ML20202E707

Expresses Appreciation for Agreeing to Host Representatives of Ukrainian Nuclear Power Reactor Regulatory Body,Ukrainian Ministry of Environ Protection & Nuclear Safety Nuclear Regulatory Administration on 971208-12

ML20202E707
Person / Time
Site:	Calvert Cliffs
Issue date:	11/28/1997
From:	Dromerick A NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned)
To:	Cruse C BALTIMORE GAS & ELECTRIC CO.
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TAC-M88227, NUDOCS 9712080124
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..... November 28, 1997_  !

Mr. Charles H. Cruse o Vice President - Nuclear Energy l

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, Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant 1650 Calvert Cliffs Parkway

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CALVERT CLIFFS NUCLEAR POWER PLANT, UNIT NOS. I & 2 - UKRAINIAN  !

TASK 5.4-97#2 VISIT (iAC N0. M88227)  !

Dear Mr. Cruse:

j. I wish to thr.nk the'8altimore Gas and Electric Company  !

agreement to host representatives of the Ukrainian ar nucle power (BGE) for its' reactor i regulatory t>ody, Ukrainian Ministry for Environmental Protection and i l Nuclear Safety (MEPNS) Nuclear Regulatory Administration (NRA). This  !

. letter confirms that Ukrainian NRA representatives will v' sit the Calvert ,

Cliffs reactor site on December 8, 1997, through December 12, 1997. Three l NRA representatives will visit Calvert Cliffs Units 1 and 2, including one  ;

. Ukrainian interpreter. - Also in the group, will be one representative of  ;

the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Headquarters office of  :

Suclear Reactor Regulation (NRR), Ms. Eva Eckert Hickey. Ms. Hickey is  !

i the NRC's contractor at Pactfic Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL).

l The NRC is implementing a long term direct assistance program for the nuclear-power reactor re ulator of Russia and Ukraine. In connection with j these programs, the NRC s organizing this visit for NRA to study inspection procedures and activities for radiation protection and i

!. radiation safety inspection and licensing programs through the observation of the radiation protection inspection at Calvert Cliffs in December.

1 L The main purpose of the I week visit is to faciliarize the Ukrainian NRA representatives with United States nuclear >ower industry radiation  ;

protection program arocedures and the way tie NRC maintains its oversight  ;

-of these )rograms tirough it: inspection program The visit will strongly .

enhance tie team's understanding of United States commercial nuchar plant- .

< -licensee's programs and NRC inspection activities on the radiation

. -protection programs. ,

The NRC-is sensitive to the need not tn interfere with either the

activities of 63E~or Region l's perfor.aance of the inspection, and, therefore, will-make arrangements for condusting the activities so that  !

-these requirements will be met.- Questions will be held until af ter the  !

-t.ompletion of inspection activities, and-any requests for information made I C by the Ukrainian visitors will be handled by the NRR Headquerters ,  !

-representative.-Ns. Eva Hickey. In this regard, please designate a point i of contact on your staff to whom Hs.-Hickey may refer to confirm respo,ses to~ technical questions about the facility during this visit. ,

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Ms. Elizabeth Doolittle Doroshuk of NRR has coordinated with Mr. Cary i Gradle, licensing representative, at BGE, regarding this visit. Ms.

Doroshuk, Mr. Nimitz and Mr. Gradle will jointly identify those activitieswhichwillenhancethebkrainianregulator' straining experience. If you have any questions, please call Ms. Elizabeth Doolittle Doroshuk at (301) 415-1247.

In the near future, Ms. Doroshuk will provide BGE with a detailed listing of the visitor's professional backgrounds. Ms. Doroshuk has also issued a 1 site access request letter to the NRC Region 1 Office. The site visitors will be:

• Ms. Eva Echert Hickey, Technical Group Manager, Health Prottetton Department, PNNL

• Hs Tanya Smirnova, Ukrainien Interpreter, MEPNS/NRA

• Ms. Lyvelmyla Shevchenko, MEPNS/NRA

• Mr. Nikolai Dmitrenko, HEPNS/NRA Thank you in advance for the assistance of BGE's staff in the conduct of this international training visit. Your staff's assistance will .make an important contribution to the foreign visitors' understanding of radiation protection programs of nuclear plants in the United States.

Sincerely, ,

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Alexan er W. Dromerick, Si.uor Project Manager Project Directorate 1-2 Division of Reactor Projects - I/II Office of Nuclear Rector Regulation Docket Nos. 50-317 and 50-318 cc: See next page i

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' Ms. Elizabeth Doolittle Doroshuk of NRR has coordinated with Mr. Cary Gradle, licensing representative, at BGE, regarding this visit.. Ms.

Doroshuk, Mr. Nimitz, and Mr. Gradle wiil jointly identify those activities which will enhance the Ukrainian regulator's training experience. If you have any questions, please call Ms. Elizabeth Doolittle Doroshuk at (301) 415-1247.

In the near future, Ms. Doroshuk will provide BGE with a detailed listing of the visitor's professional backgrounds. Ms. Doroshuk has also issued a site access request letter to the NRC Region 1 Office. The site visitors will be:

• Ms. Eva Echert Hickey, Technical Group Manager, Health Protection Department, PNNL

• Ms. Tanya Smirnova, Ukrainian Interpreter, HEPNS/NRA

• Ms. Lyvelmyla Shevchenko, MEPNS/NRA

• Mr. Nikolai Dmitrenko, MEPNS/NRA ,

Thank you in advance for the assistance of B3E's staff in the conduct of this international training visit. Your staff's assistance will make an  :

- important contribution to the foreign visitors' understanding of radiation

protection programs of nuclear plants in the United States. ,

Sincerely, ,

ORIGINAL SIGNED BY:

Alexander W. Dromerick, Senior Project Manager Project Directorate I-2 Division of Reactor Projects - 1/11 Office of Nuclear Rector Regulation Docket Nos. 50-317 and 50-318 cc: See next page DISTRIBUTIDN:

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Mr. Charles H. Cruse Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power ;, int Baltimore Gas & Electric Company Unit Nos. I and 2 cc:

President Mr. Joseph H. Walter, Chief Engineer Calvert County Board of Public Service Comission of ,

Comissioners ' Maryland 175 Main Street Engineering Division Prince Frederick, MD 20678 6 St. Paul Centre Baltimore, MD 21202-6806 James P. Bennett, Esquire Counsel Kristen A. Burger, Esquire Baltimore Gas and Llectric Company Maryland People's Counsel P.O. Box 1475 6 St. Paul Centre Baltimore, MD 21203 Suite 2102 Baltimore, MD 21202-1631 Jay E. Silberg, Esquire Shaw, Pittman, Potts, and Trowbridge Patricia T. Birnia, Esquire 2300 N Street, NW Co-Director Washington, DC 20037 Maryland Safe Energy Coalition P.O. B9x 33111 Mr. Thomas N. Pritchett, Director Baltimore, MD 21218 NRM Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant Mr. Loren F. Donate 11 1650 Calvert Cliffs Parkway NRC Technical Training Center Lusby, MD 20657-4702 5700 Brainerd Road Chattanooga, TN 37411-4017 Resident inspeuor U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission P.O. Box 287 St. Leonard, MD 20685 Mr. Richard I. McLean, Manager Nuclear Programs Power Plant Research Program Maryland Dept. of Natural Resources Tawes State Office Building, B3 Annapolis, MD 21401 Regional Administrator, Region i U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406 i

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