ML20034C011
| ML20034C011 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Seabrook  |
| Issue date: | 03/26/1990 |
| From: | Comley S WE THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES (WE THE PEOPLE |
| To: | Carr K NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
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| NUDOCS 9005010306 | |
| Download: ML20034C011 (2) | |
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WeThe People,cInca of^the-United States Stop Chernobyl Here March,26, 1990 The Honorable Kenneth Carr--
Chairman United States Nuclear. Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C.
20555 Dear Mr. Carri
~On March 21, 1990 at_5:20 p. m. Me notified Leo Norton of the Inspector General's,' office that we were informed that there were unsafe conditions at the.Seabrook power plant.
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specific-concerns ~ involved steam valves'and electrical-problems.
Mr.
Norton told me that;he would contact Region-I and have them.look'into it.
On March-22nd, the news media
' l reported that a backup power, supply inithe-system controlling l
fuel rods at Seabrook Station failed and that the plant was
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shut down for 5 1/2 hout s before being ' turned back on later that day.
1l We The People is not-surprised that such operating failures have begun to occur so early in thelplants_-startup process, like they occurred June 22, 1989, but We are none-the-less-alarmed and concerned for thefuell being of nearby 1
communities who must'be wonde' ring now about the wisdom ~of NRC's decision to grant Seabrook _ it.'s ; f ull-power ' 11 cense ~
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' earlier this month.
We feel that the NRC:must~let the public 1
know that it is absolutely on' top of uny such occurrence as' yesterday's failure and absolutely: professional and j
forthright in it's oversiant responsibilities.
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We therefore suggest the followingi 1.
That the NRC imtudiately. impound and remove-to a i
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location off-site of Seabrook the failed backup: power supply system and any other parts, components and assemblies that may lead to or from that power supply.
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That there be an independent and witnessed examination of the failed system to determine the. exact cause of failure.
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That the NRC cross check all cf the parts, components,.
1 assemblies etc. of this system and associated equipment with i
file documents as to determine it-any of this equipment could 1
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people brought to light in 1987 which' forced the NRCflater.
to confirm in-their own reports that these bogus parts did 1
exist in 59 plants across the U.S.
including'Seabrook. This, would inform the public'as to whether any match'-can be j
made between such reports or documents and the failed system.
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That the/NRC immediately: institute a policy'of I
impounding, performing postmortems, cross checking and..
j informing the-public in~a similar way of any and all future i
components, assemblies, parts,<and systems etc. which may J
fail at Seabrook or at any other US nuclear plant.
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Finally, we recommend-that your findings not only be 1
reported in the NRC's and utilities' official report, but that you start developing a policy whereby the media is notified so the people'living in the, surrounding. communities'can be.
provided-with this very troubling information.
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you provide our group, We The people, with a~ copy of:these i
notices.
To us, such steps make good sense not onlyfrom safety operations and public relationsistandpoint'but also as a
forensic practice, where sabotage or any other wrongdoing may 1
occur'now or in the future.
You are well aware that I have very little confidence in some past commission officials of the NRC-to protect.the safety of.
the American people. -The present Commission of which-you-chair, has done very little to change'that impression especially since you insisted on licensing Seabrook,=even though there was and still is art ongoing investigation being conducted not only by Congress but bycthe Inspector General of the United States pertaining to safety issues'atothat plant.
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I hope that you will start showing some respect for the
-I people that you work for, the American'public, byfaccepting-and implementing our suggestions.
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