ML121910313

Regulatory Issue Summary, RIS 2012-07 Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations

ML121910313
Person / Time
Site:	Summer
Issue date:	07/05/2012
From:	Barbee A South Carolina Electric & Gas Co, SCANA Corp
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of New Reactors, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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RIS-12-007
Download: ML121910313 (3)

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Andy T. Barbee Director, Nuclear Training 803.345.4034 July 5, 2012 A SCANA COMPANY U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555-0001

Subject:

VIRGIL C. SUMMER NUCLEAR STATION, UNITS 1, 2 and 3 DOCKET NO. 50-395 DOCKET NO.52-027 and 52-028 OPERATING LICENSE NO. NPF-12 REGULATORY ISSUE

SUMMARY

, RIS 2012-07 PREPARATION AND SCHEDULING OF OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATIONS Attached please find South Carolina Electric & Gas Company's (SCE&G) anticipated schedule for operator licensing examinations.

The first AP-1 000 exam, scheduled in calendar year (CY) 2014, is a split exam, with the written exam on 08/06/14 (alternate 08/20/14) and the operating exam on 11/03/14 (alternate 11/10/14). The first AP-1000 exam in CY 2015 will be a split exam, with the written exam on 02/04/15 (alternate 02/18/15) and the operating exam on 05/11/15 (alternate 05/25/15). The second AP-1000 exam in CY 2015 will be a combined written and operating exam on 11/02/15 (alternate 11/16/2015).

This letter contains no new commitments. Should you have any questions concerning Unit 1 exams, please call Mr. Rick Garner at (803) 931-5636. For questions concerning Units 2 and 3 exams, please call Mr. Neil E. Constance at (803) 345-4028.

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K. B. Marsh S. A. Byrne J. B. Archie N. S. Carns J. H. Hamilton, Jr.

R. J. White W. M. Cherry V. M. McCree M. E. Franke M. T. Widmann R. E. Martin R. T. Garner N. E. Constance NRC Resident Inspector K. M. Sutton NSRC RTS (CR-12-02412)

File (814.04, RR 1150)

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Virgil C. Summer Station -Post Office Box 88. Jenkinsville, SC *29065

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NRC FORM 536 U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION APPROVED BY OMB: NO. 3150-0131 EXPIRES: 09/3012014 (9-2011)

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 comments regarding burden estimate to the Information Services Branch OPERATOR LICENSING (T-5 F53), U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, or by internet e-EXAMINATION DATA mail to Infocollects.Resource@nrc.gov, and to the Desk Officer, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, NEOB-10202, (3150-0131), Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC 20503.

If a means used to impose an information collection does not display a currently valid OMB control number, the NRC may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, the information collection.

FACILITY NRC REGION Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station, Unit 1 If A. PROPOSED EXAMINATION PREPARATION SCHEDULE PROPOSED NUMBER CY2014 CY 2015 CY 2016 CY 2017 ESTIMATED NUMBER OF LICENSEE-PREPARED 1

0 1

1 EXAMINATIONS ESTIMATED NUMBER OF NRC-PREPARED 0

0 0

0 EXAMINATIONS B. INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSE EXAMINATIONS PROPOSED NUMBER CY 2014 CY 2015 CY 2016 CY 2017 NUMBER OF REACTOR 6

0 6

6 OPERATORS NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS - INSTANT NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS - UPGRADE 2

3 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS - LIMITED 0

PROPOSED DATES PRIMARY DATE 09/29/2014 N/A 04/04/2016 03/13/2017 ALTERNATE DATE 10/06/2014 N/A 04/11/2016 03/20/2017 C. PROPOSED GENERIC FUNDAMENTALS EXAMINATION (GFE) SCHEDULE CY 2014 CY 2015 PROPOSED NUMBER MARCH JUNE SEPTEMBER DECEMBER MARCH JUNE SEPTEMBER DECEMBER ESTIMATED NUMBER OF 0

0 6

0 0

0 6

0 CANDIDATES NRC FORM 536 (9-2011)

NRC FORM 536 U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION APPROVED BY OMB: NO. 3150-0131 EXPIRES: 09130/2014 (9-2011)

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 comments regarding burden estimate to the Information Services Branch OPERATOR LICENSING (T-5 F53), U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, or by intemet e-mail to lnfocollects.Resource@nrc.gov, and to the Desk Officer, Office of Information and EXAMINATION DATA Regulatory Affairs, NEOB-10202, (3150-0131), Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC 20503.

If a means used to impose an information collection does not display a currently valid OMB control number, the NRC may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, the information collection.

FACILITY NRC REGION Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station, Units 2 and 3 11 A. PROPOSED EXAMINATION PREPARATION SCHEDULE PROPOSED NUMBER CY2014 CY2015 CY2016 CY2017 ESTIMATED NUMBER OF LICENSEE-PREPARED 12 1

EXAMINATIONS ESTIMATED NUMBER OF NRC-PREPARED 0

0 0

0 EXAMINATIONS B. INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSE EXAMINATIONS PROPOSED NUMBER CY 2014 CY 2015 CY 2016 CY 2017 NUMBER OF REACTOR 0

0 0

0 OPERATORS NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR 24 40 18 18 OPERATORS - INSTANT NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR 0

0 0

0 OPERATORS - UPGRADE NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR 0

0 0

0 OPERATORS - LIMITED PROPOSED DATES 08/06/14 (w) 02/04/15 (w)

PRIMARY DATE 11/03/14 (o) 05/11/15 (o) 09/19/2016 07/10/2017 11/02/15 (Combined) 02/18/15 (w)

ALTERNATE DATE 08/20/14 05/25/15 (o) 10/03/2016 07/24/2017 11/10/14 (o) 11/16/15 (Combined)_

C. PROPOSED GENERIC FUNDAMENTALS EXAMINATION (GFE) SCHEDULE CY 2014 CY 2015 PROPOSED NUMBER MARCH JUNE SEPTEMBER DECEMBER MARCH JUNE SEPTEMBER DECEMBER ESTIMATED NUMBER OF 16 18 18 CANDIDATES NRC FORM 536 (9-2011)