ML20246D452
| ML20246D452 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Oyster Creek |
| Issue date: | 07/06/1989 |
| From: | Dromerick A Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Fitzpatrick E GENERAL PUBLIC UTILITIES CORP. |
| References | |
| 2.206, NUDOCS 8907110335 | |
| Download: ML20246D452 (2) | |
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. Docket No. 50-219 GiUl061989 Mr. E. E. Fitzpatrick Vice President and Director Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station Post Office Box 388
' Forked' River, New Jersey 08731
Dear'Mr. Fitzpatrick:
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 regulations.
Please contact me if you have any questions on this issue.
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Alexander W. Dromerick, Project Manager Project Directorate I-4 Division.of Reactor Projects I/II Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
Enclosure:
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New Jersey Department of Energy 1155 Avenue of the Americas 101 Connerce Street New York, New York 10036 Newark, New Jersey 07102 Jennifer Moon, Acting Chief Regional Administrator, Region I New Jersey Department of Environmental U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Conmission Protection 475 Allendale Road Bureau of Nuclear Engineering King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406 CN 415 Trenton, New Jersey 08625 BWR Licensing Manager GPU Nuclear Corporation i Upper Pond Road Parsippany, New Jersey 07054 Deputy Attorney General State of bew Jersey Departnent of Law and Public Safety 36 West State Street - CN 112 Trenton, New Jersey 08625 Mayor Lacey Township 818 West Lacey Road Forked River, New Jersey 08731 Licensing Manager Dyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station Mail Stop:
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June 5, 1989 Ms. Anna Harlowe Issues Coordinator
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Los Angeles, California 90035
DearAs.Harlowe:
This letter acknowledges the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission'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 engifteers generated the " Reed Report" that detailed dozens of safety and economic
, problems with GE-designed reactors and that recomended that GE stop sellitig 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 II reactors have many possible scenarios for early containment, failures; and (6) Mark II designs, on which the Reed Report focused, have dozen,s of safety and economic problems and have suffered massive cost overruns during construction as a result of design problems.
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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.
Sincerely, L
h omas E. Murley, Director ffice of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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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 recommended that GE-designed rinctors 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 confitned that Mark I containments were virtually certaintofailinanaccident;(5)accordingtoNRCsafetystudies, Mark II 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 problems.
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2 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 time.
A copy of the Petition is available for inspection in the Comission's Public Document Room 2120 L Street, N.W., Washington, D.C., 20555.
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