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Comment (33) of Gary L. Troyer, on Behalf of American Nuclear Society, Supporting License Renewal of Columbia Generating Station
ML11280A118
Person / Time
Site: Columbia Energy Northwest icon.png
Issue date: 09/27/2011
From: Troyer G
American Nuclear Society (ANS)
To:
Rulemaking, Directives, and Editing Branch
References
76FR54502 00033
Download: ML11280A118 (2)


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Eastern Washington Section - American Nuclear Society P.O. Box 784 9 Richland. WA 99352-0941

  • ans-ews.org 20011-12 OFFICERS q1// /)2!//1 Gary' Trovcr Sentember 27. 20l11 Don Todd Chair Elect Nuclear Regulatory Commission Public Ilearing, Richland Washington ' 1 Tom Patten Past Chairman Re: Renewal of Operating License for Energy Northwest's Columbia--Qeneratingu F Eva Mr-t Station Secretary Carl Holder Treasurer The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is chartered with overseeing the technical and operational safety of US nuclear power units. This agency is respected worldwide BOARD OF 6or its work in ensuring safe designs and operation. i'he Columbia Generating DIRECTORS Station of Energy Northwest is an example of those efforts resulting in sustainable, reliable, dispatchable, and economical electrical energy for regional customers.

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Ciordon Crav.,ford 1I S3) Renewing the operating license is supported by the Eastern Washington Section of the American Nuclear Society. This essential resource ensures that the region Daryl Prancis (13) continues an abundance of base load electrical energy. Lack of renewal would Ed Ray f 13) require replacement with higher cost energy sources including a mix of carbon fuel supplies which is currently unnecessary. With reliability and capacity factors for COmM [flEE CIJA IRS scheduled operation approaching 100%. the Columbia Generating Station is our region's best supplement to hydropower.

Prozranis Floyd Ivey Therefore, we fully endorse renewal of the operating license for Columbia P~ublic Info'rmation Generating Station (jer' WVondeock Membership Sincerely Roger lhicdc id Rxa, Education 1-harty Uabad Gary'L. Froyer Marlenc Olver Chairman - ANS-FWS Richard Stout Topical Meetings Hans Toffer Awards Richard Stout Gerry Woodcock HIistorian Wanda MLnn Civic and lxgisiatixe Liaison Patt:ctia li caslct T~5~ ~

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-kiU.S.NRC Prn)tec in Peotple tintdh Me htvirw, lint, Home > Nuclear Reactors > Operating Reactors > Oversight > Reactor Oversight Process Columbia Generating Station 2Q/2011 Performance Indicators Licensee's General Comments: none Unplanned Scrams per 7000 Critical Hrs 5.2 15 15-20 25 Thresholds: White > 3.0 Yellow > 6.0 Red > 25.0 Notes Unplanned Scrams per 7000 Critical Hrs 3Q/09 4Q/09 1Q/10 2Q/10 3Q/10 4Q/10 1Q/11 2Q/11 Unplanned scrams 1.0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Critical hours 1518.6 2059.7 2159.0 2184.0 2208.0 2209.0 2159.0 40.6 Indicator value 4.2 5.2 4.1 1.8 0.8 0 0 0 Licensee Comments: none 9/27/2011 1:41 PM