ML093010327
| 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.
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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).
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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
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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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