ML092330782

Notificaiton of Licensed Operator Initial Examination 50-327/10-301 and 50-328/10-301

ML092330782
Person / Time
Site:	Sequoyah
Issue date:	08/21/2009
From:	Widmann M Division of Reactor Safety II
To:	Swafford P Tennessee Valley Authority
References
50-327/10-301, 50-328/10-301
Download: ML092330782 (6)

See also: IR 05000327/2010301

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UNITED STATES

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

REGION II

SAM NUNN ATLANTA FEDERAL CENTER

61 FORSYTH STREET, SW, SUITE 23T85

ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-8931

August 21, 2009

Mr. Preston D. Swafford

Chief Nuclear Officer and Executive Vice President

Tennessee Valley Authority

3R Lookout Place

1101 Market Street

Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801

SUBJECT: SEQUOYAH NUCLEAR PLANT - NOTIFICATION OF LICENSED OPERATOR

INITIAL EXAMINATION 05000327/2010301 AND 05000328/2010301

Dear Mr. Swafford:

In a meeting on August 20, 2009, between Mr. Bradley D. Picchiottino, Director of Training, Mr.

Michael A. Buckner, Lead Operations Instructor, and Mr. Bruno Caballero, Operations Engineer,

arrangements were made for the administration of licensing examinations at Sequoyah Nuclear

Plant. The operating test is scheduled to be administered during the weeks of February 16,

2010 and February 22, 2010. The written examination is scheduled to be administered the

week of March 1, 2010. The on-site preparatory week is scheduled for the week of January 11,

2010.

As agreed during the meeting, 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 by November 16, 2009. Mr. Bruno Caballero provided a written examination outline to

your staff on July 16, 2009. The operating test, written examination, and the supporting

reference materials identified in Attachment 3 to ES-201 will be due by December 14, 2009.

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 they are submitted to the NRC for review and approval. All

materials shall be complete and ready-to-use.

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,

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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. 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.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRCs Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter and its

enclosures will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document

Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of the NRCs 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. Picchiottino 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 contact Mr. Bruno Caballero at (404) 562-4608,

(Internet E-mail: bruno.caballero@nrc.gov), or me at (404) 562-4550, (Internet E-mail:

malcolm.widmann@nrc.gov).

Sincerely,

/RA/

Malcolm T. Widmann, Chief

Operations Branch

Division of Reactor Safety

Docket Nos.: 50-327, 50-328

License Nos.: DPR-77, DPR-79

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DATE 08/20/2009 08/21/2009 08/21/2009

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Ashok S. Bhatnagar (Acting) Manager

Senior Vice President Corporate Nuclear Licensing and Industry

Nuclear Generation Development and Affairs

Construction Tennessee Valley Authority

Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution

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R. M. Krich

Preston D. Swafford Vice President

Chief Nuclear Officer and Executive Vice Nuclear Licensing

President Tennessee Valley Authority

Tennessee Valley Authority 3R Lookout Place

Electronic Mail Distribution 1101 Market Street

Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801

William R. Campbell

Senior Vice President Beth A. Wetzel

Fleet Engineering Manager

Tennessee Valley Authority Licensing and Industry Affairs

6A Lookout Place Sequoyah Nuclear Plant

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Lawrence Edward Nanney

Christopher R. Church Director

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Nuclear Support Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801

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Sequoyah Nuclear Plant Rockwood, TN 37854

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Michael A. Purcell

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Tennessee Valley Authority

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Robert J. Whalen

Tennessee Valley Authority

3R Lookout Place

1101 Market Street

Chattanooga, TN 37402-280

James H. Bassham

Director

Tennessee Emergency Management

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Mr. Brad Picchiotino

Director of Training

Sequoyah Nuclear Plant

Tennessee Valley Authority

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Letter to Preston D. Swafford from Malcolm T. Widmann dated August 21, 2009

SUBJECT: SEQUOYAH NUCLEAR PLANT - NOTIFICATION OF LICENSED OPERATOR

INITIAL EXAMINATION 05000327/2010301 AND 05000328/2010301

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