ML17123A273

NRC Regulatory Issue Summary 2017-03, Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations

ML17123A273
Person / Time
Site:	Monticello
Issue date:	05/03/2017
From:	Gardner P Northern States Power Company, Minnesota, Xcel Energy
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
L-MT -17-030, RIS 2017-03
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2807 West County Road 75 Monticello, MN 55362 Xcel Energy RESPONSIBLE BY NATURE 800.895.4999 xcelenergy.com May 3, 2017 L-MT-17-030 RIS 2017-03 ATTN: Document Control Desk U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant Docket No. 50-263 Renewed Facility Operating License No. DPR-22 NRC Regulatory Issue Summary 2017 Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations As requested by Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Regulatory Issue Summary (RIS) 2017-03, "Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations", dated April 5, 2017, Northern States Power Company, a Minnesota Corporation (NSPM), doing business as Xcel Energy, hereby submits the operator licensing examination data for calendar years 2019 through 2022, for the Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant (MNGP). Enclosed is the corresponding NRC Form 536, which provides the estimated number of applicants to be tested and proposed primary and alternate dates for the examinations.

Summary of Commitments This letter makes no new commitments and no revisions to existing commitments.

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Peter A Gardner Site Vice President, Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant Northern States Power Company - Minnesota Enclosure cc: Administrator, Region Ill, USNRC Project Manager, Monticello, USNRC Resident Inspector, Monticello, USNRC

ENCLOSURE Operator Licensing Examination Data For the Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant (MNGP) 1 page follows

NRC FORM 536 U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION APPROVED BY OMB: NO. 3160*0131 EXPIRES: 10/31/2017 (05-2016) Estimated burden per response to comply wilh this voluntary informallon collection request: 1 hour1.157407e-5 days <br />2.777778e-4 hours <br />1.653439e-6 weeks <br />3.805e-7 months <br />. Th~

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n0 OPERATOR LICENSING _ commenls regarding burden estimate to the FOIA, Prrlacy, and lnfonnatlon Collecfions Branch (T-5

~ I EXAMINATION DATA F53), U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC2055S.0001, or by e-mail to lnfocollects.Resource@nrc.gov, and to the Desk Officer, orr~ea or lnfonnauon and Regulatory Affairs,

\ o!.' NEOB-10202, (3f5(H)f3f), Office or Management and Bud<Je~ Washington, DC 20503. If a means

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FACILITY NRC REGION Monticello Ill A. PROPOSED EXAMINATION PREPARATION SCHEDULE CY2019 CY2020 CY2021 CY2022 PROPOSED NUMBER ESTIMATED NUMBER OF LICENSEE-PREPARED 0 1 0 1 EXAMINATIONS ESTIMATED NUMBER OF NRC-PREPARED 0 0 0 0 EXAMINATIONS B. INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSE EXAMINATIONS CY2019 CY2020 CY2021 CY2022 PROPOSED NUMBER NUMBER OF REACTOR OPERATORS 0 5 0 5 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS* INSTANT 0 6 0 6 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS-UPGRADE 0 1 0 1 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR

.OPERATORS* LIMITED 0 0 0 0 PROPOSED DATES PRIMARY DATE 11/02/2020 10/31/2022 ALTERNATE DATE 11/09/2020 11/07/2022

c. PROPOSED GENERIC FUNDAMENTALS EXAMINATION (GFE) SCHEDULE PROPOSED NUMBER MARCH CY SEPTEMBER MARCH CY

- SEPTEMBER ESTIMATED NUMBER OF CANDIDATES NRC FORM 536 (05-2016)