ML18009A273

Quarterly Report on the Status of Public Petitions Under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Section 2.206 - October 1 to December 31, 2017 (CAC No. TM3058)

ML18009A273
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Issue date:	01/29/2018
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Enclosure Quarterly 10 CFR 2.206 Status Report For each petition listed below, the individual status page summarizes the issues raised by the petitioner, the current status, and the next steps.

When a petition is received, it is evaluated against the criteria in Management Directive (MD) 8.11, "Review Process for 10 CFR 2.206 Petitions," to determine if it should be accepted for review under 10 CFR 2.206. A petition undergoing this evaluation is referred to as a petition under consideration. A petition is accepted for review under 10 CFR 2.206 in an acknowledgement letter, and is listed as an open petition until the staff formally grants or denies the requested actions in a Director's Decision (DD), after which it is listed as a closed petition.

Before issuing a final DD, the NRC issues a proposed DD offering the petitioner and affected licensees an opportunity to comment. A petition that is not accepted for review under 10 CFR 2.206 is also listed as a closed petition, and the basis for why it is not being reviewed under 10 CFR 2.206 is communicated in a closure letter.

Licensee/Facility Petitioner/EDO No. Page PETITIONS CLOSED DURING THIS PERIOD All operating reactor licensees Roy Mathew, et al. OEDO-16-00104 2 OPEN PETITIONS Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station David Lochbaum, Union of Concerned Scientists OEDO-15-00479 3 Exelon Generation Company, LLC Braidwood Station, Units 1 and 2, and Byron Station, Units 1 and 2 Barry Quigley OEDO-17-00104 4 Multiple operating reactor licensees Beyond Nuclear, et al. OEDO-17-00070 5 OPEN PETITIONS UNDER CONSIDERATION US Army Pohakuloa Training Area (PTA) Michael Reimer OEDO-17-00396-NMSS 6 Multiple new reactor licensees (AP1000s) Thomas Saporito LTR-17-00189 7 Tetra Tech EC, Inc. Steve Castleman OEDO-17-00454 8 Multiple operating reactor licensees Samuel Miranda OEDO-17-0341 9 CLOSED PETITION OEDO-16-00104 (Petition Age: 23 months) Issues/Actions Requested: The petitioners requested that either (1) the NRC issue orders that require immediate corrective actions, including compensatory measures to address the operability of electric power systems in accordance with their plant Technical Specifications, and to implement plant modifications in accordance with current NRC regulatory requirements and staff guidance, or (2) issue orders to immediately shut down the nuclear power plants that are operating without addressing the significant design deficiency identified in NRC Bulletin 2012-01, "Design Vulnerability in Electric Power System" (ADAMS Accession No. ML12074A115), contending that licensees are not in compliance with their Technical Specification 3.8.1 (typical) requirements related to onsite and offsite power systems.

Background:

• On February 19, 2016, the petitioners filed a petition for an enforcement action under 10 CFR 2.206.

• On February 24, 2016, the petition manager acknowledged receipt of the petition, and offered the petitioners an opportunity to address the Petition Review Board (PRB), which the petitioners declined.

• On March 14, 2016, the PRB met on whether there was a need to take immediate actions, and to make an initial recommendation on the petition.

• On March 15, 2016, the petition manager informed the petitioners of the PRB's decision to deny the request for immediate action, and the PRB's initial recommendation to accept the petition for review.

• On March 21, 2016, the NRC issued a letter to the petitioners (ADAMS Accession No. ML16069A214) denying the request for immediate action, and accepting the petition for review.

• On March 13 and June 26, 2017, the petition manager informed the petitioners that the target date to issue the proposed DD was September 29, 2017.

• On September 18, 2017, the proposed DD was issued to the petitioner and licensees for comment, with a comment period of 4 weeks (ADAMS Accession No. ML17156A180). Actions Completed This Quarter/Next Steps:

• On December 12, 2017, the NRC issued the final DD (ADAMS Accession No. ML17304A893) denying the petition on the basis that previous actions taken by the NRC and licensees and NRC's oversight of the implementation of the industry's open phase condition initiative resolve the petitioners' concerns.

• After the final DD was issued, an inaccurate statement was identified by a licensee.

• The next step is to revise the DD to correct the inaccurate statement. Facility: All operating reactor licensees Licensee Type: Reactor Petitioner(s): Roy Mathew, et al. Date of Petition: February 19, 2016 DD to be Issued by: Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Proposed DD Issued: September 18, 2017 Final DD Issued: December 12, 2017 Last Contact with Petitioner: December 12, 2017 Petition Manager: Tanya Mensah Case Attorney: David Cylkowski OPEN PETITION OEDO-15-00479 (Petition Age: 30 months) Issues/Actions Requested: The petitioner requested that NRC take enforcement action to require that the current licensing basis for Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station explicitly include flooding caused by local intense precipitation events or probable maximum precipitation events. The petitioner cited a letter dated March 12, 2015, from Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. (the licensee), to NRC, which contained a flood re-evaluation report in response to NRC's 50.54(f) letter (ADAMS Accession No. ML12053A340), to satisfy one of NRC's post-Fukushima mandates.

Background:

• On June 24, 2015, the petitioner filed a petition for an enforcement action under 10 CFR 2.206.

• For a complete summary of NRC actions through September 2016, see the July-September 2016 10 CFR 2.206 status report (ADAMS Accession No. ML16264A169).

• On December 6, 2016, and February 7, 2017, the petition manager informed the petitioner that his petition was still under review.

• On April 10 and June 8, 2017, the petition manager informed the petitioner that his petition was still under review.

• On April 17, 2017, the NRC staff responded to the licensee's August 18, 2016, request and deferred the remaining flood assessments until December 31, 2019 (ADAMS Accession No. ML16278A313).

• On June 8 and August 8, 2017, the petition manager informed the petitioner that the issue of re-evaluated flooding hazards raised in the petition is currently being considered as part of SECY-16-0142, concerning the mitigation of beyond-design-basis (MBDBE) draft final rule dated December 15, 2016 (ADAMS Accession No. ML16301A005), and that the PRB review determined that the Commission's decision on the MBDBE draft final rule would likely disposition the petition.

Actions Completed This Quarter/Next Steps:

• On October 6 and December 11, 2017, the petition manager restated the information from the June 8 and August 8, 2017, communications to the petitioner as stated above.

• The next step is to issue a proposed DD reflecting the Commission's decision on the rule. Facility: Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station Licensee Type: Reactor Petitioner(s): David Lochbaum, Union of Concerned Scientists Date of Petition: June 24, 2015 DD to be Issued by: Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Proposed DD Issued: Not Applicable Final DD Issued: Not Applicable Last Contact with Petitioner: December 11, 2017 Petition Manager: Booma Venkataraman Case Attorney: Olivia Mikula OPEN PETITION OEDO-17-00104 (Petition Age: 11 months) Issues/Actions Requested: The petitioner requested that the NRC take several enforcement actions regarding his concerns with high-energy line breaks (HELB) outside the containment as well as safety-conscious work environment (SCWE) concerns. He stated that the analysis of record (AOR) for the main steam isolation valve (MSIV) room pressurization following a HELB is deficient; corrective actions to resolve an issue in the AOR are long overdue and improperly tracked; a proposed revision to the AOR shows that the MSIV room roof slabs will be ejected by the high pressures in the MSIV room, becoming potential missiles; and that an SCWE is not assured.

Background:

• On February 8, 2017, the petitioner filed a petition for enforcement action under 10 CFR 2.206.

• On March 2, 2017, the petition manager acknowledged receipt of the petition and offered the petitioner the opportunity to address the PRB, which he accepted.

• On March 27, 2017, the petition manager confirmed details regarding the petitioner addressing the PRB.

• On April 13, 2017, the petitioner addressed the PRB.

• On May 17, 2017, the PRB met and made an initial recommendation to accept the petition for review.

• On June 2, 2017, the petition manager informed the petitioner that the petition was accepted for review.

• On July 17, 2017, an acknowledgement letter was issued to the petitioner accepting the petition for review (ADAMS Accession No. ML17125A245).

• On September 1, 2017, the petition manager received a voluntary response from the licensee (ADAMS Accession No. ML17255A824).

Actions Completed This Quarter/Next Steps:

• On December 18, 2017, the petition manager informed the petitioner, that on December 15, 2017, the NRC had issued violations as requested by the petitioner.

• The next step is to issue a proposed DD. Facility: Braidwood Station, Units 1 and 2, and Byron Station, Units 1 and 2 Licensee Type: Reactor Petitioner(s): Barry Quigley Date of Petition: February 8, 2017 DD to be Issued by: Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Proposed DD Issued: Not Applicable Final DD Issued: Not Applicable Last Contact with Petitioner: December 18, 2017 Petition Manager: Joel Wiebe Case Attorney: Emily Monteith OPEN PETITION OEDO-17-00070 (Petition Age: 11 months) Issues/Actions Requested: The petitioner requested that the NRC take emergency enforcement action per 10 CFR 2.206 at U.S. reactors that currently rely on potentially defective safety-related components and quality assurance documentation with anomalies supplied by AREVA-Le Creusot Forge and its subcontractor Japan Casting and Forging Corporation.

Background:

• On January 24, 2017, the petitioner filed a petition for an enforcement action under 10 CFR 2.206.

• On February 2, 2017, the petition manager acknowledged receipt of the petition and offered the petitioner the opportunity to address the PRB.

• On February 3, 2017, the petitioner requested a public meeting with the PRB.

• On February 8, 2017, the PRB met to make a decision on the emergency action request.

• On February 13, 2017, the petition manager informed the petitioner that an immediate action was not warranted.

• On March 8, 2017, the petitioner addressed the PRB in a public meeting.

• On April 11, 2017, the PRB met to make a decision on the petition.

• On May 19, 2017, the petition manager informed the petitioner of the PRB's initial recommendation to accept the petition, in part.

• On June 16, June 22, June 27, June 30, and July 5, 2017, the petitioner submitted supplements to his petition.

• On July 5, 2017, the petition manager asked the petitioner to respond as to whether he wished to address the PRB a second time. The petitioner did not respond.

• On August 30, 2017, an acknowledgement letter was issued to the petitioner (ADAMS Accession No. ML17198A329), accepting the petition, in part. A portion of the request was referred to another NRC program for review.

Actions Completed This Quarter/Next Steps:

• On November 8, 2017, the petition manager informed the petitioner that his petition was still under review and that the target date for a proposed DD was May 2018. The target date was revised because the NRC staff needed to receive and evaluate a technical report from an external entity concerning issues raised in the petition.

• The next step is to develop a proposed DD. Facility: Multiple Licensee Type: Reactor Petitioner(s): Beyond Nuclear, et al. Date of Petition: January 24, 2017 DD to be Issued by: Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Proposed DD Issued: Not Applicable Final DD Issued: Not Applicable Last Contact with Petitioner: November 8, 2017 Petition Manager: Merrilee Banic Case Attorney: Sarah Kirkwood OPEN PETITION OEDO-17-00396-NMSS (Petition Age: 9 months) Issues/Actions Requested: The petitioner requested that the NRC reconsider its position regarding the issuance of Amendment 2 to License SUC-1593 for the possession of depleted uranium located in radiation controlled areas on the United States Army's Pohakuloa Training Area, one of the facilities licensed under License SUC-1593. Concerns focus on lack of air monitoring and soil sampling, inappropriateness of the location and number of sediment samples, insufficient geologic sampling procedures for sediment collection, lack of transparency in the licensing process, and lack of transparency in the reporting of the licensee's environmental monitoring results.

Background:

• On March 16, 2017, the petitioner filed a petition for enforcement action under 10 CFR 2.206.

• For a complete summary of NRC actions through June 2017, see the April-June 2017 10 CFR 2.206 status report (ADAMS Accession No. ML17181A037).

• On June 27, July 11, July 27, and August 30, 2017, the PRB met on whether to accept the petition for review.

• On July 24, August 16, and August 18, 2017, the petitioner supplemented the petition.

• On September 28, 2017, the petitioner was informed of the PRB's recommendation to accept the petition in part, and parts of the petition not be accepted under 2.206 because insufficient facts were presented, there is another proceeding available, and the issues have already been the subject of NRC review and resolved. The petitioner was also offered a second opportunity to address the PRB, which he accepted. Actions Completed This Quarter/Next Steps:

• On October 11, 2017, the petitioner addressed the PRB in a teleconference, and supplemented his petition.

• On October 12, 15, and 17, the petitioner supplemented his petition.

• On November 9, 2017, the NRC issued an acknowledgement letter (ADAMS Accession No. ML17278A938) informing the petitioner that his petition was accepted, in part, for review, as stated above.

• On November 10, 2017, the petitioner supplemented his petition.

• The next step is to issue a proposed DD. Facility: Pohakuloa Training Area (PTA) Licensee Type: Source material Petitioner(s): Michael Reimer Date of Petition: March 16, 2017 DD to be Issued by: Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Acknowledgement Letter Issued: November 10, 2017 Closure Letter Issued: Not Applicable Last Contact with Petitioner: December 13, 2017 Petition Manager: Amy Snyder Case Attorney: Emily Monteith OPEN PETITION UNDER CONSIDERATION LTR-17-00189 (Petition Age: 8 months) Issues/Actions Requested: The petitioner requested that the NRC revoke and/or deny any NRC license requested by the licensee to build and/or conduct licensed operations of AP1000 reactors because of commercial viability issues.

Background:

• On May 2, 2017, the petitioner filed a petition for enforcement action under 10 CFR 2.206 related to Turkey Point Nuclear Units 6 and 7.

• On May 9, 2017, the petition manager acknowledged receipt of the petition.

• On May 22, 2017, the petitioner amended his petition to include all AP1000 reactors.

• On June 20, 2017, the petition manager confirmed with the petitioner that a teleconference with the PRB was scheduled for July 6, 2017.

• On July 6, 2017, the petitioner addressed the PRB via teleconference and submitted supplemental information.

• On July 27, 2017, the PRB met to evaluate the petition and supplemental information and make an initial recommendation on whether to accept the petition for review.

• On August 1, 2017, the petition manager informed the petitioner of the PRB's recommendation to reject the petition because it fails to provide sufficient facts to support the petition and raises issues that have already been reviewed, evaluated, and resolved by the NRC in accordance with MD 8.11, Part III, C. The petitioner was offered a second opportunity to address the PRB, which he accepted.

• On August 7, 2017, the petition manager provided the petitioner additional details of the basis for the PRB's recommendation and scheduled a teleconference for August 10, 2017.

• On August 8, 2017, the petitioner requested that the teleconference be rescheduled.

• On August 14, 2017, the petition manager and petitioner discussed alternative dates and rescheduled the teleconference for early September.

• On September 7, 2017, the petitioner requested rescheduling the teleconference, due to an approaching hurricane, and proposed the latter part of October 2017. Actions Completed This Quarter/Next Steps:

• On October 26, 2017, the petitioner addressed the PRB in a teleconference.

• The PRB determined that the information presented by the petitioner did not change its initial recommendation.

• The next step is to issue a closure letter rejecting the petition for review based on the reasons stated above. Facility: Multiple Licensee Type: AP1000 reactors Petitioner(s): Thomas Saporito Date of Petition: May 2, 2017 DD to be Issued by: Office of New Reactors Acknowledgement Letter Issued: Not Applicable Closure Letter Issued: Not Applicable Last Contact with Petitioner: October 26, 2017 Petition Manager: Manny Comar Case Attorney: Marcia Simon OPEN PETITION UNDER CONSIDERATION OEDO-17-00454 (Petition Age: 6 months) Issues/Actions Requested: The petitioner requested that the NRC revoke the materials license for Tetra Tech EC, Inc., due to concerns about their role in the cleanup of Hunters Point Naval shipyard in San Francisco, CA, including remediation of radiological contamination. The submittal was lengthy with multiple attachments, and included requests and concerns outside 10 CFR 2.206.

Background:

• On June 29, 2017, the petitioner filed a petition for enforcement action under 10 CFR 2.206.

• On July 20, July 22, and August 1, 2017, the petition manager and petitioner discussed timing of a public meeting, with the date remaining to be determined. Actions Completed This Quarter/Next Steps:

• On October 19, 2017, the PRB met and decided to hold the petition in abeyance because the issues raised are the subject of ongoing reviews separate from the 2.206 process.

• On December 6, 2017, the petition manager informed the petitioner that the processing of the petition was taking longer than the usual amount of time due to the need to obtain results from ongoing reviews outside the 2.206 process.

• The next step is for the PRB to determine if the issues separate from those that are the subject of ongoing reviews can continue to be evaluated in the 2.206 process.

Facility: Tetra Tech EC, Inc. Licensee Type: Materials Petitioner(s): Steve Castleman Date of Petition: June 29, 2017 DD to be Issued by: Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Acknowledgement Letter Issued: Not Applicable Closure Letter Issued: Not Applicable Last Contact with Petitioner: December 6, 2017 Petition Manager: James Smith Case Attorney: Olivia Mikula OPEN PETITION UNDER CONSIDERATION OEDO-17-0341 (Petition Age: 6 months) Issues/Actions Requested: The petitioner requested that the NRC take actions to compel licensees for multiple plants to show that plants licensed for extended lifetimes will not have a significant increase in the probability of an accident previously evaluated, particularly with respect to Condition III events.

Background:

• On September 13, 2017, the petitioner filed a petition for enforcement action under 10 CFR 2.206. Actions Completed This Quarter/Next Steps:

• On October 5, 2017, the petition manager acknowledged receipt of the petition and offered the petitioner the opportunity to address the PRB, which he accepted.

• On November 16, 2017, the petitioner addressed the PRB in a public meeting and supplemented the petition.

• On December 5, 2017, the PRB met to evaluate the petition against the criteria in MD 8.11, and make an initial recommendation on whether to accept the petition.

• The next step is for the PRB to finalize and communicate the initial recommendation to the petitioner.

Facility: Multiple Licensee Type: Reactor Petitioner(s): Samuel Miranda Date of Petition: September 13, 2017 DD to be Issued by: Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Acknowledgement Letter Issued: Not Applicable Closure Letter Issued: Not Applicable Last Contact with Petitioner: November 17, 2017 Petition Manager: Lois James Case Attorney: Marcia Simon