ML15027A318

ACE Email to NRC Re 2.7 Earthquake in Ramapo Fault Near Limerick 1-25-15 - Questions

ML15027A318
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Site:	Limerick
Issue date:	01/26/2015
From:	Cuthbert D Alliance For A Clean Environment
To:	Bower F L Reactor Projects Region 1 Branch 4
BOWER, FL
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From: aceactivists@comcast.net Sent: Monday, January 26, 2015 3:43 PM To: Bower, Fred Cc: Evan Brandt

Subject:

2.7 Earthquake in Ramapo Fault Near Limerick 1-25 Questions 1-25 USGS Reported a 2.7 Earthquake In The Ramapo Fault Near Limerick.

1-26-15 Mr. Bower,

Not being able to get names and e-mail addresses for current Limerick resident inspectors from you or Neil Sheehan th is afternoon, we prepared questions below and ask you for the answers.

FYI - Names for Limerick's resident inspectors on NRC's website are incorrect, listing Gene and Justin who to our knowledge are no longer there. This page wasn't updated since 4-14.

Thank you in advance for timely answers to our questions below.

Donna Cuthbert The epicenter of the 2.7 earthquake in the Ramapo Fault at 11:30 P.M.

last night was in Downington, not far from Limerick Nuclear Plant. The earthquake is map-wise, in line within the fault that heads to Limerick.

We have several questions for NRC resident inspectors at Limerick:

1. Were NRC inspectors aware of this? If so, were any actions taken?

2. Does USGS send any kind of aut omatic reports on regional earthquakes to NRC residents insp ectors for Limerick? If not, why not? 3. Were all Limerick's seismic moni tors working before, during, and after 11:30 last night (1-25-15)?

• If Exelon claims seismic monitors were all working accurately, how do NRC's resident inspect ors verify Exelon's claim?

• If Limerick's seismic monitors were inoperable yet again, what does NRC plan to do about that?

• We are extremely concerned.

After the 8-23-11 Virginia earthquake that jolted Limerick, we learned that Limerick's seismic monitors had been left inoperable for one year and four months.

• One of Limerick's seismic monito rs wasn't even repaired until 12-24-11, three months afte r the 8-23-11 earthquake.

• It is not clear if NRC even iss ued a violation noti ce for Limerick's inoperable seismic monitors.

4. Did Limerick's seismic monitors detect the earthquake or were any seismic alarms triggered?

• If so, please e-mail a copy of the seismic report for the 2.7 earthquake at 11:30 P.M. on 1-25-15.

From: aceactivists@comcast.net To: "NRC - Fred Bower" <

fred.bower@nrc.gov

> Sent: Monday, January 26, 2015 1:49:04 PM

Subject:

Limerick Resident Inspector E-mail Addresses

Mr. Bower,

We have important questions for Limerick resident inspectors.

Please send names and e-mails addresses for the current Limerick resident inspectors.

Thank you, Donna Cuthbert