ML20212K855

Informs That During 990921 Telcon Between P Bissett & F Kacinko,Arrangements Were Made for Administration of Licensing Exams at Facility During Wk of 000214.Outlines Should Be Provided to NRC by 991122

ML20212K855
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Site:	Three Mile Island
Issue date:	09/30/1999
From:	Conte R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:	Langenbach J GENERAL PUBLIC UTILITIES CORP.
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NUDOCS 9910070066
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September 30, 1999 Mr. James W. Langenbach

' Vice President and Director GPU Nuclear, Inc.

Three Mile Island Nuclear Station P. O. Box 480 Middletown, Pennsylvania 17057-0480

SUBJECT:

SENIOR REACTOR AND REACTOR OPERATOR INITIAL EXAMINATIONS -

THREE MILE ISLAND 1

Dear Mr. Langenbach:

In a telephone conversation on September 21,1999, between Mr. Paul Bissett, Examiner / Inspector, and Mr. Frank Kacinko, arrangements were made for the administration of

' licensing examinations at the Three Mile Island facility during the week of February 14, 2000.

' As agreed during the telephone conversation, your staff will prepare the examinations based on the guidelines in Revision 8, of NUREG-1021, " Operator Licensing Examination Standards for  ;

Power Reactors." The NRC 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 fumish the examination outlines by November 22,1999. The written examinations, operating tests, and the supporting reference materials identi'ied in Attachment 2 of ES-201 will be due by December 27,1999.'

Pursuant to 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 should be complete and ready-to-use. Any delay in receiving the required examination and reference materials, or the submittal of inadequate or incomplete materials, may cause the examinations to be rescheduled.

In order to conduct the requet,ted 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) genereted during the dynamic operating tests until the examination results are final.

Appendix E of 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.

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• Mr. James W. Langenbach l. To permit timely NRC review and evaluation, your staff should submit preliminary reactor j operator and senior reactor operator license applications (Office of Management and Budget l (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 j examination date. If the applications are not received at least 30 days before the examination l date, a postponement may be necessary. Signed applications certifying that all training has I 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 i 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). These information collections were approved by the Office of Management and Budget, approval number 3150-0101, which expires on September 30, 2000.

c The public reposting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 500 hours0.00579 days <br />0.139 hours <br />8.267196e-4 weeks <br />1.9025e-4 months <br /> per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, gathering and maintaining the data needed, writing the examinations, and completing and reviewing the coUection of information.

Send comments on any aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing the burden, to the Information and Records Management Branch (T-6 F33),

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, or by Intemet electronic mail at BJS1@NRC. GOV; and to the Desk Officer, Office of information and Regulatory Affairs, NEOB-10202, (3150-0101), Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC 20503.

l The NRC may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of l Information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.

Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Mr. Kacinko has been advised of the policies and  !

guidelines referenced in this letter. If you have any questions regarding the NRC's examination i procedures and guidelines, please contact Paul Bissett at (610) 337-5266, or me at (610) 337-5183.

Sincerely, l

ORIGINAL SIGNED BY:

Richard J. Conte, Chief  :

Human Performance and

Emergency Preparedness Branch  !

Division of Reactor Safety l

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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania R. Pamell, Operations Training Manager l

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