ML081420398

Summary of Site Audit Related to the Review of the License Renewal Application for Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, Unit 1

ML081420398
Person / Time
Site:	Crane
Issue date:	08/01/2008
From:	Sarah Lopas NRC/NRR/ADRO/DLR
To:	AmerGen Energy Co
LOPAS, S, DLR/RPB1 - 415-1147
References
TAC MD7702
Download: ML081420398 (15)

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LICENSEE:

AmerGen Energy Company, LLC FACILITY:

Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, Unit 1

SUMMARY

OF SITE AUDIT RELATED TO THE REVIEW OF THE LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION FOR THREE MILE ISLAND NUCLEAR STATION, UNIT 1 (TAC NO. MD7702)

From April 28, 2008, to May 1, 2008, a review team consisting of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or staff) participated in a site audit at the Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, Unit 1 (TMI-1), related to the environmental review of the TMI-1 license renewal application (LRA). The team consisted of 13 NRC staff members. The primary goal of the site visit was to review documentation, gather information to ensure that environmental requirements of license renewal as codified in Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 51 (10 CFR Part 51) are met, and to interface with officials in State government agencies to obtain related information.

is a list of NRC, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, AmerGen Energy Company, LLC (AmerGen), and Exelon Corporation representatives who participated in the site audit. is a table of documents provided by AmerGen to assist the NRC staff in its review of the TMI-1 Environmental Report. These documents are publicly available, and can be found at the Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS); the accession numbers are listed in Enclosure 2. ADAMS is accessible at http://adamswebsearch.nrc.gov/dologin.htm or through the NRC's Electronic Reading Room link at http://www.nrc.gov. Persons who do not have access to ADAMS, or who encounter problems in accessing the documents located in ADAMS, should contact the NRC's Public Document Room staff at 1-800-397-4209, or 301-415-4737, or by e-mail at pdr@nrc.gov.

At the beginning of the site audit, AmerGen discussed the steam generators replacement project. They reviewed the purpose and need for the steam generators replacement, the manufacture, transport and delivery of the new enhanced once-through steam generators, activities at the reactor building before and during the removal of the old steam generators, and activities during and after the insertion of the new steam generators. They also reviewed the construction of the old steam generators storage building, and radiation characteristics and long-term monitoring of the storage building.

Following discussion of the steam generators replacement project, the environmental review team participated in a general site tour of the TMI-1 site with AmerGen staff. The general site tour focused on areas relevant to the environmental review, including the replaced steam generators storage facility site, the storm water collection pond and discharge point, waste handling buildings, onsite substation and transmission lines, Unit 1 cooling towers and desilting basin, diesel fuel oil tank, the meteorological tower, Shelley Island, the southern tip of Three Mile Island, wetlands areas, Red Hill Dam and the fish ladder, radiological environmental monitoring program (REMP) sampling sites, and the flood protection dike.

During the remainder of the site audit, from April 29 through May 1, the team members examined data used by AmerGen in preparation of the Environmental Report, and met with AmerGen representatives with corresponding environmental expertise in smaller groups. These groups participated in various activities, including tours of on-site groundwater wells and National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System-permitted outfalls; the river water system; offsite REMP stations; archeological and historic resources; in-scope transmission line rights-of-way; radioactive and non-radioactive waste processing and storage areas; the meteorological tower and monitoring equipment; radiological gaseous and liquid effluent monitoring programs; and diesel generator air emission points. NRC aquatic and terrestrial biologists were given a boat tour of the Susquehanna River, which examined the TMI-1 intake structure and pump house, the main station discharge, the Red Hill Dam fish ladder, the shores of Three Mile Island, Sand Beach, St. Johns Island, and Shelley Island, the Three Mile Island terminus of the York Haven Dam, and Lake Frederick.

NRC staff met onsite with officials from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Southcentral Regional Office and the Bureau of Radiation Protection, the Susquehanna River Basin Commission, and the Pennsylvania Museum and Historical Commission. Information gathered through participation of these state agencies will assist the environmental review team in its evaluation.

In addition, NRC staff reviewed AmerGens process for identifying new and significant information (information that would challenge the generic conclusions reached in the Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants, NUREG-1437), and interviewed representatives from AmerGen to determine whether their process is acceptable.

Through a review for issues relevant to the TMI-1 application of certain license renewal applications previously submitted to the NRC, AmerGen identified tritium in groundwater as potential new and significant information. Beyond the tritium issue, AmerGen cited no new and significant information, and the NRC staffs independent review during the course of the site audit did not identify any, either.

At the conclusion of the site visit, the NRC staff summarized the status of the review with AmerGen representatives. Of 113 site audit information needs requested by the NRC before and during the audit, six remained open by the end of the audit. AmerGen committed to providing NRC with the remaining information needed to close those open items in the days immediately following the audit. Enclosure 2 contains a copy of site audit documents requested by NRC reviewers. Enclosure 3 lists one remaining open site audit information need relating to historical resources. NRC staff discussed with AmerGen staff how they could submit various types of information. AmerGen indicated they would submit requested site audit information documents in the form of a supplement to the Environmental Report. NRC staff and AmerGen staff will coordinate as necessary should any issues arise as AmerGen prepares the requested site audit information needs.

The NRC staff indicated that the review team did not identify any significant issues during its site visit or during meetings with State agencies. However, the NRC staff further indicated that the review was ongoing and that any additional information necessary to support the review would be formally requested as a request for additional information.

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Sarah Lopas, Project Manager Projects Branch 1 Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No.: 50-289

Enclosures:

As stated cc w/encls.: See next page The NRC staff indicated that the review team did not identify any significant issues during its site visit or during meetings with State agencies. However, the NRC staff further indicated that the review was ongoing and that any additional information necessary to support the review would be formally requested as a request for additional information.

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Sarah Lopas, Project Manager Projects Branch 1 Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No.: 50-289

Enclosures:

As stated cc w/encls.: See next page Adams Accession No.: ML081420398 OFFICE LA:DLR PM:DLR:RPB1 PM:DLR:RPB1 (A)BC:DLR:RPB1 NAME SFigueroa SLopas JRobinson BPham DATE 5/23/08 8/1/08 6/6/08 8/1/08 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY

LIST OF PARTICIPANTS FOR THREE MILE ISLAND NUCLEAR STATION, UNIT 1 ENVIRONMENTAL SITE AUDIT APRIL 28 - May 1, 2008 PARTICIPANT AFFILIATION Sarah Lopas U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)

Eric Benner NRC Dennis Beissel NRC Richard Bulavinetz NRC Andrew Carrera NRC Jennifer Davis NRC Nathan Goodman NRC Stephen Klementowicz NRC Ekaterina Lenning NRC Dennis Logan NRC Jeffery Rikhoff NRC Andrew Stuyvenberg NRC Allison Travers NRC Rich Janati Pennsylvania Dept. of Environmental Protection (PADEP)

Tonda Lewis PADEP Rachel Diamond PADEP John Krueger PADEP Catherine Port PADEP Dustan Karschner PADEP Patrick Bowen PADEP Ranjan Roy PADEP James Spontak PADEP Joe Hepp PADEP Bob Schott PADEP Eric Roof Susquehanna River Basin Commission (SRBC)

Paula Ballaron SRBC Andrew Dehoff SRBC Jen Hoffman SRBC Douglas McClearan Pennsylvania Museum and Historical Commission Nancy Ranek Exelon Corporation (Exelon)

Christopher Wilson Exelon Fred Polaski Exelon Michael Gallagher Exelon John Hufnagel Exelon William Noll AmerGen Energy Company, LLC (AmerGen)

Chris Baker AmerGen Ed Fuhrer AmerGen Al Fulvio AmerGen Ray Brown AmerGen Frank Linsenbach AmerGen Scott Cogley AmerGen Mark Sweigart AmerGen Jessica Spagnuolo AmerGen Tracy Sigline AmerGen Scott Sklenar AmerGen ENCLOSURE 1

Deb Spamer AmerGen Dan Christiana AmerGen Ray Brown AmerGen Lynn Mensinger AmerGen Dave Ethridge AmerGen Jack Cockroft AmerGen Lance Martin AmerGen Laura Weber AmerGen Jennifer Tennis AmerGen Mark Reed AmerGen Russ Green AmerGen Gary Prinkey AmerGen Joe Bashista AmerGen Marsha Pruskowski AmerGen Jim Oliver Tetra Tech NUS, Inc.

Anne Lovell Tetra Tech NUS, Inc.

Brian Cole Tetra Tech NUS, Inc.

Niki Hill Tetra Tech NUS, Inc.

George Nardacci Normandeau Associates Tim Bradley Normandeau Associates Chuck Olenik FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company

References Collected at Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, Unit 1 Site Audit April 28 - May 1, 2008 Reference Document ADAMS Accession Number

1.

ENV-4 Response ML082110252

2.

TMI and surrounding Circuits We ML082110252

3.

FirstEnergy Vegetation Management Specifications ML082110252

4.

Transmission System ML082110252

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Figure 3.1-2, TMI Transmission System ML082110252

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ENV-7 Response ML082110252

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TMI and Surrounding Circuits He ML082110252

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Vegetation Control with Herbicides ML082110252

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ENV-8 Response ML082110252

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Pennsylvania Game Commission (PGC) Letter to ARM Group, Inc. re: Once-Through Steam Generator Replacement Project ML082110252

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Letter to PGC re: request for potential impacts on state-listed species of special concern ML082110252

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ENV-9 Response ML082110252

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National Wetlands Inventory Information ML082110252

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ENV-12 Response ML082110252

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6510-ADM-4541.03, Erosion and Sediment Pollution Control Plan for Three Mile Island ML082110273*

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ENV-14 Response ML082110252

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ENV-15 Response ML082110252

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ENV-16 Response ML082110252

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Telecon Record dated August 28, 2006 between Tetra Tech and Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP)

ML082110252

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Telecon Record dated August 24, 2006 between Tetra Tech and PADEP ML082110252

21.

Correspondence between Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission and S. Warfel ML082110273*

22.

Lancaster Sunday News article dated July 4, 1982 ML082110252

23.

Site Views (Site Views - Before During After.pdf)

ML082110252

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Report on Fish Passage Facility, East Channel (Red Hill) Dam, Three Mile Island, from Division of Archaeology and Protection, Bureau for Historic Preservation, date April 22, 1998 ML082110273*

25.

EN-AA-103 (Rev 2), Environmental Review ML082110273*

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EN-AA-103-0001 (Rev 4), Environmental Evaluations ML082110273*

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CC-AA-102 (Rev 014), Design Input and Configuration Change Impact Screening ML082110273*

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WC-AA-106 (Rev 007), Work Screening and Processing ML082110273*

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ENV-29 Response ML082110252

Reference Document ADAMS Accession Number

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ENV-31 Aerial photos of plant before, during, and after construction ML082110252

31.

ENV-32 Map ML082110252

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ENV-35 Response ML082110252

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ENV-26 Request to Initiate Consultation in Compliance with the History Code and Section 106 of the NHPA ML082110252

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ENV-37 Map ML082110252

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ENV-40 Response ML082110252

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ENV-40 1990-1996 (pdf)

ML082110252

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ENV-40 1997 (pdf)

ML082110252

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ENV-40 1998 (pdf)

ML082110252

39.

ENV-41 Response and Maps ML082110252

40.

Application for NPDES Permit #PA0009920 ML082110252

41.

National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Report

- Industrial Cooler Leak, April 2003 ML082110252

42.

NPDES Report - Digested Sludge Spill, August 2003 ML082110252

43.

NPDES Report - Auxiliary Boiler Spill, December 2003 ML082110252

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NPDES Report - Industrial Cooler Leakage, May 2004 ML082110252

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NPDES Report - Sulfuric Acid Tank Leak, July 2007 ML082110252

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ENV-48 Response ML082110252

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Procedure 6510-ADM-4520.02, Rev. 1 ML082110273*

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Draft Procedure EN-TM-406-0001, Rev. 0b ML082110273*

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Procedure 1203-44, Rev. 42 ML082110273*

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ENV-53 Response ML082110252

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ENV-54 Response ML082110252

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ENV-55 Response ML082110252

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ENV-62 Response ML082110252

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Industrial Waste Treatment System - 1104-50A ML082110274*

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Cleanup Recirculation Process for the IWST Sump - 1104-50A.1 ML082110274*

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Routine Operation of the Sewage Treatment Plant - 1104-58 ML082110274*

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Disposal of Digested Sewage Sludge from the STP - 1104-58A ML082110274*

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Sewage Treatment Chemical Addition, Receipt, and Composite Sampling - 1104-58B ML082110274*

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Initial Startup of Sewage Treatment and Collection Systems -

1104-58C ML082110274*

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Sewage Plant Non-Routine Operations - 1104-58D ML082110274*

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EN-AA-301 - Managing Regulated Wastes ML082110274*

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EN-MA-301-0001 - Regulated Waste Management ML082110274*

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EN-AA-301-0002 - Waste Sampling ML082110274*

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EN-MA-301-0004 - Non-Hazardous Regulated Waste Management ML082110274*

Reference Document ADAMS Accession Number

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EN-MA-301-0005 - Waste Oil/Used Oil Management ML082110274*

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N1888 - The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Program at Three Mile Island Nuclear Station ML082110274*

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CY-TMI-120-1887 - Hazardous Waste Operations in Bldg. 35 ML082110274*

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ENV-64 Response ML082110252

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ENV-65 Response ML082110252

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EN-MA-501, Controlled Materials Program ML082110274*

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ENV-66 Response ML082110252

72.

Hazardous Materials Certification of Registration for 2007-2010 ML082110252

73.

Generator ID TMI-1 ML082110252

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Generator ID TMI-2 ML082110252

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ENV-67 Response ML082110252

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ENV-70 Response ML082110252 and ML082110253

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Monthly reports from Murray and Trettle, Inc.

ML082110253

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Joint Frequency Tables for 2007 ML082110253

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ENV-71 Response ML082110253

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Annual Air Emissions Reports, 2006 and 2007 ML082110253

81.

ENV-72 Response ML082110253

82.

2006 Air Permit #22-05029, 12/22/2006 ML082110253

83.

Quarterly Joint Frequency Report October-December 2007 ML082110253

84.

Quarterly Joint Frequency Report April-June 2008 ML082110253

85.

TMI Site Routine Site Visitation Log (Exelon) #80633 ML082110253

86.

ENV-75 Response ML082110253

87.

TMI Refurbishments Emissions ML082110253

88.

ENV-76 Response ML082110253

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ENV-79 Response ML082110253

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ENV-80 Response ML082110253

91.

ENV-81 Response ML082110253

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ENV-83 Response ML082110253

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ENV-84 Response ML082110253

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ENV-91 Response ML082110253

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ENV-94 Response ML082110253

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ENV-95 Response ML082110253

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ENV-98 Response ML082110253

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ENV-99 Response ML082110253

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ENV-100 Response ML082110253 100.

ENV-101 Response ML082110253 101.

Transmission Line Map By Circuit ML082110253 102.

ENV-102 Response ML082110253

Reference Document ADAMS Accession Number 103.

ENV-103 Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission correspondence ML082110274*

104.

ENV-106 Response ML082110253 105.

TMI-PRA-015.2 Level 2 Containment Event Tree Analysis Notebook, TMI PRA Model 2004, Revision 2 ML081340301 106.

ENV-109 Response ML082110253 107.

Doc. No. ECR TM-06-00687, Environmental Review Checklist and Environmental Evaluation Form ML082110253 108.

SDD-T1-184-B-Div2 (Rev 7)

ML082110274*

109.

TMI-1 Operating Procedure 1104-40, Rev. 51 ML082110274*

110.

Susquehanna River Basin Commission Approving Applicants Surface Water Use Calculation Method ML082110253 111.

Annual Report on the Meteorological Monitoring Program at the Three Mile Island Generating Station, 2006 (Murray and Trettel, Inc.)

ML082110253 112.

Wildlife Habitat Council Site Assessment, WHC 2005 ML082110253 113.

Response to ENV-28 ML082110252

• Documents are currently undergoing proprietary review.

ACTION ITEMS THREE MILE ISLAND NUCLEAR STATION, UNIT 1 ENVIRONMENTAL SITE AUDIT APRIL 28 - May 1, 2008

1. AmerGen will file a Historical Resource Survey Form and a Pennsylvania Archaeological Site Survey Form with the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) for the historical structures and foundations associated with the former tobacco farm located on the eastern side of Three Mile Island, south of the Red Hill Dam. AmerGen will provide copies of any forms and correspondence with PHMC to the NRC.

On May 23, 2008, AmerGen submitted the appropriate site survey forms to the PHMC.

Letter to AmerGen Energy Company, LLC from S. Lopas dated August 1, 2008 DISTRIBUTION:

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Site Vice President - Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, Unit 1 AmerGen Energy Company, LLC P. O. Box 480 Middletown, PA 17057 Senior Vice President - Operations, Mid-Atlantic 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 and Regulatory Affairs AmerGen Energy Company, LLC Correspondence Control P.O. Box 160 Kennett Square, PA 19348 Director Bureau of Radiation Protection Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Rachel Carson State Office Building P.O. Box 8469 Harrisburg, PA 17105-8469 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 Ronnie Gardner, PMP Manager, Site Operations and Corporate Regulatory Affairs AREVA NP Inc.

3315 Old Forest Road OF-16 Lynchburg, VA 24501 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

Three Mile Island Nuclear Station,

- 2 Unit 1 cc:

Correspondence Control Desk AmerGen Energy Company, LLC 200 Exelon Way, KSA 1-N-1 Kennett Square, PA 19348 Manager Licensing - Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, Unit 1 Exelon Generation Company, LLC Correspondence Control P.O. Box 160 Kennett Square, PA 19348 Christopher M. Crane President and Chief Executive Officer AmerGen Energy Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555 Mr. Charles G. Pardee Chief Nuclear Officer AmerGen Energy Company, LLC 200 Exelon Way Kennett Square, PA 19348 Associate General Counsel AmerGen Energy Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555 Chief Operating Officer (COO)

AmerGen Energy Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555 Senior Vice President - Operations Support AmerGen Energy Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555 Frederick W. Polaski Manager License Renewal Exelon Nuclear 200 Exelon Way Kennett Square, PA 19348 Albert A. Fulvio, Senior Project Manager License Renewal Exelon Nuclear 200 Exelon Way Kennett Square, PA 19348 Rich Janati, Chief Division of Nuclear Safety Bureau of Radiation Protection Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Rachel Carson State Office Building P.O. Box 8469 Harrisburg, PA 17105-8469 Michael Murphy Bureau of Radiation Protection Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Rachel Carson State Office Building P.O. Box 8469 Harrisburg, PA 17105-8469 Michael G. Brownell, Chief Water Resources Management Susquehanna River Basin Commission 1721 N. Front Street Harrisburg, PA 17102 Rachel Diamond, Regional Director Southcentral Regional Office Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection 909 Elmerton Avenue Harrisburg, PA 17110 Nancy Ranek Environmental Lend, License Renewal Exelon Nuclear 200 Exelon Way, KSA/2-E Kennett Square, PA 19348

Christopher Wilson KSQ License Renewal Exelon Nuclear 200 Exelon Way, KSA/2-E Kennett Square, PA 19348 Mr. Michael P. Gallagher Vice President License Renewal Projects AmerGen Energy Company, LLC 200 Exelon Way Kennett Square, PA 19348