ML080040357

Reactor and Senior Reactor Operator Examinations

ML080040357
Person / Time
Site:	Crystal River
Issue date:	01/03/2008
From:	Widmann M Division of Reactor Safety II
To:	Young D Florida Power & Light Co
References
IR-08-301
Download: ML080040357 (4)

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January 3, 2008 Mr. Dale E. Young, Vice President Crystal River Nuclear Plant (NA1B)

ATTN: Supervisor, Licensing &

Regulatory Programs 15760 West Power Line Street Crystal River, FL 34428-6708

SUBJECT:

REACTOR AND SENIOR REACTOR OPERATOR EXAMINATIONS -

CRYSTAL RIVER NUCLEAR PLANT 05000302/2008301

Dear Mr. Young:

In a telephone conversation on January 3, 2008, between Mr. Frank Dola, Supervisor, Licensed Operator Initial Training, and Mr. Frank Ehrhardt, Senior Operations Engineer, arrangements were made for the administration of a retake of the administrative topics portion of the operating test at the Crystal River Nuclear Plant. The test is scheduled to be administered during the week of February 11, 2008.

As agreed during the telephone conversation, your staff will prepare the examinations based on the guidelines in Revision 9, of NUREG-1021, "Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors." The NRC 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 outline, examination material, and supporting reference material, by January 18, 2008.

Pursuant to 10 CFR 55.40(b)(3), an authorized representative of the facility licensee shall approve the outline and examination before they are submitted to the NRC for review and approval. All materials shall be complete and ready-to-use. 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.

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, as necessary, on the dates noted above.

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

To permit timely NRC review and evaluation, your staff should submit preliminary 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 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 examination date.

FPC 2 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 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, 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, (3150-0101), 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 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 NRC's document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www/nrc.gov/readingrm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Mr. Dola 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 Frank Ehrhardt at (404) 562-4611, (Internet E-mail:

FJE@NRC.GOV), or me at (404) 562-4550, (Internet E-mail: MTW@NRC.GOV).

Sincerely,

/RA F. Ehrhardt for/

Malcolm T. Widmann, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket No. 50-302 License No. DPR-72 cc: (See page 3)

FPC 2 cc w/encl: William A. Passetti Daniel L. Roderick Bureau of Radiation Control Director Site Operations Department of Health Crystal River Nuclear Plant (NA2C) Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution Craig Fugate, Director Jon A. Franke Division of Emergency Preparedness Plant General Manager Department of Community Affairs Crystal River Nuclear Plant (NA2C) Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution Chairman Phyllis Dixon Board of County Commissioners Manager Nuclear Assessment Citrus County Crystal River Nuclear Plant (NA2C) 110 N. Apopka Avenue Electronic Mail Distribution Inverness, FL 36250 Michael J. Annacone Jim Mallay Engineering Manager Framatome Technologies Crystal River Nuclear Plant (NA2C) Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution David M. Varner R. Alexander Glenn Manager, Support Services - Nuclear Associate General Counsel (MAC - BT15A) Crystal River Nuclear Plant Florida Power Corporation Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution Ronald W. Davis, Steven R. Carr Training Manager Associate General Counsel - Legal Dept. Crystal River Nuclear Plant Progress Energy Service Company, LLC 8200 W Venable Street Electronic Mail Distribution Crystal River, FL 34429 Attorney General Department of Legal Affairs The Capitol PL-01 Tallahassee, FL 32399-1050

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