ML13018A244

G20110171 - Letter to Licensees on Proposed Director'S Decision Regarding 2.206 Petition Dated: March 12, 2011

ML13018A244
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Site:	Beaver Valley, Hatch, Monticello, Calvert Cliffs, Dresden, Davis Besse, Peach Bottom, Browns Ferry, Oconee, Mcguire, Palisades, Perry, Indian Point, Fermi, Catawba, Wolf Creek, Point Beach, Oyster Creek, Watts Bar, Cooper, Sequoyah, Pilgrim, Three Mile Island, Summer, Seabrook, Brunswick, North Anna, Callaway, Vogtle, Cook, FitzPatrick, McGuire, LaSalle, BWX Technologies, 07003098
Issue date:	04/08/2015
From:	Lund A Division of Operating Reactor Licensing
To:	B & W Nuclear Operations Group, Calvert Cliffs, Chicago Bridge & Iron Co, DTE Electric Company, Duke Energy Carolinas, Duke Energy Progress, Entergy Nuclear Operations, Exelon Generation Co, Exelon Nuclear, FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Co, Indiana Michigan Power Co, Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD), Point Beach, NextEra Energy Seabrook, Northern States Power Co, Nuclear Fuel Services, Progress Energy Carolinas, South Carolina Electric & Gas Co, Southern Nuclear Operating Co, Tennessee Valley Authority, Union Electric Co, Virginia Electric & Power Co (VEPCO), Wolf Creek
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 Apri 1 8, 2015 AllPowerReaciorLicenseesand Holders of Construction Permits in Active or Deferred Status

Dear Sir or Madam:

By letter dated March 12, 2011, as supplemented on April 14, 2011, April 16, 2011, and May 25, 2011, Mr. Thomas Saporito submitted a petition pursuant to Section 2.206 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC's) regulations with respect to all nuclear power reactors in the U.S. located on or near an earthquake fault line.

The petition has been reviewed by the NRC staff and the staff's proposed director's decision on the petition is enclosed. I request that you provide comments to me on any portions of the decision that you believe involve errors or any issues in the petition that you believe have not been fully addressed. The staff is making a similar request of the petitioner. The NRC staff will then review any comments provided by you and the petitioner and consider them in the final version of the director's decision with no further opportunity to comment.

Please provide your comments within two weeks from the date of this letter. The petition manager, Mahesh Chawla, can be reached at 301-415-8371 or at Mahesh.Chawla@nrc.gov.

Sincerely, A. Louise Lund, Acting Director Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. See Enclosure 2

Enclosures:

1. Proposed Director's Decision

2. List of Power Reactor Licensees and Holders of Construction Permits in Active or Deferred Status cc: Listserv

ENCLOSURE 1 Proposed Director's Decision ADAMS Accession No. ML 1301BA159

[7590-01-P]

DD-15-XX UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION William M. Dean, Director In the Matter of ) Docket Nos.: See Enclosure 2

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All Operating Reactor Licensees ) License Nos.: See Enclosure 2

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PROPOSED DIRECTOR'S DECISION UNDER 10 CFR 2.206 I. Introduction By letter dated March 12, 2011, Thomas Saporito, representing Saprodani Associates, filed a petition pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations ( 10 CFR) 2. 206 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML110740026). The petitioner requested that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the Commission) take escalated enforcement action against the above-captioned licensees and suspend or revoke the NRC licenses granted to the licensees for operation of nuclear power reactors. In particular, the petitioner requested that the "NRC ORDER the immediate shut-down of all nuclear power reactors in the USA which are known to be located on or near an earthquake fault-line." The petitioner cited the Fukushima Dai-ichi accident in Japan as the rationale for and basis of the petition.

On March 21, 2011, the NRC acknowledged receipt of the petition (ADAMS Accession No. ML110840274). On April 4, 2011, the Petition Review Board (PRB) met internally to discuss petitioner's request for immediate action. The PRB determined that the request for immediate action is a general assertion without supporting facts. Thus, the PRB did not identify

a significant safety concern from the information provided which would warrant the NRC to order an immediate shutdown of nuclear power reactors located on or close to earthquake fault lines.

On April 4, 2011, the petitioner was informed of the PRB's decision to deny his request for an immediate action (ADAMS Accession No. ML110940603).

On April 14, 2011, the petitioner addressed the PRB during a teleconference. A copy of the teleconference transcript is available at ADAMS Accession No. ML11109A014. During the teleconference, the petitioner stated that the petition falls into four requests as follows:

1. Order the immediate shutdown of all nuclear power reactors located on or near an earthquake fault line in the United States.

2. Order the immediate shutdown of all power reactors employing GE Mark I containment design in the United States, characterizing such design as flawed from the nuclear safety standpoint.

3. Advise other countries employing the GE Mark I nuclear power reactors about the serious nuclear safety design flaws associated with that design, which is likely to result in a serious nuclear accident comparable to the Japanese nuclear disaster.

4. Immediately revoke all 20-year license extensions issued to NRC licensees, because the NRC "has improperly and illegally granted 20-year license extensions to the 40-year license that was initially granted by the agency for the 104 nuclear reactors throughout the United States."

During the teleconference, the petitioner supplemented the second request by specifically naming NRG-licensed plants that employ the GE Mark I containment design and characterizing them as "flawed nuclear reactors" which pose an "unwarranted risk to the national security and common defense of the United States of America." He stated that "for these reasons standing alone, petitioners urge the NRC to order the immediate shutdown of all GE Mark I nuclear

power reactors in the United States." Subsequently, on April 14 and 16, 2011, he provided additional documents in support of his claim (ADAMS Accession Nos. ML 1111 OA026, ML 1111 OA027, ML 1111 OA028, and ML11119A024, respectively).

The PRB met internally on April 28, 2011, to discuss the petition, as supplemented. In accordance with the criteria for review and rejection described in Management Directive (MD) 8.11, the PRB made its initial recommendation to accept the petition in part, insofar as the petitioner requested additional regulatory action in response to the events at Fukushima. The supplemental information provided by the petitioner was not sufficient to warrant further inquiry regarding the petitioner's assertions that the original licensing bases of U.S. nuclear reactors were faulty and that immediate shutdown was warranted.

On May 12, 2011, the Petition Manager informed the petitioner of the PRB's initial recommendation to accept this petition in part (ADAMS Accession No. ML111320018). At that time, the petitioner requested another opportunity to address the PRB to provide comments on its initial recommendation and additional information in support of the petition.

On May 25, 2011, the petitioner addressed the PRB by teleconference to present supplemental information on the petition. Also, on May 25, 2011, he e-mailed additional information to the NRC (ADAMS Accession No. ML111450897), which the PRB considered. A copy of the transcript for the May 25, 2011, teleconference is available under ADAMS Accession No. ML11146A010.

The PRB considered the additional information provided during the teleconference on May 25, 2011, by the petitioner and determined that it did not contain any new or relevant information that would change the PRB's initial recommendation. Consistent with its initial recommendation, the PRB declared its final recommendation to partially accept the petition for review, as modified and supplemented. Requests 1 and 2 were partially accepted to the extent

that the petitioner sought regulatory action in light of the events at Fukushima. However, Requests 1 and 2 were partially rejected on the basis that the petitioner did not provide sufficient facts to justify shutting down all nuclear power reactors located on or near fault lines, or those with the GE Mark I containment design. Request 3 was rejected on the basis that the petitioner requested an action that the NRC was already implementing, and Request 4 was rejected on the basis that the petitioner's claim was general and insufficient to warrant further inquiry, and that the issue had already been the subject of NRC staff review and evaluation.

This decision was communicated to the petitioner via letter dated June 28, 2011 (ADAMS Accession No. ML11137A213).

The transcripts of the teleconferences were treated as supplements to the petition and are available for inspection at the NRC's Public Document Room (PDR), located at 01 F21, 11555 Rockville Pike (first floor), Rockville, Maryland 20852. Publicly-available documents created or received at the NRC are accessible electronically through ADAMS in the NRC Library at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. Persons who do not have access to ADAMS or who encounter problems in accessing the documents located in ADAMS should contact the NRC's PDR reference staff by telephone at 1-800-397-4209, or 301-415-4737, or by e-mail to pdr.resource@nrc.gov.

11. Discussion Based on the NRC's timeline related to its Fukushima lessons-learned review, and because the items accepted for review pertained to the Fukushima review, the NRC's review of this petition took longer than the standard of 120 days for reaching a decision on the petition.

This section includes both the petitioner's requests for orders to be issued and the NRC's actions and decisions.

Additional information regarding the implementation of Japan Lessons-Learned Activities, including plant-specific implementation status, is available on the NRC's Japan Lessons-Learned public website at http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/ops-experience/

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Request 1: Order the immediate shutdown of all nuclear power reactors located on or near an earthquake fault line in the United States.

NRC decision: The NRC has determined that U.S. plants located at or near earthquake fault lines continue to operate safely and do not pose an immediate safety concern to the members of the public. Nuclear power plants in the U.S. have been designed, built, and operated to safely withstand earthquakes likely to occur in their region.

As part of the NRC post-Fukushima lessons-learned activities, the NRC established the Near-Term Task Force (NTTF). The NTTF was tasked with conducting a systematic and methodical review of NRC processes and regulations and determining if the agency should make additional improvements to its regulatory system. Ultimately, a comprehensive set of recommendations was developed in a report to the Commission dated July 12, 2011, SECY-11-0093 (ADAMS Accession No. ML111861807). In the report, the NTTF determined that the current regulatory approach, and the resultant plant capabilities, gave the NTTF and the NRC the confidence to conclude that an accident with consequences similar to the Fukushima accident is unlikely to occur in the U.S.

On March 12, 2012, the NRG issued a request for information pursuant to Title 10 CFR 50.54(f) regarding recommendations 2.1, 2.3, and 9.3 of the NTTF review (ADAMS Accession No. ML12056A046). The purpose of the 10 CFR 50.54(f) letter is to gather information with respect to the NTTF Recommendations for seismic hazards. The letter instructs all licensees to reevaluate seismic hazards at their sites using updated seismic hazard information, present-day

guidance and methodologies, and a risk evaluation. The NRC staff is currently reviewing the licensees' submitted seismic hazard reports. In cases where a licensee's reevaluated hazard exceeds the design basis, more detailed site-specific evaluations and actions will be required, such as a seismic probabilistic risk assessment. NRC will review each step in the analysis process and take action to require plant changes as necessary.

In addition to the 10 CFR 50.54(f) letter, the Commission issued Order EA-12-049 on March 12, 2012, which requires mitigation strategies to protect against external events, including postulated seismic events (ADAMS Accession No. ML12054A735). Licensees must comply with the order no later than two refueling cycles after submittal of the overall integrated plan (OIP), or December 31, 2016, whichever comes first. To date, all licensees have submitted OIPs to describe how they will comply with the Order, and the OIPs have been evaluated by the NRC staff. In addition, the NRC staff has performed on-site audits to ensure that full implementation will occur within the required time period.

The NRC has concluded that continued operation of nuclear plants on or near earthquake fault lines does not pose an imminent risk to public health and safety. The NRC is addressing the petitioner's seismic hazard concerns through Orders and requests for information, as described above. No further action will be taken regarding this request.

Request 2: Order the immediate shutdown of all power reactors employing GE Mark I containment design in the United States.

NRC decision: The NRC has determined that GE Boiling Water Reactors (BWRs) with Mark I containments continue to operate safely and do not pose an immediate safety concern to the members of the public.

The concern with GE Mark I containment design was previously addressed by the NRC in NUREG-0661, "Safety Evaluation Report Mark I Containment Long-Term Program -

Resolution of Generic Technical Activity A-7," dated July 1980 (ADAMS Accession No. ML072710452). In the report, NRC staff concluded that "the proposed structural acceptance criteria are consistent with the requirements of the applicable codes and standards and, in conjunction with the structural analysis techniques, will provide an adequate basis for establishing the margins of safety in the containment design." All GE Mark I BWRs were evaluated for suppression pool hydrodynamic loads, and appropriate modifications were made to maintain the containment structural integrity.

The NRC issued Order EA-12-050, "Order to Modify Licenses with Regard to Reliable Hardened Containment Vents," on March 12, 2012 (ADAMS Accession No. ML12054A694).

This order was superseded by a modified Order EA-13-109, "Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Reliable Hardened Containment Vents Capable for Operation Under Severe Accident Conditions," on June 6, 2013 (ADAMS Accession No. ML13143A334). The order requires all BWR licensees with Mark I and Mark II containments to design and install a venting system that provides venting capability during severe accident conditions. This order further enhances the reliability of the containment vent system, thereby protecting the containment during severe accidents. To date, all affected licensees have submitted OIPs for upgrading containment venting capabilities from the pressure suppression wetwell to assist in preventing core damage, and the OIPs are currently being reviewed by the NRC staff. OIPs for reliable ventilation from the drywell, or reliable venting strategies that eliminate the need for drywell venting, will be submitted by licensees within the next year.

The NRC has concluded that continued operation of power reactors employing GE Mark I containment design does not pose an imminent risk to public health and safety. The NRC is addressing the petitioner's containment concerns through Orders, as described above.

No further action will be taken regarding this request.

Request 3: Advise other countries employing the GE Mark I nuclear power reactors about the serious nuclear safety design flaws associated with that design, which is likely to result in a serious nuclear accident comparable to the Japanese nuclear disaster.

NRC decision: This is a general request for the NRC to ensure that policies exist to support the sharing of information related to the events involving Fukushima. The NRC's current policies and practices support its openness goals with external, including international, stakeholders. Specifically, since the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, the NRC has participated in meetings at the International Atomic Energy Agency, Nuclear Energy Agency, G8 Nuclear Safety and Security Group, and at numerous other bilateral and multilateral meetings to share information on this event with NRC's international counterparts. Therefore, since the petitioner requested an action that the NRC is currently implementing, the PRB determined that this request did not meet the criteria for review on the basis that the request does not set forth sufficient facts to warrant further actions beyond the actions that the NRC has already undertaken to ensure openness on this issue with all external stakeholders.

Request 4: Immediately revoke all 20-year license extensions issued to NRC licensees, because the NRC "has improperly and illegally granted 20-year license extensions to the 40-year license that was initially granted by the agency for the 104 nuclear reactors throughout the United States."

NRC decision: In accordance with MD 8.11, the PRB will review a petition under 10 CFR 2.206 only where the petitioner specifies the bases for taking the requested action. Although the petitioner asserted that the NRC lacked the legal authority to grant license extensions for numerous plants, he failed to set forth the basis for his assertion. He claimed that the NRC "improperly interpreted the amendment to section 104b under 42 USC 2134 and under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended," and thus, "improperly and illegally granted 20-year

license extensions to the 40-year license that was initially granted by the agency." This is a general claim, insufficient to warrant further inquiry.

The petitioner also claimed that "the NRC has recklessly endangered public health and safety in these circumstances because in so extending these licenses by 20 years, the agency has significantly increased the likelihood of a loss-of coolant accident" due to neutron embrittlement of the reactor vessel over time. All license renewals have been subjected to the NRC's license renewal review process, per 10 CFR 51 and 54, with several opportunities for public participation, including a hearing. A reactor vessel neutron embrittlement analysis is included in each license renewal application, and is evaluated in the resulting NRC staff safety evaluation report in accordance with NUREG-1800, "Standard Review Plan for Review of License Renewal Applications for Nuclear Power Plants," Section 4.2. Request 4 was rejected based on the criteria that the petitioner raised issues that have already been the subject of NRC staff review and evaluation for which a resolution has been achieved, the issues have been resolved, and the resolution is applicable to the facility in question.

111. Conclusion As discussed above, the supporting facts provided in the petition, as supplemented by the teleconferences and petitioner's additional submittals, were found to be insufficient to warrant that the NRC accept the petitioner's Requests 1 and 2 to immediately shutdown U.S.

nuclear power plants at or near earthquake faults or those employing the Mark I reactors.

The NRC partially accepted Requests 1 and 2 of the petition to the extent that the petitioner sought some type of regulatory action in light of the events at Fukushima. The above discussion demonstrates that the NRC has addressed the petitioner's concerns related to the events at Fukushima through the issuance of Orders and through a request for information

pursuant to 10 CFR 50.54(f). Such actions significantly enhance the margins of safety to the effects of extreme natural phenomena at commercial operating reactors in the United States.

Request 3 was rejected on the basis that the petitioner requested an action that the NRC was already implementing, and Request 4 was rejected on the basis that the petitioner's claim was general and insufficient to warrant further inquiry, and that the issue had already been the subject of NRC staff review and evaluation.

Based on the staff responses to the petitioner's four concerns, the NRC does not plan to take any additional enforcement actions as specified in the petitioner's requests. Therefore, the NRC is closing this petition.

As provided in 10 CFR 2.206(c), a copy of this director's decision will be filed with the Secretary of the Commission for the Commission to review. As provided for by this regulation, the decision will constitute the final action of the Commission 25 days after the date of the decision unless the Commission, on its own motion, institutes a review of the decision within that time.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this day of FOR THE U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION William M. Dean, Director Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

LIST OF POWER REACTOR LICENSEES AND HOLDERS OF CONSTRUCTION PERMITS IN ACTIVE OR DEFERRED STATUS Beaver Valley Power Station Mr. Joseph W. Shea First Energy Nuclear Operating Co. Vice President, Nuclear Licensing Docket Nos. 50-334 and 50-412 Tennessee Valley Authority License Nos. DPR-66 and NPF-73 1101 Market Street, LP 3D-C Chattanooga, TN 37 402-2801 Mr. Eric A. Larson Site Vice President Byron Station Beaver Valley Power Station Exelon Generation Co., LLC P.O. Box 4, Route 168 Docket Nos. STN 50-454 and STN 50-455 Shippingport, PA 15077 License Nos. NPF-37 and NPF-66 Bellefonte Nuclear Plant Mr. Michael J. Pacilio Tennessee Valley Authority President and Chief Nuclear Officer Docket Nos. 50-438 and 50-439 Exelon Generation Company, LLC Construction Permit Nos. CPPR 4300 Winfield Road No. 122 and CPPR No. 123 Warrenville, IL 60555 Mr. Michael D. Skaggs Callaway Plant Senior Vice President, Nuclear Union Electric Company Construction Docket No. 50-483 Tennessee Valley Authority License No. NPF-30 Lookout Place 6A 1101 Market Street Mr. Fadi Diya Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer Braidwood Station Ameren Missouri Exelon Generation Co., LLC Callaway Plant Docket Nos. 50-456 and 50-457 P.O. Box 620 License Nos. NPF-72 and NPF-77 Fulton, MO 65251 Mr. Michael J. Pacilio Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant President and Chief Nuclear Officer Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant, Exelon Generation Company, LLC LLC Docket Nos. 50-317 and 50-318 4300 Winfield Road License Nos. DPR-53 and DPR-69 Warrenville, IL 60555 Mr. George H. Gellrich, Vice President Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant, Tennessee Valley Authority LLC. Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Docket Nos. 50-259, 50-260 and 50-296 Plant License Nos. DPR-33, DPR-52 and DPR- 1650 Calvert Cliffs Parkway 68 Lusby, MD 20657-4702 Enclosure 2

Catawba Nuclear Station Mr. Raymond A Lieb Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Site Vice President Docket Nos. 50-413 and 50-414 FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating License Nos. NPF-35 and NPF-52 Company c/o Davis-Besse NPS 5501 N. State Route 2 Mr. Kelvin Henderson Oak Harbor, OH 43449-9760 Site Vice President Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Diablo Canvon Power Plant Catawba Nuclear Station Pacific Gas and Electric Co.

4800 Concord Road Docket Nos. 50-275 and 50-York, SC 29745 323 License Nos. DPR-80 and DPR-82 Columbia Generating Station Energy Northwest Mr. Edward D. Halpin Docket No. 50-397 Senior Vice President and License No. NPF-21 Chief Nuclear Officer Pacific Gas and Electric Company Mr. Mark E. Reddemann P.O. Box 56, Chief Executive Officer Mail Code 104/6 Energy Northwest Avila Beach, CA 93424 MD 1023 North Power Plant Loop Donald C. Cook Nuclear Plant P.O. Box 968 Indiana Michigan Power Richland, WA 99352 Company Docket Nos. 50-315 and 50-316 Cooper Nuclear Station License Nos. DPR-58 and DPR-74 Nebraska Public Power District Docket No. 50-298 Mr. Lawrence J. Weber License No. DPR-46 Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer Mr. Oscar A Limpias Indiana Michigan Power Company Vice President Nuclear and Nuclear Generation Group Chief Nuclear Officer One Cook Place Nebraska Public Power District Bridgman, Ml 49106 72676 648A Avenue P.O. Box 98 Dresden Nuclear Power Station Brownville, NE 68321 Exelon Generation Company, LLC Docket Nos. 50-237 and 50-Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 249 First Energy Nuclear Operating Co. License Nos. DPR-19 and DPR-25 Docket No. 50-346 License No. NPF-3 Mr. Michael J. Pacilio President and Chief Nuclear Officer Exelon Nuclear 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555

Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant Vice President, Operations Southern Nuclear Operating Co. Entergy Nuclear Operations, Docket Nos. 50-321 and 50-366 Inc. Indian Point Energy Center License Nos. DPR-57 and NPF-5 450 Broadway, GSB P.O. Box 249 Mr. C.R. Pierce Buchanan, NY 10511-0249 Regulatory Affairs Director Southern Nuclear Operating Company, LaSalle County Station Inc. P.O. Box 1295/BIN B038 Exelon Generation Company, Birmingham, AL 35201-1295 LLC Docket Nos. 50-373 and 50-374 Fermi License Nos. NPF-11 and NPF-18 DTE Electric Company Docket No. 50-341 Mr. Michael J. Pacilio License No. NPF-43 President and Chief Nuclear Officer Exelon Nuclear Mr. Joseph H. Plana 4300 Winfield Road Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Warrenville, IL 60555 Officer DTE Electric Company Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant Fermi 2 210 NOC Northern States Power Company -

6400 North Dixie Highway Minnesota Newport, Ml 48166 Docket No. 50-263 License No. DPR-22 H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant Duke Energy Progress, Inc. Karen D. Feli Docket No. 50-261 Site Vice President License No. DPR-23 Northern States Power Company -

Minnesota Mr. William R. Gideon, Vice President Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant H.B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant 2807 West County Road 75 3581 West Entrance Road Monticello, MN 55362-9637 Hartsville, SC 29550 North Anna Power Station Virginia Electric and Power Co.

Indian Point Nuclear Generating Docket Nos. 50-338 and 50-Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

339 Docket Nos. 50-247 and 50-286 License Nos. NPF-4 and NPF-7 License Nos. DPR-26 and DPR-64 Mr. David A. Heacock President and Chief Nuclear Officer Virginia Electric and Power Co. Innsbrook Technical Center 5000 Dominion Boulevard Glen Allen, VA 23060-6711

Oconee Nuclear Station Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Exelon Generation Co, LLC Docket Nos. 50-269, 50-270 and 50-287 Docket Nos. 50-277 and 50-License Nos. DPR-38, DPR-47 and DPR- 278 55 License Nos. DPR-44 and DPR-56 Mr. Scott Batson Mr. Michael J. Pacilio Vice President, Oconee Nuclear Station President and Chief Nuclear Officer Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Exelon Nuclear 7800 Rochester Highway 4300 Winfield Road Seneca, SC 29672 Warrenville, IL 60555 Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station Perry Nuclear Power Plant Exelon Generation Co., LLC FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Docket No. 50-219 Co. Docket No. 50-440 License No. DPR-16 License No. NPF-58 Mr. Michael J. Pacilio Mr. Ernest J. Harkness President and Chief Nuclear Officer Site Vice President- Nuclear- Perry Exelon Nuclear FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating 4300 Winfield Road Company Perry Nuclear Power Plant Warrenville, IL 60555 PO Box 97, A290 Perry, OH 44081 Palisades Nuclear Plant Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station Unit No. 1 Docket No. 50-255 Entergy Nuclear Generation License No. DPR-20 Co. Docket No. 50-293 License No. DPR-35 Vice President, Operations Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. Mr. John Dent, Jr.

Palisades Nuclear Plant Vice President and Site Vice President 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station Covert, Ml 49043 600 Rocky Hill Road Plymouth, MA 02360-5508 Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station Arizona Public Service Company Point Beach Nuclear Plant Docket Nos. STN 50-528, STN 50-529 and NextEra Energy Point Beach, STN 50-530 LLC Docket Nos. 50-266 and 50-License Nos. NPF-41, NPF-51 and NPF-74 301 License Nos. DPR-24 and DPR-27 Mr. Randall K. Edington Executive Vice President Nuclear and Mr. Eric McCartney Chief Nuclear Officer Site Vice President Arizona Public Service Co. NextEra Energy Point Beach, LLC P.O. Box 52034, MS 7602 6610 Nuclear Road Phoenix, AZ 85072-2034 Two Rivers, WI 54241-9516

Seabrook Nuclear Plant Vogtle Electric Generating Plant NextEra Energy Seabrook, LLC Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Docket No 50-443 Inc. Docket Nos. 50-424 and 50-425 License Nos. NPF-68 and NPF-81 License No. NFP-86 Mr. C. R. Pierce Mr. Dean Curtland Vice President Regulatory Affairs Director Seabrook Nuclear Plant '

Southern Nuclear Operating Co.,

c/o Mr. Michael Ossing Inc. P. 0. Box 1295 I Bin 038 NextEra Energy Seabrook, LLC Birmingham, AL 35201-1295 P.O. Box300 Seabrook, NH 03874 Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority Sequoyah Nuclear Plant Tennessee Docket Nos. 50-390 and 50-Valley Authority Docket Nos. 50- 391 327 and 50-328 License Nos. NPF-90 License Nos. DPR-77 and DPR-79 Mr. Joseph W. Shea Mr. Joseph W. Shea Vice President, Nuclear Licensing Vice President, Nuclear Licensing Tennessee Valley Authority Tennessee Valley Authority 1101 Market Street, LP 3D-C 1101 Market Street LP 3D-C Chattanooga, TN 37402-Chattanooga, TN 37402 2801 Three Mile Island Nuclear Station William B. McGuire Nuclear Station Exelon Generation Company, LLC.

Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Docket No. 50-289 Docket Nos. 50-369 and 50-License No. DPR-50 370 License Nos. NPF-9 and NPF-17 Mr. Michael J. Pacilio President and Chief Nuclear Officer Steven D. Capps Exelon Nuclear Duke Energy Carolinas, 4300 Winfield Road LLC McGuire Nuclear Warrenville, IL 60555 Station 12700 Hagers Ferry Road Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station South Carolina Electric and Gas Company Huntersville, NC 28078-8985 Docket No. 50-395 License No. NPF-12 Wolf Creek Generating Station Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation Mr. Thomas D. Gatlin, Vice President Docket No. 50-482 Nuclear Operations License No. NPF-42 South Carolina Electric & Gas Company Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station Mr. Adam C. Heflin President and Chief Executive Officer Post Office Box 88, Mail Code 800 Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation Jenkinsville, SC 29065 P.O. Box 411 Burlington, KS 66839

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April 8, 2015 All Power Reactor Licensees and Holders of Construction Permits in Active or Deferred Status

Dear Sir or Madam:

By letter dated March 12, 2011, as supplemented on April 14, 2011, April 16, 2011, and May 25, 2011, Mr. Thomas Saporito submitted a petition pursuant to Section 2.206 of Title 1O of the Code of Federal Regulations of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC's) regulations with respect to all nuclear power reactors in the U.S. located on or near an earthquake fault line.

The petition has been reviewed by the NRC staff and the staff's proposed director's decision on the petition is enclosed. I request that you provide comments to me on any portions of the decision that you believe involve errors or any issues in the petition that you believe have not been fully addressed. The staff is making a similar request of the petitioner. The staff will then review any comments provided by you and the petitioner and consider them in the final version of the director's decision with no further opportunity to comment.

Please provide your comments within two weeks from the date of this letter. The petition manager, Mahesh Chawla, can be reached at 301-415-8371 or at Mahesh.Chawla@nrc.gov.

Sincerely, IRA!

A. Louise Lund, Acting Director Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. See Enclosure 2

Enclosures:

1. Proposed Director's Decision

2. List of Power Reactor Licensees and Holders of Construction Permits in Active or Deferred Status cc: Listserv DISTRIBUTION: 820110171 (See Next Page)

ADAMS Accession Nos.: Package: ML13018A145 Incoming: ML110740026 (Petition dated March 12, 2011)

ML 1111 OA026 (Supplement dated April 14, 2011)

ML 1111 OA027 (Supplement dated April 14, 2011)

ML 1111 OA028 (Supplement dated April 14, 2011)

ML11119A024 (Supplement dated April 16, 2011)

Proposed Director's Decision: ML 1301BA159 Letter to Petitioner: ML13018A239 Letter to Licensees: ML13018A244

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