ML20206D895

Expresses Opinion That Plants Should Remain Closed Until Converted to Alternative Fuel Source

ML20206D895
Person / Time
Site:	Pilgrim, Seabrook, 05000000
Issue date:	10/15/1988
From:	Shiff P AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED
To:	NRC
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NUDOCS 8811170312
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DISTRIBUTION Docket File 50-443 & 50-293 P . Reading File NRC PDR PDR Murley/Sniezek SVarga D. Mossburg, PMAS (0889213) BBoger YNerses DCrutchfield DMcDonald ' / MRushbrook RWestman ,/

Mr. Philip B. Shiff 39 Manton Road Swampscott, Massachusetts 01907

Dear Mr. Shiff:

This is in response to your postcard dated Oct er 15,'1988, which recommended keeping the Seabrook and Pilgrim facilities c ed and asked a question about nuclear waste disposal.

With regard to Ireeping the plants closed t e Nuclear Regulatory Connission (NRC),

in carrying out its responsibility to mately decide this matter, will use the best infonnation available with f 11 awareness of ou? responsibility for the protection of public health'and pfety. We take this responsibility very seriously. We believe we are tak fthenecessarystepstoassureourselves that the Seabrook plant will not c,emence operation and the Pilg-im plant will not restart unless and until w te folly satisfied that safe operations can be performed and that the public alth and safety is protected.

With regards to your quest on nuclear waste disposal, we consider two levels of waste for comercial vlear power plants: low level and hich level. Low level waste, is shipped a safe container to an out-of-state Ticensed low level b rial site. High lev waste is usually spent fuel. There is no geological respository for high 4 vel waste at this time. The spent fuel is safely stored a spent fuel pool pending availability of a licensed high

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on the plant site level waste geolo. al repository being developed by the U.S. Department of Energy.

Sincerely, Steven A. Varga, Director Division of Reactor Projects - I/II Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation I

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FROM: ORIGINAL DUE DT: 11/17/88 TICKET NO: 0889213 PHILIP B. SHIFF DOC DT: 10/15/88 NRR RCVD DATE: 10/27/88 TO:

NRC F GNATURE OF

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REGARDING CLOSING OF PILGRIM AND SEABROOK PLANTS N 9' '

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ASSIGNED TO: CONTACT: MOSSBURG .

DRPR VARGA Please review the due date immediatelv:

If the due date does not allow adequate time to respond to this ticket, you may request a revised due date. The recuest must have prior approval from the appropriate Associate Director or NRR D puty Director and niust include a valid justification. Contact NRR man 1 room with the new due date (Doris Mossburg, x-23072).

Please do not carry concurrence packages to Directors office without first going through the NRR mailroom.

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