ML18087A831

Forwards Petition Per 10CFR2.206 for Order to Show Cause Why Util Should Not Be Restrained from Restarting Facility Until Reactor Circuit Trip Breaker Failures Analyzed,Adequate Remedial Sys Established & Public Welfare Protected

ML18087A831
Person / Time
Site:	Salem
Issue date:	04/12/1983
From:	Potter R NEW JERSEY, STATE OF
To:	Harold Denton Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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NUDOCS 8304140081
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§tate nf Nrm 3Jrrnry DEPARTMENT OF THE PUBLIC ADVOCATE CN 850 TRENTON, NEW JERSEY 08625 R. WILLIAM POTTER JOSEPH H. RODRIGUEZ ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER PUBLIC ADVOCATE TEL. 609-984-4015 April 12, 1983 Mr. Harold Denton Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Reg""lation United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555 Re: Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1 and 2, Petition fqr Order to Show Cause under 10 C.F.R. §2.206

Dear Mr. Denton:

Enclosed please find ten (10) copies of the New Jersey Department of the Public Advocate's petition to order Public Service Electric & Gas Co. ( "PSE&G") to show cause why it should not be restrained from restarting the Salem Nuclear Generating Station, until PSE&G has demonstrated (1) that it has properly analyzed the causes of the reactor circuit-trip breaker failures on February 22 and 25, 1983; (2) that it has proposed and established adequate remedial systems; and (3) that its overallquality assur-ance, maintenance and management programs are adequate to protect the public health, safety and welfare. The Public Advocate further requests that a public hearing be held on the above questions before a duly appointed Atomic Safety and Licensing Board, where the Public Advocate would seek to participate and offer expert testimony on the above. In support of this petition, the Public Advocate relies in part on the affidavit of Dale G. Bridenbaugh, a licensed nuclear engineer (Attachment A) .

Very truly yours, JERSEY RWP:vbm cc: See Attached List

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cc: The Director of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Director, Office of Inspection and Enforcement Director, Region 1, U.S. NRC The Honorable Nunzio Palladino, Chairman, U.S. NRC The Honorable Thomas Roberts, Commissioner, U.S. NRC The Honorable James Asselstine, Commissioner, U.S. NRC The Honorable Victor Gilinsky, Commissioner, U.S. NRC The Honorable John Ahearne, Commissioner, U.S. NRC The Honorable William J. Hughes, Member of Congress, 2nd Congressional District, New Jersey Richard R. Fryling, Jr., Assistant General Counsel, PSE&G