ML17227A538

OEDO-17-00529- Letter from Research & Education Foundation 10 CFR 2.204 Demand for Information (DFI)

ML17227A538
Person / Time
Site:	Seabrook
Issue date:	05/12/2017
From:	Hildt-Treat N, Lang-Skibbee P C-10 Research & Education Foundation
To:	Mccree V NRC/EDO
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2.206, LAR 16-03, OEDO-17-00529
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May12,2017 Viaelectronicsubmission:OPA.resource@NRC.gov

Subject:

10CFR2.204DemandForInformation(DFI)

Mr.VictorMcCree ExecuveDirectorforOperaons UnitedStatesNuclearRegulatoryCommission Washington,D.C.205550001

DearMr.McCree:

OnbehalfoftheC10ResearchandEducaonFoundaon(hereinaerC10),44MerrimacStreet,Newburyport, Massachuses,01950,IsubmitthispeonpursuanttoCh.2.206,Title10,oftheCodeofFederalRegulaons(hereaer 10CFR).

DemandforInformationrequested

C10peonstheNRCtoissuedemandsforinformaonpursuantto10CFR2.204,andtothenissueanorderunder10 CFR2.202tolicenseeNextEra,ownerofSeabrookStaonwhoistheentyseekingapprovalofitsLAR1603License AmendmentRequest(SeabrookStaonLicenseAmendmentRequest1603;ReviseCurrentLicensingBasistoAdopta MethodologyfortheAnalysisofSeismicCategory1StructureswithConcreteAectedbyAlkaliSilicaReacon,August1, 2016,10CFR50.90,DocketNo.5443,SBKL16071.).ThisDFIappliestotheAugust1,2016,LAR1603andanyandall amendments,aachmentsandrevisions.

JustificationforEnforcementActionRequested

InitsresponsetoC10s"ledcontenonstothisLAR,NextEra(DocketNo.50443LA2,May5,2017,beforetheAtomic SafetyandLicensingBoardoftheNuclearRegulatoryCommission),NextEramakesanumberofstatementsthatpurport todemonstratethattheLAR1603shouldbeapprovedbytheNRCandthatthecontenonssubmiedbyC10should berejected.Asigni"cantnumberoftheirstatementsinsupportofthoseposionsrefertothetechnicaldatasubmied inLAR1603.

However,becausevirtuallyallofthestascsinthetechnicaldataareredacted,itisimpossibleforC10toassessthe validityofNextErasstatements.

Therefore,C10herewithrequeststheNRCtoapproveviathisDemandForInformaonthattheLAR1603documents bereleasedtoC10withnoporonsredacted.

C10Foundaon44MerrimacStreet,NewburyportMass.01950www.c10.org(978)4656646

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C10understandsthatatleastsomeofthisinformaonitisseekingisproprietary,andC10iswillingtosigna con"denalityagreement.C10maintainsregular,secureocespaceinwhichthesedocumentswouldbekeepina locked"lingclosetandwouldbeavailableonlytoC10sstaandmembersoftheBoardofDirectors,tobeaccessedand usedonlyonthepremises.

ExamplesofsectionsofNextErasresponsetoC10scontentionsthatcannotbeadequatelyassessedduetothe extensiveredactioninLAR1603

1.para.1,page4:ASRinducedexpansioninreinforcedconcretehasaneect,similarinsomewaystoprestressing, thatmigatesthelossofstructuralcapacitythatwouldbeassumedbasedonthechangeinmaterialproperes,uptoa point.Withouttheredacteddatatosupportthisasseron,itisnotpossibleforC10toassessitsvalidity.

2.para.2,page7:Theoverallconclusionfromanalysesofstructurallimitstatesisthatlimitstatecapacityisnot degradedwhensmallamountsofASRexpansionarepresentinstructures.Presently,theASRexpansionlevelsin Seabrookstructuresarebelowthelevelsatwhichlimitstatecapaciesarereduced.(LARevaluaonSecon3.2.1.)

Withouthavingaccesstowhatsmallamountsnumbersareandthelevelsatwhichlimitstatecapaciesarereduced, C10cannotassessthevalidityoftheclaimsofLAR1603.

3.para.2,page16:TheLARexplicitlycallsforcoresampletesngasanintegralpartofitsASRmonitoring methodology,andtheresultsofthe"rstcampaignoftestsareincludedinatechnicaldocumentsubmiedaspartofthe LAR.Thestascalresultsofthetesngareredacted;therefore,again,C10ispreventedfrombeingabletoactually reviewandassesstheresults.

4.para.2,page17:AsexplainedthroughoutthetechnicaldocumentsunderlyingtheLAR,themechanicaleectofASR doesnotnecessarilyresultinanadverseimpacttostructuralcapacity,atleastuptothepointofexpansionthatwas observedintheprogram.Becausethestascaldataisredacted,C10cannotrevieworassesit;therefore,C10cannot knowuptowhatpointexpansionduetoASRwastested.SincethepointofLAR1603istoestablishavalidtesng methodologyfortheeectofASRonthestructuresatSeabrookStaon,havingthesestascsisvitalforadequate reviewoftheLAR.

5.para.2,page22:MPR4153evenprovidestheresultsofthosetests.Theseresults,whichstatetheoutcomeoftests onthematerialproperesofconcretetestedintheUniversityofTexasFSELbythecompanyMPRareredacted.

(MPR4153Secon4.1;Id.AtAppxD(ThroughthicknessexpansionToDatefortheFirstCampaignofExtensometers).

6.para.1,page36:The"rstcampaigntoexamineoutofplaneexpansionhasbeencompletedandinvolvedtesngof cores.TheresultsofthosetestsareavailableintheLAR.Theresultsareredacted.

7.para1,page43:Thistesngexaminesthecurrentelascmodulusoftheconcrete,whichinturnrequires compressivestrengthtesng.The"rstcampaigntoexamineoutofplaneexpansioninvolvedtesngofcores.Theresults ofthosetestsareavailableintheLAR.Peonerneitherreferencesnorchallengesthetestsconductedtodate.The Peoner(C10)cannotreferencenorchallengethetestresults,becausetheyareredacted.Thisisaclassicalcircular argumentadvancedbySeabrookStaonsownerNextEra.

C10Foundaon44MerrimacStreet,NewburyportMass.01950www.c10.org(978)4656646

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PetitionLogistics

C10iswillingtosignandcommitfullytoacon"denalityagreement.C10requestsviathisDFIthatsuchanagreement bepreparedandcommunicatedtoC10andthatfollowingitsexecuonLAR1603withallitsamendments,aachments andrevisionsbereleasedtoC10forreviewandassessment.

Sincerely,

PatriciaLangSkibbee PresidentoftheBoardofDirectors C10Research&EducaonFoundaon 44MerrimacStreet Newburyport,MA01950 Ph:9784656646 Email:Patricia.skibbee@verizon.net

NatalieHildtTreat ExecuveDirector C10Research&EducaonFoundaon 44MerrimacStreet,Newburyport,MA01950 Ph:(978)4656646Email:natalie@c10.org

C10Foundaon44MerrimacStreet,NewburyportMass.01950www.c10.org(978)4656646