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Supplement 1 to Revision 9 of
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) has issued
Supplement 1 to Revision 9 of NUREG–
1021, ‘‘Operator Licensing Examination
Standards for Power Reactors,’’ and
Supplement 1 to Revision 2 of NUREG–
1122 [and –1123] ‘‘Knowledge and
Abilities Catalog for Nuclear Power
Plant Operators: Pressurized [Boiling]
Water Reactors.’’ These NUREGs
provide policy and guidance for the
development, administration, and
grading of examinations used for
licensing operators at nuclear power
plants pursuant to the Commission’s
regulations in 10 CFR part 55,
‘‘Operators’’ Licenses.’’ NUREG–1021
also provides guidance for maintaining
operators’ licenses and for the NRC to
conduct requalification examinations,
when necessary.
These NUREGs have been revised to
implement a number of clarifications
and enhancements that have been
identified since Revision 9 to NUREG–
1021 was published in July 2004 and
Revision 2 to NUREG–1122 [and –1123]
was published in June 1998. A draft of
each of the Supplements was issued for
comment on May 22, 2007 (72 FR
28728).
A summary of the comments received
regarding the draft Supplements, and
the NRC staff’s response to those
comments is available in the NRC’s
Public Electronic Reading Room
(https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/
adams.html), at accession number
ML072600319. From this site, you can
access the NRC’s Agencywide
Document Access and Management
System (ADAMS), which provides text
and image files of the NRC’s public
documents.
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Supplement 1 to NUREG–1021
includes a number of minor changes
that: (1) Clarify licensed operator
medical requirements, including the use
of prescription medications; (2) clarify
the use of surrogate operators during
dynamic simulator scenarios; (3) clarify
the selection process for generic
knowledge and ability (K/A) statements;
(4) qualify the NRC review of postexamination comments; (5) provide
additional guidance for maintaining an
active license (watchstander
proficiency) and license reactivation;
and (6) conform with Supplement 1 to
Revision 2 of NUREG–1122 [and –1123],
which rewords and reorganizes Section
2, ‘‘Generic Knowledge and Abilities,’’
and adds a new K/A topic for generator
voltage and electric grid disturbances.
Availability: Copies of the three
NUREG Supplements are being mailed
to the plant or site manager at each
nuclear power facility regulated by the
NRC. The Supplements are also
available electronically via the NRC’s
Public Electronic Reading Room
(https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doccollections/nuregs/) and in the NRC’s
Public Document Room located at 11555
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. If
you do not have electronic access to
NRC documents, single copies of the
Supplements are available, to the extent
of supply, and may be requested by
writing to the Office of Information
Services, Information and Records
Services, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555–
0001.
Supplement 1 to Revision 9 of
NUREG–1021 and Supplement 1 to
Revision 2 of NUREG–1122 [and –1123]
will become effective for examinations
that are confirmed 60 or more days after
the date of this notice by issuance of an
official corporate notification letter or at
an earlier date agreed upon by the
facility licensee and its NRC Regional
Office. After the effective date, NRC
initial operator licensing examinations
are expected to be prepared and
administered in accordance with the
NUREG Supplements.
DATES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David S. Muller, Operator Licensing and
Human Performance Branch, Office of
Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555–001. Telephone:
(301) 415–1412; e-mail: dsm3@nrc.gov.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 3rd day
of October 2007.
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For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Siegfried Guenther,
Acting Chief, Operator Licensing and Human
Performance Branch, Division of Inspection
and Regional Support, Office of Nuclear
Reactor Regulation.
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
Supplement 1 to Revision 9 of NUREG-1021, ``Operator Licensing
Examination Standards for Power Reactors,'' and Supplement 1 to
Revision 2 of NUREG-1122 [and -1123], ``Knowledge and Abilities Catalog
for Nuclear Power Plant Operators: Pressurized [Boiling] Water
Reactors''
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has issued Supplement
1 to Revision 9 of NUREG-1021, ``Operator Licensing Examination
Standards for Power Reactors,'' and Supplement 1 to Revision 2 of
NUREG-1122 [and -1123] ``Knowledge and Abilities Catalog for Nuclear
Power Plant Operators: Pressurized [Boiling] Water Reactors.'' These
NUREGs provide policy and guidance for the development, administration,
and grading of examinations used for licensing operators at nuclear
power plants pursuant to the Commission's regulations in 10 CFR part
55, ``Operators'' Licenses.'' NUREG-1021 also provides guidance for
maintaining operators' licenses and for the NRC to conduct
requalification examinations, when necessary.
These NUREGs have been revised to implement a number of
clarifications and enhancements that have been identified since
Revision 9 to NUREG-1021 was published in July 2004 and Revision 2 to
NUREG-1122 [and -1123] was published in June 1998. A draft of each of
the Supplements was issued for comment on May 22, 2007 (72 FR 28728).
A summary of the comments received regarding the draft Supplements,
and the NRC staff's response to those comments is available in the
NRC's Public Electronic Reading Room (https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/
adams.html), at accession number ML072600319. From this site, you can
access the NRC's Agencywide Document Access and Management System
(ADAMS), which provides text and image files of the NRC's public
documents.
Supplement 1 to NUREG-1021 includes a number of minor changes that:
(1) Clarify licensed operator medical requirements, including the use
of prescription medications; (2) clarify the use of surrogate operators
during dynamic simulator scenarios; (3) clarify the selection process
for generic knowledge and ability (K/A) statements; (4) qualify the NRC
review of post-examination comments; (5) provide additional guidance
for maintaining an active license (watchstander proficiency) and
license reactivation; and (6) conform with Supplement 1 to Revision 2
of NUREG-1122 [and -1123], which rewords and reorganizes Section 2,
``Generic Knowledge and Abilities,'' and adds a new K/A topic for
generator voltage and electric grid disturbances.
Availability: Copies of the three NUREG Supplements are being
mailed to the plant or site manager at each nuclear power facility
regulated by the NRC. The Supplements are also available electronically
via the NRC's Public Electronic Reading Room (https://www.nrc.gov/
reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/) and in the NRC's Public Document
Room located at 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. If you do
not have electronic access to NRC documents, single copies of the
Supplements are available, to the extent of supply, and may be
requested by writing to the Office of Information Services, Information
and Records Services, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington,
DC 20555-0001.
DATES: Supplement 1 to Revision 9 of NUREG-1021 and Supplement 1 to
Revision 2 of NUREG-1122 [and -1123] will become effective for
examinations that are confirmed 60 or more days after the date of this
notice by issuance of an official corporate notification letter or at
an earlier date agreed upon by the facility licensee and its NRC
Regional Office. After the effective date, NRC initial operator
licensing examinations are expected to be prepared and administered in
accordance with the NUREG Supplements.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David S. Muller, Operator Licensing
and Human Performance Branch, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation,
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-001.
Telephone: (301) 415-1412; e-mail: dsm3@nrc.gov.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 3rd day of October 2007.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Siegfried Guenther,
Acting Chief, Operator Licensing and Human Performance Branch, Division
of Inspection and Regional Support, Office of Nuclear Reactor
Regulation.
[FR Doc. E7-20676 Filed 10-18-07; 8:45 am]
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