ML111290650
| ML111290650 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Callaway  |
| Issue date: | 05/06/2011 |
| From: | Mark Haire Operations Branch IV |
| To: | Heflin A Union Electric Co |
| References | |
| 50-483/OL-11-302 | |
| Download: ML111290650 (2) | |
See also: IR 05000483/2011302
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UNITED STATES
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMiSSiON
REGION IV
611 RYAN PLAZA DRIV E, SUITE 400
ARLINGTON, TEXAS 76011-4005
May 6,2011
Mr. Adam C. Heflin, Senior Vice
President and Chief Nuclear Officer
Union Electric Company
P.O. Box 620
Fulton, MO 65251
SUBJECT:
CALLAWAY PLANT - NOTIFICATION OF NRC RETAKE OPERATOR
LICENSING EXAMINATION 05000483/2011302
Dear Mr. Heflin:
In a telephone conversation on March 30, 2011, between Mr. Bruce Moody, Senior Operations
Instructor, and Mr. Steve Garchow, Chief Examiner, arrangements were made for the
administration of licensing examinations at Callaway Plant on June 10, 2011.
As agreed during the telephone conversation, your staff wiil prepare the examination based on
the guidelines in Revision 9, Supplement 1, of NUREG-1 021, "Operator Licensing Examination
Standards for Power Reactors," and the use of Revision 2 of NUREG-1122, "Knowledge and
Abilities Catalog for Nuclear Power Plant Operators." The NRC's regional office will discuss
with your staff any changes that might be necessary before the examinations are administered.
To meet the above schedule, it will be necessary for your staff to furnish the examination outline
by April 29, 2011. The examination and supporting reference materials identified in Attachment
2 to ES-201 will be due by May 16, 2011. Pursuant to Title 10, Section 55.40(b)(3), of the Code
of Federal Regulations (10 CFR 55.40(b)(3)), an authorized representative of the facility
licensee shall approve the outline and examination before they are submitted to the NRC for
review and approval. All materials shall be complete and ready-to-use. We request that any
personal, proprietary, sensitive unclassified, or safeguards information in your response be
contained in a separate enclosure and appropriately marked. Any delay in receiving the
required examination and reference materials, or the submittal of inadequate or incomplete
materials, may cause the examinations to be rescheduled.
Appendix E to NUREG-1021 contains a number of NRC policies and guidelines that will be in
effect while the written examination is being administered.
To permit timely NRC review and evaluation, your staff should submit the preliminary senior
operator license applications (Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval number 3150-
0090), medical certifications (OMB approval number 3150-0024), and waiver requests (if
any)(OMB approval number 3150-0090) at least 30 days before the first examination date. If
the applications are not received at least 30 days before the examination date, a postponement
may be necessary. Signed applications certifying that all training has been completed should
be submitted at least '14 days before the first examination date.
UNITED STATES
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMiSSiON
REGION IV
611 RYAN PLAZA DRIVE, SUITE 400
ARLINGTON, TEXAS 76011-4005
May 6,2011
Mr. Adam C. Heflin, Senior Vice
President and Chief Nuclear Officer
Union Electric Company
P.O. Box 620
Fulton, MO 65251
SUBJECT:
CALLAWAY PLANT - NOTIFICATION OF NRC RETAKE OPERATOR
LICENSING EXAMINATION 05000483/2011302
Dear Mr. Heflin:
In a telephone conversation on March 30, 2011, between Mr. Bruce Moody, Senior Operations
Instructor, and Mr. Steve Garchow, Chief Examiner, arrangements were made for the
administration of licensing examinations at Callaway Plant on June 10, 2011.
As agreed during the telephone conversation, your staff wiil prepare the examination based on
the guidelines in Revision 9, Supplement 1, of NUREG-1 021, "Operator Licensing Examination
Standards for Power Reactors," and the use of Revision 2 of NUREG-1122, "Knowledge and
Abilities Catalog for Nuclear Power Plant Operators." The NRC's regional office will discuss
with your staff any changes that might be necessary before the examinations are administered.
To meet the above schedule, it will be necessary for your staff to furnish the examination outline
by April 29, 2011. The examination and supporting reference materials identified in Attachment
2 to ES-201 will be due by May 16, 2011. Pursuant to Title 10, Section 55.40(b)(3), of the Code
of Federal Regulations (10 CFR 55.40(b)(3)), an authorized representative of the facility
licensee shall approve the outline and examination before they are submitted to the NRC for
review and approval. All materials shall be complete and ready-to-use. We request that any
personal, proprietary, sensitive unclassified, or safeguards information in your response be
contained in a separate enclosure and appropriately marked. Any delay in receiving the
required examination and reference materials, or the submittal of inadequate or incomplete
materials, may cause the examinations to be rescheduled.
Appendix E to NUREG-1021 contains a number of NRC policies and guidelines that will be in
effect while the written examination is being administered.
To permit timely NRC review and evaluation, your staff should submit the preliminary senior
operator license applications (Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval number 3150-
0090), medical certifications (OMB approval number 3150-0024), and waiver requests (if
any)(OMB approval number 3150-0090) at least 30 days before the first examination date. If
the applications are not received at least 30 days before the examination date, a postponement
may be necessary. Signed applications certifying that all training has been completed should
be submitted at least '14 days before the first examination date.
Mr. Adam
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This letter contains information collections that are subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). These information collections were approved by OMB, under
approval number 3150-0018, which expires on February 28, 2013. The public reporting burden
for this collection of information is estimated to average 50 hours5.787037e-4 days <br />0.0139 hours <br />8.267196e-5 weeks <br />1.9025e-5 months <br /> per response, including the
time for reviewing instructions, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and
reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any
other aspect of these information collections, including suggestions for reducing the burden, to
the Records and FOINPrivacy Services Branch (T-5 F52), U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, or by Internet electronic mail to
The NRC may neither conduct nor sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, an
information collection, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRCs"Rules of Practice:' a copy of this letter and its
enclosures will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRCs Public Document
Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of the NRCs Agencywide
Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the
electronic Reading Room page of the NRCs public Web site at
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Mr. Moody has been advised of the policies and
guidelines referenced in this letter. If you have any questions regarding the NRCs examination
procedures and guidelines, please contact Steve Garchow at 817-276-4426, or myself at
817-860-8159.
Docket: 50-483
License: NPF-30
Distribution via ListServe
Sincerely,
S. Haire, Chief
Operations Branch
Division of Reactor Safety
Mr. Adam Heflin
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This letter contains information collections that are subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). These information collections were approved by OMB, under
approval number 3150-0018, which expires on February 28, 2013. The public reporting burden
for this collection of information is estimated to average 50 hours5.787037e-4 days <br />0.0139 hours <br />8.267196e-5 weeks <br />1.9025e-5 months <br /> per response, including the
time for reviewing instructions, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and
reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any
other aspect of these information collections, including suggestions for reducing the burden, to
the Records and FOIAIPrivacy Services Branch (T-5 F52), U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, or by Internet electronic mail to
The NRC may neither conduct nor sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, an
information collection, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice:' a copy of this letter and its
enclosures will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC's Public Document
Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of the NRC's Agencywide
Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the
electronic Reading Room page of the NRC's public Web site at
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Mr. Moody has been advised of the policies and
guidelines referenced in this letter. If you have any questions regarding the NRC's examination
procedures and guidelines, please contact Steve Garchow at 817-276-4426, or myself at
817-860-8159.
Docket: 50-483
License: NPF-30
Distribution via ListServe
Sincerely,
S. Haire, Chief
Operations Branch
Division of Reactor Safety