ML092720471

Response to Notice of Violation - NRC Investigation Report 1-2008-040 and NRC Inspection Report 05-277/2009009 and 05-278/2009009

ML092720471
Person / Time
Site:	Peach Bottom
Issue date:	09/29/2009
From:	Krohn P G Reactor Projects Region 1 Branch 4
To:	Pardee C G Exelon Nuclear
KROHN P G, RI/DRP/PB4/610-337-5120
References
1-2008-040, IR-09-009
Download: ML092720471 (1)

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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION I 475 ALLENDALE ROAD KING OF PRUSSIA, PA 19406-1415 September 29, 2009 EA-09-029

Mr. Charles G. Pardee Senior Vice President, Exelon Generation Company LLC President and Chief Nuclear Officer, Exelon Nuclear 4300 Winfield Rd.

Warrenville, IL 60555

SUBJECT:

PEACH BOTTOM RESPONSE TO NOTICE OF VIOLATION - NRC INVESTIGATION REPORT NO. 1-2008-040 AND NRC INSPECTION REPORTS NOS. 05000277/2009009 AND 05000278/2009009

Dear Mr. Pardee:

Thank you for your letter of August 8, 2009 (ML092220502), in response to our July 9, 2009, letter and Notice of Violation regarding the willful violation, by a licensed plant reactor operator, of a Technical Specification required operations procedure associated with watchstanding in the Main Control Room (ML09190002). We will review your reply and the implementation of your corrective actions during a future inspection to determine that full compliance has been achieved and will be maintained.

In accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of the 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).

Sincerely,

/RA by Andrew A. Rosebrook Acting for/

Paul G. Krohn, Chief Projects Branch 4 Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos.: 50-277, 50-278 License Nos.: DPR-44, DPR-56

C. Pardee 2 cc w/encl: C. Crane, President and Chief Operating Officer, Exelon Corporation M. Pacilio, Chief Operating Officer, Exelon Nuclear W. Maguire, Site Vice President, Peach Bottom J. Grimes, Senior Vice President, Mid-Atlantic R. Hovey, Senior Vice President, Nuclear Oversight G. Stathes, Plant Manager, Peach Bottom J. Armstrong, Regulatory Assurance Manager, Peach Bottom J. Bardurski, Manager, Financial Control & Co-Owner Affairs P. Navin, Director, Operations P. Cowan, Director, Licensing D. Helker, Licensing K. Jury, Vice President, Licensing and Regulatory Affairs J. Bradley Fewell, Associate General Counsel, Exelon T. Wasong, Director, Training Correspondence Control Desk D. Allard, Director, Bureau of Radiation Protection, PA Department of Environmental Protection S. Gray, Administrator, Maryland Power Plant Research Program S. Pattison, Secretary, SLO, Maryland Department of the Environment M. Griffen, Maryland Department of Environment Public Service Commission of Maryland, Engineering Division Board of Supervisors, Peach Bottom Township B. O'Connor, Council Administrator of Harford County Council Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Hiebert, Peach Bottom Alliance E. Epstein, TMI - Alert J. Johnsrud, National Energy Committee, Sierra Club Mr. & Mrs. Kip Adams R. Fletcher, Dir, MD Environmental Program Manager, Radiological Health Program Director, Nuclear Safety Project, Union of Concerned Scientists R. Ayers, Deputy Mgr, Harford County Div of Emergency Operations E. Crist, Harford County Div of Emergency Operations S. Ayers, Emergency Planner, Harford County Div of Emergency Operations R. Brooks, Cecil County Dept of Emergency Services EA-09-029 Mr. Charles G. Pardee Senior Vice President, Exelon Generation Company LLC President and Chief Nuclear Officer, Exelon Nuclear 4300 Winfield Rd. Warrenville, IL 60555

SUBJECT:

PEACH BOTTOM RESPONSE TO NOTICE OF VIOLATION - NRC INVESTIGATION REPORT NO. 1-2008-040 AND NRC INSPECTION REPORTS NOS. 05000277/2009009 AND 05000278/2009009

Dear Mr. Pardee:

Thank you for your letter of August 8, 2009 (ML092220502), in response to our July 9, 2009, letter and Notice of Violation regarding the willful violation, by a licensed plant reactor operator, of a Technical Specification required operations procedure associated with watchstanding in the Main Control Room (ML09190002). We will review your reply and the implementation of your corrective actions during a future inspection to determine that full compliance has been achieved and will be maintained.

In accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of the 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).

Sincerely, /RA by Andrew A. Rosebrook Acting for/ Paul G. Krohn, Chief Projects Branch 4 Division of Reactor Projects SUNSI Review Complete: JRB (Reviewer

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