CY-97-129, Notifies NRC of Organizational Changes Which Affect Cyap. W/Organizational Chart,Biographical Profiles,Responsibility Matrix,Revised Distribution Lists & News Release

Notifies NRC of Organizational Changes Which Affect Cyap. W/Organizational Chart,Biographical Profiles,Responsibility Matrix,Revised Distribution Lists & News Release

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Site:	Haddam Neck File:Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Co icon.png
Issue date:	12/03/1997
From:	Mellor R CONNECTICUT YANKEE ATOMIC POWER CO.
To:	NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
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CONNECTICUT YANKEE ATOMIC POWER COMPANY HADDAM NECK PLANT 382 INJUN HOLLOW ROAD e EAST HAMPTON, CT 06424-3099 December 3,1997 Docket No. 50-213 CY-97-129 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Comrnission Attention: Document Control Desk Washington, D. C. 20555 Haddam Neck Plant Chances in The Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company Oraanization The purpose of this letter is to notify the Nuclear Regulatory Commission of or0anizational changes which affect the Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company (CYAPCO). In general, we are taking a stronger unitized approach to CYAPCO's organizational functions. This will result in a break from past practices of the top corporate officer positions sharing responsibilities for the Haddam Neck, Millstone and Seabrook operating units. The new organization, as deccribed below, will separate CYAPCO from the Northeast Utilities (NU) Nuclear Organization and provide a leadership team focused on the decommissioning of the Haddam Neck Plant (HNP).

The new organizat;on is shown in Attachment 1.

The position of Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President will be filled by l

l Don K. Davis. He is currently the Chairman and Chief Executive ONicer of the Yankee Atomic Electric Company (YAEC). The new position of Vice President and Chief Financial Officer will be filled by Thomas W. Bennet, Jr.

He is currently the Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer for the YAEC. Both individuals will become CYAPCO employees and will retain their current responsibilities at YAEC.

Russell A. Mellor will assume the new position of Vice President Operations and Decommissioning. He will retain his existing duties as the senior company official on site and assume the duties of Chief Nuclear Officer, formerly a position held by Mr. Ted C. Feigenbaum and the duties of Vice President - Nuclear Oversight, formerly a position held by Mr. David M. Goebel. The biographical profiles of each of the new

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company officers are provided in Attachment 2.

g Continuing to report to Mr. Mellor are Gary H.

Bouchard, Unit Director;

,lohn D. Haseltine, Engineering Director; Noah W. Fetherston, Decommissioning Project Manager; and Brian C.

Wood, Business Manager.

In addition, Joseph F. Bourassa, CY Oversight Manager, and Edward D. Fuller, Nuclear Safety Assessment Board (NSAB) Chairman will now report to Mr. Mellor.

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' On May 30,1997, CYAPCO filed a request for a license amendment to reflect the decommissioning organization. That request is with the NRC for review and is not affected by the changes discussed herein. In the interim, until the license amendment is issued, the roles and responsibilities as defined in the current technical specifications will be satisfied as indicated in Attachment 3.

l A review of the previously approved Connecticut Yankee Quality Assurance Program (CYQAP) concluded the organizational changes do not reduce the commitments in or the effectiveness of the CYQAP and continues to satisfy the criteria of 10CFR50, Appendix B. In addition, changes to the FSAR and programs incorporated by referenco

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into the FSAR will be reviewed and revised, as appropriate, to reflect the new organization.

A revised distribution list of NRC correspondence for the HNP is provided in

• . A copy of the News Release is provided in Attachment 5.

Please address all CYAPCO correspondence to:

Mr. R. A. Mellor i

Vice President - Operations and Decommissioning Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company 362 Injun Hollow Road j

East Hampton, CT. 06424-3099 If you should have any questions, on the information provided herein, please contact Mr. G. P. van Noordennen at (860) 267-3938.

Very truly yours, Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company h

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Vice President - Operations and Decommissioning Attachments cc:

H. J. Miller, Region l Administrator M. B. Fairtile, Senior Project Manager, Haddam Neck Plant W. J. Raymond, Senior Resident inspector, Haddam Neck Plant D. Galloway, Acting Director, CT DEP, Monivdng and ibdiation Division

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Attachment i Haddam Neck Plant Changes In The Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company Organization Organization Chart P

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U. S. Nuclear Regulclory Commission CY-97-129/ Attachment 2/Page 1 Don K. Davis Don Davis is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Yankee Atomic Electric Company. In this capacity, he is responsible for the decommissioning of the Yankee Nuclear Power Station.

Mr. Davis has over 29 years of experience in the electric power industry. He has been a l

manager in the federal government, an entrepreneur and CEO for a public company i

providing software and professlorial services, and a management consultant to electric utilities.

Mr. Davis graduated from North Carolina State University with a BS in Nuclear Engineering.

Thomas W. Bennet. Jr.

Thomas Bennet has a broad background in financial management based on more than 14 years experience in the areas of procurament, planning and forecasting, utility investment, treasury operations and rate / regulatory testimony and interface.

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Ar. Vice President, Treasurer, and Chief Financial Officer of Yankee Atomic Electric Company for the past two years, Mr. Bennet has been responsibb for and managed all Yankee financial and accounting matters. His duties also included testifying before various regulatory commissions at the state and federal level.

Before joining Yankee Atomic Electric Company, Mr. Bennot served for nine years as Manager of Financial Planning, Assistant Treasurer at the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corporation. In this capacity, Mr. Bennet was responsible for all capitalization (debt, equity, and leasing) procurement, financial planning and forecasting, decommissioning investment administration, risk management, FERC rate case testimony, treasury operations and investor relationr activities.

Mr. Bennet graduated from the University of Georgia, obtaining a BBA in 1982 and an MBA in 1983.

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U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission CY-97-129/ Attachment 2/Page 2 Russell A. Mellor Russell Melior has 25 years experience in the nuclear power Industry. _ His experience covers extensive management of decommissioning activities,-as well as extensive me')agement of engineering, licensing and technical staff in support of-an _ operating reactor.

As Director of Site Operations and Dooommissioning-at Connecticut Yankee since March 1997, he assures that the operational and decommissioning scope, budget and schedule requirements are met consistent with the safe storage of spent fuel and safe decommissioning of the site.

As Manager of Operations and Decommissioning of the Yankee Nuclear Power Station (YNPF) from December 1994, he was responsible for the coordination and supervision of all engineering, operations, licensing, budgeting, planning, site dismantling and spent fuel storage activities.

As the YNPS Project Manager for more than four years, he was responsible for the coordination and supervision of engineering, licensing, and administration of the Nuclear Services Division scope of activities for the Yankee plant.

As Technical Director at the YNPS for two and half years and Assistant for one year, he was responsible for all activities of the Reactor Engineering, Chemistry, Radiation Protection and Technical Services departments.

Mr. Mellor served as Chemistry Manager from September 1984 to January 1987. He has also served as the Yankee Atomic Environmental Laboratory Quality Assurance Micer and Radiation Dosimetry Officer.

Mr. Mellor graduated frum.the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth where he received a BS in Chemistry in 1969 and an MS in Chemistry in 1971. Mr. Mellor has developed and presented technical testimony regarding decomm!ssioning planning and costs for FERC rate cases as well as prepared and signed technical affidavits for litigation related to the Decommissioning Plan for YNPS.

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Haddam Neck Pl ant Changes in The Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company Organization Responsibility Matrix December 3,1997

U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission CY-97-129/ Attachment 3/Page 1 Haddam Neck Plant Responsibility Matrix Toch Sets.

Ft.netion Individual Currentiv Individual Assuming Section Responsible Resconsibility 6.1.1 Responsible for overall operation of the Haddam Neck Plant.

EVP and CNO VP Operations and Dwmmissioning Delegate in writing the succession while out of the office.

EVP and CNO VP - Operations and Denmmissioning 6.2.1.b Responsible for overall safe unit operation.

UnP Director Unit Director 8.2.1.c Corporate responsibility for overall plant safety.

EVP and CNO VP - Operations and Decoinmissioning 6.4 Responsible for implementing Director -

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6.5.1.1 Receives advice from PORC.

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6.5.1.2 Chairman of PORC.

Unit Director Unit Director 6.5.1.6.a Recommends itema to be reviewed by PORC.

Unit Director Unit Director 6.5.1.6.e Receives report on violations of TS from PORC.

EVP and CNO VP - Operations and Decommissioning 6.5.1.6.h Recommends special reviews by PORC.

Unit Director Unit Director 6.5.1.7.a PORC repor;s to and advises.

Unit Director Unit Director 6.5.1.7.b PORC determinadons rendered in writing.

Unit Director Unit director 6.5.1.7.c Receives notification of disagreement between PORC and Unit Director.

EVP and CNO VP Operations and Decommissioning Has ultimate authority when rilaagreements arise between PORC and Unit Director.

EVP and CNO VP - Operations and Decommissioning 6.5.2.1 ls advised by NSAB of results of the reviews.

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Eunction Individua! Currently Individual Assumina Section Responsible Rtlponsibility 6.5.2.2 Appoints members to the NSAB.

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6.6. '.tr Receives copy of PORC review of reportable events.

EVP and CNO VP - Operations and Decommissioning 6.7.1.b Notified within 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> of any safety limit reportable event.

EVP and CNO VP - Operations an1 Decommissioning 6.7.1.d Notified within 14 days of safety limit violation.

EVP and CNO VP - Operations and Decommissioning 6.8.2 Approves procedures which are reviewed by PORC.

Unit Director Unit Director 6.6.3.c Can approve temporary procedure changes.

Unit Director Unit Director 6.13.b Approves the REMODCM.

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' U. S. Nuo' oar Reguttory Commission CY-97-129/ Attachment 4/Page 1 Haddam Neck Plant Revised Distribution List For General Correspondence From The NRC Mr. D. K. Davis Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company 580 Main Street Bolton, MA 01740 Mr. T. W. Bennet l

Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company 580 Main Street Bolton, MA 01740 1

Mr. R. A. Melim Vice Presiden.- Operations and Decommisslor.!ng Connectic"'. (ankee Atomic Power Company 362 injun Hollow Road East Hampton, CT 06424-3099 Mr. D. M. Goebel Vice Prosident - Nuclear Oversight Northeast Utilities Service Company P. O. Box 270 Hartford, CT 06141-0270 Mr. D. B. Amerine Vice President - Nuclear Engineering and Support Northeast Utilities Service Company P. O. Box 128 Waterford, CT 06385 -

Mr. F. C. Rothen Vice President - Nuclear Work Services Northeast Utilities Service Company P. O. Box 128 Waterford, CT 06385 Ms. L. M. Cuoco Mr. G. P. van Noordennen Senior Nuclear Counsel Licensing Manager Northeast Utilities Service Company Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company P. O. Box 270 362 Injun Hollow Road Hartford, CT 06141-0270 East Hampton, CT 06424-3099 1

' U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission CY-97-129/ Attachment 4/Page 2 Haddam Neck Plant Revised Distribution List For Operator License Correspondence From The NRC Mr. D. K. Davis Cha:rman, President and Chief Executive Officer l

Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company 580 Main Street Bolton, MA 01740 4

Mr. T. W. Bennet Vice President and Chief Financial Oificer Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Comnany 580 Main Street Bolton, MA 01740 Mr. R. A. Mellor Vice President - Operations and Decommissioning Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company 362 Injun Hollow Road East Hampton, CT 06424-3099 Mr. D. M. Goebel Vice President - Nuclear Oversight Northeast Utilities Service Company F'. O. Box 270 Hartford, CT 06141-0270 Mr. D. B. Amerine Vice President - Nuclear Er.gineering and Support Northeast Utilities Service Company P. O. Box 128 Waterford, CT 06385 Mr. F. C. Rothen Mr. J. F. Smith Vice President - Nuclear Work Services Manager - Operator Training Northeast Utilities Service Company Northeast Nuclear Energy Company P. O. Box 128 P. O. Box 128 Waterford, CT 06385 Waterford, CT 06385 i

Mr. R. N. Johannes _

Mr. G. P. van Noordennen Director - Nuclear Training Licensing Manager Northeast Nuclear Energy Company Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company P. O. Box 128 362 Injun Hollow Road Waterford, CT 06385 East Hampton, CT 06424-3099

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Haddam Neck Plant Changes in The Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company Organization News Release December 3,1997

' U. S. Nucle:r Regul: tory Commission CY 97-129/ Attachment 5/Page 1 CONNECTICUT YANKEE ATOMIC POWER COMPANY HADDAM NECK PLANT 362 INJUN HOLLOW ROAD e EAST HAMPTON, CT 06424-3099 News Release CONTACT:

Deborah Beauchamp Office:

(860)267-3526 After Hours:

(800)286-5000 CONNECrlCUT YANKEE ANNOUNCES SENIOR MANAGEMENT RESTRUCTURING Board of Directors appoints new Chairman / President /CEO and new CFO as plant can'pletes first phase of decommissioning process. Mellor promoted to Vica President - Operations & Decommissioning HADDAM NECK, Connecticut, December 3,1997 - The Connecticut Yankee Board of Directors today named a new Chairman / President / Chief Executive Officer and a new Chief Financial Officer as part of a restructuring designed to prepare CY for the start of the physical decommissioning of the plant.

Named as new Chairman / President /CEO is Don K. Davis, also Chairman and CEO of Yankee Atomic Electric Company. The new CFO is Thomas W. Bennet, Jr. who is also Vice President, Treasurer and CFO of Yankee Atomic. While serving in their new senior management positions at CY, both Davis and Bennet will continue to hold their current positions and responsibilities in the decommissioning of Yankee Atomic's nuclear plant in Rowe, Massachusetts - a project that is approximately 80% complete.

The board also announced the promotion of current CY Director of Site Operations Russell Mellor to the position of Vice President, CY Operations & Decommissioning.

" Connecticut Yankee is completing a year of planning and s!te characterization," said Ted C. Feigenbaum the former CY Chief Nuclear Officer. "As the plant moves into the implementation phase, this is the right time for CY to have a senior management team in place with recent and successful decommissioning experience to lead a talented and dedicated group of CY employees and contractors through this phase of the decommissioning process," he continued.

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Connecticut Yankee is jointly < wned by eight New England utilities, with Northeast j

Utilities' subsidiaries holding s largest share - 49% Folgenbaum, an Executive Vice President with Northeast '

as, explained that following the transition to the new management team, NU w d continue to be an active participant on the CY Board of Directors.

1 CY's new CEO told employees: "Russ Mellor Tom Bennet, and I will provide a 1

dedicated management focus on the safe and efficient decommissioning of Connecticut l

Yankee. We have gained much experience with the decommissioning of the Yankee l_

Rowe plant, and we expect to apply the lessons we have learned to b' nefit CY-e j

decommissioning and all the members of our wwkforce," he continued.

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"During the next few months, we will be carefully studying CY's decommissioning needs j

as we move from planning to the implementation phase," Davis explained. "We expect i

that we will continue to augment the extremely knowledgeable CY staff with the experience and talents of others to form a first-class team to decommission CY safely j

and return the Connecticut River site to full, unrestricted use," Davis concluded.

i Connecticut Yankee, located in Haddam Neck, began operation.in 1968, producing i

electricity until 1996 when the plant's joint owner utilities voted ta shut the plant down -

for economic reasons.

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