98-1494. North Atlantic Energy Service Corporation, Seabrook Station; Receipt of Petition for Director's Decision Under 10 CFR 2.206

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 14 (Thursday, January 22, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3361-3362]
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[FR Doc No: 98-1494]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. 50-443]


North Atlantic Energy Service Corporation, Seabrook Station; 
Receipt of Petition for Director's Decision Under 10 CFR 2.206

    Notice is hereby given that by Petition dated December 18, 1997, 
Ms. Jane Doughty (or Petitioner), representing The Seacoast Anti-
Pollution League, has requested that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission take action with regard to Seabrook Station. Petitioner 
requests that the operating license for the Seabrook Station be 
suspended until such time as a thorough root cause analysis of the 
reasons underlying the development of leaks in piping in the ``B'' 
train of the residual heat removal (RHR) system is conducted. The 
leakage was reported by the Licensee on December 5, 1997.
    As the basis for this request, Petitioner states that there have 
been past allegations of improper welding practices and substandard 
piping at Seabrook Station and further requests that the investigation 
of the RHR system pipe leakage include findings related to these past 
allegations.
    The request is being treated pursuant to 10 CFR 2.206 of the 
Commission's regulations. The request has been referred to the Director 
of the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. As provided by Section 
2.206, appropriate action will be taken on this Petition within a 
reasonable time.
    By letter dated January 15, 1998, the Director denied Petitioner's 
request to delay restart of the reactor at Seabrook Station, Unit 1, 
until all such actions requested by the Petition are taken.
    A copy of the Petition is available for inspection at the 
Commission's Public Document Room at 2120 L Street, NW., Washington, DC 
20555-0001 and at the local public document room located at Exeter 
Public Library, Founders Park, Exeter, NH 03833.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 15th day of January 1998.


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    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Frank J. Miraglia,
Acting Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 98-1494 Filed 1-21-98; 8:45 am]
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