March 26, 2004

Ms. Veronica Laureigh, Municipal ClerkLacey Township818 West Lacey RoadForked River, NJ 08731

SUBJECT: OYSTER CREEK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - ANNUAL ASSESSMENT OF SAFETYPERFORMANCE

Dear Ms. Laureigh:

I would like to personally invite you and other members of your organization to attend a meetingbetween the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and AmerGen Energy Company in which theNRC staff will discuss with AmerGen our annual assessment of the safety performance of the OysterCreek Nuclear Power Station.

The NRC recently completed its annual assessment of the safety performance of Oyster CreekNuclear Power Plant in accordance with the NRC Reactor Oversight Process. Our assessment usedthe most recent performance indicator data and inspection findings from January 1, 2003 throughDecember 31, 2003. We described our assessment results in a letter to AmerGen on March 3, 2004. A copy of that letter is enclosed. The NRC’s meeting notice, meeting agenda, and assessment lettercan be found in the meeting package, which has been entered into ADAMS, the NRC records system(Accession Number ML040640839). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web Site at: http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.

The meeting will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 15, 2004, at the Lacey Township MunicipalBuilding, Forked River, New Jersey. At the meeting we will briefly discuss our Reactor OversightProcess and then discuss with AmerGen our assessment of their safety performance at Oyster Creekand their response to our assessment. The meeting is open to the public for observation. Followingthe presentation, the NRC staff will be available to answer questions from you and members of thepublic regarding the safety performance of Oyster Creek and the role of the NRC in ensuring safeplant operations.

You can also become familiar with our Reactor Oversight Process, the information we used in ourannual assessment, and the specific safety performance at Oyster Creek through the NRC Web Site. This information may be accessed at: http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS.index.html.

Your schedule permitting, I look forward to meeting you on April 15, 2004. In the interim, please donot hesitate to contact me at 610-337-5234 if I can be of further assistance to you.

Sincerely,

/RA/Peter W. Eselgroth, ChiefProjects Branch 7Division of Reactor Projects

Enclosure: As Stated

March 26, 2004

Ms. Doris ThornstromWomen’s Club of LaceyP.O. Box 777Forked River, NJ 08731

SUBJECT: OYSTER CREEK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - ANNUAL ASSESSMENT OF SAFETYPERFORMANCE

Dear Ms. Thornstrom:

I would like to personally invite you and other members of your organization to attend a meetingbetween the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and AmerGen Energy Company in which theNRC staff will discuss with AmerGen our annual assessment of the safety performance of the OysterCreek Nuclear Power Station.

The NRC recently completed its annual assessment of the safety performance of Oyster CreekNuclear Power Plant in accordance with the NRC Reactor Oversight Process. Our assessment usedthe most recent performance indicator data and inspection findings from January 1, 2003 throughDecember 31, 2003. We described our assessment results in a letter to AmerGen on March 3, 2004. A copy of that letter is enclosed. The NRC’s meeting notice, meeting agenda, and assessment lettercan be found in the meeting package, which has been entered into ADAMS, the NRC records system(Accession Number ML040640839). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web Site at: http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.

The meeting will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 15, 2004, at the Lacey Township MunicipalBuilding, Forked River, New Jersey. At the meeting we will briefly discuss our Reactor OversightProcess and then discuss with AmerGen our assessment of their safety performance at Oyster Creekand their response to our assessment. The meeting is open to the public for observation. Followingthe presentation, the NRC staff will be available to answer questions from you and members of thepublic regarding the safety performance of Oyster Creek and the role of the NRC in ensuring safeplant operations.

You can also become familiar with our Reactor Oversight Process, the information we used in ourannual assessment, and the specific safety performance at Oyster Creek through the NRC Web Site. This information may be accessed at: http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS.index.html.

Your schedule permitting, I look forward to meeting you on April 15, 2004. In the interim, please donot hesitate to contact me at 610-337-5234 if I can be of further assistance to you.

Sincerely,

/RA/Peter W. Eselgroth, ChiefProjects Branch 7Division of Reactor Projects

Enclosure: As Stated

March 26, 2004

Mr. Daniel Van PeltMayor, Ocean Township50 Railroad AvenueWaretown, NJ 08758

SUBJECT: OYSTER CREEK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - ANNUAL ASSESSMENT OF SAFETYPERFORMANCE

Dear Mayor Van Pelt:

I would like to personally invite you and other members of your organization to attend a meetingbetween the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and AmerGen Energy Company in which theNRC staff will discuss with AmerGen our annual assessment of the safety performance of the OysterCreek Nuclear Power Station.

The NRC recently completed its annual assessment of the safety performance of Oyster CreekNuclear Power Plant in accordance with the NRC Reactor Oversight Process. Our assessment usedthe most recent performance indicator data and inspection findings from January 1, 2003 throughDecember 31, 2003. We described our assessment results in a letter to AmerGen on March 3, 2004. A copy of that letter is enclosed. The NRC’s meeting notice, meeting agenda, and assessment lettercan be found in the meeting package, which has been entered into ADAMS, the NRC records system(Accession Number ML040640839). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web Site at: http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.

The meeting will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 15, 2004, at the Lacey Township MunicipalBuilding, Forked River, New Jersey. At the meeting we will briefly discuss our Reactor OversightProcess and then discuss with AmerGen our assessment of their safety performance at Oyster Creekand their response to our assessment. The meeting is open to the public for observation. Followingthe presentation, the NRC staff will be available to answer questions from you and members of thepublic regarding the safety performance of Oyster Creek and the role of the NRC in ensuring safeplant operations.

You can also become familiar with our Reactor Oversight Process, the information we used in ourannual assessment, and the specific safety performance at Oyster Creek through the NRC Web Site. This information may be accessed at: http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS.index.html.

Your schedule permitting, I look forward to meeting you on April 15, 2004. In the interim, please donot hesitate to contact me at 610-337-5234 if I can be of further assistance to you.

Sincerely,

/RA/Peter W. Eselgroth, ChiefProjects Branch 7Division of Reactor Projects

Enclosure: As Stated

March 26, 2004

Mr. John CrowleyP.O. Box 186Forked River, NJ 08731

SUBJECT: OYSTER CREEK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - ANNUAL ASSESSMENT OF SAFETYPERFORMANCE

Dear Mr. Crowley:

I would like to personally invite you and other members of your organization to attend a meetingbetween the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and AmerGen Energy Company in which theNRC staff will discuss with AmerGen our annual assessment of the safety performance of the OysterCreek Nuclear Power Station.

The NRC recently completed its annual assessment of the safety performance of Oyster CreekNuclear Power Plant in accordance with the NRC Reactor Oversight Process. Our assessment usedthe most recent performance indicator data and inspection findings from January 1, 2003 throughDecember 31, 2003. We described our assessment results in a letter to AmerGen on March 3, 2004. A copy of that letter is enclosed. The NRC’s meeting notice, meeting agenda, and assessment lettercan be found in the meeting package, which has been entered into ADAMS, the NRC records system(Accession Number ML040640839). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web Site at: http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.

The meeting will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 15, 2004, at the Lacey Township MunicipalBuilding, Forked River, New Jersey. At the meeting we will briefly discuss our Reactor OversightProcess and then discuss with AmerGen our assessment of their safety performance at Oyster Creekand their response to our assessment. The meeting is open to the public for observation. Followingthe presentation, the NRC staff will be available to answer questions from you and members of thepublic regarding the safety performance of Oyster Creek and the role of the NRC in ensuring safeplant operations.

You can also become familiar with our Reactor Oversight Process, the information we used in ourannual assessment, and the specific safety performance at Oyster Creek through the NRC Web Site. This information may be accessed at: http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS.index.html.

Your schedule permitting, I look forward to meeting you on April 15, 2004. In the interim, please donot hesitate to contact me at 610-337-5234 if I can be of further assistance to you.

Sincerely,

/RA/Peter W. Eselgroth, ChiefProjects Branch 7Division of Reactor Projects

Enclosure: As Stated

March 26, 2004

Mr. John NelsonOcean Nature and Conservation Society35 Sandbar DriveBayville, NJ 08721

SUBJECT: OYSTER CREEK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - ANNUAL ASSESSMENT OF SAFETYPERFORMANCE

Dear Mr. Nelson:

I would like to personally invite you and other members of your organization to attend a meetingbetween the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and AmerGen Energy Company in which theNRC staff will discuss with AmerGen our annual assessment of the safety performance of the OysterCreek Nuclear Power Station.

The NRC recently completed its annual assessment of the safety performance of Oyster CreekNuclear Power Plant in accordance with the NRC Reactor Oversight Process. Our assessment usedthe most recent performance indicator data and inspection findings from January 1, 2003 throughDecember 31, 2003. We described our assessment results in a letter to AmerGen on March 3, 2004. A copy of that letter is enclosed. The NRC’s meeting notice, meeting agenda, and assessment lettercan be found in the meeting package, which has been entered into ADAMS, the NRC records system(Accession Number ML040640839). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web Site at: http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.

The meeting will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 15, 2004, at the Lacey Township MunicipalBuilding, Forked River, New Jersey. At the meeting we will briefly discuss our Reactor OversightProcess and then discuss with AmerGen our assessment of their safety performance at Oyster Creekand their response to our assessment. The meeting is open to the public for observation. Followingthe presentation, the NRC staff will be available to answer questions from you and members of thepublic regarding the safety performance of Oyster Creek and the role of the NRC in ensuring safeplant operations.

You can also become familiar with our Reactor Oversight Process, the information we used in ourannual assessment, and the specific safety performance at Oyster Creek through the NRC Web Site. This information may be accessed at: http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS.index.html.

Your schedule permitting, I look forward to meeting you on April 15, 2004. In the interim, please donot hesitate to contact me at 610-337-5234 if I can be of further assistance to you.

Sincerely,

/RA/Peter W. Eselgroth, ChiefProjects Branch 7Division of Reactor Projects

Enclosure: As Stated

March 26, 2004

Mr. George BroomeTownship of LaceyEconomic Development Commission818 West Lacey RoadForked River, NJ 08731

SUBJECT: OYSTER CREEK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - ANNUAL ASSESSMENT OF SAFETYPERFORMANCE

Dear Mr. Broome:

I would like to personally invite you and other members of your organization to attend a meetingbetween the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and AmerGen Energy Company in which theNRC staff will discuss with AmerGen our annual assessment of the safety performance of the OysterCreek Nuclear Power Station.

The NRC recently completed its annual assessment of the safety performance of Oyster CreekNuclear Power Plant in accordance with the NRC Reactor Oversight Process. Our assessment usedthe most recent performance indicator data and inspection findings from January 1, 2003 throughDecember 31, 2003. We described our assessment results in a letter to AmerGen on March 3, 2004. A copy of that letter is enclosed. The NRC’s meeting notice, meeting agenda, and assessment lettercan be found in the meeting package, which has been entered into ADAMS, the NRC records system(Accession Number ML040640839). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web Site at: http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.

The meeting will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 15, 2004, at the Lacey Township MunicipalBuilding, Forked River, New Jersey. At the meeting we will briefly discuss our Reactor OversightProcess and then discuss with AmerGen our assessment of their safety performance at Oyster Creekand their response to our assessment. The meeting is open to the public for observation. Followingthe presentation, the NRC staff will be available to answer questions from you and members of thepublic regarding the safety performance of Oyster Creek and the role of the NRC in ensuring safeplant operations.

You can also become familiar with our Reactor Oversight Process, the information we used in ourannual assessment, and the specific safety performance at Oyster Creek through the NRC Web Site. This information may be accessed at: http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS.index.html.

Your schedule permitting, I look forward to meeting you on April 15, 2004. In the interim, please donot hesitate to contact me at 610-337-5234 if I can be of further assistance to you.

Sincerely,

/RA/Peter W. Eselgroth, ChiefProjects Branch 7Division of Reactor Projects

Enclosure: As Stated

March 26, 2004

Ms. Phyllis PicardLeague of Women Voters - Ocean CountyP.O. Box 437Pine Beach, NJ 08741

SUBJECT: OYSTER CREEK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - ANNUAL ASSESSMENT OF SAFETYPERFORMANCE

Dear Ms. Picard:

I would like to personally invite you and other members of your organization to attend a meetingbetween the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and AmerGen Energy Company in which theNRC staff will discuss with AmerGen our annual assessment of the safety performance of the OysterCreek Nuclear Power Station.

The NRC recently completed its annual assessment of the safety performance of Oyster CreekNuclear Power Plant in accordance with the NRC Reactor Oversight Process. Our assessment usedthe most recent performance indicator data and inspection findings from January 1, 2003 throughDecember 31, 2003. We described our assessment results in a letter to AmerGen on March 3, 2004. A copy of that letter is enclosed. The NRC’s meeting notice, meeting agenda, and assessment lettercan be found in the meeting package, which has been entered into ADAMS, the NRC records system(Accession Number ML040640839). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web Site at: http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.

The meeting will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 15, 2004, at the Lacey Township MunicipalBuilding, Forked River, New Jersey. At the meeting we will briefly discuss our Reactor OversightProcess and then discuss with AmerGen our assessment of their safety performance at Oyster Creekand their response to our assessment. The meeting is open to the public for observation. Followingthe presentation, the NRC staff will be available to answer questions from you and members of thepublic regarding the safety performance of Oyster Creek and the role of the NRC in ensuring safeplant operations.

You can also become familiar with our Reactor Oversight Process, the information we used in ourannual assessment, and the specific safety performance at Oyster Creek through the NRC Web Site. This information may be accessed at: http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS.index.html.

Your schedule permitting, I look forward to meeting you on April 15, 2004. In the interim, please donot hesitate to contact me at 610-337-5234 if I can be of further assistance to you.

Sincerely,

/RA/Peter W. Eselgroth, ChiefProjects Branch 7Division of Reactor Projects

Enclosure: As Stated

March 26, 2004

Mr. Jerry RennerNJ State PoliceOffice of Emergency Mgmt.P.O. Box 7068, River RoadWest Trenton, NJ 08628-0068

SUBJECT: OYSTER CREEK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - ANNUAL ASSESSMENT OF SAFETYPERFORMANCE

Dear Mr. Renner:

I would like to personally invite you and other members of your organization to attend a meetingbetween the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and AmerGen Energy Company in which theNRC staff will discuss with AmerGen our annual assessment of the safety performance of the OysterCreek Nuclear Power Station.

The NRC recently completed its annual assessment of the safety performance of Oyster CreekNuclear Power Plant in accordance with the NRC Reactor Oversight Process. Our assessment usedthe most recent performance indicator data and inspection findings from January 1, 2003 throughDecember 31, 2003. We described our assessment results in a letter to AmerGen on March 3, 2004. A copy of that letter is enclosed. The NRC’s meeting notice, meeting agenda, and assessment lettercan be found in the meeting package, which has been entered into ADAMS, the NRC records system(Accession Number ML040640839). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web Site at: http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.

The meeting will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 15, 2004, at the Lacey Township MunicipalBuilding, Forked River, New Jersey. At the meeting we will briefly discuss our Reactor OversightProcess and then discuss with AmerGen our assessment of their safety performance at Oyster Creekand their response to our assessment. The meeting is open to the public for observation. Followingthe presentation, the NRC staff will be available to answer questions from you and members of thepublic regarding the safety performance of Oyster Creek and the role of the NRC in ensuring safeplant operations.

You can also become familiar with our Reactor Oversight Process, the information we used in ourannual assessment, and the specific safety performance at Oyster Creek through the NRC Web Site. This information may be accessed at: http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS.index.html.

Your schedule permitting, I look forward to meeting you on April 15, 2004. In the interim, please donot hesitate to contact me at 610-337-5234 if I can be of further assistance to you.

Sincerely,

/RA/Peter W. Eselgroth, ChiefProjects Branch 7Division of Reactor Projects

Enclosure: As Stated

March 26, 2004

Mr. Richard Starodub, CTF ChairmanLacey Township Schools200 Western Blvd., Box 216Lanoka Harbor, NJ 08734

SUBJECT: OYSTER CREEK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - ANNUAL ASSESSMENT OF SAFETYPERFORMANCE

Dear Mr. Starodub:

I would like to personally invite you and other members of your organization to attend a meetingbetween the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and AmerGen Energy Company in which theNRC staff will discuss with AmerGen our annual assessment of the safety performance of the OysterCreek Nuclear Power Station.

The NRC recently completed its annual assessment of the safety performance of Oyster CreekNuclear Power Plant in accordance with the NRC Reactor Oversight Process. Our assessment usedthe most recent performance indicator data and inspection findings from January 1, 2003 throughDecember 31, 2003. We described our assessment results in a letter to AmerGen on March 3, 2004. A copy of that letter is enclosed. The NRC’s meeting notice, meeting agenda, and assessment lettercan be found in the meeting package, which has been entered into ADAMS, the NRC records system(Accession Number ML040640839). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web Site at: http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.

The meeting will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 15, 2004, at the Lacey Township MunicipalBuilding, Forked River, New Jersey. At the meeting we will briefly discuss our Reactor OversightProcess and then discuss with AmerGen our assessment of their safety performance at Oyster Creekand their response to our assessment. The meeting is open to the public for observation. Followingthe presentation, the NRC staff will be available to answer questions from you and members of thepublic regarding the safety performance of Oyster Creek and the role of the NRC in ensuring safeplant operations.

You can also become familiar with our Reactor Oversight Process, the information we used in ourannual assessment, and the specific safety performance at Oyster Creek through the NRC Web Site. This information may be accessed at: http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS.index.html.

Your schedule permitting, I look forward to meeting you on April 15, 2004. In the interim, please donot hesitate to contact me at 610-337-5234 if I can be of further assistance to you.

Sincerely,

/RA/Peter W. Eselgroth, ChiefProjects Branch 7Division of Reactor Projects

Enclosure: As Stated

March 26, 2004

Mr. Gerry LittleDistrict 9620 Lacey RoadForked River, NJ 08731

SUBJECT: OYSTER CREEK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - ANNUAL ASSESSMENT OF SAFETYPERFORMANCE

Dear Mr. Little:

I would like to personally invite you and other members of your organization to attend a meetingbetween the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and AmerGen Energy Company in which theNRC staff will discuss with AmerGen our annual assessment of the safety performance of the OysterCreek Nuclear Power Station.

The NRC recently completed its annual assessment of the safety performance of Oyster CreekNuclear Power Plant in accordance with the NRC Reactor Oversight Process. Our assessment usedthe most recent performance indicator data and inspection findings from January 1, 2003 throughDecember 31, 2003. We described our assessment results in a letter to AmerGen on March 3, 2004. A copy of that letter is enclosed. The NRC’s meeting notice, meeting agenda, and assessment lettercan be found in the meeting package, which has been entered into ADAMS, the NRC records system(Accession Number ML040640839). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web Site at: http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.

The meeting will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 15, 2004, at the Lacey Township MunicipalBuilding, Forked River, New Jersey. At the meeting we will briefly discuss our Reactor OversightProcess and then discuss with AmerGen our assessment of their safety performance at Oyster Creekand their response to our assessment. The meeting is open to the public for observation. Followingthe presentation, the NRC staff will be available to answer questions from you and members of thepublic regarding the safety performance of Oyster Creek and the role of the NRC in ensuring safeplant operations.

You can also become familiar with our Reactor Oversight Process, the information we used in ourannual assessment, and the specific safety performance at Oyster Creek through the NRC Web Site. This information may be accessed at: http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS.index.html.

Your schedule permitting, I look forward to meeting you on April 15, 2004. In the interim, please donot hesitate to contact me at 610-337-5234 if I can be of further assistance to you.

Sincerely,

/RA/Peter W. Eselgroth, ChiefProjects Branch 7Division of Reactor Projects

Enclosure: As Stated

March 26, 2004

Ms. Janet LarsonOcean County Nature & Conservation Society21 Winding River DriveToms River, NJ 08755

SUBJECT: OYSTER CREEK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - ANNUAL ASSESSMENT OF SAFETYPERFORMANCE

Dear Ms. Larson:

I would like to personally invite you and other members of your organization to attend a meetingbetween the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and AmerGen Energy Company in which theNRC staff will discuss with AmerGen our annual assessment of the safety performance of the OysterCreek Nuclear Power Station.

The NRC recently completed its annual assessment of the safety performance of Oyster CreekNuclear Power Plant in accordance with the NRC Reactor Oversight Process. Our assessment usedthe most recent performance indicator data and inspection findings from January 1, 2003 throughDecember 31, 2003. We described our assessment results in a letter to AmerGen on March 3, 2004. A copy of that letter is enclosed. The NRC’s meeting notice, meeting agenda, and assessment lettercan be found in the meeting package, which has been entered into ADAMS, the NRC records system(Accession Number ML040640839). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web Site at: http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.

The meeting will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 15, 2004, at the Lacey Township MunicipalBuilding, Forked River, New Jersey. At the meeting we will briefly discuss our Reactor OversightProcess and then discuss with AmerGen our assessment of their safety performance at Oyster Creekand their response to our assessment. The meeting is open to the public for observation. Followingthe presentation, the NRC staff will be available to answer questions from you and members of thepublic regarding the safety performance of Oyster Creek and the role of the NRC in ensuring safeplant operations.

You can also become familiar with our Reactor Oversight Process, the information we used in ourannual assessment, and the specific safety performance at Oyster Creek through the NRC Web Site. This information may be accessed at: http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS.index.html.

Your schedule permitting, I look forward to meeting you on April 15, 2004. In the interim, please donot hesitate to contact me at 610-337-5234 if I can be of further assistance to you.

Sincerely,

/RA/Peter W. Eselgroth, ChiefProjects Branch 7Division of Reactor Projects

Enclosure: As Stated

March 26, 2004

Mr. Alan W. Avery, Jr.Ocean County Planning BoardP.O. Box 2191Toms River, NJ 08754-2191

SUBJECT: OYSTER CREEK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - ANNUAL ASSESSMENT OF SAFETYPERFORMANCE

Dear Mr. Avery:

I would like to personally invite you and other members of your organization to attend a meetingbetween the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and AmerGen Energy Company in which theNRC staff will discuss with AmerGen our annual assessment of the safety performance of the OysterCreek Nuclear Power Station.

The NRC recently completed its annual assessment of the safety performance of Oyster CreekNuclear Power Plant in accordance with the NRC Reactor Oversight Process. Our assessment usedthe most recent performance indicator data and inspection findings from January 1, 2003 throughDecember 31, 2003. We described our assessment results in a letter to AmerGen on March 3, 2004. A copy of that letter is enclosed. The NRC’s meeting notice, meeting agenda, and assessment lettercan be found in the meeting package, which has been entered into ADAMS, the NRC records system(Accession Number ML040640839). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web Site at: http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.

The meeting will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 15, 2004, at the Lacey Township MunicipalBuilding, Forked River, New Jersey. At the meeting we will briefly discuss our Reactor OversightProcess and then discuss with AmerGen our assessment of their safety performance at Oyster Creekand their response to our assessment. The meeting is open to the public for observation. Followingthe presentation, the NRC staff will be available to answer questions from you and members of thepublic regarding the safety performance of Oyster Creek and the role of the NRC in ensuring safeplant operations.

You can also become familiar with our Reactor Oversight Process, the information we used in ourannual assessment, and the specific safety performance at Oyster Creek through the NRC Web Site. This information may be accessed at: http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS.index.html.

Your schedule permitting, I look forward to meeting you on April 15, 2004. In the interim, please donot hesitate to contact me at 610-337-5234 if I can be of further assistance to you.

Sincerely,

/RA/Peter W. Eselgroth, ChiefProjects Branch 7Division of Reactor Projects

Enclosure: As Stated

March 26, 2004

Ms. J. RichardsRep. H. James Saxton7 Hadley AvenueToms River, NJ 08753

SUBJECT: OYSTER CREEK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - ANNUAL ASSESSMENT OF SAFETYPERFORMANCE

Dear Ms. Richards:

I would like to personally invite you and other members of your organization to attend a meetingbetween the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and AmerGen Energy Company in which theNRC staff will discuss with AmerGen our annual assessment of the safety performance of the OysterCreek Nuclear Power Station.

The NRC recently completed its annual assessment of the safety performance of Oyster CreekNuclear Power Plant in accordance with the NRC Reactor Oversight Process. Our assessment usedthe most recent performance indicator data and inspection findings from January 1, 2003 throughDecember 31, 2003. We described our assessment results in a letter to AmerGen on March 3, 2004. A copy of that letter is enclosed. The NRC’s meeting notice, meeting agenda, and assessment lettercan be found in the meeting package, which has been entered into ADAMS, the NRC records system(Accession Number ML040640839). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web Site at: http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.

The meeting will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 15, 2004, at the Lacey Township MunicipalBuilding, Forked River, New Jersey. At the meeting we will briefly discuss our Reactor OversightProcess and then discuss with AmerGen our assessment of their safety performance at Oyster Creekand their response to our assessment. The meeting is open to the public for observation. Followingthe presentation, the NRC staff will be available to answer questions from you and members of thepublic regarding the safety performance of Oyster Creek and the role of the NRC in ensuring safeplant operations.

You can also become familiar with our Reactor Oversight Process, the information we used in ourannual assessment, and the specific safety performance at Oyster Creek through the NRC Web Site. This information may be accessed at: http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS.index.html.

Your schedule permitting, I look forward to meeting you on April 15, 2004. In the interim, please donot hesitate to contact me at 610-337-5234 if I can be of further assistance to you.

Sincerely,

/RA/Peter W. Eselgroth, ChiefProjects Branch 7Division of Reactor Projects

Enclosure: As Stated

March 26, 2004

Carl W. Block, MayorTownship of Stafford260 E. Bay AvenueManahawkin, NJ 08050

SUBJECT: OYSTER CREEK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - ANNUAL ASSESSMENT OF SAFETYPERFORMANCE

Dear Mayor Block:

I would like to personally invite you and other members of your organization to attend a meetingbetween the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and AmerGen Energy Company in which theNRC staff will discuss with AmerGen our annual assessment of the safety performance of the OysterCreek Nuclear Power Station.

The NRC recently completed its annual assessment of the safety performance of Oyster CreekNuclear Power Plant in accordance with the NRC Reactor Oversight Process. Our assessment usedthe most recent performance indicator data and inspection findings from January 1, 2003 throughDecember 31, 2003. We described our assessment results in a letter to AmerGen on March 3, 2004. A copy of that letter is enclosed. The NRC’s meeting notice, meeting agenda, and assessment lettercan be found in the meeting package, which has been entered into ADAMS, the NRC records system(Accession Number ML040640839). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web Site at: http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.

The meeting will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 15, 2004, at the Lacey Township MunicipalBuilding, Forked River, New Jersey. At the meeting we will briefly discuss our Reactor OversightProcess and then discuss with AmerGen our assessment of their safety performance at Oyster Creekand their response to our assessment. The meeting is open to the public for observation. Followingthe presentation, the NRC staff will be available to answer questions from you and members of thepublic regarding the safety performance of Oyster Creek and the role of the NRC in ensuring safeplant operations.

You can also become familiar with our Reactor Oversight Process, the information we used in ourannual assessment, and the specific safety performance at Oyster Creek through the NRC Web Site. This information may be accessed at: http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS.index.html.

Your schedule permitting, I look forward to meeting you on April 15, 2004. In the interim, please donot hesitate to contact me at 610-337-5234 if I can be of further assistance to you.

Sincerely,

/RA/Peter W. Eselgroth, ChiefProjects Branch 7Division of Reactor Projects

Enclosure: As Stated

March 26, 2004

John C. Parker, CommitteemanTownship of Lacey818 West Lacey RoadForked River, NJ 08731

SUBJECT: OYSTER CREEK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - ANNUAL ASSESSMENT OF SAFETYPERFORMANCE

Dear Committeeman Parker:

I would like to personally invite you and other members of your organization to attend a meetingbetween the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and AmerGen Energy Company in which theNRC staff will discuss with AmerGen our annual assessment of the safety performance of the OysterCreek Nuclear Power Station.

The NRC recently completed its annual assessment of the safety performance of Oyster CreekNuclear Power Plant in accordance with the NRC Reactor Oversight Process. Our assessment usedthe most recent performance indicator data and inspection findings from January 1, 2003 throughDecember 31, 2003. We described our assessment results in a letter to AmerGen on March 3, 2004. A copy of that letter is enclosed. The NRC’s meeting notice, meeting agenda, and assessment lettercan be found in the meeting package, which has been entered into ADAMS, the NRC records system(Accession Number ML040640839). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web Site at: http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.

The meeting will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 15, 2004, at the Lacey Township MunicipalBuilding, Forked River, New Jersey. At the meeting we will briefly discuss our Reactor OversightProcess and then discuss with AmerGen our assessment of their safety performance at Oyster Creekand their response to our assessment. The meeting is open to the public for observation. Followingthe presentation, the NRC staff will be available to answer questions from you and members of thepublic regarding the safety performance of Oyster Creek and the role of the NRC in ensuring safeplant operations.

You can also become familiar with our Reactor Oversight Process, the information we used in ourannual assessment, and the specific safety performance at Oyster Creek through the NRC Web Site. This information may be accessed at: http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS.index.html.

Your schedule permitting, I look forward to meeting you on April 15, 2004. In the interim, please donot hesitate to contact me at 610-337-5234 if I can be of further assistance to you.

Sincerely,

/RA/Peter W. Eselgroth, ChiefProjects Branch 7Division of Reactor Projects

Enclosure: As Stated

March 26, 2004

Virginia R. Novrit, MayorTownship of Barnegat900 West Bay AvenueBarnegat, NJ 08005

SUBJECT: OYSTER CREEK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - ANNUAL ASSESSMENT OF SAFETYPERFORMANCE

Dear Mayor Novrit:

I would like to personally invite you and other members of your organization to attend a meetingbetween the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and AmerGen Energy Company in which theNRC staff will discuss with AmerGen our annual assessment of the safety performance of the OysterCreek Nuclear Power Station.

The NRC recently completed its annual assessment of the safety performance of Oyster CreekNuclear Power Plant in accordance with the NRC Reactor Oversight Process. Our assessment usedthe most recent performance indicator data and inspection findings from January 1, 2003 throughDecember 31, 2003. We described our assessment results in a letter to AmerGen on March 3, 2004. A copy of that letter is enclosed. The NRC’s meeting notice, meeting agenda, and assessment lettercan be found in the meeting package, which has been entered into ADAMS, the NRC records system(Accession Number ML040640839). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web Site at: http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.

The meeting will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 15, 2004, at the Lacey Township MunicipalBuilding, Forked River, New Jersey. At the meeting we will briefly discuss our Reactor OversightProcess and then discuss with AmerGen our assessment of their safety performance at Oyster Creekand their response to our assessment. The meeting is open to the public for observation. Followingthe presentation, the NRC staff will be available to answer questions from you and members of thepublic regarding the safety performance of Oyster Creek and the role of the NRC in ensuring safeplant operations.

You can also become familiar with our Reactor Oversight Process, the information we used in ourannual assessment, and the specific safety performance at Oyster Creek through the NRC Web Site. This information may be accessed at: http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS.index.html.

Your schedule permitting, I look forward to meeting you on April 15, 2004. In the interim, please donot hesitate to contact me at 610-337-5234 if I can be of further assistance to you.

Sincerely,

/RA/Peter W. Eselgroth, ChiefProjects Branch 7Division of Reactor Projects

Enclosure: As Stated

March 26, 2004

Joseph J. Varano, MayorTownship of BerkeleyP.O. Box "B", Pinewald-Keswick RdBayville, NJ 08721

SUBJECT: OYSTER CREEK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - ANNUAL ASSESSMENT OF SAFETYPERFORMANCE

Dear Mayor Varano:

I would like to personally invite you and other members of your organization to attend a meetingbetween the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and AmerGen Energy Company in which theNRC staff will discuss with AmerGen our annual assessment of the safety performance of the OysterCreek Nuclear Power Station.

The NRC recently completed its annual assessment of the safety performance of Oyster CreekNuclear Power Plant in accordance with the NRC Reactor Oversight Process. Our assessment usedthe most recent performance indicator data and inspection findings from January 1, 2003 throughDecember 31, 2003. We described our assessment results in a letter to AmerGen on March 3, 2004. A copy of that letter is enclosed. The NRC’s meeting notice, meeting agenda, and assessment lettercan be found in the meeting package, which has been entered into ADAMS, the NRC records system(Accession Number ML040640839). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web Site at: http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.

The meeting will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 15, 2004, at the Lacey Township MunicipalBuilding, Forked River, New Jersey. At the meeting we will briefly discuss our Reactor OversightProcess and then discuss with AmerGen our assessment of their safety performance at Oyster Creekand their response to our assessment. The meeting is open to the public for observation. Followingthe presentation, the NRC staff will be available to answer questions from you and members of thepublic regarding the safety performance of Oyster Creek and the role of the NRC in ensuring safeplant operations.

You can also become familiar with our Reactor Oversight Process, the information we used in ourannual assessment, and the specific safety performance at Oyster Creek through the NRC Web Site. This information may be accessed at: http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS.index.html.

Your schedule permitting, I look forward to meeting you on April 15, 2004. In the interim, please donot hesitate to contact me at 610-337-5234 if I can be of further assistance to you.

Sincerely,

/RA/Peter W. Eselgroth, ChiefProjects Branch 7Division of Reactor Projects

Enclosure: As Stated

March 26, 2004

Mayor of Island Heights, David M. SiddonsBorough of Island HeightsP.O. Box AH, East End & Van Sant Aves.Island Heights, NJ 08732

SUBJECT: OYSTER CREEK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - ANNUAL ASSESSMENT OF SAFETYPERFORMANCE

Dear Mayor Siddons:

I would like to personally invite you and other members of your organization to attend a meetingbetween the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and AmerGen Energy Company in which theNRC staff will discuss with AmerGen our annual assessment of the safety performance of the OysterCreek Nuclear Power Station.

The NRC recently completed its annual assessment of the safety performance of Oyster CreekNuclear Power Plant in accordance with the NRC Reactor Oversight Process. Our assessment usedthe most recent performance indicator data and inspection findings from January 1, 2003 throughDecember 31, 2003. We described our assessment results in a letter to AmerGen on March 3, 2004. A copy of that letter is enclosed. The NRC’s meeting notice, meeting agenda, and assessment lettercan be found in the meeting package, which has been entered into ADAMS, the NRC records system(Accession Number ML040640839). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web Site at: http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.

The meeting will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 15, 2004, at the Lacey Township MunicipalBuilding, Forked River, New Jersey. At the meeting we will briefly discuss our Reactor OversightProcess and then discuss with AmerGen our assessment of their safety performance at Oyster Creekand their response to our assessment. The meeting is open to the public for observation. Followingthe presentation, the NRC staff will be available to answer questions from you and members of thepublic regarding the safety performance of Oyster Creek and the role of the NRC in ensuring safeplant operations.

You can also become familiar with our Reactor Oversight Process, the information we used in ourannual assessment, and the specific safety performance at Oyster Creek through the NRC Web Site. This information may be accessed at: http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS.index.html.

Your schedule permitting, I look forward to meeting you on April 15, 2004. In the interim, please donot hesitate to contact me at 610-337-5234 if I can be of further assistance to you.

Sincerely,

/RA/Peter W. Eselgroth, ChiefProjects Branch 7Division of Reactor Projects

Enclosure: As Stated

March 26, 2004

Mayor of Pine Beach, Russell K. CorbyBorough of Pine BeachP.O. Box 425, 599 Pennsylvania AvePine Beach, NJ 08741

SUBJECT: OYSTER CREEK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - ANNUAL ASSESSMENT OF SAFETYPERFORMANCE

Dear Mayor Corby:

I would like to personally invite you and other members of your organization to attend a meetingbetween the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and AmerGen Energy Company in which theNRC staff will discuss with AmerGen our annual assessment of the safety performance of the OysterCreek Nuclear Power Station.

The NRC recently completed its annual assessment of the safety performance of Oyster CreekNuclear Power Plant in accordance with the NRC Reactor Oversight Process. Our assessment usedthe most recent performance indicator data and inspection findings from January 1, 2003 throughDecember 31, 2003. We described our assessment results in a letter to AmerGen on March 3, 2004. A copy of that letter is enclosed. The NRC’s meeting notice, meeting agenda, and assessment lettercan be found in the meeting package, which has been entered into ADAMS, the NRC records system(Accession Number ML040640839). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web Site at: http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.

The meeting will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 15, 2004, at the Lacey Township MunicipalBuilding, Forked River, New Jersey. At the meeting we will briefly discuss our Reactor OversightProcess and then discuss with AmerGen our assessment of their safety performance at Oyster Creekand their response to our assessment. The meeting is open to the public for observation. Followingthe presentation, the NRC staff will be available to answer questions from you and members of thepublic regarding the safety performance of Oyster Creek and the role of the NRC in ensuring safeplant operations.

You can also become familiar with our Reactor Oversight Process, the information we used in ourannual assessment, and the specific safety performance at Oyster Creek through the NRC Web Site. This information may be accessed at: http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS.index.html.

Your schedule permitting, I look forward to meeting you on April 15, 2004. In the interim, please donot hesitate to contact me at 610-337-5234 if I can be of further assistance to you.

Sincerely,

/RA/Peter W. Eselgroth, ChiefProjects Branch 7Division of Reactor Projects

Enclosure: As Stated

March 26, 2004

Mayor of South Toms River, George J. Greitz, Jr.Borough of South Toms River144 Mill StreetSouth Toms River, NJ 08753

SUBJECT: OYSTER CREEK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - ANNUAL ASSESSMENT OF SAFETYPERFORMANCE

Dear Mayor Greitz:

I would like to personally invite you and other members of your organization to attend a meetingbetween the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and AmerGen Energy Company in which theNRC staff will discuss with AmerGen our annual assessment of the safety performance of the OysterCreek Nuclear Power Station.

The NRC recently completed its annual assessment of the safety performance of Oyster CreekNuclear Power Plant in accordance with the NRC Reactor Oversight Process. Our assessment usedthe most recent performance indicator data and inspection findings from January 1, 2003 throughDecember 31, 2003. We described our assessment results in a letter to AmerGen on March 3, 2004. A copy of that letter is enclosed. The NRC’s meeting notice, meeting agenda, and assessment lettercan be found in the meeting package, which has been entered into ADAMS, the NRC records system(Accession Number ML040640839). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web Site at: http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.

The meeting will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 15, 2004, at the Lacey Township MunicipalBuilding, Forked River, New Jersey. At the meeting we will briefly discuss our Reactor OversightProcess and then discuss with AmerGen our assessment of their safety performance at Oyster Creekand their response to our assessment. The meeting is open to the public for observation. Followingthe presentation, the NRC staff will be available to answer questions from you and members of thepublic regarding the safety performance of Oyster Creek and the role of the NRC in ensuring safeplant operations.

You can also become familiar with our Reactor Oversight Process, the information we used in ourannual assessment, and the specific safety performance at Oyster Creek through the NRC Web Site. This information may be accessed at: http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS.index.html.

Your schedule permitting, I look forward to meeting you on April 15, 2004. In the interim, please donot hesitate to contact me at 610-337-5234 if I can be of further assistance to you.

Sincerely,

/RA/Peter W. Eselgroth, ChiefProjects Branch 7Division of Reactor Projects

Enclosure: As Stated

March 26, 2004

William T. Hornidge, Mayor of BeachwoodBeachwood Borough1600 Pinewald Rd.Beachwood, NJ 08722

SUBJECT: OYSTER CREEK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - ANNUAL ASSESSMENT OF SAFETYPERFORMANCE

Dear Mayor Hornidge:

I would like to personally invite you and other members of your organization to attend a meetingbetween the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and AmerGen Energy Company in which theNRC staff will discuss with AmerGen our annual assessment of the safety performance of the OysterCreek Nuclear Power Station.

The NRC recently completed its annual assessment of the safety performance of Oyster CreekNuclear Power Plant in accordance with the NRC Reactor Oversight Process. Our assessment usedthe most recent performance indicator data and inspection findings from January 1, 2003 throughDecember 31, 2003. We described our assessment results in a letter to AmerGen on March 3, 2004. A copy of that letter is enclosed. The NRC’s meeting notice, meeting agenda, and assessment lettercan be found in the meeting package, which has been entered into ADAMS, the NRC records system(Accession Number ML040640839). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web Site at: http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.

The meeting will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 15, 2004, at the Lacey Township MunicipalBuilding, Forked River, New Jersey. At the meeting we will briefly discuss our Reactor OversightProcess and then discuss with AmerGen our assessment of their safety performance at Oyster Creekand their response to our assessment. The meeting is open to the public for observation. Followingthe presentation, the NRC staff will be available to answer questions from you and members of thepublic regarding the safety performance of Oyster Creek and the role of the NRC in ensuring safeplant operations.

You can also become familiar with our Reactor Oversight Process, the information we used in ourannual assessment, and the specific safety performance at Oyster Creek through the NRC Web Site. This information may be accessed at: http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS.index.html.

Your schedule permitting, I look forward to meeting you on April 15, 2004. In the interim, please donot hesitate to contact me at 610-337-5234 if I can be of further assistance to you.

Sincerely,

/RA/Peter W. Eselgroth, ChiefProjects Branch 7Division of Reactor Projects

Enclosure: As Stated

March 26, 2004

Mayor of Lacey, Brian ReidTownship of Lacey818 W. Lacey RoadForked River, NJ 08731

SUBJECT: OYSTER CREEK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - ANNUAL ASSESSMENT OF SAFETYPERFORMANCE

Dear Mayor Reid:

I would like to personally invite you and other members of your organization to attend a meetingbetween the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and AmerGen Energy Company in which theNRC staff will discuss with AmerGen our annual assessment of the safety performance of the OysterCreek Nuclear Power Station.

The NRC recently completed its annual assessment of the safety performance of Oyster CreekNuclear Power Plant in accordance with the NRC Reactor Oversight Process. Our assessment usedthe most recent performance indicator data and inspection findings from January 1, 2003 throughDecember 31, 2003. We described our assessment results in a letter to AmerGen on March 3, 2004. A copy of that letter is enclosed. The NRC’s meeting notice, meeting agenda, and assessment lettercan be found in the meeting package, which has been entered into ADAMS, the NRC records system(Accession Number ML040640839). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web Site at: http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.

The meeting will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 15, 2004, at the Lacey Township MunicipalBuilding, Forked River, New Jersey. At the meeting we will briefly discuss our Reactor OversightProcess and then discuss with AmerGen our assessment of their safety performance at Oyster Creekand their response to our assessment. The meeting is open to the public for observation. Followingthe presentation, the NRC staff will be available to answer questions from you and members of thepublic regarding the safety performance of Oyster Creek and the role of the NRC in ensuring safeplant operations.

You can also become familiar with our Reactor Oversight Process, the information we used in ourannual assessment, and the specific safety performance at Oyster Creek through the NRC Web Site. This information may be accessed at: http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS.index.html.

Your schedule permitting, I look forward to meeting you on April 15, 2004. In the interim, please donot hesitate to contact me at 610-337-5234 if I can be of further assistance to you.

Sincerely,

/RA/Peter W. Eselgroth, ChiefProjects Branch 7Division of Reactor Projects

Enclosure: As Stated

March 26, 2004

Mayor of Ocean Gate, Peter A. TerranovaBorough of Ocean Gate151 E. Longport AvenueOcean Gate, NJ 08740

SUBJECT: OYSTER CREEK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - ANNUAL ASSESSMENT OF SAFETYPERFORMANCE

Dear Mayor Terranova:

I would like to personally invite you and other members of your organization to attend a meetingbetween the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and AmerGen Energy Company in which theNRC staff will discuss with AmerGen our annual assessment of the safety performance of the OysterCreek Nuclear Power Station.

The NRC recently completed its annual assessment of the safety performance of Oyster CreekNuclear Power Plant in accordance with the NRC Reactor Oversight Process. Our assessment usedthe most recent performance indicator data and inspection findings from January 1, 2003 throughDecember 31, 2003. We described our assessment results in a letter to AmerGen on March 3, 2004. A copy of that letter is enclosed. The NRC’s meeting notice, meeting agenda, and assessment lettercan be found in the meeting package, which has been entered into ADAMS, the NRC records system(Accession Number ML040640839). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web Site at: http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.

The meeting will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 15, 2004, at the Lacey Township MunicipalBuilding, Forked River, New Jersey. At the meeting we will briefly discuss our Reactor OversightProcess and then discuss with AmerGen our assessment of their safety performance at Oyster Creekand their response to our assessment. The meeting is open to the public for observation. Followingthe presentation, the NRC staff will be available to answer questions from you and members of thepublic regarding the safety performance of Oyster Creek and the role of the NRC in ensuring safeplant operations.

You can also become familiar with our Reactor Oversight Process, the information we used in ourannual assessment, and the specific safety performance at Oyster Creek through the NRC Web Site. This information may be accessed at: http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS.index.html.

Your schedule permitting, I look forward to meeting you on April 15, 2004. In the interim, please donot hesitate to contact me at 610-337-5234 if I can be of further assistance to you.

Sincerely,

/RA/Peter W. Eselgroth, ChiefProjects Branch 7Division of Reactor Projects

Enclosure: As Stated

March 26, 2004

Robert W. Matthies, Jr., Mayor of Seaside ParkBorough of Seaside Park1701 North Ocean Avenue

SUBJECT: OYSTER CREEK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - ANNUAL ASSESSMENT OF SAFETYPERFORMANCE

Dear Seaside Park, NJ 08752:

I would like to personally invite you and other members of your organization to attend a meetingbetween the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and AmerGen Energy Company in which theNRC staff will discuss with AmerGen our annual assessment of the safety performance of the OysterCreek Nuclear Power Station.

The NRC recently completed its annual assessment of the safety performance of Oyster CreekNuclear Power Plant in accordance with the NRC Reactor Oversight Process. Our assessment usedthe most recent performance indicator data and inspection findings from January 1, 2003 throughDecember 31, 2003. We described our assessment results in a letter to AmerGen on March 3, 2004. A copy of that letter is enclosed. The NRC’s meeting notice, meeting agenda, and assessment lettercan be found in the meeting package, which has been entered into ADAMS, the NRC records system(Accession Number ML040640839). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web Site at: http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.

The meeting will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 15, 2004, at the Lacey Township MunicipalBuilding, Forked River, New Jersey. At the meeting we will briefly discuss our Reactor OversightProcess and then discuss with AmerGen our assessment of their safety performance at Oyster Creekand their response to our assessment. The meeting is open to the public for observation. Followingthe presentation, the NRC staff will be available to answer questions from you and members of thepublic regarding the safety performance of Oyster Creek and the role of the NRC in ensuring safeplant operations.

You can also become familiar with our Reactor Oversight Process, the information we used in ourannual assessment, and the specific safety performance at Oyster Creek through the NRC Web Site. This information may be accessed at: http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS.index.html.

Your schedule permitting, I look forward to meeting you on April 15, 2004. In the interim, please donot hesitate to contact me at 610-337-5234 if I can be of further assistance to you.

Sincerely,

/RA/Peter W. Eselgroth, ChiefProjects Branch 7Division of Reactor Projects

Enclosure: As Stated

March 26, 2004

P. Kenneth Hershey, Mayor of Seaside Heights Borough901 BoulevardP.O. Box 38Seaside Heights, NJ 08751

SUBJECT: OYSTER CREEK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - ANNUAL ASSESSMENT OF SAFETYPERFORMANCE

Dear Mayor Hershey:

I would like to personally invite you and other members of your organization to attend a meetingbetween the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and AmerGen Energy Company in which theNRC staff will discuss with AmerGen our annual assessment of the safety performance of the OysterCreek Nuclear Power Station.

The NRC recently completed its annual assessment of the safety performance of Oyster CreekNuclear Power Plant in accordance with the NRC Reactor Oversight Process. Our assessment usedthe most recent performance indicator data and inspection findings from January 1, 2003 throughDecember 31, 2003. We described our assessment results in a letter to AmerGen on March 3, 2004. A copy of that letter is enclosed. The NRC’s meeting notice, meeting agenda, and assessment lettercan be found in the meeting package, which has been entered into ADAMS, the NRC records system(Accession Number ML040640839). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web Site at: http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.

The meeting will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 15, 2004, at the Lacey Township MunicipalBuilding, Forked River, New Jersey. At the meeting we will briefly discuss our Reactor OversightProcess and then discuss with AmerGen our assessment of their safety performance at Oyster Creekand their response to our assessment. The meeting is open to the public for observation. Followingthe presentation, the NRC staff will be available to answer questions from you and members of thepublic regarding the safety performance of Oyster Creek and the role of the NRC in ensuring safeplant operations.

You can also become familiar with our Reactor Oversight Process, the information we used in ourannual assessment, and the specific safety performance at Oyster Creek through the NRC Web Site. This information may be accessed at: http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS.index.html.

Your schedule permitting, I look forward to meeting you on April 15, 2004. In the interim, please donot hesitate to contact me at 610-337-5234 if I can be of further assistance to you.

Sincerely,

/RA/Peter W. Eselgroth, ChiefProjects Branch 7Division of Reactor Projects

Enclosure: As Stated

March 26, 2004

Mayor of Surf City, Leonard T. Connors, Jr.Borough of Surf City813 Long Beach BlvdSurf City, NJ 08008

SUBJECT: OYSTER CREEK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - ANNUAL ASSESSMENT OF SAFETYPERFORMANCE

Dear Mayor Connors:

I would like to personally invite you and other members of your organization to attend a meetingbetween the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and AmerGen Energy Company in which theNRC staff will discuss with AmerGen our annual assessment of the safety performance of the OysterCreek Nuclear Power Station.

The NRC recently completed its annual assessment of the safety performance of Oyster CreekNuclear Power Plant in accordance with the NRC Reactor Oversight Process. Our assessment usedthe most recent performance indicator data and inspection findings from January 1, 2003 throughDecember 31, 2003. We described our assessment results in a letter to AmerGen on March 3, 2004. A copy of that letter is enclosed. The NRC’s meeting notice, meeting agenda, and assessment lettercan be found in the meeting package, which has been entered into ADAMS, the NRC records system(Accession Number ML040640839). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web Site at: http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.

The meeting will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 15, 2004, at the Lacey Township MunicipalBuilding, Forked River, New Jersey. At the meeting we will briefly discuss our Reactor OversightProcess and then discuss with AmerGen our assessment of their safety performance at Oyster Creekand their response to our assessment. The meeting is open to the public for observation. Followingthe presentation, the NRC staff will be available to answer questions from you and members of thepublic regarding the safety performance of Oyster Creek and the role of the NRC in ensuring safeplant operations.

You can also become familiar with our Reactor Oversight Process, the information we used in ourannual assessment, and the specific safety performance at Oyster Creek through the NRC Web Site. This information may be accessed at: http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS.index.html.

Your schedule permitting, I look forward to meeting you on April 15, 2004. In the interim, please donot hesitate to contact me at 610-337-5234 if I can be of further assistance to you.

Sincerely,

/RA/Peter W. Eselgroth, ChiefProjects Branch 7Division of Reactor Projects

Enclosure: As Stated

March 26, 2004

Mr. Wayne RuppertOcean County Sheriff’s Dept.Emergency Management DivisionP.O. Box 2191Toms River, NJ 08754

SUBJECT: OYSTER CREEK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - ANNUAL ASSESSMENT OF SAFETYPERFORMANCE

Dear Mr. Ruppert:

I would like to personally invite you and other members of your organization to attend a meetingbetween the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and AmerGen Energy Company in which theNRC staff will discuss with AmerGen our annual assessment of the safety performance of the OysterCreek Nuclear Power Station.

The NRC recently completed its annual assessment of the safety performance of Oyster CreekNuclear Power Plant in accordance with the NRC Reactor Oversight Process. Our assessment usedthe most recent performance indicator data and inspection findings from January 1, 2003 throughDecember 31, 2003. We described our assessment results in a letter to AmerGen on March 3, 2004. A copy of that letter is enclosed. The NRC’s meeting notice, meeting agenda, and assessment lettercan be found in the meeting package, which has been entered into ADAMS, the NRC records system(Accession Number ML040640839). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web Site at: http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.

The meeting will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 15, 2004, at the Lacey Township MunicipalBuilding, Forked River, New Jersey. At the meeting we will briefly discuss our Reactor OversightProcess and then discuss with AmerGen our assessment of their safety performance at Oyster Creekand their response to our assessment. The meeting is open to the public for observation. Followingthe presentation, the NRC staff will be available to answer questions from you and members of thepublic regarding the safety performance of Oyster Creek and the role of the NRC in ensuring safeplant operations.

You can also become familiar with our Reactor Oversight Process, the information we used in ourannual assessment, and the specific safety performance at Oyster Creek through the NRC Web Site. This information may be accessed at: http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS.index.html.

Your schedule permitting, I look forward to meeting you on April 15, 2004. In the interim, please donot hesitate to contact me at 610-337-5234 if I can be of further assistance to you.

Sincerely,

/RA/Peter W. Eselgroth, ChiefProjects Branch 7Division of Reactor Projects

Enclosure: As Stated

March 26, 2004

Ms. Theresa LettmanPinelands Preservation Alliance114 Hanover StreetPemberton, NJ 08068

SUBJECT: OYSTER CREEK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - ANNUAL ASSESSMENT OF SAFETYPERFORMANCE

Dear Ms. Lettman:

I would like to personally invite you and other members of your organization to attend a meetingbetween the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and AmerGen Energy Company in which theNRC staff will discuss with AmerGen our annual assessment of the safety performance of the OysterCreek Nuclear Power Station.

The NRC recently completed its annual assessment of the safety performance of Oyster CreekNuclear Power Plant in accordance with the NRC Reactor Oversight Process. Our assessment usedthe most recent performance indicator data and inspection findings from January 1, 2003 throughDecember 31, 2003. We described our assessment results in a letter to AmerGen on March 3, 2004. A copy of that letter is enclosed. The NRC’s meeting notice, meeting agenda, and assessment lettercan be found in the meeting package, which has been entered into ADAMS, the NRC records system(Accession Number ML040640839). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web Site at: http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.

The meeting will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 15, 2004, at the Lacey Township MunicipalBuilding, Forked River, New Jersey. At the meeting we will briefly discuss our Reactor OversightProcess and then discuss with AmerGen our assessment of their safety performance at Oyster Creekand their response to our assessment. The meeting is open to the public for observation. Followingthe presentation, the NRC staff will be available to answer questions from you and members of thepublic regarding the safety performance of Oyster Creek and the role of the NRC in ensuring safeplant operations.

You can also become familiar with our Reactor Oversight Process, the information we used in ourannual assessment, and the specific safety performance at Oyster Creek through the NRC Web Site. This information may be accessed at: http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS.index.html.

Your schedule permitting, I look forward to meeting you on April 15, 2004. In the interim, please donot hesitate to contact me at 610-337-5234 if I can be of further assistance to you.

Sincerely,

/RA/Peter W. Eselgroth, ChiefProjects Branch 7Division of Reactor Projects

Enclosure: As Stated

March 26, 2004

Mr. Kent ToschNJBNE/NJDEPC.N. 415Trenton, NJ 08625

SUBJECT: OYSTER CREEK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - ANNUAL ASSESSMENT OF SAFETYPERFORMANCE

Dear Mr. Tosch:

I would like to personally invite you and other members of your organization to attend a meetingbetween the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and AmerGen Energy Company in which theNRC staff will discuss with AmerGen our annual assessment of the safety performance of the OysterCreek Nuclear Power Station.

The NRC recently completed its annual assessment of the safety performance of Oyster CreekNuclear Power Plant in accordance with the NRC Reactor Oversight Process. Our assessment usedthe most recent performance indicator data and inspection findings from January 1, 2003 throughDecember 31, 2003. We described our assessment results in a letter to AmerGen on March 3, 2004. A copy of that letter is enclosed. The NRC’s meeting notice, meeting agenda, and assessment lettercan be found in the meeting package, which has been entered into ADAMS, the NRC records system(Accession Number ML040640839). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web Site at: http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.

The meeting will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 15, 2004, at the Lacey Township MunicipalBuilding, Forked River, New Jersey. At the meeting we will briefly discuss our Reactor OversightProcess and then discuss with AmerGen our assessment of their safety performance at Oyster Creekand their response to our assessment. The meeting is open to the public for observation. Followingthe presentation, the NRC staff will be available to answer questions from you and members of thepublic regarding the safety performance of Oyster Creek and the role of the NRC in ensuring safeplant operations.

You can also become familiar with our Reactor Oversight Process, the information we used in ourannual assessment, and the specific safety performance at Oyster Creek through the NRC Web Site. This information may be accessed at: http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS.index.html.

Your schedule permitting, I look forward to meeting you on April 15, 2004. In the interim, please donot hesitate to contact me at 610-337-5234 if I can be of further assistance to you.

Sincerely,

/RA/Peter W. Eselgroth, ChiefProjects Branch 7Division of Reactor Projects

Enclosure: As Stated

March 26, 2004

Mr. Larry CostaColdwell Banker-Joe Connell Realty1055 West Lacey RoadForked River, NJ 08731

SUBJECT: OYSTER CREEK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - ANNUAL ASSESSMENT OF SAFETYPERFORMANCE

Dear Mr. Costa:

I would like to personally invite you and other members of your organization to attend a meetingbetween the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and AmerGen Energy Company in which theNRC staff will discuss with AmerGen our annual assessment of the safety performance of the OysterCreek Nuclear Power Station.

The NRC recently completed its annual assessment of the safety performance of Oyster CreekNuclear Power Plant in accordance with the NRC Reactor Oversight Process. Our assessment usedthe most recent performance indicator data and inspection findings from January 1, 2003 throughDecember 31, 2003. We described our assessment results in a letter to AmerGen on March 3, 2004. A copy of that letter is enclosed. The NRC’s meeting notice, meeting agenda, and assessment lettercan be found in the meeting package, which has been entered into ADAMS, the NRC records system(Accession Number ML040640839). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web Site at: http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.

The meeting will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 15, 2004, at the Lacey Township MunicipalBuilding, Forked River, New Jersey. At the meeting we will briefly discuss our Reactor OversightProcess and then discuss with AmerGen our assessment of their safety performance at Oyster Creekand their response to our assessment. The meeting is open to the public for observation. Followingthe presentation, the NRC staff will be available to answer questions from you and members of thepublic regarding the safety performance of Oyster Creek and the role of the NRC in ensuring safeplant operations.

You can also become familiar with our Reactor Oversight Process, the information we used in ourannual assessment, and the specific safety performance at Oyster Creek through the NRC Web Site. This information may be accessed at: http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS.index.html.

Your schedule permitting, I look forward to meeting you on April 15, 2004. In the interim, please donot hesitate to contact me at 610-337-5234 if I can be of further assistance to you.

Sincerely,

/RA/Peter W. Eselgroth, ChiefProjects Branch 7Division of Reactor Projects

Enclosure: As Stated

March 26, 2004

Mr. Richard HauswirthThe Greater Lacey TownshipChamber of CommerceP.O. Box 306Forked River, NJ 08731

SUBJECT: OYSTER CREEK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - ANNUAL ASSESSMENT OF SAFETYPERFORMANCE

Dear Mr. Hauswirth:

I would like to personally invite you and other members of your organization to attend a meetingbetween the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and AmerGen Energy Company in which theNRC staff will discuss with AmerGen our annual assessment of the safety performance of the OysterCreek Nuclear Power Station.

The NRC recently completed its annual assessment of the safety performance of Oyster CreekNuclear Power Plant in accordance with the NRC Reactor Oversight Process. Our assessment usedthe most recent performance indicator data and inspection findings from January 1, 2003 throughDecember 31, 2003. We described our assessment results in a letter to AmerGen on March 3, 2004. A copy of that letter is enclosed. The NRC’s meeting notice, meeting agenda, and assessment lettercan be found in the meeting package, which has been entered into ADAMS, the NRC records system(Accession Number ML040640839). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web Site at: http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.

The meeting will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 15, 2004, at the Lacey Township MunicipalBuilding, Forked River, New Jersey. At the meeting we will briefly discuss our Reactor OversightProcess and then discuss with AmerGen our assessment of their safety performance at Oyster Creekand their response to our assessment. The meeting is open to the public for observation. Followingthe presentation, the NRC staff will be available to answer questions from you and members of thepublic regarding the safety performance of Oyster Creek and the role of the NRC in ensuring safeplant operations.

You can also become familiar with our Reactor Oversight Process, the information we used in ourannual assessment, and the specific safety performance at Oyster Creek through the NRC Web Site. This information may be accessed at: http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS.index.html.

Your schedule permitting, I look forward to meeting you on April 15, 2004. In the interim, please donot hesitate to contact me at 610-337-5234 if I can be of further assistance to you.

Sincerely,

/RA/Peter W. Eselgroth, ChiefProjects Branch 7Division of Reactor Projects

Enclosure: As Stated

March 26, 2004

Mr. Brian BeamNJ Board of Public UtilitiesBureau of Emergency Management/Security2 Gateway CenterrNewark, NJ 07101

SUBJECT: OYSTER CREEK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - ANNUAL ASSESSMENT OF SAFETYPERFORMANCE

Dear Mr. Beam:

I would like to personally invite you and other members of your organization to attend a meetingbetween the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and AmerGen Energy Company in which theNRC staff will discuss with AmerGen our annual assessment of the safety performance of the OysterCreek Nuclear Power Station.

The NRC recently completed its annual assessment of the safety performance of Oyster CreekNuclear Power Plant in accordance with the NRC Reactor Oversight Process. Our assessment usedthe most recent performance indicator data and inspection findings from January 1, 2003 throughDecember 31, 2003. We described our assessment results in a letter to AmerGen on March 3, 2004. A copy of that letter is enclosed. The NRC’s meeting notice, meeting agenda, and assessment lettercan be found in the meeting package, which has been entered into ADAMS, the NRC records system(Accession Number ML040640839). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web Site at: http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.

The meeting will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 15, 2004, at the Lacey Township MunicipalBuilding, Forked River, New Jersey. At the meeting we will briefly discuss our Reactor OversightProcess and then discuss with AmerGen our assessment of their safety performance at Oyster Creekand their response to our assessment. The meeting is open to the public for observation. Followingthe presentation, the NRC staff will be available to answer questions from you and members of thepublic regarding the safety performance of Oyster Creek and the role of the NRC in ensuring safeplant operations.

You can also become familiar with our Reactor Oversight Process, the information we used in ourannual assessment, and the specific safety performance at Oyster Creek through the NRC Web Site. This information may be accessed at: http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS.index.html.

Your schedule permitting, I look forward to meeting you on April 15, 2004. In the interim, please donot hesitate to contact me at 610-337-5234 if I can be of further assistance to you.

Sincerely,

/RA/Peter W. Eselgroth, ChiefProjects Branch 7Division of Reactor Projects

Enclosure: As Stated

March 26, 2004

NJ Assemblyman Brian Rumpf620 West Lacey RoadForked River, NJ 08731

SUBJECT: OYSTER CREEK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - ANNUAL ASSESSMENT OF SAFETYPERFORMANCE

Dear Assemblyman Rumpf:

I would like to personally invite you and other members of your organization to attend a meetingbetween the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and AmerGen Energy Company in which theNRC staff will discuss with AmerGen our annual assessment of the safety performance of the OysterCreek Nuclear Power Station.

The NRC recently completed its annual assessment of the safety performance of Oyster CreekNuclear Power Plant in accordance with the NRC Reactor Oversight Process. Our assessment usedthe most recent performance indicator data and inspection findings from January 1, 2003 throughDecember 31, 2003. We described our assessment results in a letter to AmerGen on March 3, 2004. A copy of that letter is enclosed. The NRC’s meeting notice, meeting agenda, and assessment lettercan be found in the meeting package, which has been entered into ADAMS, the NRC records system(Accession Number ML040640839). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web Site at: http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.

The meeting will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 15, 2004, at the Lacey Township MunicipalBuilding, Forked River, New Jersey. At the meeting we will briefly discuss our Reactor OversightProcess and then discuss with AmerGen our assessment of their safety performance at Oyster Creekand their response to our assessment. The meeting is open to the public for observation. Followingthe presentation, the NRC staff will be available to answer questions from you and members of thepublic regarding the safety performance of Oyster Creek and the role of the NRC in ensuring safeplant operations.

You can also become familiar with our Reactor Oversight Process, the information we used in ourannual assessment, and the specific safety performance at Oyster Creek through the NRC Web Site. This information may be accessed at: http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS.index.html.

Your schedule permitting, I look forward to meeting you on April 15, 2004. In the interim, please donot hesitate to contact me at 610-337-5234 if I can be of further assistance to you.

Sincerely,

/RA/Peter W. Eselgroth, ChiefProjects Branch 7Division of Reactor Projects

Enclosure: As Stated

March 26, 2004

Mr. David WeissLacey Township SchoolsWestern BoulevardP.O. Box 197Lanoka Harbor, NJ 08734-0197

SUBJECT: OYSTER CREEK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - ANNUAL ASSESSMENT OF SAFETYPERFORMANCE

Dear Mr. Weiss:

I would like to personally invite you and other members of your organization to attend a meetingbetween the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and AmerGen Energy Company in which theNRC staff will discuss with AmerGen our annual assessment of the safety performance of the OysterCreek Nuclear Power Station.

The NRC recently completed its annual assessment of the safety performance of Oyster CreekNuclear Power Plant in accordance with the NRC Reactor Oversight Process. Our assessment usedthe most recent performance indicator data and inspection findings from January 1, 2003 throughDecember 31, 2003. We described our assessment results in a letter to AmerGen on March 3, 2004. A copy of that letter is enclosed. The NRC’s meeting notice, meeting agenda, and assessment lettercan be found in the meeting package, which has been entered into ADAMS, the NRC records system(Accession Number ML040640839). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web Site at: http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.

The meeting will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 15, 2004, at the Lacey Township MunicipalBuilding, Forked River, New Jersey. At the meeting we will briefly discuss our Reactor OversightProcess and then discuss with AmerGen our assessment of their safety performance at Oyster Creekand their response to our assessment. The meeting is open to the public for observation. Followingthe presentation, the NRC staff will be available to answer questions from you and members of thepublic regarding the safety performance of Oyster Creek and the role of the NRC in ensuring safeplant operations.

You can also become familiar with our Reactor Oversight Process, the information we used in ourannual assessment, and the specific safety performance at Oyster Creek through the NRC Web Site. This information may be accessed at: http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS.index.html.

Your schedule permitting, I look forward to meeting you on April 15, 2004. In the interim, please donot hesitate to contact me at 610-337-5234 if I can be of further assistance to you.

Sincerely,

/RA/Peter W. Eselgroth, ChiefProjects Branch 7Division of Reactor Projects

Enclosure: As Stated

March 26, 2004

Mr. Benjamin WaldronMonmouth-Ocean Dev. Council2520 Highway 35Suites 205 & 206Manasquan, NJ 08736-1908

SUBJECT: OYSTER CREEK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - ANNUAL ASSESSMENT OF SAFETYPERFORMANCE

Dear Mr. Waldron:

I would like to personally invite you and other members of your organization to attend a meetingbetween the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and AmerGen Energy Company in which theNRC staff will discuss with AmerGen our annual assessment of the safety performance of the OysterCreek Nuclear Power Station.

The NRC recently completed its annual assessment of the safety performance of Oyster CreekNuclear Power Plant in accordance with the NRC Reactor Oversight Process. Our assessment usedthe most recent performance indicator data and inspection findings from January 1, 2003 throughDecember 31, 2003. We described our assessment results in a letter to AmerGen on March 3, 2004. A copy of that letter is enclosed. The NRC’s meeting notice, meeting agenda, and assessment lettercan be found in the meeting package, which has been entered into ADAMS, the NRC records system(Accession Number ML040640839). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web Site at: http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.

The meeting will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 15, 2004, at the Lacey Township MunicipalBuilding, Forked River, New Jersey. At the meeting we will briefly discuss our Reactor OversightProcess and then discuss with AmerGen our assessment of their safety performance at Oyster Creekand their response to our assessment. The meeting is open to the public for observation. Followingthe presentation, the NRC staff will be available to answer questions from you and members of thepublic regarding the safety performance of Oyster Creek and the role of the NRC in ensuring safeplant operations.

You can also become familiar with our Reactor Oversight Process, the information we used in ourannual assessment, and the specific safety performance at Oyster Creek through the NRC Web Site. This information may be accessed at: http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS.index.html.

Your schedule permitting, I look forward to meeting you on April 15, 2004. In the interim, please donot hesitate to contact me at 610-337-5234 if I can be of further assistance to you.

Sincerely,

/RA/Peter W. Eselgroth, ChiefProjects Branch 7Division of Reactor Projects

Enclosure: As Stated

March 26, 2004

NJ Assemblyman Christopher J. Connors620 West Lacey RoadForked River, NJ 08731

SUBJECT: OYSTER CREEK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - ANNUAL ASSESSMENT OF SAFETYPERFORMANCE

Dear Assemblyman Connors:

I would like to personally invite you and other members of your organization to attend a meetingbetween the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and AmerGen Energy Company in which theNRC staff will discuss with AmerGen our annual assessment of the safety performance of the OysterCreek Nuclear Power Station.

The NRC recently completed its annual assessment of the safety performance of Oyster CreekNuclear Power Plant in accordance with the NRC Reactor Oversight Process. Our assessment usedthe most recent performance indicator data and inspection findings from January 1, 2003 throughDecember 31, 2003. We described our assessment results in a letter to AmerGen on March 3, 2004. A copy of that letter is enclosed. The NRC’s meeting notice, meeting agenda, and assessment lettercan be found in the meeting package, which has been entered into ADAMS, the NRC records system(Accession Number ML040640839). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web Site at: http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.

The meeting will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 15, 2004, at the Lacey Township MunicipalBuilding, Forked River, New Jersey. At the meeting we will briefly discuss our Reactor OversightProcess and then discuss with AmerGen our assessment of their safety performance at Oyster Creekand their response to our assessment. The meeting is open to the public for observation. Followingthe presentation, the NRC staff will be available to answer questions from you and members of thepublic regarding the safety performance of Oyster Creek and the role of the NRC in ensuring safeplant operations.

You can also become familiar with our Reactor Oversight Process, the information we used in ourannual assessment, and the specific safety performance at Oyster Creek through the NRC Web Site. This information may be accessed at: http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS.index.html.

Your schedule permitting, I look forward to meeting you on April 15, 2004. In the interim, please donot hesitate to contact me at 610-337-5234 if I can be of further assistance to you.

Sincerely,

/RA/Peter W. Eselgroth, ChiefProjects Branch 7Division of Reactor Projects

Enclosure: As Stated