ML15173A288

Oconee - Notification of Licensed Operator Initial Examination 05000269/2015302, 05000270/2015302 and 05000287/2015302

ML15173A288
Person / Time
Site:	Oconee
Issue date:	06/22/2015
From:	McCoy G J Division of Reactor Safety II
To:	Batson S Duke Energy Corp
References
Download: ML15173A288 (4)

See also: IR 05000269/2015302

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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION II 245 PEACHTREE CENTER AVENUE NE, SUITE 1200 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-1257 June 22, 2015

Mr. Scott Batson

Vice President Oconee Nuclear Station Duke Energy Corporation

7800 Rochester Highway

Seneca, SC 29672-0752

SUBJECT: OCONEE NUCLEAR STATION - NOTIFICATION OF LICENSED OPERATOR INITIAL EXAMINATION 05000269/2015302, 05000270/2015302, AND

05000287/2015302 Dear Mr. Batson: During a telephone conversation on June 15, 2015, between Mr. S. Lark, NRC Exam Author,

and Mr. M. Meeks, Senior Operations Engineer, arrangements were made for the administration

of licensing examinations at Oconee Nuclear Station. The on-site preparatory week is

scheduled for the week of November 9, 2015. The operating test is scheduled to be administered during the week of December 7, 2015. The written examination is scheduled to be administered the week of December 14, 2015.

As agreed during the telephone conversation, your staff will prepare both the operating test and

written examination based on the guidelines in Revision 10 of NUREG-1021, "Operator

Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors." The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) regional office will discuss with your staff any changes that might be necessary before the examinations are administered. Your staff has also agreed to make copies of all examination materials that are necessary for administering the examination.

To meet the above schedule, it will be necessary for your staff to furnish the operating test outline by September 8, 2015. Mr. Meeks provided the written examination outline to your staff in May, 2015. The operating test, written examination, and the supporting reference materials

identified in Attachment 3 to ES-201 will be due by October 8, 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 outline, examination, and test 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 examination and reference materials, or the submittal of inadequate or incomplete materials, may cause the examinations to be rescheduled.

S. Batson 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 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. To permit timely NRC review and evaluation, your staff should submit preliminary reactor operator and senior reactor 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 the Office of Management and Budget (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 2500

hours per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, gathering and maintaining the

data needed, writing the examinations, and completing and reviewing the collection 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 Internet

electronic mail at infocollectsresource@nrc.gov; and to the Desk Officer, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, NEOB-10202, (3150-0018), Office of Management and Budget,

Washington, DC 20503. 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 and its

enclosures will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of the NRC's document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Website at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm.adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

S. Batson 3 Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Mr. Lark 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. Meeks at (404) 997-4467, (Internet E-mail: Michael.Meeks@nrc.gov), or me at (404) 997-4551, (Internet E-mail: Gerald.McCoy@nrc.gov). Sincerely, /RA/ Gerald J. McCoy, Chief Operations Branch 1

Division of Reactor Safety

Docket Nos. 50-269, 50-270, 50-287 License Nos.: DPR-38, DPR-47, DPR-55

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S. Batson 3 Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Mr. Lark 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. Meeks at (404) 997-4467, (Internet E-mail: Michael.Meeks@nrc.gov), or me at (404) 997-4551, (Internet E-mail: Gerald.McCoy@nrc.gov). Sincerely, /RA/ Gerald J. McCoy, Chief Operations Branch 1

Division of Reactor Safety

Docket Nos. 50-269, 50-270, 50-287 License Nos.: DPR-38, DPR-47, DPR-55

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