ML060230017

Miscellaneous Correspondence for the Point Beach Initial Examination - November 2005

ML060230017
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Site:	Point Beach
Issue date:	11/07/2005
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MISCELLANEOUS CORRESPONDENCE FOR THE POINT BEACH INITIAL EXAMINATION - NOVEMBER 2005

ATTACHMENT I NUCLEAR MANAGEMENT COMPANY POINT BEACH NUCLEAR PLANT DOCKETS 50-266 AND 50-301 RESPONSE TO PREPARATION AND SCHEDULING OF OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATIONS NRC REGULATORY ISSUE 2003-14 1 Page Follows OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATION DATA CY 5 - cy 4 - PROPOSED NUMBER 0 1 0 0 ESTIMATED NUMBER OF LICENSEE-PREPARED EXAMINATIONS ESTIMATED NUMBER OF NRC-PREPARED EXAMINATIONS NRC FORM 536 U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 1 APPROVED BYOMB NO 31504131 EXPIRES 07nim (S10031 CY 7 - - CY 6 0 1 0 0 CY 4 - PROPOSED NUMBER 0 0 NUMBER OF REACTOR OPERATORS NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS - INSTANT CY 7 8 0 6 5 0 3 - CY 6 - CY 5 - I NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS - UPGRADE NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS - LIMITED PROPOSED DATES PRIMARY DATE 01 31 01 0 0 0 0 PA NA. %A w-4 rJP 3 cy 2004 PROPOSED NUMBER MARCH JUNE SEPTEMBER DECEMBER 13 ESTIMATED NUMBER OF CANDIDATES CY 2005 MARCH JUNE SEPTEMBER DECEMBE 9 UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION 111 801 WARRENVILLE ROAD Mr. Gary D. Van Middlesworth Site Vice-president Point Beach Nuclear Plant Nuclear Management Company, LLC 661 0 Nuclear Road Two Rivers, WI 54241-9516 LISLE, ILLINOIS 60532-4351 March 4, 2004

SUBJECT:

POINT BEACH NUCLEAR PLANT CONFIRMATION OF INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSE EXAMINATIONS

Dear Mr. Van Middlesworth:

In a letter dated October 28, 2003, your staff responded to NRC Regulatory Issue Summary (RIS) 2003-14, "Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations," for the Point Beach Nuclear Plant. Initial license examinations were requested during early November 2005 and during February 2007. The initial license examination requested for early November has been scheduled for the weeks of November 7, and November 14,2005. The examination requested during the month of February 2007 will be scheduled as we approach that date. Because the number of candidates anticipated in those examinations exceeds 10, we have scheduled the examinations for two weeks to ensure adequate time to administer the examinations. Please inform us if the number of candidates decreases below 10 as this will impact the examination schedule.

On-site validation of the examinations will occur at Point Beach Nuclear Plant approximately 3 weeks before the examination administration date. In the unlikely event that we are unable to support the examination during the scheduled weeks, we will inform you immediately upon discovery of such conditions and make arrangements to administer the examinations at a mutually acceptable date. As indicated in your RIS response letter, your staff will develop the examinations. A supplementary letter will be sent to the training department approximately 120 days prior to the initial examination informing them of the chief examiner's name. The letter will also outline examination security expectations, list the materials required by the NRC to conduct the examination, reconfirm the examination dates, and reconfirm the number of candidates you have in the training program. If you have any questions concerning this information, please contact Mr D. McNeil of my staff at 630-829-9737.

G. Van Middlesworth In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRCs "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 NRCs document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.qov/readina-rm/adams,html (the Public Electronic Reading Room). Roger D. Lanksbury, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket Nos. 50-266; 50-301 License Nos. DPR-24; DPR-27 cc: R. Kuester, President and Chief Executive Officer, We Generation J. Cowan, Executive Vice President Chief Nuclear Officer D. Cooper, Senior Vice President, Group Operations D. Weaver, Nuclear Asset Manager Plant Manager Regulatory Affairs Manager Training Manager J. Rogoff, Vice President, Counsel

& Secretary K. Duveneck, Town Chairman Town of Two Creeks Chairperson Public Service Commission of Wisconsin J. Kitsembel, Electric Division Public Service Commission of Wisconsin State Liaison Officer Training Department G. Van Middlesworth OFFICE NAME DATE In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter will be available electronically forpublic 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 httD://www.nrc.aov/readinq-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

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& Secretary K. Duveneck, Town Chairman Town of Two Creeks Chairperson Public Service Commission of Wisconsin J. Kitsembel, Electric Division Public Service Commission of Wisconsin State Liaison Officer Training Department Chief Nuclear Officer OFFICE NAME - DATE In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 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).

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Point Beachear Plant Operated by Nuclear Management Company, LLC August 4,2004 NRC 2004-0076 10 CFR 55.40(c)

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555 Point Beach Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2 Dockets 50-266 and 50-301 License Nos. DPR-24 and DPR-27 NRC Reoulatorv Issue Summary 2004-10 Preparation and Schedulincl of Operator Licensinq Examinations On June 14,2004, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued NRC Regulatory Issue Summary (RIS) 2004-10, "Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations."

The RIS informs licensees of the NRC staff's need for information on projected site-specific operator licensing examination schedules and estimated numbers of applicants planning to take operator licensing examinations and the NRC's generic fundamentals examinations (GFEs).

Enclosed is the Nuclear Management Company, LLC (NMC) response to RIS 2004-10. The NMC response is tabulated on NRC Form 536 as requested, -~ _This response is being voluntarily submitted to the NRC by NMC. This letter contains no new commitments and no revisions to existing commitments

/ Dennis L. Koehl Site Vice-president. Point Beach Nuclear Plant Nuclear Management Company, LLC Enclosure 6590 Nuclear Road Two Rivers. Wisconsin 54241 Telephone:

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~ LIMITED PROPOSED DATES PRIMARY DATE ALTERNATE DATE 0 0 0 0 1 1/07/2005 02/05/2007 11/14/2005 03/05/2007 PROPOSED DATES PRIMARY DATE ALTERNATE DATE 1 1/07/2005 02/05/2007 11/14/2005 03/05/2007 OI cy 2005 PROPOSED ~~ NUMBER MARCH JUNE SEPTEMBER DECEMBER 9 ESTIMATED NUMBER OF CANDIDATES Cy 2006 MARCH JUNE SEPTEMBER DECEMBER UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION 111 2443 WARRENVILLE ROAD, SUITE 210 LISLE, ILLINOIS 60532-4352 July 13,2005 Mr. Dennis L. Koehl Site Vice President Point Beach Nuclear Plant Nuclear Management Company, LLC 6590 Nuclear Road Two Rivers, W I 54241 -951 6

Dear Mr. Koehl:

In a telephone conversation on July 11, 2005, between Mr.

Raymond Keith Walton of the NRC and Mr. Chuck Sizemore, arrangements were made for the administration of licensing examinations at the Point Beach Nuclear Power Station the weeks of November 7 and November 14, 2005. In addition, the NRC will make an examination validation visit to your facility the week of October 17. 2005. As agreed during the telephone conversation, your staff will prepare the examinations based on the guidelines in Revision 9 of NUREG-1021, "Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors." The NRC regional office will discuss with your staff any changes that might be necessary before the examinations are administered.

To meet the above schedule, it will be necessary for your staff to furnish the examination outlines by August 1, 2005. The written examinations, operating tests, and the supporting reference materials identified in Attachment 2 to ES-201 will be due by September 26, 2005. Pursuant to 10 CFR 55.40(b)(3), of the Code of Federal Regulations (IO CFR 55.40(b)(3)), an authorized representative of the facility licensee shall approve the outlines, examinations.

and tests 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, proprietaty, 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.

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 (Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval number 3150-0090), medical certifications (OMB approval number 3150-0024), and waiver requests (if any) (OMB approval number 3150-0090) 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 7995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). These information collections were approved by the Office of Management and Budget, approval number 3150-0018, which expires on June 30,2006. The public reporting burden for this collection 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, 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, D.C. 20555-0001, or by Internet electronic mail at BJSl@nrc.gov; and to the Desk Officer, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, NEOB-10202, (3150-0018), Office of Management and Budget, Washington, D.C.

20503-0001.

The NRC may neither conduct nor sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Mr. Sizemore has been advised of the poliaes and guidelines referenced in this letter.

If you have any questions regarding the NRC's examination procedures and guidelines, please contact Raymond Keith Walton at 630-829-9836, or me at 630-829-9707.

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's Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of the NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the Electronic Reading Room page of the NRC's public Web site at httD://w.nrc.aov/readina-rm/adams.html.

Sincerely, Hknori Peterson, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket Nos. 50-266; 50-301 License Nos. DPR-24; DPR See Attached Distribution To permit timely NRC review and evaluation, your staff should submit preliminary reactor operator and senior reactor operator license applications (Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval number 3150-0090), medical certifications (OMB approval number 3150-0024), and waiver requests (if any) (OMB approval number 3150-0090) 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, approval number 3150-0018, which expires on June 30,2006. The public reporting burden for this collection 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, 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, D.C. 20555-0001, or by Internet electronic mail at BJSl@nrc.gov; and to the Desk Officer, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, NEOB-10202, (3150-0018), Office of Management and Budget, Washington, D.C. 20503-0001.

The NRC may neither conduct nor sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Mr. Sizemore 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 Raymond Keith Walton at 630-829-9836, or me at 630-829-9707.

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's Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of the NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the Electronic Reading Room page of the NRC's public Web site at httD://www.nrc.aov/readina-rm/adams.html.

Sincerely, I@/ Hironori Peterson, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket Nos. 50-266; 50-301 License Nos.

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cc: F. Kuester. President and Chief Executive Officer, We Generation J. Cowan, Executive Vice President Chief Nuclear Officer D. Cooper, Senior Vice President, Group Operations J. McCarthy, Site Director of Operations D. Weaver, Nuclear Asset Manager Plant Manager Regulatory Affairs Manager Training Manager Site Assessment Manager Site Engineering Director Emergency Planning Manager J. Rogoff, Vice President, Counsel

& Secretary K. Duveneck, Town Chairman Chairperson J. Kitsembel, Electric Division State Liaison Officer C. R. Sizemore, Training Department Manager R. Joplin, Training Department - Examination Author Town of Two Creeks Public Service Commission of Wisconsin Public Service Commission of Wisconsin D. Koehl ADAMS Distribution:

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SUBJECT:

OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATION APPROVAL

Dear Mr. Koehl:

The purpose of this letter is to confirm the final arrangements for the upcoming operator licensing examinations at the Point Beach Nuclear Plant. The U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has completed its review of the operator license applications in connection with this examination and will separately provide a list of approved applicants to Mr. Charles R.

Sizemore, Point Beach Training Manager. Note that any examination waivers have been addressed in separate correspondence.

The NRC has approved the subject examinations and hereby authorizes you to administer the written examinations in accordance with Revision 9 of NUREG-1021, "Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors," during the week of November 14, 2005. The NRC staff will administer the operating tests during the weeks of November 7 and November 14, 2005. Please contact Mr. Raymond Keith Walton, at 630-829-9836, if you have any questions or identify any errors or changes in the license level (RO or SRO) or type of examination (partial or complete written examination and/or operating test) specified for each applicant.

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 the NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the Electronic Reading Room page of the NRC's public Web site at httD://www.nrc.aov/readina-rm/adams.html.

> Hironori Peterson, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket Nos. 50-266; 50-301 License Nos. DPR-24; DPR cc: F. Kuester. President and Chief Executive Officer, We Generation J. Cowan, Executive Vice President Chief Nuclear Officer D. Cooper, Senior Vice President, Group Operations J. McCarthy. Site Director of Operations D. Weaver, Nuclear Asset Manager Plant Manager Regulatory Affairs Manager Training Manager Site Assessment Manager Site Engineering Director Emergency Planning Manager J. Rogoff, Vice President, Counsel & Secretary K. Duveneck. Town Chairman Chairperson J. Kitsembel. Electric Division State Liaison Officer C. R. Sizemore, Training Manager Town of Two Creeks Public Service Commission of Wisconsin Public Service Commission of Wisconsin and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the Electronic Reading Room page of the NRC's public Web site at htto://www.nrc.aov/readina-rm/adams.html.

Sincerely, Hironori Peterson, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket Nos. 50-266; 50-301 License Nos. DPR-24; DPR-27 cc: F. Kuester, President and Chief Executive Officer, We Generation J. Cowan, Executive Vice President Chief Nuclear Officer D. Cooper, Senior Vice President, Group Operations J. McCarthy, Site Director of Operations D. Weaver, Nuclear Asset Manager Plant Manager Regulatory Affairs Manager Training Manager Site Assessment Manager Site Engineering Director Emergency Planning Manager J. Rogoff, Vice President, Counsel

& Secretary K. Duveneck, Town Chairman Chairperson J. Kitsembel, Electric Division State Liaison Officer C. R. Sizemore, Training Manager Town of Two Creeks Public Service Commission of Wisconsin Public Service Commission of Wisconsin DOCUMENT NAME: G:\DRS\Work in Progress\POI 10-05 DRS.wpd 0 Publicly Available Non-Publicly Available 0 Sensitive 0 Non-Sensitive OFFICIAL RECORD COPY D. Koehl ADAMS Distribution:

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