ML071660013

(Hnp), RAI, Unit Staff Qualifications (TAC Nos. MD3431 and MD3432)

ML071660013
Person / Time
Site:	Hatch
Issue date:	06/28/2007
From:	Martin R NRC/NRR/ADRO/DORL/LPLII-1
To:	Madison D Southern Nuclear Operating Co
Martin R, NRR/DORL, 415-1493
References
TAC MD3431, TAC MD3432
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June 28, 2007Mr. Dennis R. MadisonVice President - Hatch Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant 11028 Hatch Parkway North Baxley, GA 31513

SUBJECT:

EDWIN I. HATCH NUCLEAR PLANT, UNIT NOS. 1 AND 2 (HNP) - REQUESTFOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (RAI) REGARDING UNIT STAFF QUALIFICATIONS (TAC NOS. MD3431 AND MD3432)

Dear Mr. Madison:

By letter to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) dated October 30, 2006, SouthernNuclear Operating Company, Inc., proposed to revise the Hatch Nuclear Plant, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 (HNP), Technical Specification 5.3.1 to add a statement that will allow unit staff positions to be filled by personnel who have completed an accredited program that has been endorsed by the NRC. The NRC staff notes that American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Standard N18.1-1971,"Selection and Training of Nuclear Power Plant Personnel," contains job-related experiencecriteria, i.e., 4 years of responsible power plant experience for licensed senior operators and 2 years of power plant experience for licensed operators. In addition, technicians and repairmen are to have 2 years of power plant experience in their area of speciality.The accredited training programs endorsed by the NRC contain words similar to the followingwhen discussing experience to enter the program:A."Entry into the training and qualification programs should be consistent with theeducational and experience requirements stipulated in industry standards ..."B."Educational and experience requirements should be consistent with those stipulated inapplicable industry standards ..."C."Educational prerequisites should be consistent with those stipulated in industrystandard commitments ..."D."Establish educational prerequisites that are consistent with those stipulated in industrystandard commitments..."Example A, for maintenance personnel, mentions entry into the program and requires educationand experience consistent with industry standards. Example B, for non-licensed operators, requires education and experience consistent with industry standards. The training programs in Examples C, for radiation protection technicians, and D, chemistry technicians, do not mention, D. Madison-2-or require, job-related experience. All examples refer to "industry standards." The industrystandard for Hatch is ANSI N18.1-1971.We discussed this issue with your staff on June 14, 2007, and we posed the question that, ifthe accredited training program points to industry standards and the HNP TSs are changed to state that the accredited program is equivalent to the industry standard, what would the standard for job-related experience be? Please address this issue at your earliest opportunity so that we may complete our review of this issue. Sincerely,/RA/Robert E. Martin, Senior Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch II-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor RegulationDocket Nos. 50-321 and 50-366 cc: See next page

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Laurence BergenOglethorpe Power Corporation 2100 E. Exchange Place P.O. Box 1349 Tucker, GA 30085-1349Mr. R. D. BakerManager - Licensing Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

P.O. Box 1295 Birmingham, AL 35201-1295Resident InspectorPlant Hatch 11030 Hatch Parkway N.

Baxley, GA 31531Harold Reheis, DirectorDepartment of Natural Resources 205 Butler Street, SE., Suite 1252 Atlanta, GA 30334Steven M. JacksonSenior Engineer - Power Supply Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia 1470 Riveredge Parkway, NW Atlanta, GA 30328-4684Mr. Reece McAlisterExecutive Secretary Georgia Public Service Commission 244 Washington St., SW Atlanta, GA 30334Arthur H. Domby, Esq.Troutman Sanders Nations Bank Plaza 600 Peachtree St, NE, Suite 5200 Atlanta, GA 30308-2216ChairmanAppling County Commissioners County Courthouse Baxley, GA 31513Mr. Jeffrey T. GasserExecutive Vice President Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

P.O. Box 1295 Birmingham, AL 35201-1295General ManagerEdwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

U.S. Highway 1 North P.O. Box 2010 Baxley, GA 31515Mr. K. RosanskiResident Manager Oglethorpe Power Corporation Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant P.O. Box 2010 Baxley, GA 31515