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Offers Assistance in Preparation of Director'S Decision in Response to 860715 Petition for Order to Show Cause Why Facility Should Not Remain Closed
ML20234E624
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Site: Pilgrim
Issue date: 03/24/1987
From: Goldberg J
NRC OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL (OGC)
To: Murley T
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
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2.206, NUDOCS 8707070629
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S CK e uA March 25 - i987 .

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A Note to: Thomas E. Murley, Regional Administrator Region I

SUBJECT:

PILGRIM 2.206 PETITION On July 15, 1986, Massachusetts State Senator William B. Golden and others filed a 2.206 petition requesting that an order be issued to the Boston Edison Company to show cause why the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station should not remain closed or have its operating licenae suspended by the NRC until the '

licensee resolved . demonstrates that the issues raised by petitioners have been a feasibility study relatedPetitioners also requested that NRC require the licensee to assert as to certain structural modifications. Petitioners management, grounds for their request (1) numerous deficiencies in licensee plan, and (3) (2) inadequacy of the existing radiological emergency response inherent deficiencies in the facility's containment structure.

this petition to be completed before the restart of Pilgrim.It is

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Director's available to assist Headqua'rters and Region I staff inOG If you have any questions, please call me.

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Boston, Massachusetts 02133 Dear Mr. GoldNd This is 'in response to your Petition of Jul 15, 1966 requesting the the Nuclear Rflulatory Comission order the Boston fdison Company to showgas)se 5

why the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station should not remain closed or. have itN.p. ,.

operating license suspended by NRC until the licensee demonstrates that. ,a. ,o issues raised by you have been resolved.

Your Petition is of: (1) numerous deficiencies in licensee management. (2) inadequacy of thei based on all tiest. i a

& ,/W ] I existing radiological emergency response plan, and .(3) inherent deficiencies. .a in the facility's containment structure. You also request that we require the :{

Ifcensee to submit a feasibility study on all possible structural modifications t<. .i prior to NRC approval of specific modification proposals. -

i23 ria is presently in a shutdown status and we have been infomed by the 4tnsee that it will not be ready to comence start-up until April 1987 ,

,$d;trt-up will not be permitted until the NRC detemines that there is  !

reasonable assurance that the public health and safety will be protected. I That determination will involve consideration of the licensee's readiness '

to operate the facility including licensee management, emergency planning and containment issues related to those outlined in your petition. *

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We believe that it would be more meaningful to formally respond to your Petiti'on

- after the licensee has had an opportunity to address issues outlined in your petition and the NRC has had an opportunity to review the licensee's actions.

Concernidg your request thdt ~NRC schedule a comprehensive pubite hearing to addrass the issues raised in the Petition. we would be happy to meet with you and other petitioners to discuss these matters as well as the overall status of NRC's regulatory activities at Pilgrim when the licensee has completed those actions necessary for restart of the plant. ' Our Philadelphia Regional office will contact you to further discuss this matyr and to arrange for an appropriate time and setting.

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