ML20248L595
| ML20248L595 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Millstone  |
| Issue date: | 03/11/1998 |
| From: | Collins S NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned) |
| To: | Bassilakis R, Gunter P, Katz D CITIZENS AWARENESS NETWORK, NUCLEAR INFORMATION & RESOURCE SERVICE |
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| ML20248L598 | List: |
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| 2.206, NUDOCS 9803230252 | |
| Download: ML20248L595 (6) | |
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March 11, 1998 Ms. Deborah Katz, President Citizens Awareness Network P. O. Box 83 Shelbume Falls, MA 01370 Ms. Rosemary Bassilakis, Researcher Citizens Awareness Network 54 Old Tumpike Road Haddam, CT 06438 Mr. Paul Gunter. Reactor Watchdog Program Nuclear Information and Resource Service 142416th Street, NW.,4th Floor Washington, DC 20036 Dear Ms. Katz and Bassilakis and Mr. Gunter.
This letter acknowledges receipt of a Petition pursuant to 10 CFR 2.206 submitted by your l
organizations on February 2,1998. The Petition was addressed to the Executive Director for Operations of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). Your Petitior has been referred to me pursuant to 10 CFR 2.206 of the Commission's regulations.
Your Petition requests immediate action to:
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Revoke Northeast Utilities' (NU's, the licensee's) license to operate Millstone Units 1,2, and 3 as the result of ongoing intimidation and harassment of its workforce by NU management.
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Revoke NU's license to operate Millstone Units 1,2, and 3 as the result of persistent licensee defiance to adherence of NRC regulations and directives to create a " questioning attitude" for its workers to challenge management on nuclear safety issues without fear of j
harassment, intimidation, or reprisals by NU.
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Refer the Nuclear Oversight Focus 98 List and the reported NU management attempt to destroy the list to the Department of Justice for investigation of a potential coverup.
l As a basis for your request to revoke the Millstone licenses, the Petition states that an NU document (Nuclear Oversight's Focus 98 List dated January 11,1998) directs the group to 4
address areas needing improvement by focusing on the " inability to ' isolate' cynics from the group culture" and " pockets of negativism." The Petition further states that the list demonstrates the sustained and unrelenting policy of NU's senior management to undermine a safety-conscious workplace at Millstone, and that despite 2 years of increased regulatory scrutiny of the managerial mistreatment ofits workers and the corporation's m8smanagement ofits employees' safety concoms program, a " chilled atmosphere" remains intact and entrenched.
As a basis for your request for a Department of Justice investigation, the Petition makes the following statement: *Since it has been reported that NU management employees attempted to destroy the list, NRC has a duty to refer this apparent deliberate attempt to evade the otherwise.
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The NRC staff is also concerned about the issues you raised in your Petition. As a result, the staff issued the enclosed letter dated February 10,1998, to the licensee requesting more information on this issue. The NRC staff will consider the licensee's response to the staff's request for additionalinformation before the Commission allows restart of any Millstone unit. To-i this extent, your request for immediate action is partially granted. Your requests for immediate action to revoke the operating licenses and refer the incident to the Department of Justice are denied. Because Millstone Units 1,2, and 3 are not in operation, public health and safety do not warrant immediate action.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.206, the NRC will take action with regard to the issues raised in the Petition within a reasonable time. For your information, I have enclosed a copy of the notice that is being filed with the Office of the Federal Register for publication. I have also enclosed a pamphlet on the public petition process for your information.
0.WWh Sincerely' SamuelJ. Collins Samuel J. Collins, Director Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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- 1. NRC staff letter dated February 10,1998
- 2. FederniRegisterNotice
- 3. Pamphlet on the Petition Process cc w/encis: See next page i
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Charies Brinkman, Manager Lillian M. Cuoco, Esquire Washington Nuclear Operations Senior Nuclear Counsel ABB Combustion Engineering Northeast Utilities Service Company 12300 Twinbrook Pkwy, Suite 330 P. O. Box 270 Rockville, MD 20852 Hartford, CT 06141-0270 W. D. M. Goebel Mr. Kevin T. A. McCarthy, Director Vice President-Nuclear Oversight Monitoring and Radiation Division Northeast Utilities Service Company Department of Environmental P. O. Box 128 Protection Waterford, CT 06385 7g Elm Street Hartford, CT 06106-5127 Senior Resident inspector Millstone Nuclear Power Station Mr. Allan Johanson, Assistant Director c/o U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Policy and Management P. O. Box 513 Policy Development and Planning Niantic, CT 06357 Division 450 Capitol Avenue - MS 52ERN Mr. David Amerine, Vice Presicant i
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475 Allendale Road Mr. M. H. Brothers
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King of Prussia, PA 19406 Vice President - Operations Northeast Nuclear Energy Company First Selectmen P. O. Box 128 Town of Waterford Waterford, CT 06385 Hall of Records 200 Boston Post Road Mr. M. R. Scully, Executive Director Waterford, CT 06385 Connecticut Municipal Electric Energy Cooperative Mr. J. P. McElwain 30 Stott Avenue Recovery Officer-Millstone Unit 1 Norwich, CT 06360 -
Vice President (Acting)- Millstone Unit 3 Northeast Nuclear Energy Company Mr. William D. Meinert P. O. Box 128 Nuclear Engineer Waterford, CT 06385 Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company Mr. Wayne D. Lanning P. O. Box 426 Deputy Director of Inspections Ludlow, MA 01056 Special Projects Office l
475 Allendale Road Emest C. Hadley, Esq.
King of Prussia, PA 19406-1415 1040 B Main Street P. O. Box 54g Mr. F. C. Rothen West Wareham, MA 02576 Vice President - Work Services Northeast Nuclear Energy Company Joseph R. Egan, Esq.
P.O. Box 128 Egan & Associates, P.C.
Waterford, CT 06385 2300 N Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20037
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Citizens Regulatory Commission Mr. B. D. Kenyon ATTN: Ms. Susan Perry Luxton Chief Nuclear ONicer-Millstone 180 Great Neck Road Nc;theast Nuclear Energy Company Waterford, CT 06385 P. O. Box 128 Waterford, Connecticut 06385 The Honorable Terry Concannon Nuclear Energy Advisory Council Mr. M. L Bowling, Jr.
Room 4035 Recovery Officer-Millstone Unit 2 Legislative ONice Building _
Northeast Nuclear Energy Company Capitol Avenue clo Ms. Patricia A. Loftus Hartford, CT 06106 Director-Regulatory Affairs P.O. Box 128 l
Mr. G. D. Heks Waterford, CT 06385 Unit Director-Millstone Unit 3 Northeast Nuclear Energy Company P. O. Box 128 Waterford, Connecticut 06385 Little Harbor Consultants, Inc.
Millstone -ITPOP Project Office P. O. Box 0630 Niantic, CT 06375-0630 Mr. Evan W. Woollacott Co-Chair Nuclear Energy Advisory Council 128 Terry's Plain Road Simsbury, CT 06070 Mr. Daniel L Curry Project Director Parsons Power Group inc.
2675 Morgantown Road Reading, PA 19607 Mr. Don Schopfer Verification Team Manager Sargent & Lundy 55 E. Monroe Street Chicago, IL 60603 Mr. P. D. Hinnenkamp Director-Unit Operations Northeast Nuclear Energy Company P. O. Box 128 Waterford, Connecticut 06385 Mr. J. A. Pcice Unit Director-Millstone Unit 2 Northeast Nuclear Energy Company P. O. Box 128 Waterford, Connecticut 06385