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Category:CORRESPONDENCE-LETTERS
MONTHYEARML20217M8771999-10-25025 October 1999 Requests That Industry Studies on long-term Spent Fuel Pool Cooling Be Provided to R Dudley at Listed Mail Stop ML20217M4331999-10-19019 October 1999 Submits Rept 17, Requal Tracking Rept from Operator Tracking Sys. Rept Was Used by NRC to Schedule Requalification Exams for Operators & Record Requal Pass Dates ML20217F5841999-10-13013 October 1999 Requests Revocation of License OP-11038-1 for GE Kingsley. Individual Has Been Reassigned to Position within Naesco ML20217F5811999-10-13013 October 1999 Forwards Insp Data & Naesco Evaluation of a EDG Exhaust Insp Conducted on 990407.Insp Ensured That Unacceptable Wall Thinning Will Not Occur During 40-year Design Lifetime of Sys ML20217C7321999-10-0808 October 1999 Forwards Copy of Seabrook Station Videotape Entitled, Completion of Seal Barrier Installation. Videotape Documents Process of Selecting,Designing & Installing Seal Deterrent Barrier to Preclude Entrapment of Seals ML20217B8621999-10-0505 October 1999 Forwards Rev 28,change 1 to EPIP Er 1.1, Classification & Emergencies, Per 10CFR50.54(q).Rev to Procedure Does Not Decrease Effectiveness of Seabrook Station Radiological Emergency Plan ML20217B7471999-10-0101 October 1999 Provides Notification of Change in PCT of More than 50 F,Per Requirements of 10CFR50.46(a)(3)(i),(ii).Tabulation of Large Break LOCA PCT Margin Utilization Applicable to Seabrook Station,Encl ML20212J8271999-09-30030 September 1999 Informs of Completion of mid-cycle PPR of Seabrook Station. Staff Conducted Reviews for All Operating NPPs to Integrate Performance Info & to Plan for Insp Activities at Facility Over Next Six Months.Plant Issues Matrix & Insp Plan Encl ML20216J2381999-09-30030 September 1999 Responds to Re Enforcement Discretion for Nuclear Plants During Y2K Transition.Nrc Expects All Licensees to Operate Nuclear Facilities Safety IAW NRC Regulations & Requirements ML20216J2421999-09-30030 September 1999 Responds to Card Received in Aug 1999,providing Comments on NRC Interim Enforcement Policy Re Enforcement Discretion for Nuclear Plants During Y2K Transition.Informs That Naesc Reported Seabrook as Y2K Ready Prior to 990701 ML20216J2471999-09-30030 September 1999 Responds to Which Provided Comments on NRC Interim Enforcement Policy Re Enforcement Discretion for Nuclear Plants During Y2K Transition.Informs That Naesc Reported Seabrook as Y2K Ready Prior to 990701 ML20212K7921999-09-30030 September 1999 Confirms 990922 Telcon with J D'Antonio & T Grew Re Arrangements Made for NRC to Inspect Licensed Operator Requalification Program at Seabrook Facility ML20212J0301999-09-24024 September 1999 Forwards Insp Rept 50-443/99-10 on 990726-30 & 0809-13.No Violations Noted.Insp Discussed ML20212G5071999-09-21021 September 1999 Submits Complaint to NRC Re NRC Failure to Cite Seabrook Station NPP Operators for Failing to Periodically Calibrate & Establish Adequate Measures to Insure That Relay Equipment Met All Required Calibration Settings Prior to Installation ML20212C1881999-09-20020 September 1999 Ack Receipt of Which Raised Concerns Re NRC Enforcement Actions at Plant & Issuance of NCVs ML20212D1401999-09-17017 September 1999 Forwards SE Accepting Request to Use Proposed Alternative to Certain Weld Repair Requirements in ASME Boiling & Pressure Vessel Code ML20212B9511999-09-17017 September 1999 Forwards NRC Form 396 for MG Sketchley,License SOP-10685, Along with Supporting Medical Exam Info.Nrc Form 396 Has Been Superceded by Revised Version Dtd 971222,which Was Previously Submitted to NRC on 990812.Encl Withheld ML20212C3621999-09-15015 September 1999 Forwards Rev 34 to Seabrook Station Radiological Emergency Plan & Rev 85 to Seabrook Station Emergency Response Manual, Per 10CFR50,App E & 10CFR50.4 ML20212B5021999-09-14014 September 1999 Forwards Licensee Responses to EPA Questions Re Plant Seal Deterrent Barrier.Util Completed Installation of Subject Barriers on All Three Station Offshore Intake Structures on 990818.Barriers Will Preclude Entrapment of Seals ML20211Q8521999-09-0808 September 1999 Informs That Rl Couture,License SOP-11027,terminated Employment at Naesco on 990907.Revocation of License Requested ML20211N8781999-09-0303 September 1999 Forwards Response to 990820 RFI Re NRC Administrative Ltr 99-03, Preparation & Scheduling of Operator Licensing Exams ML20211J9291999-09-0303 September 1999 Forwards mark-ups & Retypes of Proposed Conforming License Changes Required in Connection with Transfers Being Sought in 990615 Application of Montaup Electric Co & New England Power Co for Transfer of Licenses & Ownership Interests ML20211M3221999-09-0202 September 1999 Responds to NRC Re Violations Noted in Insp of License NPF-86 & Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty. Corrective Actions:Conducted Prompt Review of Layoff Decision to Determine Relevant Facts DD-99-10, Informs That Time Provided by NRC Regulation within Which Commission May Act to Review Director'S Decision (DD-99-10) Expired.Commission Declined Review & Decision Became Final on 990830.With Certificate of Svc.Served on 9909021999-09-0202 September 1999 Informs That Time Provided by NRC Regulation within Which Commission May Act to Review Director'S Decision (DD-99-10) Expired.Commission Declined Review & Decision Became Final on 990830.With Certificate of Svc.Served on 990902 ML20211J8811999-09-0101 September 1999 Forwards Comments on Seabrook Station Review of Reactor Vessel Integrity Database (Rvid)(Version 2).Minor Discrepancies Were Noted.Proposed Changes Are Encl in Order to Correct Discrepancies ML20211J8411999-09-0101 September 1999 Forwards Updated NRC Form 396 for E Decosta,Nrc License OP-10655-1.Without Encl ML20211G9191999-08-27027 August 1999 Informs NRC That Name of New Company, Ref in Order Approving Application Re Corporate Merger Is Nstar Which Is Massachusetts Business Trust ML20211J0401999-08-26026 August 1999 Responds to 990819 Request,On Behalf of Gr Pageau & Williams Power Corp,For Addl Time in Which to Reply to Nov,Issued on 990803.Response Due to NRC by 991008 ML20211H0651999-08-25025 August 1999 Forwards Insp Rept 50-443/99-05 on 990621-0801.One Violation Re Failure to Include Multiple Components within Scope of ISI Test Program Was Identified & Being Treated as NCV, Consistent with App C of Enforcement Policy ML20211G7761999-08-24024 August 1999 Expresses Great Concern Re Lack of Enforcement Actions Against Seabrook Station Despite Citations NRC Has Issued for Violations of Seabrook Operating License ML20211J2171999-08-23023 August 1999 Expresses Disappointment with Lack of Enforcement Action Against Seabrook Station Despite Repeated Safety Violations ML20211J4971999-08-21021 August 1999 Submits Comments Re Violations Cited in Early Mar & 990509 Insps ML20211H8361999-08-19019 August 1999 Submits Concerns Re Violations at Seabrook Station ML20211F2681999-08-19019 August 1999 Discusses Former Chairman Jackson & 990602 Predecisional Enforcement Conference Re Findings of Ofc of Investigations Involving Allegations Raised by Contract Electrician.Determined That Allegations Not Supported ML20211J3241999-08-15015 August 1999 Expresses Disappointment in Apparent Failure of NRC to Cite Seabrook Station NPP for Recent Violations of Safety Regulations Uncovered During Recent Insps in Mar & May ML20211J1831999-08-15015 August 1999 Submits Concerns Over Serious Deficiencies at Seabrook Station That NRC Has Declined to Take Enforcement Actions Against ML20210T1601999-08-13013 August 1999 Informs That as Result of Staff Review of Licensee Responses to GL 92-01,rev,supp1 1, Reactor Vessel Structural Integrity, NRC Revised Info in Reactor Vessel Integrity Database & Is Releasing It as Rvid Version 2 ML20211J2071999-08-13013 August 1999 Expresses Concerns Re Violations Occurring Recently at Seabrook Nuclear Power Station.Requests Effort to See That Measures Taken to Stop Flagrant,Continuing Violations That Hold Danger to Workers & Community ML20210S9611999-08-13013 August 1999 Informs That NRC Received Encl Ltr from Pb Johnston Expressing Concern About Certain Impacts on Shareholders of New England Electric Sys with Respect to Nees Proposed Merger with Natl Grid Group ML20210S9511999-08-13013 August 1999 Responds to to Collins Expressing Concerns with Certain Terms of Proposed Merger Between New England Electric Sys & National Grid Group.Nrc Has No Authority to Interject Itself in Nees Merger with National Grid Group ML20210S2001999-08-12012 August 1999 Forwards NRC Forms 398 & 396 in Support of Applications for Renewal of Operator Licenses for Individuals Listed Below. Without Encls ML20210R8401999-08-11011 August 1999 Forwards Response to NRC Second RAI Re GL 95-07, Pressure Locking & Thermal Binding of SR Power-Operated Gate Valves ML20210S7331999-08-11011 August 1999 Submits Third Suppl to 980423 Application to Renew NPDES Permit NH0020338 for Seabrook Station.Suppl Provides Addl Info on Input Streams & Requests Increased Permit Limit for Chemical Used in Makeup Water Treatment Sys ML20210R9581999-08-11011 August 1999 Forwards ISI Exam Rept of Seabrook Station, for RFO 6, Period 3,for Insps Conducted Prior to & During Sixth Refueling Outage Concluded on 990510 ML20210Q7441999-08-11011 August 1999 Forwards Order Approving Indirect Transfer of Control of Canal Interest in Seabrook Station Unit 1 as Requested in Application & SER ML20210R7931999-08-10010 August 1999 Forwards Cycle 7 Startup Rept for Seabrook Station, IAW Requirements of TS 6.8.1.1 ML20210N9421999-08-0505 August 1999 Informs That North Atlantic Suggests Listed Revisions to 990730 Draft Revisions to Committee Rept & Order.Further Revs Consistent with What North Atlantic Proposed at 990608 Hearing ML20210N5721999-08-0303 August 1999 Discusses Investigations Rept 1-98-005 Conducted by OI at Naesco,Seabrook Station & Forwards NOV & Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty - $55,000.Violation Re Failure to Promptly Correct Incorrectly Terminated Cables of Control Bldg Air ML20210P3361999-08-0303 August 1999 Discusses Investigation Rept 1-98-005 Conducted by Region I OI at Naesco,Seabrook Station & Forwards Nov.Violations Re Electrical Wiring in Control Panel for Control Bldg Air Conditioning Sys ML20210P3161999-08-0303 August 1999 Discusses Investigation Rept 1-98-005,conducted Between 980129 & 0527 at Seabrook Station & Forwards Nov.Violation Re Discrimination of Williams Power Corp,Contractor of Naesco,Against Electrician for Raising Safety Issues 1999-09-08
[Table view] Category:INCOMING CORRESPONDENCE
MONTHYEARML20217F5841999-10-13013 October 1999 Requests Revocation of License OP-11038-1 for GE Kingsley. Individual Has Been Reassigned to Position within Naesco ML20217F5811999-10-13013 October 1999 Forwards Insp Data & Naesco Evaluation of a EDG Exhaust Insp Conducted on 990407.Insp Ensured That Unacceptable Wall Thinning Will Not Occur During 40-year Design Lifetime of Sys ML20217B8621999-10-0505 October 1999 Forwards Rev 28,change 1 to EPIP Er 1.1, Classification & Emergencies, Per 10CFR50.54(q).Rev to Procedure Does Not Decrease Effectiveness of Seabrook Station Radiological Emergency Plan ML20217B7471999-10-0101 October 1999 Provides Notification of Change in PCT of More than 50 F,Per Requirements of 10CFR50.46(a)(3)(i),(ii).Tabulation of Large Break LOCA PCT Margin Utilization Applicable to Seabrook Station,Encl ML20212G5071999-09-21021 September 1999 Submits Complaint to NRC Re NRC Failure to Cite Seabrook Station NPP Operators for Failing to Periodically Calibrate & Establish Adequate Measures to Insure That Relay Equipment Met All Required Calibration Settings Prior to Installation ML20212B9511999-09-17017 September 1999 Forwards NRC Form 396 for MG Sketchley,License SOP-10685, Along with Supporting Medical Exam Info.Nrc Form 396 Has Been Superceded by Revised Version Dtd 971222,which Was Previously Submitted to NRC on 990812.Encl Withheld ML20212C3621999-09-15015 September 1999 Forwards Rev 34 to Seabrook Station Radiological Emergency Plan & Rev 85 to Seabrook Station Emergency Response Manual, Per 10CFR50,App E & 10CFR50.4 ML20211Q8521999-09-0808 September 1999 Informs That Rl Couture,License SOP-11027,terminated Employment at Naesco on 990907.Revocation of License Requested ML20211N8781999-09-0303 September 1999 Forwards Response to 990820 RFI Re NRC Administrative Ltr 99-03, Preparation & Scheduling of Operator Licensing Exams ML20211J9291999-09-0303 September 1999 Forwards mark-ups & Retypes of Proposed Conforming License Changes Required in Connection with Transfers Being Sought in 990615 Application of Montaup Electric Co & New England Power Co for Transfer of Licenses & Ownership Interests ML20211M3221999-09-0202 September 1999 Responds to NRC Re Violations Noted in Insp of License NPF-86 & Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty. Corrective Actions:Conducted Prompt Review of Layoff Decision to Determine Relevant Facts ML20211J8411999-09-0101 September 1999 Forwards Updated NRC Form 396 for E Decosta,Nrc License OP-10655-1.Without Encl ML20211J8811999-09-0101 September 1999 Forwards Comments on Seabrook Station Review of Reactor Vessel Integrity Database (Rvid)(Version 2).Minor Discrepancies Were Noted.Proposed Changes Are Encl in Order to Correct Discrepancies ML20211G9191999-08-27027 August 1999 Informs NRC That Name of New Company, Ref in Order Approving Application Re Corporate Merger Is Nstar Which Is Massachusetts Business Trust ML20211G7761999-08-24024 August 1999 Expresses Great Concern Re Lack of Enforcement Actions Against Seabrook Station Despite Citations NRC Has Issued for Violations of Seabrook Operating License ML20211J2171999-08-23023 August 1999 Expresses Disappointment with Lack of Enforcement Action Against Seabrook Station Despite Repeated Safety Violations ML20211J4971999-08-21021 August 1999 Submits Comments Re Violations Cited in Early Mar & 990509 Insps ML20211H8361999-08-19019 August 1999 Submits Concerns Re Violations at Seabrook Station ML20211J3241999-08-15015 August 1999 Expresses Disappointment in Apparent Failure of NRC to Cite Seabrook Station NPP for Recent Violations of Safety Regulations Uncovered During Recent Insps in Mar & May ML20211J1831999-08-15015 August 1999 Submits Concerns Over Serious Deficiencies at Seabrook Station That NRC Has Declined to Take Enforcement Actions Against ML20211J2071999-08-13013 August 1999 Expresses Concerns Re Violations Occurring Recently at Seabrook Nuclear Power Station.Requests Effort to See That Measures Taken to Stop Flagrant,Continuing Violations That Hold Danger to Workers & Community ML20210S2001999-08-12012 August 1999 Forwards NRC Forms 398 & 396 in Support of Applications for Renewal of Operator Licenses for Individuals Listed Below. Without Encls ML20210R8401999-08-11011 August 1999 Forwards Response to NRC Second RAI Re GL 95-07, Pressure Locking & Thermal Binding of SR Power-Operated Gate Valves ML20210R9581999-08-11011 August 1999 Forwards ISI Exam Rept of Seabrook Station, for RFO 6, Period 3,for Insps Conducted Prior to & During Sixth Refueling Outage Concluded on 990510 ML20210R7931999-08-10010 August 1999 Forwards Cycle 7 Startup Rept for Seabrook Station, IAW Requirements of TS 6.8.1.1 ML20210K3281999-07-30030 July 1999 Forwards Response to NRC RAI Re License Amend Request 98-17. North Atlantic Concurs with Staff That Bases Should State That Maintaining ECCS Piping Full of Water from RWST to Reactor Coolant Sys Ensures Sys Will Perform Properly ML20210H8991999-07-27027 July 1999 Forwards Tabulation of Current LBLOCA & SBLOCA Peak Clad Temp Margin Utilization Tables Applicable to Seabrook Station ML20210H0921999-07-27027 July 1999 Forwards Naesc Semi-Annual Fitness-for-Duty Rept,Jan-June 1999, Per 10CFR26.71(d).Rept Includes Data from 990101- 0610 ML20210S9911999-07-18018 July 1999 Requests NRC Intervene for All Shareholders of New England Electric System & to Help with Merger with National Grid Group & That NRC Petition Security & Exchange Commission to Investigate Matter Relative to No Shareholder Options ML20210A2521999-07-15015 July 1999 Forwards Rev 33 to Seabrook Station Radiological Emergency Plan & Rev 84 to Seabrook Station Emergency Response Manual ML20209J0601999-07-14014 July 1999 Forwards Rev 11 to Vols 1-10 of State of Nh Radiological Emergency Response Plan & Vols 11-50 to Town Radiological Emergency Response Plans,In Support of Vermont Yankee & Seabrook Station.Vols 17-19 of Were Not Included ML20209G1351999-07-0909 July 1999 Forwards Relief Request Re Repair Welding on SA-351 Matl to Be Installed in Seabrook Station SW Pumps & SW Cooling Tower Pumps ML20209D2871999-07-0606 July 1999 Submits Response to NRC AL 99-02,re Numerical Estimate of Licensing Actions Expected to Be Submitted in Fy 2000 & 2001.Schedule Does Not Include Activities Which Meet AL Definition of Complex Review ML20209C9021999-06-30030 June 1999 Provides Revised Distribution List for Seabrook Station Correspondence to Reflect Current Organization ML20196G2391999-06-23023 June 1999 Responds to GL 98-01,Suppl 1, Y2K Readiness of Computer Sys at Nuclear Power Plants. Y2K Readiness Disclosure for Plant Encl ML20196G3381999-06-23023 June 1999 Forwards LAR 99-19 for License NPF-86,increasing AOT for Cracs from 30 Days to 60 Days on One Time Basis for Each Train to Facilitate on-line Implementation of Design Enhancements During Current Operating Cycle ML20195J0981999-06-17017 June 1999 Forwards Responses to Questions Posed in Re Application of New England Power Co for Transfer of Control of Licenses NPF-49 & NPF-86.Copy of 1998 Schedule 13G, Included,As Requested ML20196D0561999-06-16016 June 1999 Forwards Certified Copy of Endorsements 77 & 78 to Nelia to Policy NF-0296 ML20195H1741999-06-15015 June 1999 Forwards Original & Copy of Request for Approval of Certain Indirect & Direct Transfer of License & Ownership Interests of Montaup Electric Co (Montaup) with Respect to Nuclear Facilities Described as Listed ML20195J1221999-06-15015 June 1999 Forwards Addl Clarifying Info to Suppl Info Provided at 990602 Predecisional Enforcement Conference at Region I. Proprietary Declarations by Util Employees to Correct Inaccuracies Encl.Proprietary Info Withheld,Per 10CFR2.790 ML20210K4971999-06-15015 June 1999 Forwards Copy of Ltr from Concerned Constitutent AC Menninger from Franconia,Nh to Senator Smith Re Seabrook Nuclear Power Station Y2K Readiness ML20195E9731999-06-0707 June 1999 Forwards Rev 32 to Seabrook Station Radiological Emergency Plan & Rev 83 to Emergency Response Manual ML20206T4201999-05-20020 May 1999 Forwards Certified Copies of Resolution Adopted by Shareholders of National Grid Group Approving Acquisition of New England Electric Sys & Vote of New England Electric Sys Shareholders Approving Merger with National Grid Group ML20196L2001999-05-0707 May 1999 Forwards Rev 01-07-00 to RE-21, Cycle 7 COLR, Per TS 6.8.1.6.c ML20206K4301999-05-0707 May 1999 Forwards Copy of Corrective Order of Notice by State of Nh Nuclear Decommissioning Financing Committee ML20206J3321999-05-0505 May 1999 Forwards Tabulation of Number of Tubes Plugged in Each of Two SGs Inspected During Sixth Isi,Per Plant TS SR 4.4.5.5a. Sixth ISI Was Completed on 990420 ML20206J3341999-05-0505 May 1999 Informs That on 990501,ISO New England & New England Power Pool Implemented Restructured Wholesale Electricity Market. Summary of Util Action as Result of Implementation of Subject Market,Encl ML20206J2801999-04-30030 April 1999 Forwards 1998 Annual Financial Repts for CT Light & Power Co,Western Ma Electric Co,Public Svc Co of Nh,North Atlantic Energy Corp,Northeast Nuclear Energy Co & North Atlantic Energy Svc Corp,License Holders ML20206G4371999-04-30030 April 1999 Forwards 1998 Annual Environ Operating Rept for Seabrook Station.Encl Rept Is Summary of Implementation of EPP for Period of Jan-Dec 1998 ML20206H4801999-04-30030 April 1999 Forwards 1998 Annual Radioactive Effluent Release Rept for Seabrook Station. Listed Info Provided in Encls 1999-09-08
[Table view] Category:PUBLIC ENTITY/CITIZEN/ORGANIZATION/MEDIA TO NRC
MONTHYEARML20059H2761990-08-29029 August 1990 Advises That Intervenors Intend to Prepare & File Further Affidavit Re Emergency Motion to Reopen Record on Adequacy of Staffing of State of Nh Radiological Emergency Response Plan & for Immediate Shutdown.Svc List Encl ML20056B1721990-07-30030 July 1990 Advises That Director'S Decision DD-90-4 Nonresponsive & Noncompliant W/Provisions of 10CFR2.206 & Noncompliant W/ Aslab Memorandum & Order of 900123 for Stated Reasons ML20043C6771990-05-30030 May 1990 Informs That Author Will Be Unable to Attend 900605 Prehearing Conference in Concord,Nh.Counsel for Atty General of Commonwealth of Ma Will Represent Necnp Interests at Prehearing Conference ML20043G9871990-05-16016 May 1990 Advises That Author Established Network to Monitor Emissions from Plant.Mission Statement Outlining Objectives & Methodology of Network Encl.Nrc Will Be Added to Mail List ML20012E7661990-03-27027 March 1990 Advises That Seacoast Anti-Pollution League Has No Intention of Proceeding Further in Proceedings Before Appeal Board Due to Intervenor Inability to Justify Expense of Further Participation.Svc List Encl ML20012E7361990-03-25025 March 1990 Ack Offer to Answer Questions Re NRC Review of Numerous Requests for Relief by Util from Full Compliance W/Plant First 10-yr Inservice Insp Requirements & Submits Questions Re 900327 Ltr ML20012C6671990-03-15015 March 1990 Emergency Petition for Extension of Stay.* Forwards Notarized Copy of Rd Pollard Affidavit Supporting Emergency Petition for Extension of Stay Filed on 900314 ML20006G1201990-02-27027 February 1990 Requests Leave to File Encl Further Comments of Seacoast Anti-Pollution League Re Immediate Effectiveness of Licensing Authorization,Or in Alternative,In Support of Stay.Comments Directed to Substantial Change in State Plan ML20012A3051990-02-26026 February 1990 Requests Info Re What Blueprints,Plans,Diagrams & Catalogs Available to cross-ref Various Welds & Weld Locations at Unit 1 & Why Both Surface & Volumetric Weld Insps Required ML20011E6351990-02-0101 February 1990 Requests NRC Investigation of Allegation That Number of Keycards That Permit Entry to Protected Areas No Longer in Possession of Individuals to Whom They Were Issued ML20006F4391990-02-0101 February 1990 Readiness Review.* Requests Board to Consider Stated Written Views of Attachments to NRC 900108 & 09 Ltrs Due to Intervenors Not Receiving Documents Until Afternoon of 900118 & After Commission Meeting Ended.W/Related Info ML20006D8351990-02-0101 February 1990 Forwards Statement of Issues to Be Included in Seacoast Anti-Pollution League Brief in Support of LBP-89-32,in Response to 900131 Order ML20006D3131990-01-29029 January 1990 Forwards Revised Brief on Appeal of Partial Initial Decision on Spmc & 1988 FEMA-graded Exercise (LBP-89-32) to Include Portions of Transcript Cited in Brief as App ML20006B2381990-01-24024 January 1990 Forwards Seacoast Anti-Pollution League Brief in Support of Petitions for Review of LBP-89-32.Also Joins in Commonwealth of Ma 900122 Brief in Support of Appeal of LBP-89-38 ML20006B1851990-01-19019 January 1990 Forwards Opening Statement on Behalf of Seacoast Anti-Pollution League Re Offsite Emergency Planning & Safety Issues.Adequate Emergency Planning at Facility May Not Be Feasible & License Should Not Be Issued.Svc List Encl ML20006A2621990-01-18018 January 1990 Expresses Concern Re Safety of People That Live Near Plant on Basis That Plant Located in Densely Populated Coastal Area W/Predicted Seismic Activity & Inadequate Evacuation Routes.Plant Should Not Be Licensed ML20006A3141990-01-18018 January 1990 Readiness Review.* Discusses Number of Serious Potential Defects in Design & Const of Plant That Need to Be Addressed & Resolved Before Commission Concludes That Reactor Ready to Operate.Supporting Documentation Encl ML20006A2651990-01-17017 January 1990 Requests Time to Read Ltr at 900118 Hearing Re Facility to Express Concerns of Amesbury Religious Society of Friends, Including Serious Safety Issues & Location of Plant.W/ Certificate of Svc ML20006A2601990-01-17017 January 1990 Requests That Encl Ltrs Added to Transcript of 900118 NRC Hearing & Included in Records,Per Telcon.Served on 900123 ML20006A0681990-01-16016 January 1990 Requests Brief Opportunity to Address Commission at 900118 Meeting & Decries NRC Failure to Comply W/Govt in Sunshine Act in Scheduling Meetings on Plant OL Case w/1 Wk Notice ML20006A4231990-01-11011 January 1990 Forwards Town of Essex 890711 Ltr Requesting That Reactor Safety Issues Be Addressed & Resolved Prior to Licensing of Reactor,For Response.W/Certificate of Svc ML19351A6961989-12-0505 December 1989 Forwards Signature Page for Gc Minor Affidavit,Per Commonwealth of Ma Atty General 891201 Filing of Gc Minor & Sc Sholly Joint Affidavit in Support of Intervenors Application for Stay of LBP-89-32 ML19332F9351989-12-0404 December 1989 Forwards Corrected Title Page to 891121 Filing of Necnp Request for Stay of Immediate Effectiveness of LBP-89-32 Pending Resolution of Outstanding Licensing Issues.Original Had Incorrect Caption Directed to Attention of ASLB ML19332D8941989-11-22022 November 1989 Submits That Recipient 891117 Ltr on Commission Response to Senator Glenn Re Having No Communications W/Governor Sununu Re Plant Emergency Planning Insufficient.Fuller Response from Commissioner Roberts Warranted.Svc List Encl ML19332D7911989-11-21021 November 1989 Forwards Original Signature Page to Gc Minor & Sc Sholly 891117 Affidavit & Objection to No Significant Hazards Determination & Request for Hearing on Proposed Amend to Plant Low Power OL ML19332D5601989-11-17017 November 1989 Forwards Intervenors Motion to Reopen Record & Admit late-filed Contention Re Proposed Amend of Facility Ol,Application,For Filing.Original Signature Page to Affidavit Will Be Forwarded ML19354D5341989-11-0808 November 1989 Requests Determination of Commissioner Roberts Intentions,If Any,To Abstain from Voting on Matters Pending Before Commission Re Adquacy of Emergency Planning at Plant Due to Conflict of Interest.Related Info & Svc List Encl ML19327B7441989-10-21021 October 1989 Expresses Concern Re Financial Status of Util When Judging Ability to Safely Operate Facility.Residents Around Facility Need More than Reasonable Assurance That Operations Will Be Consistent W/Public Health & Safety ML20248D1041989-09-26026 September 1989 Forwards Response to Commission 890822 Order & New England Electric Sys Form 10-Q for Quarter Ending 890630 in Support of Part III of Response Re Insufficient Funding for Operating Plant ML20247Q6781989-09-22022 September 1989 Objects,For Record,Applicant 890920 Motion to Strike Seacoast Anti-Pollution League (Sapl) Response to Aslab 890830 Order.Sapl Response Considered within Framework Intended by Aslab.W/Certificate of Svc ML20247M0731989-09-18018 September 1989 Forwards Corrected Seacoast Anti-Pollution League 890915 Response in Accordance W/Aslab Order of 890830,making Typo & Grammatical Changes ML20247B5591989-09-0606 September 1989 Forwards Seacoast Anti-Pollution League Comments Re ACRS Seabrook Subcommittee 890817 Meeting.Issues Re Plant Not Fully Functional SPDS & Untested Siren Warning Sys Also Discussed.Related Correspondence ML20247A1071989-09-0606 September 1989 Emergency Planning.* Provides Info Re Problem of Summer Beach Population in Plant Area Resorts Not Being Protected During Radiological Emergency.Related Correspondence ML20246F5721989-08-23023 August 1989 ACRS Meeting/Seabrook Nuclear Power Plant.* Advises That Seacoast Anti-Pollution League Joins in Commonwealth of Ma Atty General & Requests Reopened ACRS Subcommitee Meeting W/Opportunity to Be Heard.Related Correspondence ML20246J5491989-08-22022 August 1989 Requests That Augmented Insp Team Insp Rept Be Revised to Include Encl Addl Info ML20246E2891989-08-21021 August 1989 Expresses Appreciation for Opportunity to Address ACRS Subcommittee on Facility at 890817 Meeting.Believes ACRS Failure to Provide Licensee W/Timely Notice of Subj Meeting Unfair.Related Correspondence ML20247A1971989-08-11011 August 1989 Forwards Aerial Photos Submitted as Visual Evidence Supporting Town of Essex,Ma Selectmen Contention That Plant Siting Will Contaminate Marshes.Served on 890907 ML20248E0021989-08-0202 August 1989 OL Case:Offsite Emergency Planning Issues.* Advises That Necnp Does Not Intend to File Proposed Findings & Conclusions of Law Re Spmc or Offsite Emergency Plannning Exercise ML20248E0401989-08-0202 August 1989 Emergency Planning Appeal.* Clarifies Understanding Re History of Contentions on Reception Ctrs & Board Rulings on Litigability of Size of EPZ Population Attending Reception,Per 890727 Oral Argument.Supporting Info Encl ML20247B1511989-07-17017 July 1989 Advises That Author Will Attend Argument Scheduled for 890727 & Present Argument on Behalf of Appellant,Seacoast Anti-Pollution League,Per ASLB 890711 Order.W/Svc List ML20247B7731989-07-13013 July 1989 Emergency Planning Appeal.* Advises That Author Will Argue on Behalf of Necnp at 890727 Oral Argument ML20247B3771989-07-11011 July 1989 Advises That Seacoast Anti-Pollution League Has No Intention of Participating in 890712 Oral Argument,But Will Stand Final Brief Filed W/Aslab on 890413.Svc List Encl ML20246A8241989-07-11011 July 1989 FOIA Request for Records on 890623 Telcon Between EA Brown & Tt Martin Re Confirmatory Action Ltr CAL-89-11 ML20248J3691989-06-30030 June 1989 Forwards to Judge Smith & Documents for Inclusion in Records of Licensing Proceedings for Plant,Per 890629 Instruction ML20248J3721989-06-29029 June 1989 Urges That Commission Decision on Whether People Can Be Evacuated Safely in Event of Nuclear Accident at Plant Not Be Made W/O Reviewing Encl Documents & Testimony.Certificate of Svc Encl ML20244D3881989-06-0808 June 1989 Forwards Reply Brief Addressing Applicant & NRC Briefs on Issues Pending Before Appeal Board.Expedition of Oral Argument & for Argument to Held in State of Nh Requested.W/O Stated Encl ML20246H4691989-05-0808 May 1989 Forwards Testimony Demonstrating That Plant Built Using Conterfeit,Defective Components & Enumerating Other Safety Violations.W/Certificate of Svc.Served on 890510 ML20245E6261989-04-21021 April 1989 Forwards Objection to NRC Motion to Strike Notices of Appeal ML20244C1031989-04-11011 April 1989 OL Case:Offsite Emergency Planning Issues.* Advises That New England Coalition on Nuclear Pollution (Necnp) Has co-sponsored,but Will Not Help Present Commonwealth of Ma Testimony Re Necnp & Town of Hampton Joint Contentions ML20244B7381989-04-0808 April 1989 Urges Commission to Issue Low Power License for Plant,Per CLI-88-10.Certificate of Svc Encl.Served on 890419 1990-08-29
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Dear Administrative Judges:
Three days ago I received the Board's Memorandum and Order of January 11, 1990, the purpose of which was "to provide to interested par cies an opportunity to advise -the. Board on how to proceed in accordance.with the directives'of ALAB-924 and how they proposed to participate in the resolution of the remanded issues." 4 g
My first. reaction was that this Order must be in jest. Surely,-
! the members of this Board could not expect SAPL to have the least ,
l interest whatsoever in any further proceedings before the Board, 1: given the fact that the Board has decided the. issue in the case by l -directing the "immediate authorization" for a full power nuclear license.
Perhaps the Board has forgotten that'SAPL intervened in this
. proceeding to oppose the issuance of a nuclear license for Seabrook. It did not intervene in this proceeding for the sake of ,
being'in the proceeding, and it has no intention of serving.as an uncompensated emergency planner for FEMA, NRC, or.the New Hampshire Emergency Management Agency.
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Respectfully submitted, Seacoast Anti-Pollution League By its. Attorney,
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NEW HAMPSHIRE, et al ) Off-site Emergency Planning
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OPENING STATEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE SEACOAST ANTI-POLLUTION LEAGUE Mr. Chairman, and Administrative Judges, the Seacoast Anti-Pollution League has been concerned about the unfortunate siting of the:Seabrook Plant since the organization's founding 18 years ago. Prominent among those-concerns has been the issue of whether the population at risk could be_ reasonably assured of
-safety-in the event of a catastrophic accident.
Today we are here to determine this issue as to the New
' Hampshire Radiological Emergency Response Plans. This issue is entrusted, in the final analysis, to this agency, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
In this opening, I want to do three things:
First,-to set this issue in context in light of the history of:the Seabrook licensing, for SAPL has been involved throughout i,
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Second, to set forth our particular contentions, and ,
highlight the conclusions of the evidence on those contentions.
Third, to urge SAPL's position as to the ultimate issues to be considered.
D However, at the outset, I think it is important to emphasize that this issue'is, at its center, one that depends on an appreciation of the unique character of the Seabrook site. The fact is that the Seabrook site is indeed unique. No other
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beach population of thousands of individuals, as close as 1.7 n I
miles to the reactor, with limited egress routes, and with the beach goers largely without the protection of even ordinary street clothing. ,
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- ., it has long been recognized that the Seabrook site exceeds the NRC's own siting population guidelines, as set forth in Regulatory Guide 4.7.
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In 1ight of the absolute central importance of the Seabrook site and its environs to the determination of whether an
" adequate" level of protection can be afforded to the population i
at risk, SAPL filed on June 22, 1987, a Motion for this Board to j take a view of'the Seabrook EPZ. Although this Motion was not .
opposed by any party, it was not ruled upon by this Board until denied by the Chairman during our multi-party telephone conference L
held on September 17, after the opportunity to view the summer -
conditions in the EPZ had expired. We do recognize there was a
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Notwithstanding Chairman Sr..ith's statement that he had, as a matter of personal interest, once visited the New Hampshire seacoast, and that the other members had familiarity with the seacoast area, SAPL believes that to understand these issues it is essential to present visually the condition of the EPZ as best we can. Therefore, at this time, SAPL would like to play a 2 1/2 minute videotape of the EPZ, narrated by our Field Director, Jane Doughty. Copies have already been provided to the adverse parties and a' copy has been t'urnished to the Board.(See attached Transcript of "Hampton Beach Area Traffic" Videotape)
This, then, is the human context forsthe issue before us.
New I want to turn to the historical context of the emergency .
planning issue, because it bears on one of the most' critical-issues in this case, and that is the credibility of the NRC's treatment of the issue.
The simple and unhappy fact - D m is that the emergency planning issue has not been responsibly handled by the NRC. Instead, denial and procrastination have been the order of I
the day on the part of the NRC, at all levels.
This is indeed ironic, for it was way back in December of l 1974, the year of this Agency's founding, and 18 months before construction at Seabrook began, that the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards, the claimed independent body that reviews safety issues for the agency, criticized the Seabrook application, on the precise issue now before us. The ACRS said, and I quote:
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Mr. Chairman, as the members of the, Board will be aware, but the public here way not, the LPZ referred to by the ACRS refers to the low populecion zone, a circle that prior to the present emergency planning requirements was drawn around nuclear reactors based on certain engineering considerations and the distance to the nearest j l so-called population center. In the case of Seabrook, the LPZ
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not include either the heavily populated beaches or any town -
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- Bampshire, now Senator Warren B. Rudman. In the construction i l J L permit proceeding, Attorney General Rudman had contended that evacuation of the beaches needed to be addressed, and there was l
sharply varying testimony on the time and feasibilty of evacuating an area of five miles around the reactors.
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Later, the Seabrook Appeal Board was asked to address these 3 issues. Over ten years ago, in ALAB 422, the Appeal Board noted ,
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"There is no doubt that, at peak periods there, in excess of 25,000 people'can be found in the densely populated area--in- -
deed no one disputes the claim that this area will be at times the most densely populated area in the state."
'Notwithstanding this, however, the Appeal-Board finally disposed of Attorney General Rudman's contention, by simply stating.:
"We would be left with a nagging practical question--what account is to be taken of the large number of people on the
-beach? As we have held in an earlier opinion, no plans for their evacuation are required." ,
Consequently, the Appeal Board was able to conclude: "For this reason we do not need to go into the sharply disputed issue respecting the evacuation.of the beach areas or other territory likewise not encompassed by the LPZ." (ALAB 422, Slip Opinion, pages 31, 32.and 36).
There is thus absolutely no doubt that the issue of evacuation was timely'taised in regard to Seabrook, 1cng before construction at Seabrook was started, and that this agency refused to consider it.
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This mind set largely prevailed against all challenges, including the intervenor challenges at Seabrook, until March of 1979, when an " incredible" accident in fact incurred at Three Mile-Island. That accident' eventually resulted in the August 1980 Emergency Planning Requirement that brings us here today: the requirement that there be in place emergency plans, as an essential independent safety requirement, and that those plans provide " reasonable assurance that adequate protective measures can and will be taken in the event of a radiological emergency."
However, even before this requirement became-final in August 1980, SAPL had moved, in May of 1979, to have the construction permit for Seabrook suspended because of the failure of the NRC to require development of an evacuation plan beyond the LPZ.
SAPL had noted that Seabrook had been designated one of the 12' problem sites by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA, and indeed, pursuant to a FEMA report, FEMA Rep. 3, had the longest estimated range of evacuation times of any site in the country, an estimate ranging up to 15 hours1.736111e-4 days <br />0.00417 hours <br />2.480159e-5 weeks <br />5.7075e-6 months <br />. Not until July of 1981, more than two-years after SAPL's request, did the NRC staff L refuse to take action. The Staff Response noted that: "Indeed, for the lowest likelhood events, some serious health effects could l
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"Seabrook poses difficult, and perhaps unique, emergency planning problems. In light of the time and cost likely f to be involved in improving Seabrook's emergency prepared- .
ness, we should begin to seek solutions now, not scme years from now when the plant is almost ready to operate. More- i over,.at that time it will be much more difficult for the )
NRC to require remedial measures which could delay plant operation." ;
SAPL did not stop with the Commission's refusal to review.
Believing that Seabrook indeed posed uniquely diffcult planning problems, SAPL appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for 1
the District of Columbia. Before that' Court, the NRC again
- reiterated its belief that the Emergency Planning issue was not necessarily unsolvable.at Seabrook, and went on to make a solemn
- promise- to the Court, and to SAPL, that it would not allow the continuing massive investment in construction to sway its judgment on whetherethe Applicants had met the requirement that emergency plar.ning achieve anf" adequate" level of public protection. The Court, accepting the NRC's promise to ignore the utilities' investment, agreed'the inquiry could be postponed to the operating licensing-proceeding. It noted, however, f "We are'not-unsympathetic with SAPL's position in'this case.
SAPL has-presented evidence regarding the unique features of the Seabrook area and the current state of emergency pre-paredness would seem to warrant the Commission's most ,
careful exmination in evaluating the adequacy of the final l Seabrook EPS emergency plans. (690 F. 2d 1025-1033 (1982)).
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And so, the NRC has, in the 13 years since the agency was founded, first denied the existence of an emergency planning problem at Seabrook by first decreeing an accident requiring emergency protective action beyond the LPZ to be incredible,.and later, when that position became untenable, by refusing to face the issue until the eleventh hour, which is today. SAPL respectfully submits, Mr. Chairman, that this is not a pretty record.
Now, let us turn to the SAPL contentions and our evidence on those contentions. We must first note, however, that many of our concerns are not going to be addressed at this hearing, due to denials of contentions and summary dismissal rulings that have been made. Those concerns relate to contentions directed toward the capability for radiological monitoring, capability of the telephone system to handle emergency conditions, the adequacy of area medical facilities to handle contaminated and/or injured individuale, the adequacy of the ter, mile zone, and the adequacy of emergency fuel supplies in the area. All of these issues will be dealt with only in the event of an appeal ordering a remand for failure to consider these issues in this proceeding.
The issues which we do have before the Board are SAPL Contentions 7 and 33 having to do with the capability to monitor and decontaminate evacuees in the host community reception centers. .
SAPL 8 and BA, having to do with inadequate personnel to carry out the plans on a continuous 24 hour2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> basis.
SAPL 15, having to do with whether or not there are
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SAPL 16, having to do with the adequacy of sheltering as a s
protective response.
SAPL 18, having to do with the protection of non-auto owning persons.
SAPL 25, having to do with the protection of those whose mobility may be impaired due to institutional confinement or other factors.
SAPL 31, having to do with the adequacy of the evacuation time estimates.
SAPL 34, having to do with the accuracy of population estimates for the Seabrook EPZ.
SAPL 37, having to do with the availability of emergency vehicles and drivers.
Because of our limited resources, SAPL's direct testimony is directed to only five of those contentions, those having to do with personnel resources, SAPL 8 and BA, those having to with mobility impaired populations, SAPL 25, and those having to do with decontamination at host community reception centers, SAPL 7 and 33. Ecwever, we do support the testimony of others, particularly the Massachusetts Attorney General, on the other SAPL contentions.
The testimony, taken as a whole, will just demonstrate certain basic facts:
- 1. The Applicants have seriously underestimated the population at risk'. The beach population will be shown to have a l
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greater than the Applicants' estimate, and a figure which we believe will show two things:
First, that the time to evacuate is so long that evacuation is not a reasonably adequate protective measure for the population at risk, particularly in the beach area, and that in the absence of an effective sheltering alternative, the only conclusion that can be arrived at is that there is no reasonable assurance that adequate protective measures and will be taken.
Second, that the New Hampshire radiological emergency plans do not in fact achieve dose savings over the estimates for an unplanned evacuation that were the subject of hearings before this Board in August of 1983. As I have already mentioned, the original FEMA report on the Seabrook evacuation time estimates, FEMA Rep. 3, released in February of 1981, set forth a range of
, evacuation time estimates from four to fifteen hours, and it now .
appears that, based upon the testimony offered by the Massachusetts Attorney General, the time estimate for a planned evacuation is in the upper end of that range. Therefore, it is SAPL's position that the New Hampshire radiological emergency plans for Seabrook have done nothing but demonstrate the inadequacy of the New Hampshire emergency plans in this l^
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whether or not these plans provide reasonable assurance that !
adequate protective measures can and will be taken in the event of ,
a radiological emergency. Bat what ir " reasonable assurance"? l What is " adequate protection"? [
We all know that the NRC has steadfastly refused to set any c objective criteria for measuring either adequacy or reasonable .
assurance. The Commission' has already held that r there are no time limits in which evacuation must be carried [
' t out, and there are no minimal acceptable dose limits for either individuals or the population at large. Thus, it remains the task of the agency, and this Board in the first instance, to determine what will be the definition of adequacy and reasonable assurance i 1
in light of the findings it may make about the efficacy of these pisas.
We already know what the position of the Applicants and the utility is on this matter. This Board, and the parties, were
-furnished on June 12 with a letter from Mr. Edward Christenberry, i
Chief Hearing Counsel, to the Acting General Counsel of FEMA. In that letter Mr. Christenberry set forth the basic position that adequacy would be established if the plans in fact achieved dose reductions and represented the best effort achievable given the facility and the site in question. Under this theory, adequacy s
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SAPL totally rejects the NRC utility view of the meaning of adequate protection. It is SAPL's position that even if the plan l is found to be "the best" that can be achieved given this site and the major facilities, such as roadways, that are available and l even if that plan does achieve some level of dose reduction, it is wholly inadequate in the event of an accident, in which early ,
warning is not possible and there is a major radiation release, and which results in off-site consequences which are, as set forth ,
in the Massachusetts testimony, five times greater than for J
accide'nts at other licensed nuclear facilities.
Rather, SAPL concurs with the position taken by FEMA in this case, that: ,
"It appears that thousands of people would be unable to leave during an accident at Seabrook involving a major release of radioactivity without adequate shelter for as much as the entire duration of that release. Therefore, until these issues are resolved even if all the other inadequacies and deficiencies cited in the RAC Reviews of the New Hampshire Plans, and the Review of the Exercise of these plans were to be corrected, FEAM would not be able to conclude that the New Hamsphire State and local plans to protect the public in the event of an accident at the Seabrook Nuclear Power Plant are adequate to meet our regulatory standard that such plans
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