ML021000435
| ML021000435 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Pilgrim |
| Issue date: | 03/28/2002 |
| From: | Ott M Duxbury Citizens Urging Responsible Energy |
| To: | NRC/EDO |
| Tate T, NRR/DLPM, 415-8474 | |
| Shared Package | |
| ML021410518 | List: |
| References | |
| G20020199, LTR-02-0247, TAC MB4818 | |
| Download: ML021000435 (10) | |
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EDO Principal Correspondence Control FROM:
DUE:
Mary C.
Ott Duxbury Citizens Urging Responsible Energy EDO CONTROL: G20020199 DOC DT: 03/28/02 FINAL REPLY:
- Arrighi, NRR FOR SIGNATURE OF :
GRN CRC NO: 02-0247 DESC:
NRC's Recent Inspection Report on the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant DATE: 04/09/02 ASSIGNED TO:
NRR ROUTING:
Travers Paperiello Kane Norry Craig Burns/Cyr Miller, RI CONTACT:
Collins SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS OR REMARKS:
For Appropriate Action.
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OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY CORRESPONDENCE CONTROL TICKET Date Printed: Apr 08, 2002 15:53 PAPER NUMBER:
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LOGGING DATE: 04/05/2002 LTR-02-0247 EDO B Gallery MA Nuclear Regulatory Commission Concerns NRC's most recent Inspection Report on the Pilgrim nuclear power plant Appropriate Commissioners 03/28/2002 No NOTES:
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b Patricia Tressler - March 28 NRC.doc Page 11 March 28, 2002 NRC Meeting - Plymouth, Ma Statement of Mary C. Ott, Co-Chairman Duxbury Citizens Urging Responsible Energy The Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC) most recent Inspection Report on Pilgrim states,"With continued uncertainty about the possibility of additional terrorist activities, the Nation's nuclear power plants remain at the highest level of security and the NRC continues to monitor the situation."
In spite of that uncertainty, Pilgrim continues to produce electricity with its aging reactor adjacent to a spent fuel pool holding 16 years inventory of highly radioactive spent fuel rods (over 2000 rods in a pool designed to hold 880).
As a potential target, it represents a clear and present danger, not just to the Plymouth area, but also to most of New England.
The following excerpts from the Code of Federal Regulations, 10 CFR Part, 1.11, entitled, The Commission, are very pertinent to these matters.
Part (a) outlines the composition and authority of the NRC. It gives the Chairman "ultimate authority for all NRC functions pertaining to an emergency involving an NRC licensee."
Part (b) outlines the Commission's responsibilities."These responsibilities include protecting the public health and safety, protecting the environment, protecting and safeguarding nuclear materials and nuclear power plants in the interest of national security..."
Part 73, Physical Protection of Plants and Materials, outlines licensee requirements for protecting against design basis threats, including radiological sabotage and to prevent the theft of special nuclear material. The tragic events of September 1 1'h demand that a design basis accident be redefined.
Part 50.13, "Attacks and destructive acts by enemies of the United States; and defense activities", offers further insights:
"...An applicant for a license to construct and operate a production or utilization facility,
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or for an amendment to such license, is not required to provide for design features or other measures for the specific purpose of protecting against the effects of (a)
Attacks and destructive acts, including sabotage, directed against the facility buy an enemy of the United States, whether a foreign government or other person, or (b)
Use or deployment of weapons incident to U. S. defense activities.
Clearly, federal regulations are in place to absolve Pilgrim's owner, Entergy, from the responsibility of protecting us. However, federal regulations are also in place to empower the NRC and specifically, its Chairman, Dr. Richard Meserve, to do so. Monitoring the situation for the past 6 months is unsatisfactory. Action is warranted, and it is the only way that those of us living in the shadow of nuclear power plants can be protected.
In the interest of the public health and safety, protecting the environment and the Nation's security, we implore the NRC to issue an order, effective immediately,
- 1) To shut down Pilgrim during "alert" status, and
- 2) To install a federal presence at this site capable of repelling a tragic act of terrorism such as that evidenced on September 11, 2001.
We ask that you convey our message to the NRC Commissioners.
Thank you.
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Patricia Tressler - Fwd: RE: CURE statement Page 1 From:
Travis Tate To:
Patricia Tressler Date:
4/4/02 3:47PM
Subject:
Fwd: RE: CURE statement
- Patricia, Attached you will find the e-mail I spoke to you about. This letter was read during the EOC meeting for Pilgrim and includes a request that it be passed on to the NRC Commissioners. The letter was later e-mailed to the Pilgrim resident inspector (Russ Arrighi), who passed it through his Branch Chief in Region I (Cliff Anderson). It was then forwarded to me from the Region.
A 2.206 Petition Review Board screened the letter for entrance into the 2.206 process. It was decided that although the request asked for enforcement action (shut down the plant), it does not meet the criteria for review under 2.206 and should be handled as routine correspondence.
Please review for assignment of action. Please contact me if you need any additional information.
- Thanks, Travis Patricia Tressler - Fwd: RE: CURE statement Page I "
Patrncia Tressler - RE: CURE statement Page 1 From:
F. Paul Bonnett To:
Travis Tate Date:
4/1/02 2:48PM
Subject:
RE: CURE statement
- Travis, Attached is Mary Ott's statement that she read at the public meeting and electronically forwarded to Russ Arrighi. It reads like a 2.206. Cliff and I discussed this and agree that the letter should be entered into the system at HQ. Therefore, would you take care of handling this on your end?
Thanks.
Paul CC:
Cliff Anderson; Robert Summers; Russell Arrighi; William Raymond
Patricia Tressler - Fwd: To Russ Arrighi - RE: CURE statement Page i1 From:
Russell Arrighi To:
F. Paul Bonnett Date:
4/1/02 7:52AM
Subject:
Fwd: To Russ Arrighi - RE: CURE statement
ParcaTressler - Fwd: To Russ Arrighi - RE: CURE fstatemnt Page 1 From:
Russell Arrighi To:
Cliff Anderson; Robert Summers Date:
3/29/02 9:42AM
Subject:
Fwd: To Russ Arrighi - RE: CURE statement Attached is Mary Ott's comment she made at the EOC meeitng.
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William Raymond
Patricia Tressler - To Russ Arrighi - RE: CUEsaeetPage 1
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To Russ Arrighi - RE: CURE statement Nice to meet you today. Hopefully our statement is attached. I am not a computer ace. Mary Ott