ML091310493

Notification of NRC Initial Operator Licensing Examination 05000382/2009301

ML091310493
Person / Time
Site:	Waterford
Issue date:	05/08/2009
From:	Ryan Lantz Operations Branch IV
To:	Kowalewski J Entergy Operations
References
50-382/09-301
Download: ML091310493 (5)

See also: IR 05000382/2009301

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UNITED STATES

NUC LE AR RE G UL AT O RY C O M M I S S I O N

R E GI ON I V

612 EAST LAMAR BLVD , SU I TE 400

AR LI N GTON , TEXAS 76011-4125

May 8, 2009

Joseph Kowalewski, Vice President, Operations

Entergy Operations, Inc.

Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 3

17265 River Road

Killona, LA 70057-3093

SUBJECT: WATERFORD UNIT 3 - NOTIFICATION OF NRC INITIAL OPERATOR

LICENSING EXAMINATION 05000382/2009301

Dear Mr. Kowalewski:

In a telephone conversation on May 5, 2009 between Messrs. Horace J. Lewis, Operations

Training Superintendent, and Brian Larson, Chief Examiner, arrangements were made for the

administration of licensing examinations at Waterford Unit 3, during the week of October 5,

2009.

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

the guidelines in NUREG-1021, Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power

Reactors, Revision 9, Supplement 1, and NUREG-1122, Knowledge and Abilities Catalog for

Nuclear Power Plant Operators, Revision 2, Supplement 1. 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.

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

outlines by July 20, 2009. The written examinations, operating tests, and supporting reference

materials identified in Attachment 3 to ES-201 will be due by August 17, 2009. 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 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, 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 addition, your support for on-site validation of the examinations is required during the week of

September 14, 2009.

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,

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temperatures, and levels) generated during the dynamic operating tests until the examination

results are final.

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 operator and

senior 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 OMB, under

approval number 3150-0018, which expires on June 30, 2009. The public reporting burden for

this collection of information is estimated to average 50 hours5.787037e-4 days <br />0.0139 hours <br />8.267196e-5 weeks <br />1.9025e-5 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 regarding this burden estimate or any

other aspect of these information collections, including suggestions for reducing the burden, to

the Records and FOIA/Privacy Services Branch (T-5 F52), U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, or by Internet electronic mail to

INFOCOLLECTS@NRC.GOV.

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 and its

enclosures will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRCs 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

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. Mr. Lewis 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 Mr. Larson at 817-860-8172, or myself at 817-860-

8159.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Ryan E. Lantz, Chief

Operations Branch

Division of Reactor Safety

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Docket: 50-382

License: NPF-38

DISTRIBUTION:

Senior Vice President

Entergy Nuclear Operations

P. O. Box 31995

Jackson, MS 39286-1995

Senior Vice President and

Chief Operating Officer

Entergy Operations, Inc.

P. O. Box 31995

Jackson, MS 39286-1995

Vice President, Operations Support

Entergy Services, Inc.

P. O. Box 31995

Jackson, MS 39286-1995

Senior Manager, Nuclear Safety

and Licensing

Entergy Services, Inc.

P. O. Box 31995

Jackson, MS 39286-1995

Site Vice President

Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 3

Entergy Operations, Inc.

17265 River Road

Killona, LA 70057-0751

Director

Nuclear Safety Assurance

Entergy Operations, Inc.

17265 River Road

Killona, LA 70057-0751

General Manager, Plant Operations

Waterford 3 SES

Entergy Operations, Inc.

17265 River Road

Killona, LA 70057-0751

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Manager, Licensing

Entergy Operations, Inc.

17265 River Road

Killona, LA 70057-3093

Chairman

Louisiana Public Service Commission

P. O. Box 91154

Baton Rouge, LA 70821-9154

Parish President Council

St. Charles Parish

P. O. Box 302

Hahnville, LA 70057

Director, Nuclear Safety & Licensing

Entergy, Operations, Inc.

440 Hamilton Avenue

White Plains, NY 10601

Louisiana Department of Environmental

Quality, Radiological Emergency Planning

and Response Division

P. O. Box 4312

Baton Rouge, LA 70821-4312

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DRS Director (Roy.Caniano@nrc.gov)

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Senior Resident Inspector (Ray.Azua@nrc.gov)

Resident Inspector (Dean.Overland@nrc.gov)

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Publicly Avail Yes No Sensitive Yes No Sens. Type Initials BTL

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