ML091260246

Corporate Notification Letter for Initial License Examination 2009-301

ML091260246
Person / Time
Site:	Crystal River
Issue date:	05/06/2009
From:	Widmann M NRC/RGN-II/DRS/OLB
To:	Franke J Progress Energy Florida
References
50-302/09-301
Download: ML091260246 (9)

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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION II SAM NUNN ATLANTA FEDERAL CENTER 61 FORSYTH STREET, SW, SUITE 23T85 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-8931 May 6, 2009 Mr. Jon Franke, Vice President Crystal River Nuclear Plant (NA1B)

ATTN: Supervisor, Licensing &

Regulatory Programs 15760 West Power Line Street Crystal River, FL 34428-6708

SUBJECT:

CRYSTAL RIVER NUCLEAR PLANT - NOTIFICATION OF LICENSED OPERATOR INITIAL EXAMINATION - 05000302/2009301

Dear Mr. Franke:

In a telephone conversation on May 05, 2009, between Mr. Floyd Lawrence, Initial License Training Supervisor, and Mr. Gerard W. Laska, Senior Operations Examiner, arrangements were made for the administration of licensing examinations at the Crystal River Nuclear Plant.

The operating test is scheduled to be administered during the weeks of August 31, and September 14, 2009. The written examination is scheduled to be administered the week of September 21, 2009. The on-site preparatory week is scheduled for the week of August 3, 2009.

As agreed during the telephone conversation, your staff will prepare both the operating test and the 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 examination outlines by June 17, 2009. The operating test, written examination, and the supporting reference materials identified in Attachment 2 of ES-201 will be due by July 22, 2009. The written examination outline was previously provided to your staff on January 29, 2009. Pursuant to 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.

FPC 2 In order to conduct the requested written examinations and operating test, 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, approval number Part 55 (3150-0018), which expires on June 30, 2009. 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 not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information 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 NRCs document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/readingrm/adams.html http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

FPC 3 Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Mr. Lawrence 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. Gerry Laska at (404) 562-4626, (Internet E-mail: gwl1@nrc.gov), or me at (404) 562-4550, (Internet E-mail: mtw@nrc.gov).

Sincerely,

/RA/

Malcolm T. Widmann, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket No.: 50-302 License No.: DPR-72 (cc: w/encl - See Page 4)

FPC 4 cc w/encl: R. Alexander Glenn Brian C. McCabe Associate General Counsel Manager, Nuclear Regulatory Affairs (MAC - BT15A)

Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc. Florida Power Corporation Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution Daniel R. Westcott Steven R. Carr Supervisor Associate General Counsel Licensing & Regulatory Programs Legal Department Crystal River Nuclear Plant (NA1B) Progress Energy Service Company, LLC Electronic Mail Distribution P.O. Box 1551 Raleigh, NC 27602-1551 R. J. Duncan, II Vice President Thomas D. Walt Nuclear Operations Vice President Carolina Power & Light Company Nuclear Oversight Electronic Mail Distribution Carolina Power and Light Company Electronic Mail Distribution Phyllis Dixon Manager Senior Resident Inspector Nuclear Assessment Florida Power Corporation Crystal River Nuclear Plant (NA2C) Crystal River Nuclear Generating Plant Electronic Mail Distribution U.S. NRC 6745 N Tallahassee Rd James W. Holt Crystal River, FL 34428 Plant General Manager Crystal River Nuclear Plant (NA2C) William A. Passetti Electronic Mail Distribution Chief Florida Bureau of Radiation Control Stephen J. Cahill Department of Health Engineering Manager Electronic Mail Distribution Crystal River Nuclear Plant (NA2C)

Electronic Mail Distribution (cc: w/encl - Contd See Page 5)

Dale E. Young Vice President Nuclear Projects and Construction Crystal River Nuclear Plant Electronic Mail Distribution David M. Varner Manager Support Services - Nuclear Crystal River Nuclear Plant Electronic Mail Distribution Christos Kamilaris Director Fleet Support Services Carolina Power & Light Company Electronic Mail Distribution

FPC 5 cc: w/encl contd Craig Fugate Director Division of Emergency Preparedness Department of Community Affairs Electronic Mail Distribution Chairman Board of County Commissioners Citrus County 110 N. Apopka Avenue Inverness, FL 36250 Attorney General Department of Legal Affairs The Capitol PL-01 Tallahassee, FL 32399-1050 Mr. Richard Hons, Training Manager Crystal River Nuclear Plant 8200 West Venable Street Crystal River, FL 34429

FPC 6 Letter to Jon Franke from Malcolm T. Widmann dated May 6, 2009

SUBJECT:

CRYSTAL RIVER NUCLEAR PLANT - NOTIFICATION OF LICENSED OPERATOR INITIAL EXAMINATION - 05000302/2009301 Distribution w/encl:

RIDSNRRDIRS PUBLIC RidsNrrPMCrystal River Resource

May 6, 2009 Mr. Jon Franke, Vice President Crystal River Nuclear Plant (NA1B)

ATTN: Supervisor, Licensing &

Regulatory Programs 15760 West Power Line Street Crystal River, FL 34428-6708

SUBJECT:

CRYSTAL RIVER NUCLEAR PLANT - NOTIFICATION OF LICENSED OPERATOR INITIAL EXAMINATION - 05000302/2009301

Dear Mr. Franke:

In a telephone conversation on May 05, 2009, between Mr. Floyd Lawrence, Initial License Training Supervisor, and Mr. Gerard W. Laska, Senior Operations Examiner, arrangements were made for the administration of licensing examinations at the Crystal River Nuclear Plant.

The Operating Test is scheduled to be administered during the weeks of August 31, and September 14, 2009. The written examination is scheduled to be administered the week of September 21, 2009. The on-site preparatory week is scheduled for the week of August 3, 2009.

As agreed during the telephone conversation, your staff of the will prepare the operating test and the written examinations 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 examination outlines by June 17, 2009. The operating tests, written examinations, and the supporting reference materials identified in Attachment 2 of ES-201 will be due by July 22, 2009. The written examination outline was previously provided to your staff on January 29, 2009. Pursuant to 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.

FPC 2 In order to conduct the requested written examinations and operating test, 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, approval number Part 55 (3150-0018), which expires on June 30, 2009. 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 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 not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information 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 NRCs document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/readingrm/adams.html http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

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NAME Gerard Laska Malcolm Widmann MSykes DATE 05/06/2009 05/06/2009 05/06/2009 5/ /2009 5/ /2009 5/ /2009 5/ /2009 E-MAIL COPY? YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO