ML12173A123
| ML12173A123 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Palisades  |
| Issue date: | 06/15/2012 |
| From: | Barnes K, Carey C, Hirt A, Kamps K, Keegan M, Lewison L, Pierman B, Snyder G - No Known Affiliation, Beyond Nuclear, Coalition for a Nuclear Free Great Lakes, Don't Waste Michigan, Nuclear Energy Information Service |
| To: | Jaczko G NRC/Chairman |
| O'Brien K | |
| Shared Package | |
| ML12181A236 | List: |
| References | |
| EDATS: SECY-2012-0316, G20120433, LTR-12-0288, SECY-2012-0316, CORR-12-0079 | |
| Download: ML12173A123 (7) | |
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EDO Principal Correspondence Control FROM: DUE: 07/09/12 EDO CONTROL: G20120433 DOC DT: 06/15/12 FINAL REPLY:
Bette Pierman, Concerned Citizen Alice Hirt, Don't Waste Michigan Kevin Kamps, Beyond Nuclear Gail Snyder, Concerned Citizen Michael Keegan, Coalition for a Nuclear Free Great Lakes Kathy Barnes, Don't Waste Michigan Corrine Carey, Don't Waste Michigan Linda tewison, Nuclear Energy Information Service (NEIS) for Illinois Chairman Jaczko FOR SIGNATURE OF ** GRN ** CRC NO: 12-0288 Chairman DESC: ROUTING:
Palisades Emergency Shutdown June 12, 2012 Borchardt (EDATS: SECY-2012-0316) Weber Johnson Ash Mamish OGC/GC DATE: 06/20/12 Leeds,NRR McCoppin,OEDO ASSIGNED TO: CONTACT:
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EDATS Number: SECY-2012-0316 Source: SECY GeI"e'a Information Assigned To: Regionill OEDO Due Date: 7/9/2012 11:00 PM Other Assignees: SECY Due Date: 7/11/2012 11:00 PM
Subject:
Palisades Emergency Shutdown June 12, 2012
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CC Routing: NRR ADAMS Accession Numbers - Incoming: NONE Response/Package: NONE Othe Infomaion Cross Reference Number: G20120433, LTR- 12-0288 Staff Initiated: NO Related Task: Recurring Item: NO File Routing: EDATS Agency Lesson Learned: NO OEDO Monthly Report Item: NO Proes Infraion Action Type: Letter Priority: Medium Sensitivity: None Signature Level: Chairman Jaczko Urgency: NO Approval Level: No Approval Required OEDO Concurrence: YES OCM Concurrence: NO OCA Concurrence: NO Special Instructions:
DouetInfrato Originator Name: Bette Pierman, et al. Date of Incoming: 6/15/2012 Originating Organization: Citizens Document Received by SECY Date: 6/19/2012 Addressee: Chairman Jaczko Date Response Requested by Originator: NONE Incoming Task Received: E-mail Page 1 of I
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY CORRESPONDENCE CONTROL TICKET Date Printed: Jun 19, 2012 15:25 PAPER NUMBER: LTR-12-0288 LOGGING DATE: 06/19/2012 ACTION OFFICE:
AUTHOR: Bette Pierman, et al.
AFFILIATION: MI ADDRESSEE: Chairman Resource
SUBJECT:
E-mail transmitting letter dated June 14, 2012 regarding Palisades emergency shutdown June 12, 2012 ACTION: Signature of Chairman DISTRIBUTION: RF LETTER DATE: 06/15/2012 ACKNOWLEDGED No SPECIAL HANDLING: Chairman Correspondence.
NOTES:
FILE LOCATION: ADAMS DATE DUE: 07/11/2012 DATE SIGNED:
EDO -- G20120433
Joosten, Sandy From: Bette P [bettebgv@yahoo.com]
Sent: Friday, June 15, 2012 7:57 AM To: CHAIRMAN Resource
Subject:
Palisades emergency shutdown 6-12-12 Attachments: Chairman Jaczko 6-14-12.docx June 14, 2012 Gregory B. Jaczko, NRC Chairman U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mail Stop O-16G4 Washington, DC 20555-0001 RE: Palisades emergency shutdown June 12, 2012
Dear Chairman Jaczko,
On Friday, May 25, over 20 members of the public representing many thousands of Michiganders met with you at the Beach Haven Event Center in South Haven, Michigan, to share with you our concerns about safety issues at the Palisades Nuclear Power Plant.
We learned on June 12 that the Palisades Plant shutdown at 6:49 PM for emergency repairs. The shutdown occurred as a result of water leakage from the safety injection/refueling water tank.
"According to Palisades spokesman Mark Savage, the leak was first discovered several weeks ago," The Kalamazoo Gazette reported. The licensee believes that the tank is leaking from several locations and that the water, which is being collected into a holding tank, is contaminated with tritium.
Then today in another article reported in The Kalamazoo Gazette, we learned "The NRC was made aware of the leak in April when the plant shut down for refueling. Both Entergy and NRC Inspectors monitored the leak. The plant set a limit that if more than 31 gallons leaked in a day, the plant would shut down,
[Viktoria] Mitlyng [NRC spokesperson] said. The plant's license specifies that no more than 34.8 gallons leak a day."
We are writing this letter to ask if you were aware of this leak at the time that we met with you in South Haven when you emphasized repeatedly that the plant's operation was being scrutinized by the licensee for safety concerns and that the NRC was intensely overseeing this process. If you were not aware of this leak at the time of our meeting and this information had not been shared with you by your staff or the licensee, we want to know. If you had not been informed of this leak, then we are concerned that information such as this is not being shared with the NRC Chairman in a timely manner. On the other hand, if you had been informed about this leakage and did not see fit to share this information with us-the members of the public who had come to share our safety concerns with you-then we want to know why. As you will remember, many of our expressed concerns that day when we met with you revolved around the issue of tritium leaks and also our concern over the inability of Entergy to run this plant safely.
Once again, the public which has the most to lose is the last to know. We do know, however, that the Palisades Plant is in the breakdown phase of its existence, and that any incident no matter how small can lead to serious consequences for a nuclear plant in this decrepit, embrittled condition.
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On behalf of the undersigned and the rest of the coalition who met with you on May 25, we look forward to your response to our concerns once again.
Thank you, Alice Hirt, Don't Waste Michigan Bette Pierman, Concerned Citizen Kevin Kamps, Beyond Nuclear Gail Snyder, Concerned Citizen Michael Keegan, Coalition for a Nuclear Free Great Lakes Kathy Barnes, Don't Waste Michigan Corrine Carey, Don't Waste Michigan Linda Lewison, Nuclear Energy Information Service (NEIS) for Illinois Cc:
Charles Casto, Regional Administrator, RIII, USNRC John Giessner, Branch Chief, Division of Reactor Projects, RIII, USNRC Tom Taylor, Palisades Senior Resident Inspector, RIII, USNRC April Scarberry, Palisades Resident Inspector, RIII, USNRC Senator Carl Levin Senator Debbie Stabenow E-MAIL CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: The contents of this e-mail message and any attachments are intended solely for the addressee(s) and may contain confidential and/or legally privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient of this message or if this message has been addressed to you in error, please immediately alert the sender by reply e-mail and then delete this message and any attachments. If you are not the intended recipient, you are notified that any use, dissemination, distribution, copying, or storage of this message or any attachment is strictly prohibited.
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June 14, 2012 Gregory B. Jaczko, NRC Chairman U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mail Stop O-16G4 Washington, DC 20555-0001 RE: Palisades emergency shutdown June 12, 2012
Dear Chairman ]aczko,
On Friday, May 25, over 20 members of the public representing many thousands of Michiganders met with you at the Beach Haven Event Center in South Haven, Michigan, to share with you our concerns about safety issues at the Palisades Nuclear Power Plant.
We learned on June 12 that the Palisades Plant shutdown at 6:49 PM for emergency repairs. The shutdown occurred as a result of water leakage from the safety injection/refueling water tank. "According to Palisades spokesman Mark Savage, the leak was first discovered several weeks ago," The Kalamazoo Gazette reported.
The licensee believes that the tank is leaking from several locations and that the water, which is being collected into a holding tank, is contaminated with tritium.
Then today in another article reported in The Kalamazoo Gazette, we learned "The NRC was made aware of the leak in April when the plant shut down for refueling.
Both Entergy and NRC inspectors monitored the leak. The plant set a limit that if more than 31 gallons leaked in a day, the plant would shut down, [Viktoria] Mitlyng
[NRC spokesperson] said. The plant's license specifies that no more than 34.8 gallons leak a day."
We are writing this letter to ask if you were aware of this leak at the time that we met with you in South Haven when you emphasized repeatedly that the plant's operation was being scrutinized by the licensee for safety concerns and that the NRC was intensely overseeing this process. If you were not aware of this leak at the time of our meeting and this information had not been shared with you by your staff or the licensee, we want to know. If you had not been informed of this leak, then we are concerned that information such as this is not being shared with the NRC Chairman in a timely manner. On the other hand, if you had been informed about this leakage and did not see fit to share this information with us-the members of the public who had come to share our safety concerns with you-then we want to know why. As you will remember, many of our expressed concerns that day when Page 1 of 2
we met with you revolved around the issue of tritium leaks and also our concern over the inability of Entergy to run this plant safely.
Once again, the public which has the most to lose is the last to know. We do know, however, that the Palisades Plant is in the breakdown phase of its existence, and that any incident no matter how small can lead to serious consequences for a nuclear plant in this decrepit, embrittled condition.
On behalf of the undersigned and the rest of the coalition who met with you on May 25, we look forward to your response to our concerns once again.
Thank you, Alice Hirt, Don't Waste Michigan Bette Pierman, Concerned Citizen Kevin Kamps, Beyond Nuclear Gail Snyder, Concerned Citizen Michael Keegan, Coalition for a Nuclear Free Great Lakes Kathy Barnes, Don't Waste Michigan Corrine Carey, Don't Waste Michigan Linda Lewison, Nuclear Energy Information Service (NEIS) for Illinois Cc:
Charles Casto, Regiorpal Administrator, RIII, USNRC John Giessner, Branch Chief, Division of Reactor Projects, RIII, USNRC Tom Taylor, Palisades Senior Resident Inspector, RIII, USNRC April Scarberry, Palisades Resident Inspector, RIII, USNRC Senator Carl Levin Senator Debbie Stabenow Page 2 of 2