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MONTHYEARML20217M6631999-10-19019 October 1999 Forwards Insp Rept 50-277/99-07 & 50-278/99-07 on 990920.No Violations Noted ML20217K9241999-10-14014 October 1999 Forwards Amend 234 to License DPR-56 & Se.Amend Consists of Changes to TS in Response to Application & Suppls ,1001 & 06,which Will Support PBAPS Mod P00507,which Will Install Digital Pr Neutron Mining Sys ML20217F7391999-10-14014 October 1999 Requests Addl Info Re Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station Units 2 & 3 Appendix R Exemption Requests ML20217F6841999-10-13013 October 1999 Forwards Senior Reactor Operator Initial Exam Repts 50-277/99-302(OL) & 50-278/99-302(OL) Conducted on 990913- 16.All Applicants Passed All Portions of Exam ML20217F3021999-10-12012 October 1999 Provides Written Confirmation That Thermo-Lag 330-1 Fire Barrier Corrective Actions at PBAPS Have Been Completed.Ltr Also Confirms Completion of Actions Required by Confirmatory Order Modifying Licenses, ML20217E7451999-10-0808 October 1999 Forwards Response to NRC 990820 RAI Concerning Proposed Alternatives Associated with Third ten-yr Interval ISI Program for Pbaps,Units 2 & 3 ML20217B7701999-10-0606 October 1999 Submits Corrected Info to NRC 980528 RAI Re Util Response to GL 96-06, Assurance of Equipment Operability & Containment Integrity During Design-Basis Accident Conditions ML20217B9151999-10-0606 October 1999 Provides Clarifying Info to Enable NRC to Complete Review of License Change Request ECR 98-01802,re Changes Necessary to Support Installation of Digital Pr Neutron Monitoring & Incorporate long-term T/H Stability Solution Hardware ML20217C4141999-10-0606 October 1999 Forwards Response to NRC 981109 RAI Re Resolution of USI A-46 for Pbaps.Proprietary Excerpts from GIP-2,Ref 25 Results of BWR Trial Plant Review Section 8 Also Encl. Proprietary Excerpts Withheld ML20217B3181999-10-0505 October 1999 Advises That Info Submitted in 990712 Application,Which Contained Attachment Entitled, Addl Info Re Cycle Spec SLMCPR for Peach Bottom 3 Cycle 13,dtd 990609, with Affidavit,Will Be Withheld from Public Disclosure ML20217B4051999-10-0505 October 1999 Forwards Amend 233 to License DPR-56 & Safety Evaluation. Amend Changes Minimum Critical Power Ratio Safety Limit & Approved Methodologies Referenced in Core Operating Limits Report 05000278/LER-1999-004, Forwards LER 99-004-00 Re Multiple Unplanned ESF Actuations During Planned Mod Activities in Main Cr,Per Requirements 10CFR50.73(a)(2)(iv)1999-10-0101 October 1999 Forwards LER 99-004-00 Re Multiple Unplanned ESF Actuations During Planned Mod Activities in Main Cr,Per Requirements 10CFR50.73(a)(2)(iv) ML20217B8891999-10-0101 October 1999 Forwards Response to RAI Re Request to Install Digital Power Range Neutron Monitoring Sys & Incorporate long-term,thermal-hydraulic Stability Solution Hardware. Revised TS Table 3.3.2.1-1 Encl ML20217D5211999-09-30030 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 ML20212J6851999-09-29029 September 1999 Informs of Completion of mid-cycle PPR of Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station on 990913.No Areas Identified in Which Licensee Performance Warranted Addl New Insps Beyond Core Insp Program.Historical Listing of Plant Issues Encl 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 ML20212J5751999-09-28028 September 1999 Informs of Individual Exam Results for Applicants on Initial Exam Conducted on 990913-16 at Licensee Facility.Without Encls ML20216J0191999-09-27027 September 1999 Forwards Request for Addl Info Re Util 990301 Request to Support Installation of Digital Power Range Neutron Monitoring Sys & Incorporation of long-term thermal- Hydraulic Stability Solution Hardware,For Plant ML20212H6171999-09-24024 September 1999 Forwards Rev 2 to COLR for Pbaps,Unit 2,Reload 12,Cycle 13, IAW TS Section 5.6.5.d.Rept Incorporates Revised Single Loop Operation MAPLHGR Flow Multiplier ML20216H6451999-09-24024 September 1999 Forwards Notice of Withdrawal of Util 990806 Application for Amends to Fols DPR-44 & DPR-56.Proposed Change Would Have Involved Temporary Change to Increase Limit for Average Water Temp of Normal Heat Sink ML20212H5431999-09-24024 September 1999 Informs of Decision to Inspect H-3 & H-4 Shroud Welds During Upcoming 3R12 Outage Scheduled to Begin Late Sept 1999 ML20216H6751999-09-24024 September 1999 Forwards Amends 229 & 232 to Licenses DPR-44 & DPR-56, Respectively & Ser.Amends Will Delete SR Associated Only with Refueling Platform Fuel Grapple Fully Retracted Position Interlock Input,Currently Required by SR 3.9.1.1 ML20216F8811999-09-23023 September 1999 Withdraws 990806 Exigent License Change Application.Tech Spec Change to Allow Continued Power Operation with Elevated Cooling Water Temps During Potentially Extreme Weather Conditions No Longer Needed Due to Favorable Weather ML20212E8661999-09-22022 September 1999 Discusses GL 98-01 Y2K Readiness of Computer Sys at NPPs & Supplement 1 & PECO Response for PBAPS Dtd 990630. Understands That at Least One Sys or Component Listed May Have Potential to Cause Transient During Y2K Transition 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 ML20212D1191999-09-17017 September 1999 Forwards SE Re Proposed Alternatives to ASME Section XI Requirements for Containment Inservice Insp Program at Plant,Units 2 & 3 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 ML20211P2961999-09-0707 September 1999 Provides Authorization to Administer NRC Approved Initial Written Exams to Listed Applicants on 990913 at Peach Bottom Npp,Delta,Pennsylvania ML20211K7031999-08-30030 August 1999 Forwards Response to NRC 990826 RAI Re License Change Application ECR 99-01255,revising TSs 2.1.1.2 & 5.6.5 ML20211E6941999-08-26026 August 1999 Forwards Request for Addl Info Re Min Critical Power Ratio. Response Should Be Submitted within 30 Days of Ltr Receipt ML20211Q4491999-08-25025 August 1999 Responds to Re Changes to PBAPS Physical Security Plan,Safeguards Contingency Plan & Guard Training & Qualification Plan Identified as Revs 13,11 & 9, Respectively.No NRC Approval Is Required,Per 10CFR50.54(p) 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 ML20211D5421999-08-23023 August 1999 Forwards Amends 228 & 231 to Licenses DPR-44 & DPR-56, Respectively & Se.Amends Revise TSs to Correct Typographical & Editorial Errors Introduced in TSs by Previous Amends ML20211A9721999-08-20020 August 1999 Forwards Request for Addl Info Re Third 10-year Interval Inservice (ISI) Insp Program Plan for Plant,Units 2 & 3 ML20210T5451999-08-12012 August 1999 Forwards Copy of Environ Assessment & Findings of No Significant Impact Re Licensee Request for Amends to Plant. Amends Consist of Changes to TS to Correct Typos & Editorial Errors Introduced in TS by Previous Amends ML20210P8321999-08-11011 August 1999 Responds to NRC 990715 Telcon Re Util 990217 Submittal of Proposed Alternatives to Requirements of 10CFR50.55a(g)(6)(ii)(B)(1) Re Containment Inservice Insp Program ML20210P8151999-08-11011 August 1999 Forwards Final Pages for Pbaps,Unit 2 & 3 OLs Re License Change Application ECR 99-01497,which Reflects Change in Corporate Structure at Pse&G ML20211B6521999-08-10010 August 1999 Informs That Dp Lewis,License SOP-11247,has Been Permanently Reassigned & No Longer Requires License,Per 10CFR50.74.Util Requests That Subject Individual Be Removed from List of License Holders ML20210P1561999-08-10010 August 1999 Submits Response to Requests for Addl Info Re GL 92-01,rev 1,Suppl 1, Rv Structural Integrity, for Pbap,Units 1 & 2. NRC Will Assume That Data Entered Into Rvid Are Acceptable for Plants,If Staff Does Not Receive Comments by 990901 ML20211B7881999-08-10010 August 1999 Transmits Summary of Two Meetings with Risk-Informed TS Task Force in Rockville,Md on 990514 & 0714 ML20210N7831999-08-0909 August 1999 Forwards Copy of Notice of Consideration of Issuance of Amends to Fols,Proposed NSHC Determination & Opportunity for Hearing, Re 990806 Request for License Amends.Amends Incorporate Note Into PBAPS TS to Permit One Time Exemption ML20210P0801999-08-0404 August 1999 Forwards Initial Exam Repts 50-277/99-301 & 50-278/99-301 on 990702-14 (Administration) & 990715-22 (Grading).Six of Limited SRO Applicants Passed All Portion of Exam 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 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 ML20210J0161999-07-30030 July 1999 Forwards Copy of Notice of Consideration of Approval of Transfer of FOL & Issuance of Conforming Amends Re 990723 Application ML20210H5341999-07-27027 July 1999 Forwards Insp Repts 50-277/99-05 & 50-278/99-05 on 990518- 0628.NRC Determined That Two Severity Level IV Violations of NRC Requirements Occurred & Being Treated as non-cited Violations Consistent with App C of Enforcement Policy ML20210F3731999-07-23023 July 1999 Submits Confirmation That,Iaw 10CFR50.80,PSE&G Is Requesting NRC Approval of Transfer of Ownership Interests in PBAPS, Units to New Affiliated Nuclear Generating Company,Pseg Nuclear LLC 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 ML20210E5811999-07-21021 July 1999 Forwards Final Tech Specs Pages for License Change Application.Proposed Change Will Revise Tech Specs to Delete Requirement for Refuel Platform Fuel Grapple Fully Retracted Position Interlock Currently Required by TS 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 1999-09-09
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MONTHYEARML20217F3021999-10-12012 October 1999 Provides Written Confirmation That Thermo-Lag 330-1 Fire Barrier Corrective Actions at PBAPS Have Been Completed.Ltr Also Confirms Completion of Actions Required by Confirmatory Order Modifying Licenses, ML20217E7451999-10-0808 October 1999 Forwards Response to NRC 990820 RAI Concerning Proposed Alternatives Associated with Third ten-yr Interval ISI Program for Pbaps,Units 2 & 3 ML20217C4141999-10-0606 October 1999 Forwards Response to NRC 981109 RAI Re Resolution of USI A-46 for Pbaps.Proprietary Excerpts from GIP-2,Ref 25 Results of BWR Trial Plant Review Section 8 Also Encl. Proprietary Excerpts Withheld ML20217B9151999-10-0606 October 1999 Provides Clarifying Info to Enable NRC to Complete Review of License Change Request ECR 98-01802,re Changes Necessary to Support Installation of Digital Pr Neutron Monitoring & Incorporate long-term T/H Stability Solution Hardware ML20217B7701999-10-0606 October 1999 Submits Corrected Info to NRC 980528 RAI Re Util Response to GL 96-06, Assurance of Equipment Operability & Containment Integrity During Design-Basis Accident Conditions ML20217B8891999-10-0101 October 1999 Forwards Response to RAI Re Request to Install Digital Power Range Neutron Monitoring Sys & Incorporate long-term,thermal-hydraulic Stability Solution Hardware. Revised TS Table 3.3.2.1-1 Encl 05000278/LER-1999-004, Forwards LER 99-004-00 Re Multiple Unplanned ESF Actuations During Planned Mod Activities in Main Cr,Per Requirements 10CFR50.73(a)(2)(iv)1999-10-0101 October 1999 Forwards LER 99-004-00 Re Multiple Unplanned ESF Actuations During Planned Mod Activities in Main Cr,Per Requirements 10CFR50.73(a)(2)(iv) ML20217D5211999-09-30030 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 ML20212H6171999-09-24024 September 1999 Forwards Rev 2 to COLR for Pbaps,Unit 2,Reload 12,Cycle 13, IAW TS Section 5.6.5.d.Rept Incorporates Revised Single Loop Operation MAPLHGR Flow Multiplier ML20212H5431999-09-24024 September 1999 Informs of Decision to Inspect H-3 & H-4 Shroud Welds During Upcoming 3R12 Outage Scheduled to Begin Late Sept 1999 ML20216F8811999-09-23023 September 1999 Withdraws 990806 Exigent License Change Application.Tech Spec Change to Allow Continued Power Operation with Elevated Cooling Water Temps During Potentially Extreme Weather Conditions No Longer Needed Due to Favorable Weather 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 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 ML20211K7031999-08-30030 August 1999 Forwards Response to NRC 990826 RAI Re License Change Application ECR 99-01255,revising TSs 2.1.1.2 & 5.6.5 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 ML20210P8321999-08-11011 August 1999 Responds to NRC 990715 Telcon Re Util 990217 Submittal of Proposed Alternatives to Requirements of 10CFR50.55a(g)(6)(ii)(B)(1) Re Containment Inservice Insp Program ML20210P8151999-08-11011 August 1999 Forwards Final Pages for Pbaps,Unit 2 & 3 OLs Re License Change Application ECR 99-01497,which Reflects Change in Corporate Structure at Pse&G ML20211B6521999-08-10010 August 1999 Informs That Dp Lewis,License SOP-11247,has Been Permanently Reassigned & No Longer Requires License,Per 10CFR50.74.Util Requests That Subject Individual Be Removed from List of License Holders 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 ML20210F3731999-07-23023 July 1999 Submits Confirmation That,Iaw 10CFR50.80,PSE&G Is Requesting NRC Approval of Transfer of Ownership Interests in PBAPS, Units to New Affiliated Nuclear Generating Company,Pseg Nuclear LLC 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 ML20210E5811999-07-21021 July 1999 Forwards Final Tech Specs Pages for License Change Application.Proposed Change Will Revise Tech Specs to Delete Requirement for Refuel Platform Fuel Grapple Fully Retracted Position Interlock Currently Required by TS 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 05000278/LER-1999-002, Forwards LER 99-002-01 to Correct Title Contained in Box (4) of LER Coversheet Form.Rev Does Not Change Reportability Requirements or Any Other Info Contained in Original Submittal of LER1999-07-12012 July 1999 Forwards LER 99-002-01 to Correct Title Contained in Box (4) of LER Coversheet Form.Rev Does Not Change Reportability Requirements or Any Other Info Contained in Original Submittal of LER 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 ML20209D9781999-07-0808 July 1999 Forwards Addl Info to Support EA of Proposed 990212 License Application ECR 98-01675,correcting Minor Administrative Errors in TS Figure Showing Site & Exclusion Areas Boundaries & Two TS SRs 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 ML20209E1131999-06-30030 June 1999 Forwards Proprietary NRC Form 398, Personal Qualification Statement-Licensee, for Renewal of RO Licenses for EP Angle,Md Lebrun,Jh Seitz & Zi Varga,Licenses OP-10646-1, OP-11081,OP-11082 & OP-11085,respectively.Encls Withheld ML20209B7001999-06-30030 June 1999 Responds to GL 98-01,Suppl 1, Y2K Readiness of Computer Sys at Nuclear Power Plants ML20209C1201999-06-30030 June 1999 Informs of Util Intent to Request Renewed License for PBAPS, Units 2 & 3,IAW 10CFR54.Licensee Anticipates That License Renewal Application Will Be Submitted in Second Half of 2001 05000277/LER-1999-004, Forwards LER 99-004-00 Re Unplanned ESF Actuations During Planned Electrical Bus Restoration Following Maint Activities1999-06-20020 June 1999 Forwards LER 99-004-00 Re Unplanned ESF Actuations During Planned Electrical Bus Restoration Following Maint Activities ML20196A5291999-06-14014 June 1999 Forwards Final Pbaps,Unit 3 TS Pages for License Change Request ECR 98-01802 Re Installation of Digital Power Range Neutron Monitoring (Prnm) Sys & Incorporation of long-term thermal-hydraulic Stability Solution Hardware ML20195E6051999-05-27027 May 1999 Requests Exemption from Requirements of 10CFR72.44(d)(3) Re Submittal Date for Annual Rept of Principal Radionuclides Released to Environ.Exemption from 10CFR72.72(d) Re Storage of Spent Fuel Records,Additionally Requested ML20195B8171999-05-25025 May 1999 Forwards Final TS Pages for License Change Application ECR 96-01511 Re Rev to Loss of Power Setpoints for 4 Kv Emergency Buses ML20195B6191999-05-19019 May 1999 Forwards PBAPS Units 2 & 3 Annual Radiological Environ Operating Rept 56 for 980101-1231, Per Section 6.9.2 of Ol. Trace Concentrations of Cs-137 Were Found in Sediment Consistent with Levels Observed in Previous Years ML20206P9171999-05-10010 May 1999 Updates Some of Transmitted Data Points Provided in Data Point Library ERDS for Pbaps,Units 2 & 3.Data Point Info Format Consistent with Guidance Specified in NUREG-1394 ML20206K6581999-05-0404 May 1999 Forwards PBAPS Bases Changes Through Unit 2 Bases Rev 25 & Units 3 Bases Rev 25.Bases Reflect Change Through Apr 1999, Thereby Satisfying Frequency Requirements of 10CFR50.71 ML20206D4651999-04-29029 April 1999 Forwards Rev 16 to UFSAR & Rev 11 to Fire Protection Program (Fpp), for Pbaps,Units 2 & 3.Page Replacement Instructions for Incorporating Rev 16 to UFSAR & Rev 11 to Fpp,Encl ML20207B8431999-04-23023 April 1999 Forwards Final Rept for 981117,plume Exposure Pathway Exercise of Offsite Radiological Emergency Response Plans site-specific for Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station.One Deficiency & 27 Areas Requiring C/A Identified ML20206C5461999-04-20020 April 1999 Forwards Radioactive Effluent Release Rept 41 for Jan-Dec 1998 for Pbaps,Units 1 & 2. Revs Made to ODCM & Station Process Control Program (PCP) During Rept Period,Encl 05000277/LER-1999-003, Forwards LER 99-003-00 Re 990318 Failure to Maintain Provisions of Fire Protection Program to Properly Address Effects of Flooding1999-04-16016 April 1999 Forwards LER 99-003-00 Re 990318 Failure to Maintain Provisions of Fire Protection Program to Properly Address Effects of Flooding ML20205K4541999-04-0808 April 1999 Forwards Revised Info Re 990330 NRC Nuclear Power Reactor Licensee Financial Qualifications & Decommissioning Funding Assurance Status Rept 05000278/LER-1999-001, Forwards LER 99-001-00 Re 990312 ESF Actuation of Rcics Due to High Steam Flow Signal During Sys Restoration.Rept Submitted Per 10CFR50.73(a)(2)(iv)1999-04-0808 April 1999 Forwards LER 99-001-00 Re 990312 ESF Actuation of Rcics Due to High Steam Flow Signal During Sys Restoration.Rept Submitted Per 10CFR50.73(a)(2)(iv) ML18106B1431999-03-31031 March 1999 Forwards Pse&G Rept on Financial Min Assurance for Period Ending 981231 for Hope Creek,Salem,Units 1 & 2 & Pbaps,Units 2 & 3,IAW 10CFR50.75 ML20205F8981999-03-31031 March 1999 Provides Info Re Status of Decommissioning Funding for LGS, Units 1 & 2,PBAPS,Units 1,2 & 3 & Sgs,Units 1 & 2,per Requirements of 10CFR50.75(f)(1) ML18106B1411999-03-30030 March 1999 Forwards Decommissioning Info on Behalf of Conectiv Nuclear Facility License Subsidiaries,Atlantic City Electric Co & Delmarva Power & Light Co,For Listed Nuclear Facilities ML20205J0831999-03-26026 March 1999 Requests Enforcement Discretion from Requirements of PBAPS, Units 2 & 3 Ts.Enforcement Discretion Pursued to Avoid Unneccessary Plant Transient Which Would Result from Compliance with TS ML20205B6421999-03-24024 March 1999 Submits 1998 Annual Decommission Rept for Pbaps,Unit 1. There Were No Reportable Events Involving Unit 1 for 1998 1999-09-09
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. 1ITw DesinCT. Ps=Nsnwma JOHN W. HOWARD WASMeNGTON OFFCE MARC T. PHILUPS GOVERNMENT OPERATeONS DeSTRCT OFFCES SC:7.NCE AND TECHNOLOGY house of Representatibes Masfjington, B.C. 20515 October 17, 1986 Mr. Carlton Kammerer Director, Congressional Affairs Nuclear Regulatory Commission 1717 H Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20555
Dear Mr. Kammerer:
The attached communication is sent for your consideration. Your investigation of.the statements contained therein would be help-ful. In addition, I would greatly appreciate any information necessary to make a satisfactory reply to my constituent, as well as the return of the enclosed correspondence.
Thank you for your cooperation in this regard. I will look forward to hearing from you at your earliest opportunity, dially, Robert S. Walker am U D P
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for more than two yg 4l> on the NRC. E A subcomittee of the House shared i mation on energy i icized t i finding D Energy Committee requested the ternatives, oppnsed further devi dant:mergency shutdowns,which Cenesings y NRC undertake an internalinves- opment of nuclear power a iring plant operations to a rapW m tigation to determine to what ex- helped persuade the ,Maryla halt are risky business because tent its " failure to correct knowti legislature to resist dum mg he/ place tremendous strains on ent weaknesses and de- radioactive water from ir
'pment and operators, Public ysignects" m responsible for the Susquehanna Rmr, neau tiaen hterature en laina.1he e # the Davis-Besse accident. ' The the former president. Stan Kolle UtC estimated in leefthat a fifth h subcommittee said, in eNect, that a b6 ologist who lived in Card, if all component malfunctions NRC wasnt paymg attendon Md.
accur anu such emwgency abut. But gradually the gro With the~finner pointing at the Iowns. NRC, the NRC 6egan pouq_the " burned out " Kollar said. Voh a1he NRC, in its latest Sys-
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or "inattendon to detail,' ' tom- believes that publiciz- employees at every pubbe me
" and ' oversight." . PEACH ing the dangers of the worst ing. " Eventually you get 0; ala plants and aEministering "a slap gunned,"Kollar said.
years Peach in last BOTT004 lottom, which sits in southern on the wrist"in the form of a fine .But thm m anothn reas (ork Q>unty, south of the Norman will take the heat off the NRC if nuclear afba ,a wi wha ir a eil or xc ing pow teatup rates and pressure limits; Map loceke Pooch.Benem, ny allowing these plants to contin- * *nand %wm boreceivmg N lara al west some modifications or Taize the NRC should radiatie doses at work, cc dupp r na sitI erdin o ts, such as Maninf be shutting down plants like vinced a number of PBA me.
I sprays inside the 8=nWatr to Peach Bottom. "In this regulato- bers to moveout of the area.
nosN' eve 2ifem'rabeestounremaanaNe-tion. In addition cool gases, backup power environment the only way Xollar himself " thought to keep cochng pumps somg a ts get shut down isif the utih-his year: .
voluntary shuts down or was the next ' cal candidate i e 1he NRC levied a $300.000 blackout and vents.
1he reactor that melted down blow up and shut ves a major ace' ." He took Ine againd PECo for control red -at Gernobyl was not i==ad in a down " Maize said.
emovat mistah*= made by four leave of absence from his test 1he only protection is in pub- ing job at Harford Commun icensed reactor operators during concrete acd steel marnament he Un$ 3 startup m March. building as is at Ameri licvigilance Maizesaid. -
Daniel ford, USC's former CollUe fala n but andhasmoved since to the Controt rod removal resultsin can commerical anta. wasAtspread Ger- executive director, puts it this hve in Norrisville.
r.tensification of the nuclear fis. sebyl, redsoacti *Everyone is concerned.
sion reaction and producuon of over a earea. , Soviet citizens have no eini most move, way: say in "t heir country's nuck v pro- stops there " said Kollar. T wat. Untimelv removal could to a gram. American citize:s, if plant is generally perceived as sllow the reaclion to get out of the NRC added Peach
'nand. I list of " problem niants" submit. enough of them exercise their good neignbor who7vides nor income to the area e Barold Denico, the NRC of. tad to the House toergy Commit- rights.can have the finalword? After PBA dishandad, fortr 5cial who presided over the TMI tee's subcommittee on energy a1he NRC has charged the accident, cr:Ucized Peach Bot. conservation and power in July, plant rators with complacen- members like John S. "K-Am's ytanagement before an au. citing "sporadae mnhapa." relat- cy. A the onal NRCsubcommit-its beenAdams of Airville %m caster-based j*oined==the Val;14 Sience.of l ancaster Rotarians in ed to " poor actices and ald- tee has in its oversight duties. Alliance (SVAWhile Carol Ni derelict tudes"at the ant.
fune, occusing PEco of being In the of Neil McDer- But the public also seems to share aan of Delta went to a few Yt preoccupied" with its new Lim. esman for PECo, the the penc-hant forlooking the other Enviornmental Alliance (YE track auclear plant to the detri. mott, a few areas we way. meetm' gs.
ment of the Peach Bottom plant. NRC*-
IJnkin Peach Bottom with need to improve upon and that's Before the TMI accident, a SVA, formed b
, he said the exactly what we're to do." citizens' , Save Solanco En- the TMI accident hady eitsent some to af FMI and vironmen successfully opposed *mitment to Peach Bottom ora biggest threat om nuclear He predicted a ' NRC PECo's to build another nally. "It is in our objective power is by poor manage. ment in . reports (from ment, not nuclear technology. about the planD and the public's reactor ce the Lancaster County watch Peach Bottom," si eThe RC ordered a special confidence should be raised,that side of the river in Fulton Town- Frances Skolnick SVA spok inspection team to undertake Philadelphia Electric is runmng a stup. George Boomsma and Tom woman. Yet with the batue os round4beclock monitert'ng of the quality operation at Peach Bot- Spackman, both of Peach Bottom, what to do with TMI radioact-plant in June because os its re. tom." wem active until the group won waste McDermott said while the its Dght and disbanded. way,"I water cant see just getting that tuu, we ever.
neated. violadons of NRC proce. NRC may seem critical of Peach noomsma, a former sales- have the time, energy or mone) ilures.. On the other side of the riv-e pather NRC ofDelal said Bottom management, the NRC's man who describes himsar as in Juiv that General Electric latest SALP rqort gave manafe- ** sidelined" by a 1982 struke, said YEA has also focused on D Mark.1 containment buildings, ment high marzs in matar*naw it wasn't easy to rally support in though the Peach Bottom p; ant r
like the two at Peach Bottom. and refueling the his small ru al communi . withm its borders. Spokeswom
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would failin nine out of10 serious utahty .was an==== on for "There was a great dealof apa Jean Fiz said YEA "could nes much of the period- then and that continues " he sai . - any interest down there,"
accidents. area surroundmg theplant.
director of Wayne Houston sne Bot'h~ng deputy 1he dihty will use that argument Eemema said be found
%ater tne NRC were more concerned abou w t le-
" People in Delta dos. 6 waat of Reacter Division was referring to intolower the bogbe. .000 finen they mistakenly thought were know, don't want to hear it."M a neu* study under way that re. PECo has made nochangesin more important issues, une mak- Nilsson said about the NRC's I vivedb' anfety debate going on """"'ement in response to NRC ing a hving. estalarmsconcerningPeach ;
since etman, who is reUred, re- tom.
Peseti Bottom, like Cherno. critietsm. McDermott said, and he denied Denton's charge that he had powerful motivation As a PBA member who cirt is a boihng-water reactor ed Peact Bot 40getinvolvedinthat f!ght.PECo lated petitions, Mrs. Nilsson "3 '
with d pressure-subression PEco byl.
tainmknt system. steam re. tom to boost con. , which would have taken his 30 acre a lot of flak," from ant peol she sa went on line in Febmary. " Opera- starsi. a- e and from towns leased during an accident is sup. tors at Peach Bottom have a tre . Spackman a id he has rea'd 5he had her b business posedto be condensedin a poolof mendas amount of experience about the recent fine and the think alaut. Then she receis ;
water to hmit the pressure inside the containment buddmg' and,really are doing a Arst-rate been strong criticism the NRC has threatsMrs.
cashing out to Peach Bottom of physicalharm.
Nilsson is no longer a i on lower job.
t He called an Enkage of minarement. It-doesn't surprise tive in any anti-nuclear group. * '
the ch Bottom yl "ri- him. And after J4 years of resi- got too scary for all or us. T i buil h'ghter and Peach Bottom and dency near the plant, it doesn't best thing to do is foren it.1 l cost e is smaller money to t $uild than the diculas."
McDermott said a nuclear in- even alarm him. le arent going Io chan con t buildings at TMI dustry group is working with the "We recognise the, dangers s. There's no sense losi wtuch'do not rely on pressuresup' NRC t, assure that their sugges- and so forth. It's something we re- Efe or upsettmg your far pressionto assist containment. -*==nt improm ally cant & anything about," , y, y"shedecidd 1)e NRC is currently consid. tions for j -. . _ . . . . . . . - . - . .
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