ML20233A734
| ML20233A734 | |
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| Site: | San Onofre  (DPR-013, NPF-010, NPF-015) |
| Issue date: | 08/18/2020 |
| From: | Victor D San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station Community Engagement Panel |
| To: | Kristine Svinicki, Scott(Ois) Morris NRC/Chairman, NRC Region 4 |
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1 CHAIRMAN Resource From:
David G. Victor <david.victor@ucsd.edu>
Sent:
Tuesday, August 18, 2020 2:26 PM To:
Morris, Scott; CHAIRMAN Resource Cc:
Dan Stetson; Martha McNicholas; Manuel Camargo
Subject:
[External_Sender] ISFSI security at SONGS; recent SONGS CEP meeting on "outlier events"
chairman@nrc.gov Scott.Morris@nrc.gov
18August2020
BYEMAIL
DearChairmanSvinickiandRegionalAdministratorMorris,
Asyouknow,thecommunitiessurroundingtheSanOnofreGeneratingStation(SONGS)arehighlyactiveand focusedontheongoingstewardshipoftheplant.Thatstewardshiphingesonmanydifferentfactors, includingvariousrulemakingsandactionsbyyourCommission.
WearetheleadershipoftheSONGSCommunityEngagementPanel,avolunteerorganizationestablishedby thelicenseetohelpensureamoreopentwowaylineofcommunicationbetweenthecommunitiesaffected bytheclosureofSONGSandtheoperatoroftheplantanditscontractors.Todaywewriteontwofronts.
First,thereremainssubstantialandgrowingattentiontothesecurity,monitoringandmanagementofthe ISFSIonlylicense.Someoftheseissuesconcerntheneedforpoliticalactiontoalterfederallaw,suchaswill beneededtomakeinterimstorageapracticalreality.Someoftheseconcernpublicfacingmonitoringand robustarticulationofdefenseindepthfortheISFSI.TheSONGSsitenowhasamorevisibleandextensive programinthisareathanperhapsanysiteinthecountry,andallthematerialsfromthesemeetingsandCEP engagementareavailableatsongscommunity.com.InMay,wenoteinparticular,thatwedevotedanentire meetingtooutliereventsattheISFSIinparticular,terrorismrelatedthreats.Thebackgroundmaterialsfor thatmeetingidentifiedafullrangeofthreats,engagedsomeofthenationsleadingexpertsinassessing prioritiesrelatedtothosethreats,andassembledalargeandgrowingdatabaseofmaterialsrelatedtooutlier eventsatISFSIfacilities.
Second,aspartoftheMay2020meetingtherewasconsiderableattentiontoNRCsrulemakingwithregardto ISFSIsecurity(rootedinpolicypaperSECY070148).ThisarosebecausetheSONGSsitealreadyhasadopted provisionsthatgoaboveandbeyondthebaselevelsecurityrequirementsforanISFSIonlysite,andthereis keencommunityinterestinhowNRCisseeingtheseissuesevolvemoregenerally.(Apaperontheabove andbeyondmeasureswillbecirculatedtotheCEPnextweekandwearehappytosendyoua copy.)However,itisourunderstandingthatrulemakingonadditionalISFSIsecuritymeasureswassuspended (onstaffrecommendation)in2019.Isthatstillthecase?DoestheCommissionhaveanupdatedplanforISFSI securityrulemakingand/ordoyoubelievethatanysecurityhavebeenotherwiseaddressed?
YoursSincerely,
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DavidVictor,SONGSCEPChair DanStetson,SONGSCEPViceChair MarthaMcNicholas,SONGSCEPSecretary
DavidGVictor CenterforGlobalTransformationProfessorinInnovationandPublicPolicy,UCSDSchoolofGlobalPolicyandStrategy ProfessorofClimate,AtmosphericSciencesandPhysicalOceanography(adjunct),ScrippsInstitutionofOceanography ProfessorofMechanicalandAerospaceEngineering(bycourtesy)
CoDirector,LaboratoryonInternationalLaw&Regulation CoDirector,UCSDDeepDecarbonizationInitiative SeniorFellow,TheBrookingsInstitution UCSanDiego,9500GilmanDrive#0519 LaJolla,CA920930519USA tel:+1(858)5343254 facsimile:+1(858)5343939 David.victor@ucsd.edu