ML13017A485

Shearon Harris Nuclear Plant - Notification of Licensed Operator Initial Examination 05000400-13-301

ML13017A485
Person / Time
Site:	Harris
Issue date:	01/14/2013
From:	Franke M E Division of Nuclear Materials Safety II
To:	Hamrick G T Carolina Power & Light Co
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See also: IR 05000400/2013301

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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION II 245 PEACHTREE CENTER AVENUE NE, SUITE 1200 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-1257

January 14, 2013

Mr. George T. Hamrick Vice President

Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant

Carolina Power and Light Company

P.O. Box 165, Mail Code: Zone 1

New Hill, NC 27562-0165

SUBJECT: SHEARON HARRIS NUCLEAR PLANT - NOTIFICATION OF LICENSED

OPERATOR INITIAL EXAMINATION 05000400/2013301

Dear Mr. Hamrick:

In a telephone conversation on January 3, 2013, between Mr. Scotty Scott, Superintendent of

Operations Training, Mr. Artie Sylvester, Supervisor Operator Initial Training, Mr. Mac McDade,

Simulator Specialist, Mr. Simon Schwindt, Supervisor Licensed Operator Continuing Training, Mr. Richard Horton, Senior Nuclear Operations Training Instructor, Mr. Archie Lucky, Senior Nuclear Operations Training Instructor, and Mr. Bruno Caballero, Senior Operations Engineer, arrangements were made for the administration of licensing examinations at the Harris Nuclear Plant. The operating test is scheduled to be administered during the weeks of September 9 and

September 16, 2013. The written examination is scheduled to be administered the week of September 23, 2013. The on-site preparatory week is scheduled for the week of August 12,

2013. As agreed during the telephone conversation, your staff will prepare both the operating test and

written examination based on the guidelines in Revision 9, Supplement 1, of NUREG-1021,

"Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors." The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission (NRC) regional office will discuss

with your staff any changes that might be necessary before the examinations are administered. Your staff has also agreed to make copies of all examination materials that are necessary for administering the examination.

To meet the above schedule, it will be necessary for your staff to furnish the operating test

outline and the supporting reference materials identified in Attachment 3 to ES-201 by March

25, 2013. Mr. Bruno Caballero provided the written examination outline to your staff in December 2012. The written examination will be due by July 1, 2013 and the operating test will be due by July 8, 2013. Pursuant to Title 10, Section 55.40(b)(3), of the Code of Federal

Regulations (10 CFR 55.40(b)(3)), an authorized representative of the facility licensee shall

approve the outline, examination, and test before t

hey are submitted to the NRC for review and approval. All materials shall be complete and ready-to-use.

We request that any personal, proprietary, sensitive unclassified, or safeguards information in your response be contained in a separate enclosure and appropriately marked. Any delay in

receiving the required examination and reference materials, or the submittal of inadequate or

incomplete materials, may cause the examinations to be rescheduled.

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In order to conduct the requested written examinations and operating tests, it will be necessary for your staff to provide adequate space and accommodations in accordance with ES-402, and

to make the simulation facility available on the dates noted above. In accordance with ES-302, your staff should retain the original simulator

performance data (e.g., system pressures, temperatures, and levels) generated during the dynamic operating tests until the examination results are final.

Appendix E of NUREG-1021 contains a number of NRC policies and guidelines that will be in effect while the written examinations and operating tests are being administered.

To permit timely NRC review and evaluation, your staff should submit preliminary reactor operator and senior reactor operator license applications, medical certifications, and waiver

requests (if any) at least 30 days before the first examination date. If the applications are not received at least 30 days before the examination date, a postponement may be necessary. Signed applications certifying that all training has been completed should be submitted at least 14 days before the first examination date.

This letter contains information collections that are subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of

1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). These information collections were approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under approval number 3150-0018, which expires on February 28, 2013. The public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average

500 hours0.00579 days <br />0.139 hours <br />8.267196e-4 weeks <br />1.9025e-4 months <br /> per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, gathering and maintaining

the data needed, writing the examinations, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments on any aspect of this collection of information, including

suggestions for reducing the burden, to the Information and Records Management Branch (T-6 F33), U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, or by Internet electronic mail at infocollectsresource@nrc.gov; and to the Desk Officer, Office of Information

and Regulatory Affairs, NEOB-10202, (3150-0018), Office of Management and Budget,

Washington, DC 20503.

The NRC may neither conduct nor sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, an information collection, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.

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 (PARS) component of

the NRC's document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Website at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Mr. Richard Horton has been advised of the

policies and guidelines referenced in this letter. If you have any questions regarding the NRC's examination procedures and guidelines, please cont

act Mr. Bruno Caballero at (404) 997- 4608,

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(Internet E-mail: bruno.caballero@nrc.gov), or

me at (404) 997- 4436, (Internet E-mail:

mark.franke@nrc.gov).

Sincerely, /RA/ Mark E. Franke, Chief Operations Branch 2 Division of Reactor Safety

Docket Nos.: 50-400

License Nos.: NPF-63

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Manager, Nuclear Services and EP Nuclear Protective Services Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant

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Brian C. McCabe

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George T. Hamrick Vice President

Carolina Power and Light Company

Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant

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Lara S. Nichols Deputy General Counsel

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M. Christopher Nolan

Director - Regulatory Affairs

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Duke Energy Corporation

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Robert J. Duncan II Senior Vice President

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Sean T. O'Connor

Manager, Support Services Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant

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Donald L. Griffith

Training Manager Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant

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R. Keith Holbrook

Manager, Support Services Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant

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Supervisor

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Senior Counsel

Legal Department

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Public Service Commission

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(cc cont'd - See page 5)

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Terrence E. Slake

Manager Nuclear Plant Security Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant

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Executive Director Public Staff - NCUC

4326 Mail Service Center

Raleigh, NC 27699-4326

Chair Board of County Commissioners of Wake

County

P.O. Box 550

Raleigh, NC 27602

Ernest J. Kapopoulos Jr.

Plant General Manager

Carolina Power and Light Company

Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant

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Chatham County

P.O. Box 1809

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U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant

U.S. NRC

5421 Shearon Harris Rd

New Hill, NC 27562-9998

Letter to George T. Hamrick from Mark E. Franke dated January 14, 2013

SUBJECT: SHEARON HARRIS NUCLEAR PLANT - NOTIFICATION OF LICENSED OPERATOR INITIAL EXAMINATION 05000400/2013301

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