ML14149A441
ML14149A441 | |
Person / Time | |
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Site: | Palo Verde |
Issue date: | 05/29/2014 |
From: | Vincent Gaddy Operations Branch IV |
To: | Edington R K Arizona Public Service Co |
References | |
50-528/15-301, 50-529/15-301, 50-530/15-301 | |
Download: ML14149A441 (5) | |
See also: IR 05000528/2015301
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May 29, 2014
Randall K. Edington, Executive Vice President, Nuclear/CNO Arizona Public Service Company P.O. Box 52034, MS 7602 Phoenix, AZ 85072-2034
SUBJECT: PALO VERDE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNITS 1, 2, AND 3 - NOTIFICATION OF NRC INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATION 05000528/2015301; 05000529/2015301; 05000530/2015301
Dear Mr. Edington:
In a telephone conversation on April 30, 2014, between Messrs. J. Allison, Simulator Support and Examination Group Section Leader, and B. Larson, Chief Examiner, arrangements were made for the administration of licensing examinations at Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1, 2, and 3 during the week of April 13, 2015.
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 NRC's 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 and supporting reference materials identified in Attachment 3 to ES-201 by August 1, 2014. The written examinations and operating tests will be due by January 30, 2015. 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 reference materials and examinations, 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 March 16, 2015. 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, Section D.3.f, your staff shall record selected plant parameters (e.g., system pressures, temperatures, and levels) during the dynamic operating tests. In accordance with Section D.3.p, your staff shall collect and retain each crew's simulator logs, strip charts, marked up procedures, and other materials that may be requested by the chief examiner to aid in evaluating and documenting the applicants' performance. All data files and materials collected shall be retained until notified by the chief examiner that 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 April 30, 2016. 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 NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC's Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of the NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the electronic Reading Room page of the NRC's public Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Mr. Allison has been advised of the policies and guidelines referenced in this letter. If you have any questions regarding the NRC's examination procedures and guidelines, please contact Mr. Larson at 817-200-1172, or myself at 817-200-1159.
Sincerely,/RA/ Chris Steely for Vincent G. Gaddy, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Dockets: 50-528; 50-529; 50-530 Licenses: NPF-41; NPF-51; NPF-74 cc: Distribution for Palo Verde Nuclear Generation Station Letter to Randall K. Edington, dated May 29, 2014 Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Mr. Allison has been advised of the policies and guidelines referenced in this letter. If you have any questions regarding the NRC's examination procedures and guidelines, please contact Mr. Larson at 817-200-1172, or myself at 817-200-1159.
Sincerely,/RA/ Chris Steely for Vincent G. Gaddy, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Dockets: 50-528; 50-529; 50-530 Licenses: NPF-41; NPF-51; NPF-74
cc: Distribution for Palo Verde Nuclear Generation Station
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