ML030100449
| ML030100449 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Pilgrim |
| Issue date: | 01/10/2003 |
| From: | Richards S NRC/NRR/DLPM/LPD1 |
| To: | Mirza N - No Known Affiliation |
| Tate T, NRR/DLPM, 415-8474 | |
| Shared Package | |
| ML030130145 | List: |
| References | |
| -RFPFR, G20020676, TAC MB7021 | |
| Download: ML030100449 (3) | |
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January 10, 2003 Ms. Nilofer Mirza 9 Pilgrim Drive Sharon, Massachusetts 02067
Dear Ms. Mirza:
I am responding on behalf of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to your letter dated October 25, 2002, in which you requested that the NRC take enforcement action against Stone & Webster, Nstar, Boston Edison, and Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station (Pilgrim). You requested this action pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), Section 2.206. In your letter, you state that your husband was employed by Stone & Webster Engineering Corporation and was assigned as Principal Radwaste Engineer at Pilgrim. As the basis for your request, you stated that Nstar (formally Boston Edison) and Stone & Webster failed to maintain radiation exposure records related to your husbands employment.
In your letter, you also raised the issue of whether there are requirements to maintain radiation exposure records. The standards for protection against radiation for which NRC licensees must comply are contained in 10 CFR Part 20. Section 20.1502 defines the conditions when a licensee must monitor an individual's occupational radiation exposure. Section 20.2106 contains the recordkeeping requirements for radiation exposure records that are required pursuant to Section 20.1502. The 10 CFR Part 20 regulations are located on the NRC's website at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/cfr/part020/index.html.
In your letter, you indicated that you contacted Nstar and Stone & Webster to obtain your husbands radiation exposure records. You stated that they no longer have any records related to his employment, including the radiation exposure records. On January 2, 2003, Mr. Travis Tate, Pilgrim Project Manager, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, contacted you by telephone concerning your request. During this conversation, you indicated that you were not aware that Entergy Nuclear Generation Company purchased Pilgrim from Boston Edison in 1999. Therefore, you indicated that your efforts to obtain the records did not include contacting Entergy. Mr. Tate informed you that records required to be maintained by NRC licensees would have been transferred from the prior owner (Boston Edison) to Entergy. If your husband was required to be monitored, his exposure records are required to be maintained by the current licensee for the power plant. During your conversation with Mr. Tate, you also inquired about obtaining your husbands radiation records from the Millstone and Shoreham plants. As discussed with Mr. Tate, you may request radiation exposure records, in writing, from Pilgrim and Millstone at the following addresses:
Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station Attn: Dosimetry Group (c/o: Antoinette Bowens) 600 Rocky Hill Road Plymouth, Massachusetts 02368 Phone: (508) 830-8227 N. Mirza Millstone Nuclear Power Station Attn: Tony Armagno, Supervisor Exposure Control and Instrumentation Rope Ferry Road Waterford, Connecticut 06385 Phone: (860) 447-1791 Ext. 0407 When submitting your request, you should include the social security number, date of birth, approximate dates of employment, and proof that you may legally obtain the records. It may also be helpful to have your request notarized.
The Shoreham power plant has been decommissioned and the NRC license terminated. In addition to the individual licensees, the NRC maintains a dose history for individuals monitored for radiation exposure at all NRC licensed facilities. You may also request radiation exposure records from the NRC by contacting Ms. Sheryl Burrows, REIRS Project Manager, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, at (301) 415-6086 or through the website at www.reirs.com.
In your letter, you also requested that enforcement action be taken pursuant to 10 CFR 2.206.
In light of the discussion above, the NRC determined that enforcement action pursuant to 10 CFR 2.206 is not warranted.
You may obtain additional information about the NRCs regulation of radioactive materials and related requirements at http://www.nrc.gov/what-we-do/radiation.html. I trust that this letter is informative and addresses your concerns. If you have any further questions, please dont hesitate to contact Mr. Tate at (301) 415-8474.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Stuart A. Richards, Director Project Directorate I Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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