[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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