ML070120424
| ML070120424 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Pilgrim |
| Issue date: | 03/30/2007 |
| From: | Catherine Haney Plant Licensing Branch III-2 |
| To: | Lampert M - No Known Affiliation |
| Hughey J, NRR/DORL, 301-415-3204 | |
| Shared Package | |
| ML070120402 | List: |
| References | |
| G20061071, LTR-06-0668, TAC MD3960 | |
| Download: ML070120424 (5) | |
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March 30, 2007 Ms. Mary Lampert 148 Washington Street Duxbury, MA 02332
Dear Ms. Lampert:
Your letter dated December 19, 2006, to the Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), has been referred to me. In your letter, you expressed concern that the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station (Pilgrim) in Massachusetts was not selected for inclusion in the initial study for the State of the Art Reactor Consequences Analyses (SOARCA) project currently being pursued by the NRC staff.
As described in the press releases you referred to in your letter, the NRC originally selected six sites for inclusion in the initial phase of the SOARCA project. However, since December of 2006, the NRC has been re-evaluating the scope of the SOARCA project. The plants that will be included in the SOARCA project are not finalized and we are unable at this time to address the scope of plants to be included in the initial phase of the SOARCA project. Participation in the initial phase of the current project is voluntary for those plants determined to be the most representative of the nuclear fleet and provide a cross section of population densities around nuclear power plants.
The purpose of the SOARCA project is to provide a more accurate assessment of nuclear power plant risks to the general public. The projects results could replace or supplement earlier studies that potentially overestimated both the magnitude and consequences of possible nuclear power plant accidents that were based on conservative assumptions given the collection of knowledge and the computational capabilities available at that time.
Your letter also provided a concern related to the Pilgrim spent fuel pool. However, the focus of the SOARCA study is on potential accidents involving reactors at normal power operations and mitigation of these accidents regardless of the cause.
M. Lampert The NRC will provide press releases or other forms of public communications when the updated scope determinations are made for the SOARCA project. There will also be opportunities for public interaction during periodically scheduled public meetings. We appreciate and share your concerns for the safety of your community and others who live and work in or near Pilgrim. Thank you for bringing your concerns to the attention of the NRC.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Catherine Haney, Director Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
M. Lampert The NRC will provide press releases or other forms of public communications when the updated scope determinations are made for the SOARCA project. There will also be opportunities for public interaction during periodically scheduled public meetings. We appreciate and share your concerns for the safety of your community and others who live and work in or near Pilgrim. Thank you for bringing your concerns to the attention of the NRC.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Catherine Haney, Director Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation DISTRIBUTION: G20061071/LTR-06-0668 PUBLIC RidsWpcMail KJohnson RidsEdoMail Center RidsNrrDorl RidsAcrsAcnwMailCenter RidsNrrDorlLpLa RidsNrrPMJKim CHaney RidsNrrOd RidsNrrPMJShea JYerokun RidsNrrAdro RidsNrrLASLittle JHughey RidsOgcRp RidsRgn1MailCenter RidsOpaMail RidsOcaMailCenter Incoming: ML070030207 Accession No.: ML070120424 - PKG.: ML070120402 Package: ML070120402 OFFICE LPL1-1/PM LPL1-1/PM LPL1-1/LA LPL1-1/BC RES DORL/DIR NAME JHughey JKim SLittle DPickett JYerokun CHaney DATE 3/29/07 3/29/07 3/29/07 3/29/07 3/29/07 3/30/07 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station cc:
Regional Administrator, Region I U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406-1415 Senior Resident Inspector U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station Post Office Box 867 Plymouth, MA 02360 Chairman, Board of Selectmen 11 Lincoln Street Plymouth, MA 02360 Chairman Nuclear Matters Committee Town Hall 11 Lincoln Street Plymouth, MA 02360 Chairman, Duxbury Board of Selectmen Town Hall 878 Tremont Street Duxbury, MA 02332 Office of the Commissioner Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection One Winter Street Boston, MA 02108 Office of the Attorney General One Ashburton Place 20th Floor Boston, MA 02108 MA Department of Public Health Radiation Control Program Schrafft Center, Suite 1M2A 529 Main Street Charlestown, MA 02129 Secretary of Public Safety Executive Office of Public Safety One Ashburton Place Boston, MA 02108 Director, Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency Attn: James Muckerheide 400 Worcester Road Framingham, MA 01702-5399 Mr. William D. Meinert Nuclear Engineer Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company P.O. Box 426 Ludlow, MA 01056-0426 Mr. Kevin H. Bronson General Manager, Plant Operations Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station 600 Rocky Hill Road Plymouth, MA 02360-5508 Mr. Michael A. Balduzzi Site Vice President Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station 600 Rocky Hill Road Plymouth, MA 02360-5508 Mr. Stephen J. Bethay Director, Nuclear Safety Assurance Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station 600 Rocky Hill Road Plymouth, MA 02360-5508 Mr. Bryan S. Ford Manager, Licensing Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station 600 Rocky Hill Road Plymouth, MA 02360-5508
Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station cc:
Mr. Gary J. Taylor Chief Executive Officer Entergy Operations 1340 Echelon Parkway Jackson, MS 39213 Ms. Charlene D. Faison Manager, Licensing Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 Mr. John T. Herron Sr. VP and Chief Operating Officer Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
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440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 Mr. Christopher Schwarz Vice President, Operations Support Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 Mr. Michael Kansler President Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 Mr. John F. McCann Director, Nuclear Safety Assurance Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 Mr. Michael J. Colomb Director of Oversight Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 Assistant General Counsel Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 Ms. Stacey Lousteau Treasury Department Entergy Services, Inc.
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