ML090220228
| ML090220228 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Browns Ferry  |
| Issue date: | 01/16/2009 |
| From: | Pintar M - No Known Affiliation |
| To: | Jaczko G NRC/OCM/GBJ |
| References | |
| G20080593, LTR-08-0456 | |
| Download: ML090220228 (6) | |
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Sandy Joosten From:
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Site Administrator [action@ucsusa.org] on behalf of Matthew Pintar
[matthew.pintar@umit.maine.edu]
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Dear Commissioner Jackzo,
In 1975, catastrophe was barely averted when fire erupted at the Browns Ferry nuclear plant. Today, 33 years later, the risk of a fire at a U.S. nuclear power plant remains unacceptably high--with potentially deadly consequences. I urge'you to immediately and vigorously enforce the fire protection regulations adopted in 1980 that are being woefully ignored by plant operators and your agency.,
As you well know, the industry's own risk assessment considers fire to be the greatest risk in a nuclear plant's operations. Yet, not one of the nation's operating nuclear power plants is known to be in compliance with the 1980 regulations. It is disturbing that NRC and independent tests have found that the fire retardant material used to protect electrical cables (also known as cable wraps) most prevalently used in the nation's nuclear plants are deficient and fail within minutes of being exposed to fire, as opposed to the one-hour requirement.
Protecting the public is the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's primary responsibility and your agency's unwillingness to enforce its own regulations is simply unacceptable. A fire at a nuclear power plant could lead to a serious accident and a release of deadly radiation, potentially killing or injuringthousands of people.
Please reply by email only, but a reply is not necessary.
It is your duty and responsibility to enforce the NRC fire protection regulations.
Sincerely, Mr.. Matthew Pintar 5731 Hancock Hall Rm 132 Orono, ME 04469-5731 p
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Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2009 19:13:24 -0600 From: Matthew Pintar <matthew.pintar@umit.maine.edu>
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Sandy Joosten From:
Site Administrator [action@ucsusa.org] on behalf of Matthew Pintar [redfish4@myway.com]
Sent:
Friday, January 16, 2009 8:14 PM To:
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Enforce Critical Fire Protection Regulations Jan 16, 2009 Commissioner Gregory B. Jackzo U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001
Dear Commissioner Jackzo,
In 1975, catastrophe was barely averted when fire erupted at the Browns Ferry nuclear plant. Today, 33 years later, the risk of a fire at a U.S. nuclear power plant remains unacceptably high--with potentially deadly consequences. I urge you to immediately and vigorously enforce,
the fire protection regulations adopted in 1980 that are being woefully ignored by plant operators and your agency.
As you well know, the industry's own risk assessment considers fire to be the greatest risk in a nuclear plant's operations. Yet, not one of the nation's operating nuclear power plants is known to be in compliance with the 1980 regulations. It is disturbing that NRC and independent tests have found that the fire retardant material used to protect electrical cables (also known as cable wraps) most prevalently used in the nation's nuclear plants are deficient and fail within minutes of being exposed to fire, as opposed to the one-hour requirement.
Protecting the public is the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's primary responsibility and your agency's unwillingness to enforce its own regulations is simply unacceptable. A fire at a nuclear power plant could lead to a serious accident and a release of deadly radiation, potentially killing or injuring thousands of people.
Please reply by email only, but a reply is not necessary.
it is your-duty and responsibility to enforce the NRC fire protection regulations.
Sincerely, Mr. Matthew Pintar 618 Louise Ct Canonsburg, PA 15317-2274 1
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Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2009 19:13:35 -0600 From: Matthew Pintar <redfish4@myway.com>
Reply-To: Matthew Pintar <redfish4@myway.com>
To: CMRJACZKO@nrc.gov
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Enforce Critical Fire Protection Regulations MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: Site Administrator <action@ucsusa.org>
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Sandy Joosten From:
Site Administrator [action@ucsusa.org] on behalf of Robin Harrison [nadiaokc@gmail.com]
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Sunday, January 18, 2009 11:18 PM To:
CMRJACZKO Resource
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Enforce Critical Fire Protection Regulations Jan 18, 2009 Commissioner Gregory B. Jackzo U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001
Dear Commissioner Jackzo,
In 1975, catastrophe was barely averted when fire erupted at the Browns Ferry nuclear plant. Today, 33 years later, the risk of a fire at a U.S. nuclear power plant remains unacceptably high--with potentially deadly consequences. I urge you to immediately and vigorously enforce the fire protection regulations adopted in 1980 that are being woefully ignored by plant operators and your agency.
Asyou well know, the industry's own risk assessment considers fire to be the greatest risk in a nuclear plant's operations. Yet, not one of the nation's operating nuclear power plants is known to be in compliance with the 1980 regulations. It is disturbing that NRC and independent tests have found that the fire retardant material used to protect electrical cables (also known as cable wraps) most prevalently used in the nation's nuclear plants are deficient and fail within minutes of being exposed to fire, as opposed to the one-hour requirement.
Protecting the public is the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's primary responsibility and your agency's unwillingness to enforce its own regulations is simply unacceptable. A fire at a nuclear power plant could lead to a serious accident and a release of deadly radiation, potentially killing or injuring thousands of people.
It is your duty and responsibility to enforce the NRC fire protection regulations.
Sincerely, Ms. Robin Harrison 11005 N Eagle Ln Oklahoma City, OK 73162-3044 1
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Date: Sun, 18 Jan 2009 22:18:07 -0600 From: Robin Harrison <nadiaokc@gmail.com>
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To: CMRJACZKO@nrc.gov
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