ML16197A039

NRC Regulatory Issue Summary 2016-09 - Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations

ML16197A039
Person / Time
Site:	Watts Bar
Issue date:	07/15/2016
From:	Simmons P Tennessee Valley Authority
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
RIS-2016-09
Download: ML16197A039 (4)

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Tennessee Valley Authority, 1 101 Market Street, Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402 July 15, 2016 10 cFR 50.4 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and2 Facility Operating License No. NPF-90 and NPF-96 NRC Docket Nos. 50-390 and 50-391

Subject:

Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Regulatory lssue Summary (RlS) 2016 Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations

Reference:

NRC RIS 2016-09, "Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations," dated June 16, 2016 Regulatory lssue Summary (RlS) 2016-09 requested information regarding Watts Bar Nuclear Plant's (WBN's) projected operator licensing examination schedules and the estimated number of applicants.

The enclosure to this letter addresses the NRC's request and provides an estimate of the examination requirements for WBN on NRC Form 536.There are no new regulatory commitments in this letter. Should you have any questions regarding this submittal, please contact Walter Smith, Operations Training Manager at (423) 365-8081 or Gordon Arent, Director of Watts Bar Site Licensing at (423) 365-2004.Respectfully, Paul Simmons Site Vice President Watts Bar Nuclear Plant U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Page 2 July 15, 2016

Enclosure:

NRC Form 536 - Operator Licensing Examination Data cc (Enclosure):

NRC Project Manager - Watts Bar Nuclear Plant NRC RegionalAdministrator - Region l!cc: w/o Enclosure NRC Senior Resident lnspector Enclosure NRC Form 536 Operator Licensing Examination Data Tennessee Valley Authority Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Units { and 2 NRG Docket Nos. 50-390 and 50-391 U. S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATION DATA APPROVED BY OMB: NO. 3150-0131 EXPIRES: 1013112017 Estimated burden per response to oomply with this voluntary information collection request t hour. This information collection is used to plan budgets and resources for operator examinations.

Senc comments regarding burden estimate to the FOIA, Privacy, and lnfurmation Collections Branch (T-[F53), U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, 0C2055S0001, or by e-mail tc lnbcollects.Resource@nrc.gov, and to the Desk Officer, Office of lnformation and Regulatory Affairs NEOB-10202, (3150-0131), ffice of Management and Budget, Washington, DC 20503. lf a means used to impose an infurmation oolleclion does not display a currently valid OMB control number, the NRC may not mnduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, the information collection.

FACILITY Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2 NRC REGION il A. PROPOSED EXAMINATION PREPARATION SCHEDULE PROPOSED NUMBER cY39lx cY 2019 cY 2020 cY 2021 ESTIMATED NUMBER OF LICENSEE.PREPARED EXAMINATIONS 1 0 I 0 ESTIMATED NUMBER OF NRC.PREPARED EXAMINATIONS 0 0 0 0 B. INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSE EXAMINATIONS PROPOSED NUMBER cY 2018 cY 2019 cY 2020 cY 202t NUMBER OF REACTOR OPERATORS 10 0 7 0 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS.

INSTANT 6 0 7 0 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS.

UPGRADE 2 0 2 0 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS.

LIMITED 0 0 0 0 PROPOSED DATES PRIMARY DATE 07 12018 NA 0712020 NA ALTERNATE DATE 0912018 NA 0912020 NA c. pRoposED GENERTC FUNDAMENTALS EXAMINATTON (GFE) SCHEDULE PROPOSED NUMBER cY 2017 cY 2018 MARCH SEPTEMBER MARCH SEPTEMBER ESTIMATED NUMBER OF CANDIDATES 0 0 0 18 NRC FORM s36 (0S2016)