ML22217A084

NRC Operator Licensing Examination Approval 05000390/2022301 and 05000391/2022301

ML22217A084
Person / Time
Site:	Watts Bar
Issue date:	08/03/2022
From:	Tom Stephen NRC/RGN-II/DRS/EB1
To:	Jim Barstow Tennessee Valley Authority
References
IR 2022301
Download: ML22217A084 (4)

See also: IR 05000390/2022301

Text

Mr. James Barstow

Vice President, Nuclear Regulatory Affairs and Support Services

Tennessee Valley Authority

1101 Market Street, LP 4A

Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801

SUBJECT:

WATTS BAR NUCLEAR PLANT - NRC OPERATOR LICENSING

EXAMINATION APPROVAL 05000390/2022301 AND 05000391/2022301

Dear Mr. Barstow:

The purpose of this letter is to confirm the final arrangements for the upcoming operator

licensing written examination at the Watts Bar Nuclear Plant (Units 1 and 2).

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has approved the subject examinations,

and you may administer the written examination in accordance with Revision 12 to NUREG-

1021, Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors, during the week of

August 15, 2022. The NRC staff will administer the operating tests during the week of August 8,

2022. The list of the applicants approved to take the examination has been provided to your

office.

The examination has undergone extensive review by my staff and representatives responsible

for licensed operator training at your facility. Based on this review, I have concluded that the

examination meets the guidelines of NUREG-1021 for content, operational, and discrimination

validity. By administering this examination, you also agree that it meets NUREG-1021

guidelines and is appropriate for measuring the qualifications of licensed operator applicants at

your facility. If you determine that this examination is not appropriate for licensing operators at

your facility, do not administer the examination and contact me at (404) 997-4703.

Please contact your Chief Examiner, Mr. David Lanyi, at (404) 997-4487, if you have any

questions or identify any errors or changes in license level (reactor operator or senior reactor

August 3, 2022

J. Barstow

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operator) or type of examination (partial or complete written examination or operating test, or

both) specified for each applicant approved to take the examination.

Sincerely,

Thomas A. Stephen, Chief

Operations Branch 1

Division of Reactor Safety

Docket No.: 50-390, 50-391

License No.: DRP-90, DRP-96

/RA/

SUNSI REVIEW COMPLETE

FORM 665 ATTACHED

OFFICE

RII:DRS

RII:DRS

RII:DRS

NAME

DEGELSTAD

DLANYI

TSTEPHEN

DATE

8/3/2022

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