ML070380481
| ML070380481 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Oyster Creek |
| Issue date: | 01/30/2007 |
| From: | Saxton J US HR (House of Representatives) |
| To: | Klein D NRC/Chairman |
| References | |
| G20070092, LTR-07-0087 | |
| Download: ML070380481 (3) | |
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DUE: 02/16/07 EDO CONTROL: G20070092 DOC DT: 01/30/07 FINAL REPLY:
Reprsentative Jim Saxton TO:
Chairman Klein FOR SIGNATURE OF :
PRI CRC NO: 07-0087 Chairman Klein DESC:
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Oyster Creek -Floor Structure of the Spent Fuel Pool DATE: 02/07/07 Reyes Virgilio Kane Silber Johnson Cyr/Burns
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OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY CORRESPONDENCE CONTROL TICKET Date Printed: Feb 06, 2007 17:02 PAPER NUMBER:
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LTR-07-0087 EDO LOGGING DATE: 02/06/2007 AUTHOR:
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REP Jim Saxton' CONG CHRM Dale Klein Concerns an editorial in the Asbury Park Press regarding corrosion of Oyster Creek ACTION:
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JIM SAXTON ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE THIRD DISTRICT, NEW JERSEY SUBCOMMI17EES:
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FISHERIES AND OCEANS NATIONAL PARKS Wagjington, 0 20515 January 30, 2007 Dr. Dale E. Klein, Chairman 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852
Dear Dr. Klein:
I write to you today regarding the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station in Forked River, New Jersey.
I am deeply troubled about an editorial I recently read in the Asbury Park Press. Printed on January 23, 2007, the second to last paragraph highlights language from an internal Exelon memo, highlighting concerns with the structural integrity of the floor of the spent fuel pool.
"...(F)rom a nuclear safety perspective, the controlling structure with least margin in the floor or the fuel pool," the memo said. "The floor was supposed to be attached to the walls with a rebar configuration...This is not the configuration we found and was why he had to limit the fuel pool temperature to 125 degrees Fahrenheit to ensure the floor did not detach and drop during a seismic event and rupture the fuel pool liner. If this rebar is really corroding as projected, I suspect our design analysis of the floor support is not valid today, let alone for a 20-year life extension."
It is gravely concerning that a plant manager is questioning whether the floor of the spent fuel pool, a fundamental component of the plant, has corroded beyond current acceptable limits.
I would appreciate if you could please provide me with information regarding the above-mentioned corrosion and how this effects the relicensing application submitted by the plant operators.
Thank you for your time and consideration into this important matter.
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