ML20236B680

Discusses Review of Plant Restart,Per ACRS 347th Meeting on 890309-11.Staff Plans to Continue Close Monitoring & Evaluation of Managerial & Operational Team for Appropriate Period After Operation at Power Has Begun Endorsed

ML20236B680
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Site:	Peach Bottom
Issue date:	03/14/1989
From:	Remick F Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards
To:	Zech L NRC COMMISSION (OCM)
References
ACRS-R-1342, NUDOCS 8903210227
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March 14,-1989 The Honorable.Lando W. Zech, Jr.

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SUBJECT:

REVIEW 0F THE PEACH BOTTOM ATOMIC POWER STATION RESTART During the 347th meeting of the Advisory Committee on Reactor. Safeguards, March 9-11, 1989, we reviewed ,the.- Philadelphia Electric- Company's (11--

.censee's) plans-for restart of the Peach Bottom Atomic Power. Station and the evaluation of .these plans by the NRC staff. Our Subcommittee 'on General-Electric Reactor Plants, which considered the Peach Bottom Restart, met with.

representatives of the: licensee and the NRC staff on March 9, 1989 to discuss this' matter. We also had the benefit of the documents referenced.

Since the transmittal of - the shutdown order to the licensee on March 31, 1987, there have been major changes in corporate and plant _ management, in staffing, training, . and procedures.. There has also been a -significant' and.

largely successful effort to eliminate overdue prevotive maintenance items.

The NRC staff is prepared.to.. conclude that, subject to completion'of certain well-defined commitments to modifications of equipment and revisions of procedures, the licensee can, with the organization now in place, operate the-Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station without undue risk to the health and' safety 4 of the public. We find'no reason to disagree with the staff's position.

S'ince the staff's evaluations have been made for a managerial and operational team .that has not yet operated the plant at power, we endorse' the staff's plans to continue a close monitoring and evaluation of this team for an appropriate. period af ter operation at power has begun.

• As requested, we have examined the questions raised by Councilwoman Barbara A. Risacher of Harford County, Maryland, in her letter of August 30, 1988.to you. We conclude that these issues have been dealt with appropriately by the licensee and by the staff.

Mr. J. C. Carroll did not participate in the Committee's deliberations regar-l- ding this matter.

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4 The Honorable Lando W. Zech, Jr. March 14, 1989

References:

1. Letter dated October'19, 1988 from William T. Russell, Region I Adminis-trator, Nuclear Regulatory Comission, to Philadelphia Electric Company, transmitting Safety Evaluation Report datec October 1988 of the Phila-delphia Electric Company's Plan for Restart of the Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station.

2. Letter dated March 6, 1989 from William F. Kane, Region I, Nuclear Regulatory Comission, to Philadelphia Electric Company, transmitting Integrated Assessment Team Inspection Report 50-277/89-81; 50-278/89-81.

3. Letter dated October 19, 1988 from William T. Russell, Region I Adminis-trator, Nuclear Regulatory Comission, to Philadelphia Electric Company, transmitting SALP Board Report No. 50-277/87-99; 278/87-99.

4. Letter dated Marc.h 1, 1989 from Joseph W. Gallagher, Philadelphia Electric Company, to William T. Russell, Region I, Nuclear Regulatory Comission, transmitting letter dated February 21, 1989 from Zack T.

Pate, INPO, concerning Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station.

5. Letter dated August 30, 1988 from Councilwoman Barbara A. Risacher of Harford County, Maryland, to Chairman Lando W. Zech, Jr., Nuclear Regulatory Comission, regarding Peach Bottom Atomic Power' Station.

6. Letter dated March 2, 1989 from Jean S. Ewing, Peach Bottom Alliance, to the Commissioners, Nuclear Regulatory Comission, regarding Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station.

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