ML20246C051

Forwards NRR Director Ack Receipt of Petition, Filed by Ecology Ctr of Southern California & Stating That Petition Will Be Treated Per 10CFR2.206

ML20246C051
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Site:	Millstone
Issue date:	07/06/1989
From:	Boyle M Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Mroczka E NORTHEAST NUCLEAR ENERGY CO.
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Mr. Edward J. Mroczka I

Senior Vice President Nuclear Engineering and Operations Northeast Nuclear Energy Company P. O. Box 270 Hartford, Connecticut 06141-0270 f

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Dear Mr. Mroczka:

Enclosed for your information is a copy of a letter dated June 5,1989, from the Director, Office of Nuclear Regulation, to the Representative of the Ecology Center of Southern California. The letter (1) acknowledges receipt of a Petition filed by the Ecology Center of Southern California, and (2) states that the Petition is being treated under 10 CFR 2.206 of the Commission's

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Please contact me if you have any questions on this issue.

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June 5, 1989 Ms. Anna Harlowe Issues Coordinator

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Dear Ns. Harlowe:

This letter acknowledges the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC's) receipt of your Petition on behalf of the Ecology Center of Southern California dated March 8, 1989. Your Petition requests the NRC to fix or close all nuclear power reactors designed by the General Electric Company (GE).

As bases for this request, you allege that (1) in 1972, a member of the NRC staff recommended that GE designed reactors be banned in the United States; (2) in 1975, GE engineers generated the " Reed Report" that detailed dozens of safety and economic

, problems with GE-designed reactors and that recomended that GE stop selling those reactors; (3) in 1986, an NRC official admitted that 24 GE reactors with Mark I containments had a 90 percent chance of failure in a nuclear accident; (4) in 1987, an NRC task force confirmed that Mark I containments were virtually certain to fail in an accident; (5) according to NRC safety studies, Mark 11 reactors have marty possible scenarios for early containment, failures; and (6) Mark II designs, on which the Reed Report focused, have dozens of safety and economic problems and have suffered massive cost o'verruns during construction as a result of design problems.

The NRC will review the Petition in accordance with 10 CFR 2.206, and I will issue a formal decision with regard to it within a reasonable time. A copy of the notice that is being filed with the Office of the Federal Register for publication is enclosed for your information.

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PILGRIN. NUCLEAR. POWER. STATION,ETALJ RECEIPT.0F. PETITION FOR. DIRECTOR!S DECISION.UNDER 10 CFR.2.206 Notice is hereby given that by Petition dated March 8, 1989, Ms, Anna Harlowe, on behalf of the Ecology Center of Southern California (Ecology Center), has requested the Nuclear Regulatory Comission (NRC or Comission) to initiate enforcement action involving all boiling water reactors now operating or under construction. The Ecology Center

' requested that the NRC fix or close all nuclear power reactors designed by the General Electric Company (GE). As bases for.this request, the Ecology Center alleged that (1) in 1972, a member of the NRC staff recomended that GE-designed rehetors be, banned in the United States; (2)in1975,GEengineersgeneratedthe"RhedReport"thatdetailed dozens of safety and economic problems with GE-designed reactors and that reconnended that GE stop selling those reactors; (3) in 1986, an NRC official admitted that 24 GE reactors with Mark I containments had a 90 percent chance of failure in a nuclear accident; (a) in 1987, an NRC task force confirmed that Mark I containments were virtually certaintofailinanaccident;(5)accordingtoNRCsafetystudies, Mark !! reactors have many possible scenarios for early containment failures; and, (6) Mark II designs', on which the Reed Report focused, have dozens of safety and economic problems and have suffered massive cost overruns during construction as a result of design probitms.

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l The request is being treated pursuant to 10 CFR 2.206 of the Comission's regulations. The NRC will take appropriate action on the Petition within a reasonable tire.

A copy of the Petition is available for inspection in the Comission's Public Docurent Room, 2120 L Street, N.W., Washington, D.C., 20555.

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..es H. Sniezek, Acting Director 0 fice of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Dated at Rockville, Maryland,

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