ML101020275

Notification of NRC Initial Operator Licensing Examination 05000382-10-302

ML101020275
Person / Time
Site:	Waterford
Issue date:	04/09/2010
From:	Mark Haire Division of Nuclear Materials Safety IV
To:	Kowalewski J Entergy Operations
References
IR-10-302
Download: ML101020275 (6)

See also: IR 05000382/2010302

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UNITED STATES

NUC LE AR RE G UL AT O RY C O M M I S S I O N

R E GI ON I V

612 EAST LAMAR BLVD , SU I TE 400

AR LI N GTON , TEXAS 76011-4125

April 9, 2010

Joseph A. Kowalewski, Vice President, Operations

Entergy Operations, Inc.

Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 3

17265 River Road

Killona, LA 70057-0751

SUBJECT: WATERFORD STEAM ELECTRIC STATION, UNIT 3 - NOTIFICATION OF NRC

INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATION 05000382/2010302

Dear Mr. Kowalewski:

In a telephone conversation on April 7, 2010 between Messrs. John Signorelli and Gabriel

Apger, Chief Examiner, arrangements were made for the administration of licensing

examinations at Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 3 during the week of October 4, 2010.

As agreed during the telephone conversation, 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-1122, Knowledge and Abilities Catalog for

Nuclear Power Plant Operators, Revision 2, Supplement 1. The NRCs 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 examination

outlines by July 19, 2010. The written examinations, operating tests, and supporting reference

materials identified in Attachment 3 to ES-201 will be due by August 13, 2010. 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 August 30,

2010.

J. Kowalewski -2-

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 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 NRCs Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter and its

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

Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of the NRCs Agencywide

Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the

electronic Reading Room page of the NRCs public Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-

rm/adams.html.

J. Kowalewski -3-

Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Mr. Signorelli has been advised of the policies

and guidelines referenced in this letter. If you have any questions regarding the NRCs

examination procedures and guidelines, please contact Mr. Apger at 817-276-6508, or myself at

817-860-8159.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Mark S. Haire, Chief

Operations Branch

Division of Reactor Safety

Docket: 50-382

License: NPF-38

DISTRIBUTION:

John T. Herron

Entergy Services, Inc.

President and CEO

Nuclear Operations/CNO

P.O. Box 31995

Jackson, MS 39286-1995

Jeff Forbes

Senior Vice President and

Chief Operating Officer

Entergy Operations, Inc.

P. O. Box 31995

Jackson, MS 39286-1995

Thomas Palmisano

Vice President, Oversight

Entergy Operations, Inc.

P. O. Box 31995

Jackson, MS 39286-1995

Senior Manager, Nuclear Safety

and Licensing

Entergy Services, Inc.

P. O. Box 31995

Jackson, MS 39286-1995

J. Kowalewski -4-

Bob Murillo

Manager, Licensing and Regulatory Affairs

Entergy Operations, Inc.

Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 3

17265 River Road

Killona, LA 70057-0751

Kenny J. Christian, Director

Nuclear Safety Assurance

Entergy Operations, Inc.

17265 River Road

Killona, LA 70057-0751

Joseph A. Aluise

Associate General Council - Nuclear

Entergy Services, Inc.

639 Loyola Avenue

New Orleans, LA 70113

Charles F. Amone

General Manager, Plant Operations

Waterford 3 SES

Entergy Operations, Inc.

17265 River Road

Killona, LA 70057-0751

Manager, Licensing

Entergy Operations, Inc.

17265 River Road

Killona, LA 70057-0751

Chairman

Louisiana Public Service Commission

P. O. Box 91154

Baton Rouge, LA 70821-9154

Parish President Council

St. Charles Parish

P. O. Box 302

Hahnville, LA 70057

St. Charles Parish

Dept. of Emergency Preparedness

Emergency Operations Center

P.O. Box 302

Hahnville, LA 70057

J. Kowalewski -5-

Director, Nuclear Safety & Licensing

Entergy, Operations, Inc.

440 Hamilton Avenue

White Plains, NY 10601

Ms. Ji Wiley

Environmental Scientist Supervisor

Radiological Emergency Planning

and Response

Louisiana Department of

Environmental Quality

P. O. Box 4312

Baton Rouge, LA 70821-4312

Chief, Technological Hazards

Branch

FEMA Region VI

800 North Loop 288

Federal Regional Center

Denton, TX 76209

J. Kowalewski -6-

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Deputy Regional Administrator (Chuck.Casto@nrc.gov)

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Resident Inspector (Dean.Overland@nrc.gov)

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Congressional Affairs Officer (Jenny.Weil@nrc.gov)

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