ML062710352

McGuire, Units 1 and 2, and Catawba, Units 1 and 2, Response to NRC Regulatory Issue Summary 2006-15 Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations

ML062710352
Person / Time
Site:	Oconee, Mcguire, Catawba, McGuire
Issue date:	09/20/2006
From:	Morris J R Duke Energy Carolinas, Duke Power Co
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
RIS-06-015
Download: ML062710352 (5)

See also: RIS 2006-15

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JAMES R. MORRIS Vice President, Nuclear Support Emnergy Nuclear Generation

Duke Energy Corporation

526 South Church St.Charlotte, NC 28202 Mailing Address: EC07H / PO Box 1006 Charlotte, NC 28201-1006

September

20, 2006 704 382 6401 704 382 6056 fax james. morris@duke-energy.

com U. S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission

Washington, DC 20555-0001

ATTENTION:

Document Control Desk Subject: Duke Power Company LLC d/b/a Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Oconee Nuclear Station, Units 1, 2, and 3 Docket Nos. 50-269, 50-270, 50-287 McGuire Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2 Docket Nos. 50-369, 50-370 Catawba Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2 Docket Nos. 50-413, 50-414 Response to NRC Regulatory

Issue Summary 2006-15 Preparation

and Scheduling

of Operator Licensing

Examinations

On August 14, 2006, the NRC issued Regulatory

Issue Summary (RIS) 2006-15,"Preparation

and Scheduling

of Operator Licensing

Examinations." The subject RIS requested

an update to the NRC on projected

site-specific

operator licensing examination

schedules, as well as the estimated

numbers of applicants

planning to take operator licensing

examinations

and the NRC's generic fundamentals

examinations (GFEs).NRC Form 536, "Operator

Licensing

Examination

Data" is attached as requested

for Oconee, McGuire, and Catawba Nuclear Stations.Please direct any questions

to L. B. Jones at (704) 382-4753.Very truly yours, James R. Morris Attachments

www.duke-energ. .rnm

r U. S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission

September

20, 2006 Page 2 xc: W. D. Travers, Regional Administrator

U. S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission, Region II Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center 61 Forsyth St., SW, Suite 23T85 Atlanta, GA 30303-8931

L. N. Olshan, Senior Project Manager (ONS)U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission

11555 Rockville

Pike Mail Stop 0-8 G9A Rockville, MD 20852-2738

J. F. Stang, Senior Project Manager (CNS & MNS)U. S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission

11555 Rockville

Pike Mail Stop 0-8 G9A Rockville, MD 20852-2738

D. W. Rich NRC Senior Resident Inspector Oconee Nuclear Station J. B. Brady NRC Senior Resident Inspector McGuire Nuclear Station A. T. Sabisch NRC Senior Resident Inspector Catawba Nuclear Station

NRC FORM 536 U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY

COMMISSION

APPROVED BY OMB: NO. 3150-0131

EXPIRES: 08/31/2008

(8-2005) Estimated

burden per response to comply with this 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 information

collection

is used to plan budgets and resources

for operator examinations.

Send comments regarding

burden OPERATOR LICENSING

estimate to the Records and FOIA/Privacy

Services Branch (T-5 F53), U.S.Nuclear Regulatory

Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, or by internet e-mail to infocollects@nrc.gov, and to the Desk Officer, Office of Information

EX.AMINATION

DATA and Regulatory

Affairs, NEOB-10202, (3150-0131), Office of Management

and Budget, Washington, DC 20503. If a means used to impose an information

collection

does not display a currently

valid OMB control number, the NRC may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, the Information

collection.

FACILITY NRC REGION Oconee NOTE: Section A: ONS prepares operating

exam / NRC Prepares Written (Only ONE exam each year.program would not let me modify the number in section "A" to denote split exam generation.

A. PROPOSED EXAMINATION

PREPARATION

SCHEDULE PROPOSED NUMBER CY 07 CY 08 CY 09 CY 10 ESTIMATED

NUMBER OF LICENSEE-PREPARED

1 1 1 1 EXAMINATIONS

ESTIMATED

NUMBER OF NRC-PREPARED

1 1 1 1 EXAMINATIONS

B. INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSE EXAMINATIONS

PROPOSED NUMBER CY 07 CY 08 CY 09 CY 10 NUMBER OF REACTOR 9 12 10 10 OPERATORS NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR 24 4 OPERATORS

-INSTANT NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR 4 4 4 4 OPERATORS

-UPGRADE NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR 0 OPERATORS

-LIMITED PROPOSED DATES PRIMARY DATE 08/27/2007

09/22/2008

09/29/2009

09/27/2010

ALTERNATE

DATE 09/10/2007

09/29/2008

10/05/2009

10/04/2010

C. PROPOSED GENERIC FUNDAMENTALS

EXAMINATION (GFE) SCHEDULE I NRC FORM 536 (8-2005)PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER

NRC FORM 536 U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY

COMMISSION

APPROVED BY OMB: NO. 3150-0131

EXPIRES: 08/3112008

(8-2005) Estimated

burden per response to comply with this 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 information

collection

is used to plan budgets and resources

for operator examinations.

Send comments regarding

burden estimate to the Records and FOIA/Privacy

Services Branch (T-5 F53), U.S.OPERATOR LICENSING

Nuclear Regulatory

Commission, Washington, DC 20555-000 , or by intemet e-mail to infocllects@nrc.gov, and to the Desk Officer, Office of Information

EXAMINATION

DATA and Regulatory

Affairs, NEOB-10202, (3150-0131), Office of Management

and Budget, Washington, DC 20503. If a means used to impose an information

collection

does not display a currently

valid OMB control number, the NRC may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, the information

collection.

FACILITY NRC REGION McGuire Nuclear Station 2 A. PROPOSED EXAMINATION

PREPARATION

SCHEDULE PROPOSED NUMBER CY 07 CY 08 CY 09 CY 10 ESTIMATED

NUMBER OF LICENSEE-PREPARED

1 1 1 1 EXAMINATIONS

ESTIMATED

NUMBER OF NRC-PREPARED

0 0 0 0 EXAMINATIONS

B. INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSE EXAMINATIONS

PROPOSED NUMBER CY 07 CY 08 CY 09 CY 10 NUMBER OF REACTOR 6 3 3 3 OPERATORS NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR 2 3 3 3 OPERATORS

-INSTANT NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR 6 OPERATORS

-UPGRADE NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR 0 0 0 0 OPERATORS

-LIMITED PROPOSED DATES PRIMARY DATE 03/19/2007

05/05/2008

04/13/2009

04/19/2010

ALTERNATE

DATE 03/26/2007

05/12/2008

04/20/2009

04/26/2010

C. PROPOSED GENERIC FUNDAMENTALS

EXAMINATION (GFE) SCHEDULE CY 07 CY 08 PROPOSED NUMBER MARCH JUNE SEPTEMBER

DECEMBER MARCH JUNE SEPTEMBER

DECEMBER ESTIMATED NUMBER OF 6 6 CANDIDATES

NRC ORM 38 (-205) PINTE ONRECYLED

APE NRC FORM 536 (8-2005)PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER

NRC FORM 536 U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY

COMMISSION

APPROVED BY OMB: NO. 3150-0131

EXPIRES: 08/31/2008

(8-2005) Estimated

burden per response to comply with this 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 information

collection

is used to plan budgets and resources

for operator examinations.

Send comments regarding

burden OPERATOR LICENSING

estimate to the Records and FOIA/Privacy

Services Branch (T-5 F53), U.S.Nuclear Regulatory

Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, or by internet EXAMINATION

DATA e-mail to infocollects@nrc.gov, and to the Desk Officer, Office of Information

and Regulatory

Affairs, NEOB-10202, (3150-0131), Office of Management

and Budget, Washington, DC 20503. If a means used to impose an information

collection

does not display a currently

valid OMB control number, the NRC may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, the information

collection.

FACILITY NRC REGION Catawba Nuclear Station 2 A. PROPOSED EXAMINATION

PREPARATION

SCHEDULE PROPOSED NUMBER CY 07 CY 08 CY 09 CY 10 ESTIMATED

NUMBER OF LICENSEE-PREPARED

EXAMINATIONS

ESTIMATED

NUMBER OF NRC-PREPARED

0 0 0 0 EXAMINATIONS

B. INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSE EXAMINATIONS

PROPOSED NUMBER CY 07 CY 08 CY 09 CY 10 NUMBER OF REACTOR 7 7 7 7 OPERATORS NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR 2 2 OPERATORS

-INSTANT NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR 3 OPERATORS

-UPGRADE NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS

-LIMITED 0 0 PROPOSED DATES PRIMARY DATE 12/03/2007

12/01/2008

12/07/2009

12/06/2010

ALTERNATE

DATE 12/10/2007

12/08/2008

12/14/2009

12/13/2010

C. PROPOSED GENERIC FUNDAMENTALS

EXAMINATION (GFE) SCHEDULE CY 07 CY 08 PROPOSED NUMBER MARCH JUNE SEPTEMBER

DECEMBER MARCH JUNE SEPTEMBER

DECEMBER ESTIMATED NUMBER OF 8 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 CANDIDATES

NRC FORM 536 (8-2005)PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER