ML101020275
| ML101020275 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Waterford  |
| Issue date: | 04/09/2010 |
| From: | Mark Haire Division of Nuclear Materials Safety IV |
| To: | Kowalewski J Entergy Operations |
| References | |
| IR-10-302 | |
| Download: ML101020275 (6) | |
See also: IR 05000382/2010302
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UNITED STATES
NUC LE AR RE G UL AT O RY C O M M I S S I O N
R E GI ON I V
612 EAST LAMAR BLVD , SU I TE 400
AR LI N GTON , TEXAS 76011-4125
April 9, 2010
Joseph A. Kowalewski, Vice President, Operations
Entergy Operations, Inc.
Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 3
17265 River Road
Killona, LA 70057-0751
SUBJECT: WATERFORD STEAM ELECTRIC STATION, UNIT 3 - NOTIFICATION OF NRC
INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATION 05000382/2010302
Dear Mr. Kowalewski:
In a telephone conversation on April 7, 2010 between Messrs. John Signorelli and Gabriel
Apger, Chief Examiner, arrangements were made for the administration of licensing
examinations at Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 3 during the week of October 4, 2010.
As agreed during the telephone conversation, your staff will prepare the examinations based on
the guidelines in NUREG-1021, Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power
Reactors, Revision 9, Supplement 1, and NUREG-1122, Knowledge and Abilities Catalog for
Nuclear Power Plant Operators, Revision 2, Supplement 1. The NRCs regional office will
discuss with your staff any changes that might be necessary before the examinations are
administered.
To meet the above schedule, it will be necessary for your staff to furnish the examination
outlines by July 19, 2010. The written examinations, operating tests, and supporting reference
materials identified in Attachment 3 to ES-201 will be due by August 13, 2010. Pursuant to Title
10, Section 55.40(b)(3), of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR 55.40(b)(3)), an authorized
representative of the facility licensee shall approve the outlines, examinations, and tests before
they are submitted to the NRC for review and approval. All materials shall be complete and
ready-to-use. We request that any personal, proprietary, sensitive unclassified, or safeguards
information in your response be contained in a separate enclosure and appropriately marked.
Any delay in receiving the required examinations and reference materials, or the submittal of
inadequate or incomplete materials, may cause the examinations to be rescheduled. In addition,
your support for on-site validation of the examinations is required during the week of August 30,
2010.
J. Kowalewski -2-
In order to conduct the requested written examinations and operating tests, it will be necessary
for your staff to provide adequate space and accommodations in accordance with ES-402, and
to make the simulation facility available on the dates noted above. In accordance with ES-302,
your staff should retain the original simulator performance data (e.g., system pressures,
temperatures, and levels) generated during the dynamic operating tests until the examination
results are final.
Appendix E to NUREG-1021 contains a number of NRC policies and guidelines that will be in
effect while the written examinations and operating tests are being administered.
To permit timely NRC review and evaluation, your staff should submit preliminary operator and
senior operator license applications (Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval number
3150-0090), medical certifications (OMB approval number 3150-0024), and waiver requests (if
any) (OMB approval number 3150-0090) at least 30 days before the first examination date. If
the applications are not received at least 30 days before the examination date, a postponement
may be necessary. Signed applications certifying that all training has been completed should be
submitted at least 14 days before the first examination date.
This letter contains information collections that are subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). These information collections were approved by OMB, under
approval number 3150-0018, which expires on February 28, 2013. The public reporting burden
for this collection of information is estimated to average 50 hours5.787037e-4 days <br />0.0139 hours <br />8.267196e-5 weeks <br />1.9025e-5 months <br /> per response, including the
time for reviewing instructions, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and
reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any
other aspect of these information collections, including suggestions for reducing the burden, to
the Records and FOIA/Privacy Services Branch (T-5 F52), U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, or by Internet electronic mail to
INFOCOLLECTS@NRC.GOV.
The NRC may neither conduct nor sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, an
information collection, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRCs Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter and its
enclosures will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRCs Public Document
Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of the NRCs Agencywide
Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the
electronic Reading Room page of the NRCs public Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-
rm/adams.html.
J. Kowalewski -3-
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Mr. Signorelli has been advised of the policies
and guidelines referenced in this letter. If you have any questions regarding the NRCs
examination procedures and guidelines, please contact Mr. Apger at 817-276-6508, or myself at
817-860-8159.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Mark S. Haire, Chief
Operations Branch
Division of Reactor Safety
Docket: 50-382
License: NPF-38
DISTRIBUTION:
John T. Herron
Entergy Services, Inc.
President and CEO
Nuclear Operations/CNO
P.O. Box 31995
Jackson, MS 39286-1995
Jeff Forbes
Senior Vice President and
Chief Operating Officer
Entergy Operations, Inc.
P. O. Box 31995
Jackson, MS 39286-1995
Vice President, Oversight
Entergy Operations, Inc.
P. O. Box 31995
Jackson, MS 39286-1995
Senior Manager, Nuclear Safety
and Licensing
Entergy Services, Inc.
P. O. Box 31995
Jackson, MS 39286-1995
J. Kowalewski -4-
Bob Murillo
Manager, Licensing and Regulatory Affairs
Entergy Operations, Inc.
Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 3
17265 River Road
Killona, LA 70057-0751
Kenny J. Christian, Director
Nuclear Safety Assurance
Entergy Operations, Inc.
17265 River Road
Killona, LA 70057-0751
Joseph A. Aluise
Associate General Council - Nuclear
Entergy Services, Inc.
639 Loyola Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70113
Charles F. Amone
General Manager, Plant Operations
Waterford 3 SES
Entergy Operations, Inc.
17265 River Road
Killona, LA 70057-0751
Manager, Licensing
Entergy Operations, Inc.
17265 River Road
Killona, LA 70057-0751
Chairman
Louisiana Public Service Commission
P. O. Box 91154
Baton Rouge, LA 70821-9154
Parish President Council
St. Charles Parish
P. O. Box 302
Hahnville, LA 70057
St. Charles Parish
Dept. of Emergency Preparedness
Emergency Operations Center
P.O. Box 302
Hahnville, LA 70057
J. Kowalewski -5-
Director, Nuclear Safety & Licensing
Entergy, Operations, Inc.
440 Hamilton Avenue
White Plains, NY 10601
Ms. Ji Wiley
Environmental Scientist Supervisor
Radiological Emergency Planning
and Response
Louisiana Department of
Environmental Quality
P. O. Box 4312
Baton Rouge, LA 70821-4312
Chief, Technological Hazards
Branch
FEMA Region VI
800 North Loop 288
Federal Regional Center
Denton, TX 76209
J. Kowalewski -6-
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