[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 95 (Wednesday, May 18, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-12036]
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[Federal Register: May 18, 1994]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket Nos. 50-213, 50-245, 50-336, and 50-423]
Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company, Northeast Nuclear Energy
Company, Haddam Neck Plant and Millstone Nuclear Power Station, Units
1, 2, and 3; Receipt of Petition for Director's Decision Under 10 CFR
2.206
Notice is hereby given that, on March 3, 1994, Mr. Ronald Gavensky
(Petitioner) submitted a Petition to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) pursuant to 10 CFR 2.206 regarding the Haddam Neck
Plant and Millstone Nuclear Power Station, Units 1, 2, and 3 of
Northeast Utilities. The Petition has been referred to the Director,
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation for preparation of a response.
In the Petition, Petitioner, a Quality Control Specialist, raises
numerous concerns regarding receipt inspection activities by Northeast
Utilities at both the Haddam Neck and Millstone facilities. Petitioner
alleges violations of 10 CFR part 50, appendix B, by Northeast
Utilities in the receipt inspected area. Petitioner alleges that parts
represented as having been inspected and accepted for use were in fact
deficient. Petitioner alleges that adequate training, skilled
personnel, and necessary tools were not available to perform adequate
receipt inspection. Petitioner alleges that he observed unethical and
incorrect methods of receipt inspection, and that he sought to identify
quality problems within his own department, along with recommendations
and solutions, but was not permitted to do so. Finally, Petitioner
accuses Northeast Utilities of ``white washing'' his concerns in the
receipt inspection area. Petitioner alleges that, on two occasions,
Northeast Utilities' management hired investigators to pursue concerns
raised by Petitioner only to conclude that there were no problems.
Petitioner requests that the licenses of Northeast Utilities be
temporarily revoked until after the NRC conducts an investigation of
Petitioner's allegations. By letter dated May 9, 1994, Petitioner was
informed that his request for immediate action was denied.
As provided by 2.206, appropriate action with regard to the
specific issues raised in the Petition will be taken within a
reasonable time.
A copy of the Petition is available for public inspection at the
Commission's Public Document Room located at the Gelman Building, 2120
L Street, NW., Washington, DC 20555, and at the Local Public Document
Rooms located at the Russell Library, 123 Broad Street, Middletown,
Connecticut 06457 for the Haddam Neck Plant, and at the Learning
Resources Center, Three Rivers Community-Technical College, Thames
Valley Campus, 574 New London Turnpike, Norwich, Connecticut 06360, for
Millstone Nuclear Power Station, Units 1, 2, and 3.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 9th day of May 1994.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
William T. Russell,
Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 94-12036 Filed 5-17-94; 8:45 am]
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