ML15092A539

Letter to Stephen B. Comley, Sr. from NRC Re Seabrook - April 2015

ML15092A539
Person / Time
Site:	Seabrook
Issue date:	04/02/2015
From:	Glenn Dentel Reactor Projects Branch 3
To:	Comley S We The People
DENTEL, GT
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION I 2100 RENAISSANCE BLVD., SUITE 100 KING OF PRUSSIA, PA 19406-2713 April 2, 2015 Stephen B. Comley, Sr.

Founder, We The People A National Whistleblower Organization

Dear Mr. Comley:

I am responding to questions you raised in an email to Richard Barkley of my staff in February 2015. In that email, you raised questions whether security had been increased following an incident in October 2014 when you were able to drive onto the Seabrook owner-controlled area and gain entry into an administration building outside the plants security Protected Area. In addition, you also made reference to an October 2014 reply letter provided by me that you did not believe fully addressed your concerns regarding bogus parts and other issues.

Regarding the issue of onsite security, similar events have happened over the past year involving media outlets (versus private citizens) driving onto the owner-controlled property of nuclear stations. In response, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Office of Public Affairs provided the enclosed statement regarding security regulations for nuclear power plants, which also discusses the security area designations. I believe this document, which is publicly available on the NRC website, responds best to your question regarding public access to licensee property outside of the NRC required secure areas. No change in security measures were taken by NextEra at Seabrook following the event which occurred in October as none was required.

Further, we previously reviewed the materials you provided regarding fraudulent or counterfeit (i.e., bogus) parts, but noted that most of your concerns in this area are more than 20 years old and are non-specific in nature (e.g., the parts involved, licensee(s) which used such parts, etc.).

Given the historic nature of your concerns, the staff cannot take any further action in this matter without more information from you. As previously mentioned, when fraudulent or counterfeit parts are believed to be supplied to NRC licensees, the NRC has taken actions to notify the nuclear industry of these events and take corrective actions. Furthermore, Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 21, requires that suppliers or NRC licensees promptly report to the NRC component defects or non-compliances that could create a substantial safety hazard so that appropriate action can be taken.

S. Comley 2 If you have additional questions or concerns related to Seabrook Station, or additional information to provide in these matters, please do not hesitate to contact Richard Barkley of my staff at (610) 337-5328.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Glenn T. Dentel, Chief, Reactor Projects Branch 3 Division of Reactor Projects

Enclosure:

For the Record - Clarification of Security Regulations for Nuclear Power Plants

ML15092A539 Non-Sensitive Publicly Available SUNSI Review Sensitive Non-Publicly Available OFFICE RI/DRP RI/OPA RI/DRP RBarkley/ RSB via NAME NSheehan/ NAS GDentel/ GTD telecon DATE 03/ 30 /15 03/ 27 /15 03/30/15