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| issue date = 09/13/2018 | | issue date = 09/13/2018 | ||
| title = Stephen Comley, We the People, 9-13-18 Email to Fred Bower | | title = Stephen Comley, We the People, 9-13-18 Email to Fred Bower | ||
| author name = Comley S | | author name = Comley S | ||
| author affiliation = We The People, Inc | | author affiliation = We The People, Inc | ||
| addressee name = Bower F | | addressee name = Bower F | ||
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{{#Wiki_filter: | {{#Wiki_filter:Draxton, Mark From: Stephen Comley <s.comley.sr@outlook.com> | ||
Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2018 4:08 PM To: Bower, Fred Cc:Klukan, Brett; Bruce E Tarr; Bradford R. Hill; Attilio J Paglia; Merrick, Brian (EPS); fema-r1-info@fema.dhs.gov; Rojas, Nancy (USAMA); Firestone, Mike (AGO); Rebello-Pradas, Alicia; Schofield, Seth (AGO); Young, Jessica (AGO); Dean.Serpa@State.ma.us | Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2018 4:08 PM To: Bower, Fred Cc: Klukan, Brett; Bruce E Tarr; Bradford R. Hill; Attilio J Paglia; Merrick, Brian (EPS); fema-r1-info@fema.dhs.gov; Rojas, Nancy (USAMA); Firestone, Mike (AGO); Rebello-Pradas, Alicia; Schofield, Seth (AGO); Young, Jessica (AGO); Dean.Serpa@State.ma.us | ||
==Subject:== | ==Subject:== | ||
[External_Sender] Re: Re: RECEIPT OF S. | [External_Sender] Re: Re: RECEIPT OF S. COMLEYS SEPTEMBER 6, 2018 VOICEMAIL Attachments: WTP - COMLEY - FEMA 8-30-2019 001.jpg; WTP - COMLEY - FEMA 8-30-2019 002.jpg; WTP - COMLEY - BOSTON HERALD - BENNETT 2-25-18.pdf; WTP - COMLEY - | ||
Column 11 Daily News. 001.jpg; WTP - GIULIANI 001.jpg; WTP- NRC IG - FBI - | |||
WTP - COMLEY - FEMA | 1991 001.jpg; WTP - Panetta letter to Justice 001.jpg; WTP - COMLEY - Letter - NRC - | ||
Column | Non-Public 5-10-18 001.jpg; WTP - COMLEY - Letter 10 p 2 001.jpg; WTP - COMLEY - Enc ML18257A058 1 - NRC 10 Letter 001.jpg; WTP - COMLEY - NRC 10 - 18 Enc 2 001.jpg Mr. Bower, thank you for getting back to me. I also sent you a earlier voice message today at 3:01 PM, with more comments from me. I suggest you keep a copy of those comments also. | ||
1991 001.jpg; WTP - Panetta letter to | Best regards, Stephen B. Comley Sr., | ||
5-10-18 001.jpg; WTP - COMLEY - Letter | Founder of We The People a National Whistleblower Protection NonProfit Organization From: Bower, Fred <Fred.Bower@nrc.gov> | ||
Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2018 2:53 PM To: Stephen Comley Cc: Klukan, Brett; Bower, Fred | |||
==Subject:== | ==Subject:== | ||
RE:Re: | RE: Re: RECEIPT OF S. COMLEYS SEPTEMBER 6, 2018 VOICEMAIL Mr. Comley, I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your below (September 11/12, 2018) email. This document will be entered into ADAMS and any of the attachments not previously submitted and already in ADAMS will be also be added to ADAMS, as appropriate. My initial review of your email did not identify any immediate safety or security concerns; therefore, we will respond to your email as soon as we are able to do so, likely within 30 - | ||
60 days.Sincerely,Fred | 60 days. | ||
Sincerely, Fred Bower USNRC Region I Branch Chief with Oversight Responsibility for Salem, Hope Creek and Seabrook l 2100 Renaissance Boulevard, STE 100, King of Prussia, PA 19406 l l: (610) 337-5200 l 1 | |||
From: Stephen Comley [mailto:s.comley.sr@outlook.com] | |||
Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2018 3:13 PM To: Bower, Fred <Fred.Bower@nrc.gov> | |||
Cc: Klukan, Brett <Brett.Klukan@nrc.gov>; Bruce E Tarr <bruce.tarr@masenate.gov>; Bradford R. Hill | |||
<brad.hill@mahouse.gov>; Attilio J Paglia <attilio.paglia@masenate.gov>; Merrick, Brian (EPS) | |||
<brian.merrick@state.ma.us>; femar1info@fema.dhs.gov; Rojas, Nancy (USAMA) <Nancy.Rojas@usdoj.gov>; | |||
Firestone, Mike (AGO) <Mike.Firestone@MassMail.State.MA.US>; Rojas, Nancy (USAMA) <Nancy.Rojas@usdoj.gov>; | |||
Schofield, Seth (AGO) <Seth.Schofield@MassMail.State.MA.US>; Young, Jessica (AGO) <jessica.young@state.ma.us> | |||
==Subject:== | ==Subject:== | ||
[External_Sender]Re: | [External_Sender] Re: RECEIPT OF S. COMLEYS SEPTEMBER 6, 2018 VOICEMAIL PLEASE CONFIRM YOU HAVE BEEN ABLE TO OPEN THE 11 ATTACHMENTS COMPLETELY Fred Bower, Chief September 11, 2018 Reactor Projects Branch 3 Division of Reactor Projects 2100 Renaissance Boulevard, STE 100 King of Prussia, PA 19406 Mr. Bower: | ||
. | Thank you for responding to my voicemail to you on September 6, 2018. Frankly, I was shocked to learn and see part of your response (below) to me which read, "Please be informed that I did not take; therefore, do not have any notes from this deleted voicemail". | ||
Part of my message and comments to you contained in this Voicemail, September 6, 2018, were the following: | |||
We The People (WTP) believes Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Chairwoman, Kristine L. Svinicki, as well as those who are in charge of Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), have a responsibility to call for a full investigation of the September 2, 2016, meeting with Deputy Massachusetts (MA) State Police Commander Francis Hughes between WTP, the Commander and others, including, Mr. John Giarrusso Director of Nuclear Affairs of the MA Emergency Management Agency (MEMA). | |||
WTP also believes if Chair Svinicki continues to ignore our request she will be impeding this probe like other government entities in MA, which includes Governor Charlie Baker, MA Attorney General Maura Healey's 4 member Legal Team, MA Officials of MEMA and Public Safety Departments. WTP has brought our emergency planning concerns to each of them and at this this meeting, 9216, pertaining to Seabrook Station's Evacuation Plan. Part of this information WTP provided was the names of the brave whistleblowers with their permission, connected to GAG ORDERS presently on the MA State Police and NH National Guard. WTP wants NRC Chair Svinicki, also, to be made aware WTP gave Deputy Commander Francis Hughes a copy of WTP's letter with enclosures, of July 4, 2014, written to your predecessor, Glenn T. Dentel. As you know from past voice messages and letters WTP has sent, and you have acknowledged in letters to WTP, the notes taken and information WTP provided at this meeting have been documented as now missing or have been destroyed. | |||
I also want to make you aware, I took your advice and recommendation and have been in touch with Mr. | |||
Douglas F. Wolcott, Jr., Acting Deputy Regional Administrator FEMA, Region I. (see Attached Letter) . In 2 | |||
addition, I have contacted District of MA, U. S. Attorney, Andrew E. Lelling. As you and the NRC may or may not know, Mr. Lelling has taken over, from the MA AG's Office, the MA State Police ongoing and widely publicized "Trooper Gate Scandal". Unfortunately, WTP has not been contacted since being in touch with Mr. | |||
Lelling's office if his office has any intention, from the documentation WTP has provided, whether Mr. Lelling's office intends to make this a part his ongoing investigation of MA State Police Scandals. WTP believes this should include what I know and others said, together with what documentation WTP provided, at this meeting held at the MA State Police Barracks in Newbury MA 922016. As the NRC and many others know, I was asked to attend this meeting by Former Deputy Commander of MA State Police, Francis Hughes, who by the way WTP and I have a lot of respect for. | |||
WTP wants you and Chairwoman Svinicki to know on September 6, 2018, I had a another conversation with Mr. Brian O. Merrick, MA Legislative Liaison, Executive Office of Public Safety and Security. Mr. Merrick informed me of the following: "Mr. Comley, you have provided substantial information to confirm your charges to us concerning the September 2, 2016, meeting at the MA State Police Barracks in Newbury MA". I replied: "Why hasn't MA Secretary of Public Safety, Daniel Bennett, required a full investigation of what occurred at the meeting of September 2, 2016?" I also mentioned to Mr. Merrick: "The longer Mr. Bennett and Governor Baker waits, the worse it looks". Mr. Merrick replied: " I understand Mr. Comley". I then stated: "As you know, Mr. Merrick, the Boston Herald's article (attached) of February 2, 2018, entitled, "Just How Low Have The Staties Fallen?" It included this Statement: "How High? The Lawyer for the Troopers suing over orders to falsify arrest records says the justretired ranking officer told them orders to change the records came form Public Safety and Security Secretary Daniel Bennett". Mr. Merrick's reply to this statement was: " | |||
Mr. Comley, that is not true". I replied: " I am glad to hear Mr. Bennett did not order the Police reports to be altered. Then why hasn't Mr. Bennett, to date, asked for a full investigation of the meeting 9216?". Mr. | |||
Merrick then stated: "I will pass on your comments to Mr. Bennett". | |||
Mr. Bower, due to your admission you have destroyed comments I made on the voice mail I sent you 96 2018, please respond to these following questions: | |||
A. Did NRC Regional General Counsel, Brett Klukan, advise you to erase and eradicate this email of 962018? | |||
B. Are you aware, Mr. Bower, of a conversation I had yesterday with your Assistant, Jerry Powell? | |||
C. If you are, what is your understanding of the content of this conversation I had with Ms. Powell? | |||
D. Is there a current record of the notes Ms. Powell took of my requests? One of my requests was that I wanted to be made aware of the correct spelling of an additional Assistant of yours and the notes this person took from and during our conversation of August 31, 2018. This conversation lasted 62 minutes from 8:56 9:03 AM. I was assured by this Assistant the notes she had taken would reflect what this person and I said during this time we were on the phone. | |||
E. Mr. Bower, have you been able to review these notes? | |||
F. If so, will the NRC and you provide me with a copy of them? | |||
Part of these notes contained my reading from a Transcript of one of the TapeRecordings where former President George H. W. Bush assigned his Attorney General, Richard Thornburg, to seize, and which the NRC said I made during the time I was in MA Federal Court for over 6 years. The Federal Subpoena said: " Stephen B. Comley (SR) is Conspiring to 'Topple the NRC' with Roger Fortuna, former Deputy Director of the NRC Office of Investigations, and if Comley does not give up these Taperecordings he has made of conversations of high officials in Washington, he could be jeopardizing the safety of the American People and the Security of U.S Nuclear Plants across the country". | |||
As you know, Mr. Bower, you and many others at the NRC are aware, WTP's informants and I found we could 3 | |||
trust and work with the first NRC IG, David Williams during his watch over wrongdoings by Victor Stello and others who were covering up safety concerns. Your office, through correspondence to Mr. Bell, has confirmed I have admitted to having these taperecordings. I am wondering why Mr. Bell hasn't contacted WTP yet? You and many others at the NRC know MA AG's Legal Team has a copy of a Transcript of one of WTP's NRC informants. This also is stated in one of my published guest columns (attached) . MA AG's 4 member Legal Team which Maura Healey, herself, assembled was to investigate WTP's concerns of Seabrook Station and Coverups of other safety concerns by the NRC. This 4 member Legal Team included her Chief of Staff, Mike Firestone, who asked me to attend a meeting which was held in the MA AG's Office on October 18, 2017. During this meeting, we discussed many topics. WTP also provided lots of documentation, including the July 4, 2014, letter with enclosures, to Mr. Dentel. Also at this meeting, I elected to give the Legal Team the names of WTP's brave individuals, with their permission, connected to the GAG ORDERS. | |||
In addition, because of past threats on my family and a recent one on me, I gave Maura Healey's Chief of Staff, Mike Firestone, a copy of a Transcript of a conversation I had with an NRC informant, but with the understanding this transcript would not be released unless WTP gives the MA AG Office permission. This Transcript expresses this NRC informant's disappointment that Edward Markey chose not to pursue some nuclear safety matters given to him. Part of this conversation states: "Markey knows it is dirty, he believes it but evidently he is tired, bored or whatever and he is dilettante. I'll be candid with you. He is kind of guy, he was playing Chernobyl for a while, so he is bored with other stuff. I hear he wants to get off that committee. You know, it is not sexy enough for him, he wants to try something else next year so he runs and gets reelected". | |||
Other comments I made to your Assistant during our conversation, August 31, 2018, included Rudolph Giuliani's involvement in the Coverup by Victor Stello and others at the NRC of the Counterfeit Substandard Nuclear Parts still built and present in most is not all U.S. Nuclear Plants including Seabrook Station. Mr. | |||
Giuliani's participation (See NYT's article attached) took place in early 1988. Sixty Minutes reporter Marty Bergman who, after contacting WTP, convinced Mr. Giuliani to meet with WTP and our informants connected to the Bogus Nuclear Parts National Scandal. As WTP was told, Giuliani was tired of being the U.S. Attorney in New York, and wanted to make a big splash just before leaving the U.S. Attorney's Office so he could then get a leg up on his wish to become Mayor of NY. I mentioned to your Assistant, also, WTP has taperecordings of Mr. Giuliani's involvement during the time when he was NY's U.S. Attorney and had jurisdiction over the Indian Point Nuclear Plant, who at that time, had and presently has Substandard Nuclear Components built in the plant. | |||
I also, during my conversation with your Assistant on 8312018, provided information about the Counterfeit Substandard Nuclear Parts Coverup to thenPresidential Candidates Donald Trump, Marco Rubio and Dr. Ben Carson which can be viewed on 4 1 minute videos clicking the Icon down on the first page to VIEW WORK of my Web site: www.stephencomleysr.com. All three said on video they would get back to WTP regarding this information I mentioned to them about nuclear safety matters. To date none of the three contacted WTP or me again. | |||
Just for the record, it was Trump's former Washington Campaign Manager, Corey Lewandowski, after talking with me on the phone, who set up an appointment with the Trump's Manager in Manchester, NH, Mathew Ciepiowski, to look into WTP's information of Bogus Parts involving Seabrook Station. Obviously Mr. | |||
Lewandowsky recognized that the Seabrook Nuclear Plant was located in the First Primary State of NH. Mr. | |||
Ciepiowski went through WTP's documentation that included my letter of July 4, 2014, with enclosures to thenNRC Chief of Reactor Projects, Glenn Dentel. Two of these enclosures were two letters. One was from thenNRC IG David Williams's Office to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) (attached) to investigate 4 | |||
whether President Reagan ignored evidence I provided about the use of Counterfeit Substandard Parts throughout the Nuclear industry. Second letter (attached) was written by former Chief of Staff, Leon Panetta, to the Department of Justice (DOJ): " I am sorry to hear that you have not yet received a letter from the DOJ regarding your concerns with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Once again, I have forwarded your fax to the DOJ". As a result of these letters and other information which were never investigated, Mr. Ciepiowski stated: "Trump must meet with you so he can address these issues". Mr. Ciepiowski then offered to give me tickets to any upcoming fundraisers. The first one was at the Winnacunnet High School in Hampton, NH, where I had one of two opportunities to speak with Trump. The second time was at Rochester, NH, High School. | |||
Both of my opportunities to talk with Mr. Trump were captured on video but neither the local or National Media elected to print or give TV coverage, as a result of my confrontations with Trump. Being an investigative reporter now for over 33 years, I try to read our creed routinely, Part of the Journalist's Creed states: " I believe that a journalist should write only what he holds in his heart to be true. I believe that the public journal is a public trust; that all connected with it are, to the full measure of responsibility, trustees for the public; that acceptance of lesser service than the public service is a betrayal of this trust. I believe that suppression of the news, for any consideration other than the welfare of society, is indefensible". | |||
Mr. Bower, We The People continues to talk with responsible past and present informants within the NRC and Nuclear Industries. Because of the way your letter of May 10, 2018, (attached) was written with enclosures (attached) by you and former NRC Nuclear and Environmental Engineer, Richard Barkley, I believe you too, are a person who also wants to provide the American People the truth about Coverups by the NRC of unsafe conditions at U.S. Nuclear Plants. WTP's Whistleblowers and I certainly are in hopes this information in this message with these attachments will prevent any misunderstanding in communications you or anyone else may have, including President Trump's appointee, Chairwoman Kristine L. Svinicki. WTP requests and wants to be assured you have received WTP's letter of September 11, 2018, with enclosures in order for the NRC to make this information a public record which reflects WTP's issues exactly as they are communicated to you and anyone within the NRC, or elsewhere. Never can tell, Special Counsel Robert Mueller, who does know of me, just maybe might be interested in investigating more issues of obstruction of justice involving Mr. Trump, the FBI, DOJ and the NRC. | |||
If you need further clarification or comments from me, do not hesitate to contact We The People. | |||
Respectfully submitted, Stephen B. Comley Sr., | |||
Founder of We The People and a 2020 Republican Candidate for President of the United States. | |||
From: Bower, Fred <Fred.Bower@nrc.gov> | |||
Sent: Thursday, September 6, 2018 5:08 PM To: Stephen Comley (s.comley.sr@outlook.com) | |||
Cc: Klukan, Brett | |||
==Subject:== | ==Subject:== | ||
RECEIPT OF S. COMLEYS SEPTEMBER 6, 2018 VOICEMAIL 5 | |||
==SUBJECT:== | ==SUBJECT:== | ||
RECEIPT OF S. COMLEYS SEPTEMBER 6, 2018 VOICEMAIL | |||
==Dear Mr. Comley:== | |||
I writing to acknowledge receipt of your voicemail on September 6, 2018. Please be informed that I did not take; therefore, do not have any notes from this deleted voicemail. That said, I did not hear or identify any new safety and security issue(s) within the NRCs regulatory purview in this voicemail. | |||
If you have new issues that you have not previously communicated to the NRC, I request that you submit the issues in writing via electronic mail. Please reference my April 12, 2017, letter to you with the original request and its basis (ML17104A068). Written communications help us ensure that the public record reflects your issues exactly as you communicate them to us and helps prevent misunderstandings. If your written correspondence provides new information regarding Seabrook Station, or other NRC licensees activity, we will review the information and take appropriate action as it pertains to safety and security. | |||
Sincerely, Fred Bower, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 3 Division of Reactor Projects Fred Bower Chief l Projects Branch 3 l Division of Reactor Projects l Region I l U.S. NRC l l 2100 Renaissance Boulevard, STE 100, King of Prussia, PA 19406 l | |||
: (610) 337-5200 l : (610) 731-1920 l : Fred.Bower@nrc.gov l 6 | |||
S. B. Comley Enclosure - List of Related Correspondence with Steve Comley ADAMS PACKAGE NUMBER: ML18102A855 ADAMS Accession Title of Email or Document Number (ML#) | |||
Email to Richard Barkley dated May 8, 2018 - Changes needed at NRC Public Meetings ML18129A121 Documents Submitted to NRC Staff by S Comley at SB AAM_OS-02-2018.pdf | |||
==Enclosures:== | |||
* Certified Letter and Enclosures dated March 16, 2018 [2018 SST 1409] ML18094B067 Packet 2 - Documents Submitted to NRC Staff by S Comley at SB AAM_OS ML18128A121 2018.pdf Email to Richard Barkley dated May 1, 2018 - Getting back to you ML18129A171 | |||
==Enclosures:== | |||
WTP - COMLEY - shorter FINAL version baker letter# 8 Email to Richard Barkley dated April 25, 2018 - Regarding a request to discuss issues ML18129A171 before the May 2 Annual Assessment Meeting Email to Richard Barkley dated April 6, 2018 - Regarding attendance at the FEMA exit ML18101A901 meeting on April 6, 2018 Email from Richard Barkley dated March 28, 2018 - Regarding the Upcoming FEMA exit ML18101A901 meeting - April 6, 2018 Acknowledgement Letter to Steven B. Comley, Sr., Founder - We The People: | |||
Questions And Comments You Raised In Two Emails In February And March 2018 ML18074A309 | |||
[2018-SST-1346] | |||
Certified Letter and Enclosures dated March 16, 2018 ML180946067 | |||
[2018-SST-1409] | |||
Video of Merrimac Cable Interview with We The People ML18087A311 Email to Richard Barkley dated March 28, 2018 - Certified letter coming to you ML18101A901 | |||
U.S. Department of Homeland Security FEMA Region I 99 High Street Boston, MA 02110 FEMA August 30, 2018 Stephen B. Comley, Sr. | |||
P.O. Box 646 Rowley, MA 01969 | |||
==Dear Mr. Comley:== | |||
I am responding to your phone calls to the Federal Emergency Management Agency | |||
("FEMA") Regional Office in which you expressed concerns about the local evacuation planning and lack of exercises, drills, and preparedness at the Seabrook Nuclear Power Station in Seabrook, NH. | |||
The FEMA Radiological Emergency Preparedness ("REP") Program coordinates the national effort to provide state, local, and tribal governments with relevant and executable planning, training, and exercise guidance and policies necessary to ensure that adequate capabilities exist to prevent, protect against, mitigate the effects of, respond to, and recovery from incidents involving commercial nuclear power plants ("NPP"). Under this program, FEMA assists state, local, and tribal governments in the development and conduct of off-site radiological emergency preparedness activities within the emergency planning zones of Nuclear Regulatory Commission licensed commercial NPPs. | |||
The federal regulations at 44 C.F.R. pt. 350 address FEMA's role in conducting assessments and issuing findings regarding offsite emergency plans/procedures for responding to radiological emergencies at commercial NPPs. In the communities surrounding commercial NPPs, 44 C.F.R. § 350.5 directs FEMA to review state and local radiological emergency plans and preparedness and will only approve these plans if they "adequately protect the public health and safety by providing reasonable assurance that appropriate protective measures can be taken offsite in the event of a radiological emergency." FEMA will make this adequacy determination through various means, to include participating in, observing, and evaluating drills and exercises conducted by state and local governments surrounding a commercial NPP. | |||
FEMA recently evaluated the plans and procedures of state and local governments surrounding the Seabrook Nuclear Power Station on April 4, 2018 during the Biennial Seabrook Emergency Exercise. Following the exercise, FEMA conducted a public meeting on April 6, 2018, to, among other things, acquaint members of the public with the content of the applicable plans, discuss FEMA's review of the relevant plans and the www.fema.gov | |||
Stephen B. Comley, Sr. August 30, 2018 exercise, and receive suggestions from the public concerning improvements or changes that may be necessary. FEMA, after the public meeting, later issued its after action report/improvement plan on June 6, 2018, that concluded that state and local governments demonstrated knowledge of their emergency response plans and procedures and adequately implemented them. There were, furthermore, no Level 1 or 2 findings nor any planning issues identified during the exercise. | |||
I hope this information has been helpful. If you have any specific comments or suggestions concerning the evacuation planning by local communities, you may wish to bring those concerns to the local governments in question. You may also wish to identify these concerns during public hearings that follow FEMA's evaluation of an exercise. | |||
Sincerely, Douglas F. W lcott, Jr. | |||
Acting Deputy Regional Administrator FEMA Region I | |||
S. B. Comley 2 Seabrook Station, two NRC staff members from the NRC's Office of Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response (NSIR) that specialize in emergency preparedness were present for you to discuss your concerns. | |||
On the issue of the NRC supporting past assertions by yourself and We The People, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) maintains copies of their reports dating back to 1995 on the NRC's public website. Any of the six reports you wish to obtain prior to 1995 will need to be obtained from the OIG. The contact information for the OIG can be located on www.nrc.gov. | |||
As previously stated to you back in February 2014 (ML14043A360), the NRC continues to have a vendor inspection program, which is being conducted by NRC's Office of New Reactors. Prior efforts in this area were the responsibility of the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. However, given significant changes in personnel, including retirements, in the NRC organization since you first raised your concerns with counterfeit and substandard parts, it would be unproductive for us to search for who previously managed that effort almost 30 years ago. Current NRC's ongoing actions in this area were discussed in a generic communication to a wide audience in NRC Regulatory Issue Summary (RIS) 2015-08 "Oversight Of Counterfeit, Fraudulent, And Suspect Items In The Nuclear Industry," dated June 24, 2015 (ML15008A191). | |||
Thank you for submitting your issues in writing via postal or electronic mail. As I discussed in an April 12, 2017 (ML17104A068), these written communications help us ensure that the public record reflects your issues exactly as you communicate them to us in your written documents and helps prevent misunderstandings. We have carefully evaluated and responded to your input. | |||
Resource limitations prevent us from responding to repetitive correspondence in detail; therefore, we plan to take no further action regarding the information you provided as referenced in the enclosure to this letter. If in the future you provide new information regarding Seabrook Station, or other NRC licensee activity, we will review the information and take appropriate action as it pertains to safety and security. | |||
Finally, as requested, I am sharing your concerns and this reply with the Office of the NRC Chairwoman for whatever action they deem appropriate. I am also sharing this reply with the NRC Office of Inspector General for any action they deem appropriate as well. | |||
Sincerely, red L. | |||
Reactor Projects Branch 3 Division of Reactor Projects Docket No. 50-443 License No. NPF-86 (2018-SST-1346] | |||
[2018-SST-1409] | |||
cc w/enclosure: | |||
P. Ford, FEMA, Region I J. Giarusso, MEMA | |||
UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION I 2100 RENAISSANCE BLVD., Suite 100 KING OF PRUSSIA, PA 19406-2713 May 10, 2018 Steven B. Comley, Sr. | |||
Founder - We The People A National Whistleblower Protection Non-Profit Association Post Office Box 646 Rowley, MA 01969 | |||
==SUBJECT:== | |||
QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS YOU RAISED IN FEBRUARY, MARCH, AND APRIL 2018 IN MULTIPLE EMAILS AND A CERTIFIED LETTER | |||
[2018-SST-1346 and 1409] | |||
==Dear Mr. Comley:== | |||
I am responding to your calls to Mr. Richard Barkley of my staff on February 7 and March 27, and your subsequent emails to him on February 22, March 1 and 28, April 6, and May 8, 2018, and your certified letter dated March 16, 2018, all of which included a large number of attachments and a video in one case. On May 2, 2018, you also provided a number of NRC staff present at the Public Annual Assessment Meeting for Seabrook Station (ML18109A015) with packets of documents that you summarized for me in a telephone conversation on May 3, 2018. Your emails, letter and information packet were entered into ADAMS as shown in the enclosed table and my reply will also be added into ADAMS as a public record. | |||
In response to your request for copies of the notes taken at a September 2, 2016, meeting with Deputy Massachusetts State Police Commander Francis Hughes between you, the Commander, and John Giarrusso of the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency, we suggest that you direct your request to one of these parties or make a public records request to the State of Massachusetts via www.Mass.gov. The NRC was not present at that meeting and thus does not have notes of what was discussed. | |||
Regarding your assertions involving other government entities in Massachusetts (i.e., the Governor, the Attorney General and the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) and Massachusetts Public Safety Departments) to whom you brought your emergency planning concerns to since September 2016, it is not within our purview to investigate the alleged actions (or alleged lack of action) by state government entities. | |||
While your past concerns are known to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) | |||
Region I due to their past communications with you and by our providing carbon copies of some of the NRC's response letters to them and MEMA, Mr. Barkley provided you, by an email dated March 28, 2018, with FEMA's formal notification of a public meeting scheduled for April 6, 2018, following the Biennial Seabrook Emergency Exercise held on April 4, 2018. As we have informed you in previous correspondence and communications, FEMA has jurisdiction of offsite emergency preparedness involving commercial nuclear power plants and they are ultimately the authority that must validate your assertions with the adequacy of emergency preparedness at Seabrook Station. Therefore we thought that it would be best for you to share your concerns directly with FEMA Region I representatives before or following this meeting. It is our understanding you chose not to attend this meeting. On May 2, 2018, at the Public Annual Assessment Meeting for | |||
S. B. Comley Email to Richard Barkley datedMarch 1 , 2018 - More evidence to substantiate We The ML18101A901 People's work with First I nspector General, David Williams | |||
==Enclosures:== | |||
* WTP- Comley- Millstone Violation Brings NRC Review 1-12-96 (ML15236A273 445/484) | |||
* WTP- Comley- Comley Group Slams NRC For Issuing Waivers11-12-1994 (ML15236A273 439/484) | |||
* WTP- Comley- Boston Herald Public Safety Said To Be A t Risk8-18-1994 (ML15236A273 440/484) | |||
* WTP- Comley- Whistle- Blowers On Safety Risks Betrayed By NRC (ML15236A273 441/484) | |||
* WTP- Comley- Boston Globe- US removes a GAG from Seabrook Critic (ML15236A273 443/484) | |||
* WTP- Comley- Federal Office Finds Plant Parts Faulty (ML15236A273 437/484) | |||
* WTP- Comley- NYT Stello - Panel SeesA nimosity Behind Inquiry (ML15236A273 60/484) | |||
Email to Richard Barkley dated March 1, 2018 - Request forMr. Daniel Bennett, MA ML18101A901 Secretary of Public Safety to endorse in a letter, WTP's call for the NRC to hold a Hearing for First Responders Enclosures | |||
* WTP- Comley- MA State Police Trooper Lucin Letter (ML18108A017) | |||
* WTP- Comley- AJPaglia- Memo ToAG of 2-1-18 (ML18108A017) | |||
* WTP- Comley - Merrimac Letter To NRC of 1-11-18 (ML18032A594) | |||
* WTP-Comley- Salisbury Letter To NRC of 11-08-17 (ML173488153) | |||
* WTP- Comley- NextEra - company uncompromising with safety1-2 (ML18108A017) | |||
Email to Richard Barkley dated February22, 2018 - Please Confirm You Could Open the ML18101A901 7 A ttachmentsA bove | |||
==Enclosures:== | |||
* WTP- Panetta Letter toJustice at ML15236A273 (479/484) | |||
* WTP- NRC IG - FBI -1991 atML15236A273 (50, 167, 480/484) | |||
* WTP - Comley- Leo Norton Letter of 12-12-95 atML18108A019 | |||
* WTP- Comley- David Williams Letter of10-20-2015 atML18108A019 | |||
* WTP- NRC IG Letter 93 at ML18108A019 | |||
* WTP- Comley- A mesbury- Salisbury Seek Nuclear Plant Hearing at ML18108A019 | |||
* WTP - Comlev- NextEra - Companv Uncompromising With Safety 1-2 ML18108A019 | |||
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==Dear Mr. Comley:== | |||
This correspondence is provided in respose to your request of Special Agent Kent E; Walker concerning the *status of an allegation you forwarded to the Inspector General concerning former President Ronald Reagan. You alleged that in October 1987 you provided President Reagan with information regarding the use of counterfeit and substandard parts throughout the nuclear industry and that the former President subsequently refused to acknowledge receipt of that information. Your concerns were provided to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Silver Spring, MD, on December 13, 1990. | |||
Sincerely, | |||
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Draxton, Mark From: Stephen Comley <s.comley.sr@outlook.com>
Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2018 4:08 PM To: Bower, Fred Cc: Klukan, Brett; Bruce E Tarr; Bradford R. Hill; Attilio J Paglia; Merrick, Brian (EPS); fema-r1-info@fema.dhs.gov; Rojas, Nancy (USAMA); Firestone, Mike (AGO); Rebello-Pradas, Alicia; Schofield, Seth (AGO); Young, Jessica (AGO); Dean.Serpa@State.ma.us
Subject:
[External_Sender] Re: Re: RECEIPT OF S. COMLEYS SEPTEMBER 6, 2018 VOICEMAIL Attachments: WTP - COMLEY - FEMA 8-30-2019 001.jpg; WTP - COMLEY - FEMA 8-30-2019 002.jpg; WTP - COMLEY - BOSTON HERALD - BENNETT 2-25-18.pdf; WTP - COMLEY -
Column 11 Daily News. 001.jpg; WTP - GIULIANI 001.jpg; WTP- NRC IG - FBI -
1991 001.jpg; WTP - Panetta letter to Justice 001.jpg; WTP - COMLEY - Letter - NRC -
Non-Public 5-10-18 001.jpg; WTP - COMLEY - Letter 10 p 2 001.jpg; WTP - COMLEY - Enc ML18257A058 1 - NRC 10 Letter 001.jpg; WTP - COMLEY - NRC 10 - 18 Enc 2 001.jpg Mr. Bower, thank you for getting back to me. I also sent you a earlier voice message today at 3:01 PM, with more comments from me. I suggest you keep a copy of those comments also.
Best regards, Stephen B. Comley Sr.,
Founder of We The People a National Whistleblower Protection NonProfit Organization From: Bower, Fred <Fred.Bower@nrc.gov>
Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2018 2:53 PM To: Stephen Comley Cc: Klukan, Brett; Bower, Fred
Subject:
RE: Re: RECEIPT OF S. COMLEYS SEPTEMBER 6, 2018 VOICEMAIL Mr. Comley, I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your below (September 11/12, 2018) email. This document will be entered into ADAMS and any of the attachments not previously submitted and already in ADAMS will be also be added to ADAMS, as appropriate. My initial review of your email did not identify any immediate safety or security concerns; therefore, we will respond to your email as soon as we are able to do so, likely within 30 -
60 days.
Sincerely, Fred Bower USNRC Region I Branch Chief with Oversight Responsibility for Salem, Hope Creek and Seabrook l 2100 Renaissance Boulevard, STE 100, King of Prussia, PA 19406 l l: (610) 337-5200 l 1
From: Stephen Comley [1]
Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2018 3:13 PM To: Bower, Fred <Fred.Bower@nrc.gov>
Cc: Klukan, Brett <Brett.Klukan@nrc.gov>; Bruce E Tarr <bruce.tarr@masenate.gov>; Bradford R. Hill
<brad.hill@mahouse.gov>; Attilio J Paglia <attilio.paglia@masenate.gov>; Merrick, Brian (EPS)
<brian.merrick@state.ma.us>; femar1info@fema.dhs.gov; Rojas, Nancy (USAMA) <Nancy.Rojas@usdoj.gov>;
Firestone, Mike (AGO) <Mike.Firestone@MassMail.State.MA.US>; Rojas, Nancy (USAMA) <Nancy.Rojas@usdoj.gov>;
Schofield, Seth (AGO) <Seth.Schofield@MassMail.State.MA.US>; Young, Jessica (AGO) <jessica.young@state.ma.us>
Subject:
[External_Sender] Re: RECEIPT OF S. COMLEYS SEPTEMBER 6, 2018 VOICEMAIL PLEASE CONFIRM YOU HAVE BEEN ABLE TO OPEN THE 11 ATTACHMENTS COMPLETELY Fred Bower, Chief September 11, 2018 Reactor Projects Branch 3 Division of Reactor Projects 2100 Renaissance Boulevard, STE 100 King of Prussia, PA 19406 Mr. Bower:
Thank you for responding to my voicemail to you on September 6, 2018. Frankly, I was shocked to learn and see part of your response (below) to me which read, "Please be informed that I did not take; therefore, do not have any notes from this deleted voicemail".
Part of my message and comments to you contained in this Voicemail, September 6, 2018, were the following:
We The People (WTP) believes Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Chairwoman, Kristine L. Svinicki, as well as those who are in charge of Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), have a responsibility to call for a full investigation of the September 2, 2016, meeting with Deputy Massachusetts (MA) State Police Commander Francis Hughes between WTP, the Commander and others, including, Mr. John Giarrusso Director of Nuclear Affairs of the MA Emergency Management Agency (MEMA).
WTP also believes if Chair Svinicki continues to ignore our request she will be impeding this probe like other government entities in MA, which includes Governor Charlie Baker, MA Attorney General Maura Healey's 4 member Legal Team, MA Officials of MEMA and Public Safety Departments. WTP has brought our emergency planning concerns to each of them and at this this meeting, 9216, pertaining to Seabrook Station's Evacuation Plan. Part of this information WTP provided was the names of the brave whistleblowers with their permission, connected to GAG ORDERS presently on the MA State Police and NH National Guard. WTP wants NRC Chair Svinicki, also, to be made aware WTP gave Deputy Commander Francis Hughes a copy of WTP's letter with enclosures, of July 4, 2014, written to your predecessor, Glenn T. Dentel. As you know from past voice messages and letters WTP has sent, and you have acknowledged in letters to WTP, the notes taken and information WTP provided at this meeting have been documented as now missing or have been destroyed.
I also want to make you aware, I took your advice and recommendation and have been in touch with Mr.
Douglas F. Wolcott, Jr., Acting Deputy Regional Administrator FEMA, Region I. (see Attached Letter) . In 2
addition, I have contacted District of MA, U. S. Attorney, Andrew E. Lelling. As you and the NRC may or may not know, Mr. Lelling has taken over, from the MA AG's Office, the MA State Police ongoing and widely publicized "Trooper Gate Scandal". Unfortunately, WTP has not been contacted since being in touch with Mr.
Lelling's office if his office has any intention, from the documentation WTP has provided, whether Mr. Lelling's office intends to make this a part his ongoing investigation of MA State Police Scandals. WTP believes this should include what I know and others said, together with what documentation WTP provided, at this meeting held at the MA State Police Barracks in Newbury MA 922016. As the NRC and many others know, I was asked to attend this meeting by Former Deputy Commander of MA State Police, Francis Hughes, who by the way WTP and I have a lot of respect for.
WTP wants you and Chairwoman Svinicki to know on September 6, 2018, I had a another conversation with Mr. Brian O. Merrick, MA Legislative Liaison, Executive Office of Public Safety and Security. Mr. Merrick informed me of the following: "Mr. Comley, you have provided substantial information to confirm your charges to us concerning the September 2, 2016, meeting at the MA State Police Barracks in Newbury MA". I replied: "Why hasn't MA Secretary of Public Safety, Daniel Bennett, required a full investigation of what occurred at the meeting of September 2, 2016?" I also mentioned to Mr. Merrick: "The longer Mr. Bennett and Governor Baker waits, the worse it looks". Mr. Merrick replied: " I understand Mr. Comley". I then stated: "As you know, Mr. Merrick, the Boston Herald's article (attached) of February 2, 2018, entitled, "Just How Low Have The Staties Fallen?" It included this Statement: "How High? The Lawyer for the Troopers suing over orders to falsify arrest records says the justretired ranking officer told them orders to change the records came form Public Safety and Security Secretary Daniel Bennett". Mr. Merrick's reply to this statement was: "
Mr. Comley, that is not true". I replied: " I am glad to hear Mr. Bennett did not order the Police reports to be altered. Then why hasn't Mr. Bennett, to date, asked for a full investigation of the meeting 9216?". Mr.
Merrick then stated: "I will pass on your comments to Mr. Bennett".
Mr. Bower, due to your admission you have destroyed comments I made on the voice mail I sent you 96 2018, please respond to these following questions:
A. Did NRC Regional General Counsel, Brett Klukan, advise you to erase and eradicate this email of 962018?
B. Are you aware, Mr. Bower, of a conversation I had yesterday with your Assistant, Jerry Powell?
C. If you are, what is your understanding of the content of this conversation I had with Ms. Powell?
D. Is there a current record of the notes Ms. Powell took of my requests? One of my requests was that I wanted to be made aware of the correct spelling of an additional Assistant of yours and the notes this person took from and during our conversation of August 31, 2018. This conversation lasted 62 minutes from 8:56 9:03 AM. I was assured by this Assistant the notes she had taken would reflect what this person and I said during this time we were on the phone.
E. Mr. Bower, have you been able to review these notes?
F. If so, will the NRC and you provide me with a copy of them?
Part of these notes contained my reading from a Transcript of one of the TapeRecordings where former President George H. W. Bush assigned his Attorney General, Richard Thornburg, to seize, and which the NRC said I made during the time I was in MA Federal Court for over 6 years. The Federal Subpoena said: " Stephen B. Comley (SR) is Conspiring to 'Topple the NRC' with Roger Fortuna, former Deputy Director of the NRC Office of Investigations, and if Comley does not give up these Taperecordings he has made of conversations of high officials in Washington, he could be jeopardizing the safety of the American People and the Security of U.S Nuclear Plants across the country".
As you know, Mr. Bower, you and many others at the NRC are aware, WTP's informants and I found we could 3
trust and work with the first NRC IG, David Williams during his watch over wrongdoings by Victor Stello and others who were covering up safety concerns. Your office, through correspondence to Mr. Bell, has confirmed I have admitted to having these taperecordings. I am wondering why Mr. Bell hasn't contacted WTP yet? You and many others at the NRC know MA AG's Legal Team has a copy of a Transcript of one of WTP's NRC informants. This also is stated in one of my published guest columns (attached) . MA AG's 4 member Legal Team which Maura Healey, herself, assembled was to investigate WTP's concerns of Seabrook Station and Coverups of other safety concerns by the NRC. This 4 member Legal Team included her Chief of Staff, Mike Firestone, who asked me to attend a meeting which was held in the MA AG's Office on October 18, 2017. During this meeting, we discussed many topics. WTP also provided lots of documentation, including the July 4, 2014, letter with enclosures, to Mr. Dentel. Also at this meeting, I elected to give the Legal Team the names of WTP's brave individuals, with their permission, connected to the GAG ORDERS.
In addition, because of past threats on my family and a recent one on me, I gave Maura Healey's Chief of Staff, Mike Firestone, a copy of a Transcript of a conversation I had with an NRC informant, but with the understanding this transcript would not be released unless WTP gives the MA AG Office permission. This Transcript expresses this NRC informant's disappointment that Edward Markey chose not to pursue some nuclear safety matters given to him. Part of this conversation states: "Markey knows it is dirty, he believes it but evidently he is tired, bored or whatever and he is dilettante. I'll be candid with you. He is kind of guy, he was playing Chernobyl for a while, so he is bored with other stuff. I hear he wants to get off that committee. You know, it is not sexy enough for him, he wants to try something else next year so he runs and gets reelected".
Other comments I made to your Assistant during our conversation, August 31, 2018, included Rudolph Giuliani's involvement in the Coverup by Victor Stello and others at the NRC of the Counterfeit Substandard Nuclear Parts still built and present in most is not all U.S. Nuclear Plants including Seabrook Station. Mr.
Giuliani's participation (See NYT's article attached) took place in early 1988. Sixty Minutes reporter Marty Bergman who, after contacting WTP, convinced Mr. Giuliani to meet with WTP and our informants connected to the Bogus Nuclear Parts National Scandal. As WTP was told, Giuliani was tired of being the U.S. Attorney in New York, and wanted to make a big splash just before leaving the U.S. Attorney's Office so he could then get a leg up on his wish to become Mayor of NY. I mentioned to your Assistant, also, WTP has taperecordings of Mr. Giuliani's involvement during the time when he was NY's U.S. Attorney and had jurisdiction over the Indian Point Nuclear Plant, who at that time, had and presently has Substandard Nuclear Components built in the plant.
I also, during my conversation with your Assistant on 8312018, provided information about the Counterfeit Substandard Nuclear Parts Coverup to thenPresidential Candidates Donald Trump, Marco Rubio and Dr. Ben Carson which can be viewed on 4 1 minute videos clicking the Icon down on the first page to VIEW WORK of my Web site: www.stephencomleysr.com. All three said on video they would get back to WTP regarding this information I mentioned to them about nuclear safety matters. To date none of the three contacted WTP or me again.
Just for the record, it was Trump's former Washington Campaign Manager, Corey Lewandowski, after talking with me on the phone, who set up an appointment with the Trump's Manager in Manchester, NH, Mathew Ciepiowski, to look into WTP's information of Bogus Parts involving Seabrook Station. Obviously Mr.
Lewandowsky recognized that the Seabrook Nuclear Plant was located in the First Primary State of NH. Mr.
Ciepiowski went through WTP's documentation that included my letter of July 4, 2014, with enclosures to thenNRC Chief of Reactor Projects, Glenn Dentel. Two of these enclosures were two letters. One was from thenNRC IG David Williams's Office to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) (attached) to investigate 4
whether President Reagan ignored evidence I provided about the use of Counterfeit Substandard Parts throughout the Nuclear industry. Second letter (attached) was written by former Chief of Staff, Leon Panetta, to the Department of Justice (DOJ): " I am sorry to hear that you have not yet received a letter from the DOJ regarding your concerns with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Once again, I have forwarded your fax to the DOJ". As a result of these letters and other information which were never investigated, Mr. Ciepiowski stated: "Trump must meet with you so he can address these issues". Mr. Ciepiowski then offered to give me tickets to any upcoming fundraisers. The first one was at the Winnacunnet High School in Hampton, NH, where I had one of two opportunities to speak with Trump. The second time was at Rochester, NH, High School.
Both of my opportunities to talk with Mr. Trump were captured on video but neither the local or National Media elected to print or give TV coverage, as a result of my confrontations with Trump. Being an investigative reporter now for over 33 years, I try to read our creed routinely, Part of the Journalist's Creed states: " I believe that a journalist should write only what he holds in his heart to be true. I believe that the public journal is a public trust; that all connected with it are, to the full measure of responsibility, trustees for the public; that acceptance of lesser service than the public service is a betrayal of this trust. I believe that suppression of the news, for any consideration other than the welfare of society, is indefensible".
Mr. Bower, We The People continues to talk with responsible past and present informants within the NRC and Nuclear Industries. Because of the way your letter of May 10, 2018, (attached) was written with enclosures (attached) by you and former NRC Nuclear and Environmental Engineer, Richard Barkley, I believe you too, are a person who also wants to provide the American People the truth about Coverups by the NRC of unsafe conditions at U.S. Nuclear Plants. WTP's Whistleblowers and I certainly are in hopes this information in this message with these attachments will prevent any misunderstanding in communications you or anyone else may have, including President Trump's appointee, Chairwoman Kristine L. Svinicki. WTP requests and wants to be assured you have received WTP's letter of September 11, 2018, with enclosures in order for the NRC to make this information a public record which reflects WTP's issues exactly as they are communicated to you and anyone within the NRC, or elsewhere. Never can tell, Special Counsel Robert Mueller, who does know of me, just maybe might be interested in investigating more issues of obstruction of justice involving Mr. Trump, the FBI, DOJ and the NRC.
If you need further clarification or comments from me, do not hesitate to contact We The People.
Respectfully submitted, Stephen B. Comley Sr.,
Founder of We The People and a 2020 Republican Candidate for President of the United States.
From: Bower, Fred <Fred.Bower@nrc.gov>
Sent: Thursday, September 6, 2018 5:08 PM To: Stephen Comley (s.comley.sr@outlook.com)
Cc: Klukan, Brett
Subject:
RECEIPT OF S. COMLEYS SEPTEMBER 6, 2018 VOICEMAIL 5
SUBJECT:
RECEIPT OF S. COMLEYS SEPTEMBER 6, 2018 VOICEMAIL
Dear Mr. Comley:
I writing to acknowledge receipt of your voicemail on September 6, 2018. Please be informed that I did not take; therefore, do not have any notes from this deleted voicemail. That said, I did not hear or identify any new safety and security issue(s) within the NRCs regulatory purview in this voicemail.
If you have new issues that you have not previously communicated to the NRC, I request that you submit the issues in writing via electronic mail. Please reference my April 12, 2017, letter to you with the original request and its basis (ML17104A068). Written communications help us ensure that the public record reflects your issues exactly as you communicate them to us and helps prevent misunderstandings. If your written correspondence provides new information regarding Seabrook Station, or other NRC licensees activity, we will review the information and take appropriate action as it pertains to safety and security.
Sincerely, Fred Bower, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 3 Division of Reactor Projects Fred Bower Chief l Projects Branch 3 l Division of Reactor Projects l Region I l U.S. NRC l l 2100 Renaissance Boulevard, STE 100, King of Prussia, PA 19406 l
- (610) 337-5200 l : (610) 731-1920 l : Fred.Bower@nrc.gov l 6
S. B. Comley Enclosure - List of Related Correspondence with Steve Comley ADAMS PACKAGE NUMBER: ML18102A855 ADAMS Accession Title of Email or Document Number (ML#)
Email to Richard Barkley dated May 8, 2018 - Changes needed at NRC Public Meetings ML18129A121 Documents Submitted to NRC Staff by S Comley at SB AAM_OS-02-2018.pdf
Enclosures:
- Certified Letter and Enclosures dated March 16, 2018 [2018 SST 1409] ML18094B067 Packet 2 - Documents Submitted to NRC Staff by S Comley at SB AAM_OS ML18128A121 2018.pdf Email to Richard Barkley dated May 1, 2018 - Getting back to you ML18129A171
Enclosures:
WTP - COMLEY - shorter FINAL version baker letter# 8 Email to Richard Barkley dated April 25, 2018 - Regarding a request to discuss issues ML18129A171 before the May 2 Annual Assessment Meeting Email to Richard Barkley dated April 6, 2018 - Regarding attendance at the FEMA exit ML18101A901 meeting on April 6, 2018 Email from Richard Barkley dated March 28, 2018 - Regarding the Upcoming FEMA exit ML18101A901 meeting - April 6, 2018 Acknowledgement Letter to Steven B. Comley, Sr., Founder - We The People:
Questions And Comments You Raised In Two Emails In February And March 2018 ML18074A309
[2018-SST-1346]
Certified Letter and Enclosures dated March 16, 2018 ML180946067
[2018-SST-1409]
Video of Merrimac Cable Interview with We The People ML18087A311 Email to Richard Barkley dated March 28, 2018 - Certified letter coming to you ML18101A901
U.S. Department of Homeland Security FEMA Region I 99 High Street Boston, MA 02110 FEMA August 30, 2018 Stephen B. Comley, Sr.
P.O. Box 646 Rowley, MA 01969
Dear Mr. Comley:
I am responding to your phone calls to the Federal Emergency Management Agency
("FEMA") Regional Office in which you expressed concerns about the local evacuation planning and lack of exercises, drills, and preparedness at the Seabrook Nuclear Power Station in Seabrook, NH.
The FEMA Radiological Emergency Preparedness ("REP") Program coordinates the national effort to provide state, local, and tribal governments with relevant and executable planning, training, and exercise guidance and policies necessary to ensure that adequate capabilities exist to prevent, protect against, mitigate the effects of, respond to, and recovery from incidents involving commercial nuclear power plants ("NPP"). Under this program, FEMA assists state, local, and tribal governments in the development and conduct of off-site radiological emergency preparedness activities within the emergency planning zones of Nuclear Regulatory Commission licensed commercial NPPs.
The federal regulations at 44 C.F.R. pt. 350 address FEMA's role in conducting assessments and issuing findings regarding offsite emergency plans/procedures for responding to radiological emergencies at commercial NPPs. In the communities surrounding commercial NPPs, 44 C.F.R. § 350.5 directs FEMA to review state and local radiological emergency plans and preparedness and will only approve these plans if they "adequately protect the public health and safety by providing reasonable assurance that appropriate protective measures can be taken offsite in the event of a radiological emergency." FEMA will make this adequacy determination through various means, to include participating in, observing, and evaluating drills and exercises conducted by state and local governments surrounding a commercial NPP.
FEMA recently evaluated the plans and procedures of state and local governments surrounding the Seabrook Nuclear Power Station on April 4, 2018 during the Biennial Seabrook Emergency Exercise. Following the exercise, FEMA conducted a public meeting on April 6, 2018, to, among other things, acquaint members of the public with the content of the applicable plans, discuss FEMA's review of the relevant plans and the www.fema.gov
Stephen B. Comley, Sr. August 30, 2018 exercise, and receive suggestions from the public concerning improvements or changes that may be necessary. FEMA, after the public meeting, later issued its after action report/improvement plan on June 6, 2018, that concluded that state and local governments demonstrated knowledge of their emergency response plans and procedures and adequately implemented them. There were, furthermore, no Level 1 or 2 findings nor any planning issues identified during the exercise.
I hope this information has been helpful. If you have any specific comments or suggestions concerning the evacuation planning by local communities, you may wish to bring those concerns to the local governments in question. You may also wish to identify these concerns during public hearings that follow FEMA's evaluation of an exercise.
Sincerely, Douglas F. W lcott, Jr.
Acting Deputy Regional Administrator FEMA Region I
S. B. Comley 2 Seabrook Station, two NRC staff members from the NRC's Office of Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response (NSIR) that specialize in emergency preparedness were present for you to discuss your concerns.
On the issue of the NRC supporting past assertions by yourself and We The People, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) maintains copies of their reports dating back to 1995 on the NRC's public website. Any of the six reports you wish to obtain prior to 1995 will need to be obtained from the OIG. The contact information for the OIG can be located on www.nrc.gov.
As previously stated to you back in February 2014 (ML14043A360), the NRC continues to have a vendor inspection program, which is being conducted by NRC's Office of New Reactors. Prior efforts in this area were the responsibility of the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. However, given significant changes in personnel, including retirements, in the NRC organization since you first raised your concerns with counterfeit and substandard parts, it would be unproductive for us to search for who previously managed that effort almost 30 years ago. Current NRC's ongoing actions in this area were discussed in a generic communication to a wide audience in NRC Regulatory Issue Summary (RIS) 2015-08 "Oversight Of Counterfeit, Fraudulent, And Suspect Items In The Nuclear Industry," dated June 24, 2015 (ML15008A191).
Thank you for submitting your issues in writing via postal or electronic mail. As I discussed in an April 12, 2017 (ML17104A068), these written communications help us ensure that the public record reflects your issues exactly as you communicate them to us in your written documents and helps prevent misunderstandings. We have carefully evaluated and responded to your input.
Resource limitations prevent us from responding to repetitive correspondence in detail; therefore, we plan to take no further action regarding the information you provided as referenced in the enclosure to this letter. If in the future you provide new information regarding Seabrook Station, or other NRC licensee activity, we will review the information and take appropriate action as it pertains to safety and security.
Finally, as requested, I am sharing your concerns and this reply with the Office of the NRC Chairwoman for whatever action they deem appropriate. I am also sharing this reply with the NRC Office of Inspector General for any action they deem appropriate as well.
Sincerely, red L.
Reactor Projects Branch 3 Division of Reactor Projects Docket No. 50-443 License No. NPF-86 (2018-SST-1346]
[2018-SST-1409]
cc w/enclosure:
P. Ford, FEMA, Region I J. Giarusso, MEMA
UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION I 2100 RENAISSANCE BLVD., Suite 100 KING OF PRUSSIA, PA 19406-2713 May 10, 2018 Steven B. Comley, Sr.
Founder - We The People A National Whistleblower Protection Non-Profit Association Post Office Box 646 Rowley, MA 01969
SUBJECT:
QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS YOU RAISED IN FEBRUARY, MARCH, AND APRIL 2018 IN MULTIPLE EMAILS AND A CERTIFIED LETTER
[2018-SST-1346 and 1409]
Dear Mr. Comley:
I am responding to your calls to Mr. Richard Barkley of my staff on February 7 and March 27, and your subsequent emails to him on February 22, March 1 and 28, April 6, and May 8, 2018, and your certified letter dated March 16, 2018, all of which included a large number of attachments and a video in one case. On May 2, 2018, you also provided a number of NRC staff present at the Public Annual Assessment Meeting for Seabrook Station (ML18109A015) with packets of documents that you summarized for me in a telephone conversation on May 3, 2018. Your emails, letter and information packet were entered into ADAMS as shown in the enclosed table and my reply will also be added into ADAMS as a public record.
In response to your request for copies of the notes taken at a September 2, 2016, meeting with Deputy Massachusetts State Police Commander Francis Hughes between you, the Commander, and John Giarrusso of the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency, we suggest that you direct your request to one of these parties or make a public records request to the State of Massachusetts via www.Mass.gov. The NRC was not present at that meeting and thus does not have notes of what was discussed.
Regarding your assertions involving other government entities in Massachusetts (i.e., the Governor, the Attorney General and the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) and Massachusetts Public Safety Departments) to whom you brought your emergency planning concerns to since September 2016, it is not within our purview to investigate the alleged actions (or alleged lack of action) by state government entities.
While your past concerns are known to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Region I due to their past communications with you and by our providing carbon copies of some of the NRC's response letters to them and MEMA, Mr. Barkley provided you, by an email dated March 28, 2018, with FEMA's formal notification of a public meeting scheduled for April 6, 2018, following the Biennial Seabrook Emergency Exercise held on April 4, 2018. As we have informed you in previous correspondence and communications, FEMA has jurisdiction of offsite emergency preparedness involving commercial nuclear power plants and they are ultimately the authority that must validate your assertions with the adequacy of emergency preparedness at Seabrook Station. Therefore we thought that it would be best for you to share your concerns directly with FEMA Region I representatives before or following this meeting. It is our understanding you chose not to attend this meeting. On May 2, 2018, at the Public Annual Assessment Meeting for
S. B. Comley Email to Richard Barkley datedMarch 1 , 2018 - More evidence to substantiate We The ML18101A901 People's work with First I nspector General, David Williams
Enclosures:
- WTP- Comley- Millstone Violation Brings NRC Review 1-12-96 (ML15236A273 445/484)
- WTP- Comley- Comley Group Slams NRC For Issuing Waivers11-12-1994 (ML15236A273 439/484)
- WTP- Comley- Boston Herald Public Safety Said To Be A t Risk8-18-1994 (ML15236A273 440/484)
- WTP- Comley- Whistle- Blowers On Safety Risks Betrayed By NRC (ML15236A273 441/484)
- WTP- Comley- Boston Globe- US removes a GAG from Seabrook Critic (ML15236A273 443/484)
- WTP- Comley- Federal Office Finds Plant Parts Faulty (ML15236A273 437/484)
- WTP- Comley- NYT Stello - Panel SeesA nimosity Behind Inquiry (ML15236A273 60/484)
Email to Richard Barkley dated March 1, 2018 - Request forMr. Daniel Bennett, MA ML18101A901 Secretary of Public Safety to endorse in a letter, WTP's call for the NRC to hold a Hearing for First Responders Enclosures
- WTP- Comley- MA State Police Trooper Lucin Letter (ML18108A017)
- WTP- Comley- AJPaglia- Memo ToAG of 2-1-18 (ML18108A017)
- WTP- Comley - Merrimac Letter To NRC of 1-11-18 (ML18032A594)
- WTP-Comley- Salisbury Letter To NRC of 11-08-17 (ML173488153)
- WTP- Comley- NextEra - company uncompromising with safety1-2 (ML18108A017)
Email to Richard Barkley dated February22, 2018 - Please Confirm You Could Open the ML18101A901 7 A ttachmentsA bove
Enclosures:
- WTP- Panetta Letter toJustice at ML15236A273 (479/484)
- WTP- NRC IG - FBI -1991 atML15236A273 (50, 167, 480/484)
- WTP - Comley- Leo Norton Letter of 12-12-95 atML18108A019
- WTP- Comley- David Williams Letter of10-20-2015 atML18108A019
- WTP- NRC IG Letter 93 at ML18108A019
- WTP- Comley- A mesbury- Salisbury Seek Nuclear Plant Hearing at ML18108A019
- WTP - Comlev- NextEra - Companv Uncompromising With Safety 1-2 ML18108A019
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Mr. Stephen B. Comley Executive Director
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UNITED STATES NUCLE,l'.l.R REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON. O.C 20555 May 31 , 19-91 OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL Mr. Stephen B. Comley Mansion Drive Rowley, MA 01960
Dear Mr. Comley:
This correspondence is provided in respose to your request of Special Agent Kent E; Walker concerning the *status of an allegation you forwarded to the Inspector General concerning former President Ronald Reagan. You alleged that in October 1987 you provided President Reagan with information regarding the use of counterfeit and substandard parts throughout the nuclear industry and that the former President subsequently refused to acknowledge receipt of that information. Your concerns were provided to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Silver Spring, MD, on December 13, 1990.
Sincerely,
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Leo J. Norton, Assistant Inspector General for Investigations