ML20149F850
| ML20149F850 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Peach Bottom  |
| Issue date: | 12/30/1987 |
| From: | Zech L NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
| To: | Mikulski B SENATE |
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| NUDOCS 8801140371 | |
| Download: ML20149F850 (2) | |
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i UNITED STATES h
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION W ASHINoTON, D. C. 20565 3
,o#c December 30, ]?87 t
CHAIRMAN The Honorable Barbara A. Mikulski l
UnTred States Senator World Trade Center, Suite 253 Baltimore, MD 21202-3041
Dear Senator Mikulski:
I am responding to your November 13, 1987 letter regarding the Philadelphia Electric Company's (PEco's) Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station.
Specifically, you expressed reservations about the to Excellence Action Plan and adequacy of PEco's Commitment requested that you be informed of the actions NRC will take in response to Maryland Governor Schaefer's letter of October 15, l
You further requested that NRC address your concerns, 1987.
including continued shutdown of the Peach Bottom plants and the j
conduct of a public hearing, during our review of PECo's plan, l
The Commission shares your concern about the quality of the 31, 1987 order shutting down
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i initial PECo response to our Marchfollowing our September 15, 1987 the plants.
For this reason, meeting with PECo, the NRC staff deferred further review of the PECo plan and additional PEco information until PECo subm 1
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As we operating activities at the Peach Bottom facility. indicated in the e letter, we provided his comments to PEco for 15, 1987 The letter goes on to October their consideration fn revising their plan.
inform the Governor that we will carefully consider his comments which pertain to the specific issues of the shutdown order as we We also indicated to the Governor evaluate the revised PEco plan.
that we would inform him of the results of our evaluation of all On Ncvember 25, 1987, PEco l
issues relevant to the shutdown order.
submitted a portion of its revised plan for review by the NRC staff.
The remaining segments of the revised plan should be submitt Similarly, we will inform early 1980.
in our review of the revised PECo plan.
you of the results of our evaluation.
The Commission already has provided opportunities for state and local officials as well as the public in the vicinity of the plants to review and comment on PEco submittals filed in response i
The NRC staff met with Maryland officials to the shutdown order.
1987, with Harford County officials at a in Annapolis on April 14,23, 1987 and with their consultants on public meeting on Juneand with the public in Harford County to October 16, 1987,
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receive comments on the PECo plan on September 24, Additional meetings, including NRC staff briefings of the will be scheduled Commission in public session prior to restart, l
after the staff's review of PECo's revised plan is completed.
I not be permitted to restart the Let me assure you that PECo will Peach Bottom plants until it has provided assurance that the plants 1
will be operated safely and until all comments on issues relevant i
to the shutdown order have been appropriately addressed.
1 Sincerely, i
N.
N lando W. Zech Jr.
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Enclosure:
Response to Governor Schaefer's i
letter of October 15, 1987.
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