ML16200A414

2016 Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant Initial License Examination Miscellaneous Correspondence

ML16200A414
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Site:	Prairie Island
Issue date:	06/10/2016
From:	Hironori Peterson Operations Branch III
To:	Davison K Northern States Power Co
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2016 PRAIRIE ISLAND NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT INITIAL LICENSE EXAMINATION MISCELLANEOUS CORRESPONDENCE

UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION Ill 2443 WARRENVILLE ROAD, SUITE 210 LISLE, IL 60532-4352 January 27, 2014 Mr. Kevin Davison Site Vice President Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant Northern States Power Company, Minnesota 1717 Wakonade Drive East Welch, MN 55089

SUBJECT:

CONFIRMATION OF INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSE EXAMINATIONS:

PRAIRIE ISLAND NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2

Dear Mr. Davison:

We have received letters from Xcel Energy, L-XE-12-008, dated July 6, 2012, and L-XE-13-012, dated August 14, 2013. In these letters, Xcel Energy requested an initial operator licensing examination be scheduled for the Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant in May 2016 and December 2017.

In response, we have scheduled an initial operator licensing examination for the weeks of May 30 and June 6, 2016, with an onsite validation date of May 9, 2016. Additionally, we have scheduled an initial license examination for the weeks of December 4 and 11, 2017, with an onsite validation date of November 13, 2017.

We note that previously, you were scheduled for an initial operator licensing exam for the weeks of August 4 and 11, 2014. This exam date has not changed. In the unlikely event that we are unable to support the examination during the scheduled weeks, we will inform you immediately, upon discovery, of such conditions and make arrangements to administer the examination at a mutually acceptable date.

We understand that your staff will develop the examinations unless we determine it is necessary for the NRC to develop an examination in which case, we will notify you immediately upon discovery of that need. Because your letter indicated that there were more than nine applicants being considered for each of these examinations, the examinations were each scheduled for two weeks. Please inform us if the number of applicants decline below 10 for any examination as this will impact the examination schedule. Also, please inform us at your earliest opportunity if you discover you need to change the scheduled dates for the examinations.

A supplementary letter will be sent to the training department approximately 120 days prior to the examination informing the training manager of the chief examiner's name. The letter will also outline examination security expectations, list the materials required by the NRC to conduct the examination, reconfirm the examination date, and reconfirm the number of candidates you have in the Training Program.

K. Davison A supplementary letter will be sent to the training department approximately 120 days prior to the examination informing the training manager of the chief examiner's name. The letter will also outline examination security expectations, list the materials required by the NRC to conduct the examination, reconfirm the examination date, and reconfirm the number of applicants you have in the training program.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "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 System (PARS) component of NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS), accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Sincerely, IRA/

Hironori Peterson, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket Nos. 50-282; 50-306; License Nos. DPR-42; DPR-60 cc: Distribution via ListServ'

K. Davison A supplementary letter will be sent to the training department approximately 120 days prior to the examination informing the training manager of the chief examiner's name. The letter will also outline examination security expectations, list the materials required by the NRC to conduct the examination, reconfirm the examination date, and reconfirm the number of applicants you have in the training program.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "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 System (PARS) component of NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS), accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Sincerely, IRA/

Hironori Peterson, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket Nos. 50-282; 50-306; License Nos. DPR-42; DPR-60 cc: Distribution via ListServ' DISTRIBUTION:

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(l Xcel Energy" 414 Nicollet Mall- MP4 Minneapolis, MN 55401 July 6, 2012 L-XE-12-008 RIS 2012-07 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555 Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant, Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant Units 1 and 2 Docket 50-263 Dockets 50-282, 50-306 Renewed License No. DPR-22 Renewed License Nos. DPR-42 and DPR-60 Operator Examination Data As requested by NRC Regulatory Issue Summary 2012-07, "Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations", dated June 8, 2012, Northern States Power Company, a Minnesota corporation, hereby submits the operator licensing examination data for calendar years 2014 through 2017 for the Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant and Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant. Enclosed are the corresponding NRC Form 536s for each site which provide the estimated number of applicants to be tested and the proposed primary and alternate dates for the examinations.

Regulatory Commitments

~r ajs no new commitments or changes to any existing commitments.

Paula . nderson Director, Nuclear Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Northern States Power Company - Minnesota Enclosure cc: Administrator, Region Ill, USNRC Project Manager, Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant, USNRC, NRR Resident Inspector, Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant, USNRC Project Manager, Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant, USNRC, NRR Resident Inspector, Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant, USNRC JUL I 6 2012.

ENCLOSURE Operator Licensing Examination Data for Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant and Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2 2 pages follow

NRCFORM636 U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION APPROVED BY OMB: NO. 3160*0131 EXPIRES: 09/30nOf4 (9-2011) EsUmaled bllldeo per respOJ\SG lo comply wfth lhls voluntaJy lnforrnallon o;oUe<Uon request 1 bour. This lnilrmatlon colledlon Is used 1o plan budgets and resources for operator ll)(amlnaiiOne. Send commenlll regarding burden esllmale lo lhe IRfonnaUon Bervlcea Branch OPERATOR LICENSING {f*S F53}, U.S. Nuclear Rl!golllory COIIllllsslon, Waohlnglon, OC 20555-0001, or by Internet a-maO lo lnfooolects.Resource@ftrc.gov, and to the Desk Officer, Olllce or lnfonnetion and EXAMINATION DATA ReolllaiOJY Aft'ate, NEOII*10202. (3160-0131), Offtce of Managementand Budgal, Washington, DC 2050$, rr a meana used lo Jrlposa an lnl011118llon collection does not display a cummlly vatrdOMB oontol number, lbe NRC may noloonducl or$ponsor, and a persoo Is not reqUired to respond lo,lhe lnbmallon colecllcn.

FACIUTY NRC REGION Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant Unit 1 and 2 3 A. PROPOSED EXAMINATION PREPARATION SCHEDULE PROPOSED NUMBER ESTIMATED NUMBER OF CY2014 CY2015 CY2016 CY2017 LICENSEE*PREPARED 1 1 EXAMINATIONS ESTIMATED NUMBER OF NRC.PREPARED EXAMINATIONS B. INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSE EXAMINATIONS PROPOSED NUMBER NUMBER OF REACTOR 7

CY2014 CY2015 CY2016 6

- CY2017 OPf;RATORS NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS *INSTANT 7 9 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS~UPGRADE 2 3 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS *liMITED PROPOSED DATES PRIMARY DATE 8/4/14 5/9/16 AlTERNATE DATE 8/11/14 5/16/16 C. PROPOSED GENERIC FUNDAMENTALS EXAMINATION (GFE) SCHEDULE PROPOSED NUMBER MARCH JUNE CY 2014 SEPTEMBE!i DECEMBER MARCH CY 2015 JUNE

- SEPTEMBE11 DECEMBER ESTIMATED NUMBER OF 15 CANDIDATES NRC FORM 5S6 (9*2011)

I I

NRCFORM636 U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION APPROVED BY OMB: NO, ~160-0131 EXPIRES; 09/30/2014 (9*2011)

EsUmatod bunlen per responst to clliDply Vlltlllhls voluntary lnlormallon colle<:don request 1 hour1.157407e-5 days <br />2.777778e-4 hours <br />1.653439e-6 weeks <br />3.805e-7 months <br />. This illiOflllatlon collecdon Is used to plan budgets and resources for operator exsmlnaUons. Send comments regarding burden eslfmate to the tnfonnaUon Sefllfces Branch OPERATOR LICENSING {T*S F63), U.S. Nuclear Regula lory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, or by Internet e*

maD to lntocollects.Reaourca@nro.gov, and to the Desk Olllcer, otll<la or tnronnauon and EXAMINATION DATA Regulatory Atralrs, NEOB*10202, (3100-0131), Olllce or Management end Budget, Washington, DC 20503. II a maans used to Impose an lnfonmalkm collecUon does not display a currently valid OMB control number, the NRC may not conduct or aponsor, end a person Is noI required to respond to, lhe lnlonmeUon collacUon.

FACIUTV INKOKtuiON Monticello Nucleat* Generating Plant 3 A. PROPOSED EXAMINATION PREPARATION SCHEDULE PROPOSED NUMBER ESTIMATED NUMBER OF CY2014 CY2015 CY2016

-- CY2017 LICENSEE-PREPARED 1 EXAMINATIONS ESTIMATED NUMBER OF NRC-PREPARED 1 EXAMINATIONS B. INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSE EXAMINATIONS CY2015 PROPOSED NUMBER CY2014

- - CY2016 CY2017 NUMBER OF REACTOR OPERATORS 0 6 5 0 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS-INSTANT 0 5 5 0 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS-UPGRADE 0 1 2 0 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS - LIMITED 0 0 0 0 PROPOSED DATES PRIMARY DATE 2116/2015 11/07/2016 ALTERNATE DATE 2/09/2015 10/31/2016 C. PROPOSED GENERIC FUNDAMENTALS EXAMINATION (GFE) SCHEDULE PROPOSED NUMBER MARCH JUNE CY 2014 SEPTEMBER DECEMBER MARCH JUNE CY 2015

- SEPTEMBER DECEMBER ESTIMATED NUMBER OF 10 CANDIDATES NRC FORM 638 (9-2011)

(l Xcel Energy* 414 Nicollet Mall- MP4 Minneapolis, MN 55401 August14,2013 L-XE-13-012 RIS 2013-06 ATTN: Document Control Desk U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555 Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant, Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant Units 1 and 2 Docket 50-263 Dockets 50-282, 50-306 Renewed License No. DPR-22 Renewed License Nos. DPR-42 and DPR-60 Operator Examination Data As requested by NRC Regulatory Issue Summary 2013-06, "Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations", dated June 7, 2013, Northern States Power Company, a Minnesota corporation, hereby submits the operator licensing examination data for calendar years 2015 through 2018 for the Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant and Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant. Enclosed are the corresponding NRC Form 536s for each site which provide the estimated number of applicants to be tested and the proposed primary and alternate dates for the examinations.

Regulatory Commitments This letter makes no new commitments or changes to any existing commitments.

l!a~u~fJAlLP7 Director, Nuclear Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Northern States Power Company - Minnesota Enclosure cc: Administrator, Region Ill, USNRC Project Manager, Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant, USNRC, NRR Resident Inspector, Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant, USNRC Project Manager, Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant, USNRC, NRR Resident Inspector, Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant, USNRC

ENCLOSURE Operator Licensing Examination Data for Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant and Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2 2 pages follow

NRCFORM636 U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION APPROVED BY OMB: NO. 3160-0131 EXPIRES: 09/30/2014 (09-2011)

Estimated burden per response to comply willllhls voklnlary lofonnatlon co!ealkm 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 Ia plan budge\a and resources lor operator examinations. Send ccmmonts regarding burden esHmala to tile Information serviclls Brooch OPERATOR LICENSING (f.5 F53), U.S. Nutlelll' Regulalory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, or by Internal e-EXAMINATION DATA mall to lnfocollecls.Resource@nro.gov, and to the Oasl\ Olrtcer, OIHce or Information and Regulatory Affairs, NEOB-10202, (3160-0131), Olfice of Managamonl Blld Budget, Washington, DC 20503. II a means used to Impose oolnlormatlon coHac11on does no\ display a currenlly valid OMB con~ol number, \he NRC may nol conduct or spon10r, end a person 1~ not required to respond to, lhelnformatron coltecllon.

FACILITY Monticello III A. PROPOSED EXAMINATION PREPARATION SCHEDULE PROPOSED NUMBER ESTIMATED NUMBER OF CY20l5 CY2016 CY2017 CY20l8 LICENSEE-PREPARED 1 1 0 1 EXAMINATIONS ESTIMATED NUMBER OF NRC-PREPARED 0 0 0 0 EXAMINATIONS B. INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSE EXAMINATIONS PROPOSED NUMBER CY2015 CY2016

- CY2017 CY2018 NUMBER OF REACTOR OPERATORS 8 6 0 6 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OP!':RAIORS *INSTANT 7 5 0 5 NUMBER OF SENIOR RI':ACTOR OPERATORS-UPGRADE 0 1 0 1 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS* LIMITED 0 0 0 0 PROPOSED DATES PRIMARY DATE 06/01/2015 10/17/2016 10/22/2018 ALTERNATE DATE 06/08/2015 10/24/2016 10/29/2018 C. PROPOSED GENERIC FUNDAMENTALS EXAMINATION (GFE) SCHEDULE PROPOSED NUMBER MARCH JUNE CY 2015 SEPTEMBER DECEMBER MARCH JUNE CY 2016 SEPTEMBER DECEMBER ESTIMATED NUMBER OF 11 CANDIDATES NRC FORM 636 (00*2011)

• I NRC FORM 636 U. S, NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMIS,SION APPROVED l'IY OMB: NO. 3160.0131 EXPIRES: 09/30/2014 (09;2011)

Estimated buRien per response to comply v.i1h this volunfaly ln!OrmaUon coWedlon request 1 llour. This lnrormallon coUeclloo Is llSl!d to plan llud(J41$ and 1'8$lllli'CG$ tor opetalar examinations. Send commenls regardlflg bUfdM esllmaie to the lntotm&Uon Servteet BJancll OPERATOR LICENSING (T*6 F~3), u.s, Nuclear Regulalo!y Comm!sston, W8stlngton, DC 20555--0001, ac by Internal a-EXAMINATION DATA mall !0 fnlocolleci!I.RMoun:e@Nc.oov, and 10 IIIG Desk Ofllcar, Ofl!ce of lnfoonation and RsQillalotY Nfalf$, NEOB-10202, (31ro-6!31), omce of Management end BudGet, Waslllngton, DC 20503. II a mellllt used to. Impose an lnlonndcn colleGUon doe anot dlapl~ a cvnenuy valid OMB WoiJOI oomber,IIIG N~ mavnot corulllc.torsponsor, end aperson ll not required to

~Upond to. the In'lrmalbn c:ollectlon.

FACIUlY NKCK.,uiUN Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant Unit 1 and 2 3 A. PROPOSED EXAMINATION PREPARATION SCHEDULE PROPOSED NUMBER ESTIMATED NUMBER OF LICENSEE-PREPARED CY20l5 0 l CY2016 CY2017 l

- CY2018 0

EXAMINATIONS ESTIM~TED NUMBER OF

. NRC-PREPARED EXAMINATIONS B. INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSE EXAMINATIONS PROPOSED NUMBER NUMBER OF RC(I.CTOR CY2015

- CY2016

- CY2017

- CY2018 OPERATORS 2 4 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS *INSTANT 9. 7 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS-UPGRADE 1 1

.NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR I)PERATORS

• LIMITED PROPOSED DATES PRIMARY DATE 06/13/2016 12/11/2017 ALTERNATE DATE 06/20/2016 12/18/2017 C. PROPOSED GENERIC FUNDAMENTALS EXAMINATION (GFE) SCHEDULE

'* CY 2014 CY 2016 PROPOSED NUMBER MARCH JUNE

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• SEPTEMBER DECEMBER MARCH JUNE SEPTEMBER OECEMBER ESTIMATED NUMBER OF 12 12 CANDIDATES '

.. NRC FORM 536. (09-2011)

UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION Ill 2443 WARRENVILLE RD. SUITE 210 LISLE, IL 60532-4352 May 23, 2016 Mr. Scott Northard Acting Site Vice President Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant Northern States Power Company, Minnesota 1717 Wakonade Drive East Welch, MN 55089

SUBJECT:

OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATION APPROVAL

Dear Mr. Northard:

The purpose of this letter is to confirm the final arrangements for the upcoming operator licensing examinations at the Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Station.

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has completed its review of the operator license applications in connection with this examination and separately provided a list of approved applicants to Mr. Thomas Wadley, Training Manager. Note that any examination waivers and application denials have been addressed in separate correspondence.

The NRC has approved the subject examinations and you may administer the written examinations in accordance with Revision 10, of NUREG-1021, "Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors," during the week of June 6, 2016. The NRC staff will administer the operating tests during the weeks of May 30 and June 6, 2016.

This examination has undergone extensive review by my staff and representatives responsible for licensed operator training at your facility. Based on this review, I have concluded that the examination meets the guidelines of NUREG-1021, for content, operational, and discrimination validity. By administering this examination, you also agree that it meets NUREG-1021 guidelines, and is appropriate for measuring the qualifications of licensed operator applicants at your facility. If you determine that this examination is not appropriate for licensing operators at your facility, do not administer the examination and contact me at 630-829-9834.

Please contact your Chief Examiner, Mr. Dell McNeil, at 630-829-9737, if you have any questions or identify any errors or changes in the license level, reactor operator (RO) or senior reactor operator (SRO), or type of examination (partial or complete written examination and/or operating test) specified for each applicant.

In accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (1 0 CFR) 2.390, "Public Inspections, Exemptions, Requests for Withholding," of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC's Public Document

S. Northard Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of the NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Sincerely, IRA/

Robert J. Orlikowski, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket Nos. 50-282; 50-306 License Nos. DPR-42; DPR-60 cc: Distribution via LISTSER\f Thomas Wadley, Training Manager

S. Northard Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of the NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Sincerely, IRA/

Robert J. Orlikowski, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket Nos. 50-282; 50-306

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