ML081230516

Notification of NRC Initial Operator Licensing Examination 05000313-08-301

ML081230516
Person / Time
Site:	Arkansas Nuclear
Issue date:	05/02/2008
From:	Ryan Lantz Operations Branch IV
To:	Entergy Operations
References
IR-08-301
Download: ML081230516 (4)

See also: IR 05000313/2008301

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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 2, 2008

Vice President, Operations

Entergy Operations, Inc.

Arkansas Nuclear One

1448 S.R. 333

Russellville, AR 72802

SUBJECT: ARKANSAS NUCLEAR ONE, UNIT 1 - NOTIFICATION OF NRC INITIAL

OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATION 05000313/2008301

Dear Mr. Mitchell:

In a telephone conversation on March 19, 2008 between Messrs. Randal Martin, Operations

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

administration of licensing examinations at Arkansas Nuclear One during the week of

September 8, 2008.

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 NRCs 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 June 20, 2008. The written examinations, operating tests, and supporting reference

materials identified in Attachment 3 to ES-201 will be due by July 18, 2008. 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

August 11, 2008.

Entergy Operations, Inc. -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 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 reactor

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 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 to Margie.Janney@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 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.

Entergy Operations, Inc. -3-

Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Mr. Martin 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

Dockets: 50-313; 50-368

Licenses: DPR-51; NPF-6

DISTRIBUTION: Associate General Counsel

Senior Vice President Entergy Nuclear Operations

Entergy Operations, Inc. P.O. Box 31995

P.O. Box 31995 Jackson, MS 39286-1995

Jackson, MS 39286-1995

Senior Manager, Nuclear Safety &

Senior Vice President Licensing

& Chief Operating Officer Entergy Operations, Inc.

Entergy Operations, Inc. 1340 Echelon Parkway

P.O. Box 31995 Jackson, MS 39213-8298

Jackson, MS 39286-1995

Section Chief, Division of Health

Vice President, Oversight Radiation Control Section

Entergy Operations, Inc. Arkansas Department of Health and

P.O. Box 31995 Human Services

Jackson, MS 39286-1995 4815 West Markham Street, Slot 30

Little Rock, AR 72205-3867

Manager, Licensing

Entergy Operations, Inc. Section Chief, Division of Health

Arkansas Nuclear One Emergency Management Section

1448 SR 333 Arkansas Department of Health

Russellville, AR 72802 4815 West Markham Street, Slot 30

Little Rock, AR 72205-3867

Pope County Judge

Pope County Courthouse

100 West Main Street

Russellville, AR 72801

Entergy Operations, Inc. -4-

Electronic distribution by RIV:

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DRP Director (Dwight.Chamberlain@nrc.gov)

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Senior Resident Inspector (Alfred.Sanchez@nrc.gov)

Branch Chief, DRP/E (Jeffrey.Clark@nrc.gov)

Senior Project Engineer, DRP/E (George.Replogle@nrc.gov)

Team Leader, DRP/TSS (Chuck.Paulk@nrc.gov)

RITS Coordinator (Marisa.Herrera@nrc.gov)

DRS STA (Dale.Powers@nrc.gov)

J. Adams, OEDO RIV Coordinator (John.Adams@nrc.gov)

ROPreports Resource

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SUNSI Review Completed: __Y____ADAMS: 7 Yes No Initials: __BTL____

7 Publicly Available Non-Publicly Available Sensitive 7 Non-Sensitive

SOE C:OB

BTLarson RELantz

/RA/ /RA/

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