ML061780157
| ML061780157 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Summer  |
| Issue date: | 06/27/2006 |
| From: | Moorman J Division of Reactor Safety II |
| To: | Archie J South Carolina Electric & Gas Co |
| References | |
| Download: ML061780157 (4) | |
See also: IR 05000395/2006301
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June 27, 2006
South Carolina Electric & Gas Company
ATTN: Mr. Jeffrey B. Archie
Vice President, Nuclear Operations
Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station
P. O. Box 88
Jenkinsville, SC 29065
SUBJECT:
REACTOR AND SENIOR REACTOR OPERATOR RETAKE INITIAL
EXAMINATIONS - VIRGIL C. SUMMER NUCLEAR STATION
Dear Mr. Archie:
In a telephone conversation on June 19, 2006, between Mr. Al Koon, Supervisor Nuclear
Operations Training, and Mr. Gerard W. Laska, Senior Operations Examiner, arrangements
were made for the administration of a licensing retake written examination scheduled to be
given on October 6, 2006, at the Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station.
As agreed during the telephone conversation, your staff will prepare the reactor operator and
senior reactor operator written examinations based on the guidelines in NUREG-1021,
"Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors, Revision 9. The NRC
regional office will discuss with your staff any changes that might be necessary before the
examination is administered. The facility has also agreed to make all of the copies of the
examination prior to administration.
To meet the above schedule, it will be necessary for your staff to furnish the written
examinations as well as the supporting reference materials identified in NUREG 1021, ES-201,
Attachment 2, "Reference Material Guidelines For Initial Licensing Examinations," by August 22,
2006. Pursuant to 10 CFR 55.40(b)(3), an authorized representative of the facility licensee shall
approve the examination before it is 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 retake written examination, it will be necessary for your staff to
provide adequate space and accommodations in accordance with NUREG 1021, ES-402,
"Administering Initial Written Examinations."
Appendix E of NUREG-1021 contains a number of NRC policies and guidelines that will be in
effect while the written examinations are being administered.
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To permit timely NRC review and evaluation, your staff should submit preliminary reactor
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 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 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 50
hours per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, gathering and maintaining the
data needed, 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-
0018), 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 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter will be
available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the
Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's document system (ADAMS). ADAMS
is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www/nrc.gov/readingrm/adams.html (the Public
Electronic Reading Room).
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Mr. Al Koon 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 Gerard W. Laska at (404) 562-4626, (Internet E-
mail: gwl1@nrc.gov), or me at (404) 562-4647, (Internet E-mail: jhm2@nrc.gov).
Sincerely,
/RA/
James H. Moorman, III, Chief
Operations Branch
Division of Reactor Safety
Docket No.: 50-395
License No.: NPF-12
cc: (See next page)
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cc contd:
R. J. White
Nuclear Coordinator Mail Code 802
S.C. Public Service Authority
Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station
Electronic Mail Distribution
Kathryn M. Sutton, Esq.
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Henry J. Porter, Director
Div. of Radioactive Waste Mgmt.
Dept. of Health and Environmental
Control
Electronic Mail Distribution
R. Mike Gandy
Division of Radioactive Waste Mgmt.
S. C. Department of Health and
Environmental Control
Electronic Mail Distribution
Robert G. Sweet, Manager
Nuclear Licensing (Mail Code 830)
South Carolina Electric & Gas Company
Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station
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Robert M. Fowlkes, General Manager
Engineering Services
South Carolina Electric & Gas Company
Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station
Electronic Mail Distribution
Thomas D. Gatlin, General Manager
Nuclear Plant Operations (Mail Code 303)
South Carolina Electric & Gas Company
Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station
Electronic Mail Distribution
David A. Lavigne, General Manager
Organization Development
South Carolina Electric & Gas Company
Vigil C. Summer Nuclear Station
Electronic Mail Distribution
Gary Moffatt
Training Manager
Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station
P. O. Box 88 (Mail Code P-40)
Jenkinsville, SC 29065
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