ML101120663

G20100235/LTR-10-0175/EDATS: SECY-2010-0235 - Ltr. Paul W. Hodes Tritium Leak - Entergy Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant

ML101120663
Person / Time
Site:	Vermont Yankee File:NorthStar Vermont Yankee icon.png
Issue date:	04/19/2010
From:	Hodes P US Congress, US HR (House of Representatives)
To:	Jaczko G NRC/Chairman, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
EDATS: SECY-2010-0235, G20100235, LTR-10-0175
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EDO Principal Correspondence Control FROM , DUE, OS/27/10 EDO CONTROL, G20100235 DOC DT, 04/19/10 FINAL REPLY, Representative Paul W. Hodes TO, Chairman Jaczko FOR SIGNATURE OF , ** PRI ** CRC NO , 10-0175 Borchardt DESC , ROUTING, 2.206 Tritium Leak - Entergy Vermont Yankee Borchardt Nuclear Power Plant (EDATS: SECY-2010-0235) Virgilio Mallett Ash Mamish Burns/Rothschild DATE, 04/21/10 Collins, RI Burns, OGC ASSIGNED TO, CONTACT, Schmidt, OCA Rihm, OEDO NRR Leeds SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS OR REMARKS ,

This action was determined to be handled as a 2.206 . Since this is a congressional response, please prepare for the signature of the EDO.

Provide respond to OEDO no later than May 27, 2010 .

EDATS Number: SECY-2010-0235 Source: SECY General Information Assigned To : NRR OEDO Due Date: 5/27/20 10 11:00 PM Other Assignees: SECV Due Date: 6/ 1/2010 11:00 PM

Subject:

2.206 - Tritium Leak - Entergy Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant

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CC Routing : Region]; OGC: OCA ADAMS Accession Numbers - Incoming: NON E Response/Package: NONE Other Information Cross Reference Number: G20100235 , LTR-IO-017 5 Staff Initiated : NO Related Task: Recurring Item: 0 File Routing: EDA TS Agency Lesson Learned : NO OEDO Monthly Report Item: NO Process Information Action Type: 2.206 Review Priority: Medium Sensitivity: Class ified Signature Level: EDO Urgency: NO Approval Level: 0 ApprovDI Required OEDO Concurrence: NO OeM Concurrence: NO OCA Concurrence: NO Special Instructions: This action was determined to be handled as a 2.206. Since this is a congressional respo nse, please prepare for the signatu re of the EDO. Prov ide response to OEDO no later than May 27, 20 I O.

Document Information Originator Name : Representative Paul W. Hodes Date of Incoming : 411912010 Originating O rganization: Congress Document Received by SECY Date: 4/2112010 Addressee : Chairman laczko Date Response Requested by Originator: NONE Incoming Task Received : 2.2 06 Page 1 of I

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY CORRESPONDENCE CONTROL TICKET CORRESPONDENCE Date Date Printed:

Printed: Apr 20, 2010 10:03 Apr 20,2010 PAPER PAPER NUMBER:

NUMBER: LTR-IO-OI75 LTR-10-0175 04119/2010 DATE: 04/19/2010 LOGGING DATE:

ACTION OFFICE: EDO AUTHOR: Hodes REP Paul Hodes AFFILIATION:

AFFILIATION: CONG CONG ADDRESSEE:

ADDRESSEE: Gregory laczko Gregory Jaczko

SUBJECT:

Urges not to restart the Vermont Yankee Yankee power plant scheduled outage until until all environmental remediation remediation work and report on leaking tritum completed tritum have been completed ACTION:

ACTION: Signature of Chairman DISTRIBUTION:

DISTRIBUTION: RF, OCA to Ack LETTER LETTER DATE: 04119/2010 04/19/2010 ACKNOWLEDGED ACKNOWLEDGED No HANDLING:

SPECIAL HANDLING: Commission Correspondence Correspondence NOTES: Staff should review to determine determine whether whether this should be handled as a 2.206 petition petition....

FILE LOCATION: ADAMS ADAMS DATE DUE: 05/11/2010 05111/2010 DATE SIGNED:

EDO -- G20100235

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PAUL W. HODES 2 DPA,.UL Di sTRicIW.

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...., OVERSIGHT OVEHSIGH 1 AND A.ND CONGRESS OF THE CONGRESS THE UNITED UNITED STATES STATES GOVERNMEN'i RE-FORIA GOVERNMEN" HEFOHI"l HOUSE OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES REPRESENTATIVES WASHINGTON, DC WASHINGTON, DC 20515-2902 20515-2902 April April 19, 19, 2010 2010 The The Honorable Honorable Gergory Gergory B. B. Jaczko Jaczko Chairman Chairman U.S.

U,S. Nuclear Nuclear Regulatory Regulatory Commnission Commission Mail Mail Stop Stop O- 16G4 0-16G4 Washington, Washington, DC DC 20555-0001 20555-0001 ,

Dear Chairman

Dear Chail111an Jaczko,

.raczko,

• II am am writing writing toto ask ask you you to to not not allow allow the the Vermont Vennont Yankee Yankee power power plant plant toto restart restart after its scheduled outage until after its scheduled outage until all environmental all environmental remediation remediation work work andand relevant relevant reports reports on on leaking leaking tritium tritium at at the the plant plant have have been been completed.

completed.

As As youyou know, know, the the tritium tritium leak leak atat Vermont Vermont Yankee, Yankee, originally originally reported reported inin January January 2010, has necessitated multiple environmental remediation 20 I 0, has necessitated multiple environmental remediation efforts that are currently efforts that are currently underway, underway, as as well well as as official official reviews reviews of ofbothboth the the causecause of of the the leakleak and and thethe accuracy accuracy of of information reported to the Nuclear Regulatory information reported to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Velmont Yankee Commission on Vermont Yankee

'systems.

'systems.

II appreciate appreciate the the steps step~ the the Commission Commission has has taken taken in in recent recent weeksweeks to to increase increase its its role role inin overseeing overseeing the the response response toto this this leak,leak, and and ask ask thatthat thethe plant plant not not be be allowed allowed toto start start up up again again thisthis spring spring until until mymy constituents constituents are are assured assured that that the the cause cause of ofthethe leak leak has has been been safely safely and and completely completely addressed.addressed. With With the the plant plant already already scheduled scheduled toto shut shut down down and and

.several several additional additional safety safety checks 'planned, itIt would checksplanned, would be be irresponsible irresponsible toto restart restart operations operations before the Commission before the Commission can verify to can verifv to the the public public thatthe thatthe tritium tritium leak leak has has beenbeen fixed fixed and and environmental cleanup environmental cleanup is complete, is complete.

Given Given the the number number oftpending of pending actions actions inin response response toto this this incident, incident, IIurge urge you you to to prevent the plant from resuming power production prevent the plant from resuming power production after its scheduled refueling outage after its scheduled refueling outage until until the the following following efforts efforts have have beenbeen completed complcted toto the the Commission's Commission's satisfaction:

satisfaction:

• • The The tritiated tritiated groundwater groundwater remediation remediation process process that that isis currently currently underway; underway; 0* The The soil soil remediation remediation process process scheduled scheduled toto take take place place during during the the refueling refueling outage, outage,'

toto remove soil containing not only tritium, remove soil containing not only tritium, but also radioactive isotopes of but also radioactive isotopes ofcesium, cesium, manganese.

manganese, zinc zinc andand cobalt; cobalt;

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• • The The Commission's Commission's review of of the the documents documents presented presented as aa result result of of its its Demand Demand For For Information, submitted to Entergy on March 1,1,2010.

submitted My constituents My constituents in in New New Hampshire, many of of whom live live or work within Vermont Zone, deserve Yankee's Emergency Planning Zone, deserve to know know that this leak leak has been safely and completely addressed before operations at the plant completely plant restart again.

again.

your consideration I appreciate your consideration of this request request and andlook Jook forward to your response.

Sincerely, Paul W. Hodes Member of Congress