ML20054H252

Petition for Intervention in Startup of Facility Until Reactor Core Can Be Safely Offloaded in Event of Emergency Such as Apr 1979 Incident

ML20054H252
Person / Time
Site:	Big Rock Point File:Consumers Energy icon.png
Issue date:	04/07/1982
From:	Bier J, Christamaria AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED, BIER, MILLS, CHRISTA-MARIA, ET AL
To:	NRC COMMISSION (OCM)
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References
NUDOCS 8206230156
Download: ML20054H252 (2)

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WE THE UNDERSIGNED WISH TO INTERVENE IN THE STARTUP OF THE BIG ROCK FACILITY UNTIL SUCH TIME THE REACTOR CORE CAN BE SAFELY OFF LOADED IN THE EVENT OF EMERGENCY SUCH AS THE INCIDENT OF APRIL 1979 CONSUMER g

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g-LICENSE FEE. THE INABILITY TO OFF LOAD PRESENTS A SAFETY ISSUE AS WELL AS A RELIABILITY ISSUE FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS.

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TO NEUTRON BOMBARDMENT 2. THE ADVANCED AGE OF THE BIG ROCK REACTOR VESSEL AND RELATED SYSTEMS CONTAINING HARDWARE PIPING COOLING AND EMERGENCY SYSTEMS 3. SIG ROCK DOES NOT HAVE A SPENT FUEL POOL CHANNEL BETWEEN THE REACTOR AND SSP 4 BECAUSE OF BIG ROCKIS UNIQUE FUEL O

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O AUTHORIZE TO SAFELY STORE 193 ASSEMBLIES. OF THESE 193 SPACES 131 SPACES ARE FILLED. THIS LEAVES ONLY 62 SPACES 23 SPACES SHORT OF FULL CORE OFF L'OAD CAPABILITY. UNTI4. CONSUMERS POWER RECEIVES g

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O BY INABILITY TO OFF LOAD THE CORE THE SURROUNDING P0.PULATION IS IN DANGER DUE TO INSUFFICIENT SHIELDING. WE ARE REPRESENTING OURSELVES O

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TO NEUTRON BOMBARDHENT 2. THE ADVANCED AGE OF THE BIG ROCK REACTOR VESSEL AND RELATED SYSTEMS CONTAINING HARDWARE PIPING COOLING AND EMERGENCY SYSTEMS 3.

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