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LTR-13-0151 - E-mail. Martha Sullivan Provides Follow Up Questions from the NRC Public Meeting Held on February 12, 2013 in Capistrano Beach, California, Concerning the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station
ML13053A211
Person / Time
Site: San Onofre  Southern California Edison icon.png
Issue date: 02/15/2013
From: Sullivan M
- No Known Affiliation
To: Collins E, Howell A, Macfarlane A
NRC/Chairman, NRC Region 4
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LTR-13-0151
Download: ML13053A211 (3)


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OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY CORRESPONDENCE CONTROL TICKET Date Printed: Feb 19, 2013 15:21 PAPER NUMBER: LTR-13-0151 LOGGING DATE: 02/19/2013 ACTION OFFICE:

AUTHOR: Martha Sullivan AFFILIATION: CA ADDRESSEE: Chairman Resource, et al.

SUBJECT:

Provides follow up questions from the NRC public meeting held on February 12, 2013 in Capistrano Beach, California, concerning the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station ACTION: Appropriate DISTRIBUTION: RF, SECY has Ack.

LETTER DATE: 02/15/2013 ACKNOWLEDGED SPECIAL HANDLING: C Lead office to publicly release 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> after SECY's assignment, via SECY/OCAAJDPC.

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FILE LOCATION: ADAMS DATE DUE: DATE SIGNED:

Joosten, Sandy From: Martha Sullivan [marthasullivan@mac.com]

Sent: Friday, February 15, 2013 3:59 PM To: Howell, Art; CHAIRMAN Resource; Collins, Elmo; Lantz, Ryan; Woollen, Mary; Dricks, Victor Cc: Jif & John Massey; SCG-Team Team; Tom English; Ace Hoffman; Kendra Ulrich; David Weisman; Donna Gilmore; Michael Aguirre; Lila Garrett; Harvey Wasserman; Cecile Pineda; myla reson

Subject:

Re: Follow-up Questions for Art Howell (San Onofre)

I'd like to append another question for Mr. Howell and his colleagues at the NRC, following up from Tuesday night. Pete Dietrich of SCE stated that the public has the opportunity to request a hearing in the NRC's normal process; I would like to know:

How many Requests for Hearings by parties other than the operator and NRC have been granted by the NRC?

I'll narrow it down a bit for you -- how many in the last 5 years?

Martha Sullivan Coalition to Decommission San Onofre San Diego CA 858/945-6273 On Feb 14, 2013, at 2:13 PM, myla reson wrote:

To:

Art Howell SONGS Special Project Manager Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Dear Mr. Howell,

This past Tuesday evening during the NRC public meeting in Capistrano Beach, San Clemente resident Jennifer Massey asked the NRC panel a question about safety within the context of beyond design basis events including earthquakes of greater magnitude than those which the plant is currently engineered to withstand and the potential for a tsunami of 45 to 65 feet in height to engulf the facility.

To the question "Can you honestly say this plant which sits on three earthquake faults can be operated safely?",.

you replied: "[The San Onofre nuclear power plant] won't be operated unless it can be operated safely, and it's our job to make that judgement."

So I have to ask:

1) What is your definition of "safe"?
2) When you make your determination about whether or not the San Onofre nuclear power plant can be operated safely, will the impacts of beyond design basis events like super quakes and tsunamis be factored in?
3) Has there been or will there be a siesmic evaluation of the damaged replacement steam generators prior to making a determination about the safety of Edison's restart plan?

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Please keep in mind that Nelson Mar, PhD (former Senior Engineer for the original design of San Onofre Units 2 & 3), said San Onofre is not designed for current earthquake or tsunami risks.

See 3/27/12 Irvine City Council meetinq video.

I look forward to your reply.

Sincerely, Myla Reson San Onofre Nuke Plant - What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

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