ML021350149
| ML021350149 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Summer  |
| Issue date: | 05/15/2002 |
| From: | Zwolinski J NRC/NRR/DLPM |
| To: | Byrne S South Carolina Electric & Gas Co |
| Cotton K, NRR/DLPM, 415-1438 | |
| References | |
| TAC MB4184 | |
| Download: ML021350149 (4) | |
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May 15, 2002 Mr. Stephen A. Byrne Vice President, Nuclear Operations South Carolina Electric & Gas Company Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station Post Office Box 88 Jenkinsville, South Carolina 29065
SUBJECT:
VIRGIL C. SUMMER NUCLEAR STATION - REPLY TO RESPONSE TO ORDER FOR INTERIM SAFEGUARDS AND SECURITY COMPENSATORY MEASURES (TAC NOS. MB4184)
Dear Mr. Byrne:
On February 25, 2002, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued an Order modifying the operating license for the Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station to require compliance with the specified interim safeguards and security compensatory measures. The interim compensatory measures (ICMs) were listed in Attachment 2 to the Order. When issuing the Order, the Commission recognized that you have voluntarily and responsibly implemented additional security measures following the events of September 11, 2001, but in light of the continuing generalized high-level threat environment, the Commission concluded that the security measures should be embodied in an Order consistent with the established regulatory framework.
The Order required responses and actions within specified timeframes.Section III.A of the Order required licensees to immediately start implementation of the requirements listed in to the Order and to complete implementation no later than August 31, 2002.
Section III.B of the Order required licensees to notify the Commission: (1) if they are unable to comply with the requirements described in Attachment 2, (2) if compliance with any of the requirements is unnecessary in their specific circumstances, (3) if implementation of any of the requirements would cause the licensee to be in violation of the provisions of any Commission regulation or the facility license, or (4) if implementation of any of the requirements described in would adversely impact the safe operation of the facility.Section III.C.1 of the Order required licensees to submit to the Commission, within 20 days of the date of the Order, a schedule for achieving compliance with each requirement described in Attachment 2 to the Order.Section IV of the Order noted that in accordance with 10 C.F.R. § 2.202, the licensee must submit an answer to the Order and may request a hearing on the Order within 20 days of the date of the Order and, where good cause is shown, consideration would be given to extend the time to request a hearing.
In two letters dated March 15, 2002, you submitted responses to the Order for the Virgil C.
Summer Nuclear Station. You requested an extension of time until June 30, 2002, to respond to ICMs B.2.a(1) and B.2.a(2), and you requested a comparable extension of time to file a request for hearing for these matters.
S. Byrne The NRC staff has reviewed your responses to each of the ICMs and finds that you have satisfied the 20-day reporting requirements of the Order with the exception of ICMs B.2.a(1) and B.2.a(2). An extension of time is hereby granted until June 30, 2002, for your submission of the required response for ICMs B.2.a(1) and B.2.a(2). An extension of time is hereby granted until June 30, 2002, for your filing of a request for hearing related to ICMs B.2.a(1) and B.2.a(2).
The NRC will determine the effectiveness of your implementation of the ICMs through on-site inspections. I would like to remind you that, pursuant to Section III.C.2 of the Order, you are to report to the Commission when you have achieved full compliance with the requirements described in Attachment 2 to the Order.
Please contact Karen R. Cotton at (301) 415-1438 if you have any other questions on these issues.
Sincerely,
/RA/
John A. Zwolinski, Director Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-395 cc: See next page
S. Byrne The NRC staff has reviewed your responses to each of the ICMs and finds that you have satisfied the 20-day reporting requirements of the Order with the exception of ICMs B.2.a(1) and B.2.a(2). An extension of time is hereby granted until June 30, 2002, for your submission of the required response for ICMs B.2.a(1) and B.2.a(2). An extension of time is hereby granted until June 30, 2002, for your filing of a request for hearing related to ICMs B.2.a(1) and B.2.a(2).
The NRC will determine the effectiveness of your implementation of the ICMs through on-site inspections. I would like to remind you that, pursuant to Section III.C.2 of the Order, you are to report to the Commission when you have achieved full compliance with the requirements described in Attachment 2 to the Order.
Please contact Karen R. Cotton at (301) 415-1438 if you have any other questions on these issues.
Sincerely,
/RA/
John A. Zwolinski, Director Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-395 cc: See next page DISTRIBUTION:
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Mr. Stephen A. Byrne VIRGIL C. SUMMER NUCLEAR STATION South Carolina Electric & Gas Company cc:
Mr. R. J. White Ms. Kathryn M. Sutton, Esquire Nuclear Coordinator Winston & Strawn Law Firm S.C. Public Service Authority 1400 L Street, NW c/o Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station Washington, DC 20005-3502 Post Office Box 88, Mail Code 802 Jenkinsville, South Carolina 29065 Resident Inspector/Summer NPS c/o U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 576 Stairway Road Jenkinsville, South Carolina 29065 Chairman, Fairfield County Council Drawer 60 Winnsboro, South Carolina 29180 Mr. Henry Porter, Assistant Director Division of Waste Management Bureau of Land & Waste Management Department of Health & Environmental Control 2600 Bull Street Columbia, South Carolina 29201 Mr. Gregory H. Halnon, General Manager Nuclear Plant Operations South Carolina Electric & Gas Company Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station, Mail Code 303 Post Office Box 88 Jenkinsville, South Carolina 29065 Mr. Melvin N. Browne, Manager Nuclear Licensing & Operating Experience South Carolina Electric & Gas Company Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station, Mail Code 830 Post Office Box 88 Jenkinsville, South Carolina 29065