ML091540329

Draft Ltr from D. Roberts of USNRC to C. Pardee of Exelon Generation Company, Regarding Oyster Creek Generating Station - NRC License Renewal Follow-up Inspection Report 05000219-2008007, Rev 12

ML091540329
Person / Time
Site:	Oyster Creek
Issue date:	05/06/2009
From:	Darrell Roberts Division of Reactor Safety I
To:	Pardee C Exelon Generation Co
References
FOIA/PA-2009-0070, IR-08-007
Download: ML091540329 (3)

See also: IR 05000219/2008007

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Mr. Charles G. Pardee Chief Nuclear Officer (CNO) and Senior Vice President Exelon Generation

Company, LLC 200 Exelon Way Kennett Square, PA 19348 SUBJECT: OYSTER CREEK GENERATING

STATION -NRC LICENSE RENEWAL FOLLOW-UP

INSPECTION

REPORT 05000219/2008007

Dear Mr. Pardee On December 23, 2008, the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission (NRC) completed

an inspection

at your Oyster Creek Generating

Station. The enclosed report documents

the inspection

results, which were discussed

on December 23, 2008, with Mr. T. Rausch, Site Vice President, Mr. M. Gallagher, Vice President

License Renewal, and other members of your staff.First, the inspection

examined activities

conducted

under your current license as they relate to safety and compliance

with the Commission's

rules and regulations.

This portion of the inspection

focused on the inservice

inspection

of the drywell containment.

Based on the results of the NRC's inspection, the NRC determined

there were no safety significant

conditions

affecting

current operations.

The inspectors

reviewed selected procedures

and records, observed activities, and interviewed

personnel.

xxx, Modes >> Revised Second, this inspection

was also conducted

using the guidance of Inspection

Procedure (IP)71003 "Post-Approval

Site Inspection

for License Renewal" as a prudent measure to observe Oyster Creek license renewal activities

during the last planned refueling

outage prior to entering the period of extended operation.

The license renewal application

had was the subject of a hearing and the ASLB decision is being appealed to asocciated

with it and the matter isbefore the Commission-G-appýea.

Because a renewed license has not been issued, the proposed, license conditions

and associated

regulatory

commitments, made as a part of the license renewal application, are not in effect. Accordingly, the enclosed report records-the

inspector's

observations

only... G /off

C. Pardee 2 In accordance

with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and its enclosure

will be available

electronically

for public inspection

in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available

Records (PARS) component

of NRC's document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible

from the NRC Web-site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-

rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic

Reading Room).We appreciate

your cooperation.

Please contact me at (610) 337-5128 if you have any questions

regarding

this letter.Sincerely, Darrell Roberts, Director Division of Reactor Safety Docket No. 50-219 License No. DPR-16 Enclosure:

Inspection

Report No. 05000219/2008007

w/Attachment:

Supplemental

Information

C. Crane, President

and Chief Operating

Officer, Exelon Corporation

M. Pacilio, Chief Operating

Officer, Exelon Nuclear T. Rausch, Site Vice President, Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating

Station P. Orphanos, Plant Manager, Oyster Creek Generating

Station J. Kandasamy, Regulatory

Assurance

Manager, Oyster Creek R. DeGregorio, Senior Vice President, Mid-Atlantic

Operations

K. Jury,Vice

President, Licensing

and Regulatory

Affairs P. Cowan, Director, Licensing B. Fewell, Associate

General Counsel, Exelon Correspondence

Control Desk, Exelon Mayor of Lacey Township P. Mulligan, Chief, NJ Dept of Environmental

Protection

R. Shadis, New England Coalition

Staff E. Gbur, Chairwoman

-Jersey Shore Nuclear Watch E. Zobian, Coordinator

-Jersey Shore Anti Nuclear Alliance P. Baldauf, Assistant

Director, NJ Radiation

Protection

Programs

Vp, GC Pardee 2 In accordance

with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and its enclosure

will be available

electronically

for public inspection

in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available

Records (PARS) component

of NRC's document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible

from the NRC Web-site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-

rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic

Reading Room).We appreciate

your cooperation.

Please contact me at (610) 337-5128 if you have any questions

regarding

this letter.Sincerely, Darrell Roberts, Director Division of Reactor Safety Docket No.License No.Enclosure:

50-219 DPR-16 Inspection

Report No. 05000219/2008007

w/Attachment:

Supplemental

Information

Distribution

w/encl: S. Collins, RA M. Dapas, DRA D. Lew, DRP J. Clifford, DRP R. Bellamy, DRP S. Barber, DRP C. Newport, DRP M. Ferdas, DRP, Senior Resident Inspector J. Kulp, DRP, Resident Inspector J. DeVries, DRP, Resident OA S. Williams, RI OEDO H. Chernoff, NRR R. Nelson, NRR G. Miller, PM, NRR J. Hughey, NRR, Backup ROPreportsResource@nrc.gov (All IRs)Region I Docket Room (with concurrences)

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