ML20134N362

Notice of Receipt of Petition for Director'S Decision Under 10CFR2.206,requesting That NRC Shut Down Plant Asap Pending Complete Review of New New Seismic Risk

ML20134N362
Person / Time
Site:	San Onofre
Issue date:	11/22/1996
From:	Miraglia F NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned)
To:
Shared Package
ML20134N300	List: ML20134N297 ML20134N362 ML20134N386
References
2.206, NUDOCS 9611260293
Download: ML20134N362 (2)

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l UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMISSION ,

I SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY. ET AL.

SAN ONOFRE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION I DOCKEl_NOS1 50-361. 50-362. AND 50-206 RECEIPTOFPETITIONFORDIRECTOR'SDECISIONUND5R10CFR2.206 Notice is hereby given that by request dated September 22, 1996, Stephen Dwyer (Petitioner) requested that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (Commission) shut down the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station "as soon as possible" pending a complete review of the "new seismic risk." This request is being considered as a Petition under 10 CFR 2.206.

As a basis for the request, the Petition asserts that a design criterion for the plant, which was "0.75 G's acceleration," is " fatally flawed" on the basis of the new information gathered at the Landers and Northridge quakes.

The Petitioner tsserts (1) that the accelerations recorded at Northridge exceeded "1.8 G's and it was only a Richter 7+ quake," (2) that there were horizontal offsets of up to 20 feet in the Landers quake, and (3) that the Northridge fault was a " Blind Thrust and not mapped or assessed."

The request is being treated pursuant to 10 CFR 2.206 of the Commission's regulations. By letter dated November 22, 1996, Petitioner's request that the Comnission immediately shut down San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station was denied. As provided by Section 2.206, appropriate 1

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l Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 22nd day of November 1996.

i FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMISSION C

(s . d s i Frank J Mitragl . , Aqtj g Director

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DISTRIBUTION: Letter to Mr. Stephen Dwyer dated November 22, 1996 Docket File-(50-361, 50-362, and 50-206 w/ incoming letter)

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