ML110900237
| ML110900237 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Indian Point  |
| Issue date: | 03/24/2011 |
| From: | Duffy R State of NY, Office of the Governor |
| To: | Jaczko G NRC/Chairman |
| Boska J | |
| Shared Package | |
| ML110940073 | List: |
| References | |
| G20110225, LTR-11-0166, SECY-2011-0180, CORR-11-0045 | |
| Download: ML110900237 (5) | |
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EDO Principal Correspondence Control FROM:
DUE: 04/08/11 Lt. Governor Robert J.
Duffy State of New York EDO CONTROL: G20110225 DOC DT: 03/24/11 FINAL REPLY:
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Chairman Jaczko FOR SIGNATURE OF :
ROUTING:
NRC's September 2010 Safety/Risk Assessment Report and Information Notice - Indian Point (EDATS: SECY-2011-0180)
DATE: 03/30/11 Borchardt Weber Virgilio Ash Muessle OGC/GC
- Dean, RI
- Burns, OGC
- Wittick, OEDO ASSIGNED TO:
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Leeds SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS OR REMARKS:
EDATS Number: SECY-20 11-0180 Source: SECY Genera Ifraio Assigned To: NRR OEDO Due Date: 4/8/2011 11:00 PM Other Assignees:
SECY Due Date: 4/12/2011 11:00 PM
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NRC's September 2010 Safety/Risk Assessment Report and Information Notice - Indian Point
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Originator Name: Lt. Governor Robert J. Duffy Originating Organization: State of New York Addressee: Chairman Jaczko Incoming Task Received: Letter Date of Incoming: 3/24/2011 Document Received by SECY Date: 3/30/2011 Date Response Requested by Originator: NONE Page 1 of I
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Robert Duffy NY-LTGOV Gregory Jaczko Follow-up to March 22nd meeting with staff... Indian Point Signature of Chairman RF, SECY to Ack 03/24/2011 No Commission Correspondence ADAMS 04/20/2011l DATE DUE:
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STATE OF NEW YORK EXECUTIVE CHAMBER ALBANY 12224 ROBERT J. DUFFY LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR The Honorable Gregory B. Jaczko Chairman Nuclear Regulatory Commission 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852 March 24, 2011
Dear Dr. Jaczko,
I am writing to follow-up on my March 22nd meeting with Eric Leeds, Jack Grobe, and other members of your staff, as well as our phone conversations.
Our discussion at the meeting focused largely on NRC's September 2010 Safety/Risk Assessment Report and Information Notice. This report found that the risk of damage to Indian Point Unit #3 and 26 other nuclear reactors in the Central and Eastern U.S. increased from previous estimates. Because of these findings, NRC concluded that further site-specific review was necessary at these reactors to determine if plant modifications that would reduce seismic risk are warranted. We believe that in light of the improvements in technologies that afford better monitoring and assessment of earthquakes, such a review is necessary, and the events in Japan underscore the urgency to complete this review as quickly as possible.
At our meeting, Mr. Leeds agreed to make Indian Point the top priority in NRC's review of the 27 nuclear reactors found to have an increase in seismic risk. In addition, Mr. Leeds committed to working with New York's technical experts during this review by sharing data in real time and allowing our team to accompany NRC on related inspections at Indian Point. In our telephone conversation following the meeting, you concurred with Mr. Leeds' commitments to us, and said you'd also conduct a personal site visit at Indian Point. These are good first steps.
During the meeting, we also asked whether the site-specific review would evaluate the spent fuel pools at Indian Point for seismic risk. Mr. Grobe explained that the spent fuel pools were included in the September 2010 assessment and required no further study. However, another NRC staff member at the meeting contradicted Mr. Grobe and explained that spent fuel pools were not part of the 2010 assessment. Mr. Grobe agreed to provide us with whatever seismic risk data NRC has with respect to the spent fuel pools at Indian Point. We will review these data and, depending on our findings, may continue to insist that NRC include the spent fuel pools in its site-specific seismic review at Indian Point. In addition, our technical staff requested printed on recycled paper
that the site-specific review at Indian Point look at the potential seismic risk at the entire plant, not just Unit #3, and include other key infrastructure such as back-up power systems.
Lastly, I want to express my disappointment with statements made by your spokeswoman, Elizabeth Hayden, to the news media. Ms. Hayden told the New York Post that the review of Indian Point "is really not a serious concern." Dismissive comments such as these do not inspire confidence that your agency is taking seriously its responsibilities to protect public safety. I believe that the NRC has many talented staff, and the work they are doing is critically important. The events in Japan are a stark reminder of just how serious the NRC's work really is, and I encourage you to remind your staff of the importance of NRC's mission.
Governor Cuomo and I continue to have serious concerns about Indian Point, and New York State will continue to stay fully engaged in the license renewal proceeding as well as the ongoing review of seismic risk at Indian Point. I appreciate your staff's willingness to meet with us and for the commitment to make Indian Point their top priority in the site-specific seismic risk review that is now underway.
All the best, Lieutenant Governor Robert J f