ML13225A335
| ML13225A335 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Vermont Yankee  |
| Issue date: | 09/21/2012 |
| From: | The Keene Sentinel |
| To: | Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| References | |
| FOIA/PA-2013-0139 | |
| Download: ML13225A335 (1) | |
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9-0 THE KEENE FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2012 i
Reactor needs checking About a month ago, .I facturer, because it was of began seeing reports from the same design.
various European news Vermont Yankee has sources that the Doel 3 one of the reactors in ques-nuclear reactor in-Belgium tion. I am finding two dif-had been shut down be- ferent stories about this, cause of possible cracks in and unfortunately NRC the reactor vessel. records do not seem to A few days later, reports clari them for me.
were that though they The reactors involved were each tiny, there were were made so long ago that thousands of them. The in some cases it is difficult head of the regulating .to know precisely who agency in Belgium said it made them. Some reports was hard to envision the say Rotterdam Drydocks reactor ever being repaired. subcontracted the entire The investigation that reactor for a U.S. company, followed indicated the while others say it only cracks were the result of manufactured a huge part manufacturing flaws, All of the reactor, with other reactors built by the Rot- parts from this country.
terdam Drydock Company, In either case, there which went bankrupt some could be trouble.
yeprs back, are considered suspect. I would think the NRC There were 21 such re-would be on this and talk-actors, and the regulators ing about what they intend of the countries where will do. I should think En-these reactors were sited tergy would issue a state-met to consider what to do ment, unless it is afraid about the situation. One there may be something to thing clear is that cursory hide. I find the silence on nspection is not enough. this issue distressing, and It must be done by ultra- I think everyone should be sound. made aware of it.
Some countries, includ- Vermont Yankee's reac-ing Belgium and Germany, tor must be considered sus-shut down reactors built by pect until all reactor parts Rotterdam Drydock for in- that may have been made spection. The government by Rotterdam Drydock of the UK took the matter have been cleared by a step further, and shut ultrasound inspection.
down a reactor for inspec- GEORGE HARVEY tion even though it was 181 Elliot St.
made by a different manu- Brattleboro