ML071380466
| ML071380466 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | San Onofre  |
| Issue date: | 04/24/2007 |
| From: | Mills G - No Known Affiliation |
| To: | NRC/OIG |
| References | |
| 032907, G20070362 | |
| Download: ML071380466 (3) | |
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EDO Principal Correspondence Control FROM:
DUE: 06/22/07 Glen R. Mills Mission Viejo, California EDO CONTROL: G20070362 DOC DT: 04/24/07 FINAL REPLY:
CRC NO:
TO:
OIG FOR SIGNATURE OF :
GRN
- Dyer, NRR DESC:
ROUTING:
2.206 - San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS),
Units 2 and 3 DATE: 05/18/07 Reyes Virgilio Kane Ash Silber Ordaz Burns Mallett, RIV Carpenter, OE Caputo, 01 Cyr, OGC
- Mensah, NRR
- Jones, OGC ASSIGNED TO:
NRR CONTACT:
Dyer SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS OR REMARKS:
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Mail: P.O. Box 3393, Mission Viejo, CA 92690 Phone #: 949-768-0585 FAX: 949-458-6455 E-Mail: millsglen@msn.com April 24, 2007 Inspector General U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 Re: SONGS Nuclear Safety Concerns ALLEGATION 032907
Dear Sir:
We have written numerous Nuclear Safety Concerns (NSC's) regarding the pressurizer surge line, safety and relief nozzles. Many of these NSC's where submitted internally to SONGS engineering in the 1990's. We have always felt that the NRC and SONGS had failed to respond properly to these Concerns. We have been reviewing ML070650450 (San Onofre, Units 2 & 3 Inspection and Mitigation of Alloy 82/182 Pressurizer Butt Welds). Based on review of this document we believe that the NRC and SONGS are gambling on the integrity of the SONGS reactor coolant system boundary much like that which occurred at Davis-Besse. SONGS is making poor judgment by claiming that an effective leakage monitoring program can detect and correct defects before piping failure might occur. SONGS Unit 2 should be shutdown immediately and remain shutdown until it meets the Material Reliability Program (MRP)- 139 guidance. SONGS Unit 3 should be shutdown immediately based on "unexpected defects" being identified within the initial weld overlay on the pressurizer surge line. Like Davis-Besse, SONGS is gambling when it claims "both SONGS Units 2 and 3 can be safety operated to their next refueling outages". If this gamble fails it will mean the end of any anticipated "nuclear renaissance". Why gamble again in hopes of saving a few dollars?
Sincerely, Glen R. Mills presazer L
EDO -- G20070362
UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICIAL USE N
-L bA' FR OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL May 10, 2007 MEMORANDUM TO:
FROM:
SUBJECT:
David J. Vito, Senior. Allegations Specialist Offic o Enforcement Ge A
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perat ist REFERRAL OF ALLEGATION The Office of the Inspector General received the attached allegation regarding matters under NRC jurisdiction. Since you serve as the NRC focal point for allegations of this nature, we are referring this concern to you for action as you deem appropriate. There is no need to respond to this office.
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Memo dtd 4/24/07 OFFICIAL USE ONLY - ALLEGATION INFORMATION