ML12283A179
| ML12283A179 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | San Onofre  |
| Issue date: | 10/12/2012 |
| From: | Macfarlane A NRC/Chairman |
| To: | Boxer B US SEN, Comm on Environment & Public Works |
| Rihm R | |
| Shared Package | |
| ML12283A168 | List: |
| References | |
| G20120763, LTR-12-0568, CORR-12-0111 | |
| Download: ML12283A179 (1) | |
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October 12, 2012 The Honorable Barbara Boxer Chairman, Committee on Environment and Public Works United States Senate Washington, DC 20510
Dear Madam Chairman:
On behalf of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), I am responding to your letter of October 4, 2012, seeking reassurance that the NRC will fully investigate the issues with the steam generators at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) before determining whether that facility will be allowed to restart. You reference in this regard the completion of the review of unresolved items, including the manufacturing of the steam generator tubes and the modeling of the steam generators operation.
The NRC is continuing with its independent inspection and evaluation activities and will be reviewing and assessing Southern California Edisons response to the NRCs Confirmatory Action Letter and its proposed restart plan. The inspections and reviews will be thorough and complete and will ensure that the cause of the tube wear is understood and that actions are implemented that will prevent loss of tube integrity.
As specifically requested in your letter, I reaffirm the Commissions commitment that the agency will not allow a restart at SONGS until the investigation is completed and the facility is safe to operate.
If you need any additional information, please contact me or Rebecca Schmidt, Director of the Office of Congressional Affairs, at (301) 415-1776.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Allison M. Macfarlane