ML19214A016
| ML19214A016 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Diablo Canyon  |
| Issue date: | 07/08/2018 |
| From: | Eichelberger D Plant Licensing Branch IV |
| To: | John Klos Pacific Gas & Electric Co |
| Klos L 4, NRR/DORL/LPLIV, 415-5136 | |
| References | |
| 2.206, EPID L-2019-CRS-0000, OEDO-19-00131 | |
| Download: ML19214A016 (7) | |
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From:
Don Eichelberger To:
Klos, John
Subject:
[External_Sender] Re: Status Re: Amended 2.206 Petition for Diablo Canyon weld inspections Date:
Monday, July 08, 2019 11:27:06 AM Mr. Klos, Thank you for your response, apologies if I disturbed your process.
If you need to mail me, you may send it to my home:
628 Lyon St., #1 San Francisco, CA 94117.
Thank you again for your time.
Don Eichelberger Sent from my iPad "The government of an exclusive company of merchants is, perhaps, the worst of all governments for any country whatever." -Adam Smith, "Wealth of Nations" On Jul 5, 2019, at 8:37 AM, Klos, John <John.Klos@nrc.gov> wrote:
Mr. Eichelberger,
I am writing to confirm again that I did receive your clarified petition dated April 25th which you acknowledged via an email dated April 30th, see below.
I also attach that email now, to this correspondence, for your records.
The status of your petition, based on the information provided of April 25th, is being processed and a Petition Review Board Initial Assessment meeting was held on June 27th. The results of that meeting are pending release in the immediate future.
In order to assist in distribution and further contact on this issues is there a formal address that I can use for communication and correspondence?
Lastly, please confirm receipt of this email.
Thank you,
From: Don Eichelberger <done7777@sbcglobal.net>
Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2019 4:29 PM To: Klos, John <John.Klos@nrc.gov>
Subject:
[External_Sender] Re: Diablo Canyon Petition
Thank you. This confirms I received this email.
Don Eichelberger On 4/29/2019 3:21 AM, Klos, John wrote:
Mr Eichelberger
I confirm I got the April 25 email.??
unfortunately I never got the April 5, nevertheless we begin our work from the last email
thank you??
John Klos On: 28 April 2019 22:47, "Don Eichelberger" <done7777@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
Mr. Klos,
Please confirm to me that you received my??response to this email dated ??4/25/19 explaining that I had already provided the information you requested in my email to you on 4/5/19, the day following our teleconference. I ??have resubmitted my more complete petition both times (5th and 25th). Let me know if you need it again.??
Perhaps you need to check your message filter.
Don Eichelberger??
Sent from my iPad "The government of an exclusive company of merchants is, perhaps, the worst of all governments for any country whatever." -Adam Smith, "Wealth of Nations" On Apr 25, 2019, at 9:16 AM, Klos, John <John.Klos@nrc.gov> wrote:
Mr. Eichelberger,
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During our April 4, 2019 phone call, we discussed your initial petition email dated March 15, 2019 concerning issues at the Diablo Canyon plant.
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As we discussed during that teleconference a supplemental email is needed that details the sufficient information which would allow the NRC to proceed in its review.?? As of today, April 25, 2019, I have not received any further documentation from you that would specify those details we discussed on April 4th.
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Therefore, per the NRC???s Management Directive 8.11, the NRC intends to proceed based on the information we have received by 4:00 PM tomorrow, April 26, 2019
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Thank you,
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John Klos DORL Callaway, Columbia Project Manager U.S. NRC, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing, O9D22 NRC/NRR/DORL/LPL4, MS O9E3 Washington, DC?? 20555-0001 301.415.5136, John.Klos@NRC.gov Don Eichelberger Abalone Alliance Safe Energy Clearinghouse/
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John Klos DORL Callaway, Columbia Project Manager U.S. NRC, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing, O9D22 NRC/NRR/DORL/LPL4, MS O9E3 Washington, DC 20555-0001 301.415.5136, John.Klos@NRC.gov
From: Don Eichelberger <done7777@sbcglobal.net>
Sent: Thursday, July 04, 2019 6:17 PM To: Klos, John <John.Klos@nrc.gov>
Subject:
[External_Sender] Status Re: Amended 2.206 Petition for Diablo Canyon weld inspections
Mr. Klos-I looked through emails exchanged in the wake of our telephone discussion on 4/4. It is still not clear to me that you received the information below wherein I clarified my petition.
You said the decision would be given in about 6 weeks, but three months have passed. Please let me know the status of your deliberation and if the information below was received and has been considered.
Thank you, Don Eichelberger On 4/5/2019 3:47 PM, Don Eichelberger wrote:
Mr. Klos-Appended below and attached in Word, if needed, is my amended 2.206 petition to modify (or, perhaps more accurately, unmodify) PG&E's Diablo Canyon Unit 1 operating license to reinstitute AFSME weld inspection protocols.
I appreciated my chance to make my case to you yesterday, and look forward to hearing your response.
Thank you, Don Eichelberger
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10 CFR 2.206 NRC petition
??I wish to file this revised 2.206 petition for NRC to take enforcement action in the matter of NRC granting PG&E's request to extend the regulatory requirement for ultrasound inspections of the Diablo Canyon reactor's welds from ten years to twenty years, and call on NRC to reverse this decision and order the independent inspections now, while the reactor is shut for refueling.
My petition is based on information contained in Appendix A of a 2017 report published by Fairwinds Assoc., Inc., ???Neutron Embrittlement at Diablo Canyon Unit 1 Nuclear Reactor???, filed as expert testimony of Arnie Gunderson in a case before the California Public Utilities Commission 2.
??The report documents NRC???s 2015 approval ??of PG&E???s 10CFR part 50 request to extend the service interval requirements of the AFSME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code,Section XI, Paragraph IWB 24132, ???
Inspection Program B??? for Diablo Canyon Power Plant, which requires volumetric examination of virtually all pressure-retaining welds every ten years.
??NRC staff supported 1 PG&E???s request to extend the inspection requirements of the Unit 1 reactor, from ten to twenty year intervals, despite Diablo Canyon reactor being identified by NRC as one of the five most embrittled reactors in the country and the fact the reactor vessel had been in operation beyond the length of its design specifications.
Inspections due in 2015 were therefore not performed.
??Since the 2015 decision, conditions at PG&E have changed. PG&E has declared bankruptcy, and the company???s aging equipment ignited a gas
line explosion in San Francisco earlier this year and sparked wildfires that have killed dozens of people since the 2015 decision. I feel granting this exemption to aging nuclear equipment of a company known for cutting safety corners was wrong and should be revisited.??
??Given the embrittlement danger to the welds of Unit 1 found, subsequent to licensing, to contain excessive amounts of copper that make these welds susceptible to embrittlement from neutron bombardment, this rule change makes no sense. In the words of Union of Concerned Scientist nuclear specialist, David Lochbaum 3, we need to stop this dangerous game of ???nuclear roulette??? before our luck runs out.
As of this writing the reactor is shut down for refueling, and I urge that the reactor not be allowed to operate until these weld inspections are carried out by an independent analyst. This is very important given the seismic threats that exist at the site 4, especially in the wake of Fukushima showing the dangers of underestimating possible scenarios.
I urge your immediate attention to this matter. Thank you.
Don Eichelberger, Abalone Alliance Safe Energy Clearinghouse San Francisco, CA
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Footnotes
??1 SAFETY EVALUATION BY THE OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION REGARDING REQUEST FOR ALTERNATIVE RPV-U1-EXTENSION TO ALLOW USE OF ALTERNATE REACTOR INSPECTION INTERVAL REQUIREMENTS (for) PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY DIABLO CANYON POWER PLANT, UNIT 1 DOCKET NO. 50-275
??3 The NRC and Nuclear Power Plant Safety in 2010: A Brighter Spotlight Needed, David Lochbaum, Union of Concerned Scientists, March 2011
???While none of the (14 identified) safety problems in 2010 caused harm to plant employees or the public, their frequency???more than one per month???is high for a mature industry. The severe accidents at Three Mile Island in 1979 and Chernobyl in 1986 occurred when a handful of known problems???aggravated by a few worker miscues???transformed fairly routine events into catastrophes. That plant owners could have avoided nearly all 14 near-misses in 2010 had they corrected known deficiencies in a timely manner suggests that our luck at nuclear roulette may someday run out.
??4 https://www.govtech.com/em/disaster/PGE-Minimizes-Quake-Risks-Nuclear-Plant-Critics-Say.html
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-end-Don Eichelberger
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More about me at www.Facebook.com/DonEichelberger
Check my original music at www.MySpace.com/donnyfix
"The government of an exclusive company of merchants is, perhaps, the worst of all governments for any country whatever."
Adam Smith, "Wealth of Nations" Ch.7
???When there???s a huge solar energy spill, it???s just called a ???nice day'."
-Colin Murchie-
"It is dangerous to be right in matters on which the established authorities are wrong."
-Voltaire
Don Eichelberger Abalone Alliance Safe Energy Clearinghouse/
Nuclear Free California Shut down nuclear power www.nuclearfreecal.org/nfcnet/
www.energy-net.org Expose the back room dealer elite at Bohemian Grove www.exposebohemiangrove.net Fracking Bohos https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2015/05/27/18772834.php And also:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2014/07/07/18758353.php And listen at https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/07/25/18612413.php Follow at www.Facebook.com/BGANsc
Learn about the Evolution of the US Surveillance State https://surveillance1984.blog/
What to do about Trump https://www.indybay.org/newsit ems/2017/02/20/18796676.php
More about me at www.Facebook.com/DonEichelberger
Check my original music at
www.MySpace.com/donnyfix
"The government of an exclusive company of merchants is, perhaps, the worst of all governments for any country whatever."
Adam Smith, "Wealth of Nations" Ch.7
???When there???s a huge solar energy spill, it???s just called a ???nice day'."
-Colin Murchie-
"It is dangerous to be right in matters on which the established authorities are wrong."
-Voltaire
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