[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 211 (Wednesday, November 1, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55612-55613]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-27035]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. 50-245]
Northeast Utilities, Millstone Nuclear Power Station, Unit 1;
Receipt of Petition for Director's Decision Under 10 CFR 2.206
Notice is hereby given that on August 21, 1995, George Galatis and
We the People (Petitioners) submitted a Petition pursuant to 10 CFR
2.206 requesting certain actions associated with spent fuel pool issues
at the Millstone Nuclear Power Station, Unit 1. The Petitoners
submitted a Supplement to the Petition on August 28, 1995.
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The Petitioners allege that Northeast Utilities (NU or the
licensee) has knowingly, willingly, and flagrantly operated Millstone
Unit 1 in violation of its operating license for approximately 20
years; that it obtained previous licensing amendments through the use
of material false statements; and that it presently proposes to
continue operating under unsafe conditions rather than comply with the
mandates of its license. Specifically, the Petitioners allege that NU
has offloaded more fuel assemblies into the spent fuel pool than
permitted under License Amendment No. 39 to the Millstone Unit 1
Provisional Operating License and License Amendment No. 40 to the
Millstone Unit 1 Full-Term Operating License. The Petitioners further
allege that License Amendments Nos. 39 and 40 were based upon material
false statements made by NU in documents submitted to the NRC. The
Petitioners refer to certain NU submittals allegedly containing the
false information, such as NU Safety Assessment Reports (SARs)
associated with License Amendments Nos. 39 and 40 and with Systematic
Evaluation Program (SEP) Topics IX-1 (fuel storage), IX-5 (ventilation
systems), and III-7.B (Design Codes, Design Criteria, Load Combinations
and Reactor Cavity Design Criteria).
The Petitioners request a number of actions. The Petitioners seek
institution of a proceeding to suspend the operating license for the
Millstone Unit 1 facility for a period of 60 days after the unit is
brought into compliance with the license and the design basis of the
plant. In addition, the Petitioners request that the operating license
be revoked until the facility is in full compliance with the terms and
conditions of its license. The Petitioners further request that before
reinstatement of the license, a detailed independent analysis of the
offsite dose consequences of the total loss of spent fuel pool water be
conducted. The Petitioners also request that enforcement action be
taken against NU pursuant to 10 CFR 50.5 and 50.9.
Finally, the Petitioners request that a proposed license amendment
pending before the Commission wherein NU seeks to increase the amount
of spent fuel it may offload be denied. In addition, the Petitioners
request that the NRC retain an independent expert, at NU's expense, to
prepare an SAR on the proposed amendment. The Petitioners also request
that before the issuance of any amendment, an analysis of both the
probability and the consequences of appropriate events be conducted.
In the Supplement, Mr. Galatis alleges that NU also committed
violations by offloading more than one-third of a core of fuel at
Millstone Units 2 and 3 and Seabrook Unit 1. In addition, Mr. Galatis
alleges with regard to Millstone Unit 3 that NU submitted a material
false statement to the NRC associated with a license amendment and that
an unanalyzed condition exists with regard to system piping for full-
core offload events. With regard to Seabrook Unit 1, Mr. Galatis
alleges technical specifications violations associated with criticality
analysis.
The Petitioners' requests with regard to any pending license
amendment are not within the scope of 10 CFR 2.206. The remaining
issues in the Petition are being treated pursuant to 10 CFR 2.206 of
the Commission's regulations and have been referred to the Director of
the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. As provided by 10 CFR 2.206,
appropriate action with regard to these issues will be taken within a
reasonable time.
A copy of the Petition is available for inspection at the
Commission's Public Document Room, the Gelman Building, 2120 L Street,
NW., Washington, DC, and at the local public document room located at
the Learning Resource Center, Three Rivers Community-Technical College,
Thames Valley Campus, 574 New London Turnpike, Norwich, CT 06360.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 26th day of October 1995.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Frank P. Gillespie,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 95-27035 Filed 10-31-95; 8:45 am]
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