ML083510662

Notification of Licensed Operator Initial Examination - 05000369-09-301 and 05000370-09-301

ML083510662
Person / Time
Site:	Mcguire, McGuire
Issue date:	12/16/2008
From:	Widmann M Division of Nuclear Materials Safety II
To:	Brandi Hamilton Duke Energy Carolinas, Duke Power Co
References
50-369/09-301, 50-370/09-301
Download: ML083510662 (48)

See also: IR 05000369/2009301

Text

UNITED STATES

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

REGION II

SAM NUNN ATLANTA FEDERAL CENTER

61 FORSYTH STREET, SW, SUITE 23T85

ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-8931

December 16, 2008

Mr. Bruce H. Hamilton

Vice President

Duke Power Company, LLC d/b/a Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC

McGuire Nuclear Station

12700 Hagers Ferry Road

Huntersville, NC 28078-8985

SUBJECT: MCGUIRE NUCLEAR STATION - NOTIFICATION OF LICENSED OPERATOR

INITIAL EXAMINATION - 05000369/2009301 AND 05000370/2009301

Dear Mr. Hamilton:

In a telephone conversation on December 10, 2008, between Mr. Steve Helms, Supervisor

Operator Training, and Mr. Gerard W. Laska, Senior Operations Examiner, arrangements were

made for the administration of licensing examinations at the McGuire Nuclear Station. The

Operating Test is scheduled to be administered during the weeks of May 11, and May 18, 2009.

The written examination is scheduled to be administered the week of May 18, 2009. The on-site

preparatory week is scheduled for the week of April 20, 2009.

As agreed during the telephone conversation, your staff of the will prepare the operating test

and the written examinations 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 examination

outlines by February 25, 2009. The operating tests, written examinations, and the supporting

reference materials identified in Attachment 2 of ES-201 will be due by March 27, 2009. The

written examination outline was previously provided to your staff on October 08, 2008. Pursuant

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

outlines, examinations, and tests before they 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 test, 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 (Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) approval number 3150-0090), medical certifications (OMB approval number 3150-0024),

and waiver requests (if any)(OMB approval number 3150-0090) 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, approval number Part 55 (3150-0018), which expires on

June 30, 2009. 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 BJS1@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 not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection

of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRCs 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 NRCs document system (ADAMS). ADAMS

is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/readingrm/adams.html

http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

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Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Mr. Helms 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. Gerry Laska at (404) 562-4626, (Internet E-mail:

gwl1@nrc.gov), or me at (404) 562-4550, (Internet E-mail: mtw@nrc.gov).

Sincerely,

/RA/

Malcolm T. Widmann, Chief

Operations Branch

Division of Reactor Safety

Docket Nos.: 50-369, 50-370

License Nos.: NPF-9, NPF-17

(cc: w/encl - See Page 4)

December 16, 2008

Mr. Bruce H. Hamilton

Vice President

Duke Power Company, LLC d/b/a Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC

McGuire Nuclear Station

12700 Hagers Ferry Road

Huntersville, NC 28078-8985

SUBJECT: MCGUIRE NUCLEAR STATION - NOTIFICATION OF LICENSED OPERATOR

INITIAL EXAMINATION - 05000369/2009301 AND 05000370/2009301

Dear Mr. Hamilton:

In a telephone conversation on December 10, 2008, between Mr. Steve Helms, Supervisor

Operator Training, and Mr. Gerard W. Laska, Senior Operations Examiner, arrangements were

made for the administration of licensing examinations at the McGuire Nuclear Station. The

Operating Test is scheduled to be administered during the weeks of May 11, and May 18, 2009.

The written examination is scheduled to be administered the week of May 18, 2009. The on-site

preparatory week is scheduled for the week of April 20, 2009.

As agreed during the telephone conversation, your staff of the will prepare the operating test

and the written examinations 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 examination

outlines by February 25, 2009. The operating tests, written examinations, and the supporting

reference materials identified in Attachment 2 of ES-201 will be due by March 27, 2009. The

written examination outline was previously provided to your staff on October 08, 2008. Pursuant

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

outlines, examinations, and tests before they 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.

DPC 2

In order to conduct the requested written examinations and operating test, 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 (Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) approval number 3150-0090), medical certifications (OMB approval number 3150-0024),

and waiver requests (if any)(OMB approval number 3150-0090) 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, approval number Part 55 (3150-0018), which expires on

June 30, 2009. 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 BJS1@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 not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection

of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRCs 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 NRCs document system (ADAMS). ADAMS

is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/readingrm/adams.html

http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

_________________________ XG SUNSI REVIEW COMPLETE

OFFICE RII:DRS RII:DRS RII:DRP

SIGNATURE /RA/ /RA/ /RA/

NAME Gerard Laska Malcolm Widmann JMoorman

DATE 12/16/2008 12/16/2008 12/16/2008 12/ /2008 12/ /2008 12/ /2008 12/ /2008

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Letter to Bruce H. Hamilton from Malcolm T. Widmann dated December 16, 2008

SUBJECT: MCGUIRE NUCLEAR STATION - NOTIFICATION OF LICENSED OPERATOR

INITIAL EXAMINATION - 05000369/2009301 AND 05000370/2009301

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