ML091000461

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NRC Response to R. Webster'S Letter Dated 3/24 Request for Public Meeting and to Temporarily Cease Power Production at Oyster Creek
ML091000461
Person / Time
Site: Oyster Creek
Issue date: 04/10/2009
From: Collins S
Region 1 Administrator
To: Webster R
Eastern Environmental Law Ctr
Barkley R
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April 10, 2009 Richard Webster, Esq.

Eastern Environmental Law Center 744 Broad Street, Suite 1525 Newark, NJ 07102

Dear Mr. Webster:

I am responding to your letter of March 24, 2009, regarding your request for: (1) a temporary suspension of power production at Oyster Creek on April 9, 2009, and (2) a public meeting on the results of the March 2009 license renewal inspection at Oyster Creek.

On April 1, 2009, the Commission issued its decision regarding your clients petition for review of the initial decision of the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board (Board), LBP-07-17. The Commission declined to disturb the Boards findings and terminated the proceeding.

Memorandum and Order CLI-09-07, a copy of which was served to you, addresses the points raised by you on behalf of your clients. On April 8, 2009, the NRC issued the renewed license for Oyster Creek. The renewed license will allow Oyster Creek to continue to operate until April 9, 2029. A copy of the renewed license is attached as Enclosure 1.

Exelon submitted its three-dimensional finite element analysis on January 21, 2009. The Commission directed the NRC Staff, in its supervisory role, to enhance its review of the three-dimensional finite element analysis. The NRC Staff is further reviewing the analysis results in light of the Commissions decision. The results of our analysis will be made available to the public in the near future, at which time we will respond to your letter to Chairman Klein of January 26, 2009.

The NRC Staff plans to answer questions from members of the public, including those related to the March 2009 license renewal inspection, during an Open House the day of Oyster Creek Annual Assessment Meeting scheduled for May 28, 2009. A formal announcement of this Annual Assessment Meeting will be forthcoming; the meeting will be conducted at a location near Oyster Creek. Preliminary results of the March 2009 inspection were summarized in an April 8, 2009, letter to Exelon, which is attached as Enclosure 2. Consistent with past practice in similar NRC inspections, the exit meeting will be held with Exelon in mid-April 2009, and representatives of the State of New Jersey will be invited. The final inspection report will be issued and publicly available in mid-May, enabling the public to read the report and be better informed for the discussion at the Open House.

R. Webster 2 If you have any further questions, please contact Richard Conte of my staff at (610) 337-5183.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Samuel J. Collins Regional Administrator

Enclosures:

1. Oyster Creek Renewed Facility Operating License, Dated April 8, 2009
2. Letter to Exelon Dated April 8, 2009, on the Preliminary Results of the March 2009 Inspection Related to License Renewal

R. Webster 2 If you have any further questions, please contact Richard Conte of my staff at (610) 337-5183.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Samuel J. Collins Regional Administrator

Enclosures:

1. Oyster Creek Renewed Facility Operating License, Dated April 8, 2009
2. Letter to Exelon Dated April 8, 2009, on the Preliminary Results of the March 2009 Inspection Related to License Renewal Distribution w/encl:

S. Collins, RA M. Dapas, DRA D. Lew, DRP J. Clifford, DRP R. Bellamy, DRP S. Barber, DRP D. Roberts, DRS S. Campbell, RI OEDO B. Holian, NRR R. Nelson, NRR L. Regner, NRR, PM M. Ferdas, Senior Resident Inspector G. Matakas, ORA SUNSI Review Complete: rsb (Reviewer=s Initials)

DOCUMENT NAME: G:\ORA\Barkley\Draft Letter to Richard Webster - Revision 1.doc After declaring this document AAn Official Agency Record@ it will be released to the Public.

ADAMS Document Accession Number: ML091000461 Package: ML090990422 To receive a copy of this document, indicate in the box: "C" = Copy without attachment/enclosure "E" = Copy with attachment/enclosure "N" = No copy OFFICE RI/ORA RI/DRS RI/DRS NRR

  • RI/RA NAME RBarkley RConte DRoberts LLund (RSB for) SCollins DATE 4/08/09 4/08/09 4/09/09 4/09/09 4/10/09 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
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