Callaway Plant
Presented by
Matthew Arri, SPHR
Human Resources
Fall 2007
Supervisor Orientation
1902 - 2002
Ameren 2006 Financials
• Revenue = $6.88 billion (#339 - Fortune 500)
– #324 in 2006
– #380 in 2004
• Net Income = $547 million
• Earnings per Common Share = $2.66
• Dividends per Common Share = $2.54
• Common Stock Shares = 206.6 million
• Total Assets (net) = $19.5 billion
Ameren’s Operating Utilities
Electric Customers =
Gas Customers
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Service Area
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Generation
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Electric System Miles =
Gas Distribution Miles=
Total Assets
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Total Revenues
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Employees
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2.3 million
915,000
64,000 sq. miles
14,720 MW
94,500
19,800
$18.2 Billion
$6.1 Billion
9,400
 60% of Ameren Customers in Illinois
 2nd largest electric & gas supplier in Illinois
Operating Utility Companies
 AmerenUE
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1.2 million Electric

123,000 Natural Gas

3,993 Employees
 AmerenCIPS
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323,000 Electric

169,000 Natural Gas

750 Employees
 AmerenCILCO
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203,000 Electric

208,000 Natural Gas

552 Employees
 AmerenIP
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590,000 Electric

415,000 Natural Gas

1,800 Employees
Ameren Generation...
Sioux
Meredosia
Keokuk
Duck Creek
Edwards
Labadie
Coffeen
Hutsonville
Callaway
CTGs
Osage/
Bagnell
Dam
Newton
Grand Tower
Meramec
Rush Island Taum Sauk
Joppa
EEI
CALLAWAY PLANT
• 1 of 19 Ameren-owned power plants
• Ameren’s only nuclear plant
• MO’s only commercial nuclear plant
• Operating since December, 1984
• 40-year operating license
• Gross output rated approx. 1,300 MW
• Cost to build = $3 billion
CALLAWAY PLANT
• Provides 20% of AmerenUE’s generation
– 13% of Ameren’s total generation (MO & IL)
• Employs approx. 1,000 people (incl. contractors)
• 7,200 acre site (900 acre plant site; 6,300 acre
Conservation Area)
• Generated a total of 199,392,142 megawatthours (lifetime generation through 2006)
– 4th in U.S. out of 103 plants
– 20th in the world out of 445 plants in 30
countries
CALLAWAY PLANT
• Has over 850 full-time employees
(includes Ameren, Wackenhut & Canteen only; annual payroll = $100 million)
By City:
By County:
261 = Fulton
423 = Callaway
188 = Jefferson City
195 = Cole
124 = Columbia
136 = Boone
25 = Hermann
35 = Montgomery
14 = Mexico
22 = Gasconade
255 = All other areas
15 = Audrain
867= Total
41 = All Others areas
867 = Total
• 1,200 = No. of Contractors badged for Refuel 15
CALLAWAY PLANT
2006 Taxes Paid
• $8.9 million - Ameren Paid Property Taxes
just in Callaway County
– Nearly $6 million went to local schools
• $21.7 million - taxes paid to the other
68 counties in AmerenUE’s MO service
area based on Callaway Plant’s
assessed valuation
CALLAWAY PLANT
• Outages conducted every 18 months
• Change out 1/2 of nuclear fuel and
perform thousands of mtce activities
• Refuel 14 set a world record!
• Sept. 17 – Nov. 19 = 63.5 days…a
World Record for a Steam Generator
Replacement Outage!
• Refuel 15 completed on May 10…38.2
days
CALLAWAY PLANT
What we look for:
• Professional appearance
• Enthusiasm
• Direction
• Cultural fit with Ameren’s values
• Ability to contribute
CALLAWAY PLANT
Behavior-Based Interviewing
• Past behavior can predict future
performance
• Attempts to match a person’s talents
and passions with an organization
• Uses open-ended questioning
techniques
CALLAWAY PLANT
Tips for answering behavioral interview
questions well:
– Practice
– Think of behavioral examples before
the interview
CALLAWAY PLANT
Tips for answering behavioral interview
questions well:
– Situation
– Behaviors/Tasks
– Outcome
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Other tips
– Bring letters of recommendation in
a portfolio
– Copies of past awards
– Have questions written ahead of
time
CALLAWAY PLANT
Questions for you to ask:
1. Why is the position open?
2. What is your management style?
3. What does the training consist of?
4. How will my performance be
evaluated?
5. What is your timeframe for making a
decision?
CALLAWAY PLANT
Internship/Co-Op Opportunities
• The result of a partnership between
the University of Missouri & Ameren
• Internships (June – August 2008)
• Co-Ops (January – May or June- Dec)
CALLAWAY PLANT
Internship/Co-Op Opportunities
• Assigned a project/mentor
• Three credit hours given
• Paper and presentation required
• Great way to get job experience!
CALLAWAY PLANT
Internship/Co-Op Opportunities
Applications are made through:
Dr. Tushar Ghosh
Nuclear Engineering Institute
UMC
Tel. 573-882-9736 or GhoshT@missouri.edu
CALLAWAY PLANT
Questions & Answers