ML13093A091

G20130257/LTR-13-0273 - E-mail Bill Brand Concerns of Restart of San Onofre Nuclear Generating Stations (SONGS)

ML13093A091
Person / Time
Site:	San Onofre
Issue date:	03/28/2013
From:	Brand B - No Known Affiliation
To:	Macfarlane A NRC/Chairman
References
corr-13-0051, G20130257, LTR-13-0273
Download: ML13093A091 (4)

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ETS *U.S.NRC Ticket No: G20130257 P.,;,:,d Su- N d 1gJ ,y Cg ProtertingPeopleand the Enivironment 2337 10na Inorato Assigned Office: NRR OEDO Due Date: 04/18/2013 Other Assignees: SECY Due Date: 04/22/2013 Date Response Requested by Originator:

Other Parties:

Subject:

Restart of San Onofre Nuclear Generating Stations (SONGS) Concerns

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Action Type: Letter OEDO Concurrence: No Signature Level: Chairman Macfarlane OCM Concurrence: No Special Instructions: OCA Concurrence: No 1ýb iu. e ifra tion Originator Name: Bill Brand Date of Incoming: 03/28/2013 Originator Org: Redondao Beach, California Document Received by OEDO Date: 04/02/2013 Addressee: Senator Barbara Boxer and Representative Henry Waxman Incoming Task: E-mail OEDO POC: Dan Merzke Tp~d*( C-/ 7"..

5 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY CORRESPONDENCE CONTROL TICKET Date Printed: Apr 01, 2013 15:54 PAPER NUMBER: LTR- 13-0273 LOGGING DATE: 04/01/2013 ACTION OFFICE: EDO [Yjq AUTHOR: Bill Brand AFFILIATION:

ADDRESSEE: Chairman Resource

SUBJECT:

Expresses concerns about the restart of San Onofre ACTION: Signature of Chairman DISTRIBUTION: RF, SECY has Ack.

LETTER DATE: 03/28/2013 ACKNOWLEDGED Yes SPECIAL HANDLING: Commission Correspondence (Respond before April 3, if possible.)

NOTES:

FILE LOCATION: ADAMS DATE DUE: 04/22/2013 DATE SIGNED:

EDO -- G20130257

Joosten, Sandy From: Bill Brand [bbrand@earthlink.net]

Sent: Thursday, March 28, 2013 4:56 PM To: CHAIRMAN Resource

Subject:

Fwd: San Onofre Restart

Dear Ms. Macfarlane,

I meant to cc you on the below email.

Sincerely, Bill Brand Council Member Redondo Beach 310-809-4405 Begin forwarded message:

From: Bill Brand <bbrand(Dearthlink.net>

Subject:

San Onofre Restart Date: March 28, 2013 12:53:49 PM PDT To: barbara boxer()boxer.senate.Qov, laura schiller(aboxer.senate.gov, "lisa.pinto(amail.house.qov Pinto" <lisa.pintoamail.house._qov>,

pat.delqado~&.mail.house. iov Cc: art,howella-nrc..ov, dan.dorman(,nrc.Qov, eric.leedsa-nrc..ov, bill. borschardtanrc.qov, iames.andersonanrc..Qov The Honorable Barbara Boxer Chairman Committee on Environment and Public Works United States Senate Washington, D.C. 20510 The Honorable Henry Waxman Ranking Member Committee on Energy and Commerce United States House of Representatives 2322 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 March 28, 2013

Dear Chairman Boxer and Ranking Member Waxman:

I'm very concerned about the restart of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS). My thanks to both of you for helping to ensure rigorous oversight of these nuclear reactors.

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While I was encouraged by SCE's announcement that it may finally request a license amendment regarding its restart plan for SONGS Unit 2, they have neutered the normally exhaustive process by suggesting they will submit a 'No Significant Hazards Consideration' analysis, declaring that the license amendment does not involve any significant safety risks. Plus, a 'No Significant Hazards Consideration' (NSHC) would effectively deny the public a meaningful public hearing and critical independent expert review before the license amendment is issued. This is unacceptable. Public trust will not be restored by continued attempts to avoid a hearing process, and this type of effort to convince the public that minor technical license amendments are sufficient. These are the type of shortcuts that allowed the design flaws to be constructed.

Furthermore, the NRC has scheduled the meeting to discuss Edison's license amendment and probable NSHC request in Rockville, MD. The appropriate place for such a meeting is in Southern California, where it would be accessible to those citizens whose lives will be most impacted by the matters discussed. The agency has said that this unfeasible. Unfeasible, I suspect, because they are rushing to restart SONGS by the summer.

Last summer, the California Independent System Operator issued 'Flex Alerts' with the press declaring 'heat storms' on several occasions. SONGS was down the entire time and never were there rolling brown outs. We should not risk a much worse mishap at SONGS to simply minimize the risk of temporary brown outs that did not occur during record high temperatures last summer.

I hope and trust you will continue to exercise your strong leadership and regulatory oversight by urging the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to require that SCE undergo the following before a decision is made:

- the rigors of a thorough license amendment

- deny any request from SCE or a NSHC and hold a public hearing on all the San Onofre safety issues

- insist the agency hold their April 3rd meeting about Edison's license amendment where the risks are, namely Southern California As a City Council Member of Redondo Beach - 50 miles north of San Clemente, my constituents risk being seriously harmed in the event of a major nuclear accident at San Onofre. It is imperative to us that any decisions about restarting the crippled reactors are made with maximum deliberation and meaningful opportunity for input from the public that will be affected.

Regards, Bill Brand Council Member Redondo Beach 310-809-4405 Cc: Allison Macfarlane, US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Chairman Arthur Howell, NRC Region IV Regional Administrator William Borchardt, NRC Executive Director for Operations Eric Leeds, Director, NRC Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR)

Daniel Dorman, NRR Deputy Director for Engineering and Corporate Support James Anderson, Chief, NRR Electrical Engineering Branch 2