ML081230516
| ML081230516 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Arkansas Nuclear  |
| Issue date: | 05/02/2008 |
| From: | Lantz R E Operations Branch IV |
| To: | Entergy Operations |
| References | |
| IR-08-301 | |
| Download: ML081230516 (4) | |
See also: IR 05000313/2008301
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May 2, 2008
Vice President, Operations
Entergy Operations, Inc. Arkansas Nuclear One 1448 S.R. 333 Russellville, AR 72802
SUBJECT: ARKANSAS NUCLEAR ONE, UNIT 1 - NOTIFICATION OF NRC INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATION 05000313/2008301
Dear Mr. Mitchell:
In a telephone conversation on March 19, 2008 between Messrs. Randal Martin, Operations Training Superintendent and Brian Larson, Chief Examiner, arrangements were made for the
administration of licensing examinations at Arkansas Nuclear One during the week of September 8, 2008.
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 NRC's 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 June 20, 2008. The written examinations, operating tests, and supporting reference materials identified in Attachment 3 to ES-201 will be due by July 18, 2008. 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 examination 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 11, 2008.
UNITED STATESNUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSIONREGION IV612 EAST LAMAR BLVD, SUITE 400ARLINGTON, TEXAS 76011-4125
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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 reactor 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 June 30, 2009. 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 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 to Margie.Janney@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.
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 NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and its enclosures will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC's Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of the NRC's Agencywide
Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the electronic Reading Room page of the NRC's public Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.
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Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Mr. Martin 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. Larson at 817-860-8172, or myself at 817-860-8159.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Ryan E. Lantz, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety
Dockets: 50-313; 50-368 Licenses: DPR-51; NPF-6
DISTRIBUTION: Senior Vice President Entergy Operations, Inc. P.O. Box 31995
Jackson, MS 39286-1995
Senior Vice President & Chief Operating Officer Entergy Operations, Inc.
P.O. Box 31995 Jackson, MS 39286-1995
Vice President, Oversight Entergy Operations, Inc.
P.O. Box 31995 Jackson, MS 39286-1995
Manager, Licensing Entergy Operations, Inc.
Arkansas Nuclear One 1448 SR 333 Russellville, AR 72802
Associate General Counsel Entergy Nuclear Operations P.O. Box 31995 Jackson, MS 39286-1995
Senior Manager, Nuclear Safety & Licensing Entergy Operations, Inc. 1340 Echelon Parkway
Jackson, MS 39213-8298
Section Chief, Division of Health Radiation Control Section Arkansas Department of Health and
Human Services 4815 West Markham Street, Slot 30 Little Rock, AR 72205-3867
Section Chief, Division of Health
Emergency Management Section Arkansas Department of Health 4815 West Markham Street, Slot 30 Little Rock, AR 72205-3867
Pope County Judge Pope County Courthouse
100 West Main Street Russellville, AR 72801
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