ML19269D039
| ML19269D039 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | 07000754 |
| Issue date: | 01/31/1979 |
| From: | Rouse L NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS) |
| To: | Babcock P AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7902260614 | |
| Download: ML19269D039 (2) | |
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JAN 311979 Mr. Peter T. Babcock 1731 Carleton Street Berkeley, California 94703
Dear Mr. Babcock:
We are pleased to respond to your letter dated January 1,1979 cor.cerning General Electric Company's Vallecitos Nuclear Center (VNC) plutonium work. Enclosed for your information is the November 7,1977 Preliminary Safety Evaluation Report (PSER) of the activities cov; ad under Special Nuclear Material (SNM) License No. SNM-960. This report includes the evaluation of the plutonium operations at the site.
The bases used in the PSER were as follows:
- 1) A seismic event of unspecified magnitude that would result in structural failure of all buildings that house activities covered under the SNM license;
- 2) The working level inventory of radioactive materials at the various locations on the VNC site was used to estimate releases.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has restricted VNC to those levels.
The conservative approach presented in the PSER was used to expedite the analysis and to recognize that complete seismic characterization and a full structural review was not possible in a short time.
Evaluation of the current site characterization information and analyses of the structural details of the buildings are ongoing.
Friends of the Earth joined by Congressman Ronald V. Dellums and Jchn Burton, California Assemblyman Thomas Bates, and other California residents have requested suspension of the SNM license. This request is currently being considered under our regulations. A copy of our acknowledgment letter is enclosed for your information. We will send you a copy of our decision regarding this request upon completion of our review.
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-1 Mr. Peter Babcock JAN 31 ;979 Additional information may be obtained through the NRC Local Reading Room located at:
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Region V Office of Inspection and Enforcement 1990 N. California Boulevard, Suite 202 Walnut Creek, California 94596 This particular case will be under Docket No.70-754. The files should contain various reports submitted by General Electric Company, NRC evaluations, inspection reports and correspondence letters.
Sincerely,
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WY$.b Leland C. Rouse, Acting Chief Fuel Reprocessing arid Recycle Branch Division of ruel Cycle and Mate ial Safety
Enclosures:
- 1. PSER dtd 11/7/77
- 2. Ltr. to WA Baldwin dtd 1/4/79