ML030160014
| ML030160014 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Oyster Creek, Three Mile Island, Clinton |
| 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 LRaghavan for SHom PTam SLittle DPickett SUttal* RLaufer SRichards AMendiola
- 12 DATE 1/9/03** 12/18/02 12/23/02 12/23/02 12/20/02*
02 12/23/02 1/15/03 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
- See previous concurrence page.
Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, Unit 1 cc:
Site Vice President - Three Mile Island Senior Resident Inspector (TMI-1)
Nuclear Station, Unit 1 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission AmerGen Energy Company, LLC P.O. Box 219 P. O. Box 480 Middletown, PA 17057 Middletown, PA 17057 Director - Licensing - MId-Atlantic Regional Senior Vice President Nuclear Services Operating Group AmerGen Energy Company, LLC AmerGen Energy Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Nuclear Group Headquarters Warrenville, IL 60555 Correspondence Control P.O. Box 160 Vice President - Mid-Atlantic Operations Kennett Square, PA 19348 Support AmerGen Energy Company, LLC Rich Janati, Chief 200 Exelon Way, KSA 3-N Division of Nuclear Safety Kennett Square, PA 19348 Bureau of Radiation Protection Department of Environmental Protection Senior Vice President - Rachel Carson State Office Building Mid Atlantic Regional Operating Group P.O. Box 8469 AmerGen Energy Company, LLC Harrisburg, PA 17105-8469 200 Exelon Way, KSA 3-N Kennett Square, PA 19348 Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, Unit 1 Plant Manager Vice President - AmerGen Energy Company, LLC Licensing and Regulatory Affairs P. O. Box 480 AmerGen Energy Company, LLC Middletown, PA 17057 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555 Regulatory Assurance Manager - Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, Unit 1 Regional Administrator AmerGen Energy Company, LLC Region I P.O. Box 480 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Middletown, PA 17057 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406 John F. Rogge, Region I U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman 475 Allendale Road Board of County Commissioners King of Prussia, PA 19406 of Dauphin County Dauphin County Courthouse Michael A. Schoppman Harrisburg, PA 17120 Framatome ANP Suite 705 Chairman 1911 North Ft. Myer Drive Board of Supervisors Rosslyn, VA 22209 of Londonderry Township R.D. #1, Geyers Church Road Middletown, PA 17057
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 H. J. Miller Exelon Generation Company, LLC Regional Administrator, Region I 4300 Winfield Road U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Warrenville, IL 60555 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406-1415 Senior Vice President - Nuclear Services Exelon Generation Company, LLC Mayor of Lacey Township 4300 Winfield Road 818 West Lacey Road Warrenville, IL 60555 Forked River, NJ 08731 Vice President - Mid-Atlantic Operations Senior Resident Inspector Support U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Exelon Generation Company, LLC P.O. Box 445 200 Exelon Way, KSA 3-N Forked River, NJ 08731 Kennett Square, PA 19348 Director - Licensing Senior Vice President - Exelon Generation Company, LLC Mid Atlantic Regional Operating Group Correspondence Control Desk Exelon Generation Company, LLC P.O. Box 160 200 Exelon Way, KSA 3-N Kennett Square, PA 19348 Kennett Square, PA 19348 Oyster Creek Generating Station Plant Kevin P. Gallen, Esquire Manager Morgan, Lewis, & Bockius LLP AmerGen Energy Company, LLC 1800 M Street, NW P.O. Box 388 Washington, DC 20036-5869 Forked River, NJ 08731 Kent Tosch, Chief Regulatory Assurance Manager New Jersey Department of Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station Environmental Protection AmerGen Energy Company, LLC Bureau of Nuclear Engineering P.O. Box 388 CN 415 Forked River, NJ 08731 Trenton, NJ 08625 Vice President, General Counsel and Vice President - Secretary Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Exelon Generation Company, LLC Exelon Generation Company, LLC 300 Exelon Way 4300 Winfield Road Kennett Square, PA 19348 Warrenville, IL 60555 J. Rogge, Region I Site Vice President U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station 475 Allendale Road AmerGen Energy Company, LLC King of Prussia, PA 19406-1415 PO Box 388 Forked River, NJ 08731
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 Senior Counsel, Nuclear Exelon Generation Company, LLC Mid-West Regional Operating Group 4300 Winfield Road Exelon Generation Company, LLC Warrenville, Illinois 60555 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, Illinois 60555 Vice President - Mid-West Opns Support Exelon Generation Company, LLC Document Control Desk-Licensing 4300 Winfield Road Exelon Generation Company, LLC Warrenville, Illinois 60555 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, Illinois 60555 Senior Vice President - Mid-West Regional Operating Group Site Vice President - Clinton Power Station Exelon Generation Company, LLC AmerGen Energy Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Clinton Power Station Warrenville, Illinois 60555 RR 3, Box 228 Clinton, IL 61727-9351 Vice President - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Clinton Power Station Plant Manager Exelon Generation Company, LLC AmerGen Energy Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Clinton Power Station Warrenville, Illinois 60555 RR 3, Box 228 Clinton, IL 61727-9351 Manager Licensing - Clinton Exelon Generation Company, LLC Resident Inspector 4300 Winfield Road U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Warrenville, IL 60555 RR #3, Box 229A Clinton, IL 61727 Regulatory Assurance Manager - Clinton AmerGen Energy Company, LLC R. T. Hill Clinton Power Station Licensing Services Manager RR3, Box 228 General Electric Company Clinton, IL 61727-9351 175 Curtner Avenue, M/C 481 San Jose, CA 95125 Director- Licensing Mid-West Regional Operating Group Exelon GenerationCompany, LLC 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