ML14031A262

Annual GFE Letter - 2014

ML14031A262
Person / Time
Site:	Monticello, Dresden, Davis Besse, Palisades, Perry, Fermi, Point Beach, Byron, Braidwood, Prairie Island, Duane Arnold, Clinton, Cook, Quad Cities, LaSalle
Issue date:	01/27/2014
From:	Hironori Peterson Division of Reactor Safety III
To:	Bauer J, Jennifer Davis, Devault M, Dunn C, Carol Hill, Kerr S, Lauterbur D, Nelson W, Shortell T, Stiles D, Strohl R American Electric Power, Detroit Edison, Co, Entergy Nuclear Operations, Exelon Generation Co, FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Co, NextEra Energy Duane Arnold, Point Beach, Northern States Power Co
Janet Kweiser
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Multiple Addressees - Letter Dated January 27, 2014:

IDENTICAL LETTERS ADDRESSED TO THE TRAINING MANAGERS OF THE REGION III FACILITIES LISTED ON THE ATTACHED DISTRIBUTION PAGE

SUBJECT:

ANNOUNCEMENT OF GENERIC FUNDAMENTALS SECTION OF THE WRITTEN OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATION FOR 2014 The NRC plans to administer the generic fundamentals examination (GFE) section of the written operator licensing examination for the year 2014, on the dates listed below, as noted in the first column.

Date of GFE exams Date response Available in Available on for 2014 letter from facility ADAMS Public Web due to NRC Site March 5, 2014 February 3, 2014 September 2014 September 2014 June 4, 2014 May 5, 2014 December 2014 December 2014 September 10, 2014 August 8, 2014 March 2015 March 2015 December 10, 2014 November 7, 2014 June 2015 June 2015 To register personnel to take the GFE, an authorized representative of your facility must submit a letter to Ms. Cynthia D. Pederson, Regional Administrator, Region III, with a copy addressed as follows:

Chief, Operator Licensing and Training Branch, NRR U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 11555 Rockville Pike Mail Stop OWFN 07E01 Rockville, MD 20852-2738 Your letter should identify the individuals who will take the examination, and it should certify that they are enrolled in a facility licensee-sponsored program leading to NRC operator or senior operator licensing and that they will have completed their fundamentals training by the date of the examination. The letter should also identify the personnel who will have access to the examinations before they are administered (e.g., proctors) and the address to which the examinations are to be sent. To allow the NRC to assign docket numbers, the letter should be received by both the NRC Regional Administrator and the Chief, Operator Licensing and Training Branch, 30 days before each desired examination date shown above. A sample registration letter is enclosed.

Multiple Addressees Copies of the administered PWR and BWR GFEs and their answer keys will be available for review from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRCs document system (ADAMS) and on the NRCs GFE Web page approximately 6 months following the examination administration date. ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/NRC/ADAMS/index.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room), and the NRCs GFE Web page is accessible at http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operator-licensing/generic-fundamentals-examinations.html).

If you have any questions concerning this examination, please contact Lawrence Vick on 301-415-3181.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.4 of the NRCs Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRCs document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/NRC/ADAMS/index.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Sincerely,

/RA/

Hironori Peterson, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety

Enclosure:

As stated Distribution:

See Attached List DOCUMENT NAME: P:\GFE-REG_ANNUAL2014.doc To receive a copy of this document, indicate in the box "C" = Copy w/o attach/encl "E" = Copy with attach/encl "N" = No copy OFFICE RIII:DRS E RIII:DRS N NAME JRKweiser:jrk HPeterson:HP DATE 01/27/2014 01/27/2014 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY

Multiple Addressees - Letter Dated January 27, 2014:

Region III Facility Training Managers as Listed Below Identical letters sent to:

D. Stiles, Braidwood, Docket Nos. 50-456; 50-457 S. Kerr, Byron, Docket Nos. 50-454; 50-455 C. Dunn, Clinton, Docket No. 50-461 S. W. Vonk, Donald C. Cook, Docket Nos. 50-315; 50-316 J. D. Cuff, Davis-Besse, Docket No. 50-346 P. DiGiovanna, Dresden, Docket Nos. 50-237; 50-249 C. Hill, Duane Arnold, Docket No. 50-331 J. W. Davis, Fermi, Docket No. 50-341 J. Bauer, LaSalle, Docket Nos. 50-373; 50-374 T. Shortell, Monticello, Docket No. 50-263 W. E. Nelson, Palisades, Docket No. 50-255 R. Strohl, Perry, Docket No. 50-440 D. Lauterbur, Point Beach, Docket Nos. 50-266; 50-301 T. Borgen, Prairie Island, Docket Nos. 50-282; 50-306 M. DeVault, Quad Cities, Docket Nos. 50-254; 50-265

January 27, 2014 Mr. Darren Stiles Training Director Braidwood Station Exelon Generation Company, LLC 35100 South Route 53, Suite 84 Braceville, IL 60407-9617

SUBJECT:

ANNOUNCEMENT OF GENERIC FUNDAMENTALS SECTION OF THE WRITTEN OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATION FOR 2014

Dear Mr. Stiles:

The NRC plans to administer the generic fundamentals examination (GFE) section of the written operator licensing examination for the year 2014, on the dates listed below, as noted in the first column.

Date of GFE exams Date response Available in Available on for 2014 letter from facility ADAMS Public Web due to NRC Site March 5, 2014 February 3, 2014 September 2014 September 2014 June 4, 2014 May 5, 2014 December 2014 December 2014 September 10, 2014 August 8, 2014 March 2015 March 2015 December 10, 2014 November 7, 2014 June 2015 June 2015 To register personnel to take the GFE, an authorized representative of your facility must submit a letter to Ms. Cynthia D. Pederson, Regional Administrator, Region III, with a copy addressed as follows:

Chief, Operator Licensing and Training Branch, NRR U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 11555 Rockville Pike Mail Stop OWFN 07E01 Rockville, MD 20852-2738 Your letter should identify the individuals who will take the examination, and it should certify that they are enrolled in a facility licensee-sponsored program leading to NRC operator or senior operator licensing and that they will have completed their fundamentals training by the date of the examination. The letter should also identify the personnel who will have access to the examinations before they are administered (e.g., proctors) and the address to which the examinations are to be sent. To allow the NRC to assign docket numbers, the letter should be received by both the NRC Regional Administrator and the Chief, Operator Licensing and Training Branch, 30 days before each desired examination date shown above. A sample registration letter is enclosed.

D. Stiles Copies of the administered PWR and BWR GFEs and their answer keys will be available for review from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRCs document system (ADAMS) and on the NRCs GFE Web page approximately 6 months following the examination administration date. ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/NRC/ADAMS/index.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room), and the NRCs GFE Web page is accessible at http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operator-licensing/generic-fundamentals-examinations.html).

If you have any questions concerning this examination, please contact Lawrence Vick on 301-415-3181.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.4 of the NRCs Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRCs document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/NRC/ADAMS/index.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Sincerely,

/RA/

Hironori Peterson, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket Nos. 50-456; 50-457

Enclosure:

As stated

January 27, 2014 Mr. Stanley Kerr Training Director Byron Station Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4450 North German Church Road Byron, IL 61010

SUBJECT:

ANNOUNCEMENT OF GENERIC FUNDAMENTALS SECTION OF THE WRITTEN OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATION FOR 2014

Dear Mr. Kerr:

The NRC plans to administer the generic fundamentals examination (GFE) section of the written operator licensing examination for the year 2014, on the dates listed below, as noted in the first column.

Date of GFE exams Date response Available in Available on for 2014 letter from facility ADAMS Public Web due to NRC Site March 5, 2014 February 3, 2014 September 2014 September 2014 June 4, 2014 May 5, 2014 December 2014 December 2014 September 10, 2014 August 8, 2014 March 2015 March 2015 December 10, 2014 November 7, 2014 June 2015 June 2015 To register personnel to take the GFE, an authorized representative of your facility must submit a letter to Ms. Cynthia D. Pederson, Regional Administrator, Region III, with a copy addressed as follows:

Chief, Operator Licensing and Training Branch, NRR U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 11555 Rockville Pike Mail Stop OWFN 07E01 Rockville, MD 20852-2738 Your letter should identify the individuals who will take the examination, and it should certify that they are enrolled in a facility licensee-sponsored program leading to NRC operator or senior operator licensing and that they will have completed their fundamentals training by the date of the examination. The letter should also identify the personnel who will have access to the examinations before they are administered (e.g., proctors) and the address to which the examinations are to be sent. To allow the NRC to assign docket numbers, the letter should be received by both the NRC Regional Administrator and the Chief, Operator Licensing and Training Branch, 30 days before each desired examination date shown above. A sample registration letter is enclosed.

S. Kerr Copies of the administered PWR and BWR GFEs and their answer keys will be available for review from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRCs document system (ADAMS) and on the NRCs GFE Web page approximately 6 months following the examination administration date. ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/NRC/ADAMS/index.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room), and the NRCs GFE Web page is accessible at http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operator-licensing/generic-fundamentals-examinations.html).

If you have any questions concerning this examination, please contact Lawrence Vick on 301-415-3181.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.4 of the NRCs Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRCs document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/NRC/ADAMS/index.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Sincerely,

/RA/

Hironori Peterson, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket Nos. 50-454; 50-455

Enclosure:

As stated

January 27, 2014 Mr. Christopher Dunn Training Director Clinton Power Station Exelon Generation Company, LLC 8401 Power Road Clinton, IL 61727-9351

SUBJECT:

ANNOUNCEMENT OF GENERIC FUNDAMENTALS SECTION OF THE WRITTEN OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATION FOR 2014

Dear Mr. Dunn:

The NRC plans to administer the generic fundamentals examination (GFE) section of the written operator licensing examination for the year 2014, on the dates listed below, as noted in the first column.

Date of GFE exams Date response Available in Available on for 2014 letter from facility ADAMS Public Web due to NRC Site March 5, 2014 February 3, 2014 September 2014 September 2014 June 4, 2014 May 5, 2014 December 2014 December 2014 September 10, 2014 August 8, 2014 March 2015 March 2015 December 10, 2014 November 7, 2014 June 2015 June 2015 To register personnel to take the GFE, an authorized representative of your facility must submit a letter to Ms. Cynthia D. Pederson, Regional Administrator, Region III, with a copy addressed as follows:

Chief, Operator Licensing and Training Branch, NRR U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 11555 Rockville Pike Mail Stop OWFN 07E01 Rockville, MD 20852-2738 Your letter should identify the individuals who will take the examination, and it should certify that they are enrolled in a facility licensee-sponsored program leading to NRC operator or senior operator licensing and that they will have completed their fundamentals training by the date of the examination. The letter should also identify the personnel who will have access to the examinations before they are administered (e.g., proctors) and the address to which the examinations are to be sent. To allow the NRC to assign docket numbers, the letter should be received by both the NRC Regional Administrator and the Chief, Operator Licensing and Training Branch, 30 days before each desired examination date shown above. A sample registration letter is enclosed.

C. Dunn Copies of the administered PWR and BWR GFEs and their answer keys will be available for review from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRCs document system (ADAMS) and on the NRCs GFE Web page approximately 6 months following the examination administration date. ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/NRC/ADAMS/index.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room), and the NRCs GFE Web page is accessible at http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operator-licensing/generic-fundamentals-examinations.html).

If you have any questions concerning this examination, please contact Lawrence Vick on 301-415-3181.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.4 of the NRCs Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRCs document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/NRC/ADAMS/index.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Sincerely,

/RA/

Hironori Peterson, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket No. 50-461

Enclosure:

As stated

January 27, 2014 Mr. Steven W. Vonk Training Manager Donald C. Cook Nuclear Power Plant American Electric Power One Cook Place Bridgman, MI 49106

SUBJECT:

ANNOUNCEMENT OF GENERIC FUNDAMENTALS SECTION OF THE WRITTEN OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATION FOR 2014

Dear Mr. Vonk:

The NRC plans to administer the generic fundamentals examination (GFE) section of the written operator licensing examination for the year 2014, on the dates listed below, as noted in the first column.

Date of GFE exams Date response Available in Available on for 2014 letter from facility ADAMS Public Web due to NRC Site March 5, 2014 February 3, 2014 September 2014 September 2014 June 4, 2014 May 5, 2014 December 2014 December 2014 September 10, 2014 August 8, 2014 March 2015 March 2015 December 10, 2014 November 7, 2014 June 2015 June 2015 To register personnel to take the GFE, an authorized representative of your facility must submit a letter to Ms. Cynthia D. Pederson, Regional Administrator, Region III, with a copy addressed as follows:

Chief, Operator Licensing and Training Branch, NRR U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 11555 Rockville Pike Mail Stop OWFN 07E01 Rockville, MD 20852-2738 Your letter should identify the individuals who will take the examination, and it should certify that they are enrolled in a facility licensee-sponsored program leading to NRC operator or senior operator licensing and that they will have completed their fundamentals training by the date of the examination. The letter should also identify the personnel who will have access to the examinations before they are administered (e.g., proctors) and the address to which the examinations are to be sent. To allow the NRC to assign docket numbers, the letter should be received by both the NRC Regional Administrator and the Chief, Operator Licensing and Training Branch, 30 days before each desired examination date shown above. A sample registration letter is enclosed.

S. Vonk Copies of the administered PWR and BWR GFEs and their answer keys will be available for review from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRCs document system (ADAMS) and on the NRCs GFE Web page approximately 6 months following the examination administration date. ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/NRC/ADAMS/index.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room), and the NRCs GFE Web page is accessible at http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operator-licensing/generic-fundamentals-examinations.html).

If you have any questions concerning this examination, please contact Lawrence Vick on 301-415-3181.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.4 of the NRCs Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRCs document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/NRC/ADAMS/index.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Sincerely,

/RA/

Hironori Peterson, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket Nos. 50-315; 50-316

Enclosure:

As stated

January 27, 2014 Mr. Jeffrey D. Cuff Training Manager Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company 5501 North State Route 2 Oak Harbor, OH 43449

SUBJECT:

ANNOUNCEMENT OF GENERIC FUNDAMENTALS SECTION OF THE WRITTEN OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATION FOR 2014

Dear Mr. Cuff:

The NRC plans to administer the generic fundamentals examination (GFE) section of the written operator licensing examination for the year 2014, on the dates listed below, as noted in the first column.

Date of GFE exams Date response Available in Available on for 2014 letter from facility ADAMS Public Web due to NRC Site March 5, 2014 February 3, 2014 September 2014 September 2014 June 4, 2014 May 5, 2014 December 2014 December 2014 September 10, 2014 August 8, 2014 March 2015 March 2015 December 10, 2014 November 7, 2014 June 2015 June 2015 To register personnel to take the GFE, an authorized representative of your facility must submit a letter to Ms. Cynthia D. Pederson, Regional Administrator, Region III, with a copy addressed as follows:

Chief, Operator Licensing and Training Branch, NRR U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 11555 Rockville Pike Mail Stop OWFN 07E01 Rockville, MD 20852-2738 Your letter should identify the individuals who will take the examination, and it should certify that they are enrolled in a facility licensee-sponsored program leading to NRC operator or senior operator licensing and that they will have completed their fundamentals training by the date of the examination. The letter should also identify the personnel who will have access to the examinations before they are administered (e.g., proctors) and the address to which the examinations are to be sent. To allow the NRC to assign docket numbers, the letter should be received by both the NRC Regional Administrator and the Chief, Operator Licensing and Training Branch, 30 days before each desired examination date shown above. A sample registration letter is enclosed.

J. Cuff Copies of the administered PWR and BWR GFEs and their answer keys will be available for review from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRCs document system (ADAMS) and on the NRCs GFE Web page approximately 6 months following the examination administration date. ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/NRC/ADAMS/index.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room), and the NRCs GFE Web page is accessible at http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operator-licensing/generic-fundamentals-examinations.html).

If you have any questions concerning this examination, please contact Lawrence Vick on 301-415-3181.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.4 of the NRCs Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRCs document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/NRC/ADAMS/index.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Sincerely,

/RA/

Hironori Peterson, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket No. 50-346

Enclosure:

As stated

January 27, 2014 Mr. Paul DiGiovanna Training Director Dresden Nuclear Power Station Exelon Generation Company, LLC 6500 North Dresden Road Morris, IL 60450-9765

SUBJECT:

ANNOUNCEMENT OF GENERIC FUNDAMENTALS SECTION OF THE WRITTEN OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATION FOR 2014

Dear Mr. DiGiovanna:

The NRC plans to administer the generic fundamentals examination (GFE) section of the written operator licensing examination for the year 2014, on the dates listed below, as noted in the first column.

Date of GFE exams Date response Available in Available on for 2014 letter from facility ADAMS Public Web due to NRC Site March 5, 2014 February 3, 2014 September 2014 September 2014 June 4, 2014 May 5, 2014 December 2014 December 2014 September 10, 2014 August 8, 2014 March 2015 March 2015 December 10, 2014 November 7, 2014 June 2015 June 2015 To register personnel to take the GFE, an authorized representative of your facility must submit a letter to Ms. Cynthia D. Pederson, Regional Administrator, Region III, with a copy addressed as follows:

Chief, Operator Licensing and Training Branch, NRR U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 11555 Rockville Pike Mail Stop OWFN 07E01 Rockville, MD 20852-2738 Your letter should identify the individuals who will take the examination, and it should certify that they are enrolled in a facility licensee-sponsored program leading to NRC operator or senior operator licensing and that they will have completed their fundamentals training by the date of the examination. The letter should also identify the personnel who will have access to the examinations before they are administered (e.g., proctors) and the address to which the examinations are to be sent. To allow the NRC to assign docket numbers, the letter should be received by both the NRC Regional Administrator and the Chief, Operator Licensing and Training Branch, 30 days before each desired examination date shown above. A sample registration letter is enclosed.

P. DiGiovanna Copies of the administered PWR and BWR GFEs and their answer keys will be available for review from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRCs document system (ADAMS) and on the NRCs GFE Web page approximately 6 months following the examination administration date. ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/NRC/ADAMS/index.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room), and the NRCs GFE Web page is accessible at http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operator-licensing/generic-fundamentals-examinations.html).

If you have any questions concerning this examination, please contact Lawrence Vick on 301-415-3181.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.4 of the NRCs Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRCs document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/NRC/ADAMS/index.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Sincerely,

/RA/

Hironori Peterson, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket Nos. 50-237; 50-249

Enclosure:

As stated

January 27, 2014 Mr. Clay Hill Training Manager Duane Arnold Energy Center NextEra Duane Arnold, LLC 3363 DAEC Road Palo, IA 52324

SUBJECT:

ANNOUNCEMENT OF GENERIC FUNDAMENTALS SECTION OF THE WRITTEN OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATION FOR 2014

Dear Mr. Hill:

The NRC plans to administer the generic fundamentals examination (GFE) section of the written operator licensing examination for the year 2014, on the dates listed below, as noted in the first column.

Date of GFE exams Date response Available in Available on for 2014 letter from facility ADAMS Public Web due to NRC Site March 5, 2014 February 3, 2014 September 2014 September 2014 June 4, 2014 May 5, 2014 December 2014 December 2014 September 10, 2014 August 8, 2014 March 2015 March 2015 December 10, 2014 November 7, 2014 June 2015 June 2015 To register personnel to take the GFE, an authorized representative of your facility must submit a letter to Ms. Cynthia D. Pederson, Regional Administrator, Region III, with a copy addressed as follows:

Chief, Operator Licensing and Training Branch, NRR U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 11555 Rockville Pike Mail Stop OWFN 07E01 Rockville, MD 20852-2738 Your letter should identify the individuals who will take the examination, and it should certify that they are enrolled in a facility licensee-sponsored program leading to NRC operator or senior operator licensing and that they will have completed their fundamentals training by the date of the examination. The letter should also identify the personnel who will have access to the examinations before they are administered (e.g., proctors) and the address to which the examinations are to be sent. To allow the NRC to assign docket numbers, the letter should be received by both the NRC Regional Administrator and the Chief, Operator Licensing and Training Branch, 30 days before each desired examination date shown above. A sample registration letter is enclosed.

C. Hill Copies of the administered PWR and BWR GFEs and their answer keys will be available for review from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRCs document system (ADAMS) and on the NRCs GFE Web page approximately 6 months following the examination administration date. ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/NRC/ADAMS/index.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room), and the NRCs GFE Web page is accessible at http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operator-licensing/generic-fundamentals-examinations.html).

If you have any questions concerning this examination, please contact Lawrence Vick on 301-415-3181.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.4 of the NRCs Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRCs document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/NRC/ADAMS/index.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Sincerely,

/RA/

Hironori Peterson, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket No. 50-331

Enclosure:

As stated

January 27, 2014 Mr. James W. Davis Training Manager Fermi Power Plant Detroit Edison Company 6400 North Dixie Highway Newport, MI 48166

SUBJECT:

ANNOUNCEMENT OF GENERIC FUNDAMENTALS SECTION OF THE WRITTEN OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATION FOR 2014

Dear Mr. Davis:

The NRC plans to administer the generic fundamentals examination (GFE) section of the written operator licensing examination for the year 2014, on the dates listed below, as noted in the first column.

Date of GFE exams Date response Available in Available on for 2014 letter from facility ADAMS Public Web due to NRC Site March 5, 2014 February 3, 2014 September 2014 September 2014 June 4, 2014 May 5, 2014 December 2014 December 2014 September 10, 2014 August 8, 2014 March 2015 March 2015 December 10, 2014 November 7, 2014 June 2015 June 2015 To register personnel to take the GFE, an authorized representative of your facility must submit a letter to Ms. Cynthia D. Pederson, Regional Administrator, Region III, with a copy addressed as follows:

Chief, Operator Licensing and Training Branch, NRR U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 11555 Rockville Pike Mail Stop OWFN 07E01 Rockville, MD 20852-2738 Your letter should identify the individuals who will take the examination, and it should certify that they are enrolled in a facility licensee-sponsored program leading to NRC operator or senior operator licensing and that they will have completed their fundamentals training by the date of the examination. The letter should also identify the personnel who will have access to the examinations before they are administered (e.g., proctors) and the address to which the examinations are to be sent. To allow the NRC to assign docket numbers, the letter should be received by both the NRC Regional Administrator and the Chief, Operator Licensing and Training Branch, 30 days before each desired examination date shown above. A sample registration letter is enclosed.

J. Davis Copies of the administered PWR and BWR GFEs and their answer keys will be available for review from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRCs document system (ADAMS) and on the NRCs GFE Web page approximately 6 months following the examination administration date. ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/NRC/ADAMS/index.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room), and the NRCs GFE Web page is accessible at http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operator-licensing/generic-fundamentals-examinations.html).

If you have any questions concerning this examination, please contact Lawrence Vick on 301-415-3181.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.4 of the NRCs Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRCs document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/NRC/ADAMS/index.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Sincerely,

/RA/

Hironori Peterson, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket No. 50-341

Enclosure:

As stated

January 27, 2014 Mr. James Bauer Training Director LaSalle County Station Exelon Generation Company, LLC 2601 North 21st Road Marseilles, IL 61341

SUBJECT:

ANNOUNCEMENT OF GENERIC FUNDAMENTALS SECTION OF THE WRITTEN OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATION FOR 2014

Dear Mr. Bauer:

The NRC plans to administer the generic fundamentals examination (GFE) section of the written operator licensing examination for the year 2014, on the dates listed below, as noted in the first column.

Date of GFE exams Date response Available in Available on for 2014 letter from facility ADAMS Public Web due to NRC Site March 5, 2014 February 3, 2014 September 2014 September 2014 June 4, 2014 May 5, 2014 December 2014 December 2014 September 10, 2014 August 8, 2014 March 2015 March 2015 December 10, 2014 November 7, 2014 June 2015 June 2015 To register personnel to take the GFE, an authorized representative of your facility must submit a letter to Ms. Cynthia D. Pederson, Regional Administrator, Region III, with a copy addressed as follows:

Chief, Operator Licensing and Training Branch, NRR U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 11555 Rockville Pike Mail Stop OWFN 07E01 Rockville, MD 20852-2738 Your letter should identify the individuals who will take the examination, and it should certify that they are enrolled in a facility licensee-sponsored program leading to NRC operator or senior operator licensing and that they will have completed their fundamentals training by the date of the examination. The letter should also identify the personnel who will have access to the examinations before they are administered (e.g., proctors) and the address to which the examinations are to be sent. To allow the NRC to assign docket numbers, the letter should be received by both the NRC Regional Administrator and the Chief, Operator Licensing and Training Branch, 30 days before each desired examination date shown above. A sample registration letter is enclosed.

J. Bauer Copies of the administered PWR and BWR GFEs and their answer keys will be available for review from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRCs document system (ADAMS) and on the NRCs GFE Web page approximately 6 months following the examination administration date. ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/NRC/ADAMS/index.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room), and the NRCs GFE Web page is accessible at http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operator-licensing/generic-fundamentals-examinations.html).

If you have any questions concerning this examination, please contact Lawrence Vick on 301-415-3181.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.4 of the NRCs Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRCs document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/NRC/ADAMS/index.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Sincerely,

/RA/

Hironori Peterson, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket Nos. 50-373; 50-374

Enclosure:

As stated

January 27, 2014 Mr. Thomas Shortell Training Manager Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant Northern States Power Company - Minnesota 2100 West River Street Monticello, MN 55362

SUBJECT:

ANNOUNCEMENT OF GENERIC FUNDAMENTALS SECTION OF THE WRITTEN OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATION FOR 2014

Dear Mr. Shortell:

The NRC plans to administer the generic fundamentals examination (GFE) section of the written operator licensing examination for the year 2014, on the dates listed below, as noted in the first column.

Date of GFE exams Date response Available in Available on for 2014 letter from facility ADAMS Public Web due to NRC Site March 5, 2014 February 3, 2014 September 2014 September 2014 June 4, 2014 May 5, 2014 December 2014 December 2014 September 10, 2014 August 8, 2014 March 2015 March 2015 December 10, 2014 November 7, 2014 June 2015 June 2015 To register personnel to take the GFE, an authorized representative of your facility must submit a letter to Ms. Cynthia D. Pederson, Regional Administrator, Region III, with a copy addressed as follows:

Chief, Operator Licensing and Training Branch, NRR U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 11555 Rockville Pike Mail Stop OWFN 07E01 Rockville, MD 20852-2738 Your letter should identify the individuals who will take the examination, and it should certify that they are enrolled in a facility licensee-sponsored program leading to NRC operator or senior operator licensing and that they will have completed their fundamentals training by the date of the examination. The letter should also identify the personnel who will have access to the examinations before they are administered (e.g., proctors) and the address to which the examinations are to be sent. To allow the NRC to assign docket numbers, the letter should be received by both the NRC Regional Administrator and the Chief, Operator Licensing and Training Branch, 30 days before each desired examination date shown above. A sample registration letter is enclosed.

T. Shortell Copies of the administered PWR and BWR GFEs and their answer keys will be available for review from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRCs document system (ADAMS) and on the NRCs GFE Web page approximately 6 months following the examination administration date. ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/NRC/ADAMS/index.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room), and the NRCs GFE Web page is accessible at http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operator-licensing/generic-fundamentals-examinations.html).

If you have any questions concerning this examination, please contact Lawrence Vick on 301-415-3181.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.4 of the NRCs Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRCs document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/NRC/ADAMS/index.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Sincerely,

/RA/

Hironori Peterson, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket No. 50-263

Enclosure:

As stated

January 27, 2014 Mr. Walter E. Nelson Training Manager Palisades Nuclear Plant Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway Covert, MI 49043

SUBJECT:

ANNOUNCEMENT OF GENERIC FUNDAMENTALS SECTION OF THE WRITTEN OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATION FOR 2014

Dear Mr. Nelson:

The NRC plans to administer the generic fundamentals examination (GFE) section of the written operator licensing examination for the year 2014, on the dates listed below, as noted in the first column.

Date of GFE exams Date response Available in Available on for 2014 letter from facility ADAMS Public Web due to NRC Site March 5, 2014 February 3, 2014 September 2014 September 2014 June 4, 2014 May 5, 2014 December 2014 December 2014 September 10, 2014 August 8, 2014 March 2015 March 2015 December 10, 2014 November 7, 2014 June 2015 June 2015 To register personnel to take the GFE, an authorized representative of your facility must submit a letter to Ms. Cynthia D. Pederson, Regional Administrator, Region III, with a copy addressed as follows:

Chief, Operator Licensing and Training Branch, NRR U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 11555 Rockville Pike Mail Stop OWFN 07E01 Rockville, MD 20852-2738 Your letter should identify the individuals who will take the examination, and it should certify that they are enrolled in a facility licensee-sponsored program leading to NRC operator or senior operator licensing and that they will have completed their fundamentals training by the date of the examination. The letter should also identify the personnel who will have access to the examinations before they are administered (e.g., proctors) and the address to which the examinations are to be sent. To allow the NRC to assign docket numbers, the letter should be received by both the NRC Regional Administrator and the Chief, Operator Licensing and Training Branch, 30 days before each desired examination date shown above. A sample registration letter is enclosed.

W. Nelson Copies of the administered PWR and BWR GFEs and their answer keys will be available for review from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRCs document system (ADAMS) and on the NRCs GFE Web page approximately 6 months following the examination administration date. ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/NRC/ADAMS/index.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room), and the NRCs GFE Web page is accessible at http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operator-licensing/generic-fundamentals-examinations.html).

If you have any questions concerning this examination, please contact Lawrence Vick on 301-415-3181.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.4 of the NRCs Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRCs document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/NRC/ADAMS/index.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Sincerely,

/RA/

Hironori Peterson, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket No. 50-255

Enclosure:

As stated

January 27, 2014 Mr. Richard Strohl Training Manager Perry Nuclear Power Plant FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Post Office Box 97 Perry, OH 44081

SUBJECT:

ANNOUNCEMENT OF GENERIC FUNDAMENTALS SECTION OF THE WRITTEN OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATION FOR 2014

Dear Mr. Strohl:

The NRC plans to administer the generic fundamentals examination (GFE) section of the written operator licensing examination for the year 2014, on the dates listed below, as noted in the first column.

Date of GFE exams Date response Available in Available on for 2014 letter from facility ADAMS Public Web due to NRC Site March 5, 2014 February 3, 2014 September 2014 September 2014 June 4, 2014 May 5, 2014 December 2014 December 2014 September 10, 2014 August 8, 2014 March 2015 March 2015 December 10, 2014 November 7, 2014 June 2015 June 2015 To register personnel to take the GFE, an authorized representative of your facility must submit a letter to Ms. Cynthia D. Pederson, Regional Administrator, Region III, with a copy addressed as follows:

Chief, Operator Licensing and Training Branch, NRR U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 11555 Rockville Pike Mail Stop OWFN 07E01 Rockville, MD 20852-2738 Your letter should identify the individuals who will take the examination, and it should certify that they are enrolled in a facility licensee-sponsored program leading to NRC operator or senior operator licensing and that they will have completed their fundamentals training by the date of the examination. The letter should also identify the personnel who will have access to the examinations before they are administered (e.g., proctors) and the address to which the examinations are to be sent. To allow the NRC to assign docket numbers, the letter should be received by both the NRC Regional Administrator and the Chief, Operator Licensing and Training Branch, 30 days before each desired examination date shown above. A sample registration letter is enclosed.

R. Strohl Copies of the administered PWR and BWR GFEs and their answer keys will be available for review from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRCs document system (ADAMS) and on the NRCs GFE Web page approximately 6 months following the examination administration date. ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/NRC/ADAMS/index.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room), and the NRCs GFE Web page is accessible at http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operator-licensing/generic-fundamentals-examinations.html).

If you have any questions concerning this examination, please contact Lawrence Vick on 301-415-3181.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.4 of the NRCs Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRCs document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/NRC/ADAMS/index.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Sincerely,

/RA/

Hironori Peterson, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket No. 50-440

Enclosure:

As stated

January 27, 2014 Mr. Douglas Lauterbur Training Manager Point Beach Nuclear Plant NextEra Point Beach, LLC 6610 Nuclear Road Two Rivers, WI 54241

SUBJECT:

ANNOUNCEMENT OF GENERIC FUNDAMENTALS SECTION OF THE WRITTEN OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATION FOR 2014

Dear Mr. Lauterbur:

The NRC plans to administer the generic fundamentals examination (GFE) section of the written operator licensing examination for the year 2014, on the dates listed below, as noted in the first column.

Date of GFE exams Date response Available in Available on for 2014 letter from facility ADAMS Public Web due to NRC Site March 5, 2014 February 3, 2014 September 2014 September 2014 June 4, 2014 May 5, 2014 December 2014 December 2014 September 10, 2014 August 8, 2014 March 2015 March 2015 December 10, 2014 November 7, 2014 June 2015 June 2015 To register personnel to take the GFE, an authorized representative of your facility must submit a letter to Ms. Cynthia D. Pederson, Regional Administrator, Region III, with a copy addressed as follows:

Chief, Operator Licensing and Training Branch, NRR U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 11555 Rockville Pike Mail Stop OWFN 07E01 Rockville, MD 20852-2738 Your letter should identify the individuals who will take the examination, and it should certify that they are enrolled in a facility licensee-sponsored program leading to NRC operator or senior operator licensing and that they will have completed their fundamentals training by the date of the examination. The letter should also identify the personnel who will have access to the examinations before they are administered (e.g., proctors) and the address to which the examinations are to be sent. To allow the NRC to assign docket numbers, the letter should be received by both the NRC Regional Administrator and the Chief, Operator Licensing and Training Branch, 30 days before each desired examination date shown above. A sample registration letter is enclosed.

D. Lauterbur Copies of the administered PWR and BWR GFEs and their answer keys will be available for review from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRCs document system (ADAMS) and on the NRCs GFE Web page approximately 6 months following the examination administration date. ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/NRC/ADAMS/index.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room), and the NRCs GFE Web page is accessible at http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operator-licensing/generic-fundamentals-examinations.html).

If you have any questions concerning this examination, please contact Lawrence Vick on 301-415-3181.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.4 of the NRCs Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRCs document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/NRC/ADAMS/index.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Sincerely,

/RA/

Hironori Peterson, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket Nos. 50-266; 50-301

Enclosure:

As stated

January 27, 2014 Mr. Tim Borgen Training Manager Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant Northern States Power Company - Minnesota 1660 Wakonade Drive West Welch, MN 55089

SUBJECT:

ANNOUNCEMENT OF GENERIC FUNDAMENTALS SECTION OF THE WRITTEN OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATION FOR 2014

Dear Mr. Borgen:

The NRC plans to administer the generic fundamentals examination (GFE) section of the written operator licensing examination for the year 2014, on the dates listed below, as noted in the first column.

Date of GFE exams Date response Available in Available on for 2014 letter from facility ADAMS Public Web due to NRC Site March 5, 2014 February 3, 2014 September 2014 September 2014 June 4, 2014 May 5, 2014 December 2014 December 2014 September 10, 2014 August 8, 2014 March 2015 March 2015 December 10, 2014 November 7, 2014 June 2015 June 2015 To register personnel to take the GFE, an authorized representative of your facility must submit a letter to Ms. Cynthia D. Pederson, Regional Administrator, Region III, with a copy addressed as follows:

Chief, Operator Licensing and Training Branch, NRR U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 11555 Rockville Pike Mail Stop OWFN 07E01 Rockville, MD 20852-2738 Your letter should identify the individuals who will take the examination, and it should certify that they are enrolled in a facility licensee-sponsored program leading to NRC operator or senior operator licensing and that they will have completed their fundamentals training by the date of the examination. The letter should also identify the personnel who will have access to the examinations before they are administered (e.g., proctors) and the address to which the examinations are to be sent. To allow the NRC to assign docket numbers, the letter should be received by both the NRC Regional Administrator and the Chief, Operator Licensing and Training Branch, 30 days before each desired examination date shown above. A sample registration letter is enclosed.

T. Borgen Copies of the administered PWR and BWR GFEs and their answer keys will be available for review from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRCs document system (ADAMS) and on the NRCs GFE Web page approximately 6 months following the examination administration date. ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/NRC/ADAMS/index.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room), and the NRCs GFE Web page is accessible at http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operator-licensing/generic-fundamentals-examinations.html).

If you have any questions concerning this examination, please contact Lawrence Vick on 301-415-3181.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.4 of the NRCs Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRCs document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/NRC/ADAMS/index.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Sincerely,

/RA/

Hironori Peterson, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket Nos. 50-282; 50-306

Enclosure:

As stated

January 27, 2014 Mr. Martin DeVault Training Director Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station Exelon Generation Company, LLC 22601 206th Avenue North Cordova, IL 61242-9740

SUBJECT:

ANNOUNCEMENT OF GENERIC FUNDAMENTALS SECTION OF THE WRITTEN OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATION FOR 2014

Dear Mr. DeVault:

The NRC plans to administer the generic fundamentals examination (GFE) section of the written operator licensing examination for the year 2014, on the dates listed below, as noted in the first column.

Date of GFE exams Date response Available in Available on for 2014 letter from facility ADAMS Public Web due to NRC Site March 5, 2014 February 3, 2014 September 2014 September 2014 June 4, 2014 May 5, 2014 December 2014 December 2014 September 10, 2014 August 8, 2014 March 2015 March 2015 December 10, 2014 November 7, 2014 June 2015 June 2015 To register personnel to take the GFE, an authorized representative of your facility must submit a letter to Ms. Cynthia D. Pederson, Regional Administrator, Region III, with a copy addressed as follows:

Chief, Operator Licensing and Training Branch, NRR U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 11555 Rockville Pike Mail Stop OWFN 07E01 Rockville, MD 20852-2738 Your letter should identify the individuals who will take the examination, and it should certify that they are enrolled in a facility licensee-sponsored program leading to NRC operator or senior operator licensing and that they will have completed their fundamentals training by the date of the examination. The letter should also identify the personnel who will have access to the examinations before they are administered (e.g., proctors) and the address to which the examinations are to be sent. To allow the NRC to assign docket numbers, the letter should be received by both the NRC Regional Administrator and the Chief, Operator Licensing and Training Branch, 30 days before each desired examination date shown above. A sample registration letter is enclosed.

M. DeVault Copies of the administered PWR and BWR GFEs and their answer keys will be available for review from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRCs document system (ADAMS) and on the NRCs GFE Web page approximately 6 months following the examination administration date. ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/NRC/ADAMS/index.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room), and the NRCs GFE Web page is accessible at http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operator-licensing/generic-fundamentals-examinations.html).

If you have any questions concerning this examination, please contact Lawrence Vick on 301-415-3181.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.4 of the NRCs Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRCs document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/NRC/ADAMS/index.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Sincerely,

/RA/

Hironori Peterson, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket Nos. 50-254; 50-265

Enclosure:

As stated

SAMPLE REGISTRATION LETTER Ms. Cynthia D. Pederson Regional Administrator U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region III Suite 210 2443 Warrenville Road Lisle, IL 60532-4352

Dear Ms. Pederson:

(Facility name) requests approval from the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to have the following (number) individuals listed below take the (specify BWR or PWR) generic fundamentals examination (GFE) section of the written operator licensing examination to be administered on (date):

Name Date of Birth Previous Docket No.

(Insert the name, date of birth, and the previous 10 CFR Part 55 Docket Number, if applicable, for each person.)

All of the listed personnel are enrolled in the (facility name) operator licensing training program and will have completed the generic fundamentals portion of the program by the examination date.

The following personnel will have access to the examinations before they are administered:

Name Title (Insert the name and title of each person who will be given access to the examinations before they are administered (e.g., proctors).

Please address the examinations to the overnight mail address, as follows (note that home addresses are not acceptable):

Name, Title Street Address City, State, Zip Code If you have any questions, please contact (facility contact name) at (telephone number).

Sincerely, Name, title cc: Chief, Operator Licensing and Training Branch, NRR