ML19044A681
| ML19044A681 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Oyster Creek |
| Issue date: | 01/28/2019 |
| From: | - No Known Affiliation |
| To: | May Ma Office of Administration, NRC/SECY/RAS |
| SEC/RAS | |
| References | |
| NRC-2018-0237 | |
| Download: ML19044A681 (2) | |
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Ms. May Ma U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Administration Mail Stop TWFN-7-A60M Washington, DC 20555-0001
Reference:
NRC Docket NRC-2018-0237 Ms. May, The above-referenced NRC docket pertains to an application currently being reviewed by the NRC to approve the transfer of the 10 CFR 50 license for the Oyster Creek Generating Station from Exelon Generation to a subsidiary of Holtec International. While the public comment period for this licensing action closed on January 9, significant new information has arisen since then that can, and should bear upon the NRC's deliberations in this matter.
On November 29, 2018, the NRC issued an inspection report to Holtec citing several violations of the NRC's regulations, two of which are being considered for escalated enforcement. On January 9, 2019, a pre-decisional enforcement conference was held at NRC headquarters to allow Holtec to provide the NRC with additional information to assist them in their deliberations and final decision on the proposed violation. I observed the entire enforcement conference by webcast. Based on the information contained in the written Holtec presentation materials and the oral presentation provided by Holtec's CEO that day, serious questions remain in my mind as to the ability ofHoltec or any company affiliated with Holtec to faithfully administer a 10 CFR 50 licen~e in accordance with the
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Specifically, the potential vi6latiori~: identify... s~dcni's* aricfrepetfiive*probleini \\vitli'the H61tec Quality Assur~ce program in'the itreas 6fde~1gncontrol; ttai'ning,~*ana corrective actfon.. The Hohec written and oral presentations **of January 9, 2019 were sci dismissive ofNRC's concerns that they provided no indication that i-li1tec' s senior maiiagefu.ent *u.n:derstands the importanbe of-these potential violations, -
the depth of the programmatic deficiencie;d'dentified; or the comprehensive actfonsl.required to achieve effective and long-lasting 'correctiv~ measuiei;,cFurthecinoie,* witntheir.clear* attempts at-trying:to diminish the safety significance of the problems and confuse the NRC during the enforcement conference, Holtec seems to not understand their obligations under 10 CFR 50.9 to provide materially complete and accurate information in all communications with the NRC.
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- r,r The purpose of this letter is to request that tne NRC-delay any fiil_al oecis1on *on the Oyster Creek license transfer and arty other* similat licerise*:transfe'rs to entities affiliated\\vith' Hol'tec (e.g., Pilgrim;;,'-
Palisades1 and Big R<'.>ck Point)° urttll a fina1 decision has been made oh'iliese violations, (including any investigation ofH.oltec wrongdoing by.the NRC Office* oflnvesti'gations) and the NRC agrees thatthe corrective actions have been implemented and are effect1ve*. This 'Yilf allow *the root causes of the' Holtec violations to be appropriately.factored into the liceii'se ir&iisfer decisions by the NRC.
SulJ.mitted respectfully by a concerned citizen who wishes to remain anonymous.
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