ML091400188

Upcoming Inspections of Perry Nuclear Plant Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation

ML091400188
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Site:	Perry, 07200069
Issue date:	05/13/2009
From:	Reynolds S Division of Nuclear Materials Safety III
To:	Bezilla M FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Co
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May 13, 2009

Mr. Mark Bezilla Site Vice President FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Perry Nuclear Power Plant P. O. Box 97, 10 Center Road, A-PY-A290 Perry, OH 44081-0097

SUBJECT:

UPCOMING INSPECTIONS OF PERRY NUCLEAR PLANT INDEPENDENT SPENT FUEL STORAGE INSTALLATION

Dear Mr. Bezilla:

The purpose of this letter is to encourage and highlight the importance of good coordination between our staffs during your Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI) activities. Experience from our inspections at other sites has highlighted communication and coordination challenges that have, on occasion, become an impact on both the licensee and the NRC. Our goal is to minimize, to the extent possible, the NRC's impact on your ISFSI critical path schedule, while ensuring that the NRC inspections are conducted in a timely and efficient manner. Our March 4, 2009, Annual Assessment Letter from Ms. Cynthia Pederson to you provided our ISFSI inspection plans in the coming months. The inspections, particularly during dry-run demonstrations, involve in-depth reviews of your staff's approved and accepted documentation and direct inspection of key activities during ISFSI operations. Furthermore, the NRC inspections involve coordinated efforts with staff from the NRC headquarters, other regional divisions, and the Division of Nuclear Materials Safety primary ISFSI inspectors.

Given the sometimes dynamic nature of ISFSI activity schedules and the need for the NRC to effectively schedule ISFSI inspection work-load at many sites in Region III, we would like to emphasize the importance of open, frequent communications between our respective staffs. We understand that schedule changes can and do occur due to unforeseen circumstances. The inspectors do accommodate scheduling changes, where possible. However, the sooner that we are made aware of scheduling delays and changes the more effectively we can perform our work and minimize impact to your schedule.

M. Bezilla I look forward to an effective working relationship between our staffs. If you have any questions or concerns regarding this matter please feel free to contact me at (630) 829-9800.

Sincerely, /RA/

Steven A. Reynolds, Director Division of Nuclear Materials Safety Docket Nos.72-069; 50-440 License No. DPR-58 cc: J. Hagan, President and Chief Nuclear Officer - FENOC J. Lash, Senior Vice President of Operations and Chief Operating Officer - FENOC D. Pace, Senior Vice President, Fleet Engineering - FENOC K. Fili, Vice President, Fleet Oversight - FENOC P. Harden, Vice President, Nuclear Support Director, Fleet Regulatory Affairs - FENOC Manager, Fleet Licensing - FENOC Manager, Site Regulatory Compliance - FENOC D. Jenkins, Attorney, FirstEnergy Corp. Public Utilities Commission of Ohio C. O'Claire, State Liaison Officer, Ohio Emergency Management Agency R. Owen, Ohio Department of Health

M. Bezilla I look forward to an effective working relationship between our staffs. If you have any questions or concerns regarding this matter please feel free to contact me at (630) 829-9800.

Sincerely, /RA/

Steven A. Reynolds, Director Division of Nuclear Materials Safety Docket Nos. 72-069: 50-440 License No. DPR-58 cc: J. Hagan, President and Chief Nuclear Officer - FENOC J. Lash, Senior Vice President of Operations and Chief Operating Officer - FENOC D. Pace, Senior Vice President, Fleet Engineering - FENOC K. Fili, Vice President, Fleet Oversight - FENOC P. Harden, Vice President, Nuclear Support Director, Fleet Regulatory Affairs - FENOC Manager, Fleet Licensing - FENOC Manager, Site Regulatory Compliance - FENOC D. Jenkins, Attorney, FirstEnergy Corp. Public Utilities Commission of Ohio C. O'Claire, State Liaison Officer, Ohio Emergency Management Agency R. Owen, Ohio Department of Health DISTRIBUTION:

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Letter to Mark Bezilla from Steven A. Reynolds dated May 13, 2009.

SUBJECT:

UPCOMING INSPECTIONS OF PERRY NUCLEAR PLANT INDEPENDENT SPENT FUEL STORAGE INSTALLATION

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