ML063380323

Summary of Public Meeting Regarding the Petition for Enforcement Action Pursuant to 10 CFR 2.206 for Shearon Harris Recurring Fire Protection Issues (G20060793)

ML063380323
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Site:	Harris
Issue date:	12/19/2006
From:	Lisa Regner NRC/NRR/ADRO/DORL/LPLII-2
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ML062900551	List: ML062980107 ML063200168 ML063210413 ML063210449 ML063380323
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December 19, 2006 LICENSEE: Carolina Power & Light FACILITY: Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 1

SUMMARY

OF NOVEMBER 13, 2006, PUBLIC MEETING REGARDING THE PETITION FOR ENFORCEMENT ACTION PURSUANT TO 10 CFR 2.206 FOR SHEARON HARRIS NUCLEAR POWER PLANT RECURRING FIRE PROTECTION ISSUES On November 13, 2006, a public meeting was held at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Headquarters, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. The purpose of the meeting was to provide representatives from North Carolina Waste Awareness and Reduction Network (NC WARN), Nuclear Information and Resource Services (NIRS), the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) and their appointed attorney an opportunity to present additional relevant information concerning their petition submitted under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 2.206. This meeting also provided the NRC staff with an opportunity to ask clarifying questions concerning the submitted petition. A list of attendees is provided as an Enclosure.

BACKGROUND By letter dated September 20, 2006 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) accession number ML062640550), John D. Runkle, Attorney for the petitioners, submitted a 10 CFR 2.206 Petition requesting that the NRC issue an order requiring the immediate suspension of the operating license for the Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant (SHNPP) until alleged fire safety violations are brought into compliance. The petitioners claim that SHNPP has been in violation of NRC fire safety regulations for over 14 years. The concerns focus on the lack of protection against fires and the subsequent ability to safely shutdown the plant in the event of a fire. The supporting documentation includes a report by NC WARN, NIRS, and UCS, Delaying with Fire: The Shearon Harris Nuclear Plant and 14 Years of Fire Safety Violations. Further, the groups demand that the NRC refuse to consider an early relicensing request by SHNPP until the plant is in compliance with fire-safety regulations. A public meeting was attempted on October 23, 2006, but had to be cancelled due to the loss of recording capability in the Operations Center. Supplemental documentation was presented by the petitioners at this meeting and is publicly available (ADAMS Accession Number ML062980107).

SUMMARY

The petitioners presented information in support of their request to suspend the SHNPP Operating License or to impose maximum fines for each fire violation until the plant comes into compliance. They submitted supplemental documentation (ADAMS accession number ML063200168). Their concerns focused on the licensees longstanding fire safety violations, the licensees long term use of compensatory measures, and the NRCs use of enforcement discretion to prolong SHNPPs noncompliances. The petitioners also made repeated requests for open and public proceedings with NRC, Progress Energy, and external stakeholders in the vicinity of SHNPP.

A court reporter was present during the public meeting. A transcript of the proceedings is publicly available (ADAMS Accession Number ML063210488).

/RA/

Lisa Regner, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch II-2 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-400

Enclosure:

List of Participants cc w/encl: See next page

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NAME LRegner CPatel RSola DPickett DATE 12/14/06 12/19/06 12/19/06 12/19/06 LIST OF ATTENDEES PUBLIC MEETING ON NOVEMBER 13, 2006 SHEARON HARRIS 2.206 FIRE PROTECTION PETITION NRC - HQ Giovanna Longo OGC Ho Nieh DPR Tanya Mensah DPR Stacey Rosenburg DPR Chandu Patel DORL Lisa Regner DORL Jason Paige DORL Alex Klein DRA Dan Frumkin DRA Sunil Weerakkody DRA Maria Schwartz OE David Decker OCA Petitioners John Runkle Attorney for Petitioners Jim Warren NC WARN Paul Gunter NIRS David Lochbaum UCS The following groups participated by teleconference:

NRC - RII Necota Staples D. Charles Payne Alfred Issa Mckenzie Thomas Paul Fillion Rodney Fanner Gordon Williams Michael Coursey Shane Sandal Joylynn Quinones NRC - Shearon Harris Philip OBrian Mike King Progress Energy Julie Hans David Corlett Members of the Public Adam Schaefer Town of Chapel Hill Sally Greene Town of Chapel Hill Alice Lloyd NC Council of Churches Dan Coleman Town of Carborro Alice Gordon Orange County Board of Commissioners Paul Times Orange County Board of Commissioners Tom Vanderbeck Chattam County Commissioner-Elect Enclosure

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Mr. C. J. Gannon, Jr. Mr. Robert P. Gruber Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant Executive Director Carolina Power & Light Company Public Staff NCUC Post Office Box 165, Mail Code: Zone 1 4326 Mail Service Center New Hill, North Carolina 27562-0165 Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-4326 David T. Conley Chairman of the North Carolina Associate General Counsel II - Utilities Commission Legal Department Post Office Box 29510 Progress Energy Service Company, LLC Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0510 Post Office Box 1551 Raleigh, North Carolina 27602-1551 Mr. Herb Council, Chair Board of County Commissioners Resident Inspector/ Harris NPS of Wake County c/o U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P. O. Box 550 5421 Shearon Harris Road Raleigh, North Carolina 27602 New Hill, North Carolina 27562-9998 Mr. Tommy Emerson, Chair Ms. Margaret A. Force Board of County Commissioners Assistant Attorney General of Chatham County State of North Carolina P. O. Box 87 Post Office Box 629 Pittsboro, North Carolina 27312 Raleigh, North Carolina 27602 Mr. Christos Kamilaris, Manager Public Service Commission Support Services State of South Carolina Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant Post Office Drawer 11649 Carolina Power & Light Company Columbia, South Carolina 29211 P. O. Box 165, Mail Zone 1 New Hill, North Carolina 27562-0165 Ms. Beverly Hall, Section Chief Division of Radiation Protection Mr. David H. Corlett, Supervisor N.C. Department of Environment Licensing/Regulatory Programs and Natural Resources Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant 3825 Barrett Drive Carolina Power & Light Company Raleigh, North Carolina 27609-7721 P. O. Box 165, Mail Zone 1 New Hill, NC 27562-0165 Mr. Chris L. Burton Manager Mr. John H. ONeill, Jr.

Performance Evaluation and Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge Regulatory Affairs PEB 7 2300 N Street, NW.

Progress Energy Washington, DC 20037-1128 Post Office Box 1551 Raleigh, North Carolina 27602-1551 Mr. Eric McCartney Plant General Manager Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant Carolina Power & Light Company P. O. Box 165, Mail Zone 3 New Hill, North Carolina 27562-0165 Mr. Robert J. Duncan II Director of Site Operations Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant Carolina Power & Light Company Post Office Box 165, Mail Zone 1 New Hill, North Carolina 27562-0165

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Mr. John D. Runkle, Attorney P.O. Box 3793 Chapel Hill, NC 27515 Mr. James Warren N.C. Waste Awareness & Reduction Network P.O. Box 61051 Durham, NC 27715-1051 Mr. Paul Gunter Nuclear Info & Resource Services 6930 Carroll Ave., Suite 340 Takoma Park, MD 20912 Mr. David Lochbaum Union of Concerned Scientists 1707 H. St. N.W., Suite 600 Washington, DC 20006-3962 NC Fair Share 3824 Barrett Dr., Suite 312 Raleigh, NC 27609 Students United for a Responsible Global Environment P.O. Box 1188 Chapel Hill, NC 27514 Ms. Sabrina M. Oliver Town of Chapel Hill 405 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.

Chapel Hill, NC 27514-5705 Mr. Mark Chilton, Mayor Town of Carrboro 301 W. Main St.

Carrboro, NC 27510 Ms. Donna S. Baker Orange County Board of Commissioners P.O. Box 8181 200 South Cameron Street Hillsborough, NC 27278