ML021370030
| ML021370030 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Davis Besse  |
| Issue date: | 06/04/2002 |
| From: | Collins S Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Lodge T Toledo Coalition for Safe Energy |
| Macon, WA, NRR/DLPM/LPD III-2, 415-3965 | |
| Shared Package | |
| ML021500178 | List: |
| References | |
| 2.206, G20020246 | |
| Download: ML021370030 (7) | |
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June 4, 2002 Mr. Terry Lodge, Convenor and Chair Toledo Coalition for Safe Energy 316 N. Michigan Street, Suite 520 Toledo, OH 43624-1627
Dear Mr. Lodge:
Your petition dated April 24, 2002, addressed to Dr. William D. Travers has been referred to me pursuant to 10 CFR 2.206 of the Commissions regulations. You requested the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issue an order to FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company, the owner of the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station, requiring a verification by an independent party (VIP) for issues related to the reactor vessel head problem. As the basis for your request, you stated that the order issued by the NRC on August 14, 1996, to Northeast Nuclear Energy Company, the owner of the Millstone Nuclear Power Station in Connecticut, is a recent and relevant precedent for the action that David Lochbaum requested on behalf of the organizations that constitute the petitioners. I would like to express my appreciation for your effort in bringing your concerns to the attention of the NRC.
You addressed our Petition Review Board (PRB) via teleconference on May 9, 2002, to discuss your petition. The PRB has thoroughly considered the results of that discussion in its determination regarding our acceptance of your petition for review under 10 CFR 2.206. A copy of your petition and teleconference transcript are publicly available on the NRCs Web site via the NRCs Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Public Electronic Reading Room under Accession Numbers ML021260444 and ML021490065, respectively.
Ongoing efforts by an NRC Inspection Manual Chapter 0350 Panel and a Lessons-Learned Task Force will provide information to support granting or denying your petition. The objective of the 0350 Panel is to provide the required oversight throughout the shutdown and restart of Davis-Besse to ensure the NRCs four strategic performance goals are met. The objective of the Lessons-Learned Task Force is to conduct an independent evaluation of the NRCs regulatory processes related to assuring reactor vessel head integrity in order to identify and recommend areas for improvement applicable to the NRC and/or the industry. Information about these efforts is publicly available on the NRC's Web site under ADAMS Accession Numbers ML021230683 and ML021370684, respectively. Additionally, the licensee is taking action to provide for independent oversight of actions related to the reactor vessel head degradation and to address the issues raised in your petition. A copy of FirstEnergys response dated May 16, 2002, to your petition is publicly available under ADAMS Accession Number ML021410451.
Mr. T. Lodge As provided in Section 2.206, we will take action on your request within a reasonable time.
I have assigned Mr. Bill Macon to be the petition manager for your petition. Mr. Macon can be reached at 301-415-3965. Your petition is being reviewed within the NRCs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
I have enclosed for your information a copy of the notice that is being filed with the Office of the Federal Register for publication. I have also enclosed for your information a copy of Management Directive 8.11, "Review Process for 10 CFR 2.206 Petitions," and the associated brochure NUREG/BR-0200, "Public Petition Process," prepared by the NRCs Office of Public Affairs.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Samuel J. Collins, Director Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-346
Enclosures:
- 1. Federal Register Notice
- 3. NUREG/BR-0200 cc w/enclosure 1 only: See next page
7590-01-P U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION DOCKET NO. 50-346 LICENSE NO. NPF-3 FIRSTENERGY NUCLEAR OPERATING COMPANY DAVIS-BESSE NUCLEAR POWER STATION, UNIT 1 RECEIPT OF REQUEST FOR ACTION UNDER 10 CFR 2.206 Notice is hereby given that by petition dated April 24, 2002, David Lochbaum (petitioner) has requested on behalf of multiple organizations that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) take action with regard to FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company, the owner of the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station. Specifically, the petitioners request that the NRC issue an order to FirstEnergy, requiring a verification by an independent party (VIP) for issues related to the reactor vessel head problem at Davis-Besse, Unit 1.
As the basis for this request, the petitioner states that the order issued by the NRC on August 14, 1996, to Northeast Nuclear Energy Company, the owner of the Millstone Nuclear Power Station in Connecticut, is a recent and relevant precedent for the action requested by the petitioners.
The request is being treated pursuant to 10 CFR 2.206 of the Commissions regulations.
The request has been referred to the Director of the NRCs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR). As provided by Section 2.206, appropriate action will be taken on this petition within a reasonable time. The petitioners addressed the NRR Petition Review Board (PRB) on May 9, 2002, to discuss the petition. The results of that discussion were transcribed, considered in the PRBs determination regarding the petitioners' request and in establishing the schedule for the review of the petition, and are treated as a supplement to the petition. A copy of the petition and the supplements (Accession Numbers ML021260444 and ML021490065, respectively) are available for inspection at the Commissions Public Document Room (PDR),
located at One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike (first floor), Rockville, Maryland. A copy of FirstEnergys response dated May 16, 2002, to the petition is also publicly available under Accession Number ML021410451. Publicly available records will be accessible from the NRCs Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Public Electronic Reading Room on the internet at the NRC Web site, http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. Persons who do not have access to ADAMS or who encounter problems in accessing the documents located in ADAMS, should contact the NRCs PDR Reference staff by telephone at 1-800-397-4209 or 301-415-4737, or by e-mail to pdr@nrc.gov.
FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
/RA/
Samuel J. Collins, Director Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 4th day of June, 2002
Mr. T. Lodge As provided in Section 2.206, we will take action on your request within a reasonable time.
I have assigned Mr. Bill Macon to be the petition manager for your petition. Mr. Macon can be reached at 301-415-3965. Your petition is being reviewed within the NRCs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
I have enclosed for your information a copy of the notice that is being filed with the Office of the Federal Register for publication. I have also enclosed for your information a copy of Management Directive 8.11, "Review Process for 10 CFR 2.206 Petitions," and the associated brochure NUREG/BR-0200, "Public Petition Process," prepared by the NRCs Office of Public Affairs.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Samuel J. Collins, Director Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-346
Enclosures:
- 1. Federal Register Notice
- 3. NUREG/BR-0200 cc w/enclosure 1 only: See next page Docket No. 50-346 Distribution w/o encls:
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Toledo Coalition for Safe Energy cc:
Mr. Howard Bergendahl Vice President-Nuclear, Davis-Besse FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 5501 North State Route 2 Oak Harbor, OH 43449-9760 Mary E. OReilly FirstEnergy Corporation 76 South Main St.
Akron, OH 44308 Manager-Regulatory Affairs First Energy Nuclear Operating Company Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station Oak Harbor, OH 43449-9760 Director Ohio Department of Commerce Division of Industrial Compliance Bureau of Operations & Maintenance 6606 Tussing Road P.O. Box 4009 Reynoldsburg, OH 43068-9009 Regional Administrator U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 801 Warrenville Road Lisle, IL 60523-4351 Michael A. Schoppman Framatome ANP 1911 N. Ft. Myer Drive Rosslyn, VA 22209 Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 5503 North State Route 2 Oak Harbor, OH 43449-9760 Plant Manager, Randel J. Fast FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 5501 North State - Route 2 Oak Harbor, OH 43449-9760 Dennis Clum Radiological Assistance Section Supervisor Bureau of Radiation Protection Ohio Department of Health P.O. Box 118 Columbus, OH 43266-0118 Carol OClaire, Chief, Radiological Branch Ohio Emergency Management Agency 2855 West Dublin Granville Road Columbus, OH 43235-2206 Zack A. Clayton DERR Ohio Environmental Protection Agency P.O. Box 1049 Columbus, OH 43266-0149 State of Ohio Public Utilities Commission 180 East Broad Street Columbus, OH 43266-0573 Attorney General 30 East Broad Street Columbus, OH 43216 President, Board of County Commissioners of Ottawa County Port Clinton, OH 43252 President, Board of County Commissioners of Lucas County One Government Center, Suite 800 Toledo, OH 43604-6506 David Hughes, Executive Director Citizen Power 2121 Murray Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15217 Harvey Wasserman Citizens Protecting Ohio 735 Euclaire Avenue Bexley, OH 43209 Keith Gunter Citizens Resistance at Fermi Two (CRAFT)
P.O. Box 463 Monroe, MI 48161 Michael J. Keegan Coalition for a Nuclear Free Great Lakes P.O. Box 331 Monroe, MI 48161
cc:
Christine Patronik-Holder, Ohio Coordinator Safe Energy Communication Council 660 Crackel Road Aurora, OH 44202 David Lochbaum, Nuclear Safety Engineer Union of Concerned Scientists 1707 H Street, NW, Suite 600 Washington, DC 20006 Vina Colley Portsmouth/Piketon Residents for Environmental Safety and Security 3706 McDermott Pond McDermott, OH 45652 Alice Hirt Dont Waste Michigan 6677 Summitview Holland, MI 49423 Chris Trepal, Executive Director Earth Day Coalition 3606 Bridge Avenue Cleveland, OH 44113-3314 Stuart Greenberg, Executive Director Environmental Health Watch 4115 Bridge Ave., #104 Cleveland, OH 44113 Jim Riccio Greenpeace 702 H Street, NW Washington, DC 20001 Paul Gunter Director-Reactor Watchdog Project Nuclear Information and Resource Service 1424 16th Street, NW, #404 Washington, DC 20036 Shari Weir, Consumer Issues Director Ohio Citizen Action 614 W. Superior Ave., #1200 Cleveland, OH 44113 Kurt Waltzer Ohio Environmental Council 1207 Grandview, Suite 201 Columbus, OH 43212-3449