ML093010327

Notification of Licensed Operator Initial Examination 05000424/2010301 and 05000425/2010301

ML093010327
Person / Time
Site:	Vogtle
Issue date:	10/28/2009
From:	Widmann M Division of Reactor Safety II
To:	Tynan T Southern Nuclear Operating Co
References
50-424/10-301, 50-425/10-301
Download: ML093010327 (7)

See also: IR 05000424/2010301

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UNITED STATES

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

REGION II

SAM NUNN ATLANTA FEDERAL CENTER

61 FORSYTH STREET, SW, SUITE 23T85

ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-8931

October 28, 2009

Mr. Tom E. Tynan

Vice President

Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Vogtle Electric Generating Plant

7821 River Road

Waynesboro, GA 30830

SUBJECT: VOGTLE ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT - NOTIFICATION OF LICENSED

OPERATOR INITIAL EXAMINATION 05000424/2010301 AND 05000425/2010301

Dear Mr. Tynan:

In a telephone conversation on October 27, 2009, between Mr. George Gunn, Operations

Training Supervisor and Mr. Dan Scukanec, Lead Instructor, of your staff, and Mr. Edwin Lea,

Senior Operations Engineer, of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), arrangements were

made for the administration of licensing examinations at Vogtle Electric Generating Plant. The

operating test is scheduled to be administered during the week of February 22, 2010. The

written examination is scheduled to be administered the week of March 1, 2010. The on-site

preparatory week is scheduled for the week of January 25, 2010.

As agreed during the telephone conversation, your staff will prepare both the operating test and

written examination based on the guidelines in Revision 9, Supplement 1, of NUREG-1021,

"Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors." The U.S. NRC regional office

will discuss with your staff any changes that might be necessary before the examinations are

administered. Your staff has also agreed to make copies of all examination materials that are

necessary for administering the examination.

To meet the above schedule, it will be necessary for your staff to furnish the operating test

outline by December 9, 2009. Mr. Lea provided the written outline to members of your staff in

September 2009. The operating test, written examination, and the supporting reference

materials identified in Attachment 3 to ES-201 will be due by January 8, 2010. Pursuant to Title

10, Section 55.40(b)(3), of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR 55.40(b)(3)), an authorized

representative of the facility licensee shall approve the outline, examination, and test before

they are submitted to the NRC for review and approval. All materials shall be complete and

ready-to-use.

SNC

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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 examinations to be rescheduled.

In order to conduct the requested written examinations and operating tests, it will be necessary

for your staff to provide adequate space and accommodations in accordance with ES-402, and

to make the simulation facility available on the dates noted above. In accordance with ES-302,

your staff should retain the original simulator performance data (e.g., system pressures,

temperatures, and levels) generated during the dynamic operating tests until the examination

results are final.

Appendix E of NUREG-1021 contains a number of NRC policies and guidelines that will be in

effect while the written examinations and operating tests are being administered.

To permit timely NRC review and evaluation, your staff should submit preliminary reactor

operator and senior reactor operator license applications, medical certifications, and waiver

requests (if any) 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. The public reporting burden for this collection of information is

estimated to average 500 hours0.00579 days <br />0.139 hours <br />8.267196e-4 weeks <br />1.9025e-4 months <br /> 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 infocollectsresource@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.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 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 the NRCs document

system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Website at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-

rm.adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

SNC

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Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Mr. Scukanec 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 Mr. Edwin Lea at (404) 562-4567,

(Internet E-mail: edwin.lea @nrc.gov), or me at (404) 562-4550, (Internet E-mail:

malcolm.widmann@nrc.gov).

Sincerely,

/RA/

Malcolm T. Widmann, Chief

Operations Branch

Division of Reactor Safety

Docket Nos.: 50-424, 50-425

License Nos.: NPF-68, NPF-81

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Angela Thornhill

Managing Attorney and Compliance Officer

Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

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N. J. Stringfellow

Manager

Licensing

Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

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Jeffrey T. Gasser

Executive Vice President

Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

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L. Mike Stinson

Vice President

Fleet Operations Support

Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

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Michael A. MacFarlane

Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

40 Inverness Center Parkway

P.O. Box 1295

Birmingham, AL 35201-1295

Paula Marino

Vice President

Engineering

Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

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Bob Masse

Resident Manager

Vogtle Electric Generating Plant

Oglethorpe Power Corporation

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Moanica Caston

Vice President and General Counsel

Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

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Office of the Attorney General

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Lee Foley

Manager of Contracts Generation

Oglethorpe Power Corporation

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Mr. N. Holcomb

Commissioner

Department of Natural Resources

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Director

Environmental Protection

Department of Natural Resources

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Cynthia Sanders

Program Manager

Radioactive Materials Program

Department of Natural Resources

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Jim Sommerville

(Acting) Chief

Environmental Protection Division

Department of Natural Resources

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Mr. Steven M. Jackson

Senior Engineer - Power Supply

Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia

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Executive Secretary

Georgia Public Service Commission

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Office of the County Commissioner

Burke County Commission

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Troutman Sanders

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SNC

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Director

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Govenor's Office of Consumer Affairs

2 M. L. King, Jr. Drive

Plaza Level East; Suite 356

Atlanta, GA 30334-4600

Susan E. Jenkins

Director, Division of Waste Management

Bureau of Land and Waste Management

S.C. Department of Health and

Environmental Control

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Plant Training and

Emergency Preparedness Manager

Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Electronic Mail Distribution

SNC

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Letter to Tom E. Tynan from Malcolm T. Widmann dated October 28, 2009

SUBJECT: VOGTLE ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT - NOTIFICATION OF LICENSED

OPERATOR INITIAL EXAMINATION 05000424/2010301 AND 05000425/2010301

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