ML092720892

G20090534/LTR-09-0459/EDATS: SECY-2009-0422 - Ltr. Senator Joseph I. Lieberman Release of Radionuclides by Millstone Power Station

ML092720892
Person / Time
Site:	Millstone
Issue date:	08/17/2009
From:	Lieberman J US SEN (Senate)
To:	Schmidt R Office of Congressional Affairs
References
G20090534, LTR-09-0459, SECY-2009-0422, FOIA/PA-2011-0115
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,1 EDO Principal Correspondence Control FROM: DUE: 10/08/09 EDO CONTROL: G20090534 DOC DT: 08/17/09 FINAL REPLY:

Senator Joseph I. Lieberman TO:

Schmit, OCA FOR SIGNATURE OF : ** GRN ** CRC NO: 09-0459 Borchardt, EDO DESC: ROUTING:

Release of Radionuclides by Millstone Power Borchardt Station (EDATS: SECY-2009-0422) Virgilio Mallett Ash Ordaz Burns/Gray DATE: 09/22/09 Collins, RI Schmidt, OCA ASSIGNED TO: CONTACT: Burns, OGC Rihm, OEDO NRR Leeds Orders, OEDO SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS OR REMARKS:

Coordinate with Region I and OGC, as appropriate.

Please prepare response in accordance with OEDO Notice 2009-0441-01 (ML090490315). You may also refer to the ADAMS Congressional Correspondence Folder to help in preparing response.

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EDATS Number: SECY-2009-0422 Source: SECY GnrlInforatio Assigned To: NRR OEDO Due Date: 10/8/2009 5:00 PM Other Assignees; SECY Due Date: 10/13/2009 5:00 PM

Subject:

Release of Radionuclides by Millstone Power Station

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CC Routing: NONE ADAMS Accession Numbers - Incoming: NONE Response/Package: NONE Othe Infomaioa Cross Reference Number: G20090534, LTR-09-0459 Staff Initiated: NO Related Task: Recurring Item: NO File Routing: EDATS Agency Lesson Learned: NO OEDO Monthly Report Item: NO Procs Infoma -i Action Type: Letter Priority: Medium Sensitivity: None Signature Level: EDO Urgency: N 0 OEDO Concurrence: NO OCM Concurrence: NO OCA Concurrence: NO Special Instructions: Coordinate with Region I and OGC, as appropriate. Please prepare response in accordance with OEDO Notice 2009-0441-01 (ML090490315). You may also refer to the ADAMS Congressional Correspondence Folder to help in preparing response.

Docmen Infomaion Originator Name: Senator Joseph 1. Lieberman Date of Incoming: 8/17/2009 Originating Organization: Congress Document Received by SECY Date: 9/21/2009 Addressee: Rebecca Schmidt, OCA Date Response Requested by Originator: NONE Incoming Task Received: Letter Page 1 of I

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY.

CORRESPONDENCE CONTROL TICKET Date Printed:Sep 21, 2009 08:17 PAPER NUMBER: LOGGING DATE: 09/18/2009 ACTION OFFICE:

T 0459 AUTHOR: SEN Joseph Lieberman AFFILIATION: CONG ADDRESSEE: Rebecca Schmidt

SUBJECT:

Concerns the release of radionuclides by Millstone Power Station ACTION: Signature of EDO DISTRIBUTION: OCA to Ack LETTER DATE: 08/17/2009 ACKNOWLEDGED No SPECIAL HANDLING:

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FILE LOCATION: ADAMS DATE DUE: 10/13/2009 DATE SIGNED:

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JOSEPH I. LIEBERMAN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING CONNECTICUT WASHINGTON, DC 20510 (202) 224-4041 COMMITTEES: STATE OFFICE:

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http://lieberman.senate.gov August 17, 2009 Rebecca Schmidt Director, Office of Congressional Affairs Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001

Dear Ms. Schmidt:

I am writing on behalf of my constituent, Ms. Nancy Burton of Redding Ridge, Connecticut.:

Ms. Burton contacted: my office concerning, the -scheduled releases of radionuclidesý by Millstone Power Station. in-Waterford., Connecticut on July-8 and July *26, 2009..: Ms. Burton has contacted both. Dominion Nuclear Connecticut.

Inc., and the Nuclear Regulatory. Commission to confirm that these releases did occur and to identify the quantity of these releases.- Please find enclosed a copy of Ms. Burton', correspondence-with my. office.- I Would greatlyappreciate your:,

reviewing the matter. and providing an- appropriate response..-

Please direct your reply to-my. State Office located at Oheý Constitution,.Plaza, 7 th Floor, Hartford, Connecticut 06103Q,'Attention: Krystn'Ledoux:

Thank you for your care and attention to this-matter..

Sine rely Joseph L Lieberman UNITED STATES SENATOR-JIL:khl/edp Enclosures

-Activities ACtivity Id: 5034257 G'-p Id: Staff: Ic98469 Activity Type: EML Letter Flag: Letter Code: Activity Date: 07/31/2009 Resp.Due: 07/31/2009

Contact:

Nancy Burton Agency: Resp.Date:

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RSP: Yes.

Date Received: 7/30/2009 11:25:24 AM Topid/Subject Desc: casework Thursday, July 30, 2009,11:26 AM

Dear Senator Lieberman:

As Director of the Connecticut Coalition Against Millstone, I request your prompt assistance with regard to Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Inc.'s reporting of its planned releases of radioactivity to the air as required by Connecticut General Statutes Section 22a-135(c).

Dominion's website projects a major release of nearly 30 Curies of radiation during the October 2009 Millstone Unit 2 refueling outage. It also projects estimates for releases on July 8, 2009 and July 26, 2009. We have requested assistance from both Dominion and the U.S.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission to ascertain whether the July 8 and July 26 releases have occurred and if so to identify the quantity and radionuclide-specific identiy of the ACTUAL releases. The NRC Office of Public Affairs has refused to be of assistance. Please see the following email. Similarly, Dominion has ignored our multiple requests for assistance.

Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter of high public interest.

Sincerely, Nancy Burton MillstoneAirReleasesDianeScrenciEmail72809 Nancy, The information you requested is not required to be provided to the NRC at this time. It would be included in an annual report due to the NRC no later than May of each year. To obtain this information, you wili need to contact Dominion. The company published the schedule to comply with Connecticut state law, not NRC requirements.

Nuclear power plants emit minute quantities of radioactive gases and liquids to the environment under controlled and monitored conditions during normal plant operations. The NRC requires licensees to monitor the discharges and analyze nearby environmental samples to ensure that the impacts of plant operations are minimized. These measures ensure that the permitted discharges result in http ://liebermaniact/CaseViews/CaseSnap.asp?WORKID=503 303 5&PROJECT=N 8/14/2009

, Case Snapshot Report Page 2 of 2 very small doses to members of the public living around nuclear power plants.

The NRC requires companies to report plant discharges annually to ensure that potential impacts are detected and reviewed. In these annual reports, licensees identify the amount of liquid and airborne radioactive effluents discharged from plants and the associated doses.

These reports must be submitted to NRC no later than May of each year.

Diane Screnci Sr. Public Affairs Officer USNRC, RI 610/337-5330 From: NancyBurtonCT@aol.com [1]

Sent: Sunday, July 26, 2009 9:34 PM To: OPAl RESOURCE Cc: NancyBurtonCT@aol.com

Subject:

Millstone 2 Containment Vents

Dear Neil & Diane:

-Please check and confirm whether Dominion carried out its scheduled batch release of radionuclides from the Unit 2 Waste Gas Decay.

Tanks today (July 26, 2009), as projected on itswebsite pursuant to newly enacted Connecticut General Statutes Section 22-135(c). Here 1is the link:

http://www.dom.com/about/stations/nuclear/millsttone/atmospheric-radiation-releases'jsp Please also identify for us the radioisotopes released and the Curie count for each (estimated total of 1 Ci).

(iPJease also check and confirm for us if Dominion is on schedule to release 10 Curies of radioisotopes to the atmosphere as Unit 2 containment purges in October 2009, as projected on the link:

Finally, please update us on the ctatus of Unit 2 and tell us whether the current unplanned shutdown has affected the schedule for Unit 2 airborne batch releases of radioactivity and whether it has resulted in unplanned releases of radioactivity to the atmosphere.

Thank you for your prompt assistance.

Sincerely, Nancy Burton Director Connecticut Coalition Against Millstone 147 Cross Highway Redding Ridge CT 06876 Tel.. 203-938-3952 Journal Entries:

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