ML030500103
| ML030500103 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Beaver Valley |
| Issue date: | 02/19/2003 |
| From: | Colburn T NRC/NRR/DLPM/LPD1 |
| To: | Bezilla M FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Co |
| Colburn T, NRR/DLPM, 415-1402 | |
| References | |
| TAC MB6450, TAC MB6451 | |
| Download: ML030500103 (6) | |
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February 19, 2003 Mr. Mark B. Bezilla Vice President FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Beaver Valley Power Station Post Office Box 4 Shippingport, PA 15077
SUBJECT:
BEAVER VALLEY POWER STATION, UNIT NOS. 1 AND 2 - REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (RAI) - REQUEST FOR REMOVAL OF PERSONAL HOME ALERTING DEVICES (PHADs) FROM EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS (EP) PLAN (TAC NOS. MB6450 AND MB6451)
Dear Mr. Bezilla:
By letter dated September 27, 2002, FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company (FENOC) submitted a relief request to remove PHADs from the Beaver Valley Power Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 (BVPS-1 and 2), EP Plan. The PHADs are part of the Emergency Siren Warning System used within the 10-mile emergency planning zone in Beaver County, PA.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff has conducted an initial review of the FENOC submittal and has determined that additional information is required in order for the NRC staff to complete its review. Enclosed is the NRC staffs RAI. The questions in the enclosed RAI were discussed with Mr. Brian Sepelak of FENOC via telephone call on February 11, 2003.
Mr. Sepelak agreed to a 45-day FENOC response time from the date of your receipt of this RAI.
Please contact me as soon as possible if circumstances arise that require changes to this proposed schedule. If you have any questions, please contact me at 301-415-1402.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Timothy G. Colburn, Senior Project Manager, Section 1 Project Directorate I Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-334 and 50-412
Enclosure:
RAI cc w/encl: See next page
February 19, 2003 Mr. Mark B. Bezilla Vice President FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Beaver Valley Power Station Post Office Box 4 Shippingport, PA 15077
SUBJECT:
BEAVER VALLEY POWER STATION, UNIT NOS. 1 AND 2 - REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (RAI) - REQUEST FOR REMOVAL OF PERSONAL HOME ALERTING DEVICES (PHADS) FROM EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS (EP) PLAN (TAC NOS. MB6450 AND MB6451)
Dear Mr. Bezilla:
By letter dated September 27, 2002, FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company (FENOC) submitted a relief request to remove PHADs from the Beaver Valley Power Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 (BVPS-1 and 2), EP Plan. The PHADs are part of the Emergency Siren Warning System used within the 10-mile emergency planning zone in Beaver County, PA.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff has conducted an initial review of the FENOC submittal and has determined that additional information is required in order for the NRC staff to complete its review. Enclosed is the NRC staffs RAI. The questions in the enclosed RAI were discussed with Mr. Brian Sepelak of FENOC via telephone call on February 11, 2003.
Mr. Sepelak agreed to a 45-day FENOC response time from the date of your receipt of this RAI.
Please contact me as soon as possible if circumstances arise that require changes to this proposed schedule. If you have any questions, please contact me at 301-415-1402.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Timothy G. Colburn, Senior Project Manager, Section 1 Project Directorate I Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-334 and 50-412
Enclosure:
RAI cc w/encl: See next page DISTRIBUTION:
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REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (RAI)
BEAVER VALLEY POWER STATION, UNIT NOS. 1 AND 2 REQUEST TO REMOVE PERSONAL HOME ALTERNATING DEVICES (PHADs)
FROM THE EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PLAN DOCKET NOS. 50-334 AND 50-412 The following questions pertain to the assumptions listed on pages 3 and 4 of the report titled, Technical Review of the Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Station Proposed Modification of the Alert and Notification System, dated June 10, 2002, which is contained as part of Enclosure 3 of FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Companys September 27, 2002, application:
- 1. The report assumes that the tree immediately south of siren 146 has been cropped below the siren elevation or has been removed and that procedures are in place to prevent recurrence of tree interference. Discuss the remedy to the tree south of siren 146 and how reoccurrence shall be prevented?
- 2. Discuss the methods by which Siren Model 2001 testing was conducted.
- 3. Discuss the methods by which the annual 2002 testing was conducted and the results of the areas that were previously not tested. In particular, discuss the testing in areas south of sirens 77 and 220 and west of siren 57.
- 4. What test results were resubmitted to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and did FEMA provide concurrence with the testing results?
Enclosure
Beaver Valley Power Station, Units 1 and 2 Mary OReilly, Attorney FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company FirstEnergy Corporation 76 South Main Street Akron, OH 44308 FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Regulatory Affairs/Performance Improvement Larry R. Freeland, Manager Beaver Valley Power Station Post Office Box 4, BV-A Shippingport, PA 15077 Commissioner James R. Lewis West Virginia Division of Labor 749-B, Building No. 6 Capitol Complex Charleston, WV 25305 Director, Utilities Department Public Utilities Commission 180 East Broad Street Columbus, OH 43266-0573 Director, Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency 2605 Interstate Dr.
Harrisburg, PA 17110-9364 Ohio EPA-DERR ATTN: Zack A. Clayton Post Office Box 1049 Columbus, OH 43266-0149 Dr. Judith Johnsrud National Energy Committee Sierra Club 433 Orlando Avenue State College, PA 16803 J. H. Lash, Plant Manager (BV-IPAB)
FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Beaver Valley Power Station Post Office Box 4 Shippingport, PA 15077 Rich Janati, Chief Division of Nuclear Safety Bureau of Radiation Protection Deparment of Environmental Protection Rachel Carson State Office Building P.O. Box 8469 Harrisburg, PA 17105-8469 Mayor of the Borough of Shippingport P O Box 3 Shippingport, PA 15077 Regional Administrator, Region I U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406 Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Post Office Box 298 Shippingport, PA 15077 FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Beaver Valley Power Station ATTN: M. P. Pearson, Director Services and Projects (BV-IPAB)
Post Office Box 4 Shippingport, PA 15077 FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Beaver Valley Power Station Mr. B. F. Sepelak Post Office Box 4, BV-A Shippingport, PA 15077