ML14160A814

Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Response to Regulatory Issue Summary (RIS) 2014-05, Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations

ML14160A814
Person / Time
Site:	Palo Verde
Issue date:	06/06/2014
From:	Weber T N Arizona Public Service Co
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
102-06882-TNW/DJH, RIS-14-005
Download: ML14160A814 (3)

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RIS 2014-05 Qaps 102-06882-TNW/DJH June 6, 2014 Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station P.O. Box 52034 Phoenix, AZ 85072 Mail Station 7636 Tel: 623-363-4972 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) 2014-05, Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations This letter provides the Arizona Public Service Company voluntary response to RIS 2014-05, Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations.

Enclosed with this letter is NRC Form 536, which provides the proposed schedule of operator licensing examinations at PVNGS for calendar years 2016 through 2019.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, Thomas N. Weber Department Leader, Regulatory Affairs TNW/DJH

Enclosure:

NRC Form 536, Operator Licensing Examination Data cc: w/enclosure M. L. Dapas V. G. Gaddy L. A. Hurley J. K. Rankin M. A. Brown NRC NRC NRC NRC NRC Region IV, Regional Administrator Region IV, Chief, Operations Branch Region IV, Licensing Assistant NRR Project Manager PVNGS Senior Resident Inspector PVNGS P o-01 A member of the STARS (Strategic Teaming and Resource Sharing) Alliance Callaway

• Comanche Peak

• Diablo Canyon

• Palo Verde

• Wolf Creek Enclosure NRC Form 536 Operator Licensing Examination Data NRC FORM 536 U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION APPROVED BY OMB: NO. 3150-0131 EXPIRES: 0913012014 (09-2011)

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-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 Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station IV 50-528, 50-529, 50-530 A. PROPOSED EXAMINATION PREPARATION SCHEDULE PROPOSED NUMBER CY 2016 CY 2017 CY 2018 CY 2019 ESTIMATED NUMBER OF LICENSEE-PREPARED 1 0 1 1 EXAMINATIONS ESTIMATED NUMBER OF NRC-PREPARED EXAMINATIONS B. INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSE EXAMINATIONS PROPOSED NUMBER CY 2016 CY 2017 CY 2018 CY 2019 NUMBER OF REACTOR 12 12 12 OPERATORS NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS

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

-UPGRADE NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS

-LIMITED PROPOSED DATES PRIMARY DATE 10/31/2016 04/16/2018 10/14/2019 ALTERNATE DATE C. PROPOSED GENERIC FUNDAMENTALS EXAMINATION (GFE) SCHEDULE CY 2016 CY 2017 PROPOSED ____ .________________

NUMBER MARCH JUNE SEPTEMBER DECEMBER MARCH JUNE SEPTEMBER DECEMBER ESTIMATED NUMBER OF 25 25 CANDIDATES NRC FORM 536 (09-2011)