ML032380086
| ML032380086 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | McGuire, Mcguire  |
| Issue date: | 08/25/2003 |
| From: | Ernstes M Operator Licensing and Human Performance Branch |
| To: | Gordon Peterson Duke Energy Corp |
| References | |
| 50-369/03-302, 50-370/03-302 | |
| Download: ML032380086 (5) | |
See also: IR 05000369/2003302
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August 25, 2003
Duke Energy Corporation
ATTN: Mr. G. R. Peterson
Vice President
McGuire Nuclear Station
12700 Hagers Ferry Road
Huntersville, NC 28078-8985
SUBJECT:
REACTOR AND SENIOR REACTOR OPERATOR INITIAL RETAKE
EXAMINATIONS - MCGUIRE NUCLEAR STATION 05000369/2003-302 AND
Dear Mr. Peterson:
In a telephone conversation on August 20, 2003, between Mr. Charles Sawyer, Operations
Training, and Mr. George Hopper, Senior Operations Engineer, arrangements were made for
the administration of a licensing retake written examination at the McGuire Nuclear Station on
October 21, 2003.
As agreed during this conversation, your staff will prepare the 25 point Senior Reactor Operator
examination based on the guidelines in Draft Revision 9, of NUREG-1021, "Operator Licensing
Examination Standards for Power Reactors." The facility has also agreed to make all
necessary copies of the examination prior to administration. The NRC regional office will
discuss with your staff any changes that might be necessary before the examination is
administered.
To meet the above schedule, Mr. Sawyer agreed that your staff will furnish the examination
outline by September 8, 2003. The written examination and the supporting reference materials
identified in Attachment 2 of ES-201 will be due by September 15, 2003. Pursuant to
10 CFR 55.40(b)(3), an authorized representative of the facility licensee shall approve the
outline and examination before they are submitted to the NRC for review and approval. All
materials shall be complete and ready-to-use. 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 written examination it will be necessary for your staff to
provide adequate space and accommodations in accordance with ES-402.
Appendix E of NUREG-1021 contains a number of NRC policies and guidelines that will be in
effect while the written examination is being administered.
To permit timely NRC review and evaluation, your staff should submit preliminary operator and
senior reactor 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 examination
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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 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, approval number Part 55 (3150-0018), which expires on June 30,
2006. The public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 500
hours 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 BJS1@NRC.GOV; and to the Desk Officer, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, NEOB-10202, (3150-0101), 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 2.790 of the NRCs 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 NRCs document system
(ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-
rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Mr. Sawyer 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 George Hopper at (404) 562-4645, (Internet E-mail:
GTH1@NRC.GOV), or myself at (404) 562-4638, (Internet E-mail: MEE@NRC.GOV).
Sincerely,
/RA/
Michael E. Ernstes, Chief
Operator Licensing and
Human Performance Branch
Division of Reactor Safety
Docket Nos. 50-369, 50-370
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