ML14006A272

Response Letter to Rep. Lois Capps from Chairman Macfarlane to a Follow Up to Request During the December 12, 2013, Hearing for a Copy of a Non-concurrence Concerning Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant'S Seismic Design Basis

ML14006A272
Person / Time
Site:	Diablo Canyon
Issue date:	01/13/2014
From:	Macfarlane A NRC/Chairman
To:	Capps L US HR (House of Representatives)
Jenny Weil, OCA 415-1691
References
CORR-14-0002
Download: ML14006A272 (1)

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January 13, 2014 The Honorable Lois Capps United States House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515

Dear Congresswoman Capps:

On behalf of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), I wanted to follow up on your request at the December 12, 2013 hearing before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy and Power and the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy for a copy of a non-concurrence concerning Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plants seismic design basis, which was filed in 2012 by the then-NRC senior resident inspector at the plant.

Before the conclusion of the hearing, NRCs Office of Congressional Affairs provided to your staff an electronic copy of the non-concurrence, as well as a document that provides an explanation of the technical details discussed in the non-concurrence.

Enclosed are paper copies of these two documents. We hope that the inclusion of the detailed comments responding to the non-concurrence will provide additional context and a better understanding of the agencys regulatory decision on this complex subject.

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

Enclosure:

As stated cc: Representative Fred Upton Representative Henry Waxman