ML16144A630

Request for Dual Unit Operator Licenses

ML16144A630
Person / Time
Site:	Watts Bar
Issue date:	05/18/2016
From:	Eugene Guthrie Division of Reactor Safety II
To:	Simmons P Tennessee Valley Authority
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Download: ML16144A630 (4)

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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION II 245 PEACHTREE CENTER AVENUE NE, SUITE 1200 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-1257 May 18, 2016 Mr. Paul R. Simmons Site Vice President, Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority P. O. Box 2000 MOB-2M-WBN

Spring City, TN 37381

SUBJECT:

WATTS BAR NUCLEAR PLANT UNITS 1 AND 2 - REQUEST FOR DUAL UNIT OPERATOR LICENSES

Dear Mr. Simmons:

In a letter dated April 15, 2016, the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) requested approval of TVA's plan for obtaining dual-unit licenses for four operators currently licensed on Unit 1 only, in accordance with 10 CFR 55.47 and NUREG 1021, Revision 10, ES-204, Section D.2. Specifically, TVA proposed that 520 hours0.00602 days <br />0.144 hours <br />8.597884e-4 weeks <br />1.9786e-4 months <br /> (13 weeks at 40 hours4.62963e-4 days <br />0.0111 hours <br />6.613757e-5 weeks <br />1.522e-5 months <br /> per week) be considered sufficient operating experience to allow the issuance of dual-unit operator licenses for the four operators currently licensed on Unit 1 only.

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) cannot make a determination on operator license applications until the applic ations are actually submitted to the NRC in accordance with 10 CFR 55.31. The NRC will approve an initial application for an operator (RO) and/or senior reactor operator (SRO) if it finds that the application satisfies the requirements of 10 CFR 55.31(a), that the applicant's medical condition and general health satisfy 10 CFR 55.33, and that the applicant has passed the requisite written examination and operating test. However, the NRC cannot evaluate any aspect of an application, including examination waiver requests, before the application is actually submitted to the NRC. Consequently, the NRC cannot provide a determination of whether the subject RO and/or SRO license applications, requesting waivers of the written examination and operating test, in accordance with 10 CFR 55.47 guidelines necessary to meet 10 CFR 55.33 (a)(2), would be approved.

P. Simmons 2 In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice, " a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. (The Public Electronic Reading Room).

Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. If you have any questions regarding this letter or planned inspections please contact me at (404) 997- 4662, (Internet E-mail:

Eugene.Guthrie@nrc.gov). Sincerely,

/RA/ Eugene F. Guthrie, Chief Operations Branch 2 Division of Reactor Safety

Docket No(s).: 50-390, 50-391 License No(s).: NPF-90, NPF-96

cc: See page 3

_________________________ SUNSI REVIEW COMPLETE FORM 665 ATTACHED OFFICE RII:DRS RII:DRS SIGNATURE BLC2 EFG NAME CABALLERO GUTHRIE DATE 5/18/2016 5/18/2016 5/ /2016 5/ /2016 5/ /2016 5/ /2016 5/ /2016 E-MAIL COPY? YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO P. Simmons 3 Mr. Gordon P. Arent Senior Manager, Licensing WBN Unit Two Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority P.O. Box 2000 Spring City, Tennessee 37381

Mr. O. J. Zeringue, General Manager Engineering and Construction WBN Unit Two Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority P.O. Box 2000 Spring City, Tennessee 37381

Mr. R. A. Hruby, General Manager Technical Services WBN Unit Two Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority P.O. Box 2000 Spring City Tennessee 37381

Ms. Donna Guinn, Manager Licensing and Industry Affairs

WBN Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority P.O. Box 2000 Spring City, Tennessee 37381

Mr. Joseph P. Grimes

Chief Nuclear Officer and Executive Vice President Tennessee Valley Authority 1101 Market Place 3R Lookout Place Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402-2801

County Executive 375 Church Street Suite 215 Dayton, Tennessee 37321

Mr. Dave Gronek Plant Manager, WBN Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority P.O. Box 2000 Spring City, Tennessee 37381

Mr. R. R. Baron, Senior Manager Nuclear Construction Quality Assurance WBN Unit Two Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority P.O. Box 2000 Spring City, Tennessee 37381

Mr. Joseph Shea, Vice President Nuclear Licensing Tennessee Valley Authority

1101 Market Street

3R Lookout Place Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801

Mr. E. J. Vigluicci Assistant General Counsel Tennessee Valley Authority 400 West Summit Hill Drive 6A West Tower Knoxville, Tennessee 37402

Mr. Lawrence E. Nanney, Director Tennessee Department of Environmental Health & Conservation Division of Radiological Health 3rd Floor, L&C Annex

401 Church Street

Nashville, TN 37243-1532 Mr. T. P. Cleary Site Vice President Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority P.O. Box 2000 Spring City, Tennessee 37381

County Mayor P.O. Box 156 Decatur, Tennessee 37322 Ms. Ann P. Harris Public 341 Swing Loop

Rockwood, TN 37854 Tennessee Valley Authority ATTN: Ms. Betsy Eiford-Lee

Training Manager Watts Bar Nuclear Plant P. O. Box 2000 Spring City, TN 37381

UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION II 245 PEACHTREE CENTER AVENUE NE, SUITE 1200 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-1257 May 18, 2016 Mr. Paul R. Simmons Site Vice President, Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority P. O. Box 2000 MOB-2M-WBN

Spring City, TN 37381

SUBJECT:

WATTS BAR NUCLEAR PLANT UNITS 1 AND 2 - REQUEST FOR DUAL UNIT OPERATOR LICENSES

Dear Mr. Simmons:

In a letter dated April 15, 2016, the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) requested approval of TVA's plan for obtaining dual-unit licenses for four operators currently licensed on Unit 1 only, in accordance with 10 CFR 55.47 and NUREG 1021, Revision 10, ES-204, Section D.2. Specifically, TVA proposed that 520 hours0.00602 days <br />0.144 hours <br />8.597884e-4 weeks <br />1.9786e-4 months <br /> (13 weeks at 40 hours4.62963e-4 days <br />0.0111 hours <br />6.613757e-5 weeks <br />1.522e-5 months <br /> per week) be considered sufficient operating experience to allow the issuance of dual-unit operator licenses for the four operators currently licensed on Unit 1 only.

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) cannot make a determination on operator license applications until the applic ations are actually submitted to the NRC in accordance with 10 CFR 55.31. The NRC will approve an initial application for an operator (RO) and/or senior reactor operator (SRO) if it finds that the application satisfies the requirements of 10 CFR 55.31(a), that the applicant's medical condition and general health satisfy 10 CFR 55.33, and that the applicant has passed the requisite written examination and operating test. However, the NRC cannot evaluate any aspect of an application, including examination waiver requests, before the application is actually submitted to the NRC. Consequently, the NRC cannot provide a determination of whether the subject RO and/or SRO license applications, requesting waivers of the written examination and operating test, in accordance with 10 CFR 55.47 guidelines necessary to meet 10 CFR 55.33 (a)(2), would be approved.

P. Simmons 2 In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice, " a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. (The Public Electronic Reading Room).

Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. If you have any questions regarding this letter or planned inspections please contact me at (404) 997- 4662, (Internet E-mail:

Eugene.Guthrie@nrc.gov). Sincerely,

/RA/ Eugene F. Guthrie, Chief Operations Branch 2 Division of Reactor Safety

Docket No(s).: 50-390, 50-391 License No(s).: NPF-90, NPF-96

cc: See page 3

_________________________ SUNSI REVIEW COMPLETE FORM 665 ATTACHED OFFICE RII:DRS RII:DRS SIGNATURE BLC2 EFG NAME CABALLERO GUTHRIE DATE 5/18/2016 5/18/2016 5/ /2016 5/ /2016 5/ /2016 5/ /2016 5/ /2016 E-MAIL COPY? YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO P. Simmons 3 Mr. Gordon P. Arent Senior Manager, Licensing WBN Unit Two Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority P.O. Box 2000 Spring City, Tennessee 37381

Mr. O. J. Zeringue, General Manager Engineering and Construction WBN Unit Two Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority P.O. Box 2000 Spring City, Tennessee 37381

Mr. R. A. Hruby, General Manager Technical Services WBN Unit Two Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority P.O. Box 2000 Spring City Tennessee 37381

Ms. Donna Guinn, Manager Licensing and Industry Affairs

WBN Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority P.O. Box 2000 Spring City, Tennessee 37381

Mr. Joseph P. Grimes

Chief Nuclear Officer and Executive Vice President Tennessee Valley Authority 1101 Market Place 3R Lookout Place Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402-2801

County Executive 375 Church Street Suite 215 Dayton, Tennessee 37321

Mr. Dave Gronek Plant Manager, WBN Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority P.O. Box 2000 Spring City, Tennessee 37381

Mr. R. R. Baron, Senior Manager Nuclear Construction Quality Assurance WBN Unit Two Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority P.O. Box 2000 Spring City, Tennessee 37381

Mr. Joseph Shea, Vice President Nuclear Licensing Tennessee Valley Authority

1101 Market Street

3R Lookout Place Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801

Mr. E. J. Vigluicci Assistant General Counsel Tennessee Valley Authority 400 West Summit Hill Drive 6A West Tower Knoxville, Tennessee 37402

Mr. Lawrence E. Nanney, Director Tennessee Department of Environmental Health & Conservation Division of Radiological Health 3rd Floor, L&C Annex

401 Church Street

Nashville, TN 37243-1532 Mr. T. P. Cleary Site Vice President Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority P.O. Box 2000 Spring City, Tennessee 37381

County Mayor P.O. Box 156 Decatur, Tennessee 37322 Ms. Ann P. Harris Public 341 Swing Loop

Rockwood, TN 37854 Tennessee Valley Authority ATTN: Ms. Betsy Eiford-Lee

Training Manager Watts Bar Nuclear Plant P. O. Box 2000 Spring City, TN 37381