ML080250315

Reactor and Senior Reactor Operator Initial Examination McGuire Nuclear Station - 05000369/2008301 and 05000370/2008301

ML080250315
Person / Time
Site:	McGuire, Mcguire
Issue date:	01/24/2008
From:	Widmann M Operations Branch I
To:	Brandi Hamilton Duke Energy Carolinas, Duke Power Co
References
05000369/2008301, 05000370/2008301
Download: ML080250315 (4)

See also: IR 05000369/2008301

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January 24, 2008

Duke Power Company LLC

d/b/a Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC

ATTN: Mr. Bruce H. Hamilton

Vice President

McGuire Nuclear Station

12700 Hagers Ferry Road

Huntersville, NC 28078-8985

SUBJECT:

REACTOR AND SENIOR REACTOR OPERATOR INITIAL EXAMINATION

MCGUIRE NUCLEAR STATION- 05000369/2008301 AND 05000370/2008301

Dear Mr. Hamilton:

In a meeting on January 22, 2008, between Mr. Steve Helms, Operations Training Supervisor,

and Mr. Ronald F. Aiello, Senior Operations Engineer, arrangements were made for the

administration of licensing examinations at McGuire Nuclear Station Units 1 and 2. The

operating test is scheduled for the weeks of May 12 and 19, 2008. The written examination is

scheduled to be administered on May 23, 2008. The on-site preparatory week is scheduled for

the week of April 21, 2008.

As agreed during the meeting, your staff will prepare both the written examination and the

operating tests based on the guidelines in Revision 9 of NUREG-1021, "Operator Licensing

Examination Standards for Power Reactors." The NRC regional office will discuss with your

staff any changes that might be necessary before the examinations are administered. Your

staff has agreed to make all of the copies of the examination materials prior to administration.

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

examinations and operating test outlines by Feb 11, 2008. The written examination and

operating tests will be due by March 17, 2008. Pursuant to 10 CFR 55.40(b)(3), an authorized

representative of the facility licensee shall approve the outlines, examinations, and tests before

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

ready-to-use. 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.

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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,

2008. The public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 500

hours 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 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 NRCs 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 NRCs 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. Helms 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. Ronald F. Aiello at (404) 562-4641, (Internet E-

mail: RFA@NRC.GOV), or me at (404) 562-4550, (Internet E-mail: MTW@NRC.GOV).

Sincerely,

/RA/

Malcolm T. Widmann, Chief

Operator Licensing Branch

Division of Reactor Safety

Docket Nos.: 50-369, 50-370

License Nos.: NPF-9, NPF-17

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