ML19018A088

Annual Letter - Generic Fundamentals Examination (GFE) Section of the Written Operator Licensing Examination for 2019

ML19018A088
Person / Time
Site:	Hatch, Browns Ferry, Oconee, Mcguire, Catawba, Harris, Saint Lucie, Watts Bar, Sequoyah, Summer, Brunswick, Surry, North Anna, Turkey Point, Vogtle, Farley, Robinson, McGuire
Issue date:	01/17/2019
From:	Gerald Mccoy Division of Reactor Safety II
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION II 245 PEACHTREE CENTER AVENUE NE, SUITE 1200 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-1257 January 17, 2019 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 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, 50-425,52-025 and 52-026 Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Docket Nos. 50-390 and 50-391

SUBJECT:

ANNUAL LETTER - GENERIC FUNDAMENTALS EXAMINATION (GFE)

SECTION OF THE WRITTEN OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATION FOR 2019 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 2019 calendar year:

Date of GFE exams Date registration for 2019 letters from facilities due to NRC March 6, 2019 February 5, 2019 September 4, 2019 August 5, 2019

Region II Part 50 and 52 Dockets 2 To register personnel to take the GFE, an authorized representative of your facility must submit a letter to Ms. Catherine Haney, Regional Administrator, Region II, with a copy addressed as follows:

Chief, Operator Licensing Branch Mail Stop O 13 H16M U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Alternatively, a voluntary online registration portal will be available and can be used by an authorized representative of your facility to request administration of the GFE to individuals.

More information on using this voluntary registration process can be found at https://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operator-licensing/electronic-gfe-registration-info.html.

Use of this registration process will eliminate the need to submit a letter.

Under the Title 10 Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 55.31(a)(3), in order for the NRC written examination and operating test to be administered to an applicant for an operator license, the applicant shall submit a written request from an authorized representative of the facility licensee by which the applicant will be employed. As stated above, use of the online registration portal would satisfy this requirement. The NRC permits a request for administration of the GFE section of the written examination to be made and granted prior to the applicants successful completion the facility licensee's requirements to be licensed as an operator or senior operator and prior to the facility licensee's certification of the need for an operator or a senior operator to perform assigned duties. However, the facility licensee should only request administration of the GFE section of the written examination for individuals who will have completed fundamentals training by the date of the examination.

The submittal should identify the individuals who will take the examination. The submittal should also identify the personnel who will have access to the examinations, and will be responsible for examination security, before they are administered (e.g., proctors) and include the address and name of the individual to whom the examinations are to be sent.

To allow the NRC to assign docket numbers, both the NRC Regional Administrator and the Chief, Operator Licensing Branch, should receive your letter, or online registration, at least 30 calendar days before each desired examination date shown above. A sample registration letter is enclosed.

Copies of the administered BWR and PWR GFEs and their answer keys will be available for review in the NRCs Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) immediately after administration of the second subsequent GFE. At that time, the NRC will also update its GFE Web Page, http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operator-licensing/generic-fundamentals-examinations.html.

Region II Part 50 and 52 Dockets 3 If you have any questions concerning this examination, please contact Eric Cushing at 301-415-1064 or at Eric.Cushing@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Gerald J. McCoy, Chief Operations Branch 1 Division of Reactor Safety

Enclosure:

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

Region II Part 50 and 52 Dockets 4 cc w/encl: Training Director Site Vice President Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant P. O. Box 470 P. O. Box 2000 Ashford, AL 36312 Decatur, AL 35609 Site Regulatory Affairs Training Manager Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant P. O. Box 470 P. O. Box 2000 Ashford, AL 36312 Decatur, AL 35609 Vice President Manager, Licensing & Industry Affairs Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant P. O. Box 165, Mail Code: Zone 1 P. O. Box 2000 New Hill, NC 27562-0165 Decatur, AL 35609 Training Manager Vice President Harris Energy & Environmental Center Brunswick Steam Electric Plant P. O. Box 327, State Road 1127 P. O. Box 10429 New Hill, NC 27562-0165 Southport, NC 24861-0429 Manager, Regulatory Program Training Manager Harris Energy & Environmental Center Brunswick Steam Electric Plant P. O. Box 327, State Road 1127 P. O. Box 10429 New Hill, NC 27562-0165 Southport, NC 28461-0429 Site Vice President Manager, Nuclear Regulatory Affairs Hatch Nuclear Plant Brunswick Seam Electric Plant 11028 Hatch Parkway North P. O. Box 10429 Baxley, GA 31513 Southport, NC 28461-0429 Training Manager Site Vice President Hatch Nuclear Plant Catawba Nuclear Station 11028 Hatch Parkway North 4800 Concord Road Baxley, GA 31513 York, SC 29745-9635 Site Regulatory Affairs Manager Training Manager Hatch Nuclear Plant Catawba Nuclear Station 12700 Hagers Ferry Road 4800 Concord Road Huntersville, NC 28078-8985 York, SC 29745-9635 Vice President Manager, Nuclear Regulatory McGuire Nuclear Station Affairs, Catawba Nuclear Station 12700 Hagers Ferry Road 4800 Concord Road (CN01RA) Huntersville, NC 28078-8985 York, SC 29745-9635 Training Manager Site Vice President McGuire Nuclear Station Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant Maintenance Training Center P. O. Box 470 Courier Mail Code MG03MT Ashford, AL 36312 12700 Hagers Ferry Road Huntersville, NC 28078

Region II Part 50 and 52 Dockets 5 (cc w/encl contd) Training Manager Regulatory Affairs Manager St. Lucie Nuclear Plant McGuire Nuclear Station *(MN01RC) 6501 South Ocean Drive 12700 Hagers Ferry Road Jensen Beach, FL 34957 Huntersville, NC 28078-8985 Site Vice President Site Vice President Sequoyah Nuclear Plant North Anna Power Station P. O. Box 2000 P. O. Box 402 Soddy-Daisy, TN 37384-2000 Mineral, VA 23117 Training Manager Supervisor, Station Safety & Licensing Sequoyah Nuclear Plant North Anna Power Station P. O. Box 2000 1002 Haley Drive Soddy-Daisy, TN 37384-2000 Mineral, VA 23117 Vice President Manager, Nuclear Training Nuclear Operations North Anna Power Station Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station 1022 Haley Drive P. O. Box 88 Mineral, VA 23117 Jenkinsville, SC 29065 Vice President Manager, Nuclear Training Oconee Nuclear Station Nuclear Operations 7800 Rochester Highway Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station Seneca, SC 29672-0752 P. O. Box 88 Jenkinsville, SC 29065 Training Manager Oconee Nuclear Station Manager Nuclear Licensing 7800 Rochester Highway Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station Seneca, SC 29672-0752 P. O. Box 88 Jenkinsville, SC 29065 Regulatory Compliance Manager Oconee Nuclear Station (ON03RC) Site Vice President 7800 Rochester Highway Surry Power Station Seneca, SC 29672-0752 5570 Hog Island Road Surry, VA 23883 Vice President Robinson Steam Electric Plant Training Manager 3581 West Entrance Road Surry Power Station Hartsville, SC 29550 5570 Hog Island Road Surry, VA 23883 Training Manager Robinson Steam Electric Plant Vice President 3581 West Entrance Road Turkey Point Nuclear Plant Hartsville, SC 29550 9760 SW 344th Street Florida City, FL 33035 Site Vice President St. Lucie Nuclear Plant Training Manager 6501 South Ocean Drive Turkey Point Nuclear Plant Jensen Beach, FL 34957 9760 SW 344th Street Florida City, FL 33035

Region II Part 50 and 52 Dockets 6 (cc w/encl contd) Training Manager Vice President Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Vogtle Electric Generating Plant Watts Bar Training Center 7821 River Road 1260 Nuclear Plant Road Waynesboro, GA 30830-2965 Spring City, TN 37381 Training Manager Executive Vice President Vogtle Electric Generating Plant Project Construction 7821 River Road - Bin 63030 Vogtle 3&4.

Waynesboro, GA 30830-2965 7825 River Road Waynesboro, GA 30830 Site Vice President `

Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Training Director P. O. Box 2000 Vogtle 3&4 Spring City, TN 37381 7825 River Road Waynesboro, GA 30830-2965 Plant Manager Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Regulatory Affairs Director P. O. Box 2000 Southern Nuclear Operating Company Spring City, TN 37381 7825 River Road, Bldg. 140, Vogtle 3&4 Waynesboro, GA 30830

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SAMPLE REGISTRATION LETTER Catherine Haney Regional Administrator U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region II, Suite 1200 245 Peachtree Center Ave., NE Atlanta, Georgia 30303-1257

Dear Ms. Haney:

(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 Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 55 Docket Number (if applicable) for each person.)

The registrants should have completed the generic fundamentals portion of the training program by the examination date and are expected to meet all other requirements of 10 CFR 55.31 in the future.

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: Chief, Operator Licensing and Training Branch, NRR G. McCoy, DRS, RII E. Guthrie, DRS, RII Enclosure