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| number = ML18029A157
| number = ML18029A157
| issue date = 01/29/2018
| issue date = 01/29/2018
| title = South Texas Project Electric Generating Station - Notification of NRC Initial Operator Licensing Examination 05000498/2018301 and 05000499/2018301
| title = Notification of NRC Initial Operator Licensing Examination 05000498/2018301 and 05000499/2018301
| author name = Gaddy V G
| author name = Gaddy V
| author affiliation = NRC/RGN-IV/DRS/OB
| author affiliation = NRC/RGN-IV/DRS/OB
| addressee name = Powell G T
| addressee name = Powell G
| addressee affiliation = South Texas Project Nuclear Operating Co
| addressee affiliation = South Texas Project Nuclear Operating Co
| docket = 05000498, 05000499
| docket = 05000498, 05000499
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| page count = 4
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See also: [[followed by::IR 05000498/2018301]]
See also: [[see also::IR 05000498/2018301]]


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{{#Wiki_filter:January 29, 2018  
{{#Wiki_filter:January 29, 2018
Mr. G. T. Powell
Executive Vice President and CNO
Mr. G. T. Powell Executive Vice President and CNO  
STP Nuclear Operating Company
STP Nuclear Operating Company  
P.O. Box 289
P.O. Box 289  
Wadsworth, TX 77483
Wadsworth, TX 77483  
SUBJECT:       SOUTH TEXAS PROJECT ELECTRIC GENERATING STATION -
SUBJECT: SOUTH TEXAS PROJECT ELECTRIC GENERATING STATION - NOTIFICATION OF NRC INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING  
                NOTIFICATION OF NRC INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING
EXAMINATION 05000498/2018301 AND 05000499/2018301
                EXAMINATION 05000498/2018301 AND 05000499/2018301
Dear Mr. Powell:  
Dear Mr. Powell:
In a telephone conversation on January 11, 2018, between Ms. Melissa Ripple, Lead
In a telephone conversation on January 11, 2018, between Ms. Melissa Ripple, Lead  
Regulatory Exam Author, and Mr. John Kirkland, Chief Examiner, arrangements were made for
Regulatory Exam Author, and Mr. John Kirkland, Chief Examiner, arrangements were made for  
the administration of operator licensing examinations at South Texas Project Electric Generating
the administration of operator licensing examinations at South Texas Project Electric Generating Station, Units 1 and 2, during the weeks of October 22 and October 29, 2018.  
Station, Units 1 and 2, during the weeks of October 22 and October 29, 2018.
As agreed during the telephone conversation, your staff will prepare the examinations based on the guidelines in Revision 11 of NUREG-1021, "O
As agreed during the telephone conversation, your staff will prepare the examinations based on
perator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors."  The Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC's) regional office will discuss  
the guidelines in Revision 11 of NUREG-1021, Operator Licensing Examination Standards for
Power Reactors. The Nuclear Regulatory Commissions (NRCs) 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 operating test
outlines by May 25, 2018. The written examination outline was provided to your staff on
January 11, 2018. The written examinations, operating tests, and supporting reference
materials identified in Attachment 3 to ES-201 will be due by August 8, 2018. 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 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, proprietary, sensitive unclassified, or Safeguards Information in
your response be contained in a separate enclosure and appropriately marked. Delays in
receiving the required materials, or the submittal of inadequate or incomplete materials, may
cause the examinations to be cancelled or rescheduled. In addition, your support for on-site
validation of the examinations is required during the week of September 17, 2018.
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 along with any video and audio


with your staff any changes that might be necessary before the examinations are administered.  
G. Powell                                        2
To meet the above schedule, it will be necessary for your staff to furnish the operating test
recordings of the dynamic operating tests until the NRC takes its licensing action on all of the
outlines by May 25, 2018. The written examination outline was provided to your staff on January 11, 2018. The written examinations, operating tests, and supporting reference
applications and any adjudicatory actions on any hearing demands are complete. Appendix E
materials identified in Attachment 3 to ES-201 will be due by August 8, 2018. Pursuant to  
to NUREG-1021 contains a number of NRC policies and guidelines that will be in effect while
Title 10, Section 55.40(b)(3), of the  
the written examinations and operating tests are being administered.
Code of Federal Regulations
To permit timely NRC review and evaluation, your staff should submit preliminary reactor
(10 CFR 55.40(b)(3)), an authorized representative of the facility licensee shall approve the examinations and tests
operator and senior reactor operator waiver or excusal requests (if any) (Office of Management
before they are submitted to the NRC for review and approval. All materials shall be complete
and Budget (OMB) approval number 3150-0090) at least 60 days before the first examination
and ready-to-use.  
date (if able). Mr. Kirkland should be contacted to determine the method for submission of the
waiver and/or excusal requests. Preliminary reactor operator and senior reactor operator
license applications (OMB approval number 3150-0090) and, medical certifications
(OMB approval number 3150-0024) should be submitted at least 30 days before the first
examination date. If the preliminary applications are not received at least 30 days before the
examination date, a postponement may be necessary. Final, signed applications certifying that
all training has been completed and requesting any waivers or excusals, as applicable, should
be submitted at least 14 days before the first examination date.
Although the minimum guidelines for receiving waiver or excusal requests is 30 days before the
first examination date (preliminary) and 14 days before the first examination date (final), the
requests should be submitted as early in the process as possible (see the 60-day guideline,
above). Resolutions resulting from verbal inquiries by the licensee to the NRC are not binding.
Submittals addressing waivers and/or excusals should be in writing (i.e., on NRC Form 398, or
as directed when Mr. Kirkland is contacted to determine the method for submission). The
NRCs final decision on whether to grant a waiver or excusal will be documented on the final
(not preliminary) NRC Form 398 submitted for the applicant and will not be provided until the
final application is submitted to the NRC.
Paperwork Reduction Act Statement
This letter contains information collection requirements 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.
The burden to the public for these [mandatory information collections is estimated to average
400 hours per examination including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data
sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the
information collection. You may submit comments on any aspect of the information collection,
including suggestions for reducing the burden, to the FOIA, Privacy and Information Collections
Branch (T-5 F53), U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, or by
electronic mail to INFOCOLLECTS.RESOURCE@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.
Public Protection Notification
The NRC may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a request for
information or an information collection requirement unless the requesting document displays a
currently valid OMB control number.


G. Powell                                        3
We request that any personal, proprietary, sensitive unclassified, or Safeguards Information in your response be contained in a separate enclosure and appropriately marked. Delays in receiving the required materials, or the submittal of inadequate or incomplete materials, may
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390, Public Inspections, Exemptions, Requests for Withholding,
cause the examinations to be cancelled or rescheduled.  In addition, your support for on-site
of the NRCs Rules of Practice and Procedure, a copy of this letter and its enclosures will be
validation of the examinations is required during the week of September 17, 2018.
available electronically for public inspection in the NRCs Agencywide Documents Access and
Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the Electronic Reading Room page
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
of the NRCs public Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.
should retain the original simulator performance data (e.g., system pressures, temperatures,
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Ms. Ripple has been advised of the policies
and levels) generated during the dynamic operating tests along with any video and audio 
and guidelines referenced in this letter. If you have any questions regarding the NRCs
G. Powell 2 recordings of the dynamic operating tests until the NRC takes its licensing action on all of the applications and any adjudicatory actions on any hearing demands are complete.  Appendix E to 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.
examination procedures and guidelines, please contact John Kirkland at 817-200-1771
or me at 817-200-1159.
To permit timely NRC review and evaluation, your staff should submit preliminary reactor operator and senior reactor operator waiver or excusal requests (if any) (Office of Management
                                                  Sincerely,
and Budget (OMB) approval number 3150-0090) at least 60 days before the first examination date (if able). Mr. Kirkland should be contacted to determine the method for submission of the waiver and/or excusal requests. Preliminary reactor operator and senior reactor operator license applications (OMB approval number 3150-0090) and, medical certifications
                                                  /RA/
(OMB approval number 3150-0024) should be submitted at least 30 days before the first examination date.  If the preliminary applications are not received at least 30 days before the
                                                  Vincent G. Gaddy, Chief
examination date, a postponement may be necessary. Final, signed applications certifying that all training has been completed and requesting any waivers or excusals, as applicable, should be submitted at least 14 days before the first examination date.
                                                  Operations Branch
                                                  Division of Reactor Safety
Docket Nos. 50-498 and 50-499
License Nos. NPF-76 and NPF-80
cc: Electronic Distribution


Although the minimum guidelines for receiving waiver or excusal requests is 30 days before the
first examination date (preliminary) and 14 days before the first examination date (final), the requests should be submitted as early in the process as possible (see the 60-day guideline, above).  Resolutions resulting from verbal inquiries by the licensee to the NRC are not binding.  Submittals addressing waivers and/or excusals should be in writing (i.e., on NRC Form 398, or
as directed when Mr. Kirkland is contacted to determine the method for submission).  The
NRC's final decision on whether to grant a waiver or excusal will be documented on the final
(not preliminary) NRC Form 398 submitted for the applicant and will not be provided until the final application is submitted to the NRC.
Paperwork Reduction Act Statement
This letter contains information collection requirements 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.
The burden to the public for these [mandatory information collections is estimated to average
400 hours per examination including the time for re
viewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the information collection.  You may submit comments on any aspect of the information collection, including suggestions for reducing the burden, to the FOIA, Privacy and Information Collections
Branch (T-5 F53), U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, or by
electronic mail to INFOCOLLECTS.RESOURCE@NRC.GO
V; and to the Desk Officer, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs, NEOB-10202, (3150-0018), Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC 20503.
Public Protection Notification
The NRC may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a request for information or an information collection requirement unless the requesting document displays a currently valid OMB control number.
 
G. Powell 3 In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390, "Public Inspections, Exemptions, Requests for Withholding," of the NRC's "Rules of Practice and Procedure," a copy of this letter and its enclosures will be
available electronically for public inspection in 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 http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.  Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.  Ms. Ripple 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 John Kirkland at 817-200-1771 
or me at 817-200-1159.
Sincerely, 


  /RA/ 
  ML18029A157
  Vincent G. Gaddy, Chief
  SUNSI Review:           ADAMS:           Non-Publicly Available  Non-Sensitive Keyword:
Operations Branch
  By: JKirkland           Yes No       Publicly Available     Sensitive     NRC-002
Division of Reactor Safety
OFFICE         SOE: OB       C: OB
Docket Nos. 50-498 and 50-499
NAME           JKirkland     VGaddy
License Nos. NPF-76 and NPF-80
SIGNATURE       /RA/           /RA/
 
DATE           1/24/18       1/29/18
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  ML18029A157 SUNSI Review:   ADAMS:   Non-Publicly Available  Non-Sensitive Keyword: By: JKirkland  Yes    No Publicly Available Sensitive NRC-002 OFFICE SOE: OB C: OB     NAME JKirkland VGaddy     SIGNATURE /RA/ /RA/     DATE 1/24/18 1/29/18
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Latest revision as of 00:56, 22 October 2019

Notification of NRC Initial Operator Licensing Examination 05000498/2018301 and 05000499/2018301
ML18029A157
Person / Time
Site: South Texas  STP Nuclear Operating Company icon.png
Issue date: 01/29/2018
From: Vincent Gaddy
Operations Branch IV
To: Gerry Powell
South Texas
References
50-498/18-301, 50-499/18-301 50-498/OL-18, 50-499/OL-18
Download: ML18029A157 (4)
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See also: IR 05000498/2018301

Text

January 29, 2018

Mr. G. T. Powell

Executive Vice President and CNO

STP Nuclear Operating Company

P.O. Box 289

Wadsworth, TX 77483

SUBJECT: SOUTH TEXAS PROJECT ELECTRIC GENERATING STATION -

NOTIFICATION OF NRC INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING

EXAMINATION 05000498/2018301 AND 05000499/2018301

Dear Mr. Powell:

In a telephone conversation on January 11, 2018, between Ms. Melissa Ripple, Lead

Regulatory Exam Author, and Mr. John Kirkland, Chief Examiner, arrangements were made for

the administration of operator licensing examinations at South Texas Project Electric Generating

Station, Units 1 and 2, during the weeks of October 22 and October 29, 2018.

As agreed during the telephone conversation, your staff will prepare the examinations based on

the guidelines in Revision 11 of NUREG-1021, Operator Licensing Examination Standards for

Power Reactors. The Nuclear Regulatory Commissions (NRCs) 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 operating test

outlines by May 25, 2018. The written examination outline was provided to your staff on

January 11, 2018. The written examinations, operating tests, and supporting reference

materials identified in Attachment 3 to ES-201 will be due by August 8, 2018. 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 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, proprietary, sensitive unclassified, or Safeguards Information in

your response be contained in a separate enclosure and appropriately marked. Delays in

receiving the required materials, or the submittal of inadequate or incomplete materials, may

cause the examinations to be cancelled or rescheduled. In addition, your support for on-site

validation of the examinations is required during the week of September 17, 2018.

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 along with any video and audio

G. Powell 2

recordings of the dynamic operating tests until the NRC takes its licensing action on all of the

applications and any adjudicatory actions on any hearing demands are complete. Appendix E

to 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 waiver or excusal requests (if any) (Office of Management

and Budget (OMB) approval number 3150-0090) at least 60 days before the first examination

date (if able). Mr. Kirkland should be contacted to determine the method for submission of the

waiver and/or excusal requests. Preliminary reactor operator and senior reactor operator

license applications (OMB approval number 3150-0090) and, medical certifications

(OMB approval number 3150-0024) should be submitted at least 30 days before the first

examination date. If the preliminary applications are not received at least 30 days before the

examination date, a postponement may be necessary. Final, signed applications certifying that

all training has been completed and requesting any waivers or excusals, as applicable, should

be submitted at least 14 days before the first examination date.

Although the minimum guidelines for receiving waiver or excusal requests is 30 days before the

first examination date (preliminary) and 14 days before the first examination date (final), the

requests should be submitted as early in the process as possible (see the 60-day guideline,

above). Resolutions resulting from verbal inquiries by the licensee to the NRC are not binding.

Submittals addressing waivers and/or excusals should be in writing (i.e., on NRC Form 398, or

as directed when Mr. Kirkland is contacted to determine the method for submission). The

NRCs final decision on whether to grant a waiver or excusal will be documented on the final

(not preliminary) NRC Form 398 submitted for the applicant and will not be provided until the

final application is submitted to the NRC.

Paperwork Reduction Act Statement

This letter contains information collection requirements 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.

The burden to the public for these [mandatory information collections is estimated to average

400 hours0.00463 days <br />0.111 hours <br />6.613757e-4 weeks <br />1.522e-4 months <br /> per examination including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data

sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the

information collection. You may submit comments on any aspect of the information collection,

including suggestions for reducing the burden, to the FOIA, Privacy and Information Collections

Branch (T-5 F53), U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, or by

electronic mail to INFOCOLLECTS.RESOURCE@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.

Public Protection Notification

The NRC may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a request for

information or an information collection requirement unless the requesting document displays a

currently valid OMB control number.

G. Powell 3

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390, Public Inspections, Exemptions, Requests for Withholding,

of the NRCs Rules of Practice and Procedure, a copy of this letter and its enclosures will be

available electronically for public inspection in the NRCs Agencywide Documents Access and

Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the Electronic Reading Room page

of the NRCs public Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.

Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Ms. Ripple has been advised of the policies

and guidelines referenced in this letter. If you have any questions regarding the NRCs

examination procedures and guidelines, please contact John Kirkland at 817-200-1771

or me at 817-200-1159.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Vincent G. Gaddy, Chief

Operations Branch

Division of Reactor Safety

Docket Nos. 50-498 and 50-499

License Nos. NPF-76 and NPF-80

cc: Electronic Distribution

ML18029A157

SUNSI Review: ADAMS: Non-Publicly Available Non-Sensitive Keyword:

By: JKirkland Yes No Publicly Available Sensitive NRC-002

OFFICE SOE: OB C: OB

NAME JKirkland VGaddy

SIGNATURE /RA/ /RA/

DATE 1/24/18 1/29/18

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