ML17142A216

Requalification Program Inspection - Vogtle, Units 1 and 2 05000424/2017002 and 05000425/2017002

ML17142A216
Person / Time
Site:	Vogtle
Issue date:	05/19/2017
From:	Gerald Mccoy Division of Reactor Safety II
To:	Taber B Southern Nuclear Operating Co
References
IR 2017002
Download: ML17142A216 (3)

See also: IR 05000424/2017002

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UNITED STATES

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

REGION II

245 PEACHTREE CENTER AVENUE NE, SUITE 1200

ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-1257

May 19, 2017

Mr. B. Keith Taber

Vice President

Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Vogtle Electric Generating Plant

7821 River Road

Waynesboro, GA 30830

SUBJECT: REQUALIFICATION PROGRAM INSPECTION - VOGTLE ELECTRIC

GENERATING PLANT UNITS 1 AND 2 05000424/2017002 AND

05000425/2017002

Dear Mr. Taber:

In a telephone conversation on May 4, 2017, Mr. David Lanyi, Senior Operations Engineeer and

Mr. Ken Jenkins, Initial Exam Lead made arrangements for the NRC to inspect the licensed

operator requalification program at Vogtle Electric Generating Plant Units 1 and 2. The

inspection is planned for the week of June 26, 2017, which coincides with your regularly

scheduled requalification examination cycle. The staff at your facility should prepare and

conduct the requalification examinations in accordance with your NRC-approved requalification

program. It is our understanding that you have committed to maintain your plant-referenced

simulator in accordance with ANSI/ANS-3.5-1985, American National Standard for Nuclear

Power Plant Simulators for Use in Operator Training and Examination.

In accordance with 10 CFR 55.59, the NRC has requested that you submit June 2, 2017, the

material as specified in paragraph A of the Enclosure, in order to support the NRC's inspection

program needs. The NRC has further requested that you have all items as specified in

paragraph B of the Enclosure available for review for the inspectors on the first day they arrive

on site. Mr. Jenkins has been advised of this request and provided with the name and address

of the NRC lead inspector assigned to this inspection.

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 Part 55 (3150-0018).

The public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 4 hours4.62963e-5 days <br />0.00111 hours <br />6.613757e-6 weeks <br />1.522e-6 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, 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-

0101), Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC 20503.

B. Taber 2

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

of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB approval number.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRCs Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter and its

enclosure 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.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

inspection please contact Mr. Lanyi at (404) 997-4487, (Internet E-mail: david.lanyi@nrc.gov),

or me at (404) 997-4551, (Internet E-mail: Gerald.mccoy@nrc.gov).

Sincerely,

/RA/

Gerald J. McCoy, Chief

Operations Branch 1

Division of Reactor Safety

Docket Nos.: 50-424, 50-425

License Nos.: NPF-68, NPF-81

Enclosure: Materials Request List

cc: Distribution via Listserv

B. Taber 3

SUBJECT: REQUALIFICATION PROGRAM INSPECTION - VOGTLE ELECTRIC

GENERATING PLANT UNITS 1 AND 2 05000424/2017002 AND

05000425/2017002 DATED : MAY 19, 2017

DISTRIBUTION:

S. Sandal, RII, DRP

C. Kontz, RII, SPE

D. Mas-Peneranda, PE

A. Patz, RII DRP

M. Endress, RII SRI

A. Alen, RII, RI

S. Price, ORA/RC

K. Sloan, RII, EICS

• See previous page for concurrence

PUBLICLY AVAILABLE NON-PUBLICLY AVAILABLE SENSITIVE NON-

SENSITIVE

ADAMS: Yes ACCESSION NUMBER:_________________________ SUNSI REVIEW COMPLETE

FORM 665 ATTACHED

OFFICE RII/ OB1 RII/ OB1

SIGNATURE DRL GXM

NAME D. Lanyi G. McCoy

DATE 5/19/2017 5/19/2017 5/ /2017 5/ /2017 5/ /2017 5/ /2017

E-MAIL COPY? YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO

OFFICIAL RECORD COPY DOCUMENT NAME: G:\DRSII\OBII\SITES\VOGTLE\REQUAL

INSPECTIONS\VOGTLE 2017\REQUAL LETTER.DOCX