ML100420035

Notification of NRC Initial Operator Licensing Examination 05000382-10-301

ML100420035
Person / Time
Site:	Waterford
Issue date:	02/11/2010
From:	Mark Haire Operations Branch IV
To:	Kowalewski J Entergy Operations
References
50-382/10-301
Download: ML100420035 (5)

See also: IR 05000382/2010301

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UNITED STATES

NUC LE AR RE G UL AT O RY C O M M I S S I O N

R E GI ON I V

612 EAST LAMAR BLVD , SU I TE 400

AR LI N GTON , TEXAS 76011-4125

February 11, 2010

Joseph Kowalewski, Vice President, Operations

Entergy Operations, Inc.

Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 3

17265 River Road

Killona, LA 70057-3093

SUBJECT: WATERFORD UNIT 3 - NOTIFICATION OF NRC INITIAL OPERATOR

LICENSING EXAMINATION 05000382/2010301

Dear Mr. Kowalewski:

In a telephone conversation on December 14, 2009, between Messrs. John Signorelli,

Operations Training, and Brian Larson, Chief Examiner, arrangements were made for the

validation and administration of a retake licensing examination (operating test only) at

Waterford Unit 3, during the week of March 15, 2010.

As agreed during the telephone conversation, your staff will prepare the examination based on

the guidelines in NUREG-1021, Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power

Reactors, Revision 9, Supplement 1, and NUREG-1122, Knowledge and Abilities Catalog for

Nuclear Power Plant Operators, Revision 2, Supplement 1. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission (NRC) regional office will discuss with your staff any changes that might be

necessary before the examination is administered.

To meet the above schedule, it will be necessary for your staff to furnish the examination

outlines by January 29, 2010. The operating test and supporting reference materials identified in

Attachment 3 to ES-201 will be due by February 26, 2010. 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 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 examination to be rescheduled.

In order to conduct the requested operating test, 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.

Entergy Operations, Inc. -2-

Appendix E to NUREG-1021 contains a number of NRC policies and guidelines that will be in

effect while the operating test is being administered.

To permit timely NRC review and evaluation, your staff should submit the preliminary operator

license application (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 examination date. If the application is

not received at least 30 days before the examination date, a postponement may be necessary.

The signed application certifying that all training has been completed should be submitted at

least 14 days before the 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. 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 NRCs Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter and its

enclosures will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRCs Public Document

Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of the NRCs Agencywide

Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the

electronic Reading Room page of the NRCs public Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-

rm/adams.html.

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

and guidelines referenced in this letter. If you have any questions regarding the NRCs

examination procedures and guidelines, please contact Mr. Larson at 817-860-8172 or myself at

817-860-8159.

Sincerely,

/RA/

MARK S. HAIRE, Chief

Operations Branch

Division of Reactor Safety

Docket: 50-382

License: NPF-38

Entergy Operations, Inc. -3-

DISTRIBUTION:

John T. Herron

Entergy Services, Inc.

President and CEO

Nuclear Operations/CNO

P.O. Box 31995

Jackson, MS 39286-1995

Jeff Forbes

Senior Vice President and

Chief Operating Officer

Entergy Operations, Inc.

P. O. Box 31995

Jackson, MS 39286-1995

Thomas Palmisano

Vice President, Oversight

Entergy Operations, Inc.

P. O. Box 31995

Jackson, MS 39286-1995

Senior Manager, Nuclear Safety

and Licensing

Entergy Services, Inc.

P. O. Box 31995

Jackson, MS 39286-1995

Bob Murillo

Manager, Licensing and Regulatory Affairs

Entergy Operations, Inc.

Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 3

17265 River Road

Killona, LA 70057-0751

Kenny J. Christian, Director

Nuclear Safety Assurance

Entergy Operations, Inc.

17265 River Road

Killona, LA 70057-0751

Terence A. Burke

Associate General Council

Nuclear Entergy Services, Inc.

1340 Echelon Parkway

Jackson, MS 39213

Entergy Operations, Inc. -4-

Charles F. Amone

General Manager, Plant Operations

Waterford 3 SES

Entergy Operations, Inc.

17265 River Road

Killona, LA 70057-0751

Manager, Licensing

Entergy Operations, Inc.

17265 River Road

Killona, LA 70057-0751

Chairman

Louisiana Public Service Commission

P. O. Box 91154

Baton Rouge, LA 70821-9154

Parish President Council

St. Charles Parish

P. O. Box 302

Hahnville, LA 70057

St. Charles Parish

Dept. of Emergency Preparedness

Emergency Operations Center

P.O. Box 302

Hahnville, LA 70057

Director, Nuclear Safety & Licensing

Entergy, Operations, Inc.

440 Hamilton Avenue

White Plains, NY 10601

Ms. Ji Wiley

Environmental Scientist Supervisor

Radiological Emergency Planning

and Response

Louisiana Department of

Environmental Quality

P. O. Box 4312

Baton Rouge, LA 70821-4312

Chief, Technological Hazards

Branch

FEMA Region VI

800 North Loop 288

Federal Regional Center

Denton, TX 76209

Entergy Operations, Inc. -5-

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