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| Denton reiterated the basic thrust of the Commission's proposed rule on em.ergency planning, and stated in part: .: | | Denton reiterated the basic thrust of the Commission's proposed rule on em.ergency planning, and stated in part: .: |
| Our current approach places significan'tly [ | | Our current approach places significan'tly [ |
| increased emphasis on emergency planning as a necessary additional measure required for the protection of public health and safety. . . Probably the most influential development is an explicit consideration | | increased emphasis on emergency planning as a necessary additional measure required for the protection of public health and safety. . . Probably the most influential development is an explicit consideration of the total spectrum of. potential radiological accidents. Formerly the i planning process has been based only on a limited portion of the spectrum -- to accidents of severity up to and including the most serious design basis accident. |
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| Now, the planning process has been expanded to include core melt accidents. | | Now, the planning process has been expanded to include core melt accidents. |
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| But under questioning by us at the same hearing the Philadelphia Electric Company demonstrated considerable antipathy to a number of the NRC's safety policies currently under consideration. According to vincent Boyer, Senior Vice President of the Company, Evacuation plans are just the window dressing and the final back-up plan. f | | But under questioning by us at the same hearing the Philadelphia Electric Company demonstrated considerable antipathy to a number of the NRC's safety policies currently under consideration. According to vincent Boyer, Senior Vice President of the Company, Evacuation plans are just the window dressing and the final back-up plan. f |
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| P (LPZ)- for Limerick of 1.7 miles was "more than adequate" for the purposes of evacuation planning, even though the concept of the LPZ has been completely discredited by | | P (LPZ)- for Limerick of 1.7 miles was "more than adequate" for the purposes of evacuation planning, even though the concept of the LPZ has been completely discredited by Congressional and independent studies, and has been replaced by the Emergency Planning Zone (EPZ) by the NRC. f |
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| For Limerick, the 10 mile EPZ contains almost a quarter of a million people. But Mr. Boyer said, "We don't think the 10 mile region is that populous." Mr. Boyer perhaps ; | | For Limerick, the 10 mile EPZ contains almost a quarter of a million people. But Mr. Boyer said, "We don't think the 10 mile region is that populous." Mr. Boyer perhaps ; |
| best summed up the position of the Philadelphia Electric j | | best summed up the position of the Philadelphia Electric j Company by stating, " Emergencies thab will require evacuation will not occur." |
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| We hope he is right. But it is this very attitude which has been abandoned by the NRC and we think it should be abandoned by the industry as well. The fact that Mr. | | We hope he is right. But it is this very attitude which has been abandoned by the NRC and we think it should be abandoned by the industry as well. The fact that Mr. |
| Boyer and his company still hold this view does nothing to reassure us or the almost 4 million people.living within 30 miles of the plant. | | Boyer and his company still hold this view does nothing to reassure us or the almost 4 million people.living within 30 miles of the plant. |
| It is our belief that the. protection of the public health and safety depends to a great extent on the attitudes and commitment on the part of the managers of the nuclear power industry. The enormous complexity of nuclear technology and the demands of day-to-day plant operations cannot be assured by a mere regulatory code. Rather, as ;- | | It is our belief that the. protection of the public health and safety depends to a great extent on the attitudes and commitment on the part of the managers of the nuclear power industry. The enormous complexity of nuclear technology and the demands of day-to-day plant operations cannot be assured by a mere regulatory code. Rather, as ;- |
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| must occur in crganizations, procedures, and above all, in the attitudes of people. | | must occur in crganizations, procedures, and above all, in the attitudes of people. |
| 'No amount of technical " fixes" will cure this underlying problem. . . As long as proposed improvements are carried out in | | 'No amount of technical " fixes" will cure this underlying problem. . . As long as proposed improvements are carried out in a " business as usual" atmosphere, the fundamental changes necessitated by the accident at Three Mile Island cannot be realized. |
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| The issue of licensee attitudes was also raised at a second hearing on May 29 of the House Government Operations Sub-committee on the Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources, on the NRC's new Performance Assessment Board (PAB) program. | | The issue of licensee attitudes was also raised at a second hearing on May 29 of the House Government Operations Sub-committee on the Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources, on the NRC's new Performance Assessment Board (PAB) program. |
| Representative Kostmayer, who chaired the hearing, referred to the Boyer testimony,-and asked Mr. Victor Stello, | | Representative Kostmayer, who chaired the hearing, referred to the Boyer testimony,-and asked Mr. Victor Stello, |
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| In view of the fact that the Philadelphia Electric Company is pl.anning to have Limerick Unit 1 on-line by 1985, we share the concerns expressed.by Mr. Stello. We "therefore request that the NRC seriously consider the ! | | In view of the fact that the Philadelphia Electric Company is pl.anning to have Limerick Unit 1 on-line by 1985, we share the concerns expressed.by Mr. Stello. We "therefore request that the NRC seriously consider the ! |
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Category:CORRESPONDENCE-LETTERS
MONTHYEARML20217D5211999-09-30030 September 1999 Informs That Remediating 3D Monicore Sys at Pbaps,Units 2 & 3 & 3D Monicore/Plant Monitoring Sys at Lgs,Unit 2 Has Been Completed Ahead of Schedule ML20216J3981999-09-29029 September 1999 Submits Comments for Lgs,Unit 1 & Pbaps,Units 2 & 3 Rvid,Rev 2,based on Review as Requested in GL 92-01,rev 1,suppl 1, Reactor Vessel Structural Integrity ML20212J6561999-09-29029 September 1999 Informs of Completion of mid-cycle PPR of Limerick Generating Station on 990913.Identified No Areas in Which Licensee Performance Warranted Addl Insp Beyond Core Insp Program.Historical Listing of Plant Issues Encl ML20212H6401999-09-24024 September 1999 Forwards Revised Epips,Including Rev 11 to ERP-101 & Rev 18 to ERP-800.Copy of Computer Generated Rept Index Identifying Latest Revs of LGS Erps,Encl ML20212E7941999-09-22022 September 1999 Requests Authorization for Listed Licensed Operators to Temporarily Suspend Participation in Licensed Operator Requalification Program at LGS ML20212E8081999-09-22022 September 1999 Provides Notification That Listed Operators Have Been Permanently Reassigned to Duties That Do Not Require Maintaining Licensed Operator Status,Per 10CFR50.74 ML20212F5481999-09-20020 September 1999 Forwards Response to NRC Administrative Ltr 99-03, Preparation & Scheduling of Operator Licensing, for Pbaps,Units 2 & 3 & Lgs,Units 1 & 2 ML20212F8991999-09-17017 September 1999 Provides Written Confirmation That Thermo-Lag 330-1 Fire Barrier Corrective Actions at Lgs,Units 1 & 2 Have Been Completed 05000353/LER-1999-010, Forwards LER 99-010-00,re Manual Actuation of Esf.Main CR Ventilation Sys Was Placed in Chlorine Isolation Mode Due to Rept of Faint Odor of Chlorine in Unit 2 Reactor Encl1999-09-16016 September 1999 Forwards LER 99-010-00,re Manual Actuation of Esf.Main CR Ventilation Sys Was Placed in Chlorine Isolation Mode Due to Rept of Faint Odor of Chlorine in Unit 2 Reactor Encl ML20216F7821999-09-16016 September 1999 Forwards Insp Repts 50-352/99-05 & 50-353/99-05 on 990713-0816.One Violation Noted & Being Treated as NCV, Consistent with App C of Enforcement Policy.Violation Re Inoperability of Automatic Depression Sys During Maint ML20212A8751999-09-13013 September 1999 Forwards Safety Evaluation of First & Second 10-year Interval Inservice Insp Plan Request for Relief ML20211N5061999-09-0909 September 1999 Forwards TSs Bases Pages B 3/4 10-2 & B 3/4 2-4 for LGS, Units 1 & 2,being Issued to Assure Distribution of Revised Bases Pages to All Holders of TSs ML20212A0091999-09-0909 September 1999 Provides Notification That Licenses SOP-11172 & SOP-11321, for SO Muntzenberger & Rh Wright,Respectively,Are No Longer Necessary as Result of Permanent Reassignment ML20211P8571999-09-0808 September 1999 Forwards Reactor Operator Retake Exams 50-352/99-303OL & 50-353/99-303OL Conducted on 990812 ML20211P3891999-09-0303 September 1999 Informs That During 990902 Telcon Between J Williams & B Tracy,Arrangements Were Made for NRC to Inspect Licensed Operator Requalification Program at Plant.Insp Planned for Wk of 991018 05000352/LER-1999-009, Forwards LER 99-009-00,providing 30-day Written follow-up Rept Re Performance of Maint That Affected Safeguard Sys for Which Compensatory Measures Had Not Been Employed1999-09-0101 September 1999 Forwards LER 99-009-00,providing 30-day Written follow-up Rept Re Performance of Maint That Affected Safeguard Sys for Which Compensatory Measures Had Not Been Employed ML20211H2571999-08-26026 August 1999 Informs of Individual Exam Result on Initial Retake Exam on 990812.One Individual Was Administered Exam & Passed ML20211E9191999-08-24024 August 1999 Forwards fitness-for-duty Program Performance Data for Jan-June 1999 for PBAPS & LGS IAW 10CFR26.71(d).Data Includes Listed Info ML20211E9731999-08-23023 August 1999 Forwards LGS Unit 2 Summary Rept for 970228 to 990525 Periodic ISI Rept Number 5, Per TS SRs 4.0.5 & 10CFR50.55a(g) ML20211D6761999-08-20020 August 1999 Forwards non-proprietary Revised Emergency Response Procedures (Erps),Including Rev 29 to ERP-110, Emergency Notification & Rev 17 to ERP-800, Maint Team & Proprietary App ERP-110-1.App Withheld Per 10CFR2.790(a)(6) ML20210T4271999-08-13013 August 1999 Informs That NRC Revised Info in Rvid & Releasing Rvid Version 2 as Result of Review of 980830 Responses to GL 92-01 Rev 1,GL 92-01 Rev 1 Suppl 1 & Suppl Rai.Tacs MA1197 & MA1198 Closed ML20210U2211999-08-10010 August 1999 Forwards Insp Repts 50-352/99-04 & 50-353/99-04 on 990525-0712.One Violation Occurred & Being Treated as NCV, Consistent with App C of Enforcement Policy.Violation Re Late Performance of off-gas Grab Sample Surveillance 05000353/LER-1999-005, Forwards LER 99-005-00,re Actuation of Primary Containment & Reactor Vessel Isolation Control Sys,Esf.Fuse Failed Due to Mechanical Failure of Cold Solder Joint1999-08-10010 August 1999 Forwards LER 99-005-00,re Actuation of Primary Containment & Reactor Vessel Isolation Control Sys,Esf.Fuse Failed Due to Mechanical Failure of Cold Solder Joint ML20211B7881999-08-10010 August 1999 Transmits Summary of Two Meetings with Risk-Informed TS Task Force in Rockville,Md on 990514 & 0714 ML20210M7571999-08-0404 August 1999 Forwards Response to Requesting Addl Info Re Status of Decommissioning Funding for Lgs,Pbaps & Sngs. Attachment Provides Restatement of Questions Followed by Response ML20210P4191999-08-0404 August 1999 Forwards Initial Exam Repts 50-352/99-302 & 50-353/99-302 on 990702-04 (Administration) & 990715-22 (Grading).Six of Limited SRO Applicants Passed All Portion of Exam NUREG-1092, Informs J Armstrong of Individual Exam Results for Applicants on Initial Exam Conducted on 990702 & 990712-14 at Facility.All Six Individuals Who Were Administered Exam, Passed Exam.Without Encls1999-08-0303 August 1999 Informs J Armstrong of Individual Exam Results for Applicants on Initial Exam Conducted on 990702 & 990712-14 at Facility.All Six Individuals Who Were Administered Exam, Passed Exam.Without Encls ML20210L2011999-07-28028 July 1999 Forwards Final Personal Qualification Statement (NRC Form 398) for Reactor Operator License Candidate LB Mchugh ML20211F2641999-07-27027 July 1999 Forwards Three Copies of Rev 12 to LGS Physical Security Plan, Rev 4 to LGS Training & Qualification Plan & Rev 2 to LGS Safeguards Contingency Plan. Without Encls 05000352/LER-1999-008, Forwards LER 99-008-00 Re 990623 Failure of Plant HPCI Sys to Start Due to Failure of HPCI Turbine,Hydraulic Actuator1999-07-23023 July 1999 Forwards LER 99-008-00 Re 990623 Failure of Plant HPCI Sys to Start Due to Failure of HPCI Turbine,Hydraulic Actuator 05000353/LER-1999-004, Forwards LER 99-004-00 Re 990701 Discovery of Pressure Setpoint Drift of Thirteen Mss SRV Due to Corrosion Induced Bonding within SRVs1999-07-23023 July 1999 Forwards LER 99-004-00 Re 990701 Discovery of Pressure Setpoint Drift of Thirteen Mss SRV Due to Corrosion Induced Bonding within SRVs ML20210E6211999-07-22022 July 1999 Submits Rev to non-limiting Licensing Basis LOCA Peak Clad Temps (Pcts) for Limerick Generating Station (Lgs),Units 1 & 2 & Pbaps,Units 2 & 3 ML20216D3081999-07-19019 July 1999 Requests Renewal of OLs for Listed Individuals,Iaw 10CFR55.57.NRC Forms 398 & 396,encl for Applicants.Without Encl ML20216D8041999-07-19019 July 1999 Submits Summary of Final PECO Nuclear Actions Taken to Resolve Scram Solenoid Pilot Valve Issues Identified in Info Notice 96-007 05000352/LER-1999-006, Forwards LER 99-006-00 Re 990614 Discovery That Grab Sample of Plant Offgas Sys Was Not Obtained within Time Limit Required by TS 3.3.7.12,Action 110 Due to Personnel Error1999-07-12012 July 1999 Forwards LER 99-006-00 Re 990614 Discovery That Grab Sample of Plant Offgas Sys Was Not Obtained within Time Limit Required by TS 3.3.7.12,Action 110 Due to Personnel Error ML20209F6341999-07-0909 July 1999 Submits Supplemental Response to GL 94-03, Intergranular Stress Corrosion Cracking of Core Shrouds in Bwrs, for Unit 2.Rev 0 to 1H61R & GE-NE-B13-02010-33NP Repts & Revised Pages to Summary Rept Previously Submitted,Encl ML20209G9121999-07-0909 July 1999 Informs That Ja Hutton Has Been Appointed Director,Licensing for PECO Nuclear,Effective 990715.Previous Correspondence Addressed to Gd Edwards Should Now Be Sent to Ja Hutton ML20209C9041999-07-0808 July 1999 Forwards Monthly Operating Repts for June 1999 for Limerick Generating Station,Units 1 & 2 & Revised Monthly Repts for May 1999 ML20210B4441999-07-0808 July 1999 Forwards Preliminary NRC Form 398 & NRC Form 396 for Reactor Operator for License Candidate LB Mchugh.Candidate Failed Category B Portion of Operating Exam Given at LGS During Week of 990315.Tentative re-exam Has Been Scheduled 990812 05000353/LER-1999-003, Forwards LER 99-003-00,re Bypass of RW Cleanup Leak Detection Sys Isolation Function on Three Separate Occasions.Bypass of Safety Function Was Caused by Inadequate Review & Approval of Change to Procedure1999-07-0707 July 1999 Forwards LER 99-003-00,re Bypass of RW Cleanup Leak Detection Sys Isolation Function on Three Separate Occasions.Bypass of Safety Function Was Caused by Inadequate Review & Approval of Change to Procedure ML20209D8821999-07-0707 July 1999 Submits Estimate of Number of Licensing Actions Expected to Be Submitted in Years 2000 & 2001,as Requested by Administrative Ltr 99-02.Renewal Applications for PBAPS, Units 2 & 3,will Be Submitted in Second Half of 2001 ML20209D2671999-07-0202 July 1999 Responds to NRC 990322 & 0420 RAI Re GL 96-05, Periodic Verification of Design-Basis Capability of Safety-Related Motor-Operated Valves ML20196J6301999-07-0101 July 1999 Requests Addl Info Re Status of Decommissioning Funding for Limerick Generating Station,Units 1 & 2,Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station,Units 1,2 & 3 & Salem Nuclear Generating Station,Units 1 & 2 05000352/LER-1999-004, Forwards LER 99-004-00,re Inoperability of Automatic Depressurization Sys Portion of Eccs.Condition Resulted from Incomplete Impact Review of Isolating Portion of ADS Nitrogen Backup Supply on Operability of ECCS Sys1999-07-0101 July 1999 Forwards LER 99-004-00,re Inoperability of Automatic Depressurization Sys Portion of Eccs.Condition Resulted from Incomplete Impact Review of Isolating Portion of ADS Nitrogen Backup Supply on Operability of ECCS Sys ML20209B7001999-06-30030 June 1999 Responds to GL 98-01,Suppl 1, Y2K Readiness of Computer Sys at Nuclear Power Plants ML20212J5401999-06-28028 June 1999 Discusses Completion of Licensing Action for NRC Bulletin 96-003, Potential Plugging of ECC Suction Strainers by Debris in Bwrs. Bulletin Closed for Unit 2 by NRC ML20207H8271999-06-24024 June 1999 Informs NRC That Util Has Completed Core Shroud Insps for LGS Unit 2.Proprietary Rept GE-NE-B13-02010-33P & non-proprietary Rev 0 to 1H61R,encl.Proprietary Rept Withheld,Per 10CFR2.790(a)(4) ML20196G7041999-06-24024 June 1999 Forwards Insp Repts 50-352/99-03 & 50-353/99-03 on 990413- 0524.No Violations Noted.Nrc Concluded That Licensee Staff Continued to Operate Both Units Safely ML20196A5641999-06-15015 June 1999 Provides Info Re Util Use of Four Previously Irradiated LGS, Unit 1,GE11 Assemblies in Unit 2 Cycle 6.Encl 990518 GE Ltr Provides Objective of Lead Use Assemblies Program & Outlines Kinds of Measurements That Will Be Made on Assemblies ML20195J6831999-06-11011 June 1999 Provides Proprietary Objectives for Lgs,Units 1 & 2,1999 Emergency Preparedness Exercise Scheduled to Be Conducted on 990914.Licensee Identifies Which Individuals Should Receive Copies of Info.Proprietary Info Withheld 1999-09-09
[Table view] Category:INCOMING CORRESPONDENCE
MONTHYEARML20217D5211999-09-30030 September 1999 Informs That Remediating 3D Monicore Sys at Pbaps,Units 2 & 3 & 3D Monicore/Plant Monitoring Sys at Lgs,Unit 2 Has Been Completed Ahead of Schedule ML20216J3981999-09-29029 September 1999 Submits Comments for Lgs,Unit 1 & Pbaps,Units 2 & 3 Rvid,Rev 2,based on Review as Requested in GL 92-01,rev 1,suppl 1, Reactor Vessel Structural Integrity ML20212H6401999-09-24024 September 1999 Forwards Revised Epips,Including Rev 11 to ERP-101 & Rev 18 to ERP-800.Copy of Computer Generated Rept Index Identifying Latest Revs of LGS Erps,Encl ML20212E7941999-09-22022 September 1999 Requests Authorization for Listed Licensed Operators to Temporarily Suspend Participation in Licensed Operator Requalification Program at LGS ML20212E8081999-09-22022 September 1999 Provides Notification That Listed Operators Have Been Permanently Reassigned to Duties That Do Not Require Maintaining Licensed Operator Status,Per 10CFR50.74 ML20212F5481999-09-20020 September 1999 Forwards Response to NRC Administrative Ltr 99-03, Preparation & Scheduling of Operator Licensing, for Pbaps,Units 2 & 3 & Lgs,Units 1 & 2 ML20212F8991999-09-17017 September 1999 Provides Written Confirmation That Thermo-Lag 330-1 Fire Barrier Corrective Actions at Lgs,Units 1 & 2 Have Been Completed 05000353/LER-1999-010, Forwards LER 99-010-00,re Manual Actuation of Esf.Main CR Ventilation Sys Was Placed in Chlorine Isolation Mode Due to Rept of Faint Odor of Chlorine in Unit 2 Reactor Encl1999-09-16016 September 1999 Forwards LER 99-010-00,re Manual Actuation of Esf.Main CR Ventilation Sys Was Placed in Chlorine Isolation Mode Due to Rept of Faint Odor of Chlorine in Unit 2 Reactor Encl ML20212A0091999-09-0909 September 1999 Provides Notification That Licenses SOP-11172 & SOP-11321, for SO Muntzenberger & Rh Wright,Respectively,Are No Longer Necessary as Result of Permanent Reassignment 05000352/LER-1999-009, Forwards LER 99-009-00,providing 30-day Written follow-up Rept Re Performance of Maint That Affected Safeguard Sys for Which Compensatory Measures Had Not Been Employed1999-09-0101 September 1999 Forwards LER 99-009-00,providing 30-day Written follow-up Rept Re Performance of Maint That Affected Safeguard Sys for Which Compensatory Measures Had Not Been Employed ML20211E9191999-08-24024 August 1999 Forwards fitness-for-duty Program Performance Data for Jan-June 1999 for PBAPS & LGS IAW 10CFR26.71(d).Data Includes Listed Info ML20211E9731999-08-23023 August 1999 Forwards LGS Unit 2 Summary Rept for 970228 to 990525 Periodic ISI Rept Number 5, Per TS SRs 4.0.5 & 10CFR50.55a(g) ML20211D6761999-08-20020 August 1999 Forwards non-proprietary Revised Emergency Response Procedures (Erps),Including Rev 29 to ERP-110, Emergency Notification & Rev 17 to ERP-800, Maint Team & Proprietary App ERP-110-1.App Withheld Per 10CFR2.790(a)(6) 05000353/LER-1999-005, Forwards LER 99-005-00,re Actuation of Primary Containment & Reactor Vessel Isolation Control Sys,Esf.Fuse Failed Due to Mechanical Failure of Cold Solder Joint1999-08-10010 August 1999 Forwards LER 99-005-00,re Actuation of Primary Containment & Reactor Vessel Isolation Control Sys,Esf.Fuse Failed Due to Mechanical Failure of Cold Solder Joint ML20210M7571999-08-0404 August 1999 Forwards Response to Requesting Addl Info Re Status of Decommissioning Funding for Lgs,Pbaps & Sngs. Attachment Provides Restatement of Questions Followed by Response ML20210L2011999-07-28028 July 1999 Forwards Final Personal Qualification Statement (NRC Form 398) for Reactor Operator License Candidate LB Mchugh ML20211F2641999-07-27027 July 1999 Forwards Three Copies of Rev 12 to LGS Physical Security Plan, Rev 4 to LGS Training & Qualification Plan & Rev 2 to LGS Safeguards Contingency Plan. Without Encls 05000352/LER-1999-008, Forwards LER 99-008-00 Re 990623 Failure of Plant HPCI Sys to Start Due to Failure of HPCI Turbine,Hydraulic Actuator1999-07-23023 July 1999 Forwards LER 99-008-00 Re 990623 Failure of Plant HPCI Sys to Start Due to Failure of HPCI Turbine,Hydraulic Actuator 05000353/LER-1999-004, Forwards LER 99-004-00 Re 990701 Discovery of Pressure Setpoint Drift of Thirteen Mss SRV Due to Corrosion Induced Bonding within SRVs1999-07-23023 July 1999 Forwards LER 99-004-00 Re 990701 Discovery of Pressure Setpoint Drift of Thirteen Mss SRV Due to Corrosion Induced Bonding within SRVs ML20210E6211999-07-22022 July 1999 Submits Rev to non-limiting Licensing Basis LOCA Peak Clad Temps (Pcts) for Limerick Generating Station (Lgs),Units 1 & 2 & Pbaps,Units 2 & 3 ML20216D3081999-07-19019 July 1999 Requests Renewal of OLs for Listed Individuals,Iaw 10CFR55.57.NRC Forms 398 & 396,encl for Applicants.Without Encl ML20216D8041999-07-19019 July 1999 Submits Summary of Final PECO Nuclear Actions Taken to Resolve Scram Solenoid Pilot Valve Issues Identified in Info Notice 96-007 05000352/LER-1999-006, Forwards LER 99-006-00 Re 990614 Discovery That Grab Sample of Plant Offgas Sys Was Not Obtained within Time Limit Required by TS 3.3.7.12,Action 110 Due to Personnel Error1999-07-12012 July 1999 Forwards LER 99-006-00 Re 990614 Discovery That Grab Sample of Plant Offgas Sys Was Not Obtained within Time Limit Required by TS 3.3.7.12,Action 110 Due to Personnel Error ML20209F6341999-07-0909 July 1999 Submits Supplemental Response to GL 94-03, Intergranular Stress Corrosion Cracking of Core Shrouds in Bwrs, for Unit 2.Rev 0 to 1H61R & GE-NE-B13-02010-33NP Repts & Revised Pages to Summary Rept Previously Submitted,Encl ML20209G9121999-07-0909 July 1999 Informs That Ja Hutton Has Been Appointed Director,Licensing for PECO Nuclear,Effective 990715.Previous Correspondence Addressed to Gd Edwards Should Now Be Sent to Ja Hutton ML20210B4441999-07-0808 July 1999 Forwards Preliminary NRC Form 398 & NRC Form 396 for Reactor Operator for License Candidate LB Mchugh.Candidate Failed Category B Portion of Operating Exam Given at LGS During Week of 990315.Tentative re-exam Has Been Scheduled 990812 ML20209C9041999-07-0808 July 1999 Forwards Monthly Operating Repts for June 1999 for Limerick Generating Station,Units 1 & 2 & Revised Monthly Repts for May 1999 05000353/LER-1999-003, Forwards LER 99-003-00,re Bypass of RW Cleanup Leak Detection Sys Isolation Function on Three Separate Occasions.Bypass of Safety Function Was Caused by Inadequate Review & Approval of Change to Procedure1999-07-0707 July 1999 Forwards LER 99-003-00,re Bypass of RW Cleanup Leak Detection Sys Isolation Function on Three Separate Occasions.Bypass of Safety Function Was Caused by Inadequate Review & Approval of Change to Procedure ML20209D8821999-07-0707 July 1999 Submits Estimate of Number of Licensing Actions Expected to Be Submitted in Years 2000 & 2001,as Requested by Administrative Ltr 99-02.Renewal Applications for PBAPS, Units 2 & 3,will Be Submitted in Second Half of 2001 ML20209D2671999-07-0202 July 1999 Responds to NRC 990322 & 0420 RAI Re GL 96-05, Periodic Verification of Design-Basis Capability of Safety-Related Motor-Operated Valves 05000352/LER-1999-004, Forwards LER 99-004-00,re Inoperability of Automatic Depressurization Sys Portion of Eccs.Condition Resulted from Incomplete Impact Review of Isolating Portion of ADS Nitrogen Backup Supply on Operability of ECCS Sys1999-07-0101 July 1999 Forwards LER 99-004-00,re Inoperability of Automatic Depressurization Sys Portion of Eccs.Condition Resulted from Incomplete Impact Review of Isolating Portion of ADS Nitrogen Backup Supply on Operability of ECCS Sys ML20209B7001999-06-30030 June 1999 Responds to GL 98-01,Suppl 1, Y2K Readiness of Computer Sys at Nuclear Power Plants ML20207H8271999-06-24024 June 1999 Informs NRC That Util Has Completed Core Shroud Insps for LGS Unit 2.Proprietary Rept GE-NE-B13-02010-33P & non-proprietary Rev 0 to 1H61R,encl.Proprietary Rept Withheld,Per 10CFR2.790(a)(4) ML20196A5641999-06-15015 June 1999 Provides Info Re Util Use of Four Previously Irradiated LGS, Unit 1,GE11 Assemblies in Unit 2 Cycle 6.Encl 990518 GE Ltr Provides Objective of Lead Use Assemblies Program & Outlines Kinds of Measurements That Will Be Made on Assemblies ML20195J6831999-06-11011 June 1999 Provides Proprietary Objectives for Lgs,Units 1 & 2,1999 Emergency Preparedness Exercise Scheduled to Be Conducted on 990914.Licensee Identifies Which Individuals Should Receive Copies of Info.Proprietary Info Withheld ML20195G4591999-06-10010 June 1999 Forwards MORs for May 1999 & Revised Repts for Apr 1999 for LGS Units 1 & 2 ML20195H0531999-06-0909 June 1999 Forwards Revised Bases Pages B3/4 10-2 & B3/4 2-4 for LGS Units 1 & 2,in Order to Clarify That Requirements for Reactor Enclosure Secondary Containment Apply to Extended Area Encompassing Both Reactor Enclosure & Refueling Area ML20195E7701999-06-0707 June 1999 Provides Notification of Change to NPDES Permit PA0052221, for Bradshaw Reservoir Facility Which Supports Operation of Lgs,Units 1 & 2,per EPP Section 3.2 ML20195C7631999-06-0101 June 1999 Notifies NRC That PECO Energy Has Completed Installation of New Large Capacity,Passive Strainers on RHR & Core Spray Sys Pump Suction Lines at Lgs,Unit 2,in Response to Ieb 96-003 ML20195D5381999-05-26026 May 1999 Forwards 1998 Occupational Exposure Tabulation Rept for LGS Units 1 & 2. Encl Is Diskette & Instructions.Rept Is Being re-submitted to Reset 12 Month Time Period.Without Disk ML20195B2821999-05-24024 May 1999 Requests That NRC Distribution Lists for LGS Be Updated. Marked-up Distribution List Showing Changes Is Attached ML20196L2891999-05-20020 May 1999 Provides Status Update of Thermo-Lag 330-1 Fire Barrier Corrective Actions,Iaw Commitments Made in ML20195B2951999-05-20020 May 1999 Forwards Rev 0 to LGS Unit 2 Reload 5,Cycle 6 COLR, IAW TS Section 6.9.1.12.Values Listed Have Been Determined Using NRC-approved Methodology & Are Established Such That All Applicable Limits of Plants Safety Analysis Are Met 05000352/LER-1999-003, Forwards LER 99-003-00,re Rps,Pcrvics Actuations.Ler Contains Special Rept Info for HPCI & Reactor Core Isolation Cooling Sys Injections Into Rv1999-05-19019 May 1999 Forwards LER 99-003-00,re Rps,Pcrvics Actuations.Ler Contains Special Rept Info for HPCI & Reactor Core Isolation Cooling Sys Injections Into Rv 05000353/LER-1999-002, Forwards LER 99-002-00,automatic Actuations of Primary Containment & Reactor Vessel Isolation Control Sys & Other Common Plant ESF Due to Loss of Power to a Rps/Ups Power Distribution Panel on 9904191999-05-18018 May 1999 Forwards LER 99-002-00,automatic Actuations of Primary Containment & Reactor Vessel Isolation Control Sys & Other Common Plant ESF Due to Loss of Power to a Rps/Ups Power Distribution Panel on 990419 ML20206E2001999-04-28028 April 1999 Forwards 1998 Annual Environ Operating Rept (Non- Radiological) for Limerick Generating Station,Units 1 & 2. Rept Submitted IAW Section 5.4.1 of App B of Fols,Epp (Non- Radiological) & Describes Implementation of EPP for 1998 ML20206D8801999-04-27027 April 1999 Forwards Rev 2 to LGS Unit 1 Reload 7,Cycle 8 COLR, IAW TS Section 6.9.1.12.COLR Provides cycle-specific Parameter Limits for Noted Info ML20206A5461999-04-21021 April 1999 Responds to Conference Call Between Util & NRC on 990420,re TS Change Request 98-07-2,revising TS Section 2.0 to Incorporate Revised MCPR Safety Limits.Attached Ltr Contains Info Requested ML20205T0441999-04-17017 April 1999 Forwards 1998 Annual Radiological Environ Operating Rept 15, IAW TS Section 6.9.1.7.REMP for 1998,confirmed That LGS Environ Effects from Radioactive Release Were Well Below LGS TSs & Other Applicable Regulatory Limits ML20205Q7581999-04-15015 April 1999 Forwards Response to RAI Re ISI Program First & Second 10-Yr Interval Relief Requests.Revs to Identified by Vertical Bar in Right Margin 1999-09-09
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On May 27, the Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment held a day-long field hearing in Newton, Pennsylvania to -
review emergency planning and evacuation procedures in -
the area of the Limerick nuclear power plant currently under construction by the Philadelphia Electric Company in Limerick Township, Montgomery. County, Pennsylvania.
The Subcommittee received testimo'ny from Mr. Harold Denton, [
head of the NRC's Office of Nuclear Reactor. Regulation. Mr.
Denton reiterated the basic thrust of the Commission's proposed rule on em.ergency planning, and stated in part: .:
Our current approach places significan'tly [
increased emphasis on emergency planning as a necessary additional measure required for the protection of public health and safety. . . Probably the most influential development is an explicit consideration of the total spectrum of. potential radiological accidents. Formerly the i planning process has been based only on a limited portion of the spectrum -- to accidents of severity up to and including the most serious design basis accident.
Now, the planning process has been expanded to include core melt accidents.
(emphasis added).
But under questioning by us at the same hearing the Philadelphia Electric Company demonstrated considerable antipathy to a number of the NRC's safety policies currently under consideration. According to vincent Boyer, Senior Vice President of the Company, Evacuation plans are just the window dressing and the final back-up plan. f
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- Mr. Boyer further contended that the Low Popuiation Zone _
P (LPZ)- for Limerick of 1.7 miles was "more than adequate" for the purposes of evacuation planning, even though the concept of the LPZ has been completely discredited by Congressional and independent studies, and has been replaced by the Emergency Planning Zone (EPZ) by the NRC. f
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For Limerick, the 10 mile EPZ contains almost a quarter of a million people. But Mr. Boyer said, "We don't think the 10 mile region is that populous." Mr. Boyer perhaps ;
best summed up the position of the Philadelphia Electric j Company by stating, " Emergencies thab will require evacuation will not occur."
We hope he is right. But it is this very attitude which has been abandoned by the NRC and we think it should be abandoned by the industry as well. The fact that Mr.
Boyer and his company still hold this view does nothing to reassure us or the almost 4 million people.living within 30 miles of the plant.
It is our belief that the. protection of the public health and safety depends to a great extent on the attitudes and commitment on the part of the managers of the nuclear power industry. The enormous complexity of nuclear technology and the demands of day-to-day plant operations cannot be assured by a mere regulatory code. Rather, as ;-
the President's Commission on the Accident at Three Mile Island concluded: .. [
We have stated that fundamental changes s
must occur in crganizations, procedures, and above all, in the attitudes of people.
'No amount of technical " fixes" will cure this underlying problem. . . As long as proposed improvements are carried out in a " business as usual" atmosphere, the fundamental changes necessitated by the accident at Three Mile Island cannot be realized.
The issue of licensee attitudes was also raised at a second hearing on May 29 of the House Government Operations Sub-committee on the Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources, on the NRC's new Performance Assessment Board (PAB) program.
Representative Kostmayer, who chaired the hearing, referred to the Boyer testimony,-and asked Mr. Victor Stello,
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certainly whets my appetite for wanting to know more about it. . . if we had that problem I would want very quickly -
to'have a chat with one of the senior officials of that ;
company. . . probably very quickly."
In view of the fact that the Philadelphia Electric Company is pl.anning to have Limerick Unit 1 on-line by 1985, we share the concerns expressed.by Mr. Stello. We "therefore request that the NRC seriously consider the !
attitudes expressed on May 27 by Philadelphia Electric !
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jthe construction of a nuclear power plant at Limerick is j (consistent with the public health and safety.
We look forward to your reply.
Sincerely, ,
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Peter H. Kostmayer (7 Edward J. ptkey Ns Mr. John F. Ahearne '
Chairman Nuclear Regulatory Commission l Washington, D.C. 20555 i
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