ML12194A652

Response to NRC Regulatory Issue Summary 2012-07, Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations

ML12194A652
Person / Time
Site:	Sequoyah
Issue date:	07/11/2012
From:	James Shea Tennessee Valley Authority
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
RIS 2012-07
Download: ML12194A652 (5)

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Tennessee Valley Authority, 1101 Market Street, Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402 July 11, 2012 10 CFR 50.4 ATTN: Document Control Desk U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 Sequoyah Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2 Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-77 and DPR-79 NRC Docket Nos. 50-327 and 50-328

Subject:

Response to NRC Regulatory Issue Summary 2012-07, Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations

Reference:

1. NRC Regulatory Issue Summary 2012-07, "Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations," dated June 8, 2012 2. Letter from TVA to NRC, "Response to NRC Regulatory Issue Summary 2011-04, Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations," dated July 7, 2011 Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC) Regulatory Issue Summary (RIS) 2012-07 (Reference

1) requested specific information regarding the Sequoyah Nuclear Plant's (SQN) projected operator licensing examination schedules and the estimated number of applicants.

The enclosure to this letter addresses the NRC's request and provides an estimate of the examination requirements for the SQN on NRC Form 536,"Operator Licensing Examination Data." SQN has no initial operator license examination planned for calendar year 2014.Please note that the information provided in the enclosure updates the information previously provided in Reference

2. Information on the proposed Generic Fundamentals Examination (GFE) schedule for calendar year 2013 is provided since the estimated number of candidates has been revised and also includes a change from June to September.

Printed on recycled paper U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Page 2 July 11, 2012 There are no regulatory commitments associated with this submittal.

If you have any questions related to this response, please contact Rusty Proffitt at (423) 843-6651.Res tfully, Shea cV c President, Nuclear Licensing

Enclosure:

NRC Form 536, Operator Licensing Examination Data cc (Enclosure):

NRC Regional Administrator

-Region II NRC Senior Resident Inspector

-Sequoyah Nuclear Plant ENCLOSURE NRC Form 536 Operator Licensing Examination Data Tennessee Valley Authority Sequoyah Nuclear Plant NRC Docket Nos. 50-327 and 50-328 NRC FORM 536 U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION APPROVED BY OMB: NO. 3150-0131 EXPIRES: 0913012014 5-201"1) Estimated burden per response to comply with this voluntary information collection request: hour. This inforrnation collection is used to plan budgets and resources for operator examinations.

Send comments-regarding burden estimate to the Information Services Branch OPERATOR LICENSING (T-5 F53), U.S. Nudear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC .or by nterna e-mail to lrfocolect&Resource@nrc.gov.

and to the Desk Ofkcr, Office of Information and EXAMINATION DATA Regulatory Affairs, NEOB.-10202, (3150-0131), Ofttce of Management and Budget, Washington, DC 20503. If a means used'to impose an information collection does not display a currently valid OMBcontrol number, the NRC may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is riot required to respond to, the information cogection.

FACILITY NRC REKGON Sequoyah Nuclear Plant Region II A. PROPOSED EXAMINATION PREPARATION SCHEDULE PROPOSED NUMBER CY 2013 CY 2013 CY 2015 CY 2015 ESTIMATED NUMBER OF LICENSEE-PREPARED

] 1 1 EXAMINATIONS ESTIMATED NUMBER OF NRC-PREPARED 0 0 0 0 EXAMINATIONS B. INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSE EXAMINATIONS PROPOSED NUMBER CY 2013 CY 2013 CY 2015 CY 2015 NUMBER OF REACTOR OPERATORS 7 8 8 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS

-INSTANT 2 6 7 3 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS

-UPGRADE I I I I NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS

-LIMITED 0 0 0 0 PROPOSED DATES PRIMARY D)ATE 05-13-20.13 12-02-2013 03-02-201.5 11.-30-2.015 AL.TERNATE DATE 05-20-2013 12-09-2013 03-09-2015 12-07-2015 C. PROPOSED GENERIC FUNDAMENTALS EXAMINATION (GFE) SCHEDULE CY 2013 CY 2014 P RO PO SED I_.. ... _ ........ ,I...... .,,I___NUMBER MARCH JUNE SEPTEMBER DECEMBER MARCH JUNE SEPTEMBER DECEMBER ESTIMATED NUMBER OF 0 0 15 011 0 0 CANDIDATES NRC FORM 536 (9-2011)

NRC FORM 536 U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION APPROVED BY OMB: NO, 3150-0131 EXPIRES: 09/30/2014 I(9-2011)

Estimated burden per response to comply with this voluntary information collection request: I hour. This intotmaiion coitectiorn is used to plan budgets and resources otI operator exaEminatons.

Send comments regarding burden estimate to the Information Services Branch OPERATOR LICENSING (T-5 F53), U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, or by intemet e EXAMINATION DATA mai to hifocolects.RIsouroeurrc.gov, and to the Desk Officer, Office of Informat/on and Regulatory Affairs, NEOB-10202, (3150-0131), 0ffce of Management and Budget, Washington, DC 20503. It a means used to impose an information collection does not display a currently valid OMB control number, the NRC may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required:to respond to, the information collection.

FACILITY NRC REGION Sequoyah Nuclear Plant Region II A. PROPOSED EXAMINATION PREPARATION SCHEDULE PROPOSED NUMBER CY2016 CY 201.7 CY N/A CY N/A ESTIMATED NUMBER OF LICENSEE-PREPARED EXAMINATIONS ESTIMATED NUMBER OF NRC-PREPARED 0 0 EXAMINATIONS B. INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSE EXAMINATIONS PROPOSED NUMBER CY 2016 CY2017 CY N/A CY N/A NUMBER OF REACTOR OPERATORS 8 8 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS

-INSTANT 2 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS

-UPGRADE 1 2 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR o 0 OPERArORS

-LIMITED PROPOSED DATES PRIMARY DATE 12-05-2016 12-04-2017 ALTERNATE DATE 12-12-2016 12-11-2017 C. PROPOSED GENERIC FUNDAMENTALS EXAMINATION (GFE) SCHEDULE CY 201.5 CY N/A PROPOSED I I NUMBER MARCH JUNE SEPTEMBER DECEMBER MARCH JUNE SEPTEMBER DECEMBER ESTIMATED NUMBER OF 0 11 0 0 CANDIDATES NRC FORM 536 (9-2011)