ML20033G668

Expresses Concern Re Operation of Plant Until Parties to Licensing Proceedings Given Opportunity to Examine INPO Repts & Responses & Evaluate Safety Significance.W/Ltr to E Brown Requesting Prompt Disclosure of Evaluations to NRC

ML20033G668
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Site:	Seabrook
Issue date:	03/13/1990
From:	Kostmayer P, Markey E HOUSE OF REP., INTERIOR & INSULAR AFFAIRS
To:	Carr K NRC COMMISSION (OCM)
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The Honorable Kenneth M. Carr Chairman j

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Dear Mr. Carrt It has come to our attention that numerous evaluations of significance to the safe operation of Seabrook Station have been I

prepared at the request of Public Service of New Naapshire (PSNM) or its subsidiary, Now Hampshire Yankee, by the Institute of

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These reports evaluate energency equipment maintenance and design, preparedness, operator training, and a variety of other aspects. !

relevant to whether seabrook station can be safely operated and whether the surrounding coanunity can be safely evacuated in an emergency.

Where appropriate, these reports recommend corrective action to confora to NRC requirements or industry-wide standards and practices.

PSNH has responded to these evaluations indicating whether corrective action can or will be taken and providing timetables for when deticiencies will be corrected.

PSNH has applied for and been granted a full power license to operate seabrook Station absent the granting of a stay by a court on or before March 15, 1990.

In light of'the existence of these safety evaluations and their direct relevance to the licensing proceedings, we have grave concerns about the operation of the plant until all parties to the licensing proceedings have been 4

given the opportunity to examine these INPO reports and responses and evaluate their safety significance.

Enclosed for your information is a copy of a letter we have sent today to Mr. Edward Brown, President and Chief Executive Officer of New Maapshire Yankee, requesting t these evaluations, and his responses, hat he promptly disclose all, to the NRC and to this Subcommittee.

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neier to the offoctiveness a full power license is not in doubt.

l We look forward to your prompt cooperation in this matter.

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Dear Mr. Brown:

r It has come to our attention that the Institute of Nuolear Power l operations (INPC), Atlanta, Georgia, has prepared a series of l

reports relevant to satety at the seabroek nuolear power station,

j in seabrook, New Hampshire.

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basis of site visits by employees of INFO at the request of Public service of New Hampshire and/or the New Hampshire Yankee Division of PSNN, owners of Saakrook Station.

INPO is a private organisation supported by the utility industry to provide individual companies with evaluatione intended to raise the standard of satsty at those companies.-

l These reports evaluate emergency preparedness, operator training ;

equipment maintenance and design, and a variety of other items relevant to whether seabrook Station-oan be safely operated and whether the surrounding community can be safely evacuated in an emergency.

In addition, where appropriate, they recommend corrective action !

to conform to NRC requirements or industry-wide standards and practices.

No also understand that you have provided responses to these INPC evaluations indicating whether correotive action oan er will be taken and the timetable that you intend to fellow in making corrective actions.

In light of the direct relevance of these doousents to.the safe operation of sembroek station and to the issuanos of a full powes '

license by the NRC to New Hampshire Yankee, we urge you to-i provide any and all INPC reports concerning Seabroek Station and your responses to those reports, to the Nuclear Regulatory I

commission at once so that their significanos can be evaluated b) ;

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Moreover, we urge you to-provide the same documents to the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee of the House-Interior committee which is conducting of the NRC licensing process w.an investigation into the-integrity ith particular: attention to l

Seabrook Station. -You have been invited to testify at a hearing L

on this general subject on Wednesday,, March 14, 1990.. We urge.

l you to bring the INP0 evaluations with you to-this hearing ior examination and-discussion as part of this investigation.-

An' you know, time is of tho' essence in view of the. imminent

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r effectiveness of a full power license for sembroek station. 'The public deserves to know that every significant~ safety issue relevant to this nuclear power plant was given public scrutiny by l

the NRC and the parties to the licensing proceeding prior'to the j

granting of a full power licanes.

l We look forward to your' prompt cooperation in this matter..

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-h-l(8 O N= D f NorH.Kostmayor Edward J. M key chairman Member subcommittee on General Subcommittee on Generai-1 oversight and Investigations 30versight and Investigations i

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UN!?ED STATES OF-AMERICA NUCLEAR RESULATORY COMMISSION In the Matter of I

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PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW I

Docket No.(s) 50-443/444-OL HAMPSHIRE, ET AL.

I (Seabrook Station, Units 1 and 2)

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l CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE.

I hereby certif y that copies of the f oregoing LTR MARKEY & KOSTMAYER' TO CARR have been served upon the following persons by U.S. mail, first class, except g

as otherwise noted and in accordance with the requirements of' 10 CFR Sec. 2.712.

1 Administrative Judge Administrative Judge

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6. Paul Bollwerk, 111 Thomas S. Moore,. Chairman l

Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal j

Board Board.

i U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Consission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission I

Washington, DC 20555

~ Washington, DC. 20555 l

l Administrative Judge l

Howard A. Wilber Administrative Law Judge.

Atoate Safety and Licensing Appeal I' van W. Salth, Chairman

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Board Atomic Saf ety and. Licensing Board-U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Consission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission-Washington, DC 20555 Washington, DC 20555' j

Administrative Judge Administrative Judge l

Richard F. Cole Kenneth.A. McCollom i

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Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Atomic Safety and Licensing Board U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission-Washington, DC 20555 Washington,.DC~ 20555 Administrative Judge Robert R. Pierce, Esquire James H. Carpenter Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Alternate Technical Member.

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Washington, DC 20555 U.S. Nuclear. Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555 Edwin J. Reis, Esq.

-Mitti'A. Young Office of the Seneral Counsel Attorney U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of.the 8eneral Counsel

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Washington, DC 20555 1

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Docket-No.(s)50-443/444-OL LTR MARKEY & KOSTMAYER 10 CARR l

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Diane Curran, Esq.

Thomas 6. Dignan, Jr., Esq.

I Harmon, Curran k Tousley Ropes & Gray.

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2001 S Street, N.W., Suite 430 One International, Place

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Wash,69 ton, DC 20009 Boston, MA 02110 1

Rehert A. Backus, Esq.

Paul McEachern, Esq.

Ac;xk*, Mayer & Solcaen Shatnes k'McEachern 116 Lons11 Street 25 Maplewood Avenue, P.O. Box 360 i

Mancnester, NH 03106 Portsmouth, NH. 03001-i l

Gary W. Holmes, Esq.

Judith H. Mizner Holmes k Ells-Counsel-for Newburyport 47 Winnacunnet Road 79 State Street s

l Hampton, NH 03042 Newburyport~, MA 01950 Suzanne P. Egan Jane

.Doherty City Solicitor Seacoast Anti-Pollution League Lagoulis, Hill-Wilton and Rotondi 5 Market Street-79 State Street Portsmouth, NH 03801 Newburyport MA 01950 i

George.

Iverson, Director Ashed N. Amirian, Esq.

N. H. Office of Emergency Management.

145 South Main Street, P.O. Box 3B State House Office: Park South i

Bradford, MA 01830 107 Pleasant Street Concord,, NH~ 03301 George W. Watson, Esq.

Jack Dolan Federal Energency Management Agency Federal Energency Management Agency 500 C Street, S.W.

442 J.W. McCormack (PDCl!)

Washington, DC 20472 Boston, MA 02109 6eorge D. Bisbee, Esq.

Suzanne Breiseth s

Assistant Attorney General Board of Selectmen Office of the Attorney General Town-of Hampton Falls 25 Capitol Street Drinkwater Road Concord, NH 03301 Hampton Falls, NH 03844

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Docket No.(s)S0-443/444-OL LTR MARKEY 6 KOSTMAYER TO CARR q

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John Traficonte, Esq.

Peter Ji Brann, Esq.

Chief, Nuclear Safety Unit Assistant Attorney Genera' Office of the Attorney General Office of the Attorney Beneral One Ashburton Place, 19th Floor State House Station, 86 Boston, MA 02108 Augusta, ME-- 04333 Allen Lampert Willian-Armstrong Civil Defense Director Civil Defense Director Town of Brentwood Town of Exeter 20 Franklin Street 10 Front Street ExWter, NH. 03833 Exeter, NH 03933 Anne Goodman, Chairman l

Board of Selectmen Michael Santosuosso, Chairman 13-15 Newmarket Road Board of Selectmen Durham, NH 03024 South Hamp'.on, NH 03027 R. Scott Hill-Whilton, Esquire Star. ley W. Knowles, Chairman Lagoulis, Hill-Whilton & McGuire Board of Selectmen 79 State Street P.O. Box 710 Newburyport,, MA 01950 North Hampton, NH 03862 Norman C. Katner Sandra F. Mitchell-4 Superintendent of Schools Civil Defense Director.

School Administrative Unit No. 21 Town of'Kensington i

Alumni Drive Box 10, RR1 Hampton, NH 03842 East Kingston, NH 03027 i

The Honorable Bordon J. Humphrey ATTN Janet Colt United States Senate i

Washington, DC 20510 Dated at Rockville, Md. this 20 day of March 1990 L 14dd.%,s..............

Office f the Secretary of the Consission 1

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