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{{#Wiki_filter:EDO Principal Correspondence Control FROM: DUE: 07/01/11 Senator Scott P. Brown EDO CONTROL: G20110446 DOC DT: 06/02/11 FINAL REPLY: TO: Schmidt, OCA FOR SIGNATURE OF :** GRN **CRC NO: 11-0340 Borchardt, EDO DESC: ROUTING: Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant Safety Concerns (EDATS: SECY-2011-0337)
Borchardt Weber Virgilio Ash Muessle OGC/GC Leeds, NRR Dean, RI Burns, OGC Schmidt, OCA DATE: 06/14/11 ASSIGNED TO: EDO CONTACT: Rihm SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS OR REMARKS: Please prepare response in accordance with OEDO Notice 2009-0441-02 (ML093290179).
NRR and Region I to provide input to Roger Rihm, OEDO, if required.
Roger Rihm to coordinate response with OGC and OCA.S, ec-q -(b ý'i S cc(/ -0 (
EDATS Number: SECY-2011-0337 Source: SECY GeneralInfomaio Assigned To: OEDO Other Assignees:
==Subject:==
Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant Safety Concerns
== Description:==
CC Routing: NRR; Regionl; OGC; OCA ADAMS Accession Numbers -Incoming:
NONE OEDO Due Date: 7/1/2011 11:00 PM SECY Due Date: 7/6/2011 11:00 PM Response/Package:
NONE Othe Infomaton Cross Reference Number: G20110446, LTR- 11-0340 Related Task: File Routing: EDATS Staff Initiated:
NO Recurring Item: NO Agency Lesson Learned: NO OEDO Monthly Report Item: NO'I Poes Inomtd .I Action Type: Letter Priority:
Medium Sensitivity:
None Signature Level: EDO Urgency: NC Approval Level: No Approval Required OEDO Concurrence:
NO OCM Concurrence:
NO OCA Concurrence:
NO Special Instructions:
Please prepare response in accordance with OEDO Notice 2009-0441-02 (ML093290179).
NRR and Region I to provide input to Roger Rihm, OEDO, if required.
Roger Rihm to coordinate response with OGC and OCA.)I Docmen Inomtn I Originator Name: Senator Scott P. Brown Originating Organization:
Congress Addressee:
Rebecca Schmidt, OCA Incoming Task Received:
Letter Date of Incoming:
6/2/2011 Document Received by SECY Date: 6/13/2011 Date Response Requested by Originator:
NONE Page 1 of I OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY CORRESPONDENCE CONTROL TICKET Date Printed: Jun 13, 2011 16:48 PAPER NUMBER: ACTION OFFICE: LTR- 11-0340 LOGGING DATE: 06/09/2011 AUTHOR: AFFILIATION:
ADDRESSEE:
==SUBJECT:==
ACTION: DISTRIBUTION:
LETTER DATE: ACKNOWLEDGED SPECIAL HANDLING: SEN Scott Brown CONG Rebecca Schmidt Constituent correspondence
-concerns about the possibility of a nuclear disaster occurring at the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant Signature of EDO OCA to Ack 06/02/2011 No NOTES: FILE LOCATION: ADAMS 07/06/2011 DATE DUE: DATE SIGNED: EDO --G20110446 SCOTT P. BROWN COMMITTEES:
MASSACHUSETTS HOMELAND SECURITY AND GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS 359 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON, DC 20510 22i2444 ,it~. t ..ARMED SERVICES (202) 228-2646 FAX VETERANS' AFFAIRS 2400 JFK FEDERAL BUILDING WASHINGTON, DC 20510 SMALL BUSINESS BOSTON, MA 02203 (617) 565-3170 (617) 723-7325 FAX Ms. Rebecca Schrn idt Director, Office of Cdngresidnal Affmirs U*.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommiissiMn Washington, DC 20555 June 2, 2011 To Ms. Schmidt, I am writing to you today on behalf of a few constituents who are concerned about the possibility of a nuclear disaster occurring because they believe the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant in Plymouth, Massachusetts in unsafe.The.40-year-old power plant is applying to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to renew its license and continue operations for another 20 years. My constituents are concerned that if this request is approved, Plymouth; and the entire state of Massachusetts will be subjected to unnecessary risk of a nuclear disaster for In:20,10i;the NRC calculated the odds of catastrophic failure in each of the 104 nuclear reactors existing in the United States. The Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant ranked second for risk of severe core damage. This at-risk reactor has the same General Electric Mark 1 design as five of Japan's six Fukushima reactors which experienced catastrophic failure in March and are still emitting radiation, contaminating the air, sea, and groundwater.
...In addition to the at-risk reactor core, another concern is that the spent fuel rods stored in the plant's storage pool far exceed the pool's capacity.
The original design limit of the pool was 880 assemblies.
When this limit was exceeded, the NRC modified the regulation and allowed the very same pool to store 3,859 assemblies.
In Japan's March 2011 Nuclear Disaster, it was the spent-fuel pool that leaked large amounts of radiation causing the disaster.
If the generators at the Pilgrim Plant were ever to fail, a disaster of the same or even worse caliber could occur.As a United States Senator representing the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, it is my responsibility to ensure the safety of my constituents and all of the citizens of Massachusetts.
For this reason, I urge you to carefully.
consider all public opinion before renewing the. Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant's license.Thank you for your consideration on this matter. Please do not hesitate to contact me for any further information regarding this issue., Sincerely,::
-,-*Scott: P.: Brown : .United States Senator http://scottbrown.senate.gov From: 05/31/2011 13:55 #294 P.002/003 63 Puritan Way Duxbury, MA 02332 781-934-0595 May 30, 2011 The Honorable Scott Brown United States Senate 359 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, DC. 20510-2102
==Dear Senator Brown:==
I recently read the letter to the Editor from Carol Dwyer of Concord in The Boston Globe (May 21, 2011, page 10 -A section) which referred to a study from the NRC which recalculated the odds of catastrophic failure in the reactors of the 104 US nuclear power plants and the fact that the Pilgrim Nuclear Power plant was ranked 2"d for risk of severe core damage. A previous article in The Boston Globe was written on another report that deems US nuclear plants are unsafe due to problems with nuclear backup power (May 13, 2011, Page A2).I am asking for your help. I live in Duxbury, at 63 Puritan Way and I am approximately 10 miles away from the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant in Plymouth.The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is thinking of renewing the license for Pilgrim and based on the many issues raised in the articles (as indicated above) I think the license should not be renewed. My neighbors and I are very concerned about the disasters that could arise in Plymouth and in our town and surrounding towns if these issues are not addressed prior to renewing the license. Based on the horror of what happened recently in Japan, we are extremely concerned.
Please look into this matter and get back to me.Sincerely, Margaret Delaney MD/bjc FAX: 202-228-2646 05/31/2011 3: 04PM (GMT-04:00)  NRC mustn't renew license for Pilgrim nuclear plant THE 40-YEAR-OLD Pilgrim nuclear power plant in Plymouth is unsafe, and the Nuclear Regu-latory Commission should reject its request to renew its license to continue operations for another 20 years ("Problems cited with nuclear backup power: Report comes as panel deems US sites safe," Page A2, May 13 When-in 261othe recal-culated the odds of catastrophic failure in each of the 104 US reactors, Pilgrim ranked secondris of severe core dam".Th-Nl~igrini reactor is the same General Electric Mark 1 design as five of the six Fukushima re-actors, which are still, two months after the March 11 earth-quake, emitting high levels of radiation into the groundwater, sea, and air.Most significant, the Pilgrim plant's highly radioactive spent fuel rods are stored in apool of water at nearly four times the Letters should be written exclusively to the Globe and include name, address, and daytime number. They should be 200 words or fewer; all are subject to editing. Letters to the Editor, The Boston Globe, PO Box 55819, Boston, MA 02205-5819; letter@globe.corn;fax:
617-929-2098.pool's capacity.
When the orig design limit of 88 assemblieE was exceededb Ch the rules to allow the same pot to have 3,859 assemblies.
This storage pool is septi.ve to a disastrous fire, bhitf.it snit cons ered in the NRC's reviews for license renewal. The spent fue*pool at Pilgrim contains many times the radiation in Chernob and a fire could contaminate a2 area three times the size of Ma., sachusetts.
The NRC decisions on reneN ing licenses appear to be biasec in favor of the power companie The agency has approved every request -66 in a row.We need to speak up.CAROL DWYI CO71(Q0._0-'o C-D CD SD 0 En C)5, CA 0-F 0 I-1 0-F 0 0}}

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EDO Principal Correspondence Control FROM: DUE: 07/01/11 Senator Scott P. Brown EDO CONTROL: G20110446 DOC DT: 06/02/11 FINAL REPLY: TO: Schmidt, OCA FOR SIGNATURE OF :** GRN **CRC NO: 11-0340 Borchardt, EDO DESC: ROUTING: Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant Safety Concerns (EDATS: SECY-2011-0337)

Borchardt Weber Virgilio Ash Muessle OGC/GC Leeds, NRR Dean, RI Burns, OGC Schmidt, OCA DATE: 06/14/11 ASSIGNED TO: EDO CONTACT: Rihm SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS OR REMARKS: Please prepare response in accordance with OEDO Notice 2009-0441-02 (ML093290179).

NRR and Region I to provide input to Roger Rihm, OEDO, if required.

Roger Rihm to coordinate response with OGC and OCA.S, ec-q -(b ý'i S cc(/ -0 (

EDATS Number: SECY-2011-0337 Source: SECY GeneralInfomaio Assigned To: OEDO Other Assignees:

Subject:

Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant Safety Concerns

Description:

CC Routing: NRR; Regionl; OGC; OCA ADAMS Accession Numbers -Incoming:

NONE OEDO Due Date: 7/1/2011 11:00 PM SECY Due Date: 7/6/2011 11:00 PM Response/Package:

NONE Othe Infomaton Cross Reference Number: G20110446, LTR- 11-0340 Related Task: File Routing: EDATS Staff Initiated:

NO Recurring Item: NO Agency Lesson Learned: NO OEDO Monthly Report Item: NO'I Poes Inomtd .I Action Type: Letter Priority:

Medium Sensitivity:

None Signature Level: EDO Urgency: NC Approval Level: No Approval Required OEDO Concurrence:

NO OCM Concurrence:

NO OCA Concurrence:

NO Special Instructions:

Please prepare response in accordance with OEDO Notice 2009-0441-02 (ML093290179).

NRR and Region I to provide input to Roger Rihm, OEDO, if required.

Roger Rihm to coordinate response with OGC and OCA.)I Docmen Inomtn I Originator Name: Senator Scott P. Brown Originating Organization:

Congress Addressee:

Rebecca Schmidt, OCA Incoming Task Received:

Letter Date of Incoming:

6/2/2011 Document Received by SECY Date: 6/13/2011 Date Response Requested by Originator:

NONE Page 1 of I OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY CORRESPONDENCE CONTROL TICKET Date Printed: Jun 13, 2011 16:48 PAPER NUMBER: ACTION OFFICE: LTR- 11-0340 LOGGING DATE: 06/09/2011 AUTHOR: AFFILIATION:

ADDRESSEE:

SUBJECT:

ACTION: DISTRIBUTION:

LETTER DATE: ACKNOWLEDGED SPECIAL HANDLING: SEN Scott Brown CONG Rebecca Schmidt Constituent correspondence

-concerns about the possibility of a nuclear disaster occurring at the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant Signature of EDO OCA to Ack 06/02/2011 No NOTES: FILE LOCATION: ADAMS 07/06/2011 DATE DUE: DATE SIGNED: EDO --G20110446 SCOTT P. BROWN COMMITTEES:

MASSACHUSETTS HOMELAND SECURITY AND GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS 359 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON, DC 20510 22i2444 ,it~. t ..ARMED SERVICES (202) 228-2646 FAX VETERANS' AFFAIRS 2400 JFK FEDERAL BUILDING WASHINGTON, DC 20510 SMALL BUSINESS BOSTON, MA 02203 (617) 565-3170 (617) 723-7325 FAX Ms. Rebecca Schrn idt Director, Office of Cdngresidnal Affmirs U*.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommiissiMn Washington, DC 20555 June 2, 2011 To Ms. Schmidt, I am writing to you today on behalf of a few constituents who are concerned about the possibility of a nuclear disaster occurring because they believe the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant in Plymouth, Massachusetts in unsafe.The.40-year-old power plant is applying to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to renew its license and continue operations for another 20 years. My constituents are concerned that if this request is approved, Plymouth; and the entire state of Massachusetts will be subjected to unnecessary risk of a nuclear disaster for In:20,10i;the NRC calculated the odds of catastrophic failure in each of the 104 nuclear reactors existing in the United States. The Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant ranked second for risk of severe core damage. This at-risk reactor has the same General Electric Mark 1 design as five of Japan's six Fukushima reactors which experienced catastrophic failure in March and are still emitting radiation, contaminating the air, sea, and groundwater.

...In addition to the at-risk reactor core, another concern is that the spent fuel rods stored in the plant's storage pool far exceed the pool's capacity.

The original design limit of the pool was 880 assemblies.

When this limit was exceeded, the NRC modified the regulation and allowed the very same pool to store 3,859 assemblies.

In Japan's March 2011 Nuclear Disaster, it was the spent-fuel pool that leaked large amounts of radiation causing the disaster.

If the generators at the Pilgrim Plant were ever to fail, a disaster of the same or even worse caliber could occur.As a United States Senator representing the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, it is my responsibility to ensure the safety of my constituents and all of the citizens of Massachusetts.

For this reason, I urge you to carefully.

consider all public opinion before renewing the. Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant's license.Thank you for your consideration on this matter. Please do not hesitate to contact me for any further information regarding this issue., Sincerely,::

-,-*Scott: P.: Brown : .United States Senator http://scottbrown.senate.gov From: 05/31/2011 13:55 #294 P.002/003 63 Puritan Way Duxbury, MA 02332 781-934-0595 May 30, 2011 The Honorable Scott Brown United States Senate 359 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, DC. 20510-2102

Dear Senator Brown:

I recently read the letter to the Editor from Carol Dwyer of Concord in The Boston Globe (May 21, 2011, page 10 -A section) which referred to a study from the NRC which recalculated the odds of catastrophic failure in the reactors of the 104 US nuclear power plants and the fact that the Pilgrim Nuclear Power plant was ranked 2"d for risk of severe core damage. A previous article in The Boston Globe was written on another report that deems US nuclear plants are unsafe due to problems with nuclear backup power (May 13, 2011, Page A2).I am asking for your help. I live in Duxbury, at 63 Puritan Way and I am approximately 10 miles away from the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant in Plymouth.The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is thinking of renewing the license for Pilgrim and based on the many issues raised in the articles (as indicated above) I think the license should not be renewed. My neighbors and I are very concerned about the disasters that could arise in Plymouth and in our town and surrounding towns if these issues are not addressed prior to renewing the license. Based on the horror of what happened recently in Japan, we are extremely concerned.

Please look into this matter and get back to me.Sincerely, Margaret Delaney MD/bjc FAX: 202-228-2646 05/31/2011 3: 04PM (GMT-04:00) NRC mustn't renew license for Pilgrim nuclear plant THE 40-YEAR-OLD Pilgrim nuclear power plant in Plymouth is unsafe, and the Nuclear Regu-latory Commission should reject its request to renew its license to continue operations for another 20 years ("Problems cited with nuclear backup power: Report comes as panel deems US sites safe," Page A2, May 13 When-in 261othe recal-culated the odds of catastrophic failure in each of the 104 US reactors, Pilgrim ranked secondris of severe core dam".Th-Nl~igrini reactor is the same General Electric Mark 1 design as five of the six Fukushima re-actors, which are still, two months after the March 11 earth-quake, emitting high levels of radiation into the groundwater, sea, and air.Most significant, the Pilgrim plant's highly radioactive spent fuel rods are stored in apool of water at nearly four times the Letters should be written exclusively to the Globe and include name, address, and daytime number. They should be 200 words or fewer; all are subject to editing. Letters to the Editor, The Boston Globe, PO Box 55819, Boston, MA 02205-5819; letter@globe.corn;fax:

617-929-2098.pool's capacity.

When the orig design limit of 88 assemblieE was exceededb Ch the rules to allow the same pot to have 3,859 assemblies.

This storage pool is septi.ve to a disastrous fire, bhitf.it snit cons ered in the NRC's reviews for license renewal. The spent fue*pool at Pilgrim contains many times the radiation in Chernob and a fire could contaminate a2 area three times the size of Ma., sachusetts.

The NRC decisions on reneN ing licenses appear to be biasec in favor of the power companie The agency has approved every request -66 in a row.We need to speak up.CAROL DWYI CO71(Q0._0-'o C-D CD SD 0 En C)5, CA 0-F 0 I-1 0-F 0 0

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