ML20155D933

Forwards Second Interim Director'S Decision DD-88-17 Under 10CFR2.206,in Response to Petition to Modify,Suspend,Or Revoke OL of Plant.Portion of Petition Re Numerous Deficiencies in Licensee Mgt Denied

ML20155D933
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Site:	Pilgrim
Issue date:	10/06/1988
From:	Murley T Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Shannon J MASSACHUSETTS, COMMONWEALTH OF
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CON-#488-7219 2.206, DD-87-17, NUDOCS 8810120041
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50-293 The Honorable James M. Shannon Attorney General .

Convenwealth of Massachusetts ,

John W. McCormack State Cffice Building '

) One Ashburton Place Boston, Massachusetts 02108-1698

Dear Mr. Atto ney General:

This letter is in further respense to the Petition filed by Governor Michael S. l Dukakis and you on behalf of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and its citizens (Petitioners) with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission on October 15, 1987.

The Petitioners reouested that the Director of the Office of Nuclear Reactor i Regulation institute a proceeding pursuant to 10 CFR 2.202 to modify, suspend, or revoke the operating license held by the Boston Edison Company for the  ;

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lear Power Station.

You were notified by letter dated November 13, 1987, that your Petition would l be treated as a request for action pursuant to 10 CFR 2.206 of the Comission's l regulations. Subsequently, on May 27, 1988, the staff concluded its evaluation of the infortration contained in the Petition concerning the need for a l probabilistic risk assessment and, for the reasons stated in the enclosure,  !

"Interim Director's Decision Under 10 CFR 2.206." that portion of your Petition l was denied. I further stated that the portion of your Petition covering l i management and emergency preparedness issues would be addressed ir, a subsequent

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The staff has concluded its evalustion of the information contained in the l Petition concerning numerout deficiencies in lictasee management and, for the j reasons stated in the enclosed "Second Interie rfrector's Decision Under 10 e

CFR 2.206," that portiop of your Petition has been denied.

The staff has provided an update on the status of ercrgency preparedness to supplement the information provided in the May 27, 1988, Interim Cecision. A decision cannot be made at this time regarding emergency preparedness and the l issues you raise in this area will be addressed in a Final Decision.

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2 A copy of this Decisien will be filed with the Secretary for the Commission's review in accordance with 10 CFR 2.206(c). As provided in 10 CFR 2.206(c),

this Decision will become the final action of the Commission in 25 days, ,

unless the Commission determines to review the Decision within that time. ! '

have also enclosed a copy of a notice that is being filed with the Office of ,

the Federal Register for publication.

Sincerely, hb 4

Thomas E. Murley, Director  !

j Office of Nuclear Reactor Pegulation

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1. Second Director's Decision

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' review in accordance with 10 CFR 2.206(c). As provided in 10 CFR 2.206(c), i this Decision will become the final action of the Comission in 25 days, unless the Comission determines to review the Decision within that time. I have also enclosed a copy of a notice that is being filed with the Office of j the Federal Register for publicatior..

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Braintree, Massachusetts 02184 Chairman, Board of Selectmen  !

11 Lincoln Street Ps. Elaine D. Robinson Plymouth, Massachusetts 02360 Nuclear Information Panager Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station Office of the Commissicner RF0 #1, Rocky Hill Pead Passachusetts Department of Plymouth, Massachusetts 02300 .

Environmental Guality Engineering j One Winter Street Charles V. Barry ,

Boston, Massachusetts 02108 Secretary of Public Safety i Executive Office of Public Safety ,

Office of the Attorney General One Ashburton Place  !

1 Ashburton Place Boston, Massachusetts 02108 20th Floor Boston, Massachusetts 02108 Radiation Centrol Program Massachusetts Department of Federal Emergency Panagement Agency Public Health Region I ,

150 Tremont Street. Prd Flcor 442 J. W. McCormack i Boston, Massachusetts 02111 State Office Building  !'

Cne Ashburten Place Regional Administrator, Regien I Boston, Massachusetts 02108-1698 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission  !

475 Allendale Road Honorable William B. Golden  !

King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406 Massachusetts State Senate  !

Boston, Massachusetts 02133 l Mr. James 0. Keyes  !

Regulatory Affair band' Programs Group Fr. Richard W. Krim l Leader Assistant Associate Director  !

Boston Edison Company Office of Natural and Technological  !

25 Braintree Hill Pr,rk Hazards Programs l' Braintree, Massachusetts 02184 Federal Emergency Management Agency Washington D.C. 20472 i

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