ML12215A324
| ML12215A324 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | San Onofre  |
| Issue date: | 07/19/2012 |
| From: | Evert J City of San Clemente, CA |
| To: | Macfarlane A NRC/Chairman |
| Gibson L | |
| Shared Package | |
| ML12268A328 | List: |
| References | |
| CORR-12-0110, G20120571, LTR-12-0372, SECY-2012-0398, EDATS: SECY-2012-0398 | |
| Download: ML12215A324 (13) | |
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ProtectinghPofll antd the Environ men t ETS Electronic Tracking System G20120571 1109 Source: OEDO Task Number:
General Inomto Lead Assignee: NRR Other Assignees:
OEDO Due Date: 10/05/2012 SECY Due Date: 10/09/2012 Other Parties:
Subject:
San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station - Safety and Spent Fuel Storage
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CC Routing: OGC, RegionlV ADAMS Accession Numbers - Incoming: ML12215A32 Response / Package:
Ote Infrmaio Cross Reference LTR-12-0372 G20110816 SRM\\Other: No Prcss Infrmaio Action Type: Letter OEDO Concurrence:
Yes Signature Level: OCM Signature OCM Concurrence:
No Special Instructions:
OCA Concurrence:
No Please provide an updated response to Mayor Donochak's 12/16/11 letter (ML11335A072) for the signature of the Chairman. Ref. G20110816.
Doumn Inforatio Originator Name: Jim Evert Originator Org: City of San Clemente, California Addressee: Chairman Macfarlane Incoming Task: Letter Date of Incoming: 07/19/2012 Document Received by OEDO Date: 07/27/2012 Date Response Requested by Originator:
OEDO POC: Dan Merzke
EDATS Number: SECY-2012-0398 Source: SECY Geerl norato Assigned To: NRR Other Assignees:
Subject:
San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station - Safety and Spent Fuel Storage
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Description:==
OEDO Due Date: NONE SECY Due Date: NONE CC Routing: RegionlV; NMSS; FSME; OGC ADAMS Accession Numbers - Incoming: NONE Response/Package: NONE Other Information Cross Reference Number: G20 12057 1, LTR-12-03 72 Related Task:
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Ref. G20110816 Originator Name: Jim Evert Date of Incoming: 7/19/2012 Originating Organization: City of San Clemente, Document Received by SECY Date: 7/27/2012 Califomia,Office of Mayor arid City Councilnembers Addressee: Chairman Macfarlane Date Response Requested by Originator: NONE Incoming Task Received: Letter Page 1 of I
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY CORRESPONDENCE CONTROL TICKET Date Printed: Jul 27, 2012 09:1 9 PAPER NUMBER:
ACTION OFFICE:
AUTHOR:
AFFILIATION:
LOGGING DATE:
07/27/2012 MAYOR Jim Evert CA ADDRESSEE:
CHRM Allison Macfarlane
SUBJECT:
Expresses concerns about the safety of nuclear power and the spent fuel that is stored on-site at San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station ACTION:
DISTRIBUTION:
LETTER DATE:
ACKNOWLEDGED SPECIAL HANDLING:
Appropriate RF 07/19/2012 No NOTES:
Note: Attached 11/01/11 letter responded to by a letter to Mayor Donchak dtd 12/16/11 (MLI11335A072).
FILE LOCATION:
ADAMS DATE DUE:
DATE SIGNED:
EDO -- G20120571 1~
Office of Mayor and City Councilmembers Phone: (949) 361-8322 Fax: (949) 361-8283 E-m'ail: CityC'uncil@san-clemente.org Jim Evert, Mayor Tim Brown, Mayor Pro Tern Robert "Bob" Baker, Councilmember Jim Dahl, Councilmember Lori Donchak, Councilmember George Scarborough, City Manager July 19, 2012 Dr. Allison M. Macfarlane Chairman U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 RE:
San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station
Dear Dr. Macfarlane:
We welcome your appointment as Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). As you are likely aware, San Clemente is home to 64,208 residents and is located entirely within the 10-mile Emergency Planning Zone for the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS). The City Council and our broader community have learned a great deal about nuclear power since March of 2011 as SONGS has become a focal point for concerns about the safety of nuclear power and the spent fuel that is stored on-site.
Attached to this letter is correspondence we have previously prepared regarding implementation of the Near-term Task Force recommendations and spent fuel storage. We are also enclosing the letters written to our Senators on these topics.
We respectfully request your support and welcome you to visit the City of San Clemente to meet with us. Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely, Jim Evert Mayor Attachments:
November 1, 2011 Letter to Chairman Jazcko November 1, 2011 Letter to Senator Feinstein November 1, 2011 Letter to Senator Boxer cc:
Governor Edmund G. Brown Congressmah Darrell Issa Assemblymember Diane Harkey Congressman Ken Calvert Senator Mark Wyland San Clemente City Council City of San,:Clemente 100 Avenida Presidio, San Clemente, CA 92672 www. san-clemente.org (949) 361-8200
Lori Donchak, Mayor Jim Evert, Mayor Pro Tern Jim Dahl, Councilmember r Office of the Mayor and City Councilmembers Bob Baker, Councilmember Phone: (949) 361-8322 Fax: (949) 361-8283 Tim Brown, Councilmember Website: http://san-clemente.org E-mail: CityCouncil@san-clemente.org George Scarborough, City Manager November 1, 2011 The Honorable Gregory Jaczko Chairman U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001
Dear Chairman Jaczko:
The disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Japan has generated world-wide concern regarding the safety of nuclear power. The City of San Clemente, home to 63,522 is located entirely within the 10-mile Emergency Planning Zone for the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS).
The City Council, and our broader community have learned a great deal about nuclear power over the past several months as SONGS has become a focal point for concerns about the safety of nuclear power.
The Council takes our responsibility to represent our citizens with utmost seriousness, and have endeavored to educate ourselves and our community.
We listened to residents strongly opposed to nuclear power and those who strongly support it. We have held special council meetings to hear presentations and have our questions answered by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), SONGS, and anti-nuclear power experts. As the final step in this process, on October 18, 2011, the City Council formally considered multiple additional steps the Council could take regarding nuclear power, including supporting a resolution from a community group calling for the immediate shut-down of SONGS.
After careful and informed deliberation, on behalf of the citizens of the City of San Clemente, we would like to specifically express our support for two recent requests from our Senators on relicensing and the findings and recommendations of the Near-term Task Force. We are also making a direct request of the NRC about spent fuel storage.
We are fortunate that our State's U.S. Senators Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein (D-California) are informed and active on this topic. First, we would like to express support for Senator Feinstein's April 20, 2011 letter to you requesting that the NRC examine "seismic and tsunami hazards, operational issues, plant security, emergency preparedness, spent fuel storage options and other elements of a nuclear power plant's "design basis" within the scope of the relicensing process".
While we are aware that SONGS operates safely, and that the NRC used best possible science of that era during the licensing process, much has been learned and City of San Clemente 100 Avenida Presidio San Clemente, CA 92672 (949) 361-8200
new technologies have been developed since SONGS was licensed.- Should Southern California Edison (SCE) pursue relicensing, this new, information may-show that SONGS is safe tooperate or it may cause the NRC and SCE to reach the conclusion thatithe plant does not meet modern standards and that it should be decommissioned at the end of its current license period.
Regardless, mall pertinent information should be taken intoaccount.
Second, both Senators have called on the NRC to quickly adopt the "Near-term Task Force Recommendations for Enhancing Reactor Safety in the 2 1st Century". We support this effort, and are aware that the NRC is working rapidly towards this goal, as demonstrated by the Commission's approval on October 18, 2011, of the staffs recommendations to implement the short and medium term items from the Near-Term Task Force and the Commission's statement from its October 18, 2011, Memorandum that the "NRC should strive to complete and implement the lessons learned from the Fukushima accident within five years - by 2016." We support the Senators' position that these recommendations carry special urgency and. must be executed without delay.
Finally, the NRC should require utilities to move spent fuel rods to dry cask storage as soon as those rods can be safely moved. The storage of spent fuel rods on site at SONGS continues to bbe'f cboncern to the Council and is an area we believe that the NRC can take more immediate action. Our understanding is that the spent fuel rods stored in dry cask storage at Fukushima Daiichi were unaffected by the tsunami. Although movement of spent fuel away from the community will require many federal agencies to reach agreement, we believe the movement-to dry cask storage is an area of regulation within the authority of the NRC.
On behalf of the citizens of San Clemente and my elected colleagues, I respectfully request that your agency implement the above items. As representatives of the people we serve, it is our Council's duty to be informed and to act Upon our knowledge. "Where we cannot-exercise authority, we wilI'advocate for the public's be"st interest. We greatIy app reciate the assistance, the NRC has provided to'us during this'ýprocess, and the role of the NRC as the government agency which ensures that commercial nuclear power plants operate safely.
Sincerely, Lori Donchak Mayor cc:
City Councilmembers
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Lori Donchak, Mayor Jim Evert, Mayor Pro Tem Jim Dahl, Councilmember Office of the Mayor and City Councilmembers Bob Baker, Councilmember Phone: (949)361-8322 Fax: (949)361-82'83 Tim Brown,Iouncilmember Website: http://sarn-cleme~nte.org E-mail: CityCouncil@san-clemente.org George ScarboroughCity Manager November 1, 2011 Senator Dianne Feinstein Office of U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein 331 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510,
Dear Senator Feinstein:
The disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Japan has generated world-wide concern regarding the safety of nuclear power. As you are aware, the City of San Clemente, home to 63,522 is located entirely within the 10-mile Emergency Planning Zone for the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS). The City Council, and our broader community have learned a great deal about nuclear power over the past several months as SONGS has become a focal point for concerns about the safety of nuclear power.
The Council takes our responsibility to represent our citizens with utmost seriousness, and have endeavored to educate ourselves and our community.
We listened to residents strongly, opposed to nuclear power and those who strongly support it.,. We have held special council meetings to -hear presentations and have our questions answered by the Nuclear Regulatory,,
Commission (NRC), SONGS, and anti-nuclear power experts. As the final step in this process,,on October 18, 2011 the City Council formally considered multiple additional steps the Council could take regarding nuclear power, including supporting a resolution from a community group calling for the immediate shut-down of SONGS.
The City is fortunate to have Federal Elected Officials who are well informed and active in the Country's ongoing discussion about nuclear power. After careful and informed deliberation, on behalf of the citizens of the City of San Clemente, we request that you take four specific actions.
First, we ask that you demand the establishment of a permanent, safe, disposal site for spent nuclear fuel and the establishment of temporary sites, if necessary, to move. spent fuel away.
from our community. The storage of spent fuel on site at SONGS was of concern to our Council when SONGS became operational and continues to be of concern today. As ratepayers, our residents have paid for off site spent fuel transportation and storage that has never been City of San Clemente 100 Avenida Presidio San Clemente, CA 92672 (949) 361-8200
completed.
Through the process described above, we have come to understand that movement and storage of'spent fuel requires coordination across multiple agencies and states.:
Second, we ask that you insist that a permanent off-site storage solution for spent fuel be identified before relicensing is granted to SONGS. Although Southern California Edison (SCE) has not yet formally entered relicensing, our understanding is that the disposal of spent fuel is not taken into consideration as part of the relicensing process. Should SCE seek relicensing, an off-site storage solution should be identified prior to the license being granted. SONGS has one of the smallest nuclear power plant footprints in the country. The continued accumulation of spent fuel on site is a problem that must be solved at the federal level and a solution identified before continuing to generate more spent fuel.
Third, we request that you promote a federal level review of the risk/benefit analysis that the NRC uses to ensure that it adequately assesses public risk levels.
Finally, we support your insistence that NRC quickly adopt the "Near-term Task Force Recommendations for Enhancing Reactor Safety in the 2 1 st Century". We are aware that the NRC is working rapidly towards this goal, as demonstrated by the Commission's approval on October 18, 2011, of the staff's recommendations to implement the short and medium term items from the Near-Term Task Force's and the Commission's statement from its October 18, 2011, Memorandum that the "NRC should strive to complete and implement the lessons learned from the Fukushima accident within five years - by 2016." We echo the Senators' position that these recommendations carry special urgency and must be executed without delay.
At our October 18, 2011, City Council meeting, we took three additional actions that we would like you to be aware of:
First, we have written to the NRC to insist that the NRC require utilities to move spent fuel rods to dry cask storage as soon as those rods can be safely moved. The storage of spent fuel rods on site at SONGS continues to be of concern to the Council and is an area we believe that the NRC can take more immediate action.
" Second, we have written to the California Public Utilities Commission and California Energy Commission to request their support of the proposed SCE enhanced seismic study of the region so that it can begin as quickly as possible.
" Finally, we continue to pursue funding for the extension of La Pata as an additional evacuation route for the City of San Clemente as conveyed in my letter of May 18, 2011.
On behalf of the citizens of San Clemente and my elected colleagues, I respectfully request your support and continued advocacy for the above items. As representatives of the people we serve, it is our Council's duty to be informed and to act upon our knowledge. Where we cannot
exercise authority, we will advocate for the public's best interest. We greatly appreciate the attention you and your staff have brought to these issues and look forward to working with you further on them.
Sincerely, Lori Donchak Mayor
Lori Donchak, Mayor Jim Evert, Mayor Pro Tern Jim Dahl, Councilmember Office of the Mayor and City Councilmembers Bob Baker, Councilmember E-mail:~
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Dear Senator Boxer:
The disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Japan has generated world-wide concern regarding the safety of nuclear power. As you are aware, the City of San Clemente, home to 63,522 is located entirely within the 10-mile Emergency Planning Zone for the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS). The City Council, and our broader community have learned a great deal about nuclear power over the past several months as SONGS has become a focal point for concerns about the safety of nuclear power.
The Council takes our responsibility to represent our citizens with utmost seriousness, and have endeavored to educate ourselves and our community.
We listened to residents strongly opposed to nuclear power and those who strongly support it. We have held special council meetings to hear presentations and have our questions answered by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), SONGS, and anti-nuclear power experts. As the final step in this process, on October 18, 2011 the City Council formally considered multiple additional steps the Council could take regarding nuclear power, including supporting a resolution from a community group calling for the immediate shut-down of SONGS.
The City is fortunate to have Federal Elected Officials who are well informed and active in the Country's ongoing discussion about nuclear power. After careful and informed deliberation, on behalf of the citizens of the City of San Clemente, we request that you take four specific actions.
First, we ask that you demand the establishment of a permanent, safe, disposal site for spent nuclear fuel and the establishment of temporary sites, if necessary, to move spent fuel away from our community. The storage of spent fuel on site at SONGS was of concern to our Council when SONGS became operational and continues to be of concern today. As ratepayers, our residents have paid for off site spent fuel transportation and storage that has never been City of San Clemente 100 Avenida Presidio San Clemente, CA 92672 (949) 361-8200
completed..
Through the process described above, we, have come to understand -that movement and storage of spent fuel requires coordination acrossmultiple agencies and states.
Second, we ask that you insist that a permanent off-site storage solution for spent fuel be identified before relicensing is granted to SONGS. Although Southern California Edison (SCE) has not yet formally entered relicensing, our understanding is that the disposal of spent fuel is not taken into consideration as part of the relicensing process. Should SCE seek relicensing, an off-site storage solution should be identified prior to the license being granted. SONGS has one of the smallest nuclear power plant footprints in the country. The continued accumulation of spent fuel on site is a problem that must be solved at the federal level and a solution identified before continuing to generate more spent fuel.
Third, we request that you promote a federal level review of the risk/benefit analysis that the NRC uses to ensure that it adequately assesses public risk levels.
Finally, we support your insistence that NRC quickly adopt the "Near-term Task Force Recommendations for Enhancing Reactor Safety in the 2 1st Century". We are aware that the NRC is working rapidly towards this goal, as demonstrated by the Commission's approval on October 18, 2011, of the staff's recommendations to implement the short and medium term items from the Near-Term Task Force's and the Commission's statement from its October 18, 2011, Memorandum that the "NRC should strive to complete and implement the lessons learned from the Fukushima accident within five years - by 2016."
We echo the Senators' position that these recommendations carry special urgency and must be executed without delay.
At our October 18, 2011, City Council meeting, we took three additional actions that we would like you to be aware of:
First, we have written to the NRC to insist that the NRC require utilities to move spent fuel rods to dry cask storage as soon as those rods can be safely moved. The storage of spent fuel rods on site at SONGS continues to be of concern to the Council and is an area we believe that the NRC can take more immediate action.
Second, we have written to the California Public Utilities Commission and California Energy Commission to request their support of the proposed SCE enhanced seismic study of the region so that it can begin as quickly as possible.
Finally, we continue to pursue funding for the extension of La Pata as an additional evacuation route for the City of San Clemente as conveyed in my letter of May 18, 2011.
On behalf of the citizens of San Clemente and my elected colleagues, I respectfully request your support and continued advocacy for the above items. As representatives of the people we serve, it is our Council's duty to be informed and to act upon our knowledge. Where we cannot
exercise authority, we will advocate for the public's best interest. We greatly appreciate the attention you and your staff have brought to these issues and look forward to working with you further on them.
Sincerely, Lori Donchak Mayor
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