ML17324B346
| ML17324B346 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Oconee  |
| Issue date: | 11/16/2017 |
| From: | Gerald Mccoy Division of Reactor Safety II |
| To: | Teresa Ray Duke Energy Carolinas |
| References | |
| 50-269/18-301, 50-270/18-301, 50-287/18-301 | |
| Download: ML17324B346 (4) | |
See also: IR 05000269/2018301
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UNITED STATES
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
REGION II
245 PEACHTREE CENTER AVENUE NE, SUITE 1200
ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-1257
November 16, 2017
Thomas D. (Tom) Ray
Vice President, Oconee Nuclear Station
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC
7800 Rochester Highway
Seneca, SC 29672-0752
SUBJECT: OCONEE NUCLEAR STATION - NOTIFICATION OF LICENSED OPERATOR
INITIAL EXAMINATION 05000269/2018301, 05000270/2018301 AND
Dear Mr. Ray:
In a telephone conversation on November 6, 2017, between Mr. Scott Bowen, Operations Exam
Writer, Mr. Sam Lark, NRC Exam Author and Mr. Phillip G. Capehart, Senior Operations
Engineer, arrangements were made for the administration of licensing examinations at the
Oconee Nuclear Station. The operating test is scheduled to be administered during the week of
June 4, 2018. The written examination is scheduled to be administered the week of June 20,
2018. The on-site preparatory week is scheduled for the week of April 30, 2018.
As agreed during the telephone conversation, your staff will prepare both the operating test and
written examinations based on the guidelines in Revision 11, of NUREG-1021, "Operator
Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors." The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) regional office will discuss with your staff any changes that might be
necessary before the examinations are administered. Your staff has also agreed to make
copies of all examination materials that are necessary for administering the examination.
To meet the above schedule, it will be necessary for your staff to furnish the operating test
outlines by January 5, 2018. I provided written examination outlines to your staff in September
2017. The written examinations, operating test and the supporting reference materials identified
in Attachment 3 to ES-201 will be due by March 21, 2018. 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 examinations, and test 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 examination and reference materials, or the submittal of inadequate or
incomplete materials, may cause the examinations to be rescheduled.
T. Ray 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 of 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 reactor
operator and senior reactor operator waiver or excusal requests (if any) (Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) approval number 3150-0090), at least 60 days before the first examination
date (if possible). Contact Mr. Capehart to determine the method for submission of waiver or
excusal requests. Preliminary reactor operator and senior reactor operator license applications
(OMB control number 3150-0090) and medical certifications (OMB control number 3150-0024)
should be submitted at least 30 days before the first examination date. If the preliminary
applications are not received at least 30 days before the examination date, a postponement
may be necessary. Final signed applications certifying that all training has been completed and
requesting any waivers or excusals, as applicable, should be submitted at least 14 days before
the first examination date.
Although the guideline for receiving waiver or excusal requests calls for at least 30 days before
the first examination date (preliminary) and 14 days before the first examination date (final), the
requests should be submitted as early as possible in the process (see the 60-day guideline
above). Resolutions resulting from verbal inquiries by the licensee to the NRC are not binding.
Submittals addressing waivers or excusals, or both, should be in writing (i.e., using NRC Form
398, Personal Qualifications Statement - Licensee, or as directed by Mr. Capehart when
contacting him to determine the method for submission). The NRC will document its final
decision on whether to grant a waiver or excusal on the final (not preliminary) NRC form 398
submitted for the applicant. The NRC will not provide its decision until the final application is
submitted to the agency.
Paperwork Reduction Act Statement
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 (OMB) under approval number 3150-0018.
The burden to the public for these voluntary information collections is estimated to average
2,250 hours0.00289 days <br />0.0694 hours <br />4.133598e-4 weeks <br />9.5125e-5 months <br /> per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data
sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the
information collections. You may submit comments on any aspect of the information collections,
including suggestions for reducing the burden, to FOIA, Privacy and Information Collections
Branch (T-5 F53), U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, or by
electronic mail to infocollects.resource@nrc.gov, and to the Desk Officer, Office of Information
and Regulatory Affairs, NEOB-10202, (3150-0018), Office of Management and Budget,
Washington, DC 20503.
T. Ray 3
Public Protection Notification
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, Public Inspections, Exemptions, Requests for Withholding,
of the NRCs Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter and its enclosures will be available
electronically for public inspection in the NRC 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 NRC Website at
http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm.adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Mr. Scott Bowen 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. Phillip G. Capehart at (404) 997-4483, (Internet E-
mail: Phillip.Capehart@nrc.gov), or me at (404) 997-4551, (Internet E-mail:
Gerald.McCoy@nrc.gov)
Sincerely,
/RA/
Gerald J. McCoy, Chief
Operations Branch 1
Division of Reactor Safety
Docket Nos.: 50-269, 50-270, 50-287
License Nos.: DPR-38, DPR-47, DPR-55
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