ML023260228
| ML023260228 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Yankee Rowe |
| Issue date: | 11/22/2002 |
| From: | Camper L NRC/NMSS/DWM |
| To: | Kay J Yankee Atomic Electric Co |
| References | |
| -RFPFR, TAC MB5347 | |
| Download: ML023260228 (5) | |
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Mr. James A. Kay November 22, 2002 Manager of Regulatory Affairs Yankee Atomic Electric Company 49 Yankee Road Rowe, MA 01367
SUBJECT:
YANKEE NUCLEAR POWER STATION - REPLY TO RESPONSE TO ORDER FOR INTERIM SAFEGUARDS AND SECURITY COMPENSATORY MEASURES (TAC NO. MB5347)
Dear Mr. Kay:
On May 23, 2002, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued an Order modifying the possession only license for the Yankee Nuclear Power 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 time frames.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 November 22, 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, or (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.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 a letter dated June 12, 2002, (BYR 2002-034) and supplemented on August 8, 2002, (BYR 2002-039), you submitted a response to the Order for the Yankee Nuclear Power Station. You also requested an extension of time in which to request a hearing. Your response stated that you had either implemented the measures identified in the interim compensatory measures or had scheduled such that all measures will be fully implemented by November 22, 2002, as required by the Order. The NRC staff has reviewed your response and finds that you have satisfied the 20-day reporting requirements of the Order. Based on our determination that your Mr. James A. Kay responses are satisfactory, no extension of time to request a hearing is necessary.
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 John B. Hickman at (301) 415-7000 if you have any other questions on these issues.
Sincerely,
/RA/ C. Craig for Larry Camper, Chief Decommissioning Branch Division of Waste Management Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Docket Nos.50-029 cc: See next page
Mr. James A. Kay responses are satisfactory, no extension of time to request a hearing is necessary.
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 John B. Hickman at (301) 415-7000 if you have any other questions on these issues.
Sincerely,
/RA/ C. Craig for Larry Camper, Chief Decommissioning Branch Division of Waste Management Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Docket Nos.50-029 cc: See next page DISTRIBUTION:
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Yankee-Rowe cc:
Mr. Russell A. Mellor, President & CEO Yankee Atomic Electric Company Midstate Office Park Suite 200/210 Auburn, MA 01501 Mr. Kenneth J. Heider, Vice President Operations and Decommissioning Yankee Atomic Electric Company Midstate Office Park Suite 200/210 Auburn, MA 01501 Mr. Robert Capstick, Director of Government and Regulatory Affairs Yankee Atomic Electric Company Midstate Office Park Suite 200/210 Auburn, MA 01501 Mr. Brian C. Wood, Site Manager Yankee Atomic Electric Company 49 Yankee Road Rowe, MA 01367 Mr. Fredrick Williams, Plant Superintendent Yankee Atomic Electric Company 49 Yankee Road Rowe, MA 01367 Mr. Greg Babineau, Safety Oversight Manager Yankee Atomic Electric Company 49 Yankee Road Rowe, MA 01367 Mr. Bruce Holmgren, Fuel Storage Oversight Manager Yankee Atomic Electric Company Midstate Office Park Suite 200/210 Auburn, MA 01501 Robert K. Gad, III, Esq.
Ropes and Gray One International Place Boston, MA 02110-2624 Ms. Leslie Greer Assistant Attorney General Commonwealth of Massachusetts 200 Portland Street Boston, MA 02114 Ms. Christine Salambier, Commissioner Vermont Department of Public Service 120 State Street, 3rd Floor Montpelier, VT 05602 Robert M. Hallisey, Director Radiation Control Program Massachusetts Department of Public Health 305 South Street Boston, MA 02130 Mr. James B. Muckerheide Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency 400 Worcester Road Framingham, MA 01702-5399 Regional Administrator, Region I U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406 Diane Screnci, Region I U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406 Mr. Marv Rosenstein Chief, Chemicals Management Branch Office of Ecosystem Protection U.S. Environmental Protection Agency One Congress Street, Suite 1100, Mail Code CPT Boston, MA 02114
Yankee-Rowe cc:
Mr. James Cherniack Office of Ecosystem Protection U.S. Environmental Protection Agency One Congress Street, Suite 1100, Mail Code CPT Boston, MA 02114 Ms. Elizabeth F. Mason Office of Regional Counsel U.S. Environmental Protection Agency One Congress Street, Suite 1100, Mail Code RAA Boston, MA 02114 Ms. Bonnie Gitlin Radiation Protection Division Office of Radiation and Indoor Air Office of Air and Radiation U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Ariel Rios Building, Mail Code 66081 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20460 Mr. Brian Littleton Radiation Protection Division Office of Radiation and Indoor Air Office of Air and Radiation U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Ariel Rios Building, Mail Code 66081 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20460