ML20118C191
| ML20118C191 | |
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| Site: | Indian Point  |
| Issue date: | 04/24/2020 |
| From: | Symmes G The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine |
| To: | Chatterjee N, Kristine Svinicki NRC/Chairman, US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission |
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500 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001 Phone 202.334.3000 E-mail gsymmes@nas.edu www.nasonline.org Gregory H. Symmes Chief Program Officer April 24, 2020 The Honorable Kristine Svinicki, Chairman U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 The Honorable Neil Chatterjee, Chairman Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 888 First Street, NE Washington, DC 20426 Re:
March 9, 2020 letter from John B. Rhodes, Chair and CEO, Public Service Commission, Department of Public Service, New York State, to Chairman Svinicki, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and Chairman Chatterjee, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, with cc to the National Academy of Sciences NRC OIG Case No.16-024, Concerns Pertaining to Gas Transmission Lines at the Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant, February 13, 2020
Dear Chairman Svinicki and Chairman Chatterjee:
On behalf of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, I am following up to the above referenced letter from Chair and CEO John B. Rhodes of the New York State Department of Public Service to offer the assistance of the National Academies if you decide to undertake a comprehensive site-specific risk analysis as Chair Rhodes recommends.
The National Academies are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our work helps to shape sound policies and inform public opinion. The National Academies have extensive experience in providing technical advice to federal and state agencies to inform their decisions on complex issuesincluding site-specific risk analyses.
The National Academies could provide assistance to your agencies through a variety of approaches. For example, we could convene an independent committee of experts to (1) identify the necessary elements for a comprehensive and site-specific risk analysis, (2) outline a roadmap for conducting such analysis by independent and experienced severe nuclear accident analysts and gas pipeline accident experts, and (3) serve as peer reviewers of draft and final analyses produced by these analysts and experts.
2 The National Academies have effectively used similar advisory models in helping federal and state agencies receive technical advice useful for their decision-making. We would be happy to explore other options to work with you on this important matter.
If this type of assistance would be useful for your agencies, please contact Dr. Elizabeth Eide, Acting Executive Director of the Division on Earth and Life Studies, at eeide@nas.edu.
Sincerely, Gregory H. Symmes Chief Program Officer Encl.: March 9, 2020, letter from John B. Rhodes, Chair and CEO, Public Service Commission, Department of Public Service, New York State, to Chairman Svinicki, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and Chairman Chatterjee, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, with cc to the National Academy of Sciences, including its enclosures cc:
John B. Rhodes, Chair and CEO, Public Service Commission, Department of Public Service, New York State The Honorable Howard Elliott, Administrator, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation Elizabeth Eide, Acting Executive Director, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
1 CHAIRMAN Resource From:
Symmes, Gregory <GSymmes@nas.edu>
Sent:
Friday, April 24, 2020 2:25 PM To:
Svinicki, Kristine; CHAIRMAN Resource; 'Neil.chatterjee@ferc.gov' Cc:
'John.rhodes@dps.ny.gov'; 'Howard.elliott@dot.gov'; Eide, Elizabeth; Cooke, Shelly
Subject:
[External_Sender] assistance from the National Academy of Sciences Attachments:
USNRC and FERC final letter dated April 24 2020.pdf
DearChairmanSvinickiandChairmanChatterjee:
PleaseseeattachedletterofferingtheassistanceoftheNationalAcademiesofSciences,Engineering,and MedicineshouldyoudecidetoundertakeacomprehensivesitespecificriskanalysisofareasoftheIndian PointNuclearPowerPlantpotentiallyimpactedbytheAlgonquinIncrementalMarketpipelineproject,as recommendedbyJohnB.Rhodes,ChairandCEOoftheNewYorkStateDepartmentofPublicService,inhis March9,2020lettertoyou.
Mycolleague,ElizabethEide,ActingExecutiveDirectoroftheDivisiononEarthandLifeStudies,andIwould behappytomeetwithyoutodiscussoptionsforhowtheNationalAcademiescouldworkwithyouonthis importantmatter.
Respectfully,
Gregory H. Symmes, Ph.D.
Chief Program Officer The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine 202-334-3000 gsymmes@nas.edu