ML16203A150

Response to Regulatory Issue Summary (RIS) 2016-09, Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations

ML16203A150
Person / Time
Site:	Palo Verde
Issue date:	07/15/2016
From:	Mcghee M Arizona Public Service Co
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
102-07301-MAM/DJH, RIS-16-009
Download: ML16203A150 (3)

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RIS 2016-09 Oaps Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station 102-07301-MAM/DJH P.O. Box 52034 Phoenix, AZ 85072 July 15, 2016 Mail Station 7636 Tel: 623-363-4912 ATTN: Document Control Desk U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001

Subject:

Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station (PVNGS)

Units 1, 2, and 3 Docket Nos. STN 50/528/529/530 Response to Regulatory Issue Summary (RIS) 2016-09, Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations This letter provides Arizona Public Service Company's voluntary response to RIS 2016-09, Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations. Enclosed with this letter is NRC Form 536, which provides the pr6pos_ed schedule of operator licensing examinations at PVNGS for calendar years 2018 through 2021.

There are no commitments made to the NRC by this letter.

If you have any questions or require additional information, please contact Mark McGhee, Regulatory Affairs,,-

Department Leader, at (623) 393-4972.

Sincerely, '!Le,,~

Mark. A. McGhee Regulatory Affairs Department Leader MAM/DJH

Enclosure:

NRC Form 536, Operator Licensing Examination Data cc: w/enclosure K. M. Kennedy NRC Region IV, Regional Administrator V. G. Gaddy NRC Region IV, Chief, Operations Branch L.A. Hurley NRC Region IV, Licensing Assistant C.A. Peabody NRC Senior Resident Inspector PVNGS A member of the STARS (Strategic Teaming and Resource Sharing) Alliance Callaway

• Diablo Canyon

• Palo Verde

• Wolf Creek

Enclosure NRC Form 536 Operator Licensing Examination Data

U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION APPROVED BY OMB: NO. 3150-0131 EXPIRES: 10/31/2017 Estimated burden per response to comply with this voluntary information collection request 1 hour1.157407e-5 days <br />2.777778e-4 hours <br />1.653439e-6 weeks <br />3.805e-7 months <br />. This information collection is used to plan budgets and resources for operator examinations. Send OPERATOR LICENSING comments regarding burden estimate to the FOIA, Privacy, and lnfonmation Collections Branch (T-5 F53), U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Washington, DC20555-0001, or by e-mail to EXAMINATION DATA lnfocollects.Resource@nrc.gov, and to the Desk Officer, Office of lnfonmation and Regulatory Affairs, NEOB-10202, (3150-0131), Office of Management and Budge~ Washington, DC 20503. If a means used to impose an information collection does not display a currentily valid OMB control number, the NRG may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, the information collection.

FACILITY NRC REGION Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station IV 50-528, 50-529, 50-530 A. PROPOSED EXAMINATION PREPARATION SCHEDULE CY2021 PROPOSED NUMBER CY2018

-- CY2019

-- CY2020 ESTIMATED NUMBER OF LICENSEE-PREPARED 1 1 0 1 EXAMINATIONS ESTIMATED NUMBER OF NRG-PREPARED EXAMINATIONS B. INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSE EXAMINATIONS CY2018 CY2019 CY2020 CY2021 PROPOSED NUMBER NUMBER OF REACTOR OPERATORS 9 12 12 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS- INSTANT 11 6 6 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS-UPGRADE 7 6 6 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS- LIMITED PROPOSED DATES PRIMARY DATE 04/16/2018 10/14/2019 04/26/2021 ALTERNATE DATE 05/14/2018 10/28/2019 05/24/2021 C. PROPOSED GENERIC FUNDAMENTALS EXAMINATION (GFE) SCHEDULE PROPOSED CY 2018 CY 2019 NUMBER SEPTEMBER MARCH SEPTEMBER MARCH ESTIMATED NUMBER OF 25 25 CANDIDATES NRG FORM 536 (05-2016)