ML20236Q734

Ack Receipt of in Response to State of CT Re Maint of Resident Inspector During Decommissioning of Plant

ML20236Q734
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Site:	Haddam Neck File:Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Co icon.png
Issue date:	04/24/1998
From:	Concannon T, Woollacott E CONNECTICUT, STATE OF
To:	Shirley Ann Jackson, The Chairman NRC COMMISSION (OCM)
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The Honorable Shirley Jackson Chairman, Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555-0001

Dear Dr. Jackson:

Thank you for your response of March 24,1998 to our letter of December 31,1997

- the maintenance of the resident inspector during the decommissioning of Connecticut Ya (CY) at Haddam Neck. We read it to the public and discussed it at the April 16,1998 Nuc Energy Advisory Council (NEAC) meeting at Haddam Neck where the Council w Dr. Ronald R. Bellamy, Chief, Decommissioning and Laboratory Branch, Nuclear R Commission (NRC) and CY Resident Inspector Bill Raymond.

During this briefing, it was mentioned that there is no job description for a Decomm Resident Inspector. The NRC Inspection Manual Chapter 2561-06.09 discusses the dutie qualifications thejob description.of a Decommissioning Inspector. This would be an excellent start in d The Strategic Assessment Issue Paper (DSI 24: Decommissioning - Power Reactors) use NRC Strategic Assessment and Rebaselining Initiative discussed in your letter of March 1998 proposes on page 15 three possible alternatives for resident site inspectors: "2. ,

resident site inspector during all phases of decommissioning, only during specific phasesI o decommissioning, or not at all."

l To promote maximum public health and safety in a decommissioning plant, the Conneticut i NEAC urges the adoption of a Decommissioning Resident Inspector (the first option noted in DSI 24) who would be specifically qualified to monitor decommissioning and be on site all stages of decommissioning for continuity and enhanced public confidence in the 9807210012 990708 j PDR STPRG ESOC l

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decommissioning process.

The members of NEAC, who were able to be at Millstone on February 2,1998, were very pleased to meet you and truly appreciated your taking the time to listen to us and to sharing your perspective on Restart with us. In addition, we welcomed your resp ases to our written questions at Waterford High School that evening.

On behalf of the NEAC, we value and thank you for your communications.

For the Nuclear Energy Advisory Council a tmJ k 4/ O Terry Concannon Evan W. Woollacott Co-Chair Co-Chair TC/mf L

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The Honorable Terry Concannon 2 Mr. Evan Woollacott training to implement a new qualification program entitled " Decommissioning inspector."

This individual would be the onsite replacement for the Resident inspector (a title historically reserved for onsite inspectors at operating power plants), if a Decommissioning inspector is assigned. And lastly, we have committed to reviewing and revising, as necessary, IMC 2561, " Decommissioning Power Reactor Inspection Program," to incorporate recent lessons leamed and to strengthen our guidance on the use of Resident inspectors and Decommissioning Inspectors at decommissioning power plants.

Thank you again for communicating your opinions and views regarding NRC's oversight of licensed activities.

Sincerely,

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l This individual would be the onsite replacement for the Resident inspector (a titie historically reserved for onsite inspectors at operating power plants),if a Decommissioning Inspector is assigned. And lastly, we have committed to reviewing and revising, as l necessary, IMC 2561, " Decommissioning Power Reactor inspection Program," to

! incorporate recent lessons learned and to strengthen our guidance on the use of Resident inspectors and Decommissioning Inspectors at decommissioning power plants.

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licensed activities.

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