ML12017A098

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Annual Letter - Generic Fundamentals Examination (GFE) Section
ML12017A098
Person / Time
Site: Hatch, Browns Ferry, Oconee, Mcguire, Catawba, Harris, Saint Lucie, Watts Bar, Sequoyah, Summer, Brunswick, Surry, North Anna, Turkey Point, Crystal River, Vogtle, Farley, Robinson, McGuire  NextEra Energy icon.png
Issue date: 01/17/2012
From: Caballero B L
NRC/RGN-II/DRS/OLB
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Download: ML12017A098 (7)


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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION II 245 PEACHTREE CENTER AVENUE NE, SUITE 1200 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-1257 January 13, 2012 THIS LETTER DISTRIBUTED TO THE FOLLOWING DOCKET NUMBERS:

Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, Docket Nos. 50-259, 50-260, and 50-296 Brunswick Steam Electric Plant, Docket Nos. 50-325 and 50-324 Catawba Nuclear Station, Docket Nos. 50-413 and 50-414 Crystal River Nuclear Plant, Docket No. 50-302 Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant, Docket Nos. 50-348 and 50-364 Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant, Docket No. 50-400 E. I. Hatch Nuclear Plant, Docket Nos. 50-321 and 50-366 McGuire Nuclear Station, Docket Nos. 50-369 and 50-370 North Anna Power Station, Docket Nos. 50-338 and 50-339 Oconee Nuclear Station, Docket Nos. 50-269, 50-270, and 50-287 H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant, Docket No. 50-261 St. Lucie Nuclear Plant, Docket Nos. 50-335 and 50-389 Sequoyah Nuclear Plant, Docket Nos. 50-327 and 50-328 Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station, Docket No. 50-395 Surry Power Station, Docket Nos. 50-280 and 50-281 Turkey Point Nuclear Plant, Docket Nos. 50-250 and 50-251 Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Docket Nos. 50-424 and 50-425 Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Docket Nos. 50-390 and 50-391

SUBJECT:

ANNUAL LETTER - GENERIC FUNDAMENTALS EXAMINATION (GFE) SECTION

The U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) plans to administer the generic fundamentals examination (GFE) section of the written operator licensing examination on the following dates for the 2011 calendar year:

Date of GFE exams for 2012 Date registration letters from facilities due to NRC March 7, 2012 February 7, 2012

June 6, 2012 May 7, 2012

September 5, 2012 August 6, 2012 December 5, 2012 November 5, 2012

Region II Part 50 Dockets 2 To register personnel to take the GFE, an authorized representative of your facility must submit a letter to Mr. Victor M. McCree, Regional Administrator, Region II, with a copy addressed as follows:

John McHale, Chief, Operator Licensing and Human Performance Branch (IOLB) Mail Stop O-6-F-2 Division of Inspection and Regional Support (DIRS) U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, Maryland 20852-2738 Your letter should identify the individuals who will take the examination, and it should certify that they are enrolled in a facility licensee-sponsored program leading to NRC operator or senior operator licensing and that they will have completed their fundamentals training by the date of the examination. The letter should also identify the personnel who will have access to the examinations before they are administered (e.g., proctors) and the address to which the examinations are to be sent. To allow the NRC to assign docket numbers, your letter should be received by both the NRC Regional Administrator and the Chief, Operator Licensing and Human Performance Branch, 30 days before each desired examination date shown above. A sample registration letter is enclosed.

Copies of the administered GFEs and their answer keys will be available for review in the NRC's Public Document Room approximately 45 days following each examination. The NRC's GFE Web page (which is available at http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operator-licensing/generic-fundamentals-examinations.html) will be updated semi-annually, approximately 60 days following the June and December examinations.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and its enclosure will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or 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 (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Sincerely,

/RA/

Bruno L. Caballero, Acting Chief Operations Branch 1 Division of Reactor Safety

Enclosure:

As Stated

cc w/encl: (See Page 3)

Region II Part 50 Dockets 3 cc w/encl: K. Polson, Site Vice President Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant P. O. Box 2000 Decatur, AL 35602-2000

M. Wilson, Training Manager Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant P. O. Box 2000 Decatur, AL 35609-2000

D. T. Langley, Manager Licensing & Industry Affairs Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant P. O. Box 2000 Decatur, AL 35609

M. Annacone, Vice President Brunswick Steam Electric Plant P. O. Box 10429 Southport, NC 24861-0429

P. Dubrouillet, Training Manager Brunswick Steam Electric Plant P. O. Box 10429 Southport, NC 28461-0429

J. R. Morris, Site Vice President Catawba Nuclear Station 4800 Concord Road York, SC 29745-9635

K. Phillips, Training Manager Catawba Nuclear Station 4800 Concord Road York, SC 29745-9635

R. D. Hart, Manager, Regulatory Compliance, Catawba Nuclear Station 4800 Concord Road (CN01RC) York, SC 29745-9635 R. L. Gill, Jr., Manager Regulatory Issues & Industry Affairs 526 South Church Street Charlotte, NC 28201-1006 J. A. Franke, Vice President Crystal River Nuclear Plant (NA1B) 15760 West Power Line Street Crystal River, FL 34428-6708

P. Dixon, Training Manager Crystal River Nuclear Plant 8200 West Venable Street Crystal River, FL 34429

J. L. Pemberton, Site Vice President Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant P. O. Box 470 Ashford, AL 36312 D. Christiansen, Plant Training &

Emergency Preparedness Manager Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant P. O. Box 470 Ashford, AL 36312

C. L. Burton, Vice President Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant P. O. Box 165, Mail Code: Zone 1 New Hill, NC 27562-0165

D. Griffith, Training Manager Harris Energy & Environmental Center P. O. Box 327, State Road 1127 New Hill, NC 27562-0165

D. R. Madison, Site Vice President Hatch Nuclear Plant 11028 Hatch Parkway North Baxley, GA 31513

S. Grantham, Training Manager Hatch Nuclear Plant 11028 Hatch Parkway North Baxley, GA 31513 R. Repko, Vice President McGuire Nuclear Station 12700 Hagers Ferry Road Huntersville, NC 28078-8985

Region II Part 50 Dockets 4 cc w/encl: (Continued) P. Schuerger, Training Manager McGuire Nuclear Station Maintenance Training Center Courier Mail Code MG03MT 12700 Hagers Ferry Road Huntersville, NC 28078 K. Ashe, Licensing Manager Regulatory Compliance McGuire Nuclear Station *(MN01RC) 12700 Hagers Ferry Road Huntersville, NC 28078-8985 D. A. Heacock, President and Chief Nuclear Officer Virginia Electric and Power Company Innsbrook Technical Center 5000 Dominion Boulevard Glen Allen, VA 23060 L. Lane, Site Vice President North Anna Power Station P. O. Box 402 Mineral, VA 23117 R. W. Wesley, Nuclear Training North Anna Power Station 1022 Haley Drive Mineral, VA 23117 T. Preston Gillespie, Jr., Vice President Oconee Nuclear Station 7800 Rochester Highway Seneca, SC 29672-0752 P. Stovall, Training Manager Oconee Nuclear Station 7800 Rochester Highway Seneca, SC 29672-0752 K. Alter, Regulatory Compliance Oconee Nuclear Station (ON03RC) 7800 Rochester Highway Seneca, SC 29672-0752

B. Duncan, Vice President Robinson Steam Electric Plant 3581 West Entrance Road Hartsville, SC 29550

H. Curry, Training Manager Robinson Steam Electric Plant 3581 West Entrance Road Hartsville, SC 29550

J. A. Stall, Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer P. O. Box 14000 Juno Beach, FL 33408-0420 R. Anderson, Site Vice President St. Lucie Nuclear Plant 6351 South Ocean Drive Jensen Beach, FL 34957 S. Duston Training Manager St. Lucie Nuclear Plant 6351 South Ocean Drive Jensen Beach, FL 34957 J. T. Carlin, Site Vice President Sequoyah Nuclear Plant P. O. Box 2000 Soddy-Daisy, TN 37384-2000 C. Ware, Training Manager Sequoyah Nuclear Plant P. O. Box 2000 Soddy-Daisy, TN 37384-2000 J. B. Archie, Senior Vice President Nuclear Operations Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station P. O. Box 88 Jenkinsville, SC 29065 M. W. Mosley, Training Manager Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station P. O. Box 88 Jenkinsville, SC 29065

Region II Part 50 Dockets 5 cc w/encl: (Continued) G. T. Bischof, Site Vice President Surry Power Station 5570 Hog Island Road Surry, VA 23883

T. Steed, Training Manager Surry Power Station 5570 Hog Island Road Surry, VA 23883

M. Kiley, Vice President Turkey Point Nuclear Plant 9760 SW 344 th Street Florida City, FL 33035 N. Constance, Training Manager Turkey Point Nuclear Plant 9760 SW 344 th Street Florida City, FL 33035 T. Tynan, Vice President Vogtle Electric Generating Plant 7821 River Road Waynesboro, GA 30830-2965 R. Brigdon, Plant Training & Emergency Preparedness Manager Vogtle Electric Generating Plant 7821 River Road - Bin 63030 Waynesboro, GA 30830-2965

D. Grissette, Site Vice President Watts Bar Nuclear Plant P. O. Box 2000 Spring City, TN 37381

M. J. Lorek, Plant Manager Watts Bar Nuclear Plant P. O. Box 2000 Spring City, TN 37381 W. Thompson, Training Manager Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Watts Bar Training Center 1260 Nuclear Plant Road Spring City, TN 37381

Region II Part 50 Dockets 6 To register personnel to take the GFE, an authorized representative of your facility must submit a letter to Mr. Victor M. McCree, Regional Administrator, Region II, with a copy addressed as follows:

John McHale, Chief, Operator Licensing and Human Performance Branch (IOLB) Mail Stop O-6-F-2 Division of Inspection and Regional Support (DIRS) U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, Maryland 20852-2738 Your letter should identify the individuals who will take the examination, and it should certify that they are enrolled in a facility licensee-sponsored program leading to NRC operator or senior operator licensing and that they will have completed their fundamentals training by the date of the examination. The letter should also identify the personnel who will have access to the examinations before they are administered (e.g., proctors) and the address to which the examinations are to be sent. To allow the NRC to assign docket numbers, your letter should be received by both the NRC Regional Administrator and the Chief, Operator Licensing and Human Performance Branch, 30 days before each desired examination date shown above. A sample registration letter is enclosed.

Copies of the administered GFEs and their answer keys will be available for review in the NRC's Public Document Room approximately 45 days following each examination. The NRC's GFE Web page (which is available at http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operator-licensing/generic-fundamentals-examinations.html) will be updated semi-annually, approximately 60 days following the June and December examinations.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and its enclosure will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or 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 (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Sincerely, /RA/ Bruno L. Caballero, Acting Chief Operations Branch 1 Division of Reactor Safety

Enclosure:

As Stated cc w/encl: (See Page 3)

Distribution

J. McHale, IOLB, NRR J. Vincent, DRS X PUBLICLY AVAILABLE X NON-SENSITIVE ADAMS: Yes ACCESSION NUMBER: ML12017A098 X SUNSI REVIEW COMPLETE OFFICE RII:DRS SIGNATURE BLC NAME BCABALLERO DATE 1/13 /2012 1/ /2012 1/ /2012 1/ /2012 1/ /2012 1/ /2012 1/ /2012 E-MAIL COPY? YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO FFICIAL RECORD COPY DOCUMENT NAME: O:\#GFE EXAMS\2010 GFE EXAMS\#1 GFE ANNUAL LETTER FOR FY 2011.DOCX SAMPLE REGISTRATION LETTER Victor M. McCree Regional Administrator U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region II, Suite 1200 245 Peachtree Center Ave., NE Atlanta, Georgia 30303-1257

Dear Mr. McCree:

(Facility name) requests approval from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to have the following (number) individuals take the (specify BWR or PWR) generic fundamentals examination (GFE) section of the written operator licensing examination to be administered on (date): Name Date of Birth Previous Docket No.

(Insert the name, date of birth, and previous 10 CFR Part 55 Docket Number (if applicable) for each person.)

All of the listed personnel are enrolled in the (facility name) operator licensing training program and will have completed the generic fundamentals portion of the program by the examination date. The following personnel will have access to the examinations before they are administered.

Name Title (Insert the name and title of each person who will have access to the examinations before they are administered (e.g., proctors).

Please address the examinations to the overnight mail address, as follows (note that home addresses are not acceptable):

Name Street Address City, State, Zip Code If you have any questions, please contact (facility contact name) at (telephone number). Sincerely,

(Name, Title) cc: J. McHale, IOLB, NRR M. Widmann, DRS, RII M. Franke, DRS, RII Enclosure