PUBLIC MEETING BETWEEN THE NRC AND THE NEI INDUSTRY INDEPENDENT REVIEW 

PANEL ON INITIAL LICENSED OPERATOR TRAINING AND EXAMINATION PROCESS

July 13, 2010 

Subject: CATEGORY 2 PUBLIC MEETING REGARDING POTENTIAL CHANGES 

TO THE LICENSED OPERATOR TRAINING AND EXAMINATION 

PROCESS 

Time and Date: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM (CDT), Wednesday, July 28, 2010 

Location: U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 

 Region III Office 

 Main Conference Room 

 2443 Warrenville Road – Suite 210 

 Lisle, IL 60532 

Purpose: This public meeting is between the Nuclear Regulatory Commission 

(NRC) and a Nuclear Energy Institute, Inc. (NEI) Independent Review 

Panel to discuss the Initial Licensed Operator training and examination 

process and potential training and process enhancements given 

technology and knowledge advancements.

 The NRC’s Policy Statement, “Enhancing Public Participation in NRC 

Meetings,” effective May 28, 2002, applies to this meeting. The policy 

statement may be found on the NRC website, www.nrc.gov, and contains 

information regarding visitors and security. 

Meeting Category: This is a Category 2 Meeting. The public is invited to participate in this 

meeting by discussing regulatory issues with the NRC at designated 

points identified on the agenda. 

Interested members of the public can participate in this meeting via a tollfree audio teleconference. For details, please call the NRC meeting 

contact listed on the NRC website or call the NRC’S toll-free number, 

1-800-368-5642, and ask the operator to be connected to the meeting. 

NRC Attendees: Kriss Kennedy, Director, Division of Reactor Safety, RII 

 Kenneth O’Brien, Deputy Director, Division of Reactor Safety, RIII 

 Hironori Peterson, Branch Chief, Division of Reactor Safety, RIII 

 Malcolm Widmann, RII 

 Management and Staff from NRR 

 Management and Staff from NRO 

 Management and Staff from RI 

 Management and Staff from RIV 

Industry Attendees: Bryce Shriver 

 Audeen Fentiman 

 Ken Brockman 

 Gregg Ludlam 

 Charles Sizemore 
Notice of Significant -2- 

 Licensee Meeting 

Note: Attendance at this meeting by NRC personnel, other than those listed above, 

should be made known to Hironori Peterson at 630-829-9707 by Close of Business 

on Wednesday, July 21, 2010. 

Seating may be limited and will be available on a first-come basis. Inform the NRC 

meeting contact of your intention to attend by Wednesday, July 21, 2010. This 

step will ensure that sufficient copies of meeting materials are available. 

The NRC provides reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities where 

appropriate. If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in this 

meeting, or need this meeting notice or the transcription or other information from 

the meeting in another format (e.g., Braille, large print), please notify the NRC’s 

meeting contact. Determination on requests for reasonable accommodation will be 

made on a case-by-case basis. 

Because meetings are sometimes canceled or rescheduled as a result of 

unforeseen circumstances, confirm the meeting schedule. 

Meeting Contact: Hironori Peterson 

 Branch Chief, R3 DRS/OB-EP 

 630-829-9707 

 hironori.peterson@nrc.gov

Enclosure: As Stated 

Distribution:

B. Boger, NRR 

F. Brown, NRR 

J. Munro, NRR 

M. Cheok, NRR 

J. McHale, NRR 

M. Junge, NRO 

R. Pelton, NRO 

S. Hansell, RI 

M. Widmann, RII 

M. Satorius, RA, RIII 

C. Pederson, DRA, RIII 

DRPIII 

DRSIII 

Patricia Buckley 

Tammy Tomczak 

Viktoria Mitlyng 

Prema Chandrathil 
Enclosure 

AGENDA FOR THE CATEGORY 2 PUBLIC MEETING WITH THE NRC AND THE NEI 

INDEPENDENT PANEL REGARDING POTENTIAL CHANGES TO THE OPERATOR 

LICENSING TRAINING AND EXAMINATION PROCESS 

Wednesday, July 28, 2010 

8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. 

U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 

Region III Office 

Main Conference Room 

2443 Warrenville Road – Suite 210 

Lisle, IL 60532 

TOPIC LEAD

Introductions and Opening Remarks NRC/NEI 

Proposed Changes to the Operator Licensing Training Process NEI 

Proposed Changes to the Operator Licensing Examination Process NEI 

Public Questions and Answers Public 

Summary/Conclusions/Action Items NRC/NEI