ML030160014
| ML030160014 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Oyster Creek, Clinton, Crane |
| Issue date: | 01/15/2003 |
| From: | Richards S NRC/NRR/DLPM/LPD1 |
| To: | Skolds J AmerGen Energy Co |
| Tam P, NRR/DLPM, 415-1451 | |
| References | |
| TAC MA7407, TAC MA7450, TAC MA7483 | |
| Download: ML030160014 (9) | |
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January 15, 2003 Mr. John L. Skolds Chairman and CEO AmerGen Energy Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555
SUBJECT:
CLINTON POWER STATION, UNIT 1; OYSTER CREEK NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION; THREE MILE ISLAND NUCLEAR STATION, UNIT 1 -
APPLICATION OF 10 CFR 50.30(b) TO LICENSING SUBMITTALS (TAC NOS. MA7407, MA7450, AND MA7483)
Dear Mr. Skolds:
On November 7, 2002, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff held a telephone conference with Messrs. M. P. Gallagher, et al., of your staff to discuss the subject matter. By letter dated December 10, 2002, you stated your position that both NRC regulations and the AmerGen LLC Agreement permit the delegation of signing authority [for the AmerGen-owned and AmerGen-operated nuclear plants] from the AmerGen Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to certain Exelon Generation employees. Your letter relied upon the wording of NRC Regulatory Issue Summary (RIS) 2001-18 to support your argument.
The NRC staff disagrees with your interpretation. The relevant portion of 10 CFR 50.30(b) requires that a duly authorized officer of the applicant execute an oath or affirmation for an application to amend a license. The RIS language, "[t]he NRC recognizes any representative of a corporation or legal entity," refers solely to officers or managers of the licensee in light of the language of the regulation specifying an officer of the applicant. The RIS would allow the applicant/licensee corporation (or limited liability company, or other entity that is not technically a corporation) to authorize officers or managers of the applicant who may not hold typical senior officer positions to become duly authorized officers for the purposes of 10 CFR 50.30(b).
However, the RIS never intended that an applicant/licensee, for 50.30(b) purposes, could comply with the regulation by "grant[ing] authority" to any representative of any other corporation or legal entity.
Furthermore, your letter did not address licensing action applications for AmerGen plants submitted by Exelon-only personnel before December 10, 2002. Some of these applications have already been acted on and completed by the NRC staff. At a minimum, the NRC staff believes that AmerGen should take action, for the record, to retroactively endorse and adopt those applications previously submitted by Exelon-only personnel.
J. Skolds If you need clarification of this letter, please contact Mr. Peter Tam (301-415-1451) to arrange a conference call with the NRC legal staff.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Stuart A. Richards, Director Project Directorate 1 Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-219, 50-461, and 50-289 cc: See next page
J. Skolds If you need clarification of this letter, please contact Mr. Peter Tam (301-415-1451) to arrange a conference call with the NRC legal staff.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Stuart A. Richards, Director Project Directorate 1 Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-219, 50-461, and 50-289 cc: See next page Distribution:
PUBLIC PDI-1 Reading S. Richards R. Laufer ACRS S. Coffin P. Tam D. Pickett B. Platchek, R-I T. Colburn S. Little OGC S. Hom S. Uttal J. Shea, EDO ACCESSION Number: ML030160014 OFFICE PDI-1:PM PDI-1:LA PDIII-2:PM PCIII-2:SC OGC OGC PDI-1:SC PDI-1:D NAME PTam SLittle DPickett LRaghavan for AMendiola SUttal*
SHom RLaufer SRichards DATE 1/9/03**
12/18/02 12/23/02 12/23/02 12/20/02*
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- See previous concurrence page.
Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, Unit 1 cc:
Site Vice President - Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, Unit 1 AmerGen Energy Company, LLC P. O. Box 480 Middletown, PA 17057 Senior Vice President Nuclear Services AmerGen Energy Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555 Vice President - Mid-Atlantic Operations Support AmerGen Energy Company, LLC 200 Exelon Way, KSA 3-N Kennett Square, PA 19348 Senior Vice President -
Mid Atlantic Regional Operating Group AmerGen Energy Company, LLC 200 Exelon Way, KSA 3-N Kennett Square, PA 19348 Vice President -
Licensing and Regulatory Affairs AmerGen Energy Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555 Regional Administrator Region I U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406 Chairman Board of County Commissioners of Dauphin County Dauphin County Courthouse Harrisburg, PA 17120 Chairman Board of Supervisors of Londonderry Township R.D. #1, Geyers Church Road Middletown, PA 17057 Senior Resident Inspector (TMI-1)
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P.O. Box 219 Middletown, PA 17057 Director - Licensing - MId-Atlantic Regional Operating Group AmerGen Energy Company, LLC Nuclear Group Headquarters Correspondence Control P.O. Box 160 Kennett Square, PA 19348 Rich Janati, Chief Division of Nuclear Safety Bureau of Radiation Protection Department of Environmental Protection Rachel Carson State Office Building P.O. Box 8469 Harrisburg, PA 17105-8469 Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, Unit 1 Plant Manager AmerGen Energy Company, LLC P. O. Box 480 Middletown, PA 17057 Regulatory Assurance Manager - Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, Unit 1 AmerGen Energy Company, LLC P.O. Box 480 Middletown, PA 17057 John F. Rogge, Region I U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406 Michael A. Schoppman Framatome ANP Suite 705 1911 North Ft. Myer Drive Rosslyn, VA 22209
Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, Unit 1 cc: continued Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary AmerGen Energy Company, LLC 2301 Market Street, S23-1 Philadelphia, PA 19101 Dr. Judith Johnsrud National Energy Committee Sierra Club 433 Orlando Avenue State College, PA 16803 Eric Epstein TMI Alert 4100 Hillsdale Road Harrisburg, PA 17112 Correspondence Control Desk AmerGen Energy Company, LLC 200 Exelon Way, KSA 1-N Kennett Square, PA 19348 Manager Licensing - Oyster Creek and Three Mile Island AmerGen Energy Company, LLC Nuclear Group Headquarters Correspondence Control P.O. Box 160 Kennett Square, PA 19348
Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station cc:
Chief Operating Officer Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555 Senior Vice President - Nuclear Services Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555 Vice President - Mid-Atlantic Operations Support Exelon Generation Company, LLC 200 Exelon Way, KSA 3-N Kennett Square, PA 19348 Senior Vice President -
Mid Atlantic Regional Operating Group Exelon Generation Company, LLC 200 Exelon Way, KSA 3-N Kennett Square, PA 19348 Kevin P. Gallen, Esquire Morgan, Lewis, & Bockius LLP 1800 M Street, NW Washington, DC 20036-5869 Kent Tosch, Chief New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Bureau of Nuclear Engineering CN 415 Trenton, NJ 08625 Vice President -
Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555 Site Vice President Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station AmerGen Energy Company, LLC PO Box 388 Forked River, NJ 08731 H. J. Miller Regional Administrator, Region I U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406-1415 Mayor of Lacey Township 818 West Lacey Road Forked River, NJ 08731 Senior Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P.O. Box 445 Forked River, NJ 08731 Director - Licensing Exelon Generation Company, LLC Correspondence Control Desk P.O. Box 160 Kennett Square, PA 19348 Oyster Creek Generating Station Plant Manager AmerGen Energy Company, LLC P.O. Box 388 Forked River, NJ 08731 Regulatory Assurance Manager Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station AmerGen Energy Company, LLC P.O. Box 388 Forked River, NJ 08731 Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary Exelon Generation Company, LLC 300 Exelon Way Kennett Square, PA 19348 J. Rogge, Region I U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406-1415
Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station cc: continued Manager Licensing - Oyster Creek and Three Mile Island Exelon Generation Company, LLC Nuclear Group Headquarters Correspondence Control P.O. Box 160 Kennett Square, PA 19348 Correspondence Control Desk Exelon Generation Company, LLC 200 Exelon Way, KSA 1-N-1 Kennett Square, PA 19348
Clinton Power Station, Unit 1 cc:
Senior Vice President - Nuclear Services Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, Illinois 60555 Vice President - Mid-West Opns Support Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, Illinois 60555 Senior Vice President - Mid-West Regional Operating Group Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, Illinois 60555 Vice President - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, Illinois 60555 Manager Licensing - Clinton Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555 Regulatory Assurance Manager - Clinton AmerGen Energy Company, LLC Clinton Power Station RR3, Box 228 Clinton, IL 61727-9351 Director-Licensing Mid-West Regional Operating Group Exelon GenerationCompany, LLC Senior Counsel, Nuclear Mid-West Regional Operating Group Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, Illinois 60555 Document Control Desk-Licensing Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, Illinois 60555 Site Vice President - Clinton Power Station AmerGen Energy Company, LLC Clinton Power Station RR 3, Box 228 Clinton, IL 61727-9351 Clinton Power Station Plant Manager AmerGen Energy Company, LLC Clinton Power Station RR 3, Box 228 Clinton, IL 61727-9351 Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission RR #3, Box 229A Clinton, IL 61727 R. T. Hill Licensing Services Manager General Electric Company 175 Curtner Avenue, M/C 481 San Jose, CA 95125 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, Illinois 60555
Clinton Power Station, Unit 1 cc: continued Regional Administrator, Region III U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 801 Warrenville Road Lisle, IL 60532-4351 Chairman of DeWitt County c/o County Clerks Office DeWitt County Courthouse Clinton, IL 61727 J. W. Blattner Project Manager Sargent & Lundy Engineers 55 East Monroe Street Chicago, IL 62704 Illinois Department of Nuclear Safety Office of Nuclear Facility Safety 1035 Outer Park Drive Springfield, IL 62704 Mr. John L. Skolds Chairman and CEO Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555