ML12061A226

G20120137/LTR-12-0078/EDATS: SECY-2012-0101 - Ltr., Toni Atkins, San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station: Oversight Issues

ML12061A226
Person / Time
Site:	San Onofre
Issue date:	02/17/2012
From:	Atkins T State of CA, General Assembly, State of CA, Legislature
To:	Jaczko G NRC/Chairman
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ML120820064	List: ML12061A226
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G20120137, LTR-12-0078, SECY-2012-0101
Download: ML12061A226 (4)

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EDO Principal Correspondence Control FROM: DUE: 04/17/12 EDO CONTROL: G20120137 DOC DT: 02/17/12 FINAL REPLY:

Toni Atkins Assembly California Legislature TO:

Chairman Jaczko FOR SIGNATURE OF : ** GRN ** CRC NO: 12-0078 Leeds, NRR DESC: ROUTING:

San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station: Oversight Borchardt Issues (EDATS: SECY-2012-0101) Weber Virgilio Ash Mamish OGC/GC DATE: 02/29/12 Collins, RIV Burns, OGC ASSIGNED TO: CONTACT: Schmidt, OCA Bowman, OEDO NRR Leeds SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS OR REMARKS:

Ref. G20120082. Staff to provide courtesy copy to OEDO (Greg Bowman) by 4/12/12 to give to Anna Bradford, OCM/GBJ for Chairman review prior to dispatch. Response is to be consistent with letter to Senator Boxer (ML12053A438).

EDATS Number: SECY-2012-0101 Source: SECY Genra Inomto Assigned To: NRR OEDO Due Date: 3/20/2012 11:00 PM Other Assignees: SECY Due Date: 3/22/2012 11:00 PM

Subject:

San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station: Oversight Issues

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CC Routing: RegionlV; OGC; OCA ADAMS Accession Numbers - Incoming: NONE Response/Package: NONE Ote Infrmaio Cross Reference Number: G20120137, LTR- 12-0077 Staff Initiated: NO Related Task: Recurring Item: NO File Routing: EDATS Agency Lesson Learned: NO OEDO Monthly Report Item: NO I Prcs Inomtn I1 Action Type: Letter Priority: Medium Sensitivity: None Signature Level: NRR Urgency: NO Approval Level: No Approval Required OEDO Concurrence: YES OCM Concurrence: YES OCA Concurrence: NO Special Instructions: Ref. G20120082. Add the EDO and Chairman on for concurrence. EDO and Chairman to review response prior to dispatch.

Doumn nI I Originator Name: Toni Atkins Date of Incoming: 2/17/20 12 Originating Organization- Assembly California Document Received by SECY Date: 2/29/2012 Legislature Addressee: Chairman Jaczko Date Response Requested by Originator: NONE Incoming Task Received: Letter Page 1 of l

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY CORRESPONDENCE CONTROL TICKET Date Printed:-Feb 29, 2012 14:4 7 PAPER NUMBER: LTR- 12-0078 LOGGING DATE: 02/23/2012 ACTION OFFICE: EDO AUTHOR: Toni Atkins, CA Legislature AFFILIATION: CA ADDRESSEE: Gregory Jaczko

SUBJECT:

San Onofre nuclear generating station: oversight issues ACTION: Direct Reply DISTRIBUTION: RF, SECY to Ack LETTER DATE: 02/17/2012 ACKNOWLEDGED No SPECIAL HANDLING: Ref: Ltr-12-0051 ... date due 2/27 Chairman should review prior to dispatch NOTES: EDO to respond once Chairman signs letter to B oxer (LTR-12-005 1)

FILE LOCATION: ADAMS DATE DUE: 03/22/2012 DATE SIGNED:

Received in OEDO 2/29/2012 11:00 a.m.

EDO -- G20120137

STATE CAPITOL COMMITTEES P.O. BOX 942849 VICE CHAIR, HOUSING AND SACRAMENTO, CA 94249-0076 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT (916) 319-2076 GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION FAX'(916) 31.9-2176 HEALTH JUDICIARY DISTRICT OFFICE VETERANS AFFAIRS 2445 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 401 SAN DIEGO, CA 92101 SELECT COMMITTEES (619) 645-3090 CHAIR, SELECT COMMITTEE ON FAX (619) 645-3094 TONI ATKINS HOMELESSNESS E-MAIL ASSEMBLYMEMBER, SEVENTY-SIXTH DISTRICT BIOTECHNOLOGY assemblymember.atkins @assembly.ca.gov MAJORITY WHIP SAN DIEGO TRADE, TOURISM, AND JOB CREATION HEALTHCARE, WORKFORCE AND February 17, 2012 ACCESS TO CARE PORTS AEROSPACE Gregory Jackzo, Ph.D., Chairman United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mail Stop 0-16G4 Washington, DC 20555-0001 RE: SAN ONOFRE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION: OVERSIGHT ISSUES

Dear Chairman Jackzo:

I share the same safety and equipment concerns raised by Senator Barbara Boxer in her letter to you on February 8, 2012 regarding San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS).

While SONGS is not located in my State Assembly district, the impacts to the City of San Diego and the region compel me to join Senator Boxer in seeking information on behalf of residents in my communities. San Diego Gas and Electric (SDG&E) serves my district and most of San Diego County, and the region receives almost twenty percent of its electricity from SONGS.

Since the shutdown of the power plant, there have been differing reports as to the cause of the leak and the integrity of the steam tubes that are used. Some news outlets have reported comments made the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC) spokesperson Victor Dricks about steam generator tubes at the plant showing "many, many years of wear." Is his statement conclusive of an*NRC investigation? If so, what oversight actions are the NRC taking to ensure these problems are corrected and that plant operations safely resume?

Additionally, SONGS reported in the same week about an incident in January in which a contracted employee fell into the spent fuel rod cooling pool. This incident is just one among other safety violations at the facility over the past two years. What action is the NRC taking to address the continued safety violations at SONGS?

The safety of the public and the reliability of this important power plant require immediate attention. Thank you for considering my questions. I look forward to your official response.

Sincerely, TONI ATKINS Assemnbly Memrber, 76tth District Printedon Recycled Paper