ML072140819

G20070508 - Mark E. Leyse Ltr Overrule Decision of the Petition Review Board

ML072140819
Person / Time
Site:	Indian Point
Issue date:	08/21/2007
From:	Reyes L NRC/EDO
To:	Leyse M - No Known Affiliation
Boska J, NRR/DORL, 415-2901
Shared Package
ML072140837	List: ML072000374 ML072140819
References
G20070508, TAC MD6074, TAC MD6075
Download: ML072140819 (5)

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August 21, 2007 Mr. Mark E. Leyse P.O. Box 1314 New York, NY 10025

Dear Mr. Leyse:

On behalf of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), I am responding to your letter dated July 17, 2007 (Adams Accession No. ML072000374). You requested that I overrule the decision of the Petition Review Board (PRB) of the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation and ask them to accept your petition for an emergency shutdown of Indian Point Nuclear Generating Units Nos. 2 and 3 (IP2 and IP3). In your letter you claim that deficiencies exist in the emergency core cooling systems at IP2 and IP3 and, therefore, request that we shutdown both plants. The PRB informed you of its decision on your petition by letter to you dated May 31, 2007 (ADAMS Accession No. ML071500238). On July 31, 2007, the PRB reviewed your July 17, 2007 letter to determine if there was any additional information which would change its initial decision. The PRB concluded that the original decision remains unchanged.

I have reviewed the information you presented and I concur with the PRB's decisions. The NRC previously reviewed the emergency core cooling system evaluation calculations for IP2 and IP3 in accordance with our review criteria and found them acceptable. Therefore, you did not provide facts sufficient to constitute a basis for the requested action and did not meet the criteria for acceptance of a petition as stated in NRC Management Directive 8.11, "Review Process for 10 CFR 2.206 Petitions." The PRB appropriately did not accept your petition for review.

As the PRB noted in its letter to you, your concerns are generic which are more appropriately addressed by a petition for rulemaking, and you have submitted such a petition (ADAMS Accession No. ML070871368, Docket PRM-50-84). The NRC is now reviewing your petition for rulemaking which was published for public comment in the Federal Register on May 23, 2007 (72 FR 28902). We will communicate with you periodically to inform you of the status of our review.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Luis A. Reyes Executive Director for Operations cc: See next page

ML071500238). On July 31, 2007, the PRB reviewed your July 17, 2007 letter to determine if there was any additional information which would change its initial decision. The PRB concluded that the original decision remains unchanged.

I have reviewed the information you presented and I concur with the PRB's decisions. The NRC previously reviewed the emergency core cooling system evaluation calculations for IP2 and IP3 in accordance with our review criteria and found them acceptable. Therefore, you did not provide facts sufficient to constitute a basis for the requested action and did not meet the criteria for acceptance of a petition as stated in NRC Management Directive 8.11, "Review Process for 10 CFR 2.206 Petitions." The PRB appropriately did not accept your petition for review.

As the PRB noted in its letter to you, your concerns are generic which are more appropriately addressed by a petition for rulemaking, and you have submitted such a petition (ADAMS Accession No. ML070871368, Docket PRM-50-84). The NRC is now reviewing your petition for rulemaking which was published for public comment in the Federal Register on May 23, 2007 (72 FR 28902). We will communicate with you periodically to inform you of the status of our review.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Luis A. Reyes Executive Director for Operations cc: See next page Docket Nos.: 50-247 and 50-286 DISTRIBUTION: G20070508 See next page ADAMS Accession Nos.: Package: ML072140837 *concurrence via email OFFICE DORL/LPL1-1/PM DORL/LPL1-1/LA DORL/LPL1-1/BC NRR/DPR Tech Editor*

NAME JBoska SLittle MKowal HNieh HChang (MO'Brien for)

DATE 08/10/07 08/02/07 08/02/07 08/03/07 08/03/07 OFFICE NRR/DORL NRR/DSS NRR EDO NAME CHaney WRuland JDyer LReyes (JLubinski for) (JWiggins for)

DATE 08/03/07 08/06/07 08/10/07 08/21/07

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