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A Southern Nuclear Choryf A. G11yho11rt Regulgtory Aff!liri Dir etor

April 23, 2021

Docket Nos.: 50-321 50-348 50-424 52-025 50-366 50-364 50-425 52-026

U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, D. C. 20555-0001

Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant - Units 1 & 2 Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant - Units 1 & 2

Vogtle Electric Generating Plant - Units 1 & 2 Vogtle Electric Generating Plant - Units 3 & 4

SNC Response to Regulatory Issue Summary 2021-01 : Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations

Ladies and Gentlemen:

353!1 CoiOflfltld@ Jal!lrkw!ly Blrmiflghom, AL 31)243 20!1992 !1316

NL-21 -0401

On March 24, 2021, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued Regulatory Issue Summary (RIS) 2021 -01, "Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations." RIS 2021 -01 requests that licensees voluntarily submit projections of their site-specific operator licensing examination schedules as well as the estimated number of applicants planning to take operator licensing and generic fundamental examinations for years 2023-2026.

Southern Nuclear Operating Company (SNC) hereby provides as enclosures to this letter the requested information on NRC form 536 for Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant- Units 1 & 2, Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant - Units 1 & 2, Vogtle Electric Generating Plant- Units 1 & 2, and Vogtle Electric Generating Plant- Units 3 & 4. The estimates provided represent SNC's current understanding but are subject to possible change in the future. These enclosures supersede previous, similar RIS responses.

This letter contains no NRC commitments. If you have any questions, please contact Jamie Coleman at 205.992.6611.

CAG/kgl/cg

U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission NL-21-0401

Enclosures: 1. NRC Form 536, Operator Licensing Examination Data for Joseph M. Farley

Nuclear Plant - Units 1 & 2 2. NRC Form 536, Operator Licensing Examination Data for Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear

Plant - Units 1 & 2 3. NRC Form 536 , Operator Licensing Examination Data for Vogtle Electric

Generating Plant - Units 1 & 2 4. NRC Form 536, Operator Licensing Examination Data for Vogtle Electric

Generating Plant - Units 3 & 4

cc: Regional Administrator, Region II NRR Project Manager - Farley, Hatch, Vogtle 1 & 2, Vogtle 3 & 4 Senior Resident Inspector - Farley, Hatch, Vogtle 1 & 2, Vogtle 3 & 4 RType: CGA02.001 Vogtle 3 & 4 RType: VND.LI.LOO File AR.01 .02 .06



SNC Response to Regulatory Issue Summary 2020-01: Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations

Enclosure 1

NRC Form 536, Operator Licensing Examination Data fot Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant - Units 1 & 2

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FACILITY NRCREGION

Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plants - Units 1 and 2 II

A. PROPOSED EXAMINATION PREPARATION SCHEDULE

PROPOSED NUMBER CY2023 CY 2024 CY 2025 CY2026

- - - -f!STIMATIW NUMBER Of'

LICENSEE-PR!;PARED 1 0 I 0 EXAMINATIONS

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~STIMATED NUMBER OF NRG-PREPARED 0 0 0 0 EXAMINATIONS

B. INITIAL OPERA TOR LICENSE EXAMINATIONS

PROPOSED NUMBER CY2023 CY2024 CY2025 CY2026 -- - - -

NUMBER OF REACTOR t! 0 6 0 OPE;RATORS

NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR ti 0 6 0 OPERATORS - INSTANT

NUMBER OF Sl;NIOR Rf!ACTOR 4 0 4 0 OPERATORS-UPGRADE

NUMBl;R OF SENIOR Rl;ACTOR 0 0 0 0 OPERATORS • LIMITED

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PROPOSED DATES

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PRIMARY DATE 0412412023 NIA 04128/2025 NIA

ALTERNATE DATE 05/22/2023 NIA 05/26/2025 NIA

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NRC FORM 536 (01 -2021}




Enclosure 2

NRC Form 536, Operator Licensing Examination Data for !=dwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant - Units 1 & 2

NRC FORM538 U.S. NUCLEAR REQULATORV COMMl8810N APPROVED DV 0MB: NO. 3150·0131 l!XPIRIUI: 01/31i2024 (OH021)

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FACILITY NRCREGIOt-1

I Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plants- Units 1 &2

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PROPOSED NUMBER CY2023 CY 2024 CY 2025 CY 2026 - - - -ESTIMATED NUMBER OF

LICENSEE-PREPARED 1 0 1 0 EXAMINATIONS

ESTIMATED NUMBER OF NRC=PR!::PARED 0 0 0 0

XAMINATIONS


PROPOSED NUMBER CY2023 CY 2024 CY2025 CY 2026 - - - ~

NUMB R OF REACiOR 7 0 7 0 OPERATORS

NUMBERO SENIOR R ACTOR 7 0 7 0 OPERATORS= INSTANT

NUMBER Ofa SENIOR REACTOR ,., 0 3 0 OPERATORS - UPGRADE

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NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR 0 0 0 0 OPERATORS · LIMITED

PROPOSED DATES

PRIMARY DATE 1112712023 NIA 1210112025 NIA

AI.TERNAT DATE 1210412023 NIA 1210812025 NIA

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Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant- Units 1 & 2 Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant - Units 1 & 2


SNC Response to Regulatory Issue Summary 2021-01: Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations

Enclosure 3

NRC Form 536, Operator Licensing Examination Data for Vogtle Electric Generating Plant - Units 1 & 2

NRC FORM538 U. S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION APPROVED llJV OMS: NO. 3110·0131 l?XPIRH: 01/31/2024 (014021)

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FACILITY J~RC REGION . -

VOGTLE ELECTRIC GENERATION PLANT - UNITS 1 & 2 II


PROPOSED NUMBER CY 23 CY 24 CY 25 CY 26 - - - -ESTIMATED NUMBER OF

LICENSEE·PREPAR D 1 1 0 1 EXAMINATIONS

ESTIMATED NUMl:lER OF NRC·PREPAReD 0 0 0 0

XAMINATIONS

e. INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSE EXAMINATIONS

PROPOSED NUMBER CY 23 CY 24 CY 25 CY 26 - - - -NUMBER OF REACTOR 8 6 0 6 OPERATORS

NUMB R OF S NIOR REACTOR 6 6 0 6 OPERATORS - INSTANT

NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR 2 2 0 2 OPERATORS-UPGRADE ) '

NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR 0 0 0 0 OPERATORS · LIMIT D

PROPOSED DATES

PRIMARY DATE 04/24/2023 10/2112024 NIA 0511112026

ALTERNATE DAT 0512212023 11/1812024 NIA 0610812026

Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant- Units 1 & 2 Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant - Units 1 & 2



Enclosure 4

NRC Form 536, Operator Licensing Examination Data for Vogtle Electric Generating Plant - Units 3 & 4

NRCFORM536 U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION APPROVED BY 0MB: NO. 3150-0131 EXPIRES: 01/31/2024 (01-2021) r-....,. Estimated burden per response to comply with this wlunlaly infonnalion collection request 45 minutes.

This infonnalion oolledion is used lo plan budgels and resouri:es for operator examinations. Send ~w,_' OPERA TOR LICENSING aimments reganling burden eslimate lo lhe FOIA, Libraly, and lnforma!ion Colleclions Branch (T-6 ~ 11 :. ~- EXAMINATION DATA

A10M), U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Conmissian. Washington. DC 2055S--0001, or by e-mai to 'lo " [email protected]. and the 0MB reviewer at 0MB Office of Information and Regulatory ~.. '/ Affaizs, (3150-0131). Attn: Desk Officer for the Nuclear Regulato,y Commission, 725 17th Slteel l«'J, ••••• W85hington, OC 20503; e-mail: oira submission@omb eop gov. The NRC may not conducl or

sponsor, and a petSOn is not required lo respond to, a CXlllection of information unle$s the document requesting or requiring the colleclion displays a currently valid 0MB oontrol number.

FACILITY NRCREGION

~OGTLE ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT- UNITS 3&4 II


PROPOSED NUMBER CY2023 CY 2024 CY 2025 CY2026

- - -- --ESTIMATED NUMBER OF

LICENSEE-PREPARED 0 I 0 l EXAMINATIONS

ESTIMATED NUMBER OF NRC-PREPARED 0 0 0 0 EXAMINATIONS


PROPOSED NUMBER CY2023 CY2024 CY2025 CY2026 -- -- -- --

NUMBER OF REACTOR 0 6 0 6 OPERATORS

NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR 0 4 0 4 OPERATORS- INSTANT

NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR 0 2 0 2 OPERATORS-UPGRADE

NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR 0 0 0 0 OPERA TORS - LIMITED

PROPOSED DATES

PRIMARY DATE NIA 0311812024 NIA 0411312026

ALTERNATE DA TE NIA 04/15/2024 NIA 0311612026

NRC FORM 536 (01-2021)

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