ML24072A529

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Order of the Secretary of the Commission
ML24072A529
Person / Time
Site: Diablo Canyon  Pacific Gas & Electric icon.png
Issue date: 03/12/2024
From: Carrie Safford
NRC/SECY
To:
Pacific Gas & Electric Co
SECY RAS
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

In the Matter of

PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY, Docket Nos. 50-275 DIABLO CANYON NUCLEAR POWER 50-323 PLANT UNITS 1 AND 2

(Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant)

ORDER

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has received a petition filed by San Luis Obispo

Mothers for Peace, Friends of the Earth, and Environmental Working Group (collectively,

Petitioners).1 The Petitioners request that the Commission exercise its supervisory authority to

order the immediate closure of Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2, due to the

unacceptable risk of a seismically induced severe accident. 2 The Petitioners base their request

on their review of the Environmental Report for the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant license

renewal application.3

Although the Petitioners request was addressed to the Commission, their request is

appropriately resolved under the NRCs longstanding 10 C.F.R. § 2.206 process by the

1 Petition by San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace, Friends of the Earth and Environmental Working Group for Shutdown of Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant due to Unacceptable Risk of Seismic Core Damage Accident (Mar. 7, 2024) (ADAMS accession no. ML24067A066). The NRC first received this petition by email on March 4, 2024. The NRC established a new docket for this petition, and the Petitioners filed the petition on that docket on March 7, 2024.

2 Id. at 1.

3 Id. at 2-3 (citing Letter from Paula Gerfen, Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer, Pacific Gas & Electric Company, to NRC Document Control Desk (Nov. 7, 2023)

(ML23311A154), Encl. 1, Pacific Gas & Electric Company, Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2, License Renewal Application, App. E, Environmental Report (Nov. 2023),

at 4-62).

Executive Director for Operations. Under that pr ocess, any person may file a request to institute

a proceeding pursuant to 10 C.F.R. § 2.202 for the modification, suspension, or revocation of a

license, or for any other action as may be proper. Such a request must be addressed to the

Executive Director for Operations, who will then refer the request to the responsible NRC Office

Director for appropriate action under 10 C.F.R. § 2.206(b).

Therefore, pursuant to my authority under 10 C.F.R. § 2.346(j), I refer Petitioners

request to the Executive Director for Operations for consideration under 10 C.F.R. § 2.206.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

For the Commission

CarrieM.Safford Secretary of the Commission

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, This 12th of March 2024.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

In the Matter of )

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PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY ) Docket Nos. 50-275 and

) 50-323 (Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant, )

Units 1 and 2) )

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that copies of the foregoing ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE COMMISSION have been served upon the following persons by Electronic Information Exchange.

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Commission Appellate Adjudication Office of the General Counsel Mail Stop: O-16B33 Mail Stop - O-14A44 Washington, DC 20555-0001 Washington, DC 20555-0001 E-mail: ocaamail.resource@nrc.gov Kevin D. Bernstein David Roth Michael A. Spencer U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Susan H. Vrahoretis Office of the Secretary of the Commission Caitlin R. Byrd, Law Clerk Mail Stop: O-16B33 Georgiann E. Hampton, Law Clerk Washington, DC 20555-0001 E-mail: kevin.bernstein@nrc.gov E-mail: hearingdocket@nrc.gov david.roth@nrc.gov michael.spencer@nrc.gov susan.vrahoretis@nrc.gov U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission caitlin.byrd@nrc.gov Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel georgiann.hampton@nrc.gov Mail Stop: T-3F23 Washington, DC 20555-0001 Counsel for Pacific Gas and Electric E. Roy Hawkens, Chief Administrative Company Judge Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLC E-mail: roy.hawkens@nrc.gov 1111 Pennsylvania Ave NW Washington, DC 20004 Paul Bessette Ryan K. Lighty Timothy Matthews E-mail: paul.bessette@morganlewis.com ryan.lighty@morganlewis.com timothy.matthews@morganlewis.com

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2, Docket Nos. 50-275 and 50-323)

ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE COMMISSION

Counsel for San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace Harmon, Curran, Spielberg, & Eisenberg, LLP 1725 DeSales Street, N.W.

Suite 500 Washington, DC 20036 Diane Curran E-mail: dcurran@harmoncurran.com

Office of the Secretary of the Commission

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 12th day of March 2024.

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