ML090540897
| ML090540897 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Palo Verde  |
| Issue date: | 02/20/2009 |
| From: | Lantz R E Operations Branch IV |
| To: | Edington R K Arizona Public Service Co |
| References | |
| IR-09-301 | |
| Download: ML090540897 (6) | |
See also: IR 05000528/2009301
Text
February 20, 2009
Randall K. Edington, Executive
Vice President, Nuclear/CNO
Mail Station 7602
Arizona Public Service Company
P. O. Box 52034
Phoenix, AZ 85072-2034
SUBJECT: PALO VERDE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNITS 1, 2, AND 3 - NOTIFICATION OF NRC INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATION
05000528/2009301; 05000529/2009301; 05000530/2009301
Dear Mr. Edington:
In a telephone conversation on January 7, 2009, between Messrs. Warren Potter, Licensed
Training Supervisor, and Steve Garchow, Chief Examiner, arrangements were made for the
administration of licensing examinations at Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station during the
week of November 9, 2009.
As agreed during the telephone conversation, your staff will prepare the examinat
ions based on the guidelines in NUREG-1021, "Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power
Reactors," Revision 9, S
upplement 1, and NUREG-1122, "Knowledge and Abilities Catalog for Nuclear Power Plant Operators," Revision 2, Supplement 1. The Nuclear Regulatory
Commission's (NRC) regional office will discuss with your staff any changes t
hat 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 by August 17, 2009. The written examinations, operating tests, and supporting
reference materials identified in Attachment 3 to ES-201 will be due by September 11, 2009. 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 examinations and
reference materials, 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 September 28, 2009.
UNITED STATESNUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSIONREGION IV612 EAST LAMAR BLVD, SUITE 400ARLINGTON, TEXAS 76011-4125
Arizona Public Service Corporation - 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 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 June 30, 2009. 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 and its
enclosures 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.
Arizona Public Service Corporation - 3 -
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Mr. Potter 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. Garchow at 817-276-4426, or myself at
817-860-8159.
Sincerely,
/RA/ Bernard W. Stapleton for
Ryan E. Lantz, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety
Dockets: 50-528; 50-529; 50-530
Licenses: NPF-41; NPF-51; NPF-74
cc:
Mr. Steve Olea
Arizona Corporation Commission
1200 W. Washington Street
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Mr. Douglas Kent Porter
Senior Counsel
Southern California Edison Company
Law Department, Generation Resources
P. O. Box 800
Rosemead, CA 91770
Chairman
Maricopa County Board of Supervisors
301 W. Jefferson, 10th Floor
Phoenix, AZ 85003
Mr. Aubrey V. Godwin, Director
Arizona Radiation Regulatory Agency
4814 South 40 Street
Phoenix, AZ 85040
Mr. Scott Bauer, Director
Regulatory Affairs
Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station
Mail Station 7636
P. O. Box 52034
Phoenix, AZ 85072-2034
Arizona Public Service Corporation - 4 -
Mr. Dwight C. Mims
Vice President
Regulatory Affairs and Plant Improvement
Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station
Mail Station 7605
P .O. Box 52034
Phoenix, AZ 85072-2034
Mr. Jeffrey T. Weikert
Assistant General Counsel
El Paso Electric Company
Mail Location 167
123 W. Mills
El Paso, TX 79901
Mr. Eric Tharp
Los Angeles Department of Water & Power
Southern California Public Power Authority
P. O. Box 51111, Room 1255-C
Los Angeles, CA 90051-0100
Mr. James Ray
Public Service Company of New Mexico
2401 Aztec NE, MS Z110
Albuquerque, NM 87107-4224
Mr. Geoffrey M. Cook
Southern California Edison Company
5000 Pacific Coast Hwy. Bldg. D21
San Clemente, CA 92672
Mr. Robert Henry
Salt River Project
6504 East Thomas Road
Scottsdale, AZ 85251
Mr. Brian Almon
Public Utility Commission
William B. Travis Building
P. O. Box 13326
Austin, TX 78701-3326
Environmental Program Manager
City of Phoenix
Office of Environmental Programs
200 West Washington Street
Phoenix, AZ 85003
Arizona Public Service Corporation - 5 -
Mr. John C. Taylor
Director, Nuclear Generation
El Paso Electric Company
340 East Palm Lane, Suite 310
Phoenix, AZ 85004
Chief, Radiological Emergency Preparedness Section
FEMA Region 9
1111 Broadway, Suite 1200
Oakland, CA 94607-4052
Arizona Public Service Corporation - 6 -
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