ML20059L711
| ML20059L711 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Millstone  |
| Issue date: | 10/05/1993 |
| From: | Lieberman J SENATE |
| To: | Selin I, The Chairman NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
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| CCS, NUDOCS 9311170306 | |
| Download: ML20059L711 (1) | |
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3 Dear Chairman Selin I am writing to express sty concern over recent events and
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trends at Unit 2.of the Millstone nuclear power plant.:
this year Unit 2 has had.five reactor trips and has received nine
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,l I as writing to seek your assurances'that Unit 2: remains l
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safe to operate and an explanation of what;the NRC is doing to
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.I In mid-September,. Northeast Utilities'(NU)-issued a report of an Independent. Review Team (IRT) that it had establiehad: to :
identify the causes of:this decline'in' performance and to make recommendations as to how to address these deficiencies.--The-
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IRT's report =is extremely criticai.of the performance of. Unit _2 Itlcontains a-and~ the attitude of NU management at;d operations.
number: of short-term and :long-term recommendations designed to remedy the current situation.
NU is to be cassended for tht candor in this report; However,-following_ose of the recent violations,. the.NRC-expressed a concern that: corrective actions.to date havelbeen Accordingly, I am writing to-request the NRC's-
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views on=the performance of Unit 2, including whether unit 2 can-safely remain in operation, the NRC's views on NU's.IRT report _
and.the recommendations contained therein, and a description of.
what the NRC'is doing_to ensure that the deficiencias at-Millstone' Unit 2--are corrected.
Thank you for your time and attention to this important issue of nuclear safety..
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