ML110340412

Cooper Nuclear Station - Notification of Change in Date for NRC Initial Operator Licensing Examination 05000298-11-301

ML110340412
Person / Time
Site:	Cooper
Issue date:	02/03/2011
From:	Haire M S Operations Branch IV
To:	O'Grady B J Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD)
References
ER-11-301
Download: ML110340412 (5)

See also: IR 05000298/2011301

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February 3, 2011

Brian J. O'Grady, Vice President-Nuclear and Chief Nuclear Officer Nebraska Public Power - Cooper

Nuclear Station 72676 648A Avenue Brownville, NE 68321

SUBJECT: COOPER NUCLEAR STATION - NOTIFICATION OF CHANGE IN DATE FOR NRC INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATION 05000298/2011301

Dear Mr. O'Grady, In a telephone conversation on January 28, 2011, with Mr. B. Gilbert, Initial Training Supervisor,

I made arrangements to reschedule the administration date of licensing examinations at Cooper Nuclear Station from the week of February 28, 2011, to the week of June 6, 2011, per Mr. Gilbert's request.

As previously agreed during earlier telephone conversations, your staff will prepare the examinations based on the guidelines in NUREG-1021, "Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors," Revision 9, Supplement 1, and NUREG-1123, "Knowledge and Abilities Catalog for Nuclear Power Plant Operators," Revision 2, Supplement 1. The NRC's regional office will discuss with your staff any changes that might be necessary before the

examinations are administered.

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

examination outlines along with the draft examinations with supporting reference materials identified in Attachment 3 to ES-201 by February 21, 2011. 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 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 examinations and reference materials, or the submittal of

inadequate or incomplete materials, may cause the examinations to be rescheduled. In addition, your support for on-site validation of the examinations is required during the week of February 28, 2011.

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. UNITED STATESNUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSIONREGION IV612 EAST LAMAR BLVD, SUITE 400ARLINGTON, TEXAS 76011-4125

Mr. Brian O'Grady - 2 -

Appendix E to 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 operator and

senior 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 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 50 hours5.787037e-4 days <br />0.0139 hours <br />8.267196e-5 weeks <br />1.9025e-5 months <br /> per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and

reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of these information collections, including suggestions for reducing the burden, to the Records and FOIA/Privacy Services Branch (T-5 F52), U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, or by Internet electronic mail to INFOCOLLECTS@NRC.GOV. 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 and its

enclosures will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC's Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of the NRC's Agency-wide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the electronic Reading Room page of the NRC's public Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Mr. Sealock 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. Clayton at 817-860-8216, or myself at 817-860-

8159.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Mark S. Haire, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety

Docket: 50-298

License: DPR-46

Mr. Brian O'Grady - 3 -

DISTRIBUTION: Gene Mace Nuclear Asset Manager

Nebraska Public Power District P.O. Box 98 Brownville, NE 68321

John C. McClure, Vice President

and General Counsel Nebraska Public Power District P.O. Box 499 Columbus, NE 68601

David Van Der Kamp Licensing Manager

Nebraska Public Power District P.O. Box 98 Brownville, NE 68321

Michael J. Linder, Director

Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality P.O. Box 98922 Lincoln, NE 68509-8922

Randy Rohrs, Chairman Nemaha County Board of Commissioners Nemaha County Courthouse 1824 "N" Street, Suite 201 Auburn, NE 68305

Julia Schmitt, Manager Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services Division of Public Health

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rd Fl Lincoln, NE 68509-5026

Deputy Director for Policy Missouri Department of Natural Resources P.O. Box 176 Jefferson City, MO 65102-0176

Director, Missouri State Emergency Management Agency P.O. Box 116 Jefferson City, MO 65102-0116

Mr. Brian O'Grady - 4 -

Chief, Radiation and Asbestos Control Section Kansas Department of Health and Environment

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Melanie Rasmussen, State Liaison Officer

Radiation Control Program Director Bureau of Radiological Health Iowa Department of Public Health Lucas State Office Building, 5th Floor 321 East 12th Street Des Moines, IA 50319

John F. McCann, Director, Licensing Entergy Nuclear Northeast Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc 440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601-1813

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Jefferson City, MO 65102

Art Zaremba Director of Nuclear Safety Assurance Nebraska Public Power District

P.O. Box 98 Brownville, NE 68321

Ronald D. Asche, President and Chief Executive Officer

Nebraska Public Power District 1414 15th Street Columbus, NE 68601

Chief, Technological Hazards Branch FEMA, Region VII

9221 Ward Parkway Suite 300 Kansas City, MO 64114-3372

Mr. Brian O'Grady - 5 -

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