ML20211Q573

Submits Response to Administrative Ltr 99-03 Re Preparation & Scheduling of Operator Licensing Exams.Completed NRC Form 536,operator Licensing Exam Data,Which Provides Plant Current Schedules for Specific Info Requested Encl

ML20211Q573
Person / Time
Site:	Browns Ferry
Issue date:	09/09/1999
From:	Abney T TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY
To:	NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
References
AL-99-03, NUDOCS 9909150096
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Tennessee Valley Authority, Post office Box 2000, Decatur, Alabama 35609-2000 September 9, 1999 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, D.C. 20555-0001

Dear Sir:

In the Matter of ) Docket Nos. 50-259 Tennessee Valley Authority ) 50-260 50-296 BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANT (BFN) - REPLY TO ADMINISTRATIVE LETTER (AL) 99-03 PREPARATION AND SCHEDULING OF OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATIONS This letter responds to NRC AL 99-03, dated August 3, 1999. In AL 99-03, NRC requested specific information related to:

(A) proposed examination preparation schedule for the number of examinations that BFN intends to prepare during calendar years (CY) 2000-2003, (B) schedule for initial operator license examinations, including the number of applicants to be tested and the proposed primary and alternate dates of the examinations, and (C) proposed generic fundamentals examination (GFE) schedule, including the number of candidates that plan to take the GFE in CY 2000 and 2001.

Although the latest amendment to 10 CFR 55, Operator Licenses, allows licensees to select who will prepare, proctor, and grade written examinations required by 10 CFR 55.41 and 55.43, BFN plans not to prepare the operator examinations scheduled to be administered at BFN during calendar years 2000 through 2003.

Enclosed is a completed NRC FORM 536, Operator Licensing Examination Data, which provides BFN's current schedules for the specific information requested in AL 99-03.

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September 9, 1999 If you have any questions concerning our request for NRC to continue to prepare our examinations or our proposed examination schedules, please contact A. R.

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Mr. Luis A. Reyes, Regional Administrator U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

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~ Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Mr. R. M. Gallo, Chief, Operator Licensing Branch Mail Stop 0-9-D-24 j U S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission I Washington, D.C. .20555 Mr. H. O. Christensen, Chief Operator Licensing and Human Performance Branch

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Atlanta Federal Center 61 Forsyth Street S.W.

Suite 23T85 Atlanta, . Georgia 30303 Mr. P' . E. Fredrickson,_ Branch Chief 3 U.S.-Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region II Atlanta Federal Center 61 Forsyth Street S.W.

Suite 23T85 Atlanta, Georgia -30303 NRC Resident Inspector Browns. Ferry Nuclear Plant 10833 Shaw Road Athens,_ Alabama 35611 I

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• ' AttaChm:nt 1 AL 99-03 NRC FORM 536 U.S NUCLEAR REGULATORY COhMISSION APPROVED BY OMB No 3150-0131 EXPlRES 07/31/2002 (7 1999)

Estimated burden per response to comply with this voluntary information collection request: 1 hour1.157407e-5 days <br />2.777778e-4 hours <br />1.653439e-6 weeks <br />3.805e-7 months <br />. This inforrnation collection is used to plan budgels OPERATOR LICENSING and resources for operator examinations. Send comments reoardina burden

- - estimate to the Records Management Branch (T-6 E6) U S Nuclear Regulatory EXAMINATION DATA Commission, washington, DC 20555-000s or by internei emaii io bjsignrc.0ov, and to the Desk Officer Office of information and Regulatory Affairs, NEOB 10202, (3150-0131), Office of Management and Budget Washington, DC 20503. If a means used to impose an information collection does not display a currently valid DMB control number, the NRC may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, the information r ollection FACluTY NRC REGION Tennessee Valey Authority Region 11 Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Dockel Nos. 50-259,50-260,50-296 Post Office Box 2000 Decctur, Alabama 35609 i

A. PROPOSED EXAMINATION PREPARATION SCHEDULE PROPOSED NUMBER CY 2000 CY 2001 CY 2002 CY 2003 ESTIMATED NUMBER OF LICENSEE-PREPARED EXAMINATIONS 0 0 0 0 B. INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATIONS PROPOSED NUMBER CY 2000 CY 2001 CY 2002 CY 2003 NUMBER OF REACTOR OPERATORS 10 4 4 4 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS-INSTANT 2 2 2 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS-UPGRADE  !

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NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR  !

OPERATORS-LIMITED 0 0 0 0 PROPOSED DATES PRIMARY DATE June June June June ALTERNATE DATE July July July July C, PROPOSED GENERIC FUNDAMENTALS EXAMINATION (GFE) SCHEDULE CY 2000 CY 2001 PROPOSED NUMBER FIRST SECOND FIRST SECOND ESTIMATED NUMBER OF CANDIDATES 6 0 6 0 NRC FORM 636 p+1999) PRINTED ON REGYCLED PAPER THIS FORM WAS DESK 3NED USING INFORMS L-