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| | issue date = 03/11/2015 | | | issue date = 03/11/2015 |
| | title = Vogtle Electric Generating Plant - Notification Of Licensed Operator Initial Examination 05000424/2015301 And 05000425/2015301 | | | title = Notification of Licensed Operator Initial Examination 05000424/2015301 and 05000425/2015301 |
| | author name = Guthrie E F | | | author name = Guthrie E |
| | author affiliation = NRC/RGN-II/DRS | | | author affiliation = NRC/RGN-II/DRS |
| | addressee name = Taber B K | | | addressee name = Taber B |
| | addressee affiliation = Southern Nuclear Operating Co, Inc | | | addressee affiliation = Southern Nuclear Operating Co, Inc |
| | docket = 05000424, 05000425 | | | docket = 05000424, 05000425 |
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| See also: [[followed by::IR 05000424/2015301]] | | See also: [[see also::IR 05000424/2015301]] |
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| [[Issue date::March 11, 2015]]
| | NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION |
| | REGION II |
| | 245 PEACHTREE CENTER AVENUE NE, SUITE 1200 |
| | ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-1257 |
| | March 11, 2015 |
| | Mr. Brian K. Taber |
| | Vice President |
| | Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. |
| | Vogtle Electric Generating Plant |
| | 7821 River Road |
| | Waynesboro, GA 30830 |
| | SUBJECT: VOGTLE ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT - NOTIFICATION OF LICENSED |
| | OPERATOR INITIAL EXAMINATION 05000424/2015301 AND 05000425/2015301 |
| | Dear Mr. Taber: |
| | In a telephone conversation on February 12, 2015, between Mr. John Acree, Nuclear |
| | Operations Training Supervisor, Mr. Kenneth and Mr. Richard S. Baldwin, Senior Operations |
| | Engineer, arrangements were made for the administration of licensing examinations at the |
| | Vogtle Electric Generating Plant. The operating test is scheduled to be administered during the |
| | weeks of August 31, 2015 and September 14, 2015. The written examination is scheduled to |
| | be administered the week of September 21, 2015. The on-site preparatory week is scheduled |
| | for the week of August 3, 2015. |
| | As agreed during the telephone conversation, your staff will prepare both the operating test and |
| | written examinations based on the guidelines in Revision 10, of NUREG-1021, "Operator |
| | Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors." The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory |
| | Commission (NRC) regional office will discuss with your staff any changes that might be |
| | necessary before the examinations are administered. Your staff has also agreed to make |
| | copies of all examination materials that are necessary for administering the examination. |
| | Your staff furnished the operating test outlines in February 2015. Mr. Richard S. Baldwin |
| | provided written examination outlines to your staff in November 2014. The written |
| | examinations, operating test and the supporting reference materials identified in Attachment 3 to |
| | ES-201 will be due by May 8, 2015. 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 test 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. 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. |
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| Mr. Brian Vice President Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
| | B. Taber 2 |
| | 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 (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 first |
| | 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 OMB under |
| | approval number 3150-0018, which expires on April 30, 2016. The public reporting burden for |
| | this collection of information is estimated to average 2500 hours per response, including the |
| | time for reviewing instructions, gathering and maintaining the data needed, writing the |
| | examinations, 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 BJS1@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. |
| | The NRC may neither conduct nor sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, an |
| | information collection, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. |
| | In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390, Public Inspections, Exemptions, Requests for Withholding, |
| | of the NRCs Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter and its enclosures will be available |
| | electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly |
| | Available Records (PARS) component of the NRCs Agencywide Documents Access and |
| | Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Website at |
| | http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm.adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room). |
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| Vogtle Electric Generating Plant 7821 River Road Waynesboro, GA 30830
| | B. Taber 3 |
| | Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Mr. Acree 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 Mr. Richard S. Baldwin at (404) 997-4642, (Internet E- |
| | mail: Richard.Baldwin@nrc.gov), or 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 Nos.: 50-424, 50-425 |
| | License Nos.: NPF-68, NPF-81 |
| | cc: Distribution via Listserv |
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| SUBJECT: VOGTLE ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT - NOTIFICATION OF LICENSED OPERATOR INITIAL EXAMINATION 05000424/2015301 AND 05000425/2015301
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| ==Dear Mr. Taber:==
| | __ML1500A493_____________ SUNSI REVIEW COMPLETE FORM 665 ATTACHED |
| In a telephone conversation on February 12, 2015, between Mr. John Acree, Nuclear Operations Training Supervisor, Mr. Kenneth and Mr. Richard S. Baldwin, Senior Operations Engineer, arrangements were made for the administration of licensing examinations at the Vogtle Electric Generating Plant. The operating test is scheduled to be administered during the weeks of August 31, 2015 and September 14, 2015. The written examination is scheduled to be administered the week of September 21, 2015. The on-site preparatory week is scheduled for the week of August 3, 2015.
| | OFFICE RII:DRS RII:DRS |
| | | SIGNATURE EFG FOR EFG |
| As agreed during the telephone conversation, your staff will prepare both the operating test and written examinations based on the guidelines in Revision 10, of NUREG-1021, "Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors." The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) regional office will discuss with your staff any changes that might be necessary before the examinations are administered. Your staff has also agreed to make copies of all examination materials that are necessary for administering the examination. Your staff furnished the operating test outlines in February 2015. Mr. Richard S. Baldwin provided written examination outlines to your staff in November 2014. The written examinations, operating test and the supporting reference materials identified in Attachment 3 to ES-201 will be due by May 8, 2015. 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 test before they are submitted to the NRC for review and approval. All materials shall be complete and ready-to-use.
| | NAME BALDWIN GUTHRIE |
| | | DATE 3/11/2015 3/11/2015 3/ /2015 3/ /2015 3/ /2015 3/ /2015 3/ /2015 |
| We request that any personal, proprietary, 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.
| | E-MAIL COPY? YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO |
| | |
| 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 (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 first 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.
| |
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| 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 OMB under approval number 3150-0018, which expires on April 30, 2016. The public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 2500 hours per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, gathering and maintaining the data needed, writing the examinations, 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 BJS1@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. The NRC may neither conduct nor sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, an information collection, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
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| In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390, "Public Inspections, Exemptions, Requests for Withholding,"
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| of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and its enclosures 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 NRC Website at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm.adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room). Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Mr. Acree 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 Mr. Richard S. Baldwin at (404) 997-4642, (Internet E-mail: Richard.Baldwin@nrc.gov), or 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 Nos.: 50-424, 50-425 License Nos.: NPF-68, NPF-81
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| cc: Distribution via Listserv Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Mr. Acree has been advised of the policies and Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Mr. Acree 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 Mr. Richard S. Baldwin at (404) 997-4642, (Internet E-mail: Richard.Baldwin@nrc.gov), or me at (404) 997-4662, (Internet E-mail: Eugene.Guthrie@nrc.gov)
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| Sincerely,/RA/ Eugene F. Guthrie, Chief Operations Branch 2 Division of Reactor Safet Docket Nos.: 50-424, 50-425 License Nos.: NPF-68, NPF-81
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| cc: Distribution via Listserv
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UNITED STATES
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
REGION II
245 PEACHTREE CENTER AVENUE NE, SUITE 1200
ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-1257
March 11, 2015
Mr. Brian K. Taber
Vice President
Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
Vogtle Electric Generating Plant
7821 River Road
Waynesboro, GA 30830
SUBJECT: VOGTLE ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT - NOTIFICATION OF LICENSED
OPERATOR INITIAL EXAMINATION 05000424/2015301 AND 05000425/2015301
Dear Mr. Taber:
In a telephone conversation on February 12, 2015, between Mr. John Acree, Nuclear
Operations Training Supervisor, Mr. Kenneth and Mr. Richard S. Baldwin, Senior Operations
Engineer, arrangements were made for the administration of licensing examinations at the
Vogtle Electric Generating Plant. The operating test is scheduled to be administered during the
weeks of August 31, 2015 and September 14, 2015. The written examination is scheduled to
be administered the week of September 21, 2015. The on-site preparatory week is scheduled
for the week of August 3, 2015.
As agreed during the telephone conversation, your staff will prepare both the operating test and
written examinations based on the guidelines in Revision 10, of NUREG-1021, "Operator
Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors." The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) regional office will discuss with your staff any changes that might be
necessary before the examinations are administered. Your staff has also agreed to make
copies of all examination materials that are necessary for administering the examination.
Your staff furnished the operating test outlines in February 2015. Mr. Richard S. Baldwin
provided written examination outlines to your staff in November 2014. The written
examinations, operating test and the supporting reference materials identified in Attachment 3 to
ES-201 will be due by May 8, 2015. 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 test 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. 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.
B. Taber 2
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 (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 first
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 OMB under
approval number 3150-0018, which expires on April 30, 2016. The public reporting burden for
this collection of information is estimated to average 2500 hours0.0289 days <br />0.694 hours <br />0.00413 weeks <br />9.5125e-4 months <br /> per response, including the
time for reviewing instructions, gathering and maintaining the data needed, writing the
examinations, 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 BJS1@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.
The NRC may neither conduct nor sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, an
information collection, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390, Public Inspections, Exemptions, Requests for Withholding,
of the NRCs Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter and its enclosures will be available
electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly
Available Records (PARS) component of the NRCs Agencywide Documents Access and
Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Website at
http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm.adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).
B. Taber 3
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Mr. Acree 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 Mr. Richard S. Baldwin at (404) 997-4642, (Internet E-
mail: Richard.Baldwin@nrc.gov), or 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 Nos.: 50-424, 50-425
License Nos.: NPF-68, NPF-81
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__ML1500A493_____________ SUNSI REVIEW COMPLETE FORM 665 ATTACHED
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