ML15152A308

NRR E-mail Capture - 10 CFR 2.206 Petition Columbia Generating Station, E-Mail to Petitioners Denial of Immediate Action

ML15152A308
Person / Time
Site:	Columbia
Issue date:	06/01/2015
From:	Watford M Plant Licensing Branch IV
To:	Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility
References
TAC MF6268
Download: ML15152A308 (2)

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NRR-PMDAPEm Resource From: Watford, Margaret Sent: Monday, June 01, 2015 9:42 AM To: chuck@oregonpsr.org; peg@hoanw.org

Subject:

RE: 10 CFR 2.206 Request for Enforcement Action - Columbia Generating Station (TAC No.

MF6268)

Good Morning, As we discussed over the phone on May 22, 2015, I have been assigned as the Petition Manager for the 10 CFR 2.206 petition you submitted to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) on May 13, 2015, regarding the a known crack on one of the jet pump riser welds in the reactor vessel at Columbia Generating Station (CGS). In this petition, you requested the NRC to modify the operating license and/or suspend the restart of CGS until the crack observed on the riser weld has been repaired.

Section 2.206 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations describes the petition process - the primary mechanism for the public to request enforcement action by the NRC in a public process. This process permits anyone to petition NRC to take enforcement-type action related to NRC licensees or licensed activities. Depending on the results of its evaluation, NRC could modify, suspend or revoke an NRC-issued license or take any other appropriate enforcement action to resolve a problem. The NRC staffs guidance for the disposition of 2.206 petition requests is in Management Directive 8.11, which is publicly available.

The 2.206 process provides a mechanism for any member of the public to request enforcement action against NRC licensees. The 2.206 process is separate from the allegations process which affords individuals who raise safety concerns a degree of protection of their identity. In the 2.206 process, all of the information in your letter will be made public, including your identity.

You specifically requested in your letter that the NRC take immediate action to modify the operating license and/or suspend the restart of CTS until the crack observed in the riser weld has been repaired. On May 26, 2015, your request for immediate action was reviewed by members of the Petition Review Board (PRB), which includes staff from the NRCs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR), Region IV, and the NRC resident inspectors at CGS. After thorough review and discussion, the PRB determined that there were no immediate safety significant concerns which would adversely impact the publics health and safety; therefore, the PRB denied your request for immediate action.

In accordance with NRC Management Directive 8.11, you have the opportunity to address the PRB, either in person at the NRC Headquarters in Rockville, MD, or by telephone conference. The purpose of this interaction is so that the petitioner can discuss the petition and verbally supplement the petition with any new information. During the meeting, the PRB is in listening mode and will not make any decisions regarding your petition.

Please advise me if you would like to address the PRB. If you would like to meet in person, I will need to schedule a formal public meeting at the NRC Headquarters. Currently, the PRB has availability on June 4, 2015 from 1:30 - 2:30PM EDT. Of this time, you would have approximately 35-40 minutes to make your presentation to the PRB. If I do not hear from you by June 3, 2015, the PRB will meet internally to make an initial recommendation, after which we will offer you a second opportunity to address the PRB prior to our issuing a letter accepting or rejecting the petition.

Thank you, Maggie Watford Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch IV-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Phone: 301-415-1233 1

Hearing Identifier: NRR_PMDA Email Number: 2124 Mail Envelope Properties (Margaret.Watford@nrc.gov20150601094200)

Subject:

RE: 10 CFR 2.206 Request for Enforcement Action - Columbia Generating Station (TAC No. MF6268)

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