ML022880247

G20020579/LTR-02-0657 - Sen. Barbara Boxer Ltr Re Safety and Terrorism - Diablo Canyon

ML022880247
Person / Time
Site:	Diablo Canyon
Issue date:	10/02/2002
From:	Boxer B US SEN (Senate)
To:	Travers W NRC/EDO
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G20020579, LTR-02-0657
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EDO Principal Correspondence Control FROM: DUE: 10/30/02 EDO CONTROL: G20020579 DOC DT: 10/02/02 FINAL REPLY:

Senator Barbara Boxer TO:

Rathbun, OCA FOR SIGNATURE OF ** GRN ** CRC NO: 02-0657 Travers, EDO DESC: ROUTING:

Safety and Terrorism - Diablo Canyon Travers (Mary Jane Adams) Paperiello Kane Norry Craig Burns/Cyr DATE: 10/10/02 Zimmerman, NSIR Collins, NRR ASSIGNED TO: CONTACT: Merschoff, RIV Cyr, OGC NMSS Virgilio SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS OR REMARKS:

Coordinate response with NSIR.

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OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY CORRESPONDENCE CONTROL TICKET Date Printed:-Oct 09, 2002 16:39 PAPER NUMBER: LTR-02-0657 LOGGING DATE: 10/09/2002 ACTION OFFICE: EDO AUTHOR: Barbara Boxer AFFILIATION: SEN ADDRESSEE: Dennis Rathbun

SUBJECT:

Diablo Canyon ACTION: Signature of EDO DISTRIBUTION: OCA to Ack LETTER DATE: 10/02/2002

-ACKNOWLEDGED No SPECIAL HANDLING:

NOTES:

FILE LOCATION: Adams DATE DUE: 11/01/2002 DATE SIGNED:

EDO -- G20020579

BARBARA BOXER COMMITTEES CAUFORNIA COMMERCE, SCIENCE, AND TRANSPORTATION 5tatis *cnatt ENVIRONMENT AND PUBUC WORKS Anjited FOREIGN RELATIONS HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING SUITE 112 WASHINGTON, DC 20510-0505 (202) 224-3553 senator@boxer senate gov http //boxer senate gov October 2, 2002 Mr. Dennis K. Rathbun Director Office of Congressional Affairs Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555

Dear Mr. Rathbun:

I am forwarding to you a letter I received from one of my constituents.

I would appreciate it if you would look into this matter and respond to my constituent directly. Please also send me a copy of your response.

Thank you in advance for your consideration.

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Senator Barbara Boxer 112 Hart Senate Office Bldg Washington, DC 20510-0505 202 224-3553 phone 415 956-6701 fax August 26, 2002

Dear Senator Boxer:

Pacific Gas and Electric Company has applied to expand storage of high level radioactive waste onsite at its Diablo Canyon nuclear facility. As you know, Diablo Canyon is sited 2 1/2 miles from a major active earthquake fault (the'Hosgri Fault). In addition, the dry cask system proposed does not meet 9/11 criteria, nor does it solve the problem of vulnerable spent fuel pools.

Ten local organizations have filed as Intervenors to address safety and financial concerns of PG&Es proposal. In addition, the San Luis Obispo Board of Supervisors and the San Luis Harbor District filed as government participants.

Not surprisingly, PG&E's response is that none of the contentions merit full hearings. On the other band the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board (ASLB) of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) supports two of the contentions and believes that the rest should be disallowed either because the full NRC Commissioners have failed to address 9/11 terrorist style accidents at nuclear power plants or that PG&E's bankruptcy is being heard in other proceedings.

The NRC has had II months to move towards making nuclear power facilities less vulnerable to terrorism and instead it has used its resources to promote new nuclear plants rather than adequately securing the plants sited around our country. We believe it is time for Congress to demand a General AccountingOffice investigation into the NRC's cavalier attitude toward safety of reactor communities.

Please look into this extreme safety and terrorism problem as soon as possible.

Sincerely, 6 .