ML063210413

G20060793 - John D. Runkle, Esq., 2.206 Petition Acknowledgment Letter Fire Protection Violations at the Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 1

ML063210413
Person / Time
Site:	Harris
Issue date:	12/04/2006
From:	Dyer J Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Runkle J - No Known Affiliation
REGNER, Lisa, DORL/LPL2-2, 415-1906
Shared Package
ML062900551	List: ML062980107 ML063200168 ML063210413 ML063210449 ML063380323
References
2.206 Petition, G20060793, TAC MD3039
Download: ML063210413 (5)

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December 4, 2006 John D. Runkle Attorney at Law P.O. Box 3793 Chapel Hill, NC 27515

Dear Mr. Runkle:

Your petition dated September 20, 2006, addressed to Luis A. Reyes, Executive Director for Operations at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), and filed on behalf of numerous petitioners, has been referred to me pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), Section 2.206. You request that the NRC immediately issue an Order suspending the Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant (SHNPP) operating license until SHNPP is in compliance with fire safety regulations. As the basis for your request, you discuss several fire safety violations at SHNPP which could affect the safe operation of the plant and safe shutdown of the plant in emergency situations. I would like to express my appreciation for your effort in bringing these matters to the attention of the NRC.

The Petition Review Board (PRB) met on October 10, 2006, to discuss your request for immmediate action to revoke SHNPPs operating license. The PRB denied your request for immediate action based on the staffs determination that there was no immediate threat to public health and safety. You were notified of this by phone on October 17, 2006.

In a public meeting at NRC Headquarters on November 13, 2006, you met with the PRB to present additional relevant information concerning your petition. The supplemental documents dated October 23 and 30, 2006, and submitted on October 23 and November 13, 2006, have been entered into the NRCs Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) under accession numbers ML062980107 and ML063200168, respectively. The results of that discussion and the supplemental documents have been considered in the PRBs determination regarding your petition and in establishing the schedule for the review of your petition.

After considering the petition request, and information provided at the public meeting, the PRB has determined that your request does meet the criteria for acceptance as a 10 CFR 2.206 petition.

J. Runkle As provided by Section 2.206, we will take action on your request within a reasonable time.

Chandu Patel will be taking over as petition manager for your petition. Mr. Patel can be reached at 301-415-3025. Your petition is being reviewed by the Fire Protection Branch in the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. I have referred to the NRC Office of the Inspector General (OIG) those allegations of NRC wrongdoing contained in your petition. I have enclosed for your information a copy of the notice that is being filed with the Office of the Federal Register for publication. I have also enclosed for your information a copy of Management Directive 8.11, Review Process for 10 CFR 2.206 Petitions, and the associated brochure NUREG/BR-0200, Public Petition Process, prepared by the NRC Office of Public Affairs.

Sincerely,

/RA/

J. E. Dyer, Director Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-400

Enclosures:

1. Federal Register Notice

2. Management Directive 8.11

3. NUREG/BR-0200 cc w/encls: See next page

Letter: ML063210413 Package: ML062900551 Federal Register Notice: ML063210449 Incoming: ML062640550 MD 8.11: ML011380727 NUREG/BR-0200: ML013600445 OFFICE NRR/LPL2-2/PM NRR/LPL2-2/PM NRR/LPL2-2/LA NRR/LPL2-2/BC NAME LRegner CPatel CSola Margaret Chernoff for DPickett DATE 11 / 28 /06 11 / 30 /06 11 / 28 /06 11 / 29 /06 OFFICE NRR/DPR/DD NRR/DORL/D NRR/D NAME Michael Case for CHaney JDyer HNieh DATE 11/29/06 11/30/06 12/04/06 cc w/copy of incoming 2.206 request:

Mr. Cornelius J. Gannon, Vice President Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant Carolina Power & Light Company Post Office Box 165, Mail Code: Zone 1 New Hill, North Carolina 27562-0165 cc:

David T. Conley Mr. Robert P. Gruber Associate General Counsel II - Executive Director Legal Department Public Staff NCUC Progress Energy Service Company, LLC 4326 Mail Service Center Post Office Box 1551 Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-4326 Raleigh, North Carolina 27602-1551 Chairman of the North Carolina Resident Inspector/ Harris NPS Utilities Commission c/o U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Post Office Box 29510 5421 Shearon Harris Road Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0510 New Hill, North Carolina 27562-9998 Mr. Herb Council, Chair Ms. Margaret A. Force Board of County Commissioners Assistant Attorney General of Wake County State of North Carolina P. O. Box 550 Post Office Box 629 Raleigh, North Carolina 27602 Raleigh, North Carolina 27602 Mr. Tommy Emerson, Chair Public Service Commission Board of County Commissioners State of South Carolina of Chatham County Post Office Drawer 11649 P. O. Box 87 Columbia, South Carolina 29211 Pittsboro, North Carolina 27312 Ms. Beverly Hall, Section Chief Mr. Christos Kamilaris, Manager Division of Radiation Protection Support Services N.C. Department of Environment Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant and Natural Resources Carolina Power & Light Company 3825 Barrett Drive P. O. Box 165, Mail Zone 1 Raleigh, North Carolina 27609-7721 New Hill, North Carolina 27562-0165 Mr. Chris L. Burton Mr. David H. Corlett, Supervisor Manager Licensing/Regulatory Programs Performance Evaluation and Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant Regulatory Affairs PEB 7 Carolina Power & Light Company Progress Energy P. O. Box 165, Mail Zone 1 Post Office Box 1551 New Hill, NC 27562-0165 Raleigh, North Carolina 27602-1551 Mr. John H. ONeill, Jr.

Mr. Eric McCartney Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge Plant General Manager 2300 N Street, NW.

Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant Washington, DC 20037-1128 Carolina Power & Light Company P. O. Box 165, Mail Zone 3 New Hill, North Carolina 27562-0165 Mr. Robert J. Duncan II Director of Site Operations Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant Carolina Power & Light Company Post Office Box 165, Mail Zone 1 New Hill, North Carolina 27562-0165

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Mr. James Warren N.C. Waste Awareness & Reduction Network P.O. Box 61051 Durham, NC 27715-1051 Mr. Paul Gunter Nuclear Info & Resource Services 6930 Carroll Ave., Suite 340 Takoma Park, MD 20912 Mr. David Lochbaum Union of Concerned Scientists 1707 H. St. N.W., Suite 600 Washington, DC 20006-3962 NC Fair Share 3824 Barrett Dr., Suite 312 Raleigh, NC 27609 Students United for a Responsible Global Environment P.O. Box 1188 Chapel Hill, NC 27514 Ms. Sabrina M. Oliver Town of Chapel Hill 405 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.

Chapel Hill, NC 27514-5705 Mr. Mark Chilton, Mayor Town of Carrboro 301 W. Main St.

Carrboro, NC 27510 Ms. Donna S. Baker Orange County Board of Commissioners P.O. Box 8181 200 South Cameron Street Hillsborough, NC 27278