NRC 2017-0047, Response to Regulatory Information Summary 2017-03 Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations.

Response to Regulatory Information Summary 2017-03 Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations.

ML17250A682
Person / Time
Site:	Point Beach
Issue date:	09/07/2017
From:	Schultz E Point Beach
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
NRC 2017-0047, RIS 2017-03
Download: ML17250A682 (3)

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September 7, 2017 NRC 2017-0047 RIS 2017-03 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555-0001 Point Beach Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2 Dockets 50-266 and 50-301 Renewed License Nos. DPR-24 and DPR-27 Response to Regulatory Information Summary 2017-03 "Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations" On AprilS, 2017 the NRC issued Regulatory Issue Summary (RIS) 2017-03. RIS 2017-03 requests that each licensee provide an update of operator licensing examination information for calendar years 2019 through 2022.

The enclosure to this letter provides the NextEra Energy Point Bach, LLC, response for the Point Beach Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2.

The current date of the next Operator Licensing Examination for calendar year 2019 is September 3 and 9, 2019 with an onsite validation scheduled for the week of August 5, 2019. During recent communications with representatives of the Region Ill Operator Licensing Branch regrading examination scheduling, NextEra Energy Point Beach questioned the possibility of moving the examination to July, 2019. It was requested that NextEra formalize the request. The request is:

• Release the September 2019 Examination date Examine the weeks of 15 and 22 July, 2019 Site validation the week of 17 June, 2019 If there are questions concerning this, please contact Mr. Darren Peterson, Point Beach Nuclear Plant Training Manager, at 920-755-7775.

Sincerely, NextEra Ene~oint Beach, LLC

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NRC FORM 536 U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION APPROVED BY OMB: NO. 3150-0131 EXPIRES: 10/31/2017 (05-2016) 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

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FACILITY NRC REGION Point Beach Nuclear Plant, Unit 1 and 2 Dockets 50-266 and 50-301 Ill Ill Renewed License Nos. DPR-24 and DPR-27 A. PROPOSED EXAMINATION PREPARATION SCHEDULE CY2019 CY2020 CY2021 CY2022 PROPOSED NUMBER ESTIMATED NUMBER OF LICENSEE-PREPARED 1 0 1 0 EXAMINATIONS ESTIMATED NUMBER OF NRC-PREPARED 1 0 1 0 EXAMINATIONS B. INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSE EXAMINATIONS CY2019 CY2020 CY2021 CY2022 PROPOSED NUMBER NUMBER OF REACTOR OPERATORS 6 0 6 0 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS -INSTANT 2 0 4 0 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS-UPGRADE 3 0 2 0 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS- LIMITED 0 0 0 0 PROPOSED DATES PRIMARY DATE 07/15/2019 ALTERNATE DATE 07/29/2019

c. PROPOSED GENERIC FUNDAMENTALS EXAMINATION (GFE) SCHEDULE PROPOSED CY CY NUMBER MARCH SEPTEMBER MARCH SEPTEMBER ESTIMATED NUMBER OF CANDIDATES NRC FORM 536 (05-2016)