ML112900892
| ML112900892 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Harris  |
| Issue date: | 10/13/2011 |
| From: | Junge M A Division of Reactor Safety II |
| To: | Jefferson W Carolina Power & Light Co |
| References | |
| Download: ML112900892 (5) | |
See also: IR 05000400/2012301
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION II 245 PEACHTREE CENTER AVENUE NE, SUITE 1200 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-1257
October 13, 2011
Mr. William Jefferson, Jr. Vice President
Carolina Power & Light Company Shearon Harris Nuclear Plant 5413 Shearon Harris Road New Hill, NC 27562
SUBJECT: SHEARON HARRIS NUCLEAR PLANT - NOTIFICATION OF LICENSED OPERATOR INITIAL EXAMINATION 05000400/2012301
Dear Mr. Jefferson:
In a telephone conversation on October 11, 2011, between Mr. Simon Schwindt, Supervisor, Licensed Operator Continuing Training, Mr. Richard S. Baldwin, Chief Examiner, and Mr. Kenneth Schaaf, Chief Examiner Under Instruction, arrangements were made for the administration of licensing examinations at the Harris Nuclear Plant. The operating test is
scheduled to be administered during the weeks of February 13 and February 20, 2012. The written examination is scheduled to be administered the week of February 27, 2012. The on-site preparatory week is scheduled for the week of January 23, 2012.
As agreed during the telephone conversation, your staff will prepare both the operating tests and written examination based on the guidelines in Revision 9, Supplement 1, 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
outlines by November 30, 2011. Mr. Richard S. Baldwin provided the written examination outline to your staff in September 2011. The operating tests, written examination, and the supporting reference materials identified in Attachment 3 to ES-201, will be due by January 03, 2012. Pursuant to Title 10, Section 55.40(b)(3), of the Code of Federal Regulations (10CFR55.40(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 examination and reference materials, or the submittal of inadequate or incomplete materials, may cause the examinations to be rescheduled.
CP&L 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, medical certifications, and waiver requests (if any) 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 February 28, 2013. The public reporting 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 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 not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information 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).
CP&L 3 Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Mr. Schwindt 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. Richard S. Baldwin at (404) 997-4642, (Internet E-mail: richard.baldwin@nrc.gov), or Mr. Kenneth D. Schaaf at (404) 997-4568, (Internet E-mail: kenneth.schaaf@nrc.gov) or me at (404) 997-4436, (Internet E-mail: michael.junge@nrc.gov). Sincerely, /RA/
Michael A. Junge, Acting Chief Operations Branch 2 Division of Reactor Safety
Docket No.: 50-400 License No.: NPF-63
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Board of County Commissioners of Wake County P.O. Box 550 Raleigh, NC 27602
Ernest J. Kapopoulos Jr. Plant General Manager Carolina Power and Light Company Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant Electronic Mail Distribution
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New Hill, NC 27562-9998