ML20248F354

Responds to to P Harris Which Requested That NRC Retain Resident Inspector at Big Rock Site to Monitor Project for Period of Five Years.Informs That NRC Intends to Assign Inspector to Site for One Year

ML20248F354
Person / Time
Site:	Big Rock Point File:Consumers Energy icon.png
Issue date:	05/28/1998
From:	Pederson C NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To:	Vernon D DON'T WASTE MICHIGAN
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NUDOCS 9806040204
Download: ML20248F354 (3)

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i May 28,.1998 Doris SchallerVemon Secretary Don't Waste Michigan - Northem Chapter 1028 Hoffman Street Petoskey, MI 49770 "A

Dear Ms.Vemon:

. This is in response to your letter dated May 11,1998, to Mr. Paul Harris, the NRC Licensing

! Project Manager for the Big Rock Point project.' Your letter requested that NRC retain a resident inspector at the Big Rock site to monitor the project for a period of five years.

The Region ill Division of Nuclear Materials Safety, which I head, is responsible for the inspection of this project As your letter indicated, we announced at the public meeting on i November 13,1997, that we intended to assign an inspector to the site for about a year.

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= The inspection program for reactor decommissioning projects is govemed by NRC Inspection Manual Chapter MC 2561, which provides flexibility regarding assignment of an inspector to a given project site. Various factors are considered, including the level of activities at the site, quality of licensee performance, availability of staff, proximity to the Regional inspection office, and others.

Because these factors can change, we are not prepared to make a five-year commitment regarding a site assignment. However, we continuously evaluate staffing factors, and may extend the period that we will retain an inspector at this particular site should circumstances warrant. .

1 We appreciate your interest in these matters. You may contact Bruce Jorgensen, Chief of the I i Decommissioning Branch, at (630) 829-9615 at any time conceming inspection of the Big Rock Point project.

Sincerely,

/s/ C. D. Pederson i

Cynthia D. Pederson, Director O Division of Nuclear Materials Safety I 4_

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4 Doris Schaller Vernon Secretary Don't Waste Michigan - Northern Chapter 1028 Hoffman Street Petoskey, MI 49770

Dear Ms. Vernon:

This is in response to your letter dated May 11,1998, to Mr. Paul Harris, the NRC Licensing Project Manager for the Big Rock Point project. Your letter requested that NRC retain a resident inspector at the Big Rock site to monitor the project for a period of five years.

The Region lil Division of Nuclear Materials Safety, which I head, is responsible for the inspection of this project. As your letter indicated, we announced at the public meeting on November 13,1997, that we intended to assign an inspector to the site for about a year.

The inspection program for reactor decommissioning projects is govemed by NRC Inspection Manual Chapter MC 2561, which provides flexibility regarding assignment of an inspector to a given project site. Various factors are considered, including the level of activities at the site, quality of licensee performance, availability of staff, proximity to the Regional inspection office, and others.

Because these factors can change, we are not prepared to make a five-year commitment regarding a site assignment. However, we continuously evaluate staffing factors, and we are considering extending the period that we will retain an inspector at this particular site. A decision on a possible extension will likely be made within the next two months.

We appreciate your interest in these matters. You may contact Bruce Jorgensen, Chief of the Decommissioning Branch, at (630) 829-9615 at any time conceming inspection of the Big Rock Point project.

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