ML073370024

Response to Confirmatory Action Letter Notification

ML073370024
Person / Time
Site:	Peach Bottom
Issue date:	11/30/2007
From:	Collins S NRC Region 1
To:	Grimes J Exelon Nuclear
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November 30, 2007 Mr. Joseph P. Grimes Site Vice President Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station 1848 Lay Road Delta, PA 17314

SUBJECT:

RESPONSE TO CONFIRMATORY ACTION LETTER NOTIFICATION

Reference:

Letter from Joseph P. Grimes (Exelon Nuclear) to Samuel J. Collins (U.S.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission) dated October 25, 2007 (ML073040516)

Dear Mr. Grimes:

In accordance with NRC Confirmatory Letter (CAL), No. 1-07-005 (ML0729202837), Exelon committed to conducting and documenting daily random observations of security at Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station (PBAPS) until November 18, 2007. In the referenced letter, Exelon notified the NRC that observations by corporate security management at Peach Bottom were not conducted on October 20, 2007 and that the issue had been entered into your corrective action process. The five (5) observations were completed by site security management, but none were completed by corporate management as stated in the CAL. Your corrective actions included establishing a point of contact to verify that subsequent daily observations were being performed, and making daily affirmations to the point of contact to ensure the observations were completed. We also acknowledge that no additional observations were missed prior to the conclusion of this commitment on November 18, 2007.

While the NRC has reviewed Exelons corrective actions in response to this specific aspect of the CAL and has found them to be acceptable, the NRCs reviews and actions regarding the inattentive security officers at Peach Bottom are ongoing. In addition, the NRC issued a reactor oversight process (ROP) deviation memorandum (ML073320344) on November 28, 2007, to provide increased oversight of the PBAPS and activities of the licensee, Exelon Generation Company, LLC. In accordance with the deviation memorandum, this issue will be the subject of future inspection.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Samuel J. Collins Regional Administrator Docket Nos. 50-277; 50-278 License Nos.: DPR-44, DPR-56

November 30, 2007 Mr. Joseph P. Grimes Site Vice President Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station 1848 Lay Road Delta, PA 17314

SUBJECT:

RESPONSE TO CONFIRMATORY ACTION LETTER NOTIFICATION

Reference:

Letter from Joseph P. Grimes (Exelon Nuclear) to Samuel J. Collins (U.S.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission) dated October 25, 2007 (ML073040516)

Dear Mr. Grimes:

In accordance with NRC Confirmatory Letter (CAL), No. 1-07-005 (ML0729202837), Exelon committed to conducting and documenting daily random observations of security at Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station (PBAPS) until November 18, 2007. In the referenced letter, Exelon notified the NRC that observations by corporate security management at Peach Bottom were not conducted on October 20, 2007 and that the issue had been entered into your corrective action process. The five (5) observations were completed by site security management, but none were completed by corporate management as stated in the CAL. Your corrective actions included establishing a point of contact to verify that subsequent daily observations were being performed, and making daily affirmations to the point of contact to ensure the observations were completed. We also acknowledge that no additional observations were missed prior to the conclusion of this commitment on November 18, 2007.

While the NRC has reviewed Exelons corrective actions in response to this specific aspect of the CAL and has found them to be acceptable, the NRCs reviews and actions regarding the inattentive security officers at Peach Bottom are ongoing. In addition, the NRC issued a reactor oversight process (ROP) deviation memorandum (ML073320344) on November 28, 2007, to provide increased oversight of the PBAPS and activities of the licensee, Exelon Generation Company, LLC. In accordance with the deviation memorandum, this issue will be the subject of future inspection.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Samuel J. Collins Regional Administrator Docket Nos: 50-277; 50-278 License Nos: DPR-44, DPR-56 SUNSI Review Complete: JMT (Reviewers Initials) ADAMS ACCESSION NO. ML073370024 DOCUMENT NAME: C:\FileNet\ML073370024.wpd After declaring this document An Official Agency Record it will be released to the Public.

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J. Grimes 2 cc w/encl:

Chief Operating Officer, Exelon Generation Company, LLC Site Vice President, Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station Plant Manager, Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station Regulatory Assurance Manager - Peach Bottom Manager, Financial Control & Co-Owner Affairs R. DeGregorio, Senior Vice President, Mid-Atlantic Senior Vice President - Operations Support Director, Licensing and Regulatory Affairs J. Bradley Fewell, Assistant General Counsel, Exelon Nuclear Manager Licensing, PBAPS Director, Training Correspondence Control Desk D. Allard, Bureau of Radiation Protection, Department of Environmental Protection R. McLean, Power Plant and Environmental Review Division (MD)

S. Pattison, Maryland Department of Environment A. Lauland, Maryland Department of Environment T. Snyder, Maryland Department of Environment Public Service Commission of Maryland, Engineering Division Board of Supervisors, Peach Bottom Township B. Ruth, Council Administrator of Harford County Council R. Ayers, Harford County Emergency Management E. Crist, Harford County Emergency Management L. Ploener, Harford County Emergency Management Chief R. K. Brooks, Cecil County Emergency Management Mr & Mrs Dennis Hiebert, Peach Bottom Alliance E. Epstein, TMI - Alert J. Johnsrud, National Energy Committee, Sierra Club Mr. & Mrs. Kip Adams R. Fletcher, Department of Environment, Radiological Health Program J. Powers, Director, PA Office of Homeland Security R. French, Dir, PA Emergency Management Agency D. Lockbaum, Union of Concerned Scientists

J. Grimes 3 Distribution w/encl: (via E-mail)

S. Collins, RA M. Dapas, DRA D. Lew, DRP J. Clifford, DRP P. Krohn, DRP R. Fuhrmeister, DRP F. Bower, DRP - Sr Resident Inspector M. Brown, DRP - Resident Inspector S. Schmidtt - Resident OA G. West, RI OEDO H. Chernoff, NRR J. Lubinski, NRR J. Hughey PM NRR P. Bamford, Backup NRR M. Gamberoni, DRS D. Roberts, DRS J. Trapp, DRS D. Johnson, DRS F. Peduzzi, NSIR