ML090070503

Generic Fundamentals Section of the Written Operator Licensing Examination

ML090070503
Person / Time
Site:	Palo Verde, Wolf Creek, Grand Gulf, Cooper, Arkansas Nuclear, Columbia, River Bend, Diablo Canyon, Callaway, Waterford, South Texas, San Onofre, Comanche Peak, Fort Calhoun
Issue date:	01/06/2009
From:	Ryan Lantz Operations Branch IV
To:
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Download: ML090070503 (8)

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January 6, 2009 THIS LETTER DISTRIBUTED TO THE FOLLOWING DOCKET NUMBERS:

Arkansas Nuclear One, Units 1 and 2, Docket Nos.: 50-313; 50-368 Columbia Generating Station, Docket No.: 50-397 Cooper Nuclear Station, Docket No.: 50-298 Comanche Peak Steam Electric Station, Units 1 and 2, Docket Nos.: 50-445; 50-446 Callaway Plant, Docket No.: 50-483 Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2, Docket Nos.: 50-275; 50-323 Fort Calhoun Station, Docket No.: 50-285 Grand Gulf Nuclear Station, Docket No.: 50-416 Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1, 2, and 3, Docket Nos.: 50-528; 50-529; 50-530 River Bend Station, Docket No.: 50-458 San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, Units 2 and 3, Docket Nos.: 50-361; 50-362 South Texas Project Electric Generating Station, Units 1 and 2, Docket Nos.: 50-498; 50-499 Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 3, Docket No.: 50-382 Wolf Creek Generating Station, Docket No.: 50-482

SUBJECT:

GENERIC FUNDAMENTALS SECTION OF THE WRITTEN OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATION The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) plans to administer the generic fundamentals examination (GFE) section of the written operator licensing examination on the following dates during this calendar year:

March 4, 2009 June 10, 2009 September 9, 2009 December 9, 2009 To register personnel to take the GFE, an authorized representative of your facility must submit a letter to Elmo E. Collins, Jr., Regional Administrator, Region IV, with a copy addressed as follows:

Chief, Operator Licensing and Human Performance Branch Mail Stop OWFN 12D3 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC. 20555-0001 Your letter should identify the individuals who will take the examination, and it should certify that they are enrolled in a facility licensee-sponsored program leading to NRC operator licensing and that they will have completed their fundamentals training by the date of the examination. The letter should also identify the personnel who will have access to the examinations before they are administered (e.g., proctors) and the address to which the examinations are to be sent. To UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION R E GI ON I V 612 EAST LAMAR BLVD, SUITE 400 ARLINGTON, TEXAS 76011-4125

Reactor 50 Dockets allow the NRC to assign docket numbers, your letter should be received by both the NRC regional administrator and Human Performance Branch, 30 days before each desired examination date shown above. A sample registration letter is enclosed.

Copies of the administered GFEs and their answer keys will be available for review in the NRCs Public Document Room approximately 45 days following each examination. The NRCs GFE Web page (which is available at http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operator-licensing/generic-fundamentals-examinations.html) will be updated semi-annually, approximately 60 days following the June and December examinations.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Ryan E. Lantz, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety

Enclosure:

As stated cc:

Timothy G. Mitchell Vice President Operations Arkansas Nuclear One Entergy Operations, Inc.

1448 S.R. 333 Russellville, AR 72802-0967 Sherrie Cotton, Training Manager Arkansas Nuclear One Entergy Operations, Inc.

1448 S.R. 333 Russellville, AR 72801 Mr. Adam C. Heflin, Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer Union Electric Company P.O. Box 620 Fulton, MO 65251 David G. Lantz, Superintendent, Operations Training AmerenUE P.O. Box 620 Fulton, MO 65251

Reactor 50 Dockets J. V. Parrish Chief Executive Officer Energy Northwest P.O. Box 968(Mail Drop 1023)

Richland, WA 99352-0968 Licensing Supervisor Energy Northwest P.O. Box 968, PE-20 Richland, Washington 99352-0968 James M. Moon, Manager Nuclear Training Energy Northwest P.O. Box 968, MD-1028 Richland, WA 99352-0968 Mike Blevins, Executive Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer Luminant Generation Company LLC ATTN: Regulatory Affairs Comanche Peak Steam Electric Station P.O. Box 1002 Glen Rose, TX 76043 Dale Walling, Manager Nuclear Training Luminant Generation Company LLC P.O. Box 1002 Glen Rose, TX 76043-1147 Stewart B. Minahan, Vice President-Nuclear and CNO Nebraska Public Power District 72676 648A Avenue Brownville, NE 68321 Dan Sealock, Acting Manager Nuclear Training Nebraska Public Power District P.O. Box 98 Brownville, NE 68321-John T. Conway Senior Vice President &

Chief Nuclear Officer Pacific Gas and Electric Company P.O. Box 3 Mail Code 104/6/601 Avila Beach, CA 93424

Reactor 50 Dockets Lynn Walter, Director Learning Services Pacific Gas and Electric Company Diablo Canyon Power Plant P.O. Box 56 Avila Beach, CA 93424 D. J. Bannister Vice President and CNO Omaha Public Power District Fort Calhoun Station 444 South 16th St. Mall Fort Calhoun, NE 68102-2247 David Weaver, Manager Nuclear Training Omaha Public Power District P.O. Box 550 Fort Calhoun, NE 68023-0399 James R. Douet Vice President Operations Entergy Operations, Inc.

Grand Gulf Nuclear Station P.O. Box 756 Port Gibson, MS 39150 Jim Caery, Manager Training and Development Grand Gulf Nuclear Station Entergy Operations, Inc.

P.O. Box 756 Port Gibson, MS 39150 Randall K. Edington Senior Vice President, Nuclear Mail Station 7602 Arizona Public Service Company P.O. Box 52034 Phoenix, AZ 85072-2034 Joe Waid, Director Nuclear Training Arizona Public Service Company Mail Station 6156 P.O. Box 52034 Phoenix, AZ 85072

Reactor 50 Dockets Michael Perito Vice President of Operations Entergy Operations, Inc.

River Bend Station 5485 US Highway 61N St. Francisville, LA 70775 Marvin Chase, Manager - Training Entergy Operations, Inc.

River Bend Station 5485 US Highway 61N St. Francisville, LA 70775 Mr. Edward D. Halpin Chief Nuclear Officer STP Nuclear Operating Company South Texas Project P.O. Box 289 Wadsworth, TX 77483 John Pierce, Manager Operations Training N4007 STP Nuclear Operating Company P.O. Box 289 Wadsworth, TX 77483 Ross T. Ridenoure Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer Southern California Edison Company San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station P.O. Box 128 San Clemente, CA 92674-0128 Ron Elsasser, Manager Nuclear Training San Onofre, Units 2 and 3 Southern California Edison Co.

P.O. Box 128 E-50A Nuclear Training Division San Clemente, CA 92674-0128 Supervisor, Reportability San Onofre, Units 2 and 3 Southern California Edison Co.

P.O. Box 128 D-3C Compliance San Clemente, CA 92674-0128

Reactor 50 Dockets Kevin T. Walsh, Vice President of Operations Waterford 3 Entergy Operations, Inc.

17265 River Road Killona, LA 70057-3093 Jim Briggs, Manager Training and Development Entergy Operations, Inc.

17265 River Road Killona, LA 70066-0751 Robert Murello, Manager Licensing Entergy Operations, Inc.

17265 River Road Killona, LA 70066-0751 Rick A. Muench, President and Chief Executive Officer Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation P.O. Box 411 Burlington, KS 66839 Mike Westman, Manager Training Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation P.O. Box 411 Burlington, KS 66839

Reactor 50 Dockets Electronic distribution from ADAMS by RIV w/o enclosure:

Regional Administrator DRP Director DRS Director DRS Deputy Director Senior Resident Inspector Branch Chief, (DRP/A, B, C, D, E)

RITS Coordinator L. A. Hurley, GFE file SUNSI Review Completed: yes ADAMS: Yes No Initials: lah Publicly Available Non-Publicly Available Sensitive Non-Sensitive DOCUMENT NAME: S:\\DRS\\OB\\OB-Only\\GFES\\NOTIFY\\2008GFES.lt.lah.doc LA:OB N

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LAHurley RELantz

/RA/

/RA/

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Enclosure Sample Registration Letter Elmo Collins, Jr.

Regional Administrator U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region IV 612 E. Lamar Blvd., Suite 400 Arlington, TX 76011-4125

Dear (Name),

(Facility name) requests approval from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to have the following (number) individuals take the (BWR or PWR) generic fundamentals examination (GFE) section of the written operator licensing examination to be administered on (date).

Name Date of Birth Previous Docket No.

(Insert the name, date of birth, and the previous Part 55 Docket Number (if applicable) for each person.)

All the personnel are enrolled in the (facility name) operator licensing training program and will have completed the generic fundamentals portion of the program by the examination date.

The following personnel will have access to the examinations before they are administered:

Name Title (Insert the name and title of each person who will be given access to the examinations before they are administered (e.g., proctors).

Please address the examinations to the overnight mail address, as follows (note that home addresses are not acceptable):

Name, Title Address City, State Zip Code If you have any questions please contact (facility contact name) at (telephone number).

Sincerely, (Name, title) cc:

Chief, Operator Licensing and Human Performance Branch, NRR