ML12264A556
| ML12264A556 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | San Onofre  |
| Issue date: | 09/10/2012 |
| From: | Carruth M City of Laguna Hills, CA, Mayor Office |
| To: | Macfarlane A NRC/Chairman |
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| ML12264A634 | List: |
| References | |
| G20120703, LTR-12-0526, corr-12-0105 | |
| Download: ML12264A556 (5) | |
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Protecting People antd the Environmntt ETS Electronic Tracking System G20120703 1115 Source: OEDO Task Number:
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OEDO Due Date: 10/09/2012 SECY Due Date: 10/11/2012 Other Parties:
Subject:
San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) Safety Concerns
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Originator Name: Mayor Melody Carruth Originator Org: City of Laguna Hills, California Addressee: Chairman Macfarlane Incoming Task: Letter Date of Incoming: 09/10/2012 Document Received by OEDO Date: 09/19/2012 Date Response Requested by Originator:
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OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY CORRESPONDENCE CONTROL TICKET Date Printed. Sep 19, 2012 09:14 PAPER NUMBER:
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Mayor Melody Carruth (City of Laguna Hills)
CA CHRM Allison Macfarlane San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) Safety Concerns Signature of Chairman RF, SECY to Ack.
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CITY OF LAGUNA HILLS City Council MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBERS Melody Carruth September 10, 2012 Randal Bressette MAYOR PRO TEMPORE Barbara Kogerman Joel Lautenschleger L. Allan Songstad, Jr.
The Honorable Allison M. Macfariane Chairman US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-001 RE:
San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) Safety Concerns
Dear Chairman Macfarlane:
As the Mayor of Laguna Hills, a city of 31,000 located in South Orange County, I am writing to express. concern about the. Januapry 3,1,;_2012, event at SONGS during which a reactor Coolant, leak occurred. in.Unit-3: resulting in;-a -small radioactive: release..,: Subsequeqnt investigations by Southern California Edison.- (SCE),. Mitsubishi (Designer/Manufacturer) and the NRC have revealed. unexpected premature wear Jn multiple steam generator tubes in both Unit 2 and Unit 3.
The-City of Laguna Hills is located approximately 22 miles north of the -SONGS Facility.
The recent event at.SONGS and subsequent in.yestigative findings and conclusions have created cause for concern among local officials and area residents, and raised questions about the future operation of SONGS.
Recently, our City Manager, Police Chief, and I attended a meeting at SONGS with Southern California Edison (SCE) at which SCE officials briefed City representatives on the unexpected premature -wear in multiple steam generator tubes,in. Units 2 and 3, and the radiation leak from Unit 3 that prompted the shutdown of the plant. At the local-level, SCE has also been very transparent and forthcoming by providing up-to-date SONGS Fact Sheets/correspondence, including holding one-on-one elected official briefings on an ongoing basis. I sincerely appreciate the due diligence exercised by SCE and. NRC -officials to err on the.side of caution by shutting down both units. until such,time a determination can be made as to the cause of the.radioactive release, and what-may. have contributed to the premature wear in the steam generato.rtubes.-
24035 El Toro Road
- Laguna Hills, California 92653 * (949) 707-2610 ° FAX (949) 707-2614 website: www.ci.laguna-hills.ca.us
The Honorable Allison M. Macfarlane San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station Concerns September 10, 2012 Page 2 In my capacity as the Mayor of Laguna Hills, I urge the NRC to continue its due diligence and independent review of this incident to address public concerns that have been raised in a open and transparent manner, and continue to take prudent and cautionary steps while a careful analysis of the excessive tube wear is conducted and a thorough review of the plant's future viability is determined.
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City Council City Manager South Orange County Mayors South Orange County City Managers The Honorable Mimi Walters The Honorable Barbara Boxer The Honorable Diane Feinstein The Honorable Gary Miller.
The Honorable John Campbell The Honorable Patricia Bates, Orange County Supervisor Michael R. Peevey, California Public Utilities Commission Frank Wasko, SCE
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