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LTR-19-0128 Jeffrey Steinmetz, E-mail Concern That the Same Defective Dry Storage System Produced by Holtec International Is Likely to Be Used at Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant If Holtec Is Successful in Buying the Pilgrim Plant

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Site:	Pilgrim
Issue date:	03/26/2019
From:	Steinmetz J Public Commenter
To:	Kristine Svinicki NRC/Chairman
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CHAIRMAN Resource From: Jeffrey Steinmetz <jeffmsteinmetz@yahoo.com >

Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2019 6:24 PM To: patricia.wen@globe .com; todd.wallac k@globe.com; spot light @globe.com Cc: CHAIRMAN Resou rce; CMRBARAN Resource; CMRBurns Resou rce; CMRCaputo Resource; CMRWright Resource

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[External_Sender] Fw: NRC 3/25/2019 Violation Enforcement Action - FSAR revision made by Holtec to allow "scratches" on canisters is under evaluation by NRC Dear Patricia Wen and Todd Wallack This same defective dry storage system produced by Holtec International is likely what is coming to the Pilgrim Nuclear Power plant if Holtec is successful in buying the Pilgrim plant. (see email below) This Dry storage system lacks a precision loading system and gouges the canisters as they are downloaded into the vault. The NRC should have never approved this system, and is now trying to shirk its responsibility of keeping the public safe. The NRC admits 29 canisters have already been damaged , yet they are not doing anything about it because they do not have the technology to inspect the canisters. The NRC has permitted Southern California Edison (SCE) to load these 29 canisters so hot they now have no procedures or clue for how to retrieve the fuel back into the Spent Nuclear Fuel pools. (Fuel retrieval is a requirement of the NRC license, but the NRC is not enforcing the requirement) To make things even more complicated the NRC and the state of California have approved the destruction of the Spent Nuclear Fuel pools after all the fuel has been loaded . Once this is done southern California will have no options for handling this deadly spent nuclear fuel. The hot-cell SCE claimed they would use for leaking cracked canisters was blown up in Idaho in 2007.

In addition , the NRC is about to approve Southern California Edison (SCE) to measure radiation levels at the inlet air vents on the older Areva canisters rather than measuring the exhaust air vents. This is akin to getting a smog test on your car by measuring the fresh ocean breeze rather than the fumes coming out of the exhaust pipe. The NRC has approved this once before at a different plant, and the change is intended to help SCE hide the fact that the canisters are likely leaking. Local citizens and environmental groups have requested the reading from the exhaust vents but the NRC and SCE refuse to produce the measurements.

Spotlight needs to start an investigation into Holtec International, and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for approving this defective system or the State of Massachusetts will end up with the same problem 1

at Pilgrim Nuclear Power plant.

Sincerely, Jeff Steinmetz San Clemente CA

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<Michael.Layton@nrc.gov>; Chairman NRC <chairman@nrc .gov>; Commissioner Annie Caputo <CMRCaputo@nrc.gov>;

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Sent: Monday, March 25, 20 19, 11 :58 :05 AM PDT

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NRC 3/25/2019 Violation Enforcement Action - FSAR revision made by Holtec to allow "scratches" on canisters is under evaluation by NRC On page two of 3/25/2019 Notice of Violation Enforcement Action and NRC Special Inspection Report, it states Holtec's FSAR was revised claiming "scratches" on walls of canisters is OK. The NRC has not approved this FSAR revision . The NRC is evaluating SCE's analysis .

Neither scratches or gouges are acceptable on these canisters . Now that the NRC knows this Holtec system is defective, please do the right thing and require this system be recalled . The NRC needs to protect our safety and not create a major cost burden to the State of California or elsewhere . Allowing scratches or gouges due to Holtec's inadequate canister downloading system that lacks precision is unacceptable. You know both scratches and gouges will accelerate wear and premature canister failure and you have no current method to find or repair cracks. This is another billion dollar boondoggle by Edison for California. Please do not endorse this faulty system .

Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty and NRC Special Inspection Report 050-00206/2018-005, 050-00361/2018-005, 050-00362/2018-005, 072-00041/2018-001 https://adamswebsearch2.nrc.gov/webSearch2/main.jsp?AccessionNumber=ML19080A208 In addition, SCE's corrective actions did not adequately address a change to the design and performance requirements for certai n structures, systems , and components described in the Holtec UMAX Final Safety Analysis Report (FSAR). At the time of the August 3, 2018, incident, the version of the Holtec UMAX FSAR in effect (i.e., Revision 4) stated that "there is no risk of scratching or gouging" on a canister during downloading operations into the UMAX fault. Following the special inspection, the FSAR was revised to allow scratches on the canisters during downloading operations . Southern California Ed ison Company used the Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 72.48 process to implement the FSAR change . The NRC determined that SCE's calculations and evaluation did not contain an adequate basis to support the change to the FSAR.

As a result, SCE initiated corrective actions to reperform the 10 CFR 72.48 evaluation . The NRC will review SCE's subsequent evaluation to determine if the FSAR design change to allow scratches is acceptable.

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