ML13086A173

LTR-13-0259 - George Watland E-mail Requests the NRC to Reject Southern California Edison'S License Amendment to Restart San Onofre at Seventy Percent Power

ML13086A173
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Site:	San Onofre
Issue date:	03/25/2013
From:	Watland G Sierra Club
To:	Apostolakis G, Macfarlane A, Magwood W, Ostendorff W, Kristine Svinicki NRC/Chairman, NRC/OCM
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LTR-13-0259
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OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY CORRESPONDENCE CONTROL TICKET Date Printed: Mar 26, 2013 11:3 7 PAPER NUMBER: LTR-13-0259 LOGGING DATE: 03/26/2013 ACTION OFFICE:

c-70 : cO Nee George Watland (Sierra Club), et al.

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AFFILIATION: CA ADDRESSEE: Chairman and Commissioners

SUBJECT:

Requests the NRC to reject Southern California Edison's License Amendment to restart San Onofre at seventy percent power ACTION: Appropriate DISTRIBUTION: RE, SECY to Ack.

LETTER DATE: 03/25/2013 ACKNOWLEDGED Yes SPECIAL HANDLING: Lead office to publicly release 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> after SECY's assignment, via SECY/EDO/DPC.

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Joosten, Sandy From: George Watland [george.watland@sierraclub.org]

Sent: Monday, March 25, 2013 8:15 PM To: CHAIRMAN Resource; CMRSVINICKI Resource; CMRAPOSTOLAKIS Resource; CMRMAGWOOD Resource; CMROSTENDORFF Resource Cc: Ms Karen Miller Public Advisor; Glenn Pascall; George Watland; Jennifer Robinson

Subject:

Sierra Club Asks the NRC to Reject Southern California Edison's License Amendment to Restart San Onofre at 70% Power

Dear NRC Chair Macfarlane and Commissioners:

We note with concern the apparent intent of Southern California Edison to seek a license amendment for the purpose of restarting the San Onofre nuclear generating plant at 70%

power rather than full power. Together with other environmental and citizen organizations, the Sierra Club has for some time taken the position that a San Onofre restart should require a license amendment. But crucially, we and others have supported an Adjudicated License Amendment (ALA), which provides a thorough and transparent public process.

By contrast, Edison appears to be seeking a quick decision that circumvents not only the ALA process but even goes so far as to short-cut the review of restart by the NRC technical panel that has been addressing relevant technical issues over the past few months.

Edison's shift in strategy adds further confusion and uncertainty to an already complicated process. We urge the NRC to reject consideration of any license amendment request that does not involve the thorough and transparent process that would be provided by an ALA or its equivalent. Ifa restart decision were issued by NRC on the fast and essentially "insider" track Edison seeks, the public outcry would be huge - as we earlier noted with regard to any process involving major short-cuts.

The only thing transparent about Edison's latest and rather strange proposal is its desire to speed the decision process by eliminating expert testimony and an adjudicated decision.

We trust you will see this for what it is - an approach that is not in the public interest and would not be beneficial to NRC's standing with affected communities.

Thank you for consideration of our views, Glenn Pascall, Chair San Onofre Task Force gpascall(,att.net George Watland Conservation Program Coordinator george.watland(asierraclub.or, phone: 213.387.4287 x 210 cc: Ms Karen Miller, Public Advisor, California Public Utilities Commissioners Sierra Club Angeles Chapter 3435 Wilshire Blvtl Suite 660 Los Angeles, CA 90010-1904 www.anpeles.sierraclub.ore I