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UNITED STATES

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

REGION II

245 PEACHTREE CENTER AVENUE NE, SUITE 1200

ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-1257

June 30, 2011

Duke Energy Corporation

ATTN: Mr. P. Schuerger, Training Manager

McGuire Nuclear Station

Maintenance Training Facility

Courier Mail Code MG03MT

12700 Hagers Ferry Road

Huntersville, NC 28078-8985

SUBJECT: MCGUIRE - OPERATOR LICENSING WRITTEN EXAMINATION APPROVAL

EXAM NOS.: 50000369/2011301 AND 5000370/2011301

Dear Mr. Schuerger:

The purpose of this letter is to confirm the final arrangements for the upcoming operator licensing

written examination at McGuire Nuclear Station.

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has completed its review of the operator license

applications submitted in connection with this examination and separately provided a list of

approved applicants to your office. The NRC staff administered operating tests to these

individuals, as applicable, during the week of June 27, 2011. Note that any examination waivers

and application denials have been addressed in separate correspondence.

The NRC has approved the subject written examination and hereby authorizes you to administer

the written examination in accordance with Revision 9, Supplement 1, of NUREG-1021, Operator

Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors, on July 6, 2011.

This examination has undergone extensive review by my staff and representatives responsible for

operator training at your facility. Based on this review I have concluded that the examination

meets the guidelines of NUREG-1021 for content, operational, and discrimination validity. By

administering this examination, you also agree that it meets NUREG-1021 guidelines, and is

appropriate for measuring the qualifications of licensed operators at your facility. If you determine

that this examination is not appropriate for licensing operators at your facility, do not administer

the examination and contact me at (404) 997-4436.

Please contact your Chief Examiner, Mr. Edwin Lea, at (404) 997-4567, if you have any questions

or identify any errors or changes in license level (RO or SRO) or type of examination (partial or

complete written examination and/or operating test) specified for each applicant on the list of

approved applicants.

Sincerely,

/RA by Richard Baldwin for/

Mark E. Franke, Chief

Operations Branch

Division of Reactor Safety

Docket Nos.: 50-369, 50-370

License Nos.: NPF-9, NPF-17