ML14169A568

Operator License Workshop Invitation

ML14169A568
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Site:	Palisades
Issue date:	06/13/2014
From:	Hironori Peterson Operations Branch III
To:	Vitale A Entergy Nuclear Operations
Raymond K. Walton
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION III 2443 WARRENVILLE RD. SUITE 210 LISLE, IL 60532-4352 June 13, 2014 Mr. Anthony Vitale Vice President, Operations Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

Palisades Nuclear Plant 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway Covert, MI 49043-9530

SUBJECT:

THE U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION III 2014 OPERATOR LICENSING WORKSHOP (PUBLIC MEETING)

Dear Mr. Vitale:

This letter serves to notify you and your staff that the 2014 Operator Licensing Workshop sponsored by NRC Region III Division of Reactor Safety, Operations Branch, will be held at the Sheraton Hotel, Arcadia Symposium Room, located at 3000 Warrenville Rd., Lisle, Illinois 60532 on July 9 and 10, 2014. This meeting is categorized as a Public Meeting. Please see the enclosed Meeting Notice (Enclosure 1), as well as the 2014 Workshop Agenda (Enclosure 2) for details concerning subject topics to be addressed during the workshop.

Members of your operations and training staff involved in the overall Operator Licensing Program, along with your staff, responsible for medical and regulatory assurance, are invited to attend this workshop. Note that your training managers were previously informed of this workshop through your participation with the Midwest Nuclear Training Association. Please provide the names and positions of your staff that plan to attend the workshop to Ms. Jan Kweiser by July 1, 2014, either by phone (630) 829-9711 or by electronic mail to Janet.Kweiser@nrc.gov.

In accordance with Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) "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 System (PARS) component of NRC's Agencywide Documents 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).

A. Vitale Should you have any questions concerning this workshop, please contact Raymond Walton at (630) 829-9836 or by email: Raymond.Walton@nrc.gov or I can be reached at (630) 829-9707, or by email: Hironori.Peterson@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Hironori Peterson, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket No. 50-255 License No. DPR-20

Enclosures:

1. Meeting Notice

2. Workshop Agenda cc w/encls: Distribution via LISTSERV

A. Vitale Should you have any questions concerning this workshop, please contact Raymond Walton at (630) 829-9836 or by email: Raymond.Walton@nrc.gov or I can be reached at (630) 829-9707, or by email: Hironori.Peterson@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Hironori Peterson, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket No. 50-255 License No. DPR-20

Enclosures:

1. Meeting Notice

2. Workshop Agenda cc w/encls: Distribution via LISTSERV DISTRIBUTION:

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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION III 2443 WARRENVILLE RD. SUITE 210 LISLE, IL 60532-4352 June 13, 2014 NOTICE OF NRC REGION III 2014 OPERATOR LICENSING WORKSHOP THIS WORKSHOP IS A PUBLIC MEETING Name of Licensees: Exelon Generation Company, LLC; Indiana Michigan Power Company, LLC; FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Co.; NextEra Energy, LLC; Detroit Edison Company; Northern States Power Company, Minnesota; Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

Name of Facilities: Braidwood Station; Byron Station; Clinton Power Station; Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station; Donald C. Cook Nuclear Power Plant; Dresden Nuclear Power Station; Duane Arnold Energy Center; Fermi Power Plant; LaSalle County Station; Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant; Palisades Nuclear Plant; Perry Nuclear Power Plant; Point Beach Nuclear Plant; Prairie Island Nuclear Generation Plant; and Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station Docket Nos: 50-456, 50-457; 50-454, 50-455; 50-461; 50-346; 50-315, 50-316; 50-237, 50-249; 50-331; 50-373; 50-374; 50-263; 50-255, 50-440; 50-266, 50-301; 50-282; 50-306; 50-254; 50-265; 50-341 Time and Date: 8:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M. (CDT), on Wednesday, July 9 and 8:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M. (CDT), on Thursday, July 10, 2014 Location: Sheraton Hotel Lisle Arcadia Symposium Room 3000 Warrenville Rd.

Lisle, Illinois 60532

Purpose:

Operator Licensing Workshop and Meeting. The purpose of the meeting is to share experiences, lessons learned, and discuss issues affecting Operator Licensing Program activities with the licensees. The NRC Region III Division of Reactor Safety, Operations Branch, will present experiences relating to existing internal agency guidance relevant to the Operator Licensing Examination Program. This will also include discussions concerning Operator Licensing Fundamentals.

Meeting Category: This is a Category I Public Meeting. The public is invited to observe this meeting and will have opportunities to communicate with the NRC after the business portion, but before the meeting is adjourned.

Enclosure 1

Notice of Public Meeting Operator Licensing Workshop NRC Attendees: Region III Division of Reactor Safety, Operator Licensing Branch personnel; J. McHale, Chief Operator Licensing and Training Branch, NRR; T. Kolb, Operator Licensing and Training Branch, NRR Note: Attendance at this meeting by NRC personnel, other than those listed above, should be made known to Janet Kweiser at 630-829-9711 by close-of-business on Thursday, July 3, 2014.

This meeting between NRC technical staff and applicants or licensees is open for interested members of the public. Members of the public who wish to attend should contact Janet Kweiser or the meeting contacts of your intention to attend by July 1, 2014.

Meeting

Contact:

Raymond K. Walton Senior Operations Engineer, NRC RIII 630-829-9836 raymond.walton@nrc.gov Hironori Peterson Branch Chief, NRC RIII 630-829-9707 hironori.peterson@nrc.gov Audio Tele-Conferencing: None Video Tele-Conferencing: None Approved: ________/RA/________ __6/13/14__

Hironori Peterson, Chief Date Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Enclosure 1

NRC RIII OPERATIONS BRANCH 2014 OPERATOR LICENSING WORKSHOP July 9 and 10, 2014 Dates and Times: July 9 and 10, 2014, (8:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. and 8:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M., respectively)

Meeting Classification: Public Meeting Place of Meeting: Sheraton Hotel, Lisle, Illinois Attendees: All Available Operations Branch Staff and Invited Licensees

Purpose:

The purpose of the meeting is to share experiences, lessons learned, and discuss issues affecting Operator Licensing Program activities with the licensees. The NRC Region III Division of Reactor Safety, Operations Branch, will present experiences relating to existing internal agency guidance relevant to the Operator Licensing Examination Program. This will also include discussions concerning Operator Licensing Fundamentals.

AGENDA - Day 1 - July 9, 2014 TIME TOPICS 7:30 - 8:00 A.M. Registration and Networking 8:00 - 8:15 A.M. Introduction Overview, Agenda, and Logistics 8:15 - 8:45 A.M. Welcome Address and Opening Remarks NUREG 1021, Revision 10 - New Revision to Examination Standard 8:45 - 9:45 A.M.

(NRR Status; New Changes; Q&As) 9:45 - 10:00 A.M. Break Exam Quality: Written Examination Fundamentals 10:00 - 11:00 A.M.

(From Outline to Question; SRO; Distracters; LOD)

Exam Quality: Initial License Exam Program Consistency 11:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. (Requirements and Expectations; Preparation and Development; Validation, etc.)

12:00 - 1:00 P.M. Lunch Requalification Issues and Perspectives 1:00 - 2:00 P.M.

(Recent Operational Events; Training; Requalification SDP; Exam Quality, etc.)

Status of Fukushima Rulemaking Efforts 2:00 - 3:00 P.M.

(NRR Update) 3:00 - 3:15 P.M Break Open Forum: Various Topics of Interest 3:15 - 3:45 P.M (Panel Discussion; Programmatic Q&As)

Wrap-up First Day Workshop 3:45 - 4:00 P.M.

(Public Q&As) 1 Enclosure 2

AGENDA - Day 2 - July 10, 2014 TIME TOPICS Open Discussions 7:45 - 8:00 A.M.

(Recap of Previous Day and Todays Agenda Review) 8:00 - 9:00 A.M. Exam Quality: Simulator Scenario Fundamentals (From Outline to Submittal; Design; Requirements; etc.)

9:00 - 10:00 A.M. Exam Quality: Job Performance Measure Fundamentals (From Outline to Submittal; Administrative Topics; Alternate Path, etc.)

10:00 - 10:15 A.M. Break 10:15 - 11:15 A.M. New ANS/ANSI 3.4 Licensed Operator Medical Standard (Overview; Templates; Examples and Guidance, etc.)

11:15 A.M. - 12:00 Recent Regulatory Operational Experiences P.M. (Past/Current Issues and Feedback; Medical Issues, etc.)

12:00 - 1:00 P.M. Lunch 1:00 - 1:30 P.M. NRC Administrative Issues and Perspectives (Application and License Correspondence Submittals; Waivers, etc.)

1:30 - 2:30 P.M. Vogtle Exam Failure Hearing (Results; Recent Issues and Status; NRC Lessons Learned Review Team) 2:30 - 2:45 P.M. Break 2:45 - 3:45 P.M. Industry Operator Licensing Focus Group Update (State of the Industry; Midwest Nuclear Training Association Status, etc.)

Wrap-up Second Day Workshop 3:45 - 4:00 P.M. Public Q&As Plans for 2015 Critique Forms 2 Enclosure 2