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 T Division of Reactor Safety II
To:	Tynan T E 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 2 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 NRC's "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 NRC's 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 3 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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SNC 4 cc w/encl: Angela Thornhill Managing Attorney and Compliance Officer Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Electronic Mail Distribution

N. J. Stringfellow Manager Licensing

Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Electronic Mail Distribution

Jeffrey T. Gasser Executive Vice President Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Electronic Mail Distribution

L. Mike Stinson Vice President Fleet Operations Support Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Electronic Mail Distribution

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. Electronic Mail Distribution

Bob Masse

Resident Manager Vogtle Electric Generating Plant Oglethorpe Power Corporation Electronic Mail Distribution

Moanica Caston Vice President and General Counsel

Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Electronic Mail Distribution

Office of the Attorney General Electronic Mail Distribution

Lee Foley Manager of Contracts Generation Oglethorpe Power Corporation Electronic Mail Distribution

Mr. N. Holcomb Commissioner Department of Natural Resources Electronic Mail Distribution

Dr. Carol Couch Director Environmental Protection Department of Natural Resources Electronic Mail Distribution

Cynthia Sanders Program Manager Radioactive Materials Program Department of Natural Resources Electronic Mail Distribution

Jim Sommerville (Acting) Chief Environmental Protection Division Department of Natural Resources

Electronic Mail Distribution

Mr. Steven M. Jackson Senior Engineer - Power Supply Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia

Electronic Mail Distribution

Mr. Reece McAlister Executive Secretary Georgia Public Service Commission

Electronic Mail Distribution

Office of the County Commissioner Burke County Commission Electronic Mail Distribution

Arthur H. Domby, Esq.

Troutman Sanders Electronic Mail Distribution

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SNC 5 cc continued

Director Consumers' Utility Counsel Division

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 Electronic Mail Distribution

Richard D. Brigdon Plant Training and Emergency Preparedness Manager Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Electronic Mail Distribution

SNC 6 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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