ML20246F612

Forwards NRR to Ecology Ctr of Southern California Re Petition to Fix or Close All Nuclear Power Reactors Designed by Ge.Petition Being Treated Under 10CFR2.206

ML20246F612
Person / Time
Site:	Peach Bottom
Issue date:	07/06/1989
From:	Martin R Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Hunger G PECO ENERGY CO., (FORMERLY PHILADELPHIA ELECTRIC
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Docket Nos. 50-277 and DISTRIBUTION w/ enclosure:

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50-278 RClark NRC'PDR T I.PDR RMartin Mr. George A. Hunger, Jr. PDI-2 Reading OGC Director-Licensing, MC-5-2A-5 SVarga EJordan

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SUBJECT:

LETTER TO ECOLOGY CENTER OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGARDING THEIR PETITION TO FIX OR CLOSE ALL NUCLEAR POWER REACTORS DESIGNED BY THE GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY RE: PEACH BOTTOM ATOMIC POWER STATION, UNITS 2 AND 3 Enclosed for your information is a copy of a letter dated June 5,1989, from the Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor 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 Comission's regulations.

Please contact me if you have questions on this issue.

Sincerely,

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Robert E. Martin, Project Manager Project Directorate I-2 Division of Reactor Projects I/II Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

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Director-Licensing, MC 5-2A-5 Philadelphia Electric Company Correspondence Control Desk 955 Chesterbrook Boulevard Wayne, Pennsylvania 19087-5691

SUBJECT:

LETTER TO ECOLOGY CENTER OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGARDING THEIR PETITION TO FIX OR CLOSE ALL NUCLEAR POWER REACTORS DESIGNED BY THE GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY RE: PEACH BOTTOM ATOMIC POWER STATION, UNITS 2 AND 3 Enclosed for your information is a copy of a letter dated June 5,1989, from the Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor 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 Petitioit is being treated under 10 CFR 2.206 of the Commission's regulations.

Please contact me if you have questions on this issue.

Sincerely,

!.g f f y c w ' W bert E. Martin, Project Manager-Project Directorate I-2 Division of Reactor Projects I/II Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

Enclosure:

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E a Mr. George A. Hunger, Jr. Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station,

-Philadelphia Electric Company Units 2 and 3 cc:

Troy B. Corner, Jr., Esq. Single Point of Contact 1747 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. P. O. Box 11880 Washington, D.C. 20006 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17108-1880 Philadelphia Electric Company Mr. Thomas M. Gerusky, Director ATTN: Mr. D. M. Smith, Vice President Bureau of Radiation Protection Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station Pennsylvania Department of Route 1 Box 208 Environmental Resources Delta, Pennsylvania 17314 P. O. Box 2063 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17120 H.* Chris Schwemm Vice President, Production Mr. Albert R. Steel, Chairman Atlantic Electric Board of Supervisors P.O. Box 1500 Peach Bottom Township 1199 Black Horse Pike R. D. #1 Pleasantville, New Jersey 08232 Delta, Pennsylvania 17314 Resid ent Inspector Delmarva Power and Light Company U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission c/o Jack Urban Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station General Manager, Fuel Supply P.O. Box 399 800 King Street Delta, Pennsylvania 17314 P. O. Box 231 .

Wilmington, DE 19899 Regional Administrator, Region I U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mr. Tom Magette 475 Allendale Road Power Plant Research Program King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406 Department of Natural Resources B-3 Mr. Bryan W Gorman Tawes State Office Building Manager - External Affairs )

Annapolis, Maryland 21401 Public Service Electric & Gas Company P. O. Box 236, N28 Hancocks Bridge, New Jersey 08038 Mr. Roland Fletcher Department of Environment 201 West Preston Street Baltimore, Maryland 21201

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\,..... June 5. 1989 Ms. Anna Harlowe

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Dearis.Harlowe:

This letter acknowledges the U. 5. 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 po,wer 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; f (5) according to NRC safety studies Mark 11 reactors have many possible i

scenariosforearlycontainmentfailures;and(6) Mark!! 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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The NRC will review the Petition in accordance with 10 CFR 2.206 and I willissueaformaldecisionwithregardtoit,withinareasonable 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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RECFIPT 0F. PETITION FOR. DIRECTOR!$ DECIS!0N.UNDER.10 CFR.2.206 Notice is hereby given that by petition dated March 8, 1989,

• Ms. Anna Harlows, on behalf of the Ecology Center of Southern California (Ecology Center), has requested the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (EC or -

Commission) to initiate enforcement action involving all boiling water reactors now operating or under construction. The Ecology Center l

, ' requested that the NRC fix or close all nuclear power reactors designed h by the General Electric Compaty (GE). Asbasesfor.thisreyst.,

the Ecology Center alleged that (1) in 1972,.a member of the NRC staff recomunended that GE-designed reactors be, banned in the United States;

. (2) in 1975. GE engireers generated the ' Rhod Report" that detailed .

dozens of safety and economic problems with GE-designed reactors and thatrecommendedthatGEstopsellingthosereactors;(3)in1986,an NRC official admitted that 24 GE reactors with Mark I containments had 4 a 90 percent chance of failure in a nuclear accidents (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 sary possible scenarios for early containment failures; and, (6) Mark II designs', on which the Need Report focused, have dozens of safety and economic problems and have suffered massive 1

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

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

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b CAROLINA POWER & LIGHT CO. (Brunswick Station, Units 1 and 2, Docket Nos. 50-324 and 50-325)

CLEVELAND ELECTRIC ILLUMINATING CO., ET AL. (Perry Nuclear Power Pla Unit 1. Docket No. 50-440)

COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO. (Dresden Nuclear Power Plant, Units 2 and 3 Docket Nos. 50 237 and 50-249), (Quad Cities Nuclent Power Plant, Units Units 1 and1and2.DocketNos.50-254and50-265)}(LaSalleCountyStati

2. Docket Nos. 50-373 and 50-374  !

CONSUMERS POWER CO. (Big Rock Point, Docket No.80-155)

DETROIT EDISON CD. (Fermi Unit 2. Docket No. 50-341)

GENERAL PUBLIC UTILITIES (0yster Creek Station. Docket No. 50-219) .

GEORGIA POWER CO. (Hatch Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2 DocketNos.50-321and50-366)

GULF STATES UTILITIES C0. (River Bend Station Docket No. 50-458)

ILLINDIS POWER CD. (Clinton Nuclear Power Plant, Docket No. 50i461) '

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Docket ELECTRIC 50-331) LIGHT & POWER CD. (Duane Arnold Nuclear Powe LONG ISLAND LIGHTING C0. (Shoreham Nuclear Powec Plant Doc NEBRASKA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT (Cooper Station, '

NIAGARA MOHAWK POWER CORP. (Nine Mile Point, Units 1 and 2 Docket Mos. 50-22 and50-410) r NORTHEAST UTILITIES (Millstone Unit 1 Docket No. 50-245)

NORTHERN STATES POWER CD. (Monticello Nuclear Power Plant, Docket No. 50 263 PENNSYLVANIA POWER & LIGHT CD. (Susquehanna 5 team Electric $tation, Units 1and2,DocketNos.50-387and50388)

PHILADELPHIA ELECTRIC C0. (Prach Bottom Nuclear Station, Units 2 and 3, Oceket Nos. 50-277 and 50 278), (Limerick Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 1. Docket No. 50-352)

POWER AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (James A. Fit Patrick Station, Docket No. 50-333)

-PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC & GAS C0. (Hope Creek Generating Station.

DocketNo.50-354)

TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY (Browns Ferr Docket Nos. 50-259,50-260,and50-296)yNu$learStati$.n,' Units 1, 2, and 3, VERMONT YANKEE NUCLEAR POWER CORP. (Vermont Yankee Nuclea DocketNo.50271)

WASHINGTON PUBLIC POWER SUPPLY 5YSTEM (WNP Unit 2. Docket N  !

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