ML091400066
| ML091400066 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Oyster Creek |
| Issue date: | 05/18/2009 |
| From: | Casey Smith US Congress, US HR (House of Representatives) |
| To: | Jaczko G NRC/Chairman |
| Shared Package | |
| ML091520113 | List: |
| References | |
| EDATS: SECY-2009-0249, FOIA/PA-2009-0214, G20090291, LTR-09-0211, SECY-2009-0249 | |
| Download: ML091400066 (4) | |
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EDO Principal Correspondence Control FROM:
DUE: 06/04/09 EDO CONTROL: G20090291 DOC DT: 05/18/09 FINAL REPLY:
Representative Christopher Smith TO:
Chairman Jaczko FOR SIGNATURE OF
ROUTING:
Oyster Creek - License Renewal Process (EDATS: SECY-2009-0249)
DATE: 05/19/09 Borchardt Virgilio Mallett Ash Ordaz Burns/Gray
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- Shoop, OEDO ASSIGNED TO:
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NRR Leeds SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS OR REMARKS:
Please prepare response in accordance with OEDO Notice 2009-0441-01 (ML090490315).
Contact Undine
- Shoop, OEDO for insight and any guidance on the tone and content of the response.
Staff may want to refer to the ADAMS Congressional Correspondence Folder in preparing response.
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EDATS Number: SECY-2009-0249 Source: SECY Geea Inomto Assigned To: NRR Other Assignees:
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Oyster Creek - License Renewal Process
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Incoming: NONE OEDO Due Date: 6/4/2009 5:00 PM SECY Due Date: 6/8/2009 5:00 PM Response/Package: NONE Ote Inomtn Cross Reference Number: G2009029 1, LTR-09-021 II Related Task:
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OEDO Concurrence: YES OCM Concurrence: NO OCA Concurrence: NO Special Instructions: Please prepare response in accordance with OEDO Notice 2009-0441-01 (ML090490315).
Contact Undine Shoop, OEDO for insight and any guidance on the tone and content of the response. Staff may want to refer to the ADAMS Congressional Correspondence Folder in preparing response.
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Documen Infrato Originator Name: Representative Christopher H. Smith Originating Organization: Congress Addressee: Chairman Jaczko Incoming Task Received: Letter Date of Incoming: 5/18/2099 Document Received by SECY Date: 5/19/2009 Date Response Requested by Originator: NONE Page 1 of I
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ACKNOWLEDGED SPECIAL HANDLING:
REP Christopher Smith CONG Gregory Jaczko Relicensing process for Oyster Creek Signature of Chairman RF, OCA to Ack, SECY/RAS ASLB 05/18/2009 No Commission Correspondence NOTES:
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Dear Mr. Chairman:
Congratulations on your recent appointment as Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
I have noted in the past your dissent in part regarding the relicensing process for Oyster Creek, New Jersey. I write to you today to share my concerns regarding the NRC staff s implementation of additional safety review instructions delineated in the order released on April 1, 2009, particularly as they relate to the drywell at this facility, the oldest in the country. Last -
Friday, with the assistance of NRC Congressional Liaison, my Chief of Staff, Mary McDermott Noonan, had an extensive conversation with NRC staff regarding this matter.
- I appreciate the information the NRC staff provided and insights given as to why they have determined that an in-house review conducted by the NRC Division of Engineering may technically comply with the instruction (on page 68) to use "appropriate expertise" to conduct a thorough examination of the safety analyses submitted by Exelon. Still, it is my hope that the NRC will withhold its own internal staff review and instead give greater weight to the intent of the instruction which was to address the serious concerns put forth by the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board. As you know, to address these concerns, the ASLB itself specifically recommended to the Commission that an outside review be conducted by Sandia National Laboratories, not the NRC staff The relicensing decision notwithstanding, disagreement remains regarding the capacity reduction factor used by Exelon in its safety analysis. Thus, implementing the ASLB's recommendation for outside review specifically by Sandia is, I believe, an essential step as the NRC works to restore public confidence in the premise that public safety was given top priority in the relicensing process and that, going forward, the agency is fully committed to properly prioritizing and regulating safety standards at Oyster Creek.
I thank the staff for their time on Friday and look forward to receiving your response to my further request.
SLSTOPHER H. SMH Member of Congress G
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