[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 137 (Monday, July 17, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44080-44081]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-18022]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
Draft Supplementary Changes to Revision 8 of NUREG-1021,
``Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors;'' Notice
of Availability
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice of availability and extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: On March 20, 2000 (65 FR 15020), the Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) issued for public comment and voluntary use, on a
trial basis, a draft supplementary change to Revision 8 of NUREG-1021,
``Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors.'' The
Commission uses NUREG-1021 to provide policy and guidance for the
development, administration, and grading of written examinations and
operating tests used to determine the qualifications of individuals who
apply for operator and senior operator licenses at nuclear power plants
pursuant to the Commission's regulations. NUREG-1021 provides similar
guidance for verifying the continued qualifications of licensed
operators when the staff determines that NRC requalification
examinations are necessary.
Based upon the small number of examinations that have thus far been
prepared using the revised examination guidance, the NRC has decided to
extend the trial use and public comment period for the draft
supplementary change in order to allow additional opportunities for
feedback that will support the issuance of the final supplement. This
delay in preparing the final supplement has also created an opportunity
to solicit comments on some additional changes that will bring NUREG-
1021 into conformance with Revision 3 of Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.8,
``Qualification and Training of Personnel for Nuclear Power Plants,''
which has been published since the original draft supplement was issued
on March 20, 2000. Revision 3 of RG 1.8 has revised a long-standing
regulatory position regarding operator license eligibility by
endorsing, with additions, exceptions, and clarifications, the 1993
version of ANSI/ANS 3.1, ``Selection, Qualification, and Training of
Personnel for Nuclear Power Plants.''
The draft supplement and the newly issued addendum are available
for review via the NRC Public Electronic Reading Room (http://www.nrc.gov/NRC/ADAMS/index.html), on the NRC's Operator Licensing web
site (http://www.nrc.gov/NRC/REACTOR/OL/OLguidance.html), and at the
NRC Public Document Room, 2120 L Street NW, Washington, DC. If you do
not have electronic access to NRC documents, you may request a single
copy of the draft supplement by writing to the Office of the Chief
Information Officer, Reproduction and Distribution Services Section,
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001
(Facsimile: 301-512-2289). Telephone requests cannot be accommodated.
NUREG documents are not copyrighted, and Commission approval is not
required to reproduce them.
The draft supplement is being implemented on a voluntary, trial
basis. The NRC will evaluate any comments and recommendations that are
received and any lessons that are learned during the trial period,
incorporate any additional changes, as appropriate, and, thereafter,
publish final Supplement 1 for general use.
DATE: The comment period ends October 31, 2000. Comments received after
this date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but the staff
is able
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to assure consideration only for comments received on or before this
date.
ADDRESSES: Written comments may be submitted to the Rules and
Directives Branch, Division of Administrative Services, Office of
Administration, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC
20555-0001. You may also provide comments via the NRC's Operator
Licensing web site (http://www.nrc.gov/NRC/REACTOR/OL/OLguidance.html).
Copies of comments received may be examined on the NRC Public
Electronic Reading Room (http://www.nrc.gov/NRC/ADAMS/index.html) and
at the NRC Public Document Room, 2120 L Street NW, Washington, DC.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. S. Guenther by telephone at (301)
415-1056, or by e-mail [email protected].
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 6th day of July 2000.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Glenn M. Tracy,
Chief, Operator Licensing, Human Performance and Plant Support Branch,
Division of Inspection Program Management, Office of Nuclear Reactor
Regulation.
[FR Doc. 00-18022 Filed 7-14-00; 8:45 am]
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