ML20216J382

Informs of NRC Plan to Incorporate Commitment Into Confirmatory Order Modifying License for Each Unit as Listed in Response to Util Re Implementation of Thermo- Lag 330-1 Fire Barrier Corrective Actions.Consent Form Encl

ML20216J382
Person / Time
Site:	Peach Bottom
Issue date:	04/16/1998
From:	Zwolinski J NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned)
To:	Geoffrey Edwards PECO ENERGY CO., (FORMERLY PHILADELPHIA ELECTRIC
References
TAC-M85586, TAC-M85587, NUDOCS 9804210369
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%,.....,o April 16, 1998 Mr. Garrett D. Edwards Director-Licensing, MC 62A-1 PECO Energy Company Nuclear Group Headquarters Correspondence Control Desk P.O. Box No.195 Wayne, PA 19087-0195

SUBJECT:

CONSENT TO CONFIRMATORY ORDER MODIFYING LICENSE-PEACH BOTTOM ATOMIC POWER STATION (PBAPS), UNITS 2 AND 3 (TAC h0S. M85586 AND M85587)

Dear Mr. Edwards:

By letter dated August 2,1995, you informed us of your schedule comrlitment for implementing Thermo-Lag 330-1 fire barrier corrective actions at PBAPS, Units 2 & t . Due to NRC staff concems that Thermo-Lag corrective actions have not been completec at PBAPS, Units 2 and 3, to date and to preclude any schedule slippage, we plan to modify the POAPS, Units 2 and 3, licenses by order to make this commitment a requirement. If the PECO iEnergy Company consents, we plan to incorporate the commitment into a Confirmatory Order Modifying License for each unit as follows:

PECO Energy Company shall complete final implementation of Thermo-Lag 330-1 fire barrier corrective actions at PBAPS, Units 2 &

3, described in the PECO Energy Company submittals to the NRC dated April 16 and December 29,1993; February 4 and December 19,1994; March 'z9 and August 2,1995; May 2,1996; March 24,1997; and Januaiy 14,1998, prior to restart from 3R12 refueling outage of PBAPS, Unit 3, scheduled for October 1999.

By consenting to issuance of the Order confirming the above commitment, PECO Energy Company is waiving its right to request a hearing on all or any part of the Order. Mr. John B.

Cotton must sign, as noted on the enclosure to this letter, that he agrees to such a commitment on behalf of PECO Energy Company and retum the enclosure within 10 business days from the date of this letter to Mr. Samuel J. Collins, Director, Office of Nur: lear Reactor Regulation, U.S.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission, One White Flint North,11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852-2738. After receiving written consent, the NRC will issue the aforementioned Order.

Questions concoming this letter should be addressed to the NRC Project Manager, Mohan Thadani, at (301) 415-1476.

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G. Edwards In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room.

Sincerely, original signed by J.Zwolinski John A. Zwolinski, Acting Director Division of Reactor Projects - t/ll Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-277/50-278

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John (. Zwolinski, Acting Director Divisicln of Reactor Projects - 1/11 j Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation l

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Q Mr. Garrett D. Edwards Peach Bottom Atomic Power. Station, PECO Energy Company Units 2 and 3 cc: -

J. W. Durham, Sr., Esquire Chief-Division of Nuclear Safety Sr. V.P. & General Counsel PA Dept. of PECO Energy Company Environmental Resources 2301 Market Street, S26 _1 P.O. Box 8469 Philadelphia, PA 19101 Harrisburg, PA 17105-8469 PECO Energy Company ATTN: Mr. T. N. Mitchell, Vice President Board of Supervisors Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station - Peach Bottom Township 1848 Lay Road R.D.#1 Delta, PA 17314 Delta, PA 17314 PECO Energy Company Public Service Commission of Maryland ATTN: Regulatory Engineer, A4-SS Engineering T.fivision Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station Chief Engineer 1848 Lay Road 6 St. Paul Csntre Delta, PA 17314 Baltimore, MD 21202-6806 Resident inspector Mr. Ric%rd McLean U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Pcwor Plant and Environmental Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station Review Division P.O. Box 399 Department of Natural Resources Delta, PA 17314 B-3, Tawes State Office Building Annapolis, MD 21401

Regional Administrator, Region i U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Dr. Judith Johnsrud 475 Allendale Road National Energy Committee King of Prussia, PA 19406 Sierra Club 433 Orlando Avenue Mr. Roland Fletcher State College, PA 16803 Department of Environment l 201 West Preston Street Manager-Financial Control & Co-Owner l Baltimore, MD 21201 Affairs j Public Service Electric and Gas A. F. Kirby, lli Company Extemal Operations - Nuclear P.O. Box 236 Delmarva Power & Light Company Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038-0236 l l P.O. Box 231 '

Wilmington, DE 19899 Manager-Peach Bottom Licensing PECO Energy Company PECO Energy Company Nuclear Group Headquarters Plant Manager Correspondence Control Desk j Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station P.O. Box No.195 l 1848 Lay Road Wayne, PA 19087-0195 l Delta, PA 17314 '

e 1, John B. Cotton, Vice President-Station Support, hereby agree on behalf of PECO Energy Company that PECO Energy Company will comply with the following commitment:

PECO Energy Company shall complete final implementation of Thermo-Lag 330-1 fire barrier corrective actions at PBAPS, Units 2 &

3, described in the PECO Energy Company's submittals to the NRC dated April 16 and December 29,1993; February 4 and December 19,1994; March 29 and August 2,1995; May 2,1996; March 24, 1997; and January 14,1998, prior to restart from 3R12 refueling outage of PBAPS, Unit 3, scheduled for October 1999.

PECO Energy Company also agrees to incorporating this commitment into a Confirmatory Order Modifying License (Order) that will be effective immediately upon issuunce. I recognize that by signing below, PECO Energy Company consents to the issuance of an immediately effective Order incorporating the above commitment and, by doing so, pursuant to 10 CFR 2.202(a)(3),

PECO Energy Company will not have a right to request a hearing on all or any part of this Order.

John B. Cotton, Vice President-Station Support DATE PECO Energy Company 1

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