ML20246F729

Forwards to Ecology Ctr of Southern California Re Petition to Fix or Close Reactors Designed by Ge.Ltr States That Petition Being Treated Under 10CFR2.206

ML20246F729
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Site:	Hope Creek
Issue date:	07/06/1989
From:	Shiraki C Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Miltenberger S Public Service Enterprise Group
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. July 6, 1989 Docket No. 50 ~354 DISTRIBUTION w/ enclosure:

Docket: File CShiraki Mr. Steven E. Miltenberger NRC PDR & LPDR SBrown Vice President and Chief Nuclear PDI-2 Reading OGC Officer SVarga EJordan Public Service Electric and Gas BBoger BGrimes Company WButler ACRS (10) 4 Post Office Box 236 M0'Brien Hancocks Bridge, New Jersey

Dear Mr. Miltenberger:

SUDJECT: 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: HOPE CREEK GENERATING STATION 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 Commission's regulations.

Please contact me if you have questions on this issue.

Sincerely, Cly

f. Project Manager Shiraki,[

Proje':t Directorate I-2 Division of Rea:ctor Projects I/II Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

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LETTER TO ECOLOGY CENTER OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGARDING THEIR PETITION TO FIX OR CLOSE ALL NUCa. EAR POWER REACTORS DESIGNED BY THE j

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GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY RE: HOPE CREEK GENERATING STATION 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.

Commission's regulations. .

Please contact me if you have questions on this issue.

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Clyde $hiraki, Project Manager Project Directorate I-2 Division of Reactor Projects I/II Office of Nuclear Redctor Regulation -

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M. J. Wetterhahn, Esquire Conner & Wetterhahn Suite 1050 1747 Pennsylvania Avenue Washington, D.C. 20006 R. Fryling, Jr., Esquire Law Department - Tower SE 80 Park Place Newark, New Jersey 07101 Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P.O. Br,x 241 Hancocks Bridge, New Jersey 08038 Mr. S. LaBruna Vice President - Nuclear Operations Nuclear Department P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, New Jersey 08038 Mr. J. J. Hagaa-General Manager - Hope Creek Operations Hope Creek Generating Station P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, New Jersey 08038 Mr, B. A. Preston, Manager Licensing and Regulation Nuclear Department P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, New Jersey 08038 Regional Administrator, Region I U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Cunmission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406 Mr. Suren Singh, Nuclea, Engineer Bureau of Nuclear Engineering Radiation Protection Program Department of Environmental Protection State of New Jersey CN 415 Trenton, New Jersey 08625

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

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Dearis.Harlowe:

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This letter acknowledges the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Co.unission'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 '

ElectricCompany(GE). As bases for this request, you allege that * '

(1) in 1972, a member of the NRC staff recrleunended that GE-designed reactors be banned in the United States; (2) in 1975 generated the " Reed Report" that detailed Gozens of s. GE afety engineers and economic '

, problems with GE-designed reactors and that recomended that GE stop selling those reactors; (3) in 1986, an NRC officiat admitted that 24 '

GE reactors with Mark I containments had a 90 percent chance of fsflure in a nuclear accident; (4) in 1987, an NRC tdsk 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 dozens of safety and economic problems and have suffered massive cost overruns 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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4 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 Californie (Ecology Center), has requested the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or Connission) to initiate enforcement action involving all boiling water reactors now operating or under construction. The Ecology Center

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certain to fail in an accident; (5) according to NRC safety studies, Mark II reacters have sany possible scenarios for early containment failures; and, (6) Mark II designs', on which the Reed Repok focused, have dozens of safety and economic problems and have suffered massive cost overruns durin; construction as a result of design problems.

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The request is being treated pursuant to 10 CFR 2.206 of the Coenission'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 Commission's Public Docusent Room, 2120 L Street, N.W., Washington, D.C., 20555.

FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATDRY COPWISSION m@ e .

s H. Snierek Acting Director 0 fice of Nuclear Reactor Regulation ,

• Dated at Rockville, Maryland, f5 this 5th day of June 1989.

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i CAROLINA POWER & LIGHT C0. (Brunswick Station Units 1 and 2 Docket Wes. 50-324 and 50-325)

CLEVELAND ELECTRIC ILLUMINATING C0., ET AL. (Perry Nuclear Power Plan Unit 1. Docket No. 50-440)

COMMONWEALTH EDISON CD. (Dresden Nuclear Power Plant Docket Nos. 50-237 and 50-249), (Quad Cities Nuclear, Power Plant, Units 2 Units 1 and Units 1 and 2, Docket 2, Docket Mos.50-254 Nos. 50 373 and 50-374 and 50 265)} (LaSalle Coun CONSUMERS POWER CO. (Big Rock Point, Docket No. 50-155)

DETROIT EDISON CO. (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.50321and50-366)

GULF ILLINDISSTATES POWER CO. UTILITIES C0.. Power (Clinton Nuclear (RiverPlant Bend Station, Docket No. 50 461 Docke IOWANo.

Docket ELECTRIC 50-331) LIGHT & POWER CD. (Duane Arnold Nuclear Power LONG ISLAND LIGHTING CD. (Shoreham Nuclear Power Plant, Docket No. 50-322)

MISSISSIPPI POWER & LIGHT CD. (Grand Gulf Nuclear Station, Docket N NEBRASKA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT (Cooper Station Docket No. 50-298) o. 50,4 NIAGARA MOHAWK POWER CORP. (Nine Mile Point, Units 1 and 2 Docket Nos. 50 220 and50-410) 1 NORTHEAST UTILITIES (Millstone Unit 1. Docket No. 50-245) -

NORTHERN STATES POWER C0. (Monticello Nuclear Power Plant, Docket No. 50-263 PENNSYLVANIA POWER & LIGHT CD. (Susquehanna Steam Electric Station, Units 1and2,DocketNos.50-387and50-388)

PHILADELPHIA ELECTRIC C0. (Prach Bottom Nuclear Station, Units 2 and 3, Docket Nos. 50-277 and 50-278), (Limerick Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 1. Docket No. 50-752)

POWER AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (James A. Fitzpatrick Station, DocketNo.50-333)

-PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC & EAS CO. (Hope Creek Generating Station, DocketNo.50-354) v TENNESSEEVALLEYAUTHORITY(BrownsFerr Docket Nos. 50-259, 50-260, and 50-296)y Nuglear Station, Units 1, 2, and 3, VERMONT YANKEE NUCLEAR POWER CORP. (Vermonc Yankee Nuclear P DocketNo.50-271)

WASHINGTONPUBLICF0WERSUPPLYSYSTEM(WNPUnit2,DocketNo.50-397)

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