ML17125A135

Response to NRC Regulatory Issue Summary 2017-03, Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations

ML17125A135
Person / Time
Site:	Browns Ferry
Issue date:	05/05/2017
From:	Bono S M Tennessee Valley Authority
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
RIS-17-003
Download: ML17125A135 (5)

See also: RIS 2017-03

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Te nn essee V alley A uthori ty , Po s t Office Box 2000 , Decat u r , A l abama 35609-2000 May 5 , 2017 ATTN: Document Control Desk U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission

Washington, D.C. 20555-0001

Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, Units 1 , 2 , and 3 Renewed Facility Operating

License Nos. DPR-33 , DPRD-52 , and DPR-68 NRC Docket Nos. 50-259 , 50-260 , and 50-296 10 CFR 50.4 Subject: Response to NRC Regulatory

Issue Summary 2017-03, Preparation

and Scheduling

of Operator Licensing

Examinations

Reference: Nuclear Regulatory

Commission , Regulatory

Issue Summary 2017-03 , " Preparation

and Scheduling

of Operator Licensing

Examinations

," dated April 5 , 2017 The Nuclear Regulatory

Commission (NRC) Regulatory

Issues Summary (RIS) 2017-03 (Reference)

requested

specific information

regarding

the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant (BFN) projected

operator licensing

examination

schedules

and the estimated

number of applicants.

The enclosure

provides the estimated

exam schedule through 2022. There are no new regulatory

commitments

associated

with this submittal.

Should you have any questions

concerning

this response , please contact Christopher

L. Vaughn at (256) 729-3439.

US Nuclear Regulatory

Commission

Page 2 May 5 , 2017 Enclosure:

Response to NRC Regulatory

Issue Summary 2017-03 , Preparation

and Scheduling

of Operator Licensing

Examinations

cc (w/ Enclosure)

NRC Regional Administrator

-Region II

ENCLOSURE

Tennessee

Valley Authority

Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Units 1, 2, and 3 Response to NRC Regulatory

Issue Summary 2017-03, Preparation

and Scheduling

of Operator Licensing

Examinations

See Enclosed

NRC FORM 536 U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY

COMMISSION

APPROVED BY OMB: NO. 3150-0131

EXPIRES: 10/31/2017 (05-2016) E stimated burden per response to comply with this voluntary

infonmation

collection

request: 1 hour1.157407e-5 days <br />2.777778e-4 hours <br />1.653439e-6 weeks <br />3.805e-7 months <br />. This OPERATOR LICENSING

infonmation

collection

is used to plan budgets and resources

fo r operator examinations.

Send . ,. ' comments regarding

burden estimate to the FOIA. P rivacy, and Information

Collections

Branch (T-5 ';; ., *':: EXAMINATION

DATA F 53). U.S. Nuclear R egula t ory Commission , Washington , D C20555-0001 , or by e-mail to . l nfocollects.

R esou r ce@nrc.gov , and to the D esk Officer. Office of Info r mation and R egulatory

Affairs , N EO B-10202, (3150-0131), Office of Management

and Budget. Washington , D C 20503. If a means ....... used to impose an infonmation

collection

does not disp l ay a currently

valid OM B control number. the N R C may not conduct or sponsor. and a person is not required to respond to, t h e information

collection.

FACILITY NRC REGION A. PROPOSED EXAMINATION

PREPARATION

SCHEDULE PROPOSED NUMBER CY 2018 CY 2019 CY2020 CY 2021 ----ESTI MA TED NUMBER OF LICENSEE-PREPARED

I I I l E XAM INATIONS EST IMA TED NUMBER OF NRC-PREPARED

0 0 0 0 E XAMINATIONS

B. INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSE EXAMINATIONS

PROPOSED NUMBER CY 2018 CY 2019 CY2020 CY 2021 ------------NUMBER O F REACTOR 9 6 8 8 OP ERAT ORS NUMBER OF S ENI OR REACTOR 4 10 4 4 O PERATORS -I NSTANT NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR 1 0 4 4 OP E RA T ORS-UPGRADE

NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR 0 0 0 0 OPERA TORS -LIMITED PROPOSED DATES PRIMARY DATE 07/16/2018 07/22/2019 05/l l/2020 05/10/2021 ALT ERN ATE DA TE SCHEDULED

08/11/2019 06/06/2020 06/14/2021 c. PROPOSED GENERIC FUNDAMENTALS

EXAMINATION (GFE) SCHEDULE PROPOSED CY 2018 CY 2019 NUMBER MARCH SEPTEMBER

MARCH SEPTEMBER

ESTIMATED

NUMBER OF 16 12 CANDIDATES

N R C FORM 536 (05-2016)

NRC FORM 5 3 6 U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY

COMMISSION

APPROVED BY OMB: NO. 3 1 50-01 3 1 EX P I RES: 1 0/31/20 1 7 (05-2016)

Estimated

burden per response to comply with this voluntary

information

collection

request: 1 hour1.157407e-5 days <br />2.777778e-4 hours <br />1.653439e-6 weeks <br />3.805e-7 months <br />. This ... > information

collection

is used to plan budgets and resources

for operator examinations.

Send OPERATOR LICENSING

!!! " comments regarding

burden estimate to the FOIA , Privacy , and Information

Collections

Branch (T-5 < 0 F53). U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission. Washington , DC20555*0001 , or by e-mail to ';; *'*' J: EXAMINATION

DATA lnfocollects

.Resource@nrc

.gov , and to the Desk Officer. Office of Information

and Regulatory

Affairs , " NEOB-10202 , (3150-013 1). Office of Management

and Budget. Washington , D C 20503. If a means ...... used to impose an information

collection

does not display a currently

valid OMB control number , the N R C may not conduct or sponsor , and a person is not required to respond to , the information

collection. FAC I LITY NRC REGION A. PROPOSED EXAMINATION

PREPARATION

SCHEDULE PROPOSED NUMBER CY2022 C Y CY CY -------E S TI MAT ED N UMB E R OF LIC EN S EE-P RE PAR E D 1 E XAM I NA TI ONS E S TI MAT ED NUMB E R OF NRG-PR EP A RE D 0 E XAM I NA TI ONS B. INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSE EXAMINATIONS

PROPOSED NUMBER C Y 2022 CY CY CY ----------NUM BE R OF REACTOR 8 O PER ATORS NUMB E R OF S E NIOR REACTOR 4 O PE RATORS* INSTANT NUMB E R O F S E NIOR R E AC T OR 4 O PE RA T ORS-U P GRADE NUM BE R OF SENIOR R E ACTOR 0 O PE RA T ORS* LI M ITE D PROPOSED DATES P RIMAR Y DATE 05 1 09 1 2022 AL TE RNATE DATE 06/06/2022 c. PROPOSED GENER I C FUNDAMENTALS

EXAMINATION (GFE) SCHEDULE PROPOSED CY 20 CY 21 -NUMBER MARCH SEPTEMB E R MARCH SEPTEMBER

E ST I MATED N U MBER OF 1 2 1 2 C AND I DATES NRC FORM 536 (05*2016)