WBL-22-016, Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Regulatory Issue Summary (RIS) 2022-01 - Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations

Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Regulatory Issue Summary (RIS) 2022-01 - Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations

ML22076A185
Person / Time
Site:	Watts Bar
Issue date:	03/17/2022
From:	Anthony Williams Tennessee Valley Authority
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
WBL-22-016
Download: ML22076A185 (4)

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TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY Tennessee Valley Authority, Post Office Box 2000, Spring City, Tennessee 37381-2000 WBL-22-016 March 17, 2022 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 Nos. NPF-90 and NPF-96 NRC Docket Nos. 50-390 and 50-391

Subject:

Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Regulatory Issue Summary (RIS) 2022 Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations

Reference:

NRC RIS 2022-01, "Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations," dated February 17, 2022 (ML21361A026)

Regulatory Issue Summary 2022-01 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. If you have any questions, please contact Leon Neat, Operations Training Manager, at lneat@tva.gov or Jonathan Johnson, Site Licensing Manager, at jtjohnson0@tva.gov.

Anthony L. Williams, IV Site Vice President Watts Bar Nuclear Plant

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission WBL-22-016 Page 2 March 17, 2022

Enclosure:

NRC Form 536, Preparation and Scheduling Operator Licensing Examinations cc (w/Enclosure):

NRC Regional Administrator - Region II NRC Senior Resident Inspector - Watts Bar Nuclear Plant NRC Operations Branch Chief - Region II

Enclosure NRC Form 536, Preparation and Scheduling Operator Licensing Examinations WBL-22-016 E1 of 2

NRC FORM 536 U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION APPROVED BY 0MB: NO. 3150-0131 EXPIRES: 01/31/2024 (01-2021) Estimated burden per response to comply with ,his voluntary information collection request 45 minutes This information collection is used to plan budgets and resources for operator examinations. Send OPERATOR LICENSING comments regardic,g burden estimate to the FOIA. Library, and lniormauon Col:ec\ions Branch (T-6 A10M), U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. or by e-mail to EXAMINATION DATA lnfocollects.Resource@nrc.gov, and the 0MB reviewer at: 0MB Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, (3150-0131). Attn: Desk Officer for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503; eMmail: 9..i.@ ... $:lJ.9.mi.$.§\Q'.1@9..m.P.,~QQ,gQ_Y. The NRC may not conduct or sponsor, and a person 1s not required to respond to, a col!ection of information unless the document requesting or requiring the collection displays a currently valid 0MB control number FACILITY NRC REGION Jwatts Bar Nuclear Plants Unit 1 and 2 2 I

A. PROPOSED EXAMINATION PREPARATION SCHEDULE PROPOSED NUMBER CY2023 CY 2024 CY 2025 cv2026 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 CY2023 CY2024 CY2025 CY2026 PROPOSED NUMBER NUMBER OF REACTOR OPERATORS 0 10 0 6 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS - INSTANT 0 8 0 6 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS-UPGRADE 0 2 () 6 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR ()

OPERATORS - LIMITED 0 0 0 PROPOSED DATES Aug, Sept 2024 Aug, Sept 2026 PRIMARY DATE 08/12/2024 08/10/2026 ALTERNATE DATE 09/09/2024 09/07/2026 NRC FORM 536 (01-2021)

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