ML16144A630

Request for Dual Unit Operator Licenses

ML16144A630
Person / Time
Site:	Watts Bar
Issue date:	05/18/2016
From:	Eugene Guthrie Division of Reactor Safety II
To:	Simmons P Tennessee Valley Authority
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Download: ML16144A630 (4)

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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION II 245 PEACHTREE CENTER AVENUE NE, SUITE 1200 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-1257 May 18, 2016 Mr. Paul R. Simmons Site Vice President, Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority P. O. Box 2000 MOB-2M-WBN Spring City, TN 37381

SUBJECT:

WATTS BAR NUCLEAR PLANT UNITS 1 AND 2 - REQUEST FOR DUAL UNIT OPERATOR LICENSES

Dear Mr. Simmons:

In a letter dated April 15, 2016, the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) requested approval of TVAs plan for obtaining dual-unit licenses for four operators currently licensed on Unit 1 only, in accordance with 10 CFR 55.47 and NUREG 1021, Revision 10, ES-204, Section D.2.

Specifically, TVA proposed that 520 hours0.00602 days <br />0.144 hours <br />8.597884e-4 weeks <br />1.9786e-4 months <br /> (13 weeks at 40 hours4.62963e-4 days <br />0.0111 hours <br />6.613757e-5 weeks <br />1.522e-5 months <br /> per week) be considered sufficient operating experience to allow the issuance of dual-unit operator licenses for the four operators currently licensed on Unit 1 only.

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) cannot make a determination on operator license applications until the applications are actually submitted to the NRC in accordance with 10 CFR 55.31. The NRC will approve an initial application for an operator (RO) and/or senior reactor operator (SRO) if it finds that the application satisfies the requirements of 10 CFR 55.31(a), that the applicants medical condition and general health satisfy 10 CFR 55.33, and that the applicant has passed the requisite written examination and operating test. However, the NRC cannot evaluate any aspect of an application, including examination waiver requests, before the application is actually submitted to the NRC. Consequently, the NRC cannot provide a determination of whether the subject RO and/or SRO license applications, requesting waivers of the written examination and operating test, in accordance with 10 CFR 55.47 guidelines necessary to meet 10 CFR 55.33 (a)(2), would be approved.

P. Simmons 2 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/reading-rm/adams.html. (The Public Electronic Reading Room).

Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. If you have any questions regarding this letter or planned inspections please contact me at (404) 997- 4662, (Internet E-mail:

Eugene.Guthrie@nrc.gov).

Sincerely,

/RA/

Eugene F. Guthrie, Chief Operations Branch 2 Division of Reactor Safety Docket No(s).: 50-390, 50-391 License No(s).: NPF-90, NPF-96 cc: See page 3

_________________________ SUNSI REVIEW COMPLETE FORM 665 ATTACHED OFFICE RII:DRS RII:DRS SIGNATURE BLC2 EFG NAME CABALLERO GUTHRIE DATE 5/18/2016 5/18/2016 5/ /2016 5/ /2016 5/ /2016 5/ /2016 5/ /2016 E-MAIL COPY? YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO P. Simmons 3 Mr. Gordon P. Arent Mr. R. R. Baron, Senior Manager Senior Manager, Licensing Nuclear Construction Quality Assurance WBN Unit Two WBN Unit Two Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority Tennessee Valley Authority P.O. Box 2000 P.O. Box 2000 Spring City, Tennessee 37381 Spring City, Tennessee 37381 Mr. O. J. Zeringue, General Manager Mr. Joseph Shea, Vice President Engineering and Construction Nuclear Licensing WBN Unit Two Tennessee Valley Authority Watts Bar Nuclear Plant 1101 Market Street Tennessee Valley Authority 3R Lookout Place P.O. Box 2000 Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 Spring City, Tennessee 37381 Mr. E. J. Vigluicci Mr. R. A. Hruby, General Manager Assistant General Counsel Technical Services Tennessee Valley Authority WBN Unit Two 400 West Summit Hill Drive Watts Bar Nuclear Plant 6A West Tower Tennessee Valley Authority Knoxville, Tennessee 37402 P.O. Box 2000 Spring City Tennessee 37381 Mr. Lawrence E. Nanney, Director Tennessee Department of Environmental Ms. Donna Guinn, Manager Health & Conservation Licensing and Industry Affairs Division of Radiological Health WBN Nuclear Plant 3rd Floor, L&C Annex Tennessee Valley Authority 401 Church Street P.O. Box 2000 Nashville, TN 37243-1532 Spring City, Tennessee 37381 Mr. T. P. Cleary Mr. Joseph P. Grimes Site Vice President Chief Nuclear Officer Watts Bar Nuclear Plant and Executive Vice President Tennessee Valley Authority Tennessee Valley Authority P.O. Box 2000 1101 Market Place Spring City, Tennessee 37381 3R Lookout Place Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402-2801 County Mayor P.O. Box 156 County Executive Decatur, Tennessee 37322 375 Church Street Suite 215 Ms. Ann P. Harris Dayton, Tennessee 37321 Public 341 Swing Loop Mr. Dave Gronek Rockwood, TN 37854 Plant Manager, WBN Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority Tennessee Valley Authority P.O. Box 2000 ATTN: Ms. Betsy Eiford-Lee Spring City, Tennessee 37381 Training Manager Watts Bar Nuclear Plant P. O. Box 2000 Spring City, TN 37381

UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION II 245 PEACHTREE CENTER AVENUE NE, SUITE 1200 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-1257 May 18, 2016 Mr. Paul R. Simmons Site Vice President, Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority P. O. Box 2000 MOB-2M-WBN Spring City, TN 37381

SUBJECT:

WATTS BAR NUCLEAR PLANT UNITS 1 AND 2 - REQUEST FOR DUAL UNIT OPERATOR LICENSES

Dear Mr. Simmons:

In a letter dated April 15, 2016, the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) requested approval of TVAs plan for obtaining dual-unit licenses for four operators currently licensed on Unit 1 only, in accordance with 10 CFR 55.47 and NUREG 1021, Revision 10, ES-204, Section D.2.

Specifically, TVA proposed that 520 hours0.00602 days <br />0.144 hours <br />8.597884e-4 weeks <br />1.9786e-4 months <br /> (13 weeks at 40 hours4.62963e-4 days <br />0.0111 hours <br />6.613757e-5 weeks <br />1.522e-5 months <br /> per week) be considered sufficient operating experience to allow the issuance of dual-unit operator licenses for the four operators currently licensed on Unit 1 only.

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) cannot make a determination on operator license applications until the applications are actually submitted to the NRC in accordance with 10 CFR 55.31. The NRC will approve an initial application for an operator (RO) and/or senior reactor operator (SRO) if it finds that the application satisfies the requirements of 10 CFR 55.31(a), that the applicants medical condition and general health satisfy 10 CFR 55.33, and that the applicant has passed the requisite written examination and operating test. However, the NRC cannot evaluate any aspect of an application, including examination waiver requests, before the application is actually submitted to the NRC. Consequently, the NRC cannot provide a determination of whether the subject RO and/or SRO license applications, requesting waivers of the written examination and operating test, in accordance with 10 CFR 55.47 guidelines necessary to meet 10 CFR 55.33 (a)(2), would be approved.

P. Simmons 2 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/reading-rm/adams.html. (The Public Electronic Reading Room).

Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. If you have any questions regarding this letter or planned inspections please contact me at (404) 997- 4662, (Internet E-mail:

Eugene.Guthrie@nrc.gov).

Sincerely,

/RA/

Eugene F. Guthrie, Chief Operations Branch 2 Division of Reactor Safety Docket No(s).: 50-390, 50-391 License No(s).: NPF-90, NPF-96 cc: See page 3

_________________________ SUNSI REVIEW COMPLETE FORM 665 ATTACHED OFFICE RII:DRS RII:DRS SIGNATURE BLC2 EFG NAME CABALLERO GUTHRIE DATE 5/18/2016 5/18/2016 5/ /2016 5/ /2016 5/ /2016 5/ /2016 5/ /2016 E-MAIL COPY? YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO P. Simmons 3 Mr. Gordon P. Arent Mr. R. R. Baron, Senior Manager Senior Manager, Licensing Nuclear Construction Quality Assurance WBN Unit Two WBN Unit Two Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority Tennessee Valley Authority P.O. Box 2000 P.O. Box 2000 Spring City, Tennessee 37381 Spring City, Tennessee 37381 Mr. O. J. Zeringue, General Manager Mr. Joseph Shea, Vice President Engineering and Construction Nuclear Licensing WBN Unit Two Tennessee Valley Authority Watts Bar Nuclear Plant 1101 Market Street Tennessee Valley Authority 3R Lookout Place P.O. Box 2000 Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 Spring City, Tennessee 37381 Mr. E. J. Vigluicci Mr. R. A. Hruby, General Manager Assistant General Counsel Technical Services Tennessee Valley Authority WBN Unit Two 400 West Summit Hill Drive Watts Bar Nuclear Plant 6A West Tower Tennessee Valley Authority Knoxville, Tennessee 37402 P.O. Box 2000 Spring City Tennessee 37381 Mr. Lawrence E. Nanney, Director Tennessee Department of Environmental Ms. Donna Guinn, Manager Health & Conservation Licensing and Industry Affairs Division of Radiological Health WBN Nuclear Plant 3rd Floor, L&C Annex Tennessee Valley Authority 401 Church Street P.O. Box 2000 Nashville, TN 37243-1532 Spring City, Tennessee 37381 Mr. T. P. Cleary Mr. Joseph P. Grimes Site Vice President Chief Nuclear Officer Watts Bar Nuclear Plant and Executive Vice President Tennessee Valley Authority Tennessee Valley Authority P.O. Box 2000 1101 Market Place Spring City, Tennessee 37381 3R Lookout Place Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402-2801 County Mayor P.O. Box 156 County Executive Decatur, Tennessee 37322 375 Church Street Suite 215 Ms. Ann P. Harris Dayton, Tennessee 37321 Public 341 Swing Loop Mr. Dave Gronek Rockwood, TN 37854 Plant Manager, WBN Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority Tennessee Valley Authority P.O. Box 2000 ATTN: Ms. Betsy Eiford-Lee Spring City, Tennessee 37381 Training Manager Watts Bar Nuclear Plant P. O. Box 2000 Spring City, TN 37381