ML110330498

Edwin Hatch - Notification of Licensed Operator Initial Examination 05000321-11-301 and 05000366-11-301

ML110330498
Person / Time
Site:	Hatch
Issue date:	02/02/2011
From:	Widmann M NRC/RGN-II/DRS/OLB
To:	Madison D Southern Nuclear Operating Co
References
Download: ML110330498 (6)

See also: IR 05000321/2011301

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UNITED STATES

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

REGION II

245 PEACHTREE CENTER AVENUE NE, SUITE 1200

ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-1257

February 2, 2011

Mr. Dennis R. Madison

Vice President

Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant

11028 Hatch Parkway North

Baxley, GA 31513

SUBJECT: EDWIN I. HATCH - NOTIFICATION OF LICENSED OPERATOR INITIAL

EXAMINATION 05000321/2011301 AND 05000366/2011301

Dear Mr. Madison:

In a telephone conversation on January 31, 2011, between Mr. J. Derwood Tootle - Operations

Training Supervisor, Anthony Ball - Exam Developer, Charlie Edmunds - Exam Developer, and

Mr. Phillip Capehart - Senior Operations Engineer, arrangements were made for the

administration of licensing examinations at the Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant. The operating test

is scheduled to be administered during the two weeks of June 6 and June 13, 2011. The written

examination is scheduled to be administered the week of June 20, 2011. The on-site

preparatory week is scheduled for the week of May 16, 2011.

As agreed during the telephone conversation, your staff will prepare both the operating test, and

written examination based on the guidelines in Revision 9, Supplement 1, 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.

To meet the above schedule, it will be necessary for your staff to furnish the operating test

outline by March 28, 2011. Mr. Phillip Capehart provided the written examination outline to your

staff on November 29, 2010. The operating test, written examination, and the supporting

reference materials identified in Attachment 3 to ES-201, will be due by April 20, 2011.

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

outline, examination, 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.

SNC 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, (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 (OMB) under approval number 3150-0018, which expires on February

28, 2013. The public reporting burden for this collection of information 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, 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 infocollectsresource@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 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 the NRCs document system (ADAMS).

ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Website at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm.adams.html (the

Public Electronic Reading Room).

SNC 3

Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Mr. Derwood Tootle - Operations Training

Supervisor, Anthony Ball - Exam Developer and Charlie Edmunds - Exam Developer have

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. Phillip

Capehart at (404) 997-4483, (Internet E-mail: Phillip.Capehart@nrc.gov), or me at (404) 997-

4550, (Internet E-mail: Malcolm.Widmann@nrc.gov).

Sincerely,

/RA/

Malcolm T. Widmann, Chief

Operations Branch

Division of Reactor Safety

Docket Nos.: 50-321, 50-366

License Nos.: DPR-57, NPF-5

cc w/encl: (See page 4)

SNC 4

cc: w/encl Steven B. Tipps

B. D. McKinney, Jr. Hatch Principal Engineer - Licensing

Regulatory Response Manager Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant

Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Electronic Mail Distribution

Electronic Mail Distribution

Mr. Ken Rosanski

Jeffrey T. Gasser Resident Manager

Chief Nuclear Officer Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant

Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Oglethorpe Power Corporation

Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution

M. J. Ajluni Chris Clark

Nuclear Licensing Director Commissioner

Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Georgia Department of Natural Resources

Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution

T. D. Honeycutt Lee Foley

Regulatory Response Supervisor Manager of Contracts Generation

Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Oglethorpe Power Corporation

Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution

L. Mike Stinson Senior Resident Inspector

Vice President U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Fleet Operations Support Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant

Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. U.S. NRC

Electronic Mail Distribution 11030 Hatch Parkway N

Baxley, GA 30334

R. D. Baker

Licensing Supervisor Arthur H. Domby, Esq.

Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Troutman Sanders

Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution

E. G. Anners James C. Hardeman

Licensing Engineer Environmental Radiation Program Manager

Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Environmental Protection Division

Electronic Mail Distribution Georgia Department of Natural Resources

Electronic Mail Distribution

Paula Marino

Vice President Ted V. Jackson

Engineering Emergency Response and Radiation

Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Program Manager

Electronic Mail Distribution Environmental Protection Division

Georgia Department of Natural Resources

R. E. Varnadore Electronic Mail Distribution

Site Support Manager

Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant F. Allen Barnes

Electronic Mail Distribution Director

Environmental Protection Division

Moanica Caston Georgia Department of Natural Resources

Vice President and General Counsel Electronic Mail Distribution

Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Electronic Mail Distribution (cc w/encl: continued on page 5)

SNC 5

Cynthia A. Sanders

Radioactive Materials Program Manager

Environmental Protection Division

Georgia Department of Natural Resources

Electronic Mail Distribution

James A. Sommerville

Program Coordination Branch Chief

Environmental Protection Division

Georgia Department of Natural Resources

Electronic Mail Distribution

Mr. Steven M. Jackson

Senior Engineer - Power Supply

Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia

Electronic Mail Distribution

Mr. Reece McAlister

Executive Secretary

Georgia Public Service Commission

Electronic Mail Distribution

Chairman

Appling County Commissioners

County Courthouse

69 Tippins Street, Suite 201

Baxley, GA 31513

Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc

ATTN: Mr. Steve Grantham

Training Manager

Hatch Nuclear Plant

11028 Hatch Parkway North

Baxley, GA 31513

SNC 3

Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Mr. Derwood Tootle - Operations Training

Supervisor, Anthony Ball - Exam Developer and Charlie Edmunds - Exam Developer have

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. Phillip

Capehart at (404) 997-4483, (Internet E-mail: Phillip.Capehart@nrc.gov), or me at (404) 997-

4550, (Internet E-mail: Malcolm.Widmann@nrc.gov).

Sincerely,

/RA/

Malcolm T. Widmann, Chief

Operations Branch

Division of Reactor Safety

Docket Nos.: 50-321, 50-366

License Nos.: DPR-57, NPF-5

cc w/encl: (See page 4)

Distribution w/encl:

C. Evans, RII EICS (Part 72 Only)

L. Douglas, RII EICS (Linda Douglas)

OE Mail (email address if applicable)

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