ML040760146
| ML040760146 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Saint Lucie  |
| Issue date: | 03/15/2004 |
| From: | Ernstes M Operator Licensing and Human Performance Branch |
| To: | Stall J Florida Power & Light Co |
| References | |
| 50-335/04-001, 50-389/04-001 | |
| Download: ML040760146 (6) | |
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March 15, 2004 Florida Power and Light Company ATTN: Mr. J. A. Stall, Senior Vice President Nuclear and Chief Nuclear Officer P. O. Box 14000 Juno Beach, FL 33408-0420
SUBJECT:
REACTOR AND SENIOR REACTOR OPERATOR INITIAL EXAMINATION -
ST. LUCIE NUCLEAR PLANT 50-335/2004-301 AND 50-389/2004-301
Dear Mr. Stall:
In a telephone conversation on March 10, 2004, between Mr. Michael Scheidegger, Operations Training Initial Supervisor and Mr. Richard S. Baldwin, Senior Operations Engineer, arrangements were made for the administration of licensing examinations at St. Lucie Nuclear Power Plant during the weeks of August 9 and 16, 2004. The on-site preparatory week is scheduled for the week of July 19, 2004.
As agreed during the telephone conversation, your staff will prepare the examinations based on the guidelines in Draft 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.
To meet the above schedule, it will be necessary for your staff to furnish the examination outlines by May 19, 2004. The written examinations, operating tests, and the supporting reference materials identified in Attachment 2 of ES-201 will be due by June 18, 2004.
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.
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
FPL 2 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 3150-0018, which expires on June 30, 2006. 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 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 and its enclosure 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/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Mr. Scheidegger 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 Richard S. Baldwin at 404-562-4642, (Internet E-mail: RSB2@NRC.GOV) or myself at 404-562-4638, (Internet E-mail:
MEE@NRC.GOV).
Sincerely,
/RA/
Michael E. Ernstes, Chief Operator Licensing and Human Performance Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket Nos.: 50-335, 50-389 License Nos.: DPR-67, NPF-16 cc: (See page 2)
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William Jefferson, Jr.
Site Vice President Craig Fugate, Director St. Lucie Nuclear Plant Division of Emergency Preparedness Florida Power & Light Company Department of Community Affairs Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution G. L. Johnston J. Kammel Plant General Manager Radiological Emergency St. Lucie Nuclear Plant Planning Administrator Department of Electronic Mail Distribution Public Safety Electronic Mail Distribution Terry L. Patterson Licensing Manager Douglas Anderson St. Lucie Nuclear Plant County Administrator Electronic Mail Distribution St. Lucie County 2300 Virginia Avenue Don Mothena, Manager Ft. Pierce, FL 34982 Nuclear Plant Support Services Florida Power & Light Company Lisa Edwards Electronic Mail Distribution Training Manager St. Lucie Nuclear Plant Mark Dryden 6351 South Ocean Drive Administrative Support & Special Projects Jensen Beach, FL 34957 Florida Power & Light Company Electronic Mail Distribution Ed Roberts Nuclear Operations Requalification Training Rajiv S. Kundalkar Supervisor Vice President - Nuclear Engineering St. Lucie Nuclear Plant Florida Power & Light Company 6351 South Ocean Drive Electronic Mail Distribution Jensen Beach, FL 34957 M. S. Ross, Attorney Florida Power & Light Company Electronic Mail Distribution William A. Passetti Bureau of Radiation Control Department of Health Electronic Mail Distribution
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