ML20207A647

Informs of Employment of RO Williams as Vice President of Nuclear Operations.Ro Williams Credentials & List of Plant Contact Personnel Encl

ML20207A647
Person / Time
Site:	Fort Saint Vrain
Issue date:	07/09/1986
From:	Walker R PUBLIC SERVICE CO. OF COLORADO
To:	Berkow H Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
P-86447, NUDOCS 8607160039
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R. F. WALKER July 9, 1986 PRESl0ENT Fort St. Vrain Unit No. 1 P-86447 Director of Nuclear Reactor Regulation U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C.

20555 ATTN: Mr. ii.N. Berkow, Director Standardization and Special Projects Directorate Docket No. 50-267 l

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SUBJECT:

Appointment of PSC Vice j

President, Nuclear Operations

REFERENCE:

1) PSC Letter, Lee to Johnson, dated June 10, 1985 (P-85155)

2) PSC Letter, Walker to Berkow, dated March 3, 1986 (P-86173)

Dear Mr. Berkow:

Public Service Company of Colorado has employed Mr. Robert 0.

Williams, Jr. as Vice President, Nuclear Operations.

Mr. Williams will report directly to me in my capacity as Chief Executive Officer.

Attached for your information is a statement of Mr. Williams' l

credentials.

The NRC is hereby requested to address future correspondence related to the Fort St. Vrain Nuclear Generating Station to Mr. Williams at the following address:

Mr. R. O. Williams, Jr.

Vice President, Nuclear Operations Public Service Company of Colorado P.O. Box 840 l

Denver, Colorado 80201-0840 060716003906bo267 gh DH ADOCK s

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Page 2 July 9, 1986 PSC is preparing a re-submittal of the organizational changes to the Fort St. Vrain Technical Specifications for NRC approval as committed in Reference 2.

The NRC is requested to continue sending copies of correspondence related to Fort St. Vrain to the PSC personnel listed in Attachment 2 to this letter at the addresses indicated.

Thank you for your prom Please contact Mr. M.H. Holmes at (303)pt attention to this request.

i 480-6960 if you have any questions.

j Very truly yours, l

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R. F. Walker Chief Executive Officer RFW/JW:jmt l

Attachments cc: Robert D. Martin - Region IV I

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ROBERT 0. WILLIAMS, JR.

Education Bachelor of Nuclear Engineering, 1952, North Carolina State College.

Master of Arts in Sociology (Counseling),

1975, Azusa Pacific College.

l Graduate Level Courses in Control Theory, University of California at Los Angeles.

Professional Affiliations Registered Professional Engineer (Nuclear), California l

American Nuclear Society, Member National Management Association, Member Atomic Industrial Forum, Past Member, Board of Directors Experience in Nuclear Operations Westinghouse Atomic Power Division, 1952-1954 l

As a control systems engineer at the Bettis Laboratory, Mr. Williams had direct responsibility for the design of the reactor startup system for the Nautilus. As a member of the control systems section, he was a contributor to a comprehensive safety analysis of both the Nautilus reactor power plant and Mark I prototype being operated at the Naval Reactors Facility in Idaho.

1 During this period, Bettis had the responsibility for training the first crew of the Nautilus, and Mr. Williams participated in the development of both the officer and crew training modules.

Rockwell International, 1954-1986 l

1954-1959:

His principal activities during this period included l

reactor physics analysis, control system analysis, the preparation of I

safety analysis reports, and support of those reports during reviews l

by the AEC and the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safety.

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included the Sodium Reactor Experiment and the Hallam Nuclear Power Facility (both sodium-cooled graphite-moderated reactors),

the Organic Moderated Reactor Experiment and the Piqua Nuclear Power i

Facility (bothorganicmoderatedandcooledreactors),and a number of water-boiler research reactors for university service.

l 1959-1961:

In 1959 Mr. Williams assumed responsibility for the operation of the Organic Moderated Reactor Experiment located at the i

National Reactor Test Station in Idaho. During this assignment he established a formalized operator training and certification program, l

developed and staffed a reactor analysis unit, and formalized the 1

maintenance and calibration program.

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r Attachment I to P-86447 July 9, 1986 1961-1974:

Following a brief period as Chief Project Engineer-Reactors for the Space Nuclear Auxiliary Power (SNAP) Program, Mr.

Williams assumed responsibility for all nuclear operations in that program. These were compact reactors cooled with sodium-potassium and fueled with stainless-steel-clad uranium-zirconium fuel. At the peak, the program was operating four such reactor systems, two critical facilities, and a shield test reactor facility. All of the SNAP reactor systems were designed for remote maintenance and disassembly.

During this period, the program established continuous operation records of 10-12,000 hours0 days <br />0 hours <br />0 weeks <br />0 months <br />.

Again, issues of operator training and certification, reactor analysis, and formalized maintenance were addressed.

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Following this assignment, Mr. Williams assumed responsibility for l

all of the nuclear operations at Rockwell's Santa Susana Field l

Laboratory.

The operations included both government-owned and company-owned facilities.

The company-owned, hence NRC-licensed, facilities included a reactor facility for neutron radiography, an advanced critical facility, a plutonium facility, and a multicell megacurie hot cell. Mr. Williams subsequently assumed responsibility for all of Atomics International's Engineering and Development, which included the above facilities.

1975-1981:

During this period Mr. Williams served as vice president and general manager of the Rocky Flats Plant, a nuclear-weapons plutonium component fabrication facility 15 miles froa Denver operated by Rockwell for the Department of Energy.

1981-1984:

Mr. Williams served as president of the Rockwell Energy Systems Group. He was responsible for managing five organizations with an annual business volume exceeding $750 million, with 11,000 employees engaged in a broad ranges of nuclear, fossil, and alternate energy programs, environmental control systems anJ services, and the operation of three major DOE facilities.

1984-1986:

In 1984 the Energy Systems Group was dissolved. The Rocky Flats Plant and the Rockwell Hanford Operations were made direct reports to the president of North American Space Operations (NAS0), while the Atomics International and Energy Technology Engineering Center were incorporated into the Rocketdyne Division of NASO. Mr. Williams reported to the President of NASO as Vice-President, Energy Systems providing staff analysis and advice regarding these operations until his retirement from Rockwell in January of 1986, t

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Mr. R. F. Walker, CEO Chairman, Board of County Comm.

Public Service Co. of Colorado of Weld County, Colorado P.O. Box 840 Greely, CO 80631 Denver, CO 80201 Mr. David Alberstein,14/159A Regional Representative GA Technologies, Inc.

Radiation Programs P.O. Box 85608 Environmental Protection Agency San Diego, CA 92138 1860 Lincoln Street Denver, CO 80203 Mr. H. L. Brey, Manager Mr. J. W. Gahm, Manager Nuclear Licensing and Fuels Div.

Nuclear Production Division i

Public Service Co. of Colorado Public Service Co. of Colorado l

P.O. Box 840 16805 Weld County Road 19-1/2 Denver, CO 80201 Platteville, CO 80651 Mr. R. E. Farrell Mr. Albert J. Hazle. Director NRC Senior Resident Inspector Radiation Control Division P.O. Box 640 Department of Health 1

Platteville, CO 80651 4210 East lith Avenue Denver, CO 80220 Regional Administrator, Region IV Kelley, Stansfield & 0'Donnell U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Public Service Company Building Attn: Chief, Reactor Projects Branch 550 15th Street Room 900 611 Ryan Plaza Drive Suite 1000 Denver, CO 80202 Arlington, TX 76011 l

Mr. L. W. Singleton, Manager Mr. D. W. Warembourg, Manager l

Quality Assurance Division Nuclear Engineering Division Public Service Co. of Colorado Public Service Co. of Colorado 16805 Weld County Road 19-1/2 P.O. Box 840 Platteville, CO 80651 Denver, CO 80201

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