ML17334B664
| ML17334B664 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Cook  |
| Issue date: | 12/09/1997 |
| From: | Collins S NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned) |
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| Shared Package | |
| ML17334A590 | List: |
| References | |
| 2.206, NUDOCS 9712160171 | |
| Download: ML17334B664 (4) | |
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7590-01-P UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION AMERICANELECTRIC POWER COMPANY DOCKET NOS. 50-315 AND 50-316 RECEIPT OF PETITION FOR DIRECTOR'S DECISION UNDER 10 CFR 2.206 Notice is hereby given that by Petition dated October 9, 1997, David A. Lochbaum, on behalf of the Union of Concerned Scientists, has requested that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) take action with regard to Donald C. Cook Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2, operated by American Electric Power Company (the Licensee).
The Petition requests that the operating licenses for D.C. Cook, Units 1 and 2, be modified, revoked, or suspended until there is reasonable assurance that the Licensee's systems are in conformance with design-and licensing-bases requirements.
The Petition requests that systems with a safety function at D.C. Cook be qualiTied and capable of performing their required function under all design conditions before restart.
The Petition also requests that a public hearing into this matter be held in the Washington, DC, area before the first unit at D.C. Cook is authorized to restart.
As the basis for these requests, the Petition states that the NRC recently completed an architect/engineer design inspection at D.C. Cook. The Licensee had previously reviewed the same systems as part of its design-basis documentation reconstitution program.
Findings by the NRC inspection team led to a shutdown of both units and has necessitated changes to the plant's physical configuration.
Therefore, the Petition asserts that the Licensee's design-basis documentation reconstitution and updated final safety analysis report validation programs lack the necessary rigor and focus.
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the Licensee's design control programs may also be responsible for similar problems in its safety systems, which were not examined by the NRC.,
The request is being treated pursuant to 10 CFR 2.206 of the Commission's regulations.
The request has been referred to the Director of the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
As provided by 10 CFR 2.206, appropriate action will be taken on this Petition within a reasonable time. A copy of the Petition is available for public inspection at the Commission's Public Document Room, located at the Gelman Building, 2120 L Street, NW., Washington, DC 20555-0001.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 9th day of ><<e~>e~
1997.
FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION amue ollins, Director Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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