ML17334A665
| ML17334A665 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Cook  |
| Issue date: | 01/15/1998 |
| From: | Lochbaum D UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS |
| To: | Callan L NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (EDO) |
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| References | |
| 2.206, CAL, NUDOCS 9803030080 | |
| Download: ML17334A665 (3) | |
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uslox OF CONCERNED SClENTISTS January 15, 1998 Mr.L Joseph CaQan Executive Director for Operations United States Nuclear Rcgulatoty Commission Washington, DC 205554001
SUBJECT:
10 CFR 2.206 PETITION, DONALD'.COOK NUCLEARPLANTS UNITS 1 AND2, DOCKET NOS. 5Ml5AND50-316
Dear Mr. Callan:
The Union ofConcerned Scientists submitted a 2.206 petition dated October 9, 1997, requesting &pccific actions bc taken at the D C Cook plant prior to restart. Ihave been informed by Mr. John Hickman, D C Cook Project Manager and the Petition Manager, and by Mr. Roy P. Zanmerntan, Associated Director for Projects, that the stfdF s actions to liftthc confumatoty action letter (CAL)willalso serve to address thc actions requested in our petition. Mr. Zin1n1crman informed me that duc to administrative matters, thc CAL would probably be lifted and thc plants restarted before wc receive a formal response to our petition. Mr.
Zimmefman assured mc that the staF would contact me prior to the plant's restart to provide its basis for liNng the CAL.
The NRC's Headquarters Daily Report for January 13, 1998, provided the followinginfornurtion relevant to D C Cook:
"Followinga public meeting with thc licensee on Januaty 8, 1998, the NRC scat a special team to D. C. Cook on January 9, 1998. The purpose ofthc team is to review a sampling ofthe licensee's corrective actions in response to the Con6rmatofy Action Letter (CAL)issued on September 19, 1997. 'Bee team willalso validate thc licensee's root cause analysis and verifysome ofthe licensee's conclusions reached during their assessment ofthc CALitems. Following thc inspection, the NRC willassess thc results ofthe inspection and make a determination regarding whether or not to lift the CAL."
"The team consists ofa team leader from Region HI, a region based inspector, the former Architect Engineering (AE) Team leader from NRR and two ofthe original AE Team contractors. The inspection is currently scheduled to last approxifnately two weeks."
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January 15, 1998 Page 2 of2 Clearly, the results &am this spccud team inspection willbe a primary Sctor in the stafFs decision on li ting thc CAL, Since the actions taken to liftthc CALwillformthc basis Sr respmling to our petition, it follows that the results &omthis special team inspection willbc a primary actor in determining the outcome ofthc petition. Consequently, itwould seem Sir and reasonabIe that the inspection rcport &am this special team inspection be made available to UCS prior to thc CALbeing lifted,Wc feel it is imperative to review the scope ofthis special team inspection and its endings in order to RHy understand thc sta8's basis for liNngthe CAL. Absent this information, we willbc unable to independently dctcrrnite ifthe concerns delineated in our pctiYion had been adequately addressed until dter thc CALwas Btcd and thc plants rc,&rtcd. The restart ofthc plant reruns the actions requested in our petition moot.
Therefore, UCS respectfully requests that the NRC staffprovide me a copy ofthe special team inspection rcport, even ifit is a preliminary version subject to revision, at least one business day prior to the NRC stafF liftingthc CAL.
Sincerely, julg David A.'lochbaum Nuclear Safety Engineer Chairman Shirley Ann Jackson united States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Mr. h. B. Beach, Regional Administrator United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission 801 Warrenville Road Lisle, 1L 60532<351 Honorable Spencer Abnham United States Senate Washington, DC 20510-2203 Honorable Carl Levin United States Senate Washington, IK20510-2202 Honorable Fred Upton United States House oF Representatives Washington, DC 205 l5-2206
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