ML071690224
| ML071690224 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Dresden, Peach Bottom, Oyster Creek, Byron, Braidwood, Limerick, Clinton, Quad Cities, LaSalle, 07201027, Crane |
| Issue date: | 07/05/2007 |
| From: | Gratton C NRC/NRR/ADRO/DORL/LPLIII-2 |
| To: | Crane C Exelon Generation Co |
| Gratton C, NRR, DORL, 415-1055 | |
| References | |
| TAC MD4469, TAC MD4470, TAC MD4471, TAC MD4472, TAC MD4473, TAC MD4474, TAC MD4475, TAC MD4476, TAC MD4477, TAC MD4478, TAC MD4479, TAC MD4480, TAC MD4481, TAC MD4482, TAC MD4483, TAC MD4484, TAC MD4485 | |
| Download: ML071690224 (10) | |
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July 5, 2007 Mr. Christopher M. Crane President and Chief Nuclear Officer Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555
SUBJECT:
BRAIDWOOD STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2; BYRON STATION, UNIT NOS. 1 AND 2; CLINTON POWER STATION, UNIT NO. 1; DRESDEN NUCLEAR POWER STATION, UNITS 2 AND 3, AND INDEPENDENT SPENT FUEL STORAGE INSTALLATION (ISFSI); LASALLE COUNTY STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2; LIMERICK GENERATING STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2; OYSTER CREEK NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION AND ISFSI; PEACH BOTTOM ATOMIC POWER STATION, UNITS 2 AND 3 AND ISFSI; QUAD CITIES NUCLEAR POWER STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2; AND THREE MILE ISLAND NUCLEAR STATION, UNIT 1 - APPROVAL TO USE DELTA PROTECTION MURUROA MODEL BLU SINGLE-USE SELF-FED RESPIRATORY PROTECTION EQUIPMENT (TAC NOS. MD4469 THRU MD4485)
Dear Mr. Crane:
By letter dated February 15, 2007 (Agencywide Documents and Access Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML070470639), Exelon Generation Company, LLC, and AmerGen Energy Company, LLC (Exelon, or the licensees), requested that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) authorize the use of equipment that has not been tested or certified by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) for Exelon, pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), Part 20, Section 1703(b), ?Use of individual respiratory protection equipment.
Specifically, Exelon requested authorization to use the Delta Protections Mururoa BLU single-use, self-fed, respiratory suits (hereafter referred to as the Delta BLU suit), which is described in ?Topical Report [TR] of Delta Protection Mururoa BLU Single Use Suits, dated October 27, 2005 (TR MURUBLU05NP), manufactured by Delta Protection, France, and was previously reviewed and approved by the NRC by letter dated April 10, 2006 (ADAMS Accession No. ML060950499).
The NRC staffs safety evaluation (SE) for TR MURUBLU05NP concluded the following:
Based on the NRC staffs review of the referenced TR, the NRC staff concludes that the use of the Mururoa BLU (polyvinyl chloride or Ethyfuge) protective suit systems, consistent with the configuration and conditions of use noted above, is in accordance with the requirements of 10 CFR Part 20. Granting an approval for the use of these suits with APF (assigned protection factor) of 2000, against airborne particulate contamination, will improve overall worker safety while working in high surface contaminated areas, and in high and potentially high airborne radioactivity areas, satisfies the 10 CFR Part 20 ALARA (i.e., as low as reasonably achievable) requirements, and is, therefore, acceptable.
C. Crane The NRC staff specified the configurations and conditions of use for the Delta BLU suits in Section 4.0, Approved Device Configuration and Conditions of Use, of the April 10, 2006, TR SE, for the Delta BLU suits.
In its request, Exelon committed to use the Delta BLU suits consistent with TR MURUBLU05NP and Section 4.0 of the NRC staffs SE, and did not request any exceptions from the approved configurations and conditions of use specified in Section 4.0 of the NRC staffs April 10, 2006, SE.
The NRC staff finds that the regulatory commitments made by the licensee in the enclosure to its February 15, 2007, application are sufficient to ensure that the licensee will implement the use of this respiratory protective device, consistent with TR MURUBLU05NP and the conclusions in the NRC staffs SE dated April 10, 2006.
Therefore, based on the information provided in your request, and the above discussion, the NRC staff concludes that the licensees request for the use of the Delta BLU suits with an APF value of 2000 is acceptable for the subject Exelon facilities.
Please contact me at (301) 415-1055, if you have any questions on this matter.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Christopher Gratton, Senior Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch III-2 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. STN 50-456 and STN 50-457; STN 50-454 and STN 50-455; 50-461; 50-237, 50-249 and 72-37; 50-373 and 50-374; 50-352 and 50-353; 50-219 and 72-15; 50-277, 50-278, and 72-1027; 50-254 and 50-265; and 50-289
C. Crane The NRC staff specified the configurations and conditions of use for the Delta BLU suits in Section 4.0, Approved Device Configuration and Conditions of Use, of the April 10, 2006, TR SE, for the Delta BLU suits.
In its request, Exelon committed to use the Delta BLU suits consistent with TR MURUBLU05NP and Section 4.0 of the NRC staffs SE, and did not request any exceptions from the approved configurations and conditions of use specified in Section 4.0 of the NRC staffs April 10, 2006, SE.
The NRC staff finds that the regulatory commitments made by the licensee in the enclosure to its February 15, 2007, application are sufficient to ensure that the licensee will implement the use of this respiratory protective device, consistent with TR MURUBLU05NP and the conclusions in the NRC staffs SE dated April 10, 2006.
Therefore, based on the information provided in your request, and the above discussion, the NRC staff concludes that the licensees request for the use of the Delta BLU suits with an APF value of 2000 is acceptable for the subject Exelon facilities.
Please contact me at (301) 415-1055, if you have any questions on this matter.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Christopher Gratton, Senior Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch III-2 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. STN 50-456 and STN 50-457; STN 50-454 and STN 50-455; 50-461; 50-237, 50-249 and 72-37; 50-373 and 50-374; 50-352 and 50-353; 50-219 and 72-15; 50-277, 50-278, and 72-1027; 50-254 and 50-265; and 50-289 DISTRIBUTION:
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Byron/Braidwood Stations cc:
Dwain W. Alexander, Project Manager via e-mail Howard A. Learner Environmental Law and Policy Center of the Midwest 35 East Wacker Dr., Suite 1300 Chicago, IL 60601-2110 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Byron Resident Inspectors Office 4448 N. German Church Road Byron, IL 61010-9750 Regional Administrator, Region III U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 2443 Warrenville Road, Suite 210 Lisle, IL 60532-4352 Ms. Lorraine Creek RR 1, Box 182 Manteno, IL 60950 Chairman, Ogle County Board Post Office Box 357 Oregon, IL 61061 Mrs. Phillip B. Johnson 1907 Stratford Lane Rockford, IL 61107 Attorney General 500 S. Second Street Springfield, IL 62701 Illinois Emergency Management Agency Division of Disaster Assistance &
Preparedness 1035 Outer Park Dr.
Springfield, IL 62704 Plant Manager - Byron Station via e-mail Site Vice President - Byron via e-mail U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Braidwood Resident Inspectors Office 35100 S. Rt. 53, Suite 79 Braceville, IL 60407 County Executive via e-mail Plant Manager - Braidwood Station via e-mail Ms. Bridget Little Rorem Appleseed Coordinator via e-mail Document Control Desk - Licensing via e-mail Site Vice President - Braidwood via e-mail Senior Vice President - Operations Support via e-mail
Byron/Braidwood Stations cc:
Director - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs via e-mail Manager Regulatory Assurance - Braidwood via e-mail Manager Regulatory Assurance - Byron via e-mail Associate General Counsel via e-mail Vice President - Regulatory Affairs via e-mail Manager Licensing via e-mail Senior Vice President - Midwest Operations via e-mail Clinton Power Station, Unit 1 cc:
Manager Regulatory Assurance - Clinton via e-mail Site Vice President - Clinton Power Station via e-mail Plant Manager - Clinton Power Station via e-mail Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission RR #3, Box 229A Clinton, IL 61727 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 60603
Dresden and Quad Cities Nuclear Power Stations, Units 1 and 2 cc:
Site Vice President - Dresden Nuclear Power Station via e-mail Plant Manager - Dresden Nuclear Power Station via e-mail Manager Regulatory Assurance - Dresden via e-mail U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Dresden Resident Inspectors Office 6500 N. Dresden Road Morris, IL 60450-9766 Chairman Grundy County Board Administration Building 1320 Union Street Morris, IL 60450 Site Vice President - Quad Cities via e-mail Plant Manager - Quad Cities via e-mail Manager Regulatory Assurance - Quad Cities via e-mail Quad Cities Resident Inspectors Office U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 22712 206th Avenue N.
Cordova, IL 61242 David C. Tubbs MidAmerican Energy Company via e-mail Vice President - Law and Regulatory Affairs MidAmerican Energy Company One River Center Place 106 E. Second Street P.O. Box 4350 Davenport, IA 52808 Chairman Rock Island County Board of Supervisors 1504 3rd Avenue Rock Island County Office Bldg.
Rock Island, IL 61201
LaSalle County Station, Units 1 and 2 cc:
Site Vice President - LaSalle County Station via e-mail Plant Manager - LaSalle County Station via e-mail Manager Regulatory Assurance - LaSalle via e-mail U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission LaSalle Resident Inspectors Office 2605 North 21st Road Marseilles, IL 61341-9756 Phillip P. Steptoe, Esquire Sidley and Austin One First National Plaza Chicago, IL 60603 Assistant Attorney General 100 W. Randolph St. Suite 12 Chicago, IL 60601 Chairman LaSalle County Board 707 Etna Road Ottawa, IL 61350 Chairman Illinois Commerce Commission 527 E. Capitol Avenue, Leland Building Springfield, IL 62706 Robert Cushing, Chief, Public Utilities Division Illinois Attorney General's Office 100 W. Randolph Street Chicago, IL 60601 Limerick Generating Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 cc:
Site Vice President Limerick Generating Station Exelon Generation Company, LLC P.O. Box 2300 Sanatoga, PA 19464 Plant Manager Limerick Generating Station Exelon Generation Company, LLC P.O. Box 2300 Sanatoga, PA 19464 Regulatory Assurance Manager - Limerick Exelon Generation Company, LLC P.O. Box 2300 Sanatoga, PA 19464 Vice President - Operations, Mid-Atlantic Exelon Generation Company, LLC 200 Exelon Way, KSA 3-N Kennett Square, PA 19348 Vice President Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555 Director Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Exelon Generation Company, LLC 200 Exelon Way, KSA 3-E Kennett Square, PA 19348 Manager Licensing Exelon Generation Company, LLC 200 Exelon Way, KSA 3-E Kennett Square, PA 19348 Correspondence Control Desk Exelon Generation Company, LLC P.O. Box 160 Kennett Square, PA 19348 Regional Administrator, Region I U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406 Senior Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Limerick Generating Station P.O. Box 596 Pottstown, PA 19464 Library U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region I 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406 Director, Bureau of Radiation Protection Pennsylvania Dept. of Environmental Protection Rachel Carson State Office Building P.O. Box 8469 Harrisburg, PA 17105-8469 Chairman Board of Supervisors of Limerick Township 646 West Ridge Pike Linfield, PA 19468 Dr. Judith Johnsrud National Energy Committee Sierra Club 433 Orlando Avenue State College, PA 16803 Associate General Counsel Exelon Generating Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555 Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, Unit Nos. 2 and 3 cc:
Site Vice President Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station Exelon Generation Company, LLC 1848 Lay Road Delta, PA 17314 Plant Manager Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station Exelon Generation Company, LLC 1848 Lay Road Delta, PA 17314 Regulatory Assurance Manager Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station Exelon Generation Company, LLC 1848 Lay Road Delta, PA 17314 Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station P.O. Box 399 Delta, PA 17314 Mr. Roland Fletcher Department of Environment Radiological Health Program 2400 Broening Highway Baltimore, MD 21224 Board of Supervisors Peach Bottom Township 545 Broad Street Ext.
Delta, PA 17314-9203 Mr. Richard McLean Power Plant and Environmental Review Division Department of Natural Resources B-3, Tawes State Office Building Annapolis, MD 21401
Manager-Financial Control & Co-Owner Affairs Public Service Electric and Gas Company P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038-0236 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 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 Plant Manager - Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, Unit 1 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 Ronald Bellamy, 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 Eric Epstein TMI Alert 4100 Hillsdale Road Harrisburg, PA 17112 Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station cc:
Site Vice President - Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station AmerGen Energy Company, LLC P.O. Box 388 Forked River, NJ 08731 Kathryn M. Sutton, Esquire Morgan, Lewis, & Bockius LLP 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20004 Kent Tosch, Chief New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Bureau of Nuclear Engineering CN 415 Trenton, NJ 08625 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 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 Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station Plant Manager AmerGen Energy Company, LLC P.O. Box 388 Forked River, NJ 08731 Zion Nuclear Power Station cc:
Decommissioning Plant Manager - Zion Exelon Generation Company, LLC 101 Shiloh Boulevard Zion, IL 60099-2797 Regulatory Assurance Engineer - Zion Exelon Generation Company, LLC 101 Shiloh Boulevard Zion, IL 60099-2797