WBL-23-026, Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Regulatory Issue Summary (RIS) 2023-01 - Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations

Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Regulatory Issue Summary (RIS) 2023-01 - Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations

ML23138A017
Person / Time
Site:	Watts Bar
Issue date:	05/18/2023
From:	Anthony Williams Tennessee Valley Authority
To:	Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Document Control Desk
References
WBL-23-026
Download: ML23138A017 (1)

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TENNESSEE WA VALLEY AUTHORITY Tennessee Va lley Authority, Post Office Box 2000, Spring City, Tennessee 3738 1-2000 WBL-23-026 May 18, 2023 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) 2023 Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations

Reference:

NRC RIS 2023-01, "Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations," dated April 19, 2023 (ML23025A219)

Regulatory Issue Summary 2023-01 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.

Site Vice President Watts Bar Nuclear Plant

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission WBL-23-026 Page 2 May 18, 2023

Enclosure:

NRC Form 536, Operator Licensing Examination Data 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, Operator Licensing Examination Data

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 this voluntary information collection request: 45 minutes.

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OPERATOR LICENSING comments regarding burden estimate to the FOIA. Library, and Information Collections Branch (T-6

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Affairs, (3150-0131), Attn: Desk Officer for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503; e-mail: o:ra .submJss,on@ornl).eopJJQl'. 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 0MB control number FACILITY NRC REGION Jwatts Bar Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2 !Region 2 I I A. PROPOSED EXAMINATION PREPARATION SCHEDULE PROPOSED NUMBER CY 24 CY 25 CY 26 CY 27 ESTIMATED NUMBER OF LICENSEE-PREPARED I 0 1 0 EXAMINATIONS ESTIMATED NUMBER OF NRG-PREPARED 0 0 0 0 EXAMINATIONS B. INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSE EXAMINATIONS PROPOSED NUMBER CY 24 CY 25 CY 26 CY 27 NUMBER OF REACTOR OPERATORS 12 0 8 0 NUMBER OF SEN IOR 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 10/21/2024 Oct. - Nov. 2026 PRIMARY DATE 10/21/2024 10/19/2026 ALTERNATE DATE 11 /02/2026 NRC FORM 536 (01-2021)