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Notice of Receipt of 970303 Petition Submitted by a Cizek, Per 10CFR2.206 Requesting That Licenses of Three Millstone Nuclear Reactors & Haddam Neck Nuclear Reactor Be Modified by Placing Certain Conditions on OLs
ML20137Q886
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Site: Millstone, Haddam Neck  File:Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Co icon.png
Issue date: 04/08/1997
From: Collins S
NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned)
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T U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY C0ftilSSION DOCKET NOS. 50-213, 50-245, 50-336, 50-423 NORTHEAST UTILITIES 1

HADDAM NECK PLANT MILLSTONE NUCLEAR POWER STATION, UNITS 1, 2, AND.3 RECEIPT OF~ PETITION FOR DIRECTOR'S DECISION UNDER 10 CFR 2.206

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Notice is hereby given that on March 3,1997, Albert A. Cizek (Petitioner) submitted a Petition pursuant to 10 CFR 2.206 requesting that'the i

licenses of the three Millstone nuclear reactors and the Haddam Neck nuclear j

reactor held by Northeast Utilities (NU or the licensee) be modified by placing certain conditions on the operating licenses of each of these facilities.

The Petitioner alleges that NU has knowingly, willingly, and reckiessly i

operated Millstone Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3, and,laddam Neck in violation of their respective operating licenses, the regulations of the NRC, and their respective updated final safety analysis reports (UFSARs) for a prolonged period of time, which unnecessarily but significantly compromised public i

health and safety by eroding the required defense-in-depth philosophy; and knowingly,-willingly, and. intentionally harassed, intimidated, and discriminated against its employees who raisc s&fety concerns in violation of it U.S. statutes and NRC. regulations for a prolonged period of time, which also unnecessarily but significantly compromised public health and safety by 4

eroding the required defense-in-depth philosophy. The Petitioner further alleges that in the absence of express license conditions, there is no U

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s reasonable assurance that NU will cease and desist from engaging in these activities in the future.

The Petitioner requests a number of actions. The Petitioner seeks to have the following license conditions imposed on the operating licenses of Millstone Units 1, 2, and 3 and Haddam Neck:

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Within 30 calendar days of receiving a total of three license violations from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission during any L3-year] period, irrespective of the violation level, the operating license of the facility shall be suspended for a period of not less than 90 days and not more than 180 days.

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Within 30 calendar days of receiving a total of three violations of 10 C.F.R. Part 50, including all applicable appendices, from the U.S.

. Nuclear Regulatory Commission during any (3-year] period, irrespective of the violation level, the operating license of the facility shall be suspended for a period of not less than 90 days and not more than 180 days.

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Within 30 calendar days of receiving a total of three violations of the UFSAR from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission during any

3-year] period, irrespective of the violation level, the operating 4

license of the facility shall be suspended for a period of not less than 90 days and not more than 180 days.

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Within 30 calendar days of receiving any harassment, intimidation and discrimination ("HI&D") finding by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the U.S. Department of Labor, or any (S) tate or (F]ederal court of competent jurisdiction, the operating license of the facility shall be suspended for a period of not less than 90 days and not more than 180 days.

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If, within [5] years of a license suspension based on paragraphs 1 through 4 above, the licensee receives a total of three license violations from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, irrespective of the violation level; receives a total of tnree violations of 10 C.F.R. Part 50, including all applicable appendices, from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, irrespective of violation level; receives a total of three violations of the UFSAR from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, irrespective of violation level; or receives any HI&D finding by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the U.S. Department of Labor, or any [5] tate or (F]ederal court of competent jurisdiction, the operating licensM of that facility shall be permanently revoked within 90 calendar days.

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In the event that the license of a facility is revoked pursuant to

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paragraph 5, no operation of that facility for the purpose of generating i

electric power shall be permitted during the pendency'of any administrative or judicial processes or appeals related to such i

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In the event that the license of a facility is suspended or revoked under paragraphs [1] through [51, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission shall designate an appropriate licensee to maintain the facility in

-shutdown mode for the duration of the suspension or until such time as a j

new licensee is found to operate the facility.

[ Footnote omitted] NU shall be responsible for all expenses related to the operation of the facility during such shutdown. NU shall be required to post a bond in the amount of $500,000,000 (five hundred million) as reasonable i

assurance that it can fulfill this requirement.

The Petitioner further requests that these license conditions be imposed on the operating licenses of Millstone Units 1, 2, and 3 before NRC Comission approval to start up any of those plants, and further requests that these license conditions be imposed on the operating license of Haddam Neck before any decomissioning of that plant.

The issues in the Petition are being treated pursuant to 10 CFR 2.206 of the Comission's regulations and have been referred to the Director of the j

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.

As provided by 10 CFR 2.206, appropriate action with regard to these issues will be taken in a reasonable time.

A letter acknowledging receipt of the Petition was sent to the 1

l Petitioner on ' April 8,1997.

A copy of the Petition is available for inspection at the Comission's Public Document Room, the Gelman Building, 2120 L Street, NW., Washington, DC,

-and at the local public document room located at the Learning Pasources Center, Three Rivers Community-Technical College, 574 New London Turnpike, i

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at the Waterford Library, ATTN: Vince Juliano, 49 Rope Ferry Road, Waterford, Connecticut.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 8th day of April 1997.

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