IA-97-473, Expresses Appreciation to PP&L for Agreement to Host Representatives of Listed Ukranian Nuclear Regulatory Bodies.Confirms That Ukranian Nuclear Regulatory Admin Will Visit Susquehanna on 971103-07

Expresses Appreciation to PP&L for Agreement to Host Representatives of Listed Ukranian Nuclear Regulatory Bodies.Confirms That Ukranian Nuclear Regulatory Admin Will Visit Susquehanna on 971103-07

ML20203M607
Person / Time
Site:	Susquehanna
Issue date:	10/20/1997
From:	Poslusny C NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned)
To:	Byram R PENNSYLVANIA POWER & LIGHT CO.
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ML20203M510	List: IA-97-473, Expresses Appreciation to PP&L for Agreement to Host Representatives of Listed Ukranian Nuclear Regulatory Bodies.Confirms That Ukranian Nuclear Regulatory Admin Will Visit Susquehanna on 971103-07 ML20203M507 ML20203M574 ML20203M579 ML20203M607 PLA-4652, Partially Withheld Package Consisting of Util Response to NRC RAI Re EA 97-139
References
FOIA-97-473, FOIA-98-A-006, FOIA-98-A-6 TAC-M88227, NUDOCS 9803090137
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SUSQUEHANNA STEAM ELECTRIC STATION - UKRAINIAN TASK 5.1-97 VISIT c (TAC M88227)

Dear Mr. Byras:

I wish to thank the Pennsylvania Power & Light Company l agreement to host representatives of the Ukrainian nucle (PP&L) for i ar power reactor regulatory body, Ukrainian Ministry for Environmental Protection and Nuclear Safety (MEPNS) Nuclear Regulatory Administration (NRA). This letter confirms that Ukrainian NRA representatives will visit the Susquehanna reactor site on 3

November 3 through 7, 1997. Three NRA representatives will visit Susquehanna Steam Electric Station (SSES), Unit 1, including one Ukrainian interpreter.

Also in the group will be one representative from the Nuclear Regulatory Headquarters Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR), Hr.

Coensission Leon Whitney, an (NRC)d one United States (U.S.) sponsored interpreter from the

. Department of State (005).

The NRC is implementing a long-tens direct assistance program for the nuclear power reactor regulator of Russia and Ukraine. In connection with these programs, the NRC is organizireg this visit for NRA to study inspection

> procedures and activities for post-fire safe-shutdown programs through the observation of the pilot post-fire safe-shutdown inspection at SSES in November.

The sain purpose of the one-week visit is to familiarize the Ukrainian NRA representatives with U.S. nuclear power industry post-fire safe-shutdown procedures and the way the NRC maintains its oversight of these programs through its inspection program. The visit will strongly enhance the team's i

understanding of U.S. coeuwrcial nuclear plant licennes' plans and NRC

inspection activities on.the post-fire safe-shutdown progrand.

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f of PP&L or Region l's psrformance of the inspection, and therefore will make arrangements for conducting the activities so that these requirements will be i met. Questions will be held until after the completion of inspection a and any requests for information made by the Ukrainisn visitors g

act Nitles,dled by the NRR Headquarters representative, Mr. Leon Whitney. In c wl'  : han this regard, please designate a point of contact on your staff to whom il' 1

Mr. Whitney may refer to confirs responses to technical questions about the a

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Ms. Elizabeth Doolittle Doroshuk of NRR, who say be reached at (301) 415-1247, and I have coordinated with Mr. Jim Kenny, Licensing Manager at SSES, regarding this visit. Messrs. Leon Whitney and Jim Kenny will jointly identify those activities which will enhance the l'krainian regulators' training experience.

't In the near future, Ms. Doroshuk will provide Mr. Jim Kenny with a detailed listing of the visitors' professional sackgrounds. Ms. Doroshuk has also issued a site access request letter to the NRC Region 1 Office. The site visitors will be:

i 1. Mr. Leon Whitney, Senior fire Protection Engineer, NRR, NRC

2. Galina Lyadenko, NRA

3. Tetyana Smirnova, NRA

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> 4. Nikolat Mllishkinc, NRA

5. Nicholas Berkoff, DOS Thank you in advance for the assistance of PP&L's staff in the conduct of this international training visit. Your staff's assistance will make an important contribution to the foreign visitors' understanding of fire protection safe j shutdown programs of nuclear plants in the United States.

Sincerely, ob Chester Poslusny, Jr., Senior Project Manager Project Directorate 1-2 Division of Reactor Projects - 1/11 Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-387 i

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Assistant Corporate Counsel General Manager Pennsylvania Power & Light Company Susquehanna steam Electric Station 2 North Ninth Street Pennsylvania Power and Light Company Allentown, Pennsylvania 18101 Box 467 Berwick, Pennsylvania 18603 Licensing Group Supervisor Mr. Herbert D. Woodeshick Pennsylvania Power & Light Company Special Office of the President 2 North Ninth Street Pennsylvania Power and Light Company Allentown, Pennsylvania 18101 Rural Route 1. Box 1797 Berwick, Pennsylvania 18603 Senior Resident inspector George T. Jones U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Cosmission Vice President-Nuclear Operations P.O. Box 35 Pennsylvan9 Power and Light Company Berwick, Pennsylvania 18603-0035 2 North Ninin Street Allentown, Pennsylvania 18101 Direr. tor-Bureau of Radiation Protection Dr. Judith Johnsrud Pennsylvania Department of National Energy Comittee Environmental Resources Sierra Club P. O. Box 8469 433 Orlando Avenue Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17105-8460 State College, PA 16803 Mr. Jesse C. Tilton, !!! Chairman Alle)heny Elec. Cooperative, Inc. Board of Supervisors 212 1ocust Street 738 East Third Street P.O. Box 1266 Berwick, PA 18603 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17108-1266 s

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. At Byram L? Ms. E11rabeth Doolittle Doroshuk of NRR, who may be reached at (301) 415 *.247, and I have e.cordinated with Mr. Jim Kenny, Licensing Manager a*. SSES, regarding this visit. Messrs. Leon Whitney and Jim Kenny will jointly identify those activities which will enhance the Ukrainian regulators' training experience.

l-In the near future, Ms. Doroshuk will provide Mr. Jim Kenny with a detailed Itsting of the visitors' professional backgrounds. Ms. Doroshuk has also S issued a site access request letter to the NRC Region ! Office. The site e visitors will be:

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1. Mr. Leon Whitney, Senior Fire Protection Engineer, NRR, NRC

2. Galina Lyadenko, NRA

3. Tetyana Safrnova, NRA

4. Nikolai Milishkine, NRA

5. Nicholas Berkoff, DOS Thank you in advance for the assistance of PP&t.'s staff in the conduct of this internattoral training visit. Your staff's assistance will make an important contribution to the foreign visitors' understanding of fire protection safe shutdown programs of nuclear plants in the United States.

Sincerely,

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Chester Poslusny, Jr., Senior Project Manager Project Directorate 1-2 .

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-JUN 271997 Mr. C. W liehl, Director Division of Reactor Projects li.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region 1 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406-1415

Reference:

PIA-4625, R.G. Byrem to C W. Hehl, " Response to NRC Request for Additionalinformation Regarding FA No. 97139," datedMay 16,1997.

Dear Mr. Hehl:

De purpose of this letter is to request panial reconsideration of the NRC's May29,1997 public disclosure determination regarding Pennsylvania Power & Light Company's (PP&L) respons: to the NRC's request for additional informat3 on regarding EA No. 97139. Attached to this letter is a redacted copy of the PP&L response which protects personal information the disclosure of which would identify PP&L employees and result in an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy. This information is exempt fmm public disclosure under 10 CFR 2.790(aX6). In addition, if this information is made public, future PP&L audit inves+16 ations may be hindered by individuals being less willing to cooperate with PP&L audit investigations fearing that the substance of their statenients would become public. Because PP&L normally makes its audit reports available to the NRC, disclosure of the redacted portion of the PP&L response could result in the NRC receiving less information in the future. Herefore, the redacted portions of the PP&L response are also exempt under 10 CFR 2.790(aX4).

We appreciate the opportunity to discuss with you in our meeting on June 12 the initiatives contained in this letter on improving our Nuclear Safety Concerns program and our on-going efforts to improve our process for investigation of issues. We plan on providing a follow up letter to provide status on our efforts by July 25,1997. -

Please call if 3 Su have additional questions or require additional information.

Sincerely, G. T. J',' es

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