ML060960122

03/30/2006 Summary of Meeting with South Carolina Electric & Gas Company to Discuss the Results of the Root Cause Evaluation for the High Failure Rate on the January 10, 2006, Operator Licensing Initial Written Examination

ML060960122
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Site:	Summer
Issue date:	04/03/2006
From:	Moorman J H Division of Reactor Safety II
To:	Archie J B South Carolina Electric & Gas Co
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April 3, 2006South Carolina Electric & Gas CompanyATTN:Mr. Jeffrey B. ArchieVice President, Nuclear OperationsVirgil C. Summer Nuclear Station

P. O. Box 88 Jenkinsville, SC 29065

SUBJECT:

MEETING

SUMMARY

- VIRGIL C. SUMMER NUCLEAR STATION

Dear Mr. Archie:

This refers to the open Category One public meeting that was conducted at NRC Region IIOffice at 61 Forsyth St., Atlanta, GA on March 30, 2006, to discuss the results of your rootcause evaluation for the high failure rate on the January 10, 2006, operator licensing initialwritten examination. A list of attendees and a copy of your presentation handout are enclosed.This meeting enabled us to more fully understand your root cause analysis and correctiveactions. During the meeting, you indicated that you now share our view that the writtenexaminations administered on January 10, 2006 were valid examinations. This shared understanding will allow us to more efficiently disposition the initial operator licenseapplications.In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and itsenclosures will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Roomor from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (thePublic Electronic Reading Room).Should you have any questions concerning this meeting, please contact us.Sincerely,

/RA/

James H. Moorman, III, ChiefOperations Branch Division of Reactor SafetyDocket No.: 50-395License No.: NPF-12

Enclosures:

1. List of Attendees2. Licensee Presentation Handoutscc w/encls: See next page SCE&G2cc w/encls:R. J. White Nuclear Coordinator Mail Code 802 S.C. Public Service Authority Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station Electronic Mail DistributionKathryn M. Sutton, Esq.Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Electronic Mail DistributionHenry J. Porter, DirectorDiv. of Radioactive Waste Mgmt.

Dept. of Health and Environmental Control Electronic Mail DistributionR. Mike GandyDivision of Radioactive Waste Mgmt.

S. C. Department of Health and Environmental Control Electronic Mail DistributionRobert G. Sweet, ManagerNuclear Licensing (Mail Code 830)

South Carolina Electric & Gas Company Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station Electronic Mail DistributionRobert M. Fowlkes, General ManagerEngineering Services South Carolina Electric & Gas Company Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station Electronic Mail DistributionThomas D. Gatlin, General ManagerNuclear Plant Operations (Mail Code 303)

South Carolina Electric & Gas Company Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station Electronic Mail DistributionDavid A. Lavigne, General ManagerOrganization Development South Carolina Electric & Gas Company Vigil C. Summer Nuclear Station Electronic Mail DistributionGary MoffattTraining Manager Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station P. O. Box 88 (Mail Code P-40)

Jenkinsville, SC 29065

_________________________OFFICERII:DRSRII:DRPSIGNATURE/RA//RA/NAMEJMoorman:pmdKLandisDATE4/ /20064/ /20064/ /20064/ /20064/ /20064/ /20064/ /2006 E-MAIL COPY? YESNO YESNO YESNO YESNO YESNO YESNO YESNO List of AttendeesSouth Carolina Electric and GasJ. Archie, Vice President - Nuclear OperationsD. Gatlin, General Manager - Nuclear Plant Operations D. Lavigne, General Manager - Organizational Development G. Lippard, Operations Manager G. Moffatt, Training ManagerU.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Region IIW. Travers, Regional AdministratorV. McCree, Director, Division of Reactor Safety J. Moorman, Chief, Operations Branch K. Landis, Chief, Project Branch 5, Division of Reactor Projects S. Rose, Senior Operations Engineer, Chief ExaminerU.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Headquarters (telephone link)F. Guenther, Senior Reactor Engineer, Examiner QualifiedJ. Munro, Senior Reactor Engineer, Examiner Qualified N. O'Keef, Acting Chief, Operator Licensing and Human Performance Branch G. Usova, Training and Assessment Specialist