ML032751627

NRC Regulatory Issue Summary (RIS) 2003-14 - Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations

ML032751627
Person / Time
Site:	Watts Bar
Issue date:	09/29/2003
From:	Pace P L Tennessee Valley Authority
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
RIS-03-014
Download: ML032751627 (3)

See also: RIS 2003-14

Text

Tennessee

Valley Authority, Post Office Box 2000, Spring City, Tennessee

37381-2000

SEP 2 9 2003 10 CFR 55.40 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission

ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, D.C. 20555 Gentlemen:

In the Matter of ) Docket No. 50-390 Tennessee

Valley Authority

)WATTS BAR NUCLEAR PLANT (WBN) UNIT 1 -NRC REGULATORY

ISSUE SUMMARY (RIS) 2003-14 -PREPARATION

AND SCHEDULING

OF OPERATOR LICENSING

EXAMINATIONS

RIS 2003-14 was released by NRC on August 27, 2003, and requested

information

regarding WBN's projected

operator licensing

examination

schedules

and the estimated

number of applicants.

The information

requested

by NRC was defined on Form 536. The enclosure

to this letter addresses

NRC's request and provides an estimate of the examination

requirements

for WBN.There are no regulatory

commitments

in this submittal

and should there be questions regarding

this letter, please telephone

me at (423) 365-1824.Sincerely, P. L. Pace Manager, Site Licensing and Industry Affairs Enclosure cc: See page2 2C

a U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission

Page 2 SEP Z 9 2003 cc (Enclosure):

NRC Resident Inspector Watts Bar Nuclear Plant 1260 Nuclear Plant Road Spring City, Tennessee

37381 Ms. M. H. Chernoff, Project Manager U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission

MS 08G9 One White Flint North 11555 Rockville

Pike Rockville, Maryland 20852-2738

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission, Region II ATTN: Mr. Michael E. Ernstes Chief, Operator Licensing

and Human Performance

Branch Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center 61 Forsyth St., Suite 23T85 Atlanta, Georgia 30303

Enclosure Operator Licensing

Examination

Data (Data as defined on NRC Form 536)FACITY NRC REGION WATTS BAR NUCLEAR PLANT II A. PROPOSED EXAMINATION

PREPARATION

SCHEDULE PROPOSED NUMBER CY04 CY05 CY06 CY07 ESTIMATED

NUMBER OF LICENSEE PREPARED 1 0 0 0 EXAMINATIONS

ESTIMATED

NUMBER OF NRC PREPARED 0 0 1 0 EXAMINATIONS

B. INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSE EXAMINATIONS

PROPOSED NUMBER CY04 CY05 CY06 CY07 NUMBER OF REACTOR 4 0 8 0 OPERATORS NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR 3 0 5 0 OPERATORS

-INSTANT NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR 2 0 3 0 OPERATORS

-UPGRADE NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR 0 0 0 0 OPERATORS

-LIMITED PROPOSED DATES 7t26 -7/30 6/11 -6/15 PRIMARY DATE ALTERNATE

DATE C. PROPOSED GENERIC FUNDAMENTALS

EXAMINATION (GFE) SCHEDULE PROPOSED CY04CY05 NUMBER Jne Sepember December Mac June September

December ESTIMATED

o o o O 0 13 0 0 NUMBER OF CANDIDATES