ML041000397
| ML041000397 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Indian Point  |
| Issue date: | 03/30/2004 |
| From: | Engel E US HR (House of Representatives) |
| To: | Leeds E NRC/NRR/DLPM |
| Milano P, NRR/DLPM , 415-1457 | |
| Shared Package | |
| ML041170123 | List: |
| References | |
| G20040257, LTR-04-0212, TAC MC2586, TAC MC2587 | |
| Download: ML041000397 (4) | |
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EDO Principal Correspondence Control FROM:
DUE: 04/29/04 EDO CONTROL: G20040257 DOC DT: 03/30/04 FINAL REPLY:
Representative Eliot L. Engel Leeds, NRR FOR SIGNATURE OF :
ROUTING:
Indian Point -
Sump Pumps Travers Norry Paperiello Kane Collins Dean Burns Miller, RI Cyr, OGC Rathbun, OCA DATE: 04/08/04 ASSIGNED TO:
NRR CONTACT:
Dyer SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS OR REMARKS:
Ref. G20030567, G20030601.
TempIate-. Se GC}IO7 E-Rt~ecy:
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iI OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY CORRESPONDENCE CONTROL TICKET Date Printed: Apr 08, 2004 08:36 PAPER NUMBER:
ACTION OFFICE:
LTR-04-0212 EDO LOGGING DATE: 04/08/2004 AUTHOR:
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Eliot Engel REP Eric Leeds Concerns UCS-Riverkeeper's petition for shutdown of pressurized water reactors at Indian Point Direct Reply Cy RE. OCA to Ack.
LETTER DATE:
ACKNOWLEDGED SPECIAL HANDLING:
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03/30/2004 No ADAMS DATE DUE:
04/29/2004 DATE SIGNED:
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WEST NYACK, NY 10994 EUROPE (845) 735-1000 MIDDLE EAST AND CENTRAL ASIA VICE CHAIRMAN, DEMOCRATIC March 30, 2004 TASK FORCE ON HOMELAND SECURITY Mr. Eric J. Deeds Deputy Director Division of Licensing Project Management U.S. Nuclear regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001
Dear Mr. Leeds:
I am writing to follow up on my letter from last September to NRC Chairman Diaz and to add my support to the appeal being submitted today by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) and Riverkeeper, Inc. This appeal is in response to the NRC's proposed Director's Decision from Febniary 19, 2004 to deny UCS-Riverkeeper's petition from last September, which called for an immediate shutdown of both pressurized water reactors at Indian Point until vital safety systems involving a containment sump pump were repaired.
In my letter to NRC last September, I also requested an immediate shutdown of Indian Point due to the faulty sump pumps. NRC's response to me was that "sump clogging is indeed an issue that merits additional study." Given this response, and your response to UCS-Riverkeeper, I am at a loss to understand how NRC can justify not acting immediately to address this problem.
As you knowv, the study conducted by Los Alamos National Laboratory pointed out that the chances of a reactor meltdown increase by nearly a factor of 100 at Indian Point because the plant's containment sumps are "almost certain" to be blocked with debris during an accident.
Such a blocking could lead to a meltdown and a radioactive release, threatening the lives of the 20 million people who live around the nuclear power plant.
It is far past the time to act on the dangers that Indian Point presents. A positive first step will be to look closely at the comments UCS and Riverkeeper are submitting t6day. You owe this much to the people who live in the communities surrounding the plant. I look forward to your response.
Sincerely, Eliot L. Engel MEMBER OF CONGRESS EDO -- G20040248 PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER
Margie Kotzalas - Letter from Congressman Engel Page 1 From:
Margie Kotzalas To:
John Jolicoeur; Thomas Madden Date:
4/6/04 11:59AM
Subject:
Letter from Congressman Engel Eric Leeds received a letter from Congressman Engel today that comments on a UCS/Riverkeeper 2.206 petition. I can't tell from the letter if OCA, the Commission, or anyone from the EDO's office were copied.
This letter should probably be green ticketed to NRR for response. I'll send the original letter to Tom and a copy to John. I'll put them in a holey joe and you should receive it soon.
Margie CC:
Allen Howe; Brian Benney; Donna Skay; Eric Leeds; FAST; Patrick Madden