ML12067A077

Ltr 03/06/12 Fermi Power Plant Operator Licensing Examination Approval

ML12067A077
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Site:	Fermi
Issue date:	03/06/2012
From:	Caroline Tilton Operations Branch III
To:	Jennifer Davis Detroit Edison
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION III 2443 WARRENVILLE ROAD, SUITE 210 LISLE, IL 60532

-4352 March 6, 2012

Mr. Jack M. Davis Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer Detroit Edison Company Fermi 2 - 210 NOC 6400 North Dixie Highway Newport, MI 48166

SUBJECT:

OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATION APPROVAL Dear Mr. Davis

The purpose of this letter is to confirm the final arrangements for the upcoming operator licensing examinations at the Fermi Power Plant

. The U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has completed its review of the operator license applications in connection with this examination and separately provided a list of approved applicants to M

r. James W. Davis , Training Director , Fermi Power Plant

. Note that any examination waivers and application denials have been addressed in separate correspondence.

The NRC has approved the subject examinations and hereby authorizes you to administer the written examinations in accordance with Revision 9, Supplement 1, of NUREG

-1021, "Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors," during the week of March 19, 2012. The NRC staff will administer the operating tests during the week of March 19, 2012. This examination has undergone extensive review by my staff and representatives responsible for licensed operator training at your facility. Based on this review, I have concluded that the examination meets the guidelines of NUREG

-1021 for content, operational, and discrimination validity. By administering this examination, you also agree that it meets NUREG

-1021 guidelines, and is appropriate for measuring the qualifications of licensed operator applicants at your facility. If you determine that this examination is not appropriate for licensing operators at your facility, do not administer the examination and contact me at 630

-829-97 18.

Please contact your Chief Examiner, Mr. Michael Bielby , at 630-829-9 762, if you have any questions or identify any errors or changes in the license level (RO or SRO) or type of examination (partial or complete written examination and/or operating test) specified for each applicant.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records System (PARS) component of NRC's Agencywide Documents J. Davis Access and Management System (ADAMS), accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading

-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Sincerely,

/RA/

Caroline Tilton, Acting Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket No. 50

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-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Sincerely,

/RA/

Caroline Tilton , Acting Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket No. 50

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