, Operations Training Manager at (423) 365-1256 or Tony Brown, Site Licensing Manager at (423) 365-7720.

Respectfully, any illiams, IV Site Vice President Watts Bar Nuclear Plant

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Page2 WBL-20-008 March 10, 2020

Enclosure:

NRC Form 536 - Operator Licensing Examination Data cc (Enclosure):

NRC Regional Administrator - Region II NRC Senior Resident Inspector

Enclosure NRC Form 536 Operator Licensing Examination Data Tennessee Valley Authority Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2 NRC Docket Nos. 50-390 and 50-391

!-i NRC FORM536 U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION APPROVED BY 0MB: NO. 3160.0131 EXPIRES: 11/30/2020

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(11-2017)

Estimated burden per response lo comply wi1h lhis voluntary information 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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OPERATOR LICENSING information collection is used lo plan budgets and resources for operalor examinations. Send I;. . C CO!Mlellts regarding burden estimate lo lhe lnlormation Services Branch (T-2 F43). U.S. Nuclear

\ " EXAMINATION DATA Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC20555-0001, or by e-mai lo lnfooollecls.Re9ource@nrc.gov,

,:.~ ......., .J and to lhe Desk Officer, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, NEOB-10202, (3150-0131), Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC 20503. If a means used lo impose an information ccllection does not cf!Splay a cummtly valid 0MB control number, lhe NRC may not conduct or sponsor, and 8 person is not requi!ed to respond to, lhe infonnation collection.

FACILITY NRCREGION

!watts Bar Units 1 and 2 112 I A. PROPOSED EXAMINATION PREPARATION SCHEDULE PROPOSED NUMBER CY2022 CY 2023 CY 2024 cy202s ESTIMATED NUMBER OF LICENSEE-PREPARED 1 0 1 0 EXAMINATIONS ESTIMATED NUMBER OF NRC-PREPARED 0 0 0 0 EXAMINATIONS B. INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSE EXAMINATIONS CY2022 CY2023 CY2024 CY2025 PROPOSED NUMBER NUMBER OF REACTOR OPERATORS 8 0 6 0 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS - INSTANT 3 0 6 0 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS-UPGRADE 4 0 3 0 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS - LIMITED 0 0 0 0 PROPOSED DATES Aug, Sept 2022 Aug, Sept 2024 PRIMARY DATE 08/8/2022 08/12/2024 ALTERNATE DATE 09/12/2022 09/09/2024 NRC FORM 536 (11-2017)