ML112971553

Notification of Licensed Operator Initial Examination 50-424/12-301 and 50-425/12-301

ML112971553
Person / Time
Site:	Vogtle
Issue date:	10/21/2011
From:	Caballero B L Operations Branch III
To:	Tynan T E Southern Nuclear Operating Co
References
50-424/12-301, 50-425/12/301
Download: ML112971553 (7)

See also: IR 05000424/2012301

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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION II 245 PEACHTREE CENTER AVENUE NE, SUITE 1200 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-1257

October 21, 2011

Mr. Tom E. Tynan Vice President Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Vogtle Electric Generating Plant

7821 River Road Waynesboro, GA 30830

SUBJECT: VOGTLE - NOTIFICATION OF LICENSED OPERATOR INITIAL EXAMINATION 05000424/2012301 AND 05000425/2012301

Dear Mr. Tynan:

In a telephone conversation on October 12, 2011, between Mr. Greg Wainwright, Operations Training Instructor, and Mr. Mark Bates, Senior Operations Engineer, arrangements were made for the administration of licensing examinations at Vogtle. The operating test is scheduled to be administered during the weeks of March 26, 2012, April 9, 2012; and April 16, 2012. The written

examination is scheduled to be administered either the week of April 16, 2012, or the week of April 23, 2012, depending on the need for the third week of the operating test. The on-site preparatory week is scheduled for the week of March 5, 2012.

As agreed during the telephone conversation, your staff will prepare both the operating test and

written examination based on the guidelines in Revision 9, Supplement 1, of NUREG-1021, "Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors." The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) regional office will discuss with your staff any changes that might be necessary before the examinations are administered. Your staff has also agreed to make copies of all examination materials that are necessary for administering the examination.

To meet the above schedule, it will be necessary for your staff to furnish the operating test outline by December 12, 2011. Mr. Mark Bates provided the written examination outline to your staff in June, 2011. The operating test, written examination, and the supporting reference materials identified in Attachment 3 to ES-201 will be due by January 17, 2012. Pursuant to

Title 10, Section 55.40(b)(3), of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR 55.40(b)(3)), an authorized representative of the facility licensee shall approve the outline, examination, and test before they are submitted to the NRC for review and approval. All materials shall be complete and ready-to-use.

We request that any personal, proprietary, sensitive unclassified, or safeguards information in your response be contained in a separate enclosure and appropriately marked. Any delay in receiving the required examination and reference materials, or the submittal of inadequate or incomplete materials, may cause the examinations to be rescheduled.

SNC 2 In order to conduct the requested written examinations and operating tests, it will be necessary for your staff to provide adequate space and accommodations in accordance with ES-402, and to make the simulation facility available on the dates noted above. In accordance with ES-302, your staff should retain the original simulator performance data (e.g., system pressures, temperatures, and levels) generated during the dynamic operating tests until the examination results are final.

Appendix E of NUREG-1021 contains a number of NRC policies and guidelines that will be in effect while the written examinations and operating tests are being administered.

To permit timely NRC review and evaluation, your staff should submit preliminary reactor

operator and senior reactor operator license applications, medical certifications, and waiver requests (if any) at least 30 days before the first examination date. If the applications are not received at least 30 days before the examination date, a postponement may be necessary. Signed applications certifying that all training has been completed should be submitted at least 14 days before the first examination date.

This letter contains information collections that are subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of

1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). These information collections were approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under approval number 3150-0018, which expires on February 28, 2013. The public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 500 hours0.00579 days <br />0.139 hours <br />8.267196e-4 weeks <br />1.9025e-4 months <br /> per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, gathering and maintaining the data needed, writing the examinations, and completing and reviewing the collection of

information. Send comments on any aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing the burden, to the Information and Records Management Branch (T-6 F33), U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, or by Internet electronic mail at infocollectsresource@nrc.gov; and to the Desk Officer, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, NEOB-10202, (3150-0018), Office of Management and Budget,

Washington, DC 20503.

The NRC may neither conduct nor sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, an information collection, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and its enclosures will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of the NRC's document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Website at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm.adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Mr. Wainwright has been advised of the policies and guidelines referenced in this letter. If you have any questions regarding the NRC's examination procedures and guidelines, please contact Mr. Michael Meeks at (404) 997-4467,

SNC 3 (Internet E-mail: Michael.Meeks@nrc.gov), Mr. Mark Bates at (404) 997-4612, (Internet E-mail: Mark.Bates@nrc.gov), or me at (404) 997-4608, (Internet E-mail: Bruno.Caballero@nrc.gov). Sincerely, /RA/ Bruno L. Caballero, Acting Chief Operations Branch 1 Division of Reactor Safety

Docket No.: 50-424, 50-425 License No.: NPF-68, NPF-81

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SNC 4 cc w/encl: S. Kuczynski Chairman, President and CEO Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Electronic Mail Distribution

Jeffrey T. Gasser Chief Nuclear Officer Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Electronic Mail Distribution

N. J. Stringfellow Licensing Manager Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Electronic Mail Distribution

Paula Marino Vice President

Engineering Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Electronic Mail Distribution

L. Mike Stinson

Vice President Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Electronic Mail Distribution

Dennis R. Madison Vice President Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Electronic Mail Distribution

J. L. Pemberton SVP & General Counsel-Ops & SNC Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Electronic Mail Distribution

T. E. Tynan Site Vice President Vogtle Electric Generating Plant Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Electronic Mail Distribution

M. J. Ajluni Nuclear Licensing Director Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Electronic Mail Distribution

B. D. McKinney, Jr. Regulatory Response Manager Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Electronic Mail Distribution

T. D. Honeycutt

Regulatory Response Supervisor Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Electronic Mail Distribution

L. P. Hill

Licensing Supervisor Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Electronic Mail Distribution

R. L. Gladney Licensing Engineer Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Electronic Mail Distribution

L. L. Crumpton Administrative Assistant, Sr. Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Electronic Mail Distribution

Hickox, T. Mark Vogtle Electric Generating Plant Electronic Mail Distribution

S. C. Swanson Site Support Manager Vogtle Electric Generating Plant Electronic Mail Distribution

Senior Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Vogtle Electric Generating Plant 7821 River Road

Waynesboro, GA 30830

Bob Masse Resident Manager Vogtle Electric Generating Plant Oglethorpe Power Corporation Electronic Mail Distribution

(cc cont'd - See page 5)

SNC 5 (cc cont'd) Arthur H. Domby, Esq. Troutman Sanders Electronic Mail Distribution

Sandra Threatt, Manager

Nuclear Response and Emergency Environmental Surveillance Bureau of Land and Waste Management Department of Health and Environmental Control

Electronic Mail Distribution

Division of Radiological Health TN Dept. of Environment & Conservation 401 Church Street Nashville, TN 37243-1532

Richard Haynes Director, Division of Waste Management Bureau of Land and Waste Management S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control

2600 Bull Street Columbia, SC 29201

Lee Foley Manager of Contracts Generation

Oglethorpe Power Corporation Electronic Mail Distribution

Mark Williams Commissioner

Georgia Department of Natural Resources Electronic Mail Distribution

F. Allen Barnes Director

Environmental Protection Division Georgia Department of Natural Resources Electronic Mail Distribution

Cynthia A. Sanders Radioactive Materials Program Manager Environmental Protection Division

Georgia Department of Natural Resources Electronic Mail Distribution

James A. Capp Program Coordination Branch Chief Environmental Protection Division Georgia Department of Natural Resources Electronic Mail Distribution

James C. Hardeman Environmental Radiation Program Manager Environmental Protection Division Georgia Department of Natural Resources Electronic Mail Distribution

Al Frazier Emergency Response and Radiation Program Manager Environmental Protection Division Georgia Department of Natural Resources Electronic Mail Distribution

Mr. Steven M. Jackson Senior Engineer - Power Supply Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia Electronic Mail Distribution

Reece McAlister Executive Secretary Georgia Public Service Commission Electronic Mail Distribution

Office of the Attorney General 40 Capitol Square, SW Atlanta, GA 30334

Office of the County Commissioner Burke County Commission Electronic Mail Distribution

Director

Consumers' Utility Counsel Division Governor's Office of Consumer Affairs 2 M. L. King, Jr. Drive Plaza Level East; Suite 356 Atlanta, GA 30334-4600

(cc cont'd - See page 6)

SNC 6 (cc cont'd) Amy Whaley Engineer Nuclear Generation Development and Construction Electronic Mail Distribution

Southern Nuclear Operations Company, Inc ATTN: Mr. Richard D. Brigdon Plant Training and Emergency Preparedness Manager Vogtle Electric Generating Plant

7821 River Road

Bin 63030 Waynesboro, GA 30830-2965