RA-19-0237, Catawba Station, Shearon Plant, McGuire Station, Oconee Nuclear Station and H.B. Robinson Plant - Response to NRC Regulatory Issue Summary 2019-02 Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations

Catawba Station, Shearon Plant, McGuire Station, Oconee Nuclear Station and H.B. Robinson Plant - Response to NRC Regulatory Issue Summary 2019-02 Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations

ML19135A371
Person / Time
Site:	Oconee, Mcguire, Catawba, Harris, Brunswick, Robinson, McGuire
Issue date:	05/15/2019
From:	Catherine Nolan Duke Energy Progress
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
RA-19-0237, RIS 2019-002
Download: ML19135A371 (9)

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M. Christopher Nolan

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Mai/Code EC07H I P.O. Box 1006 Charlotte, NC 28201-1006 704-382-7426 Serial: RA-19-0237 May 15, 2019 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555-0001 Brunswick Steam Electric Plant, Units 1 and 2 Docket Nos. 50-325, 50-324 / Renewed License Nos. DPR-71 and DPR-62 Catawba Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2 Docket Nos. 50-413, 50-414 I Renewed License Nos. NPF-35 and NPF-52 Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 1 Docket No. 50-400 / Renewed License No. NPF-63 McGuire Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2 Docket Nos. 50-369, 50-370 / Renewed License Nos. NPF-9 and NPF-17 Oconee Nuclear Station, Units 1, 2 and 3 Docket Nos. 50-269, 50-270, 50-287 / Renewed License Nos. DPR-38, DPR-47, and DPR-55 H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant, Unit 2 Docket No. 50-261 / Renewed License No. DPR-23

SUBJECT:

Response to NRC Regulatory Issue Summary 2019-02 Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations On April 17, 2019, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued Regulatory Issue Summary (RIS) 2019-02, "Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations." The RIS requests the voluntary submittal of licensees to provide updated information on future licensing examinations for operators for the calendar years 2021 through 2024 on Form 536, "Operator Licensing Examination Data."

Attached are the NRC 536 forms for the Brunswick Steam Electric Plant, Catawba Nuclear Station, Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant, McGuire Nuclear Station, Oconee Nuclear Station, and H.B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant.

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission RA-19-0237 Page 2 This submittal contains no new regulatory commitments or changes to previous commitments.

Please direct any questions to Art Zaremba, Director - Fleet Licensing at (980) 373-2062.

Sincerely,

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M. Christopher Nolan Vice President - Nuclear Regulatory Affairs Attachment( s) 1 - NRC Form 536, Operator Licensing Examination Data, Brunswick Steam Electric Plant 2 - NRC Form 536, Operator Licensing Examination Data, Catawba Nuclear Station 3 - NRC Form 536, Operator Licensing Examination Data, Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant 4 - NRC Form 536, Operator Licensing Examination Data, McGuire Nuclear Station 5 - NRC Form 536, Operator Licensing Examination Data, Oconee Nuclear Station 6 - NRC Form 536, Operator Licensing Examination Data, H.B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission RA-19-0237 Page 3 xc (with attachments)

C. Haney, USNRC Region II - Regional Administrator G. A. Hutto, 111, USNRC Senior Resident Inspector- MNS D. Retterer, USN RC Senior Resident Inspector - HNP E.L. Crowe, USN RC Senior Resident Inspector - ONS J. D. Austin, USNRC Senior Resident Inspector- CNS G . Eatmon, USNRC Senior Resident Inspector- RNP G. Smith, USNRC Senior Resident Inspector - BSEP D. Glavin, NRR Project Manager - BSEP A. Klett, NRR Project Manager - ONS M. Mahoney, NRR Project Manager - CNS & MNS M.C. Barillas, NRR Project Manager - HNP N. Jordan, NRR Project Manager - RNP

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FACILITY NRC REGION Brunswick Steam Electric Plant (BSEP), Unit Nos. 1 and 2 III I A. PROPOSED EXAMINATION PREPARATION SCHEDULE PROPOSED NUMBER CY2021 CY 2022 CY 2023 cy2024 ESTIMATED NUMBER OF LICENSEE-PREPARED 0 1 EXAMINATIONS 0 1 ESTIMATED NUMBER OF NRC-PREPARED 0 0 0 0 EXAMINATIONS B. INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSE EXAMINATIONS PROPOSED NUMBER CY2021 CY2022 CY2023 CY2024 NUMBER OF REACTOR OPERATORS 0 8 0 8 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS - INSTANT 0 2 0 2 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS- UPGRADE 0 2 0 2 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS - LIMITED 0 0 0 0 PROPOSED DATES PRIMARY DATE NIA 1112812022 NIA 11/2512024 ALTERNATE DATE NIA 1210512022 NIA 1210212024 NRC FORM 536 (11-2017)

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FACILITY NRCREGION Catawba Nuclear Station (CNS), Unit Nos. 1 & 2 III I A. PROPOSED EXAMINATION PREPARATION SCHEDULE PROPOSED NUMBER CY2021 CY 2022 CY 2023 cy2024 ESTIMATED NUMBER OF LICENSEE-PREPARED 1 0 EXAMINATIONS 1 0 ESTIMATED NUMBER OF NRC-PREPARED 0 0 EXAMINATIONS 0 0 B. INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSE EXAMINATIONS PROPOSED NUMBER CY202l CY2022 CY2023 CY2024 NUMBER OF REACTOR OPERATORS 3 0 3 0 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS - INSTANT 3 0 3 0 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS- UPGRADE 3 0 3 0 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS- LIMITED 0 0 0 0 PROPOSED DATES PRIMARY DATE 0912012021 NIA 09/25/2023 NIA ALTERNATE DATE 0912712021 NIA 10/0212023 NIA NRC FORM 536 (11-2017)

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FACILITY NRC REGION Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant (HNP), Unit No. 1 III I A. PROPOSED EXAMINATION PREPARATION SCHEDULE PROPOSED NUMBER CY2021 CY 2022 CY 2023 cv2024 ESTIMATED NUMBER OF LICENSEE-PREPARED 0 1 0 EXAMINATIONS 1

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B. INITIAL OPERA TOR LICENSE EXAMINATIONS PROPOSED NUMBER CY2021 CY2022 CY2023 CY2024 NUMBER OF REACTOR OPERATORS 0 6 0 4 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS- INSTANT 0 3 0 2 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS-UPG RADE 0 3 0 3 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS- LIMITED 0 0 0 0 PROPOSED DATES PRIMARY DATE NIA 0911212022 NIA 1210212024 ALTERNATE DATE NIA 09/1912022 NIA 12/09/2024 NRC FORM 536 (11-2017)

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FACILITY NRCREGION McGuire Nuclear Station (MNS) Unit Nos. 1 & 2 III I A. PROPOSED EXAMINATION PREPARATION SCHEDULE PROPOSED NUMBER CY2021 CY 2022 CY 2023 cy2024 ESTIMATED NUMBER OF LICENSEE-PREPARED 0 I 0 I EXAMINATIONS ESTIMATED NUMBER OF NRC-PREPARED 0 0 0 0 EXAMINATIONS B. INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSE EXAMINATIONS PROPOSED NUMBER CY2021 CY2022 CY2023 CY2024 NUMBER OF REACTOR OPERATORS 0 6 0 6 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS - INSTANT 0 2 0 2 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS- UPGRADE 0 4 0 4 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS

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FACILITY NRC REGION OCONEE NUCLEAR STATION (ONS), UNIT NOs. 1, 2 & 3 III I A. PROPOSED EXAMINATION PREPARATION SCHEDULE PROPOSED NUMBER CY2021 CY 2022 CY 2023 CY2024 ESTIMATED NUMBER OF LICENSEE-PREPARED 1 1 1 EXAMINATIONS 1

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B. INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSE EXAMINATIONS PROPOSED NUMBER CY2021 CY2022 CY2023 CY2024 NUMBER OF REACTOR OPERATORS 8 6 6 6 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS

• INSTANT 0 0 2 0 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS-UPG RADE 4 3 4 3 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS - LIMITED 0 0 0 0 PROPOSED DATES PRIMARY DATE 06/07/2021 05/09/2022 06/05/2023 05/13/2024 ALTERNATE DATE 06/14/2021 05/16/2022 06/12/2023 05/20/2024 NRC FORM 536 (11-2017)

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FACILITY NRC REGION H.B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant (RNP), Unit No. 2 I 11 I

A. PROPOSED EXAMINATION PREPARATION SCHEDULE PROPOSED NUMBER CY2021 CY 2022 CY 2023 cy2024 ESTIMATED NUMBER OF LICENSEE-PREPARED 1 0 1 0 EXAMINATIONS ESTIMATED NUMBER OF NRG-PREPARED 0 0 0 EXAMINATIONS 0

8. INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSE EXAMINATIONS PROPOSED NUMBER CY2021 CY2022 CY2023 CY2024 NUMBER OF REACTOR OPERATORS 6 0 6 0 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS- INSTANT 2 0 2 0 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS-UPG RADE 4 0 4 0 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS - LIMITED 0 0 0 0 PROPOSED DATES PRIMARY DATE 0912012021 NIA 09/1812023 NIA ALTERNATE DATE 10118/2021 NIA 1011612023 NIA NRC FORM 536 (11 -2017)