ML13085A060

G20120172/EDATS: OEDO-2012-0147 - E-mail from 90 Additional Co-Petitioners with Alliance for a Green Economy and Beyond Nuclear'S March 9, 2012 Emergency Enforcement Petition to Suspend Operation of James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant

ML13085A060
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Site:	FitzPatrick
Issue date:	03/22/2013
From:	Baier M A, Belcastro F P, Kaiser V, Reynolds P - No Known Affiliation
To:	Borchardt W R, Bhalchandra Vaidya NRC/EDO, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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2.206, EDATS: OEDO-2012-0147, G20120172, TAC ME8189
Download: ML13085A060 (90)

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Vaidya, BhalchandraFrom: frank belcastro [fpbelcast@gmail.com]Sent: Friday, March 22, 2013 11:57 PMTo: Vaidya, Bhalchandra

Subject:

In the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New YorkMr. James BorchardtExecutive Director for OperationsU.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionWashington, DC 20555-0001VIA email to Bhalchandra K. Vaidya, NRC Petition ManagerIn the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New York

Dear Mr. Borchardt:

I wish to co-petition with the Alliance for a Green Economy and Beyond Nuclear's March 9, 2012 emergencyenforcement petition to suspend the operation of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant.* The FitzPatrick plant is the only GE Mark I boiling water reactor in the US that did not install a Direct TorusVent System as requested by the NRC in 1989 and instead, to save money, relies upon a "pre-existing"venting system that is not fully hardened against a severe accident..In deciding not to install such a vent, the FitzPatrick operator and the NRC relied upon assumptions that nowplace public health and safety at an undue risk.The hydrogen explosions at the Fukushima reactors show the dangers and unacceptable consequencesposed by the current FitzPatrick severe accident venting plan, since the plan was approved on theassumptions that venting would prevent containment failure, and that there are "no likely" ignition sourcesalong the vent path. Neither of these assumptions was correct during the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe..Subsequent to the Fukushima accident, the NRC inspected FitzPatrick and identified a "vulnerability, in thatcurrent procedures do not address hydrogen considerations" during a severe accident.Therefore, I request NRC immediately suspend the FitzPatrick operating license until the following emergencyenforcement actions are approved by the NRC:1) Public hearings should be held on the continued operation of Entergy Nuclear Operations' Fitzpatrick plantand the adequacy of its plan to vent through a pre-existing path into the adjacent Standby Gas TreatmentSystem building, blowing off the double doors to release a radiological accident to the outside environment atground level. The public must be afforded due process to address the unacceptable risks to public health andsafety posed by the FitzPatrick severe accident plan.2) Entergy Nuclear Operations should publicly document for independent review its post-Fukushima re-analysis for the reliability and capability of the FitzPatrick pre-existing containment vent system..The analysis should include the reassessment of all assumptions regarding the reliability of the pre-existingcontainment venting and specifically address non-conservative assumptions behind the cost-benefit analysisused to justify not installing a fully hardened vent system.I

-It should also include a reassessment of the assumption of "no likely ignition points" during emergency ventingthat would otherwise present catastrophic consequences associated with the detonation of hydrogen gas andthe release of radioactivity generated during a severe accident.I wish the NRC to process my request using the 2.206 process, and I understand that under this process, thecontents of this message and my identity will be made public.The Alliance for a Green Economy is my point of contact for this petition, and their organizer, Jessica Azulay,will keep me informed about the developments of the petition and the opportunity to participate in a publicmeeting with the NRC Petition Review Board.Thank youfrank belcastron/a285 north grandview avenuen/adubuque, IA 520012 Vaidya, BhalchandraFrom: Vickey Kaiser [vkaiser@stny.rr.com]Sent: Friday, March 22, 2013 11:10 PMTo: Vaidya, Bhalchandra

Subject:

In the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New YorkMr. James BorchardtExecutive Director for OperationsU.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionWashington, DC 20555-0001VIA email to Bhalchandra K. Vaidya, NRC Petition ManagerIn the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New York

Dear Mr. Borchardt:

I wish to co-petition with the Alliance for a Green Economy and Beyond Nuclear's March 9, 2012 emergencyenforcement petition to suspend the operation of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant..The FitzPatrick plant is the only GE Mark I boiling water reactor in the US that did not install a Direct TorusVent System as requested by the NRC in 1989 and instead, to save money, relies upon a "pre-existing"venting system that is not fully hardened against a severe accident.* In deciding not to install such a vent, the FitzPatrick operator and the NRC relied upon assumptions that nowplace public health and safety at an undue risk..The hydrogen explosions at the Fukushima reactors show the dangers and unacceptable consequencesposed by the current FitzPatrick severe accident venting plan, since the plan was approved on theassumptions that venting would prevent containment failure, and that there are "no likely" ignition sourcesalong the vent path. Neither of these assumptions was correct during the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe..Subsequent to the Fukushima accident, the NRC inspected FitzPatrick and identified a "vulnerability, in thatcurrent procedures do not address hydrogen considerations" during a severe accident.Therefore, I request NRC immediately suspend the FitzPatrick operating license until the following emergencyenforcement actions are approved by the NRC:1) Public hearings should be held on the continued operation of Entergy Nuclear Operations' Fitzpatrick plantand the adequacy of its plan to vent through a pre-existing path into the adjacent Standby Gas TreatmentSystem building, blowing off the double doors to release a radiological accident to the outside environment atground level. The public must be afforded due process to address the unacceptable risks to public health andsafety posed by the FitzPatrick severe accident plan.2) Entergy Nuclear Operations should publicly document for independent review its post-Fukushima re-analysis for the reliability and capability of the FitzPatrick pre-existing containment vent system..The analysis should include the reassessment of all assumptions regarding the reliability of the pre-existingcontainment venting and specifically address non-conservative assumptions behind the cost-benefit analysisused to justify not installing a fully hardened vent system.1

• It should also include a reassessment of the assumption of "no likely ignition points" during emergency ventingthat would otherwise present catastrophic consequences associated with the detonation of hydrogen gas andthe release of radioactivity generated during a severe accident.I wish the NRC to process my request using the 2.206 process, and I understand that under this process, thecontents of this message and my identity will be made public.The Alliance for a Green Economy is my point of contact for this petition, and their organizer, Jessica Azulay,will keep me informed about the developments of the petition and the opportunity to participate in a publicmeeting with the NRC Petition Review Board.Thank youVickey Kaiser65 Spring StFredonia, NY 140632 Vaidya, BhalchandraFrom: Peter Reynolds [p.j.reynolds@earthlink.net]Sent: Friday, March 22, 2013 10:54 PMTo: Vaidya, Bhalchandra

Subject:

In the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New YorkMr. James BorchardtExecutive Director for OperationsU.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionWashington, DC 20555-0001VIA email to Bhalchandra K. Vaidya, NRC Petition ManagerIn the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New York

Dear Mr. Borchardt:

I wish to co-petition with the Alliance for a Green Economy and Beyond Nuclear's March 9, 2012 emergencyenforcement petition to suspend the operation of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant..The FitzPatrick plant is the only GE Mark I boiling water reactor in the US that did not install a Direct TorusVent System as requested by the NRC in 1989 and instead, to save money, relies upon a "pre-existing"venting system that is not fully hardened against a severe accident..In deciding not to install such a vent, the FitzPatrick operator and the NRC relied upon assumptions that nowplace public health and safety at an undue risk..The hydrogen explosions at the Fukushima reactors show the dangers and unacceptable consequencesposed by the current FitzPatrick severe accident venting plan, since the plan was approved on theassumptions that venting would prevent containment failure, and that there are "no likely" ignition sourcesalong the vent path. Neither of these assumptions was correct during the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe.* Subsequent to the Fukushima accident, the NRC inspected FitzPatrick and identified a "vulnerability, in thatcurrent procedures do not address hydrogen considerations" during a severe accident.Therefore, I request NRC immediately suspend the FitzPatrick operating license until the following emergencyenforcement actions are approved by the NRC:1) Public hearings should be held on the continued operation of Entergy Nuclear Operations' Fitzpatrick plantand the adequacy of its plan to vent through a pre-existing path into the adjacent Standby Gas TreatmentSystem building, blowing off the double doors to release a radiological accident to the outside environment atground level. The public must be afforded due process to address the unacceptable risks to public health andsafety posed by the FitzPatrick severe accident plan.2) Entergy Nuclear Operations should publicly document for independent review its post-Fukushima re-analysis for the reliability and capability of the FitzPatrick pre-existing containment vent system.* The analysis should include the reassessment of all assumptions regarding the reliability of the pre-existingcontainment venting and specifically address non-conservative assumptions behind the cost-benefit analysisused to justify not installing a fully hardened vent system.1

• It should also include a reassessment of the assumption of "no likely ignition points" during emergency ventingthat would otherwise present catastrophic consequences associated with the detonation of hydrogen gas andthe release of radioactivity generated during a severe accident.I wish the NRC to process my request using the 2.206 process, and I understand that under this process, thecontents of this message and my identity will be made public.The Alliance for a Green Economy is my point of contact for this petition, and their organizer, Jessica Azulay,will keep me informed about the developments of the petition and the opportunity to participate in a publicmeeting with the NRC Petition Review Board.Thank youPeter Reynolds1024 Edinborough DrDurham, NC 277032 Vaidya, BhalchandraFrom: Mary Ann Baier [maturtle@gmail.com]Sent: Friday, March 22, 2013 10:04 PMTo: Vaidya, Bhalchandra

Subject:

In the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New YorkMr. James BorchardtExecutive Director for OperationsU.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionWashington, DC 20555-0001VIA email to Bhalchandra K. Vaidya, NRC Petition ManagerIn the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New York

Dear Mr. Borchardt:

I wish to co-petition with the Alliance for a Green Economy and Beyond Nuclear's March 9, 2012 emergencyenforcement petition to suspend the operation of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant.* The FitzPatrick plant is the only GE Mark I boiling water reactor in the US that did not install a Direct TorusVent System as requested by the NRC in 1989 and instead, to save money, relies upon a "pre-existing"venting system that is not fully hardened against a severe accident.* In deciding not to install such a vent, the FitzPatrick operator and the NRC relied upon assumptions that nowplace public health and safety at an undue risk.The hydrogen explosions at the Fukushima reactors show the dangers and unacceptable consequencesposed by the current FitzPatrick severe accident venting plan, since the plan was approved on theassumptions that venting would prevent containment failure, and that there are "no likely" ignition sourcesalong the vent path. Neither of these assumptions was correct during the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe.* Subsequent to the Fukushima accident, the NRC inspected FitzPatrick and identified a "vulnerability, in thatcurrent procedures do not address hydrogen considerations" during a severe accident.Therefore, I request NRC immediately suspend the FitzPatrick operating license until the following emergencyenforcement actions are approved by the NRC:1) Public hearings should be held on the continued operation of Entergy Nuclear Operations' Fitzpatrick plantand the adequacy of its plan to vent through a pre-existing path into the adjacent Standby Gas TreatmentSystem building, blowing off the double doors to release a radiological accident to the outside environment atground level. The public must be afforded due process to address the unacceptable risks to public health andsafety posed by the FitzPatrick severe accident plan.2) Entergy Nuclear Operations should publicly document for independent review its post-Fukushima re-analysis for the reliability and capability of the FitzPatrick pre-existing containment vent system.* The analysis should include the reassessment of all assumptions regarding the reliability of the pre-existingcontainment venting and specifically address non-conservative assumptions behind the cost-benefit analysisused to justify not installing a fully hardened vent system.I

-it should also include a reassessment of the assumption of "no likely ignition points" during emergency ventingthat would otherwise present catastrophic consequences associated with the detonation of hydrogen gas andthe release of radioactivity generated during a severe accident.I wish the NRC to process my request using the 2.206 process, and I understand that under this process, thecontents of this message and my identity will be made public.The Alliance for a Green Economy is my point of contact for this petition, and their organizer, Jessica Azulay,will keep me informed about the developments of the petition and the opportunity to participate in a publicmeeting with the NRC Petition Review Board.Thank youMary Ann Baier2930 Geneva St

Dearborn,

MI 481242 Vaidya, BhalchandraFrom: sherri isaac [nonignoro@yahoo.com]Sent: Friday, March 22, 2013 9:50 PMTo: Vaidya, Bhalchandra

Subject:

In the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New YorkMr. James BorchardtExecutive Director for OperationsU.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionWashington, DC 20555-0001VIA email to Bhalchandra K. Vaidya, NRC Petition ManagerIn the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New York

Dear Mr. Borchardt:

I wish to co-petition with the Alliance for a Green Economy and Beyond Nuclear's March 9, 2012 emergencyenforcement petition to suspend the operation of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant..The FitzPatrick plant is the only GE Mark I boiling water reactor in the US that did not install a Direct TorusVent System as requested by the NRC in 1989 and instead, to save money, relies upon a "pre-existing"venting system that is not fully hardened against a severe accident..In deciding not to install such a vent, the FitzPatrick operator and the NRC relied upon assumptions that nowplace public health and safety at an undue risk.* The hydrogen explosions at the Fukushima reactors show the dangers and unacceptable consequencesposed by the current FitzPatrick severe accident venting plan, since the plan was approved on theassumptions that venting would prevent containment failure, and that there are "no likely" ignition sourcesalong the vent path. Neither of these assumptions was correct during the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe..Subsequent to the Fukushima accident, the NRC inspected FitzPatrick and identified a "vulnerability, in thatcurrent procedures do not address hydrogen considerations" during a severe accident.Therefore, I request NRC immediately suspend the FitzPatrick operating license until the following emergencyenforcement actions are approved by the NRC:1) Public hearings should be held on the continued operation of Entergy Nuclear Operations' Fitzpatrick plantand the adequacy of its plan to vent through a pre-existing path into the adjacent Standby Gas TreatmentSystem building, blowing off the double doors to release a radiological accident to the outside environment atground level. The public must be afforded due process to address the unacceptable risks to public health andsafety posed by the FitzPatrick severe accident plan.2) Entergy Nuclear Operations should publicly document for independent review its post-Fukushima re-analysis for the reliability and capability of the FitzPatrick pre-existing containment vent system.* The analysis should include the reassessment of all assumptions regarding the reliability of the pre-existingcontainment venting and specifically address non-conservative assumptions behind the cost-benefit analysisused to justify not installing a fully hardened vent system.1

-It should also include a reassessment of the assumption of "no likely ignition points" during emergency ventingthat would otherwise present catastrophic consequences associated with the detonation of hydrogen gas andthe release of radioactivity generated during a severe accident.I wish the NRC to process my request using the 2.206 process, and I understand that under this process, thecontents of this message and my identity will be made public.The Alliance for a Green Economy is my point of contact for this petition, and their organizer, Jessica Azulay,will keep me informed about the developments of the petition and the opportunity to participate in a publicmeeting with the NRC Petition Review Board.Thank yousherri isaac6115 robertypailanti, MI 481972 Vaidya, BhalchandraFrom: Vicki Neland [vneland@comcast. net]Sent: Friday, March 22, 2013 9:19 PMTo: Vaidya, Bhalchandra

Subject:

In the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New YorkMr. James BorchardtExecutive Director for OperationsU.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionWashington, DC 20555-0001VIA email to Bhalchandra K. Vaidya, NRC Petition ManagerIn the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New York

Dear Mr. Borchardt:

I wish to co-petition with the Alliance for a Green Economy and Beyond Nuclear's March 9, 2012 emergencyenforcement petition to suspend the operation of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant..The FitzPatrick plant is the only GE Mark I boiling water reactor inthe US that did not install a Direct TorusVent System as requested by the NRC in 1989 and instead, to save money, relies upon a "pre-existing"venting system that is not fully hardened against a severe accident..In deciding not to install such a vent, the FitzPatrick operator and the NRC relied upon assumptions that nowplace public health and safety at an undue risk.* The hydrogen explosions at the Fukushima reactors show the dangers and unacceptable consequencesposed by the current FitzPatrick severe accident venting plan, since the plan was approved on theassumptions that venting would prevent containment failure, and that there are "no likely" ignition sourcesalong the vent path. Neither of these assumptions was correct during the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe..Subsequent to the Fukushima accident, the NRC inspected FitzPatrick and identified a "vulnerability, in thatcurrent procedures do not address hydrogen considerations" during a severe accident.Therefore, I request NRC immediately suspend the FitzPatrick operating license until the following emergencyenforcement actions are approved by the NRC:1) Public hearings should be held on the continued operation of Entergy Nuclear Operations' Fitzpatrick plantand the adequacy of its plan to vent through a pre-existing path into the adjacent Standby Gas TreatmentSystem building, blowing off the double doors to release a radiological accident to the outside environment atground level. The public must be afforded due process to address the unacceptable risks to public health andsafety posed by the FitzPatrick severe accident plan.2) Entergy Nuclear Operations should publicly document for independent review its post-Fukushima re-analysis for the reliability and capability of the FitzPatrick pre-existing containment vent system.The analysis should include the reassessment of all assumptions regarding the reliability of the pre-existingcontainment venting and specifically address non-conservative assumptions behind the cost-benefit analysisused to justify not installing a fully hardened vent system.1

-It should also include a reassessment of the assumption of "no likely ignition points" during emergency ventingthat would otherwise present catastrophic consequences associated with the detonation of hydrogen gas andthe release of radioactivity generated during a severe accident.I wish the NRC to process my request using the 2.206 process, and I understand that under this process, thecontents of this message and my identity will be made public.The Alliance for a Green Economy is my point of contact for this petition, and their organizer, Jessica Azulay,will keep me informed about the developments of the petition and the opportunity to participate in a publicmeeting with the NRC Petition Review Board.Thank youVicki Neland11421 NW East Rd.Portland, OR 972292 Vaidya, BhalchandraFrom: Edward Carey [luckyeddie007c@aol.com]Sent: Friday, March 22, 2013 8:49 PMTo: Vaidya, Bhalchandra

Subject:

In the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New YorkMr. James BorchardtExecutive Director for OperationsU.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionWashington, DC 20555-0001VIA email to Bhalchandra K. Vaidya, NRC Petition ManagerIn the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New York

Dear Mr. Borchardt:

I wish to co-petition with the Alliance for a Green Economy and Beyond Nuclear's March 9, 2012 emergencyenforcement petition to suspend the operation of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant.The FitzPatrick plant is the only GE Mark I boiling water reactor in the US that did not install a Direct TorusVent System as requested by the NRC in 1989 and instead, to save money, relies upon a "pre-existing"venting system that is not fully hardened against a severe accident.* In deciding not to install such a vent, the FitzPatrick operator and the NRC relied upon assumptions that nowplace public health and safety at an undue risk..The hydrogen explosions at the Fukushima reactors show the dangers and unacceptable consequencesposed by the current FitzPatrick severe accident venting plan, since the plan was approved on theassumptions that venting would prevent containment failure, and that there are "no likely" ignition sourcesalong the vent path. Neither of these assumptions was correct during the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe..Subsequent to the Fukushima accident, the NRC inspected FitzPatrick and identified a "vulnerability, in thatcurrent procedures do not address hydrogen considerations" during a severe accident.Therefore, I request NRC immediately suspend the FitzPatrick operating license until the following emergencyenforcement actions are approved by the NRC:1) Public hearings should be held on the continued operation of Entergy Nuclear Operations' Fitzpatrick plantand the adequacy of its plan to vent through a pre-existing path into the adjacent Standby Gas TreatmentSystem building, blowing off the double doors to release a radiological accident to the outside environment atground level. The public must be afforded due process to address the unacceptable risks to public health andsafety posed by the FitzPatrick severe accident plan.2) Entergy Nuclear Operations should publicly document for independent review its post-Fukushima re-analysis for the reliability and capability of the FitzPatrick pre-existing containment vent system.* The analysis should include the reassessment of all assumptions regarding the reliability of the pre-existingcontainment venting and specifically address non-conservative assumptions behind the cost-benefit analysisused to justify not installing a fully hardened vent system.1

• It should also include a reassessment of the assumption of "no likely ignition points" during emergency ventingthat would otherwise present catastrophic consequences associated with the detonation of hydrogen gas andthe release of radioactivity generated during a severe accident.I wish the NRC to process my request using the 2.206 process, and I understand that under this process, thecontents of this message and my identity will be made public.The Alliance for a Green Economy is my point of contact for this petition, and their organizer, Jessica Azulay,will keep me informed about the developments of the petition and the opportunity to participate in a publicmeeting with the NRC Petition Review Board.Thank youEdward Carey150-33 20th RoadWhitestone, NY 113572 Vaidya, BhalchandraFrom: Gwen Lambert [yardarice33@hotmail.com]Sent: Friday, March 22, 2013 8:34 PMTo: Vaidya, Bhalchandra

Subject:

In the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New YorkMr. James BorchardtExecutive Director for OperationsU.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionWashington, DC 20555-0001VIA email to Bhalchandra K. Vaidya, NRC Petition ManagerIn the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New York

Dear Mr. Borchardt:

I wish to co-petition with the Alliance for a Green Economy and Beyond Nuclear's March 9, 2012 emergencyenforcement petition to suspend the operation of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant.The FitzPatrick plant is the only GE Mark I boiling water reactor in the US that did not install a Direct TorusVent System as requested by the NRC in 1989 and instead, to save money, relies upon a "pre-existing"venting system that is not fully hardened against a severe accident..In deciding not to install such a vent, the FitzPatrick operator and the NRC relied upon assumptions that nowplace public health and safety at an undue risk..The hydrogen explosions at the Fukushima reactors show the dangers and unacceptable consequencesposed by the current FitzPatrick severe accident venting plan, since the plan was approved on theassumptions that venting would prevent containment failure, and that there are "no likely" ignition sourcesalong the vent path. Neither of these assumptions was correct during the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe.* Subsequent to the Fukushima accident, the NRC inspected FitzPatrick and identified a "vulnerability, in thatcurrent procedures do not address hydrogen considerations" during a severe accident.Therefore, I request NRC immediately suspend the FitzPatrick operating license until the following emergencyenforcement actions are approved by the NRC:1) Public hearings should be held on the continued operation of Entergy Nuclear Operations' Fitzpatrick plantand the adequacy of its plan to vent through a pre-existing path into the adjacent Standby Gas TreatmentSystem building, blowing off the double doors to release a radiological accident to the outside environment atground level. The public must be afforded due process to address the unacceptable risks to public health andsafety posed by the FitzPatrick severe accident plan.2) Entergy Nuclear Operations should publicly document for independent review its post-Fukushima re-analysis for the reliability and capability of the FitzPatrick pre-existing containment vent system.* The analysis should include the reassessment of all assumptions regarding the reliability of the pre-existingcontainment venting and specifically address non-conservative assumptions behind the cost-benefit analysisused to justify not installing a fully hardened vent system.1

• It should also include a reassessment of the assumption of "no likely ignition points" during emergency ventingthat would otherwise present catastrophic consequences associated with the detonation of hydrogen gas andthe release of radioactivity generated during a severe accident.I wish the NRC to process my request using the 2.206 process, and I understand that under this process, thecontents of this message and my identity will be made public.The Alliance for a Green Economy is my point of contact for this petition, and their organizer, Jessica Azulay,will keep me informed about the developments of the petition and the opportunity to participate in a publicmeeting with the NRC Petition Review Board.Thank youGwen Lambert5639 Chimney Circle Apt 2DKettering, OH 454402 Vaidy/a, BhalchandraFrom: paul stein [nanothermite91 @gmail.com]Sent: Friday, March 22, 2013 7:44 PMTo: Vaidya, Bhalchandra

Subject:

In the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New YorkMr. James BorchardtExecutive Director for OperationsU.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionWashington, DC 20555-0001VIA email to Bhalchandra K. Vaidya, NRC Petition ManagerIn the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New York

Dear Mr. Borchardt:

I wish to co-petition with the Alliance for a Green Economy and Beyond Nuclear's March 9, 2012 emergencyenforcement petition to suspend the operation of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant..The FitzPatrick plant is the only GE Mark I boiling water reactor in the US that did not install a Direct TorusVent System as requested by the NRC in 1989 and instead, to save money, relies upon a "pre-existing"venting system that is not fully hardened against a severe accident..In deciding not to install such a vent, the FitzPatrick operator and the NRC relied upon assumptions that nowplace public health and safety at an undue risk..The hydrogen explosions at the Fukushima reactors show the dangers and unacceptable consequencesposed by the current FitzPatrick severe accident venting plan, since the plan was approved on theassumptions that venting would prevent containment failure, and that there are "no likely" ignition sourcesalong the vent path. Neither of these assumptions was correct during the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe.Subsequent to the Fukushima accident, the NRC inspected FitzPatrick and identified a "vulnerability, in thatcurrent procedures do not address hydrogen considerations" during a severe accident.Therefore, I request NRC immediately suspend the FitzPatrick operating license until the following emergencyenforcement actions are approved by the NRC:1) Public hearings should be held on the continued operation of Entergy Nuclear Operations' Fitzpatrick plantand the adequacy of its plan to vent through a pre-existing path into the adjacent Standby Gas TreatmentSystem building, blowing off the double doors to release a radiological accident to the outside environment atground level. The public must be afforded due process to address the unacceptable risks to public health andsafety posed by the FitzPatrick severe accident plan.2) Entergy Nuclear Operations should publicly document for independent review its post-Fukushima re-analysis for the reliability and capability of the FitzPatrick pre-existing containment vent system..The analysis should include the reassessment of all assumptions regarding the reliability of the pre-existingcontainment venting and specifically address non-conservative assumptions behind the cost-benefit analysisused to justify not installing a fully hardened vent system.1

-It should also include a reassessment of the assumption of "no likely ignition points" during emergency ventingthat would otherwise present catastrophic consequences associated with the detonation of hydrogen gas andthe release of radioactivity generated during a severe accident.I wish the NRC to process my request using the 2.206 process, and I understand that under this process, thecontents of this message and my identity will be made public.The Alliance for a Green Economy is my point of contact for this petition, and their organizer, Jessica Azulay,will keep me informed about the developments of the petition and the opportunity to participate in a publicmeeting with the NRC Petition Review Board.Thank youpaul stein532 LaGuardia PINY, NY 100122 Vaidya, BhalchandraFrom: Steve Roddy [sidingwen@yahoo.com]Sent: Friday, March 22, 2013 7:40 PMTo: Vaidya, Bhalchandra

Subject:

In the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New YorkMr. James BorchardtExecutive Director for OperationsU.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionWashington, DC 20555-0001VIA email to Bhalchandra K. Vaidya, NRC Petition ManagerIn the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New York

Dear Mr. Borchardt:

I wish to co-petition with the Alliance for a Green Economy and Beyond Nuclear's March 9, 2012 emergencyenforcement petition to suspend the operation of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant.* The FitzPatrick plant is the only GE Mark I boiling water reactor in the US that did not install a Direct TorusVent System as requested by the NRC in 1989 and instead, to save money, relies upon a "pre-existing"venting system that is not fully hardened against a severe accident..In deciding not to install such a vent, the FitzPatrick operator and the NRC relied upon assumptions that nowplace public health and safety at an undue risk..The hydrogen explosions at the Fukushima reactors show the dangers and unacceptable consequencesposed by the current FitzPatrick severe accident venting plan, since the plan was approved on theassumptions that venting would prevent containment failure, and that there are "no likely" ignition sourcesalong the vent path. Neither of these assumptions was correct during the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe..Subsequent to the Fukushima accident, the NRC inspected FitzPatrick and identified a "vulnerability, in thatcurrent procedures do not address hydrogen considerations" during a severe accident.Therefore, I request NRC immediately suspend the FitzPatrick operating license until the following emergencyenforcement actions are approved by the NRC:1) Public hearings should be held on.the continued operation of Entergy Nuclear Operations' Fitzpatrick plantand the adequacy of its plan to vent through a pre-existing path into the adjacent Standby Gas TreatmentSystem building, blowing off the double doors to release a radiological accident to the outside environment atground level. The public must be afforded due process to address the unacceptable risks to public health andsafety posed by the FitzPatrick severe accident plan.2) Entergy Nuclear Operations should publicly document for independent review its post-Fukushima re-analysis for the reliability and capability of the FitzPatrick pre-existing containment vent system..The analysis should include the reassessment of all assumptions regarding the reliability of the pre-existingcontainment venting and specifically address non-conservative assumptions behind the cost-benefit analysisused to justify not installing a fully hardened vent system.I

-It should also include a reassessment of the assumption of "no likely ignition points" during emergency ventingthat would otherwise present catastrophic consequences associated with the detonation of hydrogen gas andthe release of radioactivity generated during a severe accident.I wish the NRC to process my request using the 2.206 process, and I understand that under this process, thecontents of this message and my identity will be made public.The Alliance for a Green Economy is my point of contact for this petition, and their organizer, Jessica Azulay,will keep me informed about the developments of the petition and the opportunity to participate in a publicmeeting with the NRC Petition Review Board.Thank youSteve Roddy619 7th AveSan Francisco, CA 941182 Vaidya, BhalchandraFrom: Edna Litten [ejlitten@hotmail.com]Sent: Friday, March 22, 2013 7:39 PMTo: Vaidya, Bhalchandra

Subject:

In the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New YorkMr. James BorchardtExecutive Director for OperationsU.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionWashington, DC 20555-0001VIA email to Bhalchandra K. Vaidya, NRC Petition ManagerIn the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New York

Dear Mr. Borchardt:

I wish to co-petition with the Alliance for a Green Economy and Beyond Nuclear's March 9, 2012 emergencyenforcement petition to suspend the operation of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant.* The FitzPatrick plant is the only GE Mark I boiling water reactor in the US that did not install a Direct TorusVent System as requested by the NRC in 1989 and instead, to save money, relies upon a "pre-existing"venting system that is not fully hardened against a severe accident.* In deciding not to install such a vent, the FitzPatrick operator and the NRC relied upon assumptions that nowplace public health and safety at an undue risk.* The hydrogen explosions at the Fukushima reactors show the dangers and unacceptable consequencesposed by the current FitzPatrick severe accident venting plan, since the plan was approved on theassumptions that venting would prevent containment failure, and that there are "no likely" ignition sourcesalong the vent path. Neither of these assumptions was correct during the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe..Subsequent to the Fukushima accident, the NRC inspected FitzPatrick and identified a "vulnerability, in thatcurrent procedures do not address hydrogen considerations" during a severe accident.Therefore, I request NRC immediately suspend the FitzPatrick operating license until the following emergencyenforcement actions are approved by the NRC:1) Public hearings should be held on the continued operation of Entergy Nuclear Operations' Fitzpatrick plantand the adequacy of its plan to vent through a pre-existing path into the adjacent Standby Gas TreatmentSystem building, blowing off the double doors to release a radiological accident to the outside environment atground level. The public must be afforded due process to address the unacceptable risks to public health andsafety posed by the FitzPatrick severe accident plan.2) Entergy Nuclear Operations should publicly document for independent review its post-Fukushima re-analysis for the reliability and capability of the FitzPatrick pre-existing containment vent system.The analysis should include the reassessment of all assumptions regarding the reliability of the pre-existingcontainment venting and specifically address non-conservative assumptions behind the cost-benefit analysisused to justify not installing a fully hardened vent system.1

• It should also include a reassessment of the assumption of "no likely ignition points" during emergency ventingthat would otherwise present catastrophic consequences associated with the detonation of hydrogen gas andthe release of radioactivity generated during a severe accident.I wish the NRC to process my request using the 2.206 process, and I understand that under this process, thecontents of this message and my identity will be made public.The Alliance for a Green Economy is my point of contact for this petition, and their organizer, Jessica Azulay,will keep me informed about the developments of the petition and the opportunity to participate in a publicmeeting with the NRC Petition Review Board.Thank youEdna LittenPO Box 48PO Box 48Altamont, NY 120092 Vaidya, BhalchandraFrom: Gayle Janzen [cgjanzen@comcast. net]Sent: Friday, March 22, 2013 7:15 PMTo: Vaidya, Bhalchandra

Subject:

In the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New YorkMr. James BorchardtExecutive Director for OperationsU.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionWashington, DC 20555-0001VIA email to Bhalchandra K. Vaidya, NRC Petition ManagerIn the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New York

Dear Mr. Borchardt:

I wish to co-petition with the Alliance for a Green Economy and Beyond Nuclear's March 9, 2012 emergencyenforcement petition to suspend the operation of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant..The FitzPatrick plant is the only GE Mark I boiling water reactor in the US that did not install a Direct TorusVent System as requested by the NRC in 1989 and instead, to save money, relies upon a "pre-existing"venting system that is not fully hardened against a severe accident.In deciding not to install such a vent, the FitzPatrick operator and the NRC relied upon assumptions that nowplace public health and safety at an undue risk..The hydrogen explosions at the Fukushima reactors show the dangers and unacceptable consequencesposed by the current FitzPatrick severe accident venting plan, since the plan was approved on theassumptions that venting would prevent containment failure, and that there are "no likely" ignition sourcesalong the vent path. Neither of these assumptions was correct during the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe..Subsequent to the Fukushima accident, the NRC inspected FitzPatrick and identified a "vulnerability, in thatcurrent procedures do not address hydrogen considerations" during a severe accident.Therefore, I request NRC immediately suspend the FitzPatrick operating license until the following emergencyenforcement actions are approved by the NRC:1) Public hearings should be held on the continued operation of Entergy Nuclear Operations' Fitzpatrick plantand the adequacy of its plan to vent through a pre-existing path into the adjacent Standby Gas TreatmentSystem building, blowing off the double doors to release a radiological accident to the outside environment atground level. The public must be afforded due process to address the unacceptable risks to public health andsafety posed by the FitzPatrick severe accident plan.2) Entergy Nuclear Operations should publicly document for independent review its post-Fukushima re-analysis for the reliability and capability of the FitzPatrick pre-existing containment vent system.* The analysis should include the reassessment of all assumptions regarding the reliability of the pre-existingcontainment venting and specifically address non-conservative assumptions behind the cost-benefit analysisused to justify not installing a fully hardened vent system.1

-It should also include a reassessment of the assumption of "no likely ignition points" during emergency ventingthat would otherwise present catastrophic consequences associated with the detonation of hydrogen gas andthe release of radioactivity generated during a severe accident.I wish the NRC to process my request using the 2.206 process, and I understand that under this process, thecontents of this message and my identity will be made public.The Alliance for a Green Economy is my point of contact for this petition, and their organizer, Jessica Azulay,will keep me informed about the developments of the petition and the opportunity to participate in a publicmeeting with the NRC Petition Review Board.Thank youGayle Janzen11232 Dayton Ave NSeattle, WA 981332 Vaidy/a, BhlalchandraFrom: David Koeller [koeller@frontiernet.net]Sent: Friday, March 22, 2013 6:57 PMTo: Vaidya, Bhalchandra

Subject:

In the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New YorkMr. James BorchardtExecutive Director for OperationsU.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionWashington, DC 20555-0001VIA email to Bhalchandra K. Vaidya, NRC Petition ManagerIn the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New York

Dear Mr. Borchardt:

I wish to co-petition with the Alliance for a Green Economy and Beyond Nuclear's March 9, 2012 emergencyenforcement petition to suspend the operation of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant..The FitzPatrick plant is the only GE Mark I boiling water reactor in the US that did not install a Direct TorusVent System as requested by the NRC in 1989 and instead, to save money, relies upon a "pre-existing"venting system that is not fully hardened against a severe accident..In deciding not to install such a vent, the FitzPatrick operator and the NRC relied upon assumptions that nowplace public health and safety at an undue risk..The hydrogen explosions at the Fukushima reactors show the dangers and unacceptable consequencesposed by the current FitzPatrick severe accident venting plan, since the plan was approved on theassumptions that venting would prevent containment failure, and that there are "no likely" ignition sourcesalong the vent path. Neither of these assumptions was correct during the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe..Subsequent to the Fukushima accident, the NRC inspected FitzPatrick and identified a "vulnerability, in thatcurrent procedures do not address hydrogen considerations" during a severe accident.Therefore, I request NRC immediately suspend the FitzPatrick operating license until the following emergencyenforcement actions are approved by the NRC:1) Public hearings should be held on the continued operation of Entergy Nuclear Operations' Fitzpatrick plantand the adequacy of its plan to vent through a pre-existing path into the adjacent Standby Gas TreatmentSystem building, blowing off the double doors to release a radiological accident to the outside environment atground level. The public must be afforded due process to address the unacceptable risks to public health andsafety posed by the FitzPatrick severe accident plan.2) Entergy Nuclear Operations should publicly document for independent review its post-Fukushima re-analysis for the reliability and capability of the FitzPatrick pre-existing containment vent system.* The analysis should include the reassessment of all assumptions regarding the reliability of the pre-existingcontainment venting and specifically address non-conservative assumptions behind the cost-benefit analysisused to justify not installing a fully hardened vent system.1

-It should also include a reassessment of the assumption of "no likely ignition points" during emergency ventingthat would otherwise present catastrophic consequences associated with the detonation of hydrogen gas andthe release of radioactivity generated during a severe accident.I wish the NRC to process my request using the 2.206 process, and I understand that under this process, thecontents of this message and my identity will be made public.The Alliance for a Green Economy is my point of contact for this petition, and their organizer, Jessica Azulay,will keep me informed about the developments of the petition and the opportunity to participate in a publicmeeting with the NRC Petition Review Board.Thank youDavid Koeller931 S. Lafayette St.Shawano, WI 541662 Vaidya, BhalchandraFrom: Margean Kastner [margeankastner@yahoo.com]Sent: Friday, March 22, 2013 6:55 PMTo: Vaidya, Bhalchandra

Subject:

In the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New YorkMr. James BorchardtExecutive Director for OperationsU.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionWashington, DC 20555-0001VIA email to Bhalchandra K. Vaidya, NRC Petition ManagerIn the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New York

Dear Mr. Borchardt:

I wish to co-petition with the Alliance for a Green Economy and Beyond Nuclear's March 9, 2012 emergencyenforcement petition to suspend the operation of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant.* The FitzPatrick plant is the only GE Mark I boiling water reactor in the US that did not install a Direct TorusVent System as requested by the NRC in 1989 and instead, to save money, relies upon a "pre-existing"venting system that is not fully hardened against a severe accident.* In deciding not to install such a vent, the FitzPatrick operator and the NRC relied upon assumptions that nowplace public health and safety at an undue risk.* The hydrogen explosions at the Fukushima reactors show the dangers and unacceptable consequencesposed by the current FitzPatrick severe accident venting plan, since the plan was approved on theassumptions that venting would prevent containment failure, and that there are "no likely" ignition sourcesalong the vent path. Neither of these assumptions was correct during the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe..Subsequent to the Fukushima accident, the NRC inspected FitzPatrick and identified a "vulnerability, in thatcurrent procedures do not address hydrogen considerations" during a severe accident.Therefore, I request NRC immediately suspend the FitzPatrick operating license until the following emergencyenforcement actions are approved by the NRC:1) Public hearings should be held on the continued operation of Entergy Nuclear Operations' Fitzpatrick plantand the adequacy of its plan to vent through a pre-existing path into the adjacent Standby Gas TreatmentSystem building, blowing off the double doors to release a radiological accident to the outside environment atground level. The public must be afforded due process to address the unacceptable risks to public health andsafety posed by the FitzPatrick severe accident plan.2) Entergy Nuclear Operations should publicly document for independent review its post-Fukushima re-analysis for the reliability and capability of the FitzPatrick pre-existing containment vent system.* The analysis should include the reassessment of all assumptions regarding the reliability of the pre-existingcontainment venting and specifically address non-conservative assumptions behind the cost-benefit analysisused to justify not installing a fully hardened vent system.1

-It should also include a reassessment of the assumption of "no likely ignition points" during emergency ventingthat would otherwise present catastrophic consequences associated with the detonation of hydrogen gas andthe release of radioactivity generated during a severe accident.I wish the NRC to process my request using the 2.206 process, and I understand that under this process, thecontents of this message and my identity will be made public.The Alliance for a Green Economy is my point of contact for this petition, and their organizer, Jessica Azulay,will keep me informed about the developments of the petition and the opportunity to participate in a publicmeeting with the NRC Petition Review Board.Thank youMargean Kastner1767 Robin Knoll Ct.St. Louis, MO 631462 Vaidy/a, BhalchandraFrom: Andy Lupenko [fccsd@sbcglobal.net]Sent: Friday, March 22, 2013 6:49 PMTo: Vaidya, Bhalchandra

Subject:

In the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New YorkMr. James BorchardtExecutive Director for OperationsU.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionWashington, DC 20555-0001VIA email to Bhalchandra K. Vaidya, NRC Petition ManagerIn the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New York

Dear Mr. Borchardt:

I wish to co-petition with the Alliance for a Green Economy and Beyond Nuclear's March 9, 2012 emergencyenforcement petition to suspend the operation of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant.* The FitzPatrick plant is the only GE Mark I boiling water reactor in the US that did not install a Direct TorusVent System as requested by the NRC in 1989 and instead, to save money, relies upon a "pre-existing"venting system that is not fully hardened against a severe accident..In deciding not to install such a vent, the FitzPatrick operator and the NRC relied upon assumptions that nowplace public health and safety at an undue risk..The hydrogen explosions at the Fukushima reactors show the dangers and unacceptable consequencesposed by the current FitzPatrick severe accident venting plan, since the plan was approved on theassumptions that venting would prevent containment failure, and that there are "no likely" ignition sourcesalong the vent path. Neither of these assumptions was correct during the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe.* Subsequent to the Fukushima accident, the NRC inspected FitzPatrick and identified a "vulnerability, in thatcurrent procedures do not address hydrogen considerations" during a severe accident.Therefore, I request NRC immediately suspend the FitzPatrick operating license until the following emergencyenforcement actions are approved by the NRC:1) Public hearings should be held on the continued operation of Entergy Nuclear Operations' Fitzpatrick plantand the adequacy of its plan to vent through a pre-existing path into the adjacent Standby Gas TreatmentSystem building, blowing off the double doors to release a radiological accident to the outside environment atground level. The public must be afforded due process to address the unacceptable risks to public health andsafety posed by the FitzPatrick severe accident plan.2) Entergy Nuclear Operations should publicly document for independent review its post-Fukushima re-analysis for the reliability and capability of the FitzPatrick pre-existing containment vent system.* The analysis should include the reassessment of all assumptions regarding the reliability of the pre-existingcontainment venting and specifically address non-conservative assumptions behind the cost-benefit analysisused to justify not installing a fully hardened vent system.1

-It should also include a reassessment of the assumption of "no likely ignition points" during emergency ventingthat would otherwise present catastrophic consequences associated with the detonation of hydrogen gas andthe release of radioactivity generated during a severe accident.I wish the NRC to process my request using the 2.206 process, and I understand that under this process, thecontents of this message and my identity will be made public.The Alliance for a Green Economy is my point of contact for this petition, and their organizer, Jessica Azulay,will keep me informed about the developments of the petition and the opportunity to participate in a publicmeeting with the NRC Petition Review Board.Thank youAndy Lupenko8555 Golden AvenueLemon Grove, CA 919452 Vaidya, BhalchandraFrom: Pamela Bond [pjfblues@msn.com]Sent: Friday, March 22, 2013 6:39 PMTo: Vaidya, Bhalchandra

Subject:

In the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New YorkMr. James BorchardtExecutive Director for OperationsU.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionWashington, DC 20555-0001VIA email to Bhalchandra K. Vaidya, NRC Petition ManagerIn the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New York

Dear Mr. Borchardt:

I wish to co-petition with the Alliance for a Green Economy and Beyond Nuclear's March 9, 2012 emergencyenforcement petition to suspend the operation of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant..The FitzPatrick plant is the only GE Mark I boiling water reactor in the US that did not install a Direct TorusVent System as requested by the NRC in 1989 and instead, to save money, relies upon a "pre-existing"venting system that is not fully hardened against a severe accident..In deciding not to install such a vent, the FitzPatrick operator and the NRC relied upon assumptions that nowplace public health and safety at an undue risk..The hydrogen explosions at the Fukushima reactors show the dangers and unacceptable consequencesposed by the current FitzPatrick severe accident venting plan, since the plan was approved on theassumptions that venting would prevent containment failure, and that there are "no likely" ignition sourcesalong the vent path. Neither of these assumptions was correct during the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe..Subsequent to the Fukushima accident, the NRC inspected FitzPatrick and identified a "vulnerability, in thatcurrent procedures do not address hydrogen considerations" during a severe accident.Therefore, I request NRC immediately suspend the FitzPatrick operating license until the following emergencyenforcement actions are approved by the NRC:1) Public hearings should be held on the continued operation of Entergy Nuclear Operations' Fitzpatrick plantand the adequacy of its plan to vent through a pre-existing path into the adjacent Standby Gas TreatmentSystem building, blowing off the double doors to release a radiological accident to the outside environment atground level. The public must be afforded due process to address the unacceptable risks to public health andsafety posed by the FitzPatrick severe accident plan.2) Entergy Nuclear Operations should publicly document for independent review its post-Fukushima re-analysis for the reliability and capability of the FitzPatrick pre-existing containment vent system.* The analysis should include the reassessment of all assumptions regarding the reliability of the pre-existingcontainment venting and specifically address non-conservative assumptions behind the cost-benefit analysisused to justify not installing a fully hardened vent system.1

-It should also include a reassessment of the assumption of "no likely ignition points" during emergency ventingthat would otherwise present catastrophic consequences associated with the detonation of hydrogen gas andthe release of radioactivity generated during a severe accident.I wish the NRC to process my request using the 2.206 process, and I understand that under this process, thecontents of this message and my identity will be made public.The Alliance for a Green Economy is my point of contact for this petition, and their organizer, Jessica Azulay,will keep me informed about the developments of the petition and the opportunity to participate in a publicmeeting with the NRC Petition Review Board.Thank youPamela Bond1676 1/2 So. 2nd St.Lebanon, OR 973552 Vaidya, BhalchandraFrom: Gerson Lesser, M.D. [gtll@nyu.edu]Sent: Friday, March 22, 2013 6:08 PMTo: Vaidya, Bhalchandra

Subject:

In the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New YorkMr. James BorchardtExecutive Director for OperationsU.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionWashington, DC 20555-0001VIA email to Bhalchandra K. Vaidya, NRC Petition ManagerIn the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New York

Dear Mr. Borchardt:

I wish to co-petition with the Alliance for a Green Economy and Beyond Nuclear's March 9, 2012 emergencyenforcement petition to suspend the operation of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant.* The FitzPatrick plant is the only GE Mark I boiling water reactor in the US that did not install a Direct TorusVent System as requested by the NRC in 1989 and instead, to save money, relies upon a "pre-existing"venting system that is not fully hardened against a severe accident.* In deciding not to install such a vent, the FitzPatrick operator and the NRC relied upon assumptions that nowplace public health and safety at an undue risk.* The hydrogen explosions at the Fukushima reactors show the dangers and unacceptable consequencesposed by the current FitzPatrick severe accident venting plan, since the plan was approved on theassumptions that venting would prevent containment failure, and that there are "no likely" ignition sourcesalong the vent path. Neither of these assumptions was correct during the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe..Subsequent to the Fukushima accident, the NRC inspected FitzPatrick and identified a "vulnerability, in thatcurrent procedures do not address hydrogen considerations" during a severe accident.Therefore, I request NRC immediately suspend the FitzPatrick operating license until the following emergencyenforcement actions are approved by the NRC:1) Public hearings should be held on the continued operation of Entergy Nuclear Operations' Fitzpatrick plantand the adequacy of its plan to vent through a pre-existing path into the adjacent Standby Gas TreatmentSystem building, blowing off the double doors to release a radiological accident to the outside environment atground level. The public must be afforded due process to address the unacceptable risks to public health andsafety posed by the FitzPatrick severe accident plan.2) Entergy Nuclear Operations should publicly document for independent review its post-Fukushima re-analysis for the reliability and capability of the FitzPatrick pre-existing containment vent system..The analysis should include the reassessment of all assumptions regarding the reliability of the pre-existingcontainment venting and specifically address non-conservative assumptions behind the cost-benefit analysisused to justify not installing a fully hardened vent system.1

-It should also include a reassessment of the assumption of "no likely ignition points" during emergency ventingthat would otherwise present catastrophic consequences associated with the detonation of hydrogen gas andthe release of radioactivity generated during a severe accident.I wish the NRC to process my request using the 2.206 process, and I understand that under this process, thecontents of this message and my identity will be made public.The Alliance for a Green Economy is my point of contact for this petition, and their organizer, Jessica Azulay,will keep me informed about the developments of the petition and the opportunity to participate in a publicmeeting with the NRC Petition Review Board.Thank youGerson Lesser, M.D.NYU School of Medicine5800 Arlington Ave.Bronx, NY 104712 Vaidya, BhalchandraFrom: doug flanagan [gpshamrock@aol.com]Sent: Friday, March 22, 2013 6:05 PMTo: Vaidya, Bhalchandra

Subject:

In the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New YorkMr. James BorchardtExecutive Director for OperationsU.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionWashington, DC 20555-0001VIA email to Bhalchandra K. Vaidya, NRC Petition ManagerIn the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New York

Dear Mr. Borchardt:

I wish to co-petition with the Alliance for a Green Economy and Beyond Nuclear's March 9, 2012 emergencyenforcement petition to suspend the operation of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant.* The FitzPatrick plant is the only GE Mark I boiling water reactor in the US that did not install a Direct TorusVent System as requested by the NRC in 1989 and instead, to save money, relies upon a "pre-existing"venting system that is not fully hardened against a severe accident.* In deciding not to install such a vent, the FitzPatrick operator and the NRC relied upon assumptions that nowplace public health and safety at an undue risk..The hydrogen explosions at the Fukushima reactors show the dangers and unacceptable consequencesposed by the current FitzPatrick severe accident venting plan, since the plan was approved on theassumptions that venting would prevent containment failure, and that there are "no likely" ignition sourcesalong the vent path. Neither of these assumptions was correct during the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe..Subsequent to the Fukushima accident, the NRC inspected FitzPatrick and identified a "vulnerability, in thatcurrent procedures do not address hydrogen considerations" during a severe accident.Therefore, I request NRC immediately suspend the FitzPatrick operating license until the following emergencyenforcement actions are approved by the NRC:1) Public hearings should be held on the continued operation of Entergy Nuclear Operations' Fitzpatrick plantand the adequacy of its plan to vent through a pre-existing path into the adjacent Standby Gas TreatmentSystem building, blowing off the double doors to release a radiological accident to the outside environment atground level. The public must be afforded due process to address the unacceptable risks to public health andsafety posed by the FitzPatrick severe accident plan.2) Entergy Nuclear Operations should publicly document for independent review its post-Fukushima re-analysis for the reliability and capability of the FitzPatrick pre-existing containment vent system..The analysis should include the reassessment of all assumptions regarding the reliability of the pre-existingcontainment venting and specifically address non-conservative assumptions behind the cost-benefit analysisused to justify not installing a fully hardened vent system.1

• It should also include a reassessment of the assumption of "no likely ignition points" during emergency ventingthat would otherwise present catastrophic consequences associated with the detonation of hydrogen gas andthe release of radioactivity generated during a severe accident.I wish the NRC to process my request using the 2.206 process, and I understand that under this process, thecontents of this message and my identity will be made public.The Alliance for a Green Economy is my point of contact for this petition, and their organizer, Jessica Azulay,will keep me informed about the developments of the petition and the opportunity to participate in a publicmeeting with the NRC Petition Review Board.Thank youdoug flanagancitizen USA105 Shorecliff DrPortland, TX 783742 Vaidya, BhalchandraFrom: Nancy Neumann [NancyNeumann@t-online.de]Sent: Friday, March 22, 2013 6:04 PMTo: Vaidya, Bhalchandra

Subject:

In the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New YorkMr. James BorchardtExecutive Director for OperationsU.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionWashington, DC 20555-0001VIA email to Bhalchandra K. Vaidya, NRC Petition ManagerIn the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New York

Dear Mr. Borchardt:

I wish to co-petition with the Alliance for a Green Economy and Beyond Nuclear's March 9, 2012 emergencyenforcement petition to suspend the operation of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant.* The FitzPatrick plant is the only GE Mark I boiling water reactor in the US that did not install a Direct TorusVent System as requested by the NRC in 1989 and instead, to save money, relies upon a "pre-existing"venting system that is not fully hardened against a severe accident.* In deciding not to install such a vent, the FitzPatrick operator and the NRC relied upon assumptions that nowplace public health and safety at an undue risk.* The hydrogen explosions at the Fukushima reactors show the dangers and unacceptable consequencesposed by the current FitzPatrick severe accident venting plan, since the plan was approved on theassumptions that venting would prevent containment failure, and that there are "no likely" ignition sourcesalong the vent path. Neither of these assumptions was correct during the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe.* Subsequent to the Fukushima accident, the NRC inspected FitzPatrick and identified a "vulnerability, in thatcurrent procedures do not address hydrogen considerations" during a severe accident.Therefore, I request NRC immediately suspend the FitzPatrick operating license until the following emergencyenforcement actions are approved by the NRC:1) Public hearings should be held on the continued operation of Entergy Nuclear Operations' Fitzpatrick plantand the adequacy of its plan to vent through a pre-existing path into the adjacent Standby Gas TreatmentSystem building, blowing off the double doors to release a radiological accident to the outside environment atground level. The public must be afforded due process to address the unacceptable risks to public health andsafety posed by the FitzPatrick severe accident plan.2) Entergy Nuclear Operations should publicly document for independent review its post-Fukushima re-analysis for the reliability and capability of the FitzPatrick pre-existing containment vent system..The analysis should include the reassessment of all assumptions regarding the reliability of the pre-existingcontainment venting and specifically address non-conservative assumptions behind the cost-benefit analysisused to justify not installing a fully hardened vent system.1

-It should also include a reassessment of the assumption of "no likely ignition points" during emergency ventingthat would otherwise present catastrophic consequences associated with the detonation of hydrogen gas andthe release of radioactivity generated during a severe accident.I wish the NRC to process my request using the 2.206 process, and I understand that under this process, thecontents of this message and my identity will be made public.The Alliance for a Green Economy is my point of contact for this petition, and their organizer, Jessica Azulay,will keep me informed about the developments of the petition and the opportunity to participate in a publicmeeting with the NRC Petition Review Board.Thank youNancy NeumannGraugassse 1Zornheim, ot 552702 Vaidya, BhalchandraFrom: Charlie Williams [liricol@netscape.net]Sent: Friday, March 22, 2013 5:53 PMTo: Vaidya, Bhalchandra

Subject:

In the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New YorkMr. James BorchardtExecutive Director for OperationsU.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionWashington, DC 20555-0001VIA email to Bhalchandra K. Vaidya, NRC Petition ManagerIn the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New York

Dear Mr. Borchardt:

I wish to co-petition with the Alliance for a Green Economy and Beyond Nuclear's March 9, 2012 emergencyenforcement petition to suspend the operation of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant..The FitzPatrick plant is the only GE Mark I boiling water reactor in the US that did not install a Direct TorusVent System as requested by the NRC in 1989 and instead, to save money, relies upon a "pre-existing"venting system that is not fully hardened against a severe accident..In deciding not to install such a vent, the FitzPatrick operator and the NRC relied upon assumptions that nowplace public health and safety at an undue risk..The hydrogen explosions at the Fukushima reactors show the dangers and unacceptable consequencesposed by the current FitzPatrick severe accident venting plan, since the plan was approved on theassumptions that venting would prevent containment failure, and that there are "no likely" ignition sourcesalong the vent path. Neither of these assumptions was correct during the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe..Subsequent to the Fukushima accident, the NRC inspected FitzPatrick and identified a "vulnerability, in thatcurrent procedures do not address hydrogen considerations" during a severe accident.Therefore, I request NRC immediately suspend the FitzPatrick operating license until the following emergencyenforcement actions are approved by the NRC:1) Public hearings should be held on the continued operation of Entergy Nuclear Operations' Fitzpatrick plantand the adequacy of its plan to vent through a pre-existing path into the adjacent Standby Gas TreatmentSystem building, blowing off the double doors to release a radiological accident to the outside environment atground level. The public must be afforded due process to address the unacceptable risks to public health andsafety posed by the FitzPatrick severe accident plan.2) Entergy Nuclear Operations should publicly document for independent review its post-Fukushima re-analysis for the reliability and capability of the FitzPatrick pre-existing containment vent system.The analysis should include the reassessment of all assumptions regarding the reliability of the pre-existingcontainment venting and specifically address non-conservative assumptions behind the cost-benefit analysisused to justify not installing a fully hardened vent system.1

-It should also include a reassessment of the assumption of "no likely ignition points" during emergency ventingthat would otherwise present catastrophic consequences associated with the detonation of hydrogen gas andthe release of radioactivity generated during a severe accident.I wish the NRC to process my request using the 2.206 process, and I understand that under this process, thecontents of this message and my identity will be made public.The Alliance for a Green Economy is my point of contact for this petition, and their organizer, Jessica Azulay,will keep me informed about the developments of the petition and the opportunity to participate in a publicmeeting with the NRC Petition Review Board.Thank youCharlie Williams1178 Birdie LaneHolland, MI 494232 Vaidya, BhalchandraFrom: Anne Curtis [annecurtis@comcast. net)Sent: Friday, March 22, 2013 5:29 PMTo: Vaidya, Bhalchandra

Subject:

In the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New YorkMr. James BorchardtExecutive Director for OperationsU.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionWashington, DC 20555-0001VIA email to Bhalchandra K. Vaidya, NRC Petition ManagerIn the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New York

Dear Mr. Borchardt:

I wish to co-petition with the Alliance for a Green Economy and Beyond Nuclear's March 9, 2012 emergencyenforcement petition to suspend the operation of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant.* The FitzPatrick plant is the only GE Mark I boiling water reactor in the US that did not install a Direct TorusVent System as requested by the NRC in 1989 and instead, to save money, relies upon a "pre-existing"venting system that is not fully hardened against a severe accident.* In deciding not to install such a vent, the FitzPatrick operator and the NRC relied upon assumptions that nowplace public health and safety at an undue risk.The hydrogen explosions at the Fukushima reactors show the dangers and unacceptable consequencesposed by the current FitzPatrick severe accident venting plan, since the plan was approved on theassumptions that venting would prevent containment failure, and that there are "no likely" ignition sourcesalong the vent path. Neither of these assumptions was correct during the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe..Subsequent to the Fukushima accident, the NRC inspected FitzPatrick and identified a "vulnerability, in thatcurrent procedures do not address hydrogen considerations" during a severe accident.Therefore, I request NRC immediately suspend the FitzPatrick operating license until the following emergencyenforcement actions are approved by the NRC:1) Public hearings should be held on the continued operation of Entergy Nuclear Operations' Fitzpatrick plantand the adequacy of its plan to vent through a pre-existing path into the adjacent Standby Gas TreatmentSystem building, blowing off the double doors to release a radiological accident to the outside environment atground level. The public must be afforded due process to address the unacceptable risks to public health andsafety posed by the FitzPatrick severe accident plan.2) Entergy Nuclear Operations should publicly document for independent review its post-Fukushima re-analysis for the reliability and capability of the FitzPatrick pre-existing containment vent system..The analysis should include the reassessment of all assumptions regarding the reliability of the pre-existingcontainment venting and specifically address non-conservative assumptions behind the cost-benefit analysisused to justify not installing a fully hardened vent system.1

-it should also include a reassessment of the assumption of "no likely ignition points" during emergency ventingthat would otherwise present catastrophic consequences associated with the detonation of hydrogen gas andthe release of radioactivity generated during a severe accident.I wish the NRC to process my request using the 2.206 process, and I understand that under this process, thecontents of this message and my identity will be made public.The Alliance for a Green Economy is my point of contact for this petition, and their organizer, Jessica Azulay,will keep me informed about the developments of the petition and the opportunity to participate in a publicmeeting with the NRC Petition Review Board.Thank youAnne Curtis4 Brookwood DriveChattanooga, TN 374112 Vaidya, BhalchandraFrom: Jim McCue [g@jgmccue.com]Sent: Friday, March 22, 2013 5:15 PMTo: Vaidya, Bhalchandra

Subject:

In the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New YorkMr. James BorchardtExecutive Director for OperationsU.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionWashington, DC 20555-0001VIA email to Bhalchandra K. Vaidya, NRC Petition ManagerIn the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New York

Dear Mr. Borchardt:

I wish to co-petition with the Alliance for a Green Economy and Beyond Nuclear's March 9, 2012 emergencyenforcement petition to suspend the operation of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant..The FitzPatrick plant is the only GE Mark I boiling water reactor in the US that did not install a Direct TorusVent System as requested by the NRC in 1989 and instead, to save money, relies upon a "pre-existing"venting system that is not fully hardened against a severe accident.* In deciding not to install such a vent, the FitzPatrick operator and the NRC relied upon assumptions that nowplace public health and safety at an undue risk.* The hydrogen explosions at the Fukushima reactors show the dangers and unacceptable consequencesposed by the current FitzPatrick severe accident venting plan, since the plan was approved on theassumptions that venting would prevent containment failure, and that there are "no likely" ignition sourcesalong the vent path. Neither of these assumptions was correct during the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe..Subsequent to the Fukushima accident, the NRC inspected FitzPatrick and identified a "vulnerability, in thatcurrent procedures do not address hydrogen considerations" during a severe accident.Therefore, I request NRC immediately suspend the FitzPatrick operating license until the following emergencyenforcement actions are approved by the NRC:1) Public hearings should be held on the continued operation of Entergy Nuclear Operations' Fitzpatrick plantand the adequacy of its plan to vent through a pre-existing path into the adjacent Standby Gas TreatmentSystem building, blowing off the double doors to release a radiological accident to the outside environment atground level. The public must be afforded due process to address the unacceptable risks to public health andsafety posed by the FitzPatrick severe accident plan.2) Entergy Nuclear Operations should publicly document for independent review its post-Fukushima re-analysis for the reliability and capability of the FitzPatrick pre-existing containment vent system..The analysis should include the reassessment of all assumptions regarding the reliability of the pre-existingcontainment venting and specifically address non-conservative assumptions behind the cost-benefit analysisused to justify not installing a fully hardened vent system.I~

-It should also include a reassessment of the assumption of "no likely ignition points" during emergency ventingthat would otherwise present catastrophic consequences associated with the detonation of hydrogen gas andthe release of radioactivity generated during a severe accident.I wish the NRC to process my request using the 2.206 process, and I understand that under this process, thecontents of this message and my identity will be made public.The Alliance for a Green Economy is my point of contact for this petition, and their organizer, Jessica Azulay,will keep me informed about the developments of the petition and the opportunity to participate in a publicmeeting with the NRC Petition Review Board.Thank youJim McCue190 N. Morningside Dr.Idaho Falls, ID 834022 Vaidya, BhalchandraFrom: Peter Arneson [peterjarneson@gmail.com]Sent: Friday, March 22, 2013 4:21 PMTo: Vaidya, Bhalchandra

Subject:

In the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New YorkMr. James BorchardtExecutive Director for OperationsU.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionWashington, DC 20555-0001VIA email to Bhalchandra K. Vaidya, NRC Petition ManagerIn the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New York

Dear Mr. Borchardt:

I wish to co-petition with the Alliance for a Green Economy and Beyond Nuclear's March 9, 2012 emergencyenforcement petition to suspend the operation of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant..The FitzPatrick plant is the only GE Mark I boiling water reactor in the US that did not install a Direct TorusVent System as requested by the NRC in 1989 and instead, to save money, relies upon a "pre-existing"venting system that is not fully hardened against a severe accident..In deciding not to install such a vent, the FitzPatrick operator and the NRC relied upon assumptions that nowplace public health and safety at an undue risk..The hydrogen explosions at the Fukushima reactors show the dangers and unacceptable consequencesposed by the current FitzPatrick severe accident venting plan, since the plan was approved on theassumptions that venting would prevent containment failure, and that there are "no likely" ignition sourcesalong the vent path. Neither of these assumptions was correct during the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe..Subsequent to the Fukushima accident, the NRC inspected FitzPatrick and identified a "vulnerability, in thatcurrent procedures do not address hydrogen considerations" during a severe accident.Therefore, I request NRC immediately suspend the FitzPatrick operating license until the following emergencyenforcement actions are approved by the NRC:1) Public hearings should be held on the continued operation of Entergy Nuclear Operations' Fitzpatrick plantand the adequacy of its plan to vent through a pre-existing path into the adjacent Standby Gas TreatmentSystem building, blowing off the double doors to release a radiological accident to the outside environment atground level. The public must be afforded due process to address the unacceptable risks to public health andsafety posed by the FitzPatrick severe accident plan.2) Entergy Nuclear Operations should publicly document for independent review its post-Fukushima re-analysis for the reliability and capability of the FitzPatrick pre-existing containment vent system.* The analysis should include the reassessment of all assumptions regarding the reliability of the pre-existingcontainment venting and specifically address non-conservative assumptions behind the cost-benefit analysisused to justify not installing a fully hardened vent system.1

• It should also include a reassessment of the assumption of "no likely ignition points" during emergency ventingthat would otherwise present catastrophic consequences associated with the detonation of hydrogen gas andthe release of radioactivity generated during a severe accident.I wish the NRC to process my request using the 2.206 process, and I understand that under this process, thecontents of this message and my identity will be made public.The Alliance for a Green Economy is my point of contact for this petition, and their organizer, Jessica Azulay,will keep me informed about the developments of the petition and the opportunity to participate in a publicmeeting with the NRC Petition Review Board.Thank youPeter Arneson185 W Calthrop AveSyracuse, NY 132052 Vaidya, BhalchandraFrom: Mayumi Mazur [mayumimazur@gmail.com]Sent: Friday, March 22, 2013 4:04 PMTo: Vaidya, Bhalchandra

Subject:

In the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New YorkMr. James BorchardtExecutive Director for OperationsU.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionWashington, DC 20555-0001VIA email to Bhalchandra K. Vaidya, NRC Petition ManagerIn the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New York

Dear Mr. Borchardt:

I wish to co-petition with the Alliance for a Green Economy and Beyond Nuclear's March 9, 2012 emergencyenforcement petition to suspend the operation of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant.* The FitzPatrick plant is the only GE Mark I boiling water reactor in the US that did not install a Direct TorusVent System as requested by the NRC in 1989 and instead, to save money, relies upon a "pre-existing"venting system that is not fully hardened against a severe accident.* In deciding not to install such a vent, the FitzPatrick operator and the NRC relied upon assumptions that nowplace public health and safety at an undue risk.* The hydrogen explosions at the Fukushima reactors show the dangers and unacceptable consequencesposed by the current FitzPatrick severe accident venting plan, since the plan was approved on theassumptions that venting would prevent containment failure, and that there are "no likely" ignition sourcesalong the vent path. Neither of these assumptions was correct during the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe..Subsequent to the Fukushima accident, the NRC inspected FitzPatrick and identified a "vulnerability, in thatcurrent procedures do not address hydrogen considerations" during a severe accident.Therefore, I request NRC immediately suspend the FitzPatrick operating license until the following emergencyenforcement actions are approved by the NRC:1) Public hearings should be held on the continued operation of Entergy Nuclear Operations' Fitzpatrick plantand the adequacy of its plan to vent through a pre-existing path into the adjacent Standby Gas TreatmentSystem building, blowing off the double doors to release a radiological accident to the outside environment atground level. The public must be afforded due process to address the unacceptable risks to public health andsafety posed by the FitzPatrick severe accident plan.2) Entergy Nuclear Operations should publicly document for independent review its post-Fukushima re-analysis for the reliability and capability of the FitzPatrick pre-existing containment vent system..The analysis should include the reassessment of all assumptions regarding the reliability of the pre-existingcontainment venting and specifically address non-conservative assumptions behind the cost-benefit analysisused to justify not installing a fully hardened vent system.I

-It should also include a reassessment of the assumption of "no likely ignition points" during emergency ventingthat would otherwise present catastrophic consequences associated with the detonation of hydrogen gas andthe release of radioactivity generated during a severe accident.I wish the NRC to process my request using the 2.206 process, and I understand that under this process, thecontents of this message and my identity will be made public.The Alliance for a Green Economy is my point of contact for this petition, and their organizer, Jessica Azulay,will keep me informed about the developments of the petition and the opportunity to participate in a publicmeeting with the NRC Petition Review Board.Thank youMayumi Mazurconcerned citizen1140 Morehead CtAnn Arbor, MI 481032 Vaidya, BhalchandraFrom: Margo Vanderhill [margo@midlands.net]Sent: Friday, March 22, 2013 4:01 PMTo: Vaidya, Bhalchandra

Subject:

In the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New YorkMr. James BorchardtExecutive Director for OperationsU.S, Nuclear Regulatory CommissionWashington, DC 20555-0001VIA email to Bhalchandra K. Vaidya, NRC Petition ManagerIn the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New York

Dear Mr. Borchardt:

I wish to co-petition with the Alliance for a Green Economy and Beyond Nuclear's March 9, 2012 emergencyenforcement petition to suspend the operation of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant.* The FitzPatrick plant is the only GE Mark I boiling water reactor in the US that did not install a Direct TorusVent System as requested by the NRC in 1989 and instead, to save money, relies upon a "pre-existing"venting system that is not fully hardened against a severe accident..In deciding not to install such a vent, the FitzPatrick operator and the NRC relied upon assumptions that nowplace public health and safety at an undue risk..The hydrogen explosions at the Fukushima reactors show the dangers and unacceptable consequencesposed by the current FitzPatrick severe accident venting plan, since the plan was approved on theassumptions that venting would prevent containment failure, and that there are "no likely" ignition sourcesalong the vent path. Neither of these assumptions was correct during the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe.* Subsequent to the Fukushima accident, the NRC inspected FitzPatrick and identified a "vulnerability, in thatcurrent procedures do not address hydrogen considerations" during a severe accident.Therefore, I request NRC immediately suspend the FitzPatrick operating license until the following emergencyenforcement actions are approved by the NRC:1) Public hearings should be held on the continued operation of Entergy Nuclear Operations' Fitzpatrick plantand the adequacy of its plan to vent through a pre-existing path into the adjacent Standby Gas TreatmentSystem building, blowing off the double doors to release a radiological accident to the outside environment atground level. The public must be afforded due process to address the unacceptable risks to public health andsafety posed by the FitzPatrick severe accident plan.2) Entergy Nuclear Operations should publicly document for independent review its post-Fukushima re-analysis for the reliability and capability of the FitzPatrick pre-existing containment vent system.* The analysis should include the reassessment of all assumptions regarding the reliability of the pre-existingcontainment venting and specifically address non-conservative assumptions behind the cost-benefit analysisused to justify not installing a fully hardened vent system.1

-It should also include a reassessment of the assumption of "no likely ignition points" during emergency ventingthat would otherwise present catastrophic consequences associated with the detonation of hydrogen gas andthe release of radioactivity generated during a severe accident.I wish the NRC to process my request using the 2.206 process, and I understand that under this process, thecontents of this message and my identity will be made public.The Alliance for a Green Economy is my point of contact for this petition, and their organizer, Jessica Azulay,will keep me informed about the developments of the petition and the opportunity to participate in a publicmeeting with the NRC Petition Review Board.Thank youMargo Vanderhill504 Garfield St.Alton, IA 510032 Vaidya, BhalchandraFrom: Sharon Root [sharonroot@co.lyon.mn.us]Sent: Friday, March 22, 2013 3:57 PMTo: Vaidya, Bhalchandra

Subject:

In the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New YorkMr. James BorchardtExecutive Director for OperationsU.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionWashington, DC 20555-0001VIA email to Bhalchandra K. Vaidya, NRC Petition ManagerIn the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New York

Dear Mr. Borchardt:

I wish to co-petition with the Alliance for a Green Economy and Beyond Nuclear's March 9, 2012 emergencyenforcement petition to suspend the operation of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant..The FitzPatrick plant is the only GE Mark I boiling water reactor in the US that did not install a Direct TorusVent System as requested by the NRC in 1989 and instead, to save money, relies upon a "pre-existing"venting system that is not fully hardened against a severe accident.In deciding not to install such a vent, the FitzPatrick operator and the NRC relied upon assumptions that nowplace public health and safety at an undue risk..The hydrogen explosions at the Fukushima reactors show the dangers and unacceptable consequencesposed by the current FitzPatrick severe accident venting plan, since the plan was approved on theassumptions that venting would prevent containment failure, and that there are "no likely" ignition sourcesalong the vent path. Neither of these assumptions was correct during the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe.Subsequent to the Fukushima accident, the NRC inspected FitzPatrick and identified a "vulnerability, in thatcurrent procedures do not address hydrogen considerations" during a severe accident.Therefore, I request NRC immediately suspend the FitzPatrick operating license until the following emergencyenforcement actions are approved by the NRC:1) Public hearings should be held on the continued operation of Entergy Nuclear Operations' Fitzpatrick plantand the adequacy of its plan to vent through a pre-existing path into the adjacent Standby Gas TreatmentSystem building, blowing off the double doors to release a radiological accident to the outside environment atground level. The public must be afforded due process to address the unacceptable risks to public health andsafety posed by the FitzPatrick severe accident plan.2) Entergy Nuclear Operations should publicly document for independent review its post-Fukushima re-analysis for the reliability and capability of the FitzPatrick pre-existing containment vent system..The analysis should include the reassessment of all assumptions regarding the reliability of the pre-existingcontainment venting and specifically address non-conservative assumptions behind the cost-benefit analysisused to justify not installing a fully hardened vent system.1

-It should also include a reassessment of the assumption of "no likely ignition points" during emergency ventingthat would otherwise present catastrophic consequences associated with the detonation of hydrogen gas andthe release of radioactivity generated during a severe accident.I wish the NRC to process my request using the 2.206 process, and I understand that under this process, thecontents of this message and my identity will be made public.The Alliance for a Green Economy is my point of contact for this petition, and their organizer, Jessica Azulay,will keep me informed about the developments of the petition and the opportunity to participate in a publicmeeting with the NRC Petition Review Board.Thank youSharon RootEnvironmental Office, 504 Fairgrounds Rd Marshall, MN 562582 Vaidya, BhalchandraFrom: Jamie Tietjen [jamietietjen@excite.com]Sent: Friday, March 22, 2013 3:44 PMTo: Vaidya, Bhalchandra

Subject:

In the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New YorkMr. James BorchardtExecutive Director for OperationsU.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionWashington, DC 20555-0001VIA email to Bhalchandra K. Vaidya, NRC Petition ManagerIn the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New York

Dear Mr. Borchardt:

I wish to co-petition with the Alliance for a Green Economy and Beyond Nuclear's March 9, 2012 emergencyenforcement petition to suspend the operation of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant..The FitzPatrick plant is the only GE Mark I boiling water reactor in the US that did not install a Direct TorusVent System as requested by the NRC in 1989 and instead, to save money, relies upon a "pre-existing"venting system that is not fully hardened against a severe accident..In deciding not to install such a vent, the FitzPatrick operator and the NRC relied upon assumptions that nowplace public health and safety at an undue risk..The hydrogen explosions at the Fukushima reactors show the dangers and unacceptable consequencesposed by the current FitzPatrick severe accident venting plan, since the plan was approved on theassumptions that venting would prevent containment failure, and that there are "no likely" ignition sourcesalong the vent path. Neither of these assumptions was correct during the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe..Subsequent to the Fukushima accident, the NRC inspected FitzPatrick and identified a "vulnerability, in thatcurrent procedures do not address hydrogen considerations" during a severe accident.Therefore, I request NRC immediately suspend the FitzPatrick operating license until the following emergencyenforcement actions are approved by the NRC:1) Public hearings should be held on the continued operation of Entergy Nuclear Operations' Fitzpatrick plantand the adequacy of its plan to vent through a pre-existing path into the adjacent Standby Gas TreatmentSystem building, blowing off the double doors to release a radiological accident to the outside environment atground level. The public must be afforded due process to address the unacceptable risks to public health andsafety posed by the FitzPatrick severe accident plan.2) Entergy Nuclear Operations should publicly document for independent review its post-Fukushima re-analysis for the reliability and capability of the FitzPatrick pre-existing containment vent system..The analysis should include the reassessment of all assumptions regarding the reliability of the pre-existingcontainment venting and specifically address non-conservative assumptions behind the cost-benefit analysisused to justify not installing a fully hardened vent system.1

-It should also include a reassessment of the assumption of "no likely ignition points" during emergency ventingthat would otherwise present catastrophic consequences associated with the detonation of hydrogen gas andthe release of radioactivity generated during a severe accident.I wish the NRC to process my request using the 2.206 process, and I understand that under this process, thecontents of this message and my identity will be made public.The Alliance for a Green Economy is my point of contact for this petition, and their organizer, Jessica Azulay,will keep me informed about the developments of the petition and the opportunity to participate in a publicmeeting with the NRC Petition Review Board.Thank youJamie TietjenPrivate Citizen13352 Red Creek RdRed Creek, NY 131432 Vaidya, BhalchandraFrom: William Saenz [billsaenz@comcast.net]Sent: Friday, March 22, 2013 3:31 PMTo: Vaidya, Bhalchandra

Subject:

In the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New YorkMr. James BorchardtExecutive Director for OperationsU,S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionWashington, DC 20555-0001VIA email to Bhalchandra K. Vaidya, NRC Petition ManagerIn the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New York

Dear Mr. Borchardt:

I wish to co-petition with the Alliance for a Green Economy and Beyond Nuclear's March 9, 2012 emergencyenforcement petition to suspend the operation of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant..The FitzPatrick plant is the only GE Mark I boiling water reactor in the US that did not install a Direct TorusVent System as requested by the NRC in 1989 and instead, to save money, relies upon a "pre-existing"venting system that is not fully hardened against a severe accident..In deciding not to install such a vent, the FitzPatrick operator and the NRC relied upon assumptions that nowplace public health and safety at an undue risk..The hydrogen explosions at the Fukushima reactors show the dangers and unacceptable consequencesposed by the current FitzPatrick severe accident venting plan, since the plan was approved on theassumptions that venting would prevent containment failure, and that there are "no likely" ignition sourcesalong the vent path. Neither of these assumptions was correct during the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe.* Subsequent to the Fukushima accident, the NRC inspected FitzPatrick and identified a "vulnerability, in thatcurrent procedures do not address hydrogen considerations" during a severe accident.Therefore, I request NRC immediately suspend the FitzPatrick operating license until the following emergencyenforcement actions are approved by the NRC:1) Public hearings should be held on the continued operation of Entergy Nuclear Operations' Fitzpatrick plantand the adequacy of its plan to vent through a pre-existing path into the adjacent Standby Gas TreatmentSystem building, blowing off the double doors to release a radiological accident to the outside environment atground level. The public must be afforded due process to address the unacceptable risks to public health andsafety posed by the FitzPatrick severe accident plan.2) Entergy Nuclear Operations should publicly document for independent review its post-Fukushima re-analysis for the reliability and capability of the FitzPatrick pre-existing containment vent system..The analysis should include the reassessment of all assumptions regarding the reliability of the pre-existingcontainment venting and specifically address non-conservative assumptions behind the cost-benefit analysisused to justify not installing a fully hardened vent system.1

• It should also include a reassessment of the assumption of "no likely ignition points" during emergency ventingthat would otherwise present catastrophic consequences associated with the detonation of hydrogen gas andthe release of radioactivity generated during a severe accident.I wish the NRC to process my request using the 2.206 process, and I understand that under this process, thecontents of this message and my identity will be made public.The Alliance for a Green Economy is my point of contact for this petition, and their organizer, Jessica Azulay,will keep me informed about the developments of the petition and the opportunity to participate in a publicmeeting with the NRC Petition Review Board.Thank youWilliam Saenz20220 IndianaBrownstown, MI 481832 Vaidya, BhalchandraFrom: John Steponaitis [steponaj@takas.It]Sent: Friday, March 22, 2013 3:27 PMTo: Vaidya, Bhalchandra

Subject:

In the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New YorkMr. James BorchardtExecutive Director for OperationsU.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionWashington, DC 20555-0001VIA email to Bhalchandra K. Vaidya, NRC Petition ManagerIn the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New York

Dear Mr. Borchardt:

I wish to co-petition with the Alliance for a Green Economy and Beyond Nuclear's March 9, 2012 emergencyenforcement petition to suspend the operation of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant.* The FitzPatrick plant is the only GE Mark I boiling water reactor in the US that did not install a Direct TorusVent System as requested by the NRC in 1989 and instead, to save money, relies upon a "pre-existing"venting system that is not fully hardened against a severe accident..In deciding not to install such a vent, the FitzPatrick operator and the NRC relied upon assumptions that nowplace public health and safety at an undue risk..The hydrogen explosions at the Fukushima reactors show the dangers and unacceptable consequencesposed by the current FitzPatrick severe accident venting plan, since the plan was approved on theassumptions that venting would prevent containment failure, and that there are "no likely" ignition sourcesalong the vent path. Neither of these assumptions was correct during the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe.* Subsequent to the Fukushima accident, the NRC inspected FitzPatrick and identified a "vulnerability, in thatcurrent procedures do not address hydrogen considerations" during a severe accident.Therefore, I request NRC immediately suspend the FitzPatrick operating license until the following emergencyenforcement actions are approved by the NRC:1) Public hearings should be held on the continued operation of Entergy Nuclear Operations' Fitzpatrick plantand the adequacy of its plan to vent through a pre-existing path into the adjacent Standby Gas TreatmentSystem building, blowing off the double doors to release a radiological accident to the outside environment atground level. The public must be afforded due process to address the unacceptable risks to public health andsafety posed by the FitzPatrick severe accident plan.2) Entergy Nuclear Operations should publicly document for independent review its post-Fukushima re-analysis for the reliability and capability of the FitzPatrick pre-existing containment vent system..The analysis should include the reassessment of all assumptions regarding the reliability of the pre-existingcontainment venting and specifically address non-conservative assumptions behind the cost-benefit analysisused to justify not installing a fully hardened vent system.1

-It should also include a reassessment of the assumption of "no likely ignition points" during emergency ventingthat would otherwise present catastrophic consequences associated with the detonation of hydrogen gas andthe release of radioactivity generated during a severe accident.I wish the NRC to process my request using the 2.206 process, and I understand that under this process, thecontents of this message and my identity will be made public.The Alliance for a Green Economy is my point of contact for this petition, and their organizer, Jessica Azulay,will keep me informed about the developments of the petition and the opportunity to participate in a publicmeeting with the NRC Petition Review Board.Thank youJohn Steponaitisnone910 Geary 20noneSan Francisco, CA 941092 Vaidya, BhalchandraFrom: Gerard F. Gaudin [gerardl6@juno.com]Sent: Friday, March 22, 2013 3:26 PMTo: Vaidya, Bhalchandra

Subject:

In the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New YorkMr. James BorchardtExecutive Director for OperationsU.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionWashington, DC 20555-0001VIA email to Bhalchandra K. Vaidya, NRC Petition ManagerIn the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New York

Dear Mr. Borchardt:

I wish to co-petition with the Alliance for a Green Economy and Beyond Nuclear's March 9, 2012 emergencyenforcement petition to suspend the operation of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant..The FitzPatrick plant is the only GE Mark I boiling water reactor in the US that did not install a Direct TorusVent System as requested by the NRC in 1989 and instead, to save money, relies upon a "pre-existing"venting system that is not fully hardened against a severe accident.* In deciding not to install such a vent, the FitzPatrick operator and the NRC relied upon assumptions that nowplace public health and safety at an undue risk.* The hydrogen explosions at the Fukushima reactors show the dangers and unacceptable consequencesposed by the current FitzPatrick severe accident venting plan, since the plan was approved on theassumptions that venting would prevent containment failure, and that there are "no likely" ignition sourcesalong the vent path. Neither of these assumptions was correct during the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe.* Subsequent to the Fukushima accident, the NRC inspected FitzPatrick and identified a "vulnerability, in thatcurrent procedures do not address hydrogen considerations" during a severe accident.Therefore, I request NRC immediately suspend the FitzPatrick operating license until the following emergencyenforcement actions are approved by the NRC:1) Public hearings should be held on the continued operation of Entergy Nuclear Operations' Fitzpatrick plantand the adequacy of its plan to vent through a pre-existing path into the adjacent Standby Gas TreatmentSystem building, blowing off the double doors to release a radiological accident to the outside environment atground level. The public must be afforded due process to address the unacceptable risks to public health andsafety posed by the FitzPatrick severe accident plan.2) Entergy Nuclear Operations should publicly document for independent review its post-Fukushima re-analysis for the reliability and capability of the FitzPatrick pre-existing containment vent system.* The analysis should include the reassessment of all assumptions regarding the reliability of the pre-existingcontainment venting and specifically address non-conservative assumptions behind the cost-benefit analysisused to justify not installing a fully hardened vent system.1

-It should also include a reassessment of the assumption of "no likely ignition points" during emergency ventingthat would otherwise present catastrophic consequences associated with the detonation of hydrogen gas andthe release of radioactivity generated during a severe accident.I wish the NRC to process my request using the 2.206 process, and I understand that under this process, thecontents of this message and my identity will be made public.The Alliance for a Green Economy is my point of contact for this petition, and their organizer, Jessica Azulay,will keep me informed about the developments of the petition and the opportunity to participate in a publicmeeting with the NRC Petition Review Board.Thank youGerard F. GaudinP.O. BOX 191METAIRIE, LA 700042 Vaidya, BhalchandraFrom: Darlene St Martin [stmartin79@comcast.net]Sent: Friday, March 22, 2013 3:26 PMTo: Vaidya, Bhalchandra

Subject:

In the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New YorkMr. James BorchardtExecutive Director for OperationsU.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionWashington, DC 20555-0001VIA email to Bhalchandra K. Vaidya, NRC Petition ManagerIn the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New York

Dear Mr. Borchardt:

I wish to co-petition with the Alliance for a Green Economy and Beyond Nuclear's March 9, 2012 emergencyenforcement petition to suspend the operation of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant..The FitzPatrick plant is the only GE Mark I boiling water reactor in the US that did not install a Direct TorusVent System as requested by the NRC in 1989 and instead, to save money, relies upon a "pre-existing"venting system that is not fully hardened against a severe accident.* In deciding not to install such a vent, the FitzPatrick operator and the NRC relied upon assumptions that nowplace public health and safety at an undue risk.* The hydrogen explosions at the Fukushima reactors show the dangers and unacceptable consequencesposed by the current FitzPatrick severe accident venting plan, since the plan was approved on theassumptions that venting would prevent containment failure, and that there are "no likely" ignition sourcesalong the vent path. Neither of these assumptions was correct during the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe.Subsequent to the Fukushima accident, the NRC inspected FitzPatrick and identified a "vulnerability, in thatcurrent procedures do not address hydrogen considerations" during a severe accident.Therefore, I request NRC immediately suspend the FitzPatrick operating license until the following emergencyenforcement actions are approved by the NRC:1) Public hearings should be held on the continued operation of Entergy Nuclear Operations' Fitzpatrick plantand the adequacy of its plan to vent through a pre-existing path into the adjacent Standby Gas TreatmentSystem building, blowing off the double doors to release a radiological accident to the outside environment atground level. The public must be afforded due process to address the unacceptable risks to public health andsafety posed by the FitzPatrick severe accident plan.2) Entergy Nuclear Operations should publicly document for independent review its post-Fukushima re-analysis for the reliability and capability of the FitzPatrick pre-existing containment vent system.* The analysis should include the reassessment of all assumptions regarding the reliability of the pre-existingcontainment venting and specifically address non-conservative assumptions behind the cost-benefit analysisused to justify not installing a fully hardened vent system.1

-It should also include a reassessment of the assumption of "no likely ignition points" during emergency ventingthat would otherwise present catastrophic consequences associated with the detonation of hydrogen gas andthe release of radioactivity generated during a severe accident.I wish the NRC to process my request using the 2.206 process, and I understand that under this process, thecontents of this message and my identity will be made public.The Alliance for a Green Economy is my point of contact for this petition, and their organizer, Jessica Azulay,will keep me informed about the developments of the petition and the opportunity to participate in a publicmeeting with the NRC Petition Review Board.Thank youDarlene St Martin506 N Laventure RoadMount Vernon, WA 982732 Vaidya, BhalchandraFrom: Jaclyn McClain [jjbluejay79@yahoo.com]Sent: Friday, March 22, 2013 3:25 PMTo: Vaidya, Bhalchandra

Subject:

In the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New YorkMr. James BorchardtExecutive Director for OperationsU.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionWashington, DC 20555-0001VIA email to Bhalchandra K. Vaidya, NRC Petition ManagerIn the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New York

Dear Mr. Borchardt:

I wish to co-petition with the Alliance for a Green Economy and Beyond Nuclear's March 9, 2012 emergencyenforcement petition to suspend the operation of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant.* The FitzPatrick plant is the only GE Mark I boiling water reactor in the US that did not install a Direct TorusVent System as requested by the NRC in 1989 and instead, to save money, relies upon a "pre-existing"venting system that is not fully hardened against a severe accident..In deciding not to install such a vent, the FitzPatrick operator and the NRC relied upon assumptions that nowplace public health and safety at an undue risk.* The hydrogen explosions at the Fukushima reactors show the dangers and unacceptable consequencesposed by the current FitzPatrick severe accident venting plan, since the plan was approved on theassumptions that venting would prevent containment failure, and that there are "no likely" ignition sourcesalong the vent path. Neither of these assumptions was correct during the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe.* Subsequent to the Fukushima accident, the NRC inspected FitzPatrick and identified a "vulnerability, in thatcurrent procedures do not address hydrogen considerations" during a severe accident.Therefore, I request NRC immediately suspend the FitzPatrick operating license until the following emergencyenforcement actions are approved by the NRC:1) Public hearings should be held on the continued operation of Entergy Nuclear Operations' Fitzpatrick plantand the adequacy of its plan to vent through a pre-existing path into the adjacent Standby Gas TreatmentSystem building, blowing off the double doors to release a radiological accident to the outside environment atground level. The public must be afforded due process to address the unacceptable risks to public health andsafety posed by the FitzPatrick severe accident plan.2) Entergy Nuclear Operations should publicly document for independent review its post-Fukushima re-analysis for the reliability and capability of the FitzPatrick pre-existing containment vent system.* The analysis should include the reassessment of all assumptions regarding the reliability of the pre-existingcontainment venting and specifically address non-conservative assumptions behind the cost-benefit analysisused to justify not installing a fully hardened vent system.1

-It should also include a reassessment of the assumption of "no likely ignition points" during emergency ventingthat would otherwise present catastrophic consequences associated with the detonation of hydrogen gas andthe release of radioactivity generated during a severe accident.I wish the NRC to process my request using the 2.206 process, and I understand that under this process, thecontents of this message and my identity will be made public.The Alliance for a Green Economy is my point of contact for this petition, and their organizer, Jessica Azulay,will keep me informed about the developments of the petition and the opportunity to participate in a publicmeeting with the NRC Petition Review Board.Thank youJaclyn McClain1178 Shenandoah DrClawson, MI 480172 Vaidy/a, BhalchandraFrom: Richard Kuszmar [linneamari@aol.com]Sent: Friday, March 22, 2013 2:57 PMTo: Vaidya, Bhalchandra

Subject:

In the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New YorkMr. James BorchardtExecutive Director for OperationsU.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionWashington, DC 20555-0001VIA email to Bhalchandra K. Vaidya, NRC Petition ManagerIn the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New York

Dear Mr. Borchardt:

I wish to co-petition with the Alliance for a Green Economy and Beyond Nuclear's March 9, 2012 emergencyenforcement petition to suspend the operation of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant..The FitzPatrick plant is the only GE Mark I boiling water reactor in the US that did not install a Direct TorusVent System as requested by the NRC in 1989 and instead, to save money, relies upon a "pre-existing"venting system that is not fully hardened against a severe accident..In deciding not to install such a vent, the FitzPatrick operator and the NRC relied upon assumptions that nowplace public health and safety at an undue risk.* The hydrogen explosions at the Fukushima reactors show the dangers and unacceptable consequencesposed by the current FitzPatrick severe accident venting plan, since the plan was approved on theassumptions that venting would prevent containment failure, and that there are "no likely" ignition sourcesalong the vent path. Neither of these assumptions was correct during the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe..Subsequent to the Fukushima accident, the NRC inspected FitzPatrick and identified a "vulnerability, in thatcurrent procedures do not address hydrogen considerations" during a severe accident.Therefore, I request NRC immediately suspend the FitzPatrick operating license until the following emergencyenforcement actions are approved by the NRC:1) Public hearings should be held on the continued operation of Entergy Nuclear Operations' Fitzpatrick plantand the adequacy of its plan to vent through a pre-existing path into the adjacent Standby Gas TreatmentSystem building, blowing off the double doors to release a radiological accident to the outside environment atground level. The public must be afforded due process to address the unacceptable risks to public health andsafety posed by the FitzPatrick severe accident plan.2) Entergy Nuclear Operations should publicly document for independent review its post-Fukushima re-analysis for the reliability and capability of the FitzPatrick pre-existing containment vent system..The analysis should include the reassessment of all assumptions regarding the reliability of the pre-existingcontainment venting and specifically address non-conservative assumptions behind the cost-benefit analysisused to justify not installing a fully hardened vent system.1

• It should also include a reassessment of the assumption of "no likely ignition points" during emergency ventingthat would otherwise present catastrophic consequences associated with the detonation of hydrogen gas andthe release of radioactivity generated during a severe accident.I wish the NRC to process my request using the 2.206 process, and I understand that under this process, thecontents of this message and my identity will be made public.The Alliance for a Green Economy is my point of contact for this petition, and their organizer, Jessica Azulay,will keep me informed about the developments of the petition and the opportunity to participate in a publicmeeting with the NRC Petition Review Board.Thank youRichard Kuszmar11816 Valley Blvd.Warren, MI 480932 Vaidya, BhalchandraFrom: Karen Kirschling [kumasong@excite.com]Sent: Friday, March 22, 2013 2:39 PMTo: Vaidya, Bhalchandra

Subject:

In the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New YorkMr. James BorchardtExecutive Director for OperationsU.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionWashington, DC 20555-0001VIA email to Bhalchandra K. Vaidya, NRC Petition ManagerIn the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New York

Dear Mr. Borchardt:

I wish to co-petition with the Alliance for a Green Economy and Beyond Nuclear's March 9, 2012 emergencyenforcement petition to suspend the operation of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant.* The FitzPatrick plant is the only GE Mark I boiling water reactor in the US that did not install a Direct TorusVent System as requested by the NRC in 1989 and instead, to save money, relies upon a "pre-existing"venting system that is not fully hardened against a severe accident.* In deciding not to install such a vent, the FitzPatrick operator and the NRC relied upon assumptions that nowplace public health and safety at an undue risk..The hydrogen explosions at the Fukushima reactors show the dangers and unacceptable consequencesposed by the current FitzPatrick severe accident venting plan, since the plan was approved on theassumptions that venting would prevent containment failure, and that there are "no likely" ignition sourcesalong the vent path. Neither of these assumptions was correct during the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe..Subsequent to the Fukushima accident, the NRC inspected FitzPatrick and identified a "vulnerability, in thatcurrent procedures do not address hydrogen considerations" during a severe accident.Therefore, I request NRC immediately suspend the FitzPatrick operating license until the following emergencyenforcement actions are approved by the NRC:1) Public hearings should be held on the continued operation of Entergy Nuclear Operations' Fitzpatrick plantand the adequacy of its plan to vent through a pre-existing path into the adjacent Standby Gas TreatmentSystem building, blowing off the double doors to release a radiological accident to the outside environment atground level. The public must be afforded due process to address the unacceptable risks to public health andsafety posed by the FitzPatrick severe accident plan.2) Entergy Nuclear Operations should publicly document for independent review its post-Fukushima re-analysis for the reliability and capability of the FitzPatrick pre-existing containment vent system..The analysis should include the reassessment of all assumptions regarding the reliability of the pre-existingcontainment venting and specifically address non-conservative assumptions behind the cost-benefit analysisused to justify not installing a fully hardened vent system.1

-It should also include a reassessment of the assumption of "no likely ignition points" during emergency ventingthat would otherwise present catastrophic consequences associated with the detonation of hydrogen gas andthe release of radioactivity generated during a severe accident.I wish the NRC to process my request using the 2.206 process, and I understand that under this process, thecontents of this message and my identity will be made public.The Alliance for a Green Economy is my point of contact for this petition, and their organizer, Jessica Azulay,will keep me informed about the developments of the petition and the opportunity to participate in a publicmeeting with the NRC Petition Review Board.Thank youKaren Kirschling633 Oak StreetSan Francisco, CA 941172 Vaidya, BhalchandraFrom: Cindy Ruprecht [vacationhomecleaning@gmail.com]Sent: Friday, March 22, 2013 2:07 PMTo: Vaidya, Bhalchandra

Subject:

In the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New YorkMr. James BorchardtExecutive Director for OperationsU.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionWashington, DC 20555-0001VIA email to Bhalchandra K. Vaidya, NRC Petition ManagerIn the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New York

Dear Mr. Borchardt:

I wish to co-petition with the Alliance for a Green Economy and Beyond Nuclear's March 9, 2012 emergencyenforcement petition to suspend the operation of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant.* The FitzPatrick plant is the only GE Mark I boiling water reactor in the US that did not install a Direct TorusVent System as requested by the NRC in 1989 and instead, to save money, relies upon a "pre-existing"venting system that is not fully hardened against a severe accident..In deciding not to install such a vent, the FitzPatrick operator and the NRC relied upon assumptions that nowplace public health and safety at an undue risk..The hydrogen explosions at the Fukushima reactors show the dangers and unacceptable consequencesposed by the current FitzPatrick severe accident venting plan, since the plan was approved on theassumptions that venting would prevent containment failure, and that there are "no likely" ignition sourcesalong the vent path. Neither of these assumptions was correct during the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe.* Subsequent to the Fukushima accident, the NRC inspected FitzPatrick and identified a "vulnerability, in thatcurrent procedures do not address hydrogen considerations" during a severe accident.Therefore, I request NRC immediately suspend the FitzPatrick operating license until the following emergencyenforcement actions are approved by the NRC:1) Public hearings should be held on the continued operation of Entergy Nuclear Operations' Fitzpatrick plantand the adequacy of its plan to vent through a pre-existing path into the adjacent Standby Gas TreatmentSystem building, blowing off the double doors to release a radiological accident to the outside environment atground level. The public must be afforded due process to address the unacceptable risks to public health andsafety posed by the FitzPatrick severe accident plan.2) Entergy Nuclear Operations should publicly document for independent review its post-Fukushima re-analysis for the reliability and capability of the FitzPatrick pre-existing containment vent system.* The analysis should include the reassessment of all assumptions regarding the reliability of the pre-existingcontainment venting and specifically address non-conservative assumptions behind the cost-benefit analysisused to justify not installing a fully hardened vent system.1

-It should also include a reassessment of the assumption of "no likely ignition points" during emergency ventingthat would otherwise present catastrophic consequences associated with the detonation of hydrogen gas andthe release of radioactivity generated during a severe accident.I wish the NRC to process my request using the 2.206 process, and I understand that under this process, thecontents of this message and my identity will be made public.The Alliance for a Green Economy is my point of contact for this petition, and their organizer, Jessica Azulay,will keep me informed about the developments of the petition and the opportunity to participate in a publicmeeting with the NRC Petition Review Board.Thank youCindy RuprechtCindy Ruprecht16980 Chumstick Hwy16980 Chumstick HwyLeavenworth, WA 988262 Vaidya, BhalchandraFrom: E Perrone [e.perrone@comcast. net]Sent: Friday, March 22, 2013 2:01 PMTo: Vaidya, Bhalchandra

Subject:

In the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New YorkMr. James BorchardtExecutive Director for OperationsU.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionWashington, DC 20555-0001VIA email to Bhalchandra K. Vaidya, NRC Petition ManagerIn the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New York

Dear Mr. Borchardt:

I wish to co-petition with the Alliance for a Green Economy and Beyond Nuclear's March 9, 2012 emergencyenforcement petition to suspend the operation of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant.The FitzPatrick plant is the only GE Mark I boiling water reactor in the US that did not install a Direct TorusVent System as requested by the NRC in 1989 and instead, to save money, relies upon a "pre-existing"venting system that is not fully hardened against a severe accident..In deciding not to install such a vent, the FitzPatrick operator and the NRC relied upon assumptions that nowplace public health and safety at an undue risk.* The hydrogen explosions at the Fukushima reactors show the dangers and unacceptable consequencesposed by the current FitzPatrick severe accident venting plan, since the plan was approved on theassumptions that venting would prevent containment failure, and that there are "no likely" ignition sourcesalong the vent path. Neither of these assumptions was correct during the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe.* Subsequent to the Fukushima accident, the NRC inspected FitzPatrick and identified a "vulnerability, in thatcurrent procedures do not address hydrogen considerations" during a severe accident.Therefore, I request NRC immediately suspend the FitzPatrick operating license until the following emergencyenforcement actions are approved by the NRC:1) Public hearings should be held on the continued operation of Entergy Nuclear Operations' Fitzpatrick plantand the adequacy of its plan to vent through a pre-existing path into the adjacent Standby Gas TreatmentSystem building, blowing off the double doors to release a radiological accident to the outside environment atground level. The public must be afforded due process to address the unacceptable risks to public health andsafety posed by the FitzPatrick severe accident plan.2) Entergy Nuclear Operations should publicly document for independent review its post-Fukushima re-analysis for the reliability and capability of the FitzPatrick pre-existing containment vent system.* The analysis should include the reassessment of all assumptions regarding the reliability of the pre-existingcontainment venting and specifically address non-conservative assumptions behind the cost-benefit analysisused to justify not installing a fully hardened vent system.I

-It should also include a reassessment of the assumption of "no likely ignition points" during emergency ventingthat would otherwise present catastrophic consequences associated with the detonation of hydrogen gas andthe release of radioactivity generated during a severe accident.I wish the NRC to process my request using the 2.206 process, and I understand that under this process, thecontents of this message and my identity will be made public.The Alliance for a Green Economy is my point of contact for this petition, and their organizer, Jessica Azulay,will keep me informed about the developments of the petition and the opportunity to participate in a publicmeeting with the NRC Petition Review Board.Thank youE Perrone4 Brandon RdBrewster, NY 105092 Vaidya, BhalchandraFrom: Brant Kotch lbkotch@craincaton.com]Sent: Friday, March 22, 2013 1:59 PMTo: Vaidya, Bhalchandra

Subject:

In the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New YorkMr. James BorchardtExecutive Director for OperationsU.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionWashington, DC 20555-0001VIA email to Bhalchandra K. Vaidya, NRC Petition ManagerIn the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New York

Dear Mr. Borchardt:

I wish to co-petition with the Alliance for a Green Economy and Beyond Nuclear's March 9, 2012 emergencyenforcement petition to suspend the operation of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant..The FitzPatrick plant is the only GE Mark I boiling water reactor in the US that did not install a Direct TorusVent System as requested by the NRC in 1989 and instead, to save money, relies upon a "pre-existing"venting system that is not fully hardened against a severe accident.* In deciding not to install such a vent, the FitzPatrick operator and the NRC relied upon assumptions that nowplace public health and safety at an undue risk..The hydrogen explosions at the Fukushima reactors show the dangers and unacceptable consequencesposed by the current FitzPatrick severe accident venting plan, since the plan was approved on theassumptions that venting would prevent containment failure, and that there are "no likely" ignition sourcesalong the vent path. Neither of these assumptions was correct during the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe.* Subsequent to the Fukushima accident, the NRC inspected FitzPatrick and identified a "vulnerability, in thatcurrent procedures do not address hydrogen considerations" during a severe accident.Therefore, I request NRC immediately suspend the FitzPatrick operating license until the following emergencyenforcement actions are approved by the NRC:1) Public hearings should be held on the continued operation of Entergy Nuclear Operations' Fitzpatrick plantand the adequacy of its plan to vent through a pre-existing path into the adjacent Standby Gas TreatmentSystem building, blowing off the double doors to release a radiological accident to the outside environment atground level. The public must be afforded due process to address the unacceptable risks to public health andsafety posed by the FitzPatrick severe accident plan.2) Entergy Nuclear Operations should publicly document for independent review its post-Fukushima re-analysis for the reliability and capability of the FitzPatrick pre-existing containment vent system.* The analysis should include the reassessment of all assumptions regarding the reliability of the pre-existingcontainment venting and specifically address non-conservative assumptions behind the cost-benefit analysisused to justify not installing a fully hardened vent system.1

-It should also include a reassessment of the assumption of "no likely ignition points" during emergency ventingthat would otherwise present catastrophic consequences associated with the detonation of hydrogen gas andthe release of radioactivity generated during a severe accident.I wish the NRC to process my request using the 2.206 process, and I understand that under this process, thecontents of this message and my identity will be made public.The Alliance for a Green Economy is my point of contact for this petition, and their organizer, Jessica Azulay,will keep me informed about the developments of the petition and the opportunity to participate in a publicmeeting with the NRC Petition Review Board.Thank youBrant Kotchn/a12302 Cobblestonen/aHouston, TX 770242 Vaidya, BhalchandraFrom: Mr. Joe Anthony Sierra [joeanthony@verizon.net]Sent: Friday, March 22, 2013 1:52 PMTo: Vaidya, Bhalchandra

Subject:

In the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New YorkMr. James BorchardtExecutive Director for OperationsU.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionWashington, DC 20555-0001VIA email to Bhalchandra K. Vaidya, NRC Petition ManagerIn the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New York

Dear Mr. Borchardt:

I wish to co-petition with the Alliance for a Green Economy and Beyond Nuclear's March 9, 2012 emergencyenforcement petition to suspend the operation of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant.* The FitzPatrick plant is the only GE Mark I boiling water reactor in the US that did not install a Direct TorusVent System as requested by the NRC in 1989 and instead, to save money, relies upon a "pre-existing"venting system that is not fully hardened against a severe accident.* In deciding not to install such a vent, the FitzPatrick operator and the NRC relied upon assumptions that nowplace public health and safety at an undue risk.* The hydrogen explosions at the Fukushima reactors show the dangers and unacceptable consequencesposed by the current FitzPatrick severe accident venting plan, since the plan' was approved on theassumptions that venting would prevent containment failure, and that there are "no likely" ignition sourcesalong the vent path. Neither of these assumptions was correct during the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe.* Subsequent to the Fukushima accident, the NRC inspected FitzPatrick and identified a "vulnerability, in thatcurrent procedures do not address hydrogen considerations" during a severe accident.Therefore, I request NRC immediately suspend the FitzPatrick operating license until the following emergencyenforcement actions are approved by the NRC:1) Public hearings should be held on the continued operation of Entergy Nuclear Operations' Fitzpatrick plantand the adequacy of its plan to vent through a pre-existing path into the adjacent Standby Gas TreatmentSystem building, blowing off the double doors to release a radiological accident to the outside environment atground level. The public must be afforded due process to address the unacceptable risks to public health andsafety posed by the FitzPatrick severe accident plan.2) Entergy Nuclear Operations should publicly document for independent review its post-Fukushima re-analysis for the reliability and capability of the FitzPatrick pre-existing containment vent system.* The analysis should include the reassessment of all assumptions regarding the reliability of the pre-existingcontainment venting and specifically address non-conservative assumptions behind the cost-benefit analysisused to justify not installing a fully hardened vent system.

-It should also include a reassessment of the assumption of "no likely ignition points" during emergency ventingthat would otherwise present catastrophic consequences associated with the detonation of hydrogen gas andthe release of radioactivity generated during a severe accident.I wish the NRC to process my request using the 2.206 process, and I understand that under this process, thecontents of this message and my identity will be made public.The Alliance for a Green Economy is my point of contact for this petition, and their organizer, Jessica Azulay,will keep me informed about the developments of the petition and the opportunity to participate in a publicmeeting with the NRC Petition Review Board.Thank youMr. Joe Anthony Sierra185 St Marks PIStaten Island, NY 103012 Vaidya, BhalchandraFrom: Veronica Casale [casaleinmesa@yahoo.com]Sent: Friday, March 22, 2013 1:52 PMTo: Vaidya, Bhalchandra

Subject:

In the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New YorkMr. James BorchardtExecutive Director for OperationsU.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionWashington, DC 20555-0001VIA email to Bhalchandra K. Vaidya, NRC Petition ManagerIn the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New York

Dear Mr. Borchardt:

I wish to co-petition with the Alliance for a Green Economy and Beyond Nuclear's March 9, 2012 emergencyenforcement petition to suspend the operation of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant.* The FitzPatrick plant is the only GE Mark I boiling water reactor in the US that did not install a Direct TorusVent System as requested by the NRC in 1989 and instead, to save money, relies upon a "pre-existing"venting system that is not fully hardened against a severe accident.* In deciding not to install such a vent, the FitzPatrick operator and the NRC relied upon assumptions that nowplace public health and safety at an undue risk.* The hydrogen explosions at the Fukushima reactors show the dangers and unacceptable consequencesposed by the current FitzPatrick severe accident venting plan, since the plan was approved on theassumptions that venting would prevent containment failure, and that there are "no likely" ignition sourcesalong the vent path. Neither of these assumptions was correct during the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe.Subsequent to the Fukushima accident, the NRC inspected FitzPatrick and identified a "vulnerability, in thatcurrent procedures do not address hydrogen considerations" during a severe accident.Therefore, I request NRC immediately suspend the FitzPatrick operating license until the following emergencyenforcement actions are approved by the NRC:1) Public hearings should be held on the continued operation of Entergy Nuclear Operations' Fitzpatrick plantand the adequacy of its plan to vent through a pre-existing path into the adjacent Standby Gas TreatmentSystem building, blowing off the double doors to'release a radiological accident to the outside environment atground level. The public must be afforded due process to address the unacceptable risks to public health andsafety posed by the FitzPatrick severe accident plan.2) Entergy Nuclear Operations should publicly document for independent review its post-Fukushima re-analysis for the reliability and capability of the FitzPatrick pre-existing containment vent system.* The analysis should include the reassessment of all assumptions regarding the reliability of the pre-existingcontainment venting and specifically address non-conservative assumptions behind the cost-benefit analysisused to justify not installing a fully hardened vent system.1

-It should also include a reassessment of the assumption of "no likely ignition points" during emergency ventingthat would otherwise present catastrophic consequences associated with the detonation of hydrogen gas andthe release of radioactivity generated during a severe accident.I wish the NRC to process my request using the 2.206 process, and I understand that under this process, thecontents of this message and my identity will be made public.The Alliance for a Green Economy is my point of contact for this petition, and their organizer, Jessica Azulay,will keep me informed about the developments of the petition and the opportunity to participate in a publicmeeting with the NRC Petition Review Board.Thank youVeronica Casale4240 Porte de Palmas #50San Diego, CA 921222 Vaidya, BhalchandraFrom: Don Salsburg [dsalsbu@aol.com]Sent: Friday, March 22, 2013 1:43 PMTo: Vaidya, Bhalchandra

Subject:

In the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New YorkMr. James BorchardtExecutive Director for OperationsU.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionWashington, DC 20555-0001VIA email to Bhalchandra K. Vaidya, NRC Petition ManagerIn the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New York

Dear Mr. Borchardt:

I wish to co-petition with the Alliance for a Green Economy and Beyond Nuclear's March 9, 2012 emergencyenforcement petition to suspend the operation of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant.* The FitzPatrick plant is the only GE Mark I boiling water reactor in the US that did not install a Direct TorusVent System as requested by the NRC in 1989 and instead, to save money, relies upon a "pre-existing"venting system that is not fully hardened against a severe accident.* In deciding not to install such a vent, the FitzPatrick operator and the NRC relied upon assumptions that nowplace public health and safety at an undue risk.* The hydrogen explosions at the Fukushima reactors show the dangers and unacceptable consequencesposed by the current FitzPatrick severe accident venting plan, since the plan was approved on theassumptions that venting would prevent containment failure, and that there are "no likely" ignition sourcesalong the vent path. Neither of these assumptions was correct during the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe.* Subsequent to the Fukushima accident, the NRC inspected FitzPatrick and identified a "vulnerability, in thatcurrent procedures do not address hydrogen considerations" during a severe accident.Therefore, I request NRC immediately suspend the FitzPatrick operating license until the following emergencyenforcement actions are approved by the NRC:1) Public hearings should be held on the continued operation of Entergy Nuclear Operations' Fitzpatrick plantand the adequacy of its plan to vent through a pre-existing path into the adjacent Standby Gas TreatmentSystem building, blowing off the double doors to release a radiological accident to the outside environment atground level. The public must be afforded due process to address the unacceptable risks to public health andsafety posed by the FitzPatrick severe accident plan.2) Entergy Nuclear Operations should publicly document for independent review its post-Fukushima re-analysis for the reliability and capability of the FitzPatrick pre-existing containment vent system.* The analysis should include the reassessment of all assumptions regarding the reliability of the pre-existingcontainment venting and specifically address non-conservative assumptions behind the cost-benefit analysisused to justify not installing a fully hardened vent system.1

-It should also include a reassessment of the assumption of "no likely ignition points" during emergency ventingthat would otherwise present catastrophic consequences associated with the detonation of hydrogen gas andthe release of radioactivity generated during a severe accident.I wish the NRC to process my request using the 2.206 process, and I understand that under this process, thecontents of this message and my identity will be made public.The Alliance for a Green Economy is my point of contact for this petition, and their organizer, Jessica Azulay,will keep me informed about the developments of the petition and the opportunity to participate in a publicmeeting with the NRC Petition Review Board.Thank youDon Salsburg10 Maplewood CourtBarnegat, NJ 080052 Vaidya, BhalchandraFrom: Jeniffer Kozlowski [velvetsnout@gmail.com]Sent: Friday, March 22, 2013 1:42 PMTo: Vaidya, Bhalchandra

Subject:

In the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New YorkMr. James BorchardtExecutive Director for OperationsU.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionWashington, DC 20555-0001VIA email to Bhalchandra K. Vaidya, NRC Petition ManagerIn the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New York

Dear Mr. Borchardt:

I wish to co-petition with the Alliance for a Green Economy and Beyond Nuclear's March 9, 2012 emergencyenforcement petition to suspend the operation of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant..The FitzPatrick plant is the only GE Mark I boiling water reactor in the US that did not install a Direct TorusVent System as requested by the NRC in 1989 and instead, to save money, relies upon a "pre-existing"venting system that is not fully hardened against a severe accident..In deciding not to install such a vent, the FitzPatrick operator and the NRC relied upon assumptions that nowplace public health and safety at an undue risk..The hydrogen explosions at the Fukushima reactors show the dangers and unacceptable consequencesposed by the current FitzPatrick severe accident venting plan, since the plan was approved on theassumptions that venting would prevent containment failure, and that there are "no likely" ignition sourcesalong the vent path. Neither of these assumptions was correct during the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe.* Subsequent to the Fukushima accident, the NRC inspected FitzPatrick and identified a "vulnerability, in thatcurrent procedures do not address hydrogen considerations" during a severe accident.Therefore, I request NRC immediately suspend the FitzPatrick operating license until the following emergencyenforcement actions are approved by the NRC:1) Public hearings should be held on the continued operation of Entergy Nuclear Operations' Fitzpatrick plantand the adequacy of its plan to vent through a pre-existing path into the adjacent Standby Gas TreatmentSystem building, blowing off the double doors to release a radiological accident to the outside environment atground level. The public must be afforded due process to address the unacceptable risks to public health andsafety posed by the FitzPatrick severe accident plan.2) Entergy Nuclear Operations should publicly document for independent review its post-Fukushima re-analysis for the reliability and capability of the FitzPatrick pre-existing containment vent system.* The analysis should include the reassessment of all assumptions regarding the reliability of the pre-existingcontainment venting and specifically address non-conservative assumptions behind the cost-benefit analysisused to justify not installing a fully hardened vent system.1

-It should also include a reassessment of the assumption of "no likely ignition points" during emergency ventingthat would otherwise present catastrophic consequences associated with the detonation of hydrogen gas andthe release of radioactivity generated during a severe accident.I wish the NRC to process my request using the 2.206 process, and I understand that under this process, thecontents of this message and my identity will be made public.The Alliance for a Green Economy is my point of contact for this petition, and their organizer, Jessica Azulay,will keep me informed about the developments of the petition and the opportunity to participate in a publicmeeting with the NRC Petition Review Board.Thank youJeniffer Kozlowski120 vaughn rd.West Halifax, VT 053582 Vaidya, BhalchandraFrom: Kevin Oldham [koldham6l@gmail.com]Sent: Friday, March 22, 2013 1:37 PMTo: Vaidya, Bhalchandra

Subject:

In the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New YorkMr. James BorchardtExecutive Director for OperationsU.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionWashington, DC 20555-0001VIA email to Bhalchandra K. Vaidya, NRC Petition ManagerIn the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New York

Dear Mr. Borchardt:

I wish to co-petition with the Alliance for a Green Economy and Beyond Nuclear's March 9, 2012 emergencyenforcement petition to suspend the operation of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant.* The FitzPatrick plant is the only GE Mark I boiling water reactor in the US that did not install a Direct TorusVent System as requested by the NRC in 1989 and instead, to save money, relies upon a "pre-existing"venting system that is not fully hardened against a severe accident..In deciding not to install such a vent, the FitzPatrick operator and the NRC relied upon assumptions that nowplace public health and safety at an undue risk..The hydrogen explosions at the Fukushima reactors show the dangers and unacceptable consequencesposed by the current FitzPatrick severe accident venting plan, since the plan was approved on theassumptions that venting would prevent containment failure, and that there are "no likely" ignition sourcesalong the vent path. Neither of these assumptions was correct during the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe..Subsequent to the Fukushima accident, the NRC inspected FitzPatrick and identified a "vulnerability, in thatcurrent procedures do not address hydrogen considerations" during a severe accident.Therefore, I request NRC immediately suspend the FitzPatrick operating license until the following emergencyenforcement actions are approved by the NRC:1) Public hearings should be held on the continued operation of Entergy Nuclear Operations' Fitzpatrick plantand the adequacy of its plan to vent through a pre-existing path into the adjacent Standby Gas TreatmentSystem building, blowing off the double doors to release a radiological accident to the outside environment atground level. The public must be afforded due process to address the unacceptable risks to public health andsafety posed by the FitzPatrick severe accident plan.2) Entergy Nuclear Operations should publicly document for independent review its post-Fukushima re-analysis for the reliability and capability of the FitzPatrick pre-existing containment vent system.* The analysis should include the reassessment of all assumptions regarding the reliability of the pre-existingcontainment venting and specifically address non-conservative assumptions behind the cost-benefit analysisused to justify not installing a fully hardened vent system.1

-It should also include a reassessment of the assumption of "no likely ignition points" during emergency ventingthat would otherwise present catastrophic consequences associated with the detonation of hydrogen gas andthe release of radioactivity generated during a severe accident.I wish the NRC to process my request using the 2.206 process, and I understand that under this process, thecontents of this message and my identity will be made public.The Alliance for a Green Economy is my point of contact for this petition, and their organizer, Jessica Azulay,will keep me informed about the developments of the petition and the opportunity to participate in a publicmeeting with the NRC Petitioh Review Board.Thank youKevin OldhamSierra Club21 Ormond PI.Shirley, NY 119672 Vaidya, BhalchandraFrom: Bob Bousquet [bousquetrb@comcast. net]Sent: Friday, March 22, 2013 1:15 PMTo: Vaidya, Bhalchandra

Subject:

In the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New YorkMr. James BorchardtExecutive Director for OperationsU.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionWashington, DC 20555-0001VIA email to Bhalchandra K. Vaidya, NRC Petition ManagerIn the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New York

Dear Mr. Borchardt:

I wish to co-petition with the Alliance for a Green Economy and Beyond Nuclear's March 9, 2012 emergencyenforcement petition to suspend the operation of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant.* The FitzPatrick plant is the only GE Mark I boiling water reactor in the US that did not install a Direct TorusVent System as requested by the NRC in 1989 and instead, to save money, relies upon a "pre-existing"venting system that is not fully hardened against a severe accident..In deciding not to install such a vent, the FitzPatrick operator and the NRC relied upon assumptions that nowplace public health and safety at an undue risk.The hydrogen explosions at the Fukushima reactors show the dangers and unacceptable consequencesposed by the current FitzPatrick severe accident venting plan, since the plan was approved on theassumptions that venting would prevent containment failure, and that there are "no likely" ignition sourcesalong the vent path. Neither of these assumptions was correct during the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe.* Subsequent to the Fukushima accident, the NRC inspected FitzPatrick and identified a "vulnerability, in thatcurrent procedures do not address hydrogen considerations" during a severe accident.Therefore, I request NRC immediately suspend the FitzPatrick operating license until the following emergencyenforcement actions are approved by the NRC:1) Public hearings should be held on the continued operation of Entergy Nuclear Operations' Fitzpatrick plantand the adequacy of its plan to vent through a pre-existing path into the adjacent Standby Gas TreatmentSystem building, blowing off the double doors to release a radiological accident to the outside environment atground level. The public must be afforded due process to address the unacceptable risks to public health andsafety posed by the FitzPatrick severe accident plan.2) Entergy Nuclear Operations should publicly document for independent review its post-Fukushima re-analysis for the reliability and capability of the FitzPatrick pre-existing containment vent system.* The analysis should include the reassessment of all assumptions regarding the reliability of the pre-existingcontainment venting and specifically address non-conservative assumptions behind the cost-benefit analysisused to justify not installing a fully hardened vent system.1

-It should also include a reassessment of the assumption of "no likely ignition points" during emergency ventingthat would otherwise present catastrophic consequences associated with the detonation of hydrogen gas andthe release of radioactivity generated during a severe accident.I wish the NRC to process my request using the 2.206 process, and I understand that under this process, thecontents of this message and my identity will be made public.The Alliance for a Green Economy is my point of contact for this petition, and their organizer, Jessica Azulay,will keep me informed about the developments of the petition and the opportunity to participate in a publicmeeting with the NRC Petition Review Board.Thank youBob BousquetPO Box 101Bryantville, MA 023272 Vaidya, BhalchandraFrom: Ronit Corry [ronit@worldshare.net]Sent: Friday, March 22, 2013 1:14 PMTo: Vaidya, Bhalchandra

Subject:

In the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New YorkMr. James BorchardtExecutive Director for OperationsU.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionWashington, DC 20555-0001VIA email to Bhalchandra K. Vaidya, NRC Petition ManagerIn the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New York

Dear Mr. Borchardt:

I wish to co-petition with the Alliance for a Green Economy and Beyond Nuclear's March 9, 2012 emergencyenforcement petition to suspend the operation of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant.* The FitzPatrick plant is the only GE Mark I boiling water reactor in the US that did not install a Direct TorusVent System as requested by the NRC in 1989 and instead, to save money, relies upon a "pre-existing"venting system that is not fully hardened against a severe accident.In deciding not to install such a vent, the FitzPatrick operator and the NRC relied upon assumptions that nowplace public health and safety at an undue risk.* The hydrogen explosions at the Fukushima reactors show the dangers and unacceptable consequencesposed by the current FitzPatrick severe accident venting plan, since the plan was approved on theassumptions that venting would prevent containment failure, and that there are "no likely" ignition sourcesalong the vent path. Neither of these assumptions was correct during the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe.* Subsequent to the Fukushima accident, the NRC inspected FitzPatrick and identified a "vulnerability, in thatcurrent procedures do not address hydrogen considerations" during a severe accident.Therefore, I request NRC immediately suspend the FitzPatrick operating license until the following emergencyenforcement actions are approved by the NRC:1) Public hearings should be held on the continued operation of Entergy Nuclear Operations' Fitzpatrick plantand the adequacy of its plan to vent through a pre-existing path into the adjacent Standby Gas TreatmentSystem building, blowing off the double doors to release a radiological accident to the outside environment atground level. The public must be afforded due process to address the unacceptable risks to public health andsafety posed by the FitzPatrick severe accident plan.2) Entergy Nuclear Operations should publicly document for independent review its post-Fukushima re-analysis for the reliability and capability of the FitzPatrick pre-existing containment vent system.* The analysis should include the reassessment of all assumptions regarding the reliability of the pre-existingcontainment venting and specifically address non-conservative assumptions behind the cost-benefit analysisused to justify not installing a fully hardened vent system.1

-It should also include a reassessment of the assumption of "no likely ignition points" during emergency ventingthat would otherwise present catastrophic consequences associated with the detonation of hydrogen gas andthe release of radioactivity generated during a severe accident.I wish the NRC to process my request using the 2.206 process, and I understand that under this process, thecontents of this message and my identity will be made public.The Alliance for a Green Economy is my point of contact for this petition, and their organizer, Jessica Azulay,will keep me informed about the developments of the petition and the opportunity to participate in a publicmeeting with the NRC Petition Review Board.Thank youRonit Corry3956 Calle citaSanta Barbara, CA 931102 Vaidya, BhalchandraFrom: Richard Saxe [richsaxe@earthlink.net]Sent: Friday, March 22, 2013 1:12 PMTo: Vaidya, Bhalchandra

Subject:

In the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New YorkMr. James BorchardtExecutive Director for OperationsU.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionWashington, DC 20555-0001VIA email to Bhalchandra K. Vaidya, NRC Petition ManagerIn the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New York

Dear Mr. Borchardt:

I wish to co-petition with the Alliance for a Green Economy and Beyond Nuclear's March 9, 2012 emergencyenforcement petition to suspend the operation of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant.The FitzPatrick plant is the only GE Mark I boiling water reactor in the US that did not install a Direct TorusVent System as requested by the NRC in 1989 and instead, to save money, relies upon a "pre-existing"venting system that is not fully hardened against a severe accident..In deciding not to install such a vent, the FitzPatrick operator and the NRC relied upon assumptions that nowplace public health and safety at an undue risk..The hydrogen explosions at the Fukushima reactors show the dangers and unacceptable consequencesposed by the current FitzPatrick severe accident venting plan, since the plan was approved on theassumptions that venting would prevent containment failure, and that there are "no likely" ignition sourcesalong the vent path. Neither of these assumptions was correct during the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe..Subsequent to the Fukushima accident, the NRC inspected FitzPatrick and identified a "vulnerability, in thatcurrent procedures do not address hydrogen considerations" during a severe accident.Therefore, I request NRC immediately suspend the FitzPatrick operating license until the following emergencyenforcement actions are approved by the NRC:1) Public hearings should be held on the continued operation of Entergy Nuclear Operations' Fitzpatrick plantand the adequacy of its plan to vent through a pre-existing path into the adjacent Standby Gas TreatmentSystem building, blowing off the double doors to release a radiological accident to the outside environment atground level. The public must be afforded due process to address the unacceptable risks to public health andsafety posed by the FitzPatrick severe accident plan.2) Entergy Nuclear Operations should publicly document for independent review its post-Fukushima re-analysis for the reliability and capability of the FitzPatrick pre-existing containment vent system.The analysis should include the reassessment of all assumptions regarding the reliability of the pre-existingcontainment venting and specifically address non-conservative assumptions behind the cost-benefit analysisused to justify not installing a fully hardened vent system.I

-It should also include a reassessment of the assumption of "no likely ignition points" during emergency ventingthat would otherwise present catastrophic consequences associated with the detonation of hydrogen gas andthe release of radioactivity generated during a severe accident.I wish the NRC to process my request using the 2.206 process, and I understand that under this process, thecontents of this message and my identity will be made public.The Alliance for a Green Economy is my point of contact for this petition, and their organizer, Jessica Azulay,will keep me informed about the developments of the petition and the opportunity to participate in a publicmeeting with the NRC Petition Review Board.Thank youRichard Saxe2956 Anzar Rd.Aromas, CA 950042 Vaidya, BhalchandraFrom: Lawrence Newton [Inewton@sc.rr.comlSent: Friday, March 22, 2013 12:52 PMTo: Vaidya, Bhalchandra

Subject:

In the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New YorkMr. James BorchardtExecutive Director for OperationsU.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionWashington, DC 20555-0001VIA email to Bhalchandra K. Vaidya, NRC Petition ManagerIn the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New York

Dear Mr. Borchardt:

I wish to co-petition with the Alliance for a Green Economy and Beyond Nuclear's March 9, 2012 emergencyenforcement petition to suspend the operation of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant.* The FitzPatrick plant is the only GE Mark I boiling water reactor in the US that did not install a Direct TorusVent System as requested by the NRC in 1989 and instead, to save money, relies upon a "pre-existing"venting system that is not fully hardened against a severe accident.* In deciding not to install such a vent, the FitzPatrick operator and the NRC relied upon assumptions that nowplace public health and safety at an undue risk.* The hydrogen explosions at the Fukushima reactors show the dangers and unacceptable consequencesposed by the current FitzPatrick severe accident venting plan, since the plan was approved on theassumptions that venting would prevent containment failure, and that there are "no likely" ignition sourcesalong the vent path. Neither of these assumptions was correct during the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe.* Subsequent to the Fukushima accident, the NRC inspected FitzPatrick and identified a "vulnerability, in thatcurrent procedures do not address hydrogen considerations" during a severe accident.Therefore, I request NRC immediately suspend the FitzPatrick operating license until the following emergencyenforcement actions are approved by the NRC:1) Public hearings should be held on the continued operation of Entergy Nuclear Operations' Fitzpatrick plantand the adequacy of its plan to vent through a pre-existing path into the adjacent Standby Gas TreatmentSystem building, blowing off the double doors to release a radiological accident to the outside environment atground level. The public must be afforded due process to address the unacceptable risks to public health andsafety posed by the FitzPatrick severe accident plan.2) Entergy Nuclear Operations should publicly document for independent review its post-Fukushima re-analysis for the reliability and capability of the FitzPatrick pre-existing containment vent system.* The analysis should include the reassessment of all assumptions regarding the reliability of the pre-existingcontainment venting and specifically address non-conservative assumptions behind the cost-benefit analysisused to justify not installing a fully hardened vent system.1

-It should also include a reassessment of the assumption of "no likely ignition points" during emergency ventingthat would otherwise present catastrophic consequences associated with the detonation of hydrogen gas andthe release of radioactivity generated during a severe accident.I wish the NRC to process my request using the 2.206 process, and I understand that under this process, thecontents of this message and my identity will be made public.The Alliance for a Green Economy is my point of contact for this petition, and their organizer, Jessica Azulay,will keep me informed about the developments of the petition and the opportunity to participate in a publicmeeting with the NRC Petition Review Board.Thank youLawrence Newton57 Grove Hall LaneColumbia, SC 292122 Vaidya, BhalchandraFrom: Randall Hamlin [globeheadx@att.net]Sent: Friday, March 22, 2013 12:51 PMTo: Vaidya, Bhalchandra

Subject:

In the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New YorkMr. James BorchardtExecutive Director for OperationsU.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionWashington, DC 20555-0001VIA email to Bhalchandra K. Vaidya, NRC Petition ManagerIn the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New York

Dear Mr. Borchardt:

I wish to co-petition with the Alliance for a Green Economy and Beyond Nuclear's March 9, 2012 emergencyenforcement petition to suspend the operation of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant.* The FitzPatrick plant is the only GE Mark I boiling water reactor in the US that did not install a Direct TorusVent System as requested by the NRC in 1989 and instead, to save money, relies upon a "pre-existing"venting system that is not fully hardened against a severe accident..In deciding not to install such a vent, the FitzPatrick operator and the NRC relied upon assumptions that nowplace public health and safety at an undue risk.The hydrogen explosions at the Fukushima reactors show the dangers and unacceptable consequencesposed by the current FitzPatrick severe accident venting plan, since the plan was approved on theassumptions that venting would prevent containment failure, and that there are "no likely" ignition sourcesalong the vent path. Neither of these assumptions was correct during the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe..Subsequent to the Fukushima accident, the NRC inspected FitzPatrick and identified a "vulnerability, in thatcurrent procedures do not address hydrogen considerations" during a severe accident.Therefore, I request NRC immediately suspend the FitzPatrick operating license until the following emergencyenforcement actions are approved by the NRC:1) Public hearings should be held on the continued operation of Entergy Nuclear Operations' Fitzpatrick plantand the adequacy of its plan to vent through a pre-existing path into the adjacent Standby Gas TreatmentSystem building, blowing off the double doors to release a radiological accident to the outside environment atground level. The public must be afforded due process to address the unacceptable risks to public health andsafety posed by the FitzPatrick severe accident plan.2) Entergy Nuclear Operations should publicly document for independent review its post-Fukushima re-analysis for the reliability and capability of the FitzPatrick pre-existing containment vent system.* The analysis should include the reassessment of all assumptions regarding the reliability of the pre-existingcontainment venting and specifically address non-conservative assumptions behind the cost-benefit analysisused to justify not installing a fully hardened vent system.

-It should also include a reassessment of the assumption of "no likely ignition points" during emergency ventingthat would otherwise present catastrophic consequences associated with the detonation of hydrogen gas andthe release of radioactivity generated during a severe accident.I wish the NRC to process my request using the 2.206 process, and I understand that under this process, thecontents of this message and my identity will be made public.The Alliance for a Green Economy is my point of contact for this petition, and their organizer, Jessica Azulay,will keep me informed about the developments of the petition and the opportunity to participate in a publicmeeting with the NRC Petition Review Board.Thank youRandall Hamlin104 Chasta AveGreenville, SC 296152 Vaidya, BhalchandraFrom: Marjorie Moss [mossm@att.net]Sent: Friday, March 22, 2013 12:49 PMTo: Vaidya, Bhalchandra

Subject:

In the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New YorkMr. James BorchardtExecutive Director for OperationsU.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionWashington, DC 20555-0001VIA email to Bhalchandra K. Vaidya, NRC Petition ManagerIn the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New York

Dear Mr. Borchardt:

I wish to co-petition with the Alliance for a Green Economy and Beyond Nuclear's March 9, 2012 emergencyenforcement petition to suspend the operation of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant..The FitzPatrick plant is the only GE Mark I boiling water reactor in the US that did not install a Direct TorusVent System as requested by the NRC in 1989 and instead, to save money, relies upon a "pre-existing"venting system that is not fully hardened against a severe accident.* In deciding not to install such a vent, the FitzPatrick operator and the NRC relied upon assumptions that nowplace public health and safety at an undue risk..The hydrogen explosions at the Fukushima reactors show the dangers and unacceptable consequencesposed by the current FitzPatrick severe accident venting plan, since the plan was approved on theassumptions that venting would prevent containment failure, and that there are "no likely" ignition sourcesalong the vent path. Neither of these assumptions was correct during the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe.* Subsequent to the Fukushima accident, the NRC inspected FitzPatrick and identified a "vulnerability, in thatcurrent procedures do not address hydrogen considerations" during a severe accident.Therefore, I request NRC immediately suspend the FitzPatrick operating license until the following emergencyenforcement actions are approved by the NRC:1) Public hearings should be held on the continued operation of Entergy Nuclear Operations' Fitzpatrick plantand the adequacy of its plan to vent through a pre-existing path into the adjacent Standby Gas TreatmentSystem building, blowing off the double doors to release a radiological accident to the outside environment atground level. The public must be afforded due process to address the unacceptable risks to public health andsafety posed by the FitzPatrick severe accident plan.2) Entergy Nuclear Operations should publicly document for independent review its post-Fukushima re-analysis for the reliability and capability of the FitzPatrick pre-existing containment vent system.* The analysis should include the reassessment of all assumptions regarding the reliability of the pre-existingcontainment venting and specifically address non-conservative assumptions behind the cost-benefit analysisused to justify not installing a fully hardened vent system.1

-it should also include a reassessment of the assumption of "no likely ignition points" during emergency ventingthat would otherwise present catastrophic consequences associated with the detonation of hydrogen gas andthe release of radioactivity generated during a severe accident.I wish the NRC to process my request using the 2.206 process, and I understand that under this process, thecontents of this message and my identity will be made public.The Alliance for a Green Economy is my point of contact for this petition, and their organizer, Jessica Azulay,will keep me informed about the developments of the petition and the opportunity to participate in a publicmeeting with the NRC Petition Review Board.Thank youMarjorie Moss2736 Caminito San PabloDel Mar, CA 920142 Vaidya, BhalchandraFrom: John and Martha Stoltenberg Upstolten@frontier.com]Sent: Friday, March 22, 2013 12:48 PMTo: Vaidya, Bhalchandra

Subject:

In the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New YorkMr. James BorchardtExecutive Director for OperationsU.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionWashington, DC 20555-0001VIA email to Bhalchandra K. Vaidya, NRC Petition ManagerIn the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New York

Dear Mr. Borchardt:

I wish to co-petition with the Alliance for a Green Economy and Beyond Nuclear's March 9, 2012 emergencyenforcement petition to suspend the operation of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant..The FitzPatrick plant is the only GE Mark I boiling water reactor in the US that did not install a Direct TorusVent System as requested by the NRC in 1989 and instead, to save money, relies upon a "pre-existing"venting system that is not fully hardened against a severe accident..In deciding not to install such a vent, the FitzPatrick operator and the NRC relied upon assumptions that nowplace public health and safety at an undue risk..The hydrogen explosions at the Fukushima reactors show the dangers and unacceptable consequencesposed by the current FitzPatrick severe accident venting plan, since the plan was approved on theassumptions that venting would prevent containment failure, and that there are "no likely" ignition sourcesalong the vent path. Neither of these assumptions was correct during the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe..Subsequent to the Fukushima accident, the NRC inspected FitzPatrick and identified a "vulnerability, in thatcurrent procedures do not address hydrogen considerations" during a severe accident.Therefore, I request NRC immediately suspend the FitzPatrick operating license until the following emergencyenforcement actions are approved by the NRC:1) Public hearings should be held on the continued operation of Entergy Nuclear Operations' Fitzpatrick plantand the adequacy of its plan to vent through a pre-existing path into the adjacent Standby Gas TreatmentSystem building, blowing off the double doors to release a radiological accident to the outside environment atground level. The public must be afforded due process to address the unacceptable risks to public health andsafety posed by the FitzPatrick severe accident plan.2) Entergy Nuclear Operations should publicly document for independent review its post-Fukushima re-analysis for the reliability and capability of the FitzPatrick pre-existing containment vent system.* The analysis should include the reassessment of all assumptions regarding the reliability of the pre-existingcontainment venting and specifically address non-conservative assumptions behind the cost-benefit analysisused to justify not installing a fully hardened vent system.1.

-It should also include a reassessment of the assumption of "no likely ignition points" during emergency ventingthat would otherwise present catastrophic consequences associated with the detonation of hydrogen gas andthe release of radioactivity generated during a severe accident.I wish the NRC to process my request using the 2.206 process, and I understand that under this process, thecontents of this message and my identity will be made public.The Alliance for a Green Economy is my point of contact for this petition, and their organizer, Jessica Azulay,will keep me informed about the developments of the petition and the opportunity to participate in a publicmeeting with the NRC Petition Review Board.Thank youJohn and Martha StoltenbergN8362 State Highway 67P.O. Box 596Elkhart Lake, WI 530202 Vaidya, BhalchandraFrom: Dan Bell [prefectl@sbcglobal.net]Sent: Friday, March 22, 2013 12:43 PMTo: Vaidya, Bhalchandra

Subject:

In the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New YorkMr. James BorchardtExecutive Director for OperationsU.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionWashington, DC 20555-0001VIA email to Bhalchandra K. Vaidya, NRC Petition ManagerIn the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New York

Dear Mr. Borchardt:

I wish to co-petition with the Alliance for a Green Economy and Beyond Nuclear's March 9, 2012 emergencyenforcement petition to suspend the operation of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant.* The FitzPatrick plant is the only GE Mark I boiling water reactor in the US that did not install a Direct TorusVent System as requested by the NRC in 1989 and instead, to save money, relies upon a "pre-existing"venting system that is not fully hardened against a severe accident.* In deciding not to install such a vent, the FitzPatrick operator and the NRC relied upon assumptions that nowplace public health and safety at an undue risk..The hydrogen explosions at the Fukushima reactors show the dangers and unacceptable consequencesposed by the current FitzPatrick severe accident venting plan, since the plan was approved on theassumptions that venting would prevent containment failure, and that there are "no likely" ignition sourcesalong the vent path. Neither of these assumptions was correct during the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe..Subsequent to the Fukushima accident, the NRC inspected FitzPatrick and identified a "vulnerability, in thatcurrent procedures do not address hydrogen considerations" during a severe accident.Therefore, I request NRC immediately suspend the FitzPatrick operating license until the following emergencyenforcement actions are approved by the NRC:1) Public hearings should be held on the continued operation of Entergy Nuclear Operations' Fitzpatrick plantand the adequacy of its plan to vent through a pre-existing path into the adjacent Standby Gas TreatmentSystem building, blowing off the double doors to release a radiological accident to the outside environment atground level. The public must be afforded due process to address the unacceptable risks to public health andsafety posed by the FitzPatrick severe accident plan.2) Entergy Nuclear Operations should publicly document for independent review its post-Fukushima re-analysis for the reliability and capability of the FitzPatrick pre-existing containment vent system.* The analysis should include the reassessment of all assumptions regarding the reliability of the pre-existingcontainment venting and specifically address non-conservative assumptions behind the cost-benefit analysisused to justify not installing a fully hardened vent system.I

• It should also include a reassessment of the assumption of "no likely ignition points" during emergency ventingthat would otherwise present catastrophic consequences associated with the detonation of hydrogen gas andthe release of radioactivity generated during a severe accident.I wish the NRC to process my request using the 2.206 process, and I understand that under this process, thecontents of this message and my identity will be made public.The Alliance for a Green Economy is my point of contact for this petition, and their organizer, Jessica Azulay,will keep me informed about the developments of the petition and the opportunity to participate in a publicmeeting with the NRC Petition Review Board.Thank youDan Bell2550 California Ave.Carmichael, CA 956082 Vaidya, BhalchandraFrom: Carol Evans [celillam@hotmail.com]Sent: Friday, March 22, 2013 12:41 PMTo: Vaidya, Bhalchandra

Subject:

In the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New YorkMr. James BorchardtExecutive Director for OperationsU.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionWashington, DC 20555-0001VIA email to Bhalchandra K. Vaidya, NRC Petition ManagerIn the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New York

Dear Mr. Borchardt:

I wish to co-petition with the Alliance for a Green Economy and Beyond Nuclear's March 9, 2012 emergencyenforcement petition to suspend the operation of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant..The FitzPatrick plant is the only GE Mark I boiling water reactor in the US that did not install a Direct TorusVent System as requested by the NRC in 1989 and instead, to save money, relies upon a "pre-existing"venting system that is not fully hardened against a severe accident..In deciding not to install such a vent, the FitzPatrick operator and the NRC relied upon assumptions that nowplace public health and safety at an undue risk..The hydrogen explosions at the Fukushima reactors show the dangers and unacceptable consequencesposed by the current FitzPatrick severe accident venting plan, since the plan was approved on theassumptions that venting would prevent containment failure, and that there are "no likely" ignition sourcesalong the vent path. Neither of these assumptions was correct during the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe.* Subsequent to the Fukushima accident, the NRC inspected FitzPatrick and identified a "vulnerability, in thatcurrent procedures do not address hydrogen considerations" during a severe accident.Therefore, I request NRC immediately suspend the FitzPatrick operating license until the following emergencyenforcement actions are approved by the NRC:1) Public hearings should be held on the continued operation of Entergy Nuclear Operations' Fitzpatrick plantand the adequacy of its plan to vent through a pre-existing path into the adjacent Standby Gas TreatmentSystem building, blowing off the double doors to release a radiological accident to the outside environment atground level. The public must be afforded due process to address the unacceptable risks to public health andsafety posed by the FitzPatrick severe accident plan.2) Entergy Nuclear Operations should publicly document for independent review its post-Fukushima re-analysis for the reliability and capability of the FitzPatrick pre-existing containment vent system..The analysis should include the reassessment of all assumptions regarding the reliability of the pre-existingcontainment venting and specifically address non-conservative assumptions behind the cost-benefit analysisused to justify not installing a fully hardened vent system.1

-It should also include a reassessment of the assumption of "no likely ignition points" during emergency ventingthat would otherwise present catastrophic consequences associated with the detonation of hydrogen gas andthe release of radioactivity generated during a severe accident.I wish the NRC to process my request using the 2.206 process, and I understand that under this process, thecontents of this message and my identity will be made public.The Alliance for a Green Economy is my point of contact for this petition, and their organizer, Jessica Azulay,will keep me informed about the developments of the petition and the opportunity to participate in a publicmeeting with the NRC Petition Review Board.Thank youCarol Evans6673 Moonlit Dr.Delray Beach, FL 334462 Vaidya, BhalchandraFrom: Stephen V. Kobasa [skobasa@snet.net]Sent: Friday, March 22, 2013 12:38 PMTo: Vaidya, Bhalchandra

Subject:

In the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New YorkMr. James BorchardtExecutive Director for OperationsU.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionWashington, DC 20555-0001VIA email to Bhalchandra K. Vaidya, NRC Petition ManagerIn the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New York

Dear Mr. Borchardt:

I wish to co-petition with the Alliance for a Green Economy and Beyond Nuclear's March 9, 2012 emergencyenforcement petition to suspend the operation of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant..The FitzPatrick plant is the only GE Mark I boiling water reactor in the US that did not install a Direct TorusVent System as requested by the NRC in 1989 and instead, to save money, relies upon a "pre-existing"venting system that is not fully hardened against a severe accident..In deciding not to install such a vent, the FitzPatrick operator and the NRC relied upon assumptions that nowplace public health and safety at an undue risk..The hydrogen explosions at the Fukushima reactors show the dangers and unacceptable consequencesposed by the current FitzPatrick severe accident venting plan, since the plan was approved on theassumptions that venting would prevent containment failure, and that there are "no likely" ignition sourcesalong the vent path. Neither of these assumptions was correct during the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe..Subsequent to the Fukushima accident, the NRC inspected FitzPatrick and identified a "vulnerability, in thatcurrent procedures do not address hydrogen considerations" during a severe accident.Therefore, I request NRC immediately suspend the FitzPatrick operating license until the following emergencyenforcement actions are approved by the NRC:1) Public hearings should be held on the continued operation of Entergy Nuclear Operations' Fitzpatrick plantand the adequacy of its plan to vent through a pre-existing path into the adjacent Standby Gas TreatmentSystem building, blowing off the double doors to release a radiological accident to the outside environment atground level. The public must be afforded due process to address the unacceptable risks to public health andsafety posed by the FitzPatrick severe accident plan.2) Entergy Nuclear Operations should publicly document for independent review its post-Fukushima re-analysis for the reliability and capability of the FitzPatrick pre-existing containment vent system.* The analysis should include the reassessment of all assumptions regarding the reliability of the pre-existingcontainment venting and specifically address non-conservative assumptions behind the cost-benefit analysisused to justify not installing a fully hardened vent system.1

• It should also include a reassessment of the assumption of "no likely ignition points" during emergency ventingthat would otherwise present catastrophic consequences associated with the detonation of hydrogen gas andthe release of radioactivity generated during a severe accident.I wish the NRC to process my request using the 2.206 process, and I understand that under this process, thecontents of this message and my identity will be made public.The Alliance for a Green Economy is my point of contact for this petition, and their organizer, Jessica Azulay,will keep me informed about the developments of the petition and the opportunity to participate in a publicmeeting with the NRC Petition Review Board.Thank youStephen V. KobasaTrident Resistance Network46 Hobart St.New Haven, CT 065112 Vaidya, BhalchandraFrom: erin johnson [sjohnsontwelve@gmail.com]Sent: Friday, March 22, 2013 12:37 PMTo: Vaidya, Bhalchandra

Subject:

In the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New YorkMr. James BorchardtExecutive Director for OperationsU.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionWashington, DC 20555-0001VIA email to Bhalchandra K. Vaidya, NRC Petition ManagerIn the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New York

Dear Mr. Borchardt:

I wish to co-petition with the Alliance for a Green Economy and Beyond Nuclear's March 9, 2012 emergencyenforcement petition to suspend the operation of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant.* The FitzPatrick plant is the only GE Mark I boiling water reactor in the US that did not install a Direct TorusVent System as requested by the NRC in 1989 and instead, to save money, relies upon a "pre-existing"venting system that is not fully hardened against a severe accident.* In deciding not to install such a vent, the FitzPatrick operator and the NRC relied upon assumptions that nowplace public health and safety at an undue risk..The hydrogen explosions at the Fukushima reactors show the dangers and unacceptable consequencesposed by the current FitzPatrick severe accident venting plan, since the plan was approved on theassumptions that venting would prevent containment failure, and that there are "no likely" ignition sourcesalong the vent path. Neither of these assumptions was correct during the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe.* Subsequent to the Fukushima accident, the NRC inspected FitzPatrick and identified a "vulnerability, in thatcurrent procedures do not address hydrogen considerations" during a severe accident.Therefore, I request NRC immediately suspend the FitzPatrick operating license until the following emergencyenforcement actions are approved by the NRC:1) Public hearings should be held on the continued operation of Entergy Nuclear Operations' Fitzpatrick plantand the adequacy of its plan to vent through a pre-existing path into the adjacent Standby Gas TreatmentSystem building, blowing off the double doors to release a radiological accident to the outside environment atground level. The public must be afforded due process to address the unacceptable risks to public health andsafety posed by the FitzPatrick severe accident plan.2) Entergy Nuclear Operations should publicly document for independent review its post-Fukushima re-analysis for the reliability and capability of the FitzPatrick pre-existing containment vent system..The analysis should include the reassessment of all assumptions regarding the reliability of the pre-existingcontainment venting and specifically address non-conservative assumptions behind the cost-benefit analysisused to justify not installing a fully hardened vent system.1

-It should also include a reassessment of the assumption of "no likely ignition points" during emergency ventingthat would otherwise present catastrophic consequences associated with the detonation of hydrogen gas andthe release of radioactivity generated during a severe accident.I wish the NRC to process my request using the 2.206 process, and I understand that under this process, thecontents of this message and my identity will be made public.The Alliance for a Green Economy is my point of contact for this petition, and their organizer, Jessica Azulay,will keep me informed about the developments of the petition and the opportunity to participate in a publicmeeting with the NRC Petition Review Board.Thank youerin johnsonbeyond nuclearbox 272weston, VT 051612 Vaidya, BhalchandraFrom: dann hurlburt [sjohnsontwelve@gmail.com]Sent: Friday, March 22, 2013 12:36 PMTo: Vaidya, Bhalchandra

Subject:

In the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New YorkMr. James BorchardtExecutive Director for OperationsU.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionWashington, DC 20555-0001VIA email to Bhalchandra K. Vaidya, NRC Petition ManagerIn the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New York

Dear Mr. Borchardt:

I wish to co-petition with the Alliance for a Green Economy and Beyond Nuclear's March 9, 2012 emergencyenforcement petition to suspend the operation of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant.* The FitzPatrick plant is the only GE Mark I boiling water reactor in the US that did not install a Direct TorusVent System as requested by the NRC in 1989 and instead, to save money, relies upon a "pre-existing"venting system that is not fully hardened against a severe accident..In deciding not to install such a vent, the FitzPatrick operator and the NRC relied upon assumptions that nowplace public health and safety at an undue risk..The hydrogen explosions at the Fukushima reactors show the dangers and unacceptable consequencesposed by the current FitzPatrick severe accident venting plan, since the plan was approved on theassumptions that venting would prevent containment failure, and that there are "no likely" ignition sourcesalong the vent path. Neither of these assumptions was correct during the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe.* Subsequent to the Fukushima accident, the NRC inspected FitzPatrick and identified a "vulnerability, in thatcurrent procedures do not address hydrogen considerations" during a severe accident.Therefore, I request NRC immediately suspend the FitzPatrick operating license until the following emergencyenforcement actions are approved by the NRC:1) Public hearings should be held on the continued operation of Entergy Nuclear Operations' Fitzpatrick plantand the adequacy of its plan to vent through a pre-existing path into the adjacent Standby Gas TreatmentSystem building, blowing off the double doors to release a radiological accident to the outside environment atground level. The public must be afforded due process to address the unacceptable risks to public health andsafety posed by the FitzPatrick severe accident plan.2) Entergy Nuclear Operations should publicly document for independent review its post-Fukushima re-analysis for the reliability and capability of the FitzPatrick pre-existing containment vent system..The analysis should include the reassessment of all assumptions regarding the reliability of the pre-existingcontainment venting and specifically address non-conservative assumptions behind the cost-benefit analysisused to justify not installing a fully hardened vent system.1

-It should also include a reassessment of the assumption of "no likely ignition points" during emergency ventingthat would otherwise present catastrophic consequences associated with the detonation of hydrogen gas andthe release of radioactivity generated during a severe accident.I wish the NRC to process my request using the 2.206 process, and I understand that under this process, thecontents of this message and my identity will be made public.The Alliance for a Green Economy is my point of contact for this petition, and their organizer, Jessica Azulay,will keep me informed about the developments of the petition and the opportunity to participate in a publicmeeting with the NRC Petition Review Board.Thank youdann hurlburtbeyond nuclearbox 272weston, VT 051612 Vaidya, BhalchandraFrom: stella petersen [jsypetersen@earthlink.net]Sent: Friday, March 22, 2013 12:36 PMTo: Vaidya, Bhalchandra

Subject:

In the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New YorkMr. James BorchardtExecutive Director for OperationsU.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionWashington, DC 20555-0001VIA email to Bhalchandra K. Vaidya, NRC Petition ManagerIn the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New York

Dear Mr. Borchardt:

I wish to co-petition with the Alliance for a Green Economy and Beyond Nuclear's March 9, 2012 emergencyenforcement petition to suspend the operation of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant..The FitzPatrick plant is the only GE Mark I boiling water reactor in the US that did not install a Direct TorusVent System as requested by the NRC in 1989 and instead, to save money, relies upon a "pre-existing"venting system that is not fully hardened against a severe accident.* In deciding not to install such a vent, the FitzPatrick operator and the NRC relied upon assumptions that nowplace public health and safety at an undue risk.The hydrogen explosions at the Fukushima reactors show the dangers and unacceptable consequencesposed by the current FitzPatrick severe accident venting plan, since the plan was approved on theassumptions that venting would prevent containment failure, and that there are "no likely" ignition sourcesalong the vent path. Neither of these assumptions was correct during the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe..Subsequent to the Fukushima accident, the NRC inspected FitzPatrick and identified a "vulnerability, in thatcurrent procedures do not address hydrogen considerations" during a severe accident.Therefore, I request NRC immediately suspend the FitzPatrick operating license until the following emergencyenforcement actions are approved by the NRC:1) Public hearings should be held on the continued operation of Entergy Nuclear Operations' Fitzpatrick plantand the adequacy of its plan to vent through a pre-existing path into the adjacent Standby Gas TreatmentSystem building, blowing off the double doors to release a radiological accident to the outside environment atground level. The public must be afforded due process to address the unacceptable risks to public health andsafety posed by the FitzPatrick severe accident plan.2) Entergy Nuclear Operations should publicly document for independent review its post-Fukushima re-analysis for the reliability and capability of the FitzPatrick pre-existing containment vent system.* The analysis should include the reassessment of all assumptions regarding the reliability of the pre-existingcontainment venting and specifically address non-conservative assumptions behind the cost-benefit analysisused to justify not installing a fully hardened vent system.1

-It should also include a reassessment of the assumption of "no likely ignition points" during emergency ventingthat would otherwise present catastrophic consequences associated with the detonation of hydrogen gas andthe release of radioactivity generated during a severe accident.I wish the NRC to process my request using the 2.206 process, and I understand that under this process, thecontents of this message and my identity will be made public.The Alliance for a Green Economy is my point of contact for this petition, and their organizer, Jessica Azulay,will keep me informed about the developments of the petition and the opportunity to participate in a publicmeeting with the NRC Petition Review Board.Thank youstella petersenself54 glen drfairfax, CA 949302 Vaidya, BhalchandraFrom: Linda Chambre [kutepi4791@yahoo.com]Sent: Friday, March 22, 2013 12:35 PMTo: Vaidya, Bhalchandra

Subject:

In the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New YorkMr. James BorchardtExecutive Director for OperationsU.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionWashington, DC 20555-0001VIA email to Bhalchandra K. Vaidya, NRC Petition ManagerIn the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New York

Dear Mr. Borchardt:

I wish to co-petition with the Alliance for a Green Economy and Beyond Nuclear's March 9, 2012 emergencyenforcement petition to suspend the operation of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant.* The FitzPatrick plant is the only GE Mark I boiling water reactor in the US that did not install a Direct TorusVent System as requested by the NRC in 1989 and instead, to save money, relies upon a "pre-existing"venting system that is not fully hardened against a severe accident.* In deciding not to install such a vent, the FitzPatrick operator and the NRC relied upon assumptions that nowplace public health and safety at an undue risk.* The hydrogen explosions at the Fukushima reactors show the dangers and unacceptable consequencesposed by the current FitzPatrick severe accident venting plan, since the plan was approved on theassumptions that venting would prevent containment failure, and that there are "no likely" ignition sourcesalong the vent path. Neither of these assumptions was correct during the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe.* Subsequent to the Fukushima accident, the NRC inspected FitzPatrick and identified a "vulnerability, in thatcurrent procedures do not address hydrogen considerations" during a severe accident.Therefore, I request NRC immediately suspend the FitzPatrick operating license until the following emergencyenforcement actions are approved by the NRC:1) Public hearings should be held on the continued operation of Entergy Nuclear Operations' Fitzpatrick plantand the adequacy of its plan to vent through a pre-existing path into the adjacent Standby Gas TreatmentSystem building, blowing off the double doors to release a radiological accident to the outside environment atground level. The public must be afforded due process to address the unacceptable risks to public health andsafety posed by the FitzPatrick severe accident plan.2) Entergy Nuclear Operations should publicly document for independent review its post-Fukushima re-analysis for the reliability and capability of the FitzPatrick pre-existing containment vent system..The analysis should include the reassessment of all assumptions regarding the reliability of the pre-existingcontainment venting and specifically address non-conservative assumptions behind the cost-benefit analysisused to justify not installing a fully hardened vent system.I

-It should also include a reassessment of the assumption of "no likely ignition points" during emergency ventingthat would otherwise present catastrophic consequences associated with the detonation of hydrogen gas andthe release of radioactivity generated during a severe accident.I wish the NRC to process my request using the 2.206 process, and I understand that under this process, thecontents of this message and my identity will be made public.The Alliance for a Green Economy is my point of contact for this petition, and their organizer, Jessica Azulay,will keep me informed about the developments of the petition and the opportunity to participate in a publicmeeting with the NRC Petition Review Board.Thank youLinda ChambreBeyond Nuclear2342 W. Paradise Dr.Phoenix, AZ 850292 Vaidya, BhalchandraFrom: Susan Johnson [sjohnsontwelve@gmail.com]Sent: Friday, March 22, 2013 12:34 PMTo: Vaidya, Bhalchandra

Subject:

In the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New YorkMr. James BorchardtExecutive Director for OperationsU.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionWashington, DC 20555-0001VIA email to Bhalchandra K. Vaidya, NRC Petition ManagerIn the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New York

Dear Mr. Borchardt:

I wish to co-petition with the Alliance for a Green Economy and Beyond Nuclear's March 9, 2012 emergencyenforcement petition to suspend the operation of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant..The FitzPatrick plant is the only GE Mark I boiling water reactor in the US that did not install a Direct TorusVent System as requested by the NRC in 1989 and instead, to save money, relies upon a "pre-existing"venting system that is not fully hardened against a severe accident.* In deciding not to install such a vent, the FitzPatrick operator and the NRC relied upon assumptions that nowplace public health and safety at an undue risk..The hydrogen explosions at the Fukushima reactors show the dangers and unacceptable consequencesposed by the current FitzPatrick severe accident venting plan, since the plan was approved on theassumptions that venting would prevent containment failure, and that there are "no likely" ignition sourcesalong the vent path. Neither of these assumptions was correct during the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe..Subsequent to the Fukushima accident, the NRC inspected FitzPatrick and identified a "vulnerability, in thatcurrent procedures do not address hydrogen considerations" during a severe accident.Therefore, I request NRC immediately suspend the FitzPatrick operating license until the following emergencyenforcement actions are approved by the NRC:1) Public hearings should be held on the continued operation of Entergy Nuclear Operations' Fitzpatrick plantand the adequacy of its plan to vent through a pre-existing path into the adjacent Standby Gas TreatmentSystem building, blowing off the double doors to release a radiological accident to the outside environment atground level. The public must be afforded due process to address the unacceptable risks to public health andsafety posed by the FitzPatrick severe accident plan.2) Entergy Nuclear Operations should publicly document for independent review its post-Fukushima re-analysis for the reliability and capability of the FitzPatrick pre-existing containment vent system..The analysis should include the reassessment of all assumptions regarding the reliability of the pre-existingcontainment venting and specifically address non-conservative assumptions behind the cost-benefit analysisused to justify not installing a fully hardened vent system.1

-It should also include a reassessment of the assumption of "no likely ignition points" during emergency ventingthat would otherwise present catastrophic consequences associated with the detonation of hydrogen gas andthe release of radioactivity generated during a severe accident.I wish the NRC to process my request using the 2.206 process, and I understand that under this process, thecontents of this message and my identity will be made public.The Alliance for a Green Economy is my point of contact for this petition, and their organizer, Jessica Azulay,will keep me informed about the developments of the petition and the opportunity to participate in a publicmeeting with the NRC Petition Review Board.Thank youSusan Johnsonbeyond nuclearp.o.box 272weston,VT, AL 051612 Vaidy/a, BhalchandraFrom: Hartson Doak [hartson.doak@gmail.com]Sent: Friday, March 22, 2013 12:29 PMTo: Vaidya, Bhalchandra

Subject:

In the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New YorkMr. James BorchardtExecutive Director for OperationsU.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionWashington, DC 20555-0001VIA email to Bhalchandra K. Vaidya, NRC Petition ManagerIn the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New York

Dear Mr. Borchardt:

I wish to co-petition with the Alliance for a Green Economy and Beyond Nuclear's March 9, 2012 emergencyenforcement petition to suspend the operation of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant..The FitzPatrick plant is the only GE Mark I boiling water reactor in the US that did not install a Direct TorusVent System as requested by the NRC in 1989 and instead, to save money, relies upon a "pre-existing"venting system that is not fully hardened against a severe accident..In deciding not to install such a vent, the FitzPatrick operator and the NRC relied upon assumptions that nowplace public health and safety at an undue risk..The hydrogen explosions at the Fukushima reactors show the dangers and unacceptable consequencesposed by the current FitzPatrick severe accident venting plan, since the plan was approved on theassumptions that venting would prevent containment failure, and that there are "no likely" ignition sourcesalong the vent path. Neither of these assumptions was correct during the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe..Subsequent to the Fukushima accident, the NRC inspected FitzPatrick and identified a "vulnerability, in thatcurrent procedures do not address hydrogen considerations" during a severe accident.Therefore, I request NRC immediately suspend the FitzPatrick operating license until the following emergencyenforcement actions are approved by the NRC:1) Public hearings should be held on the continued operation of Entergy Nuclear Operations' Fitzpatrick plantand the adequacy of its plan to vent through a pre-existing path into the adjacent Standby Gas TreatmentSystem building, blowing off the double doors to release a radiological accident to the outside environment atground level. The public must be afforded due process to address the unacceptable risks to public health andsafety posed by the FitzPatrick severe accident plan.2) Entergy Nuclear Operations should publicly document for independent review its post-Fukushima re-analysis for the reliability and capability of the FitzPatrick pre-existing containment vent system..The analysis should include the reassessment of all assumptions regarding the reliability of the pre-existingcontainment venting and specifically address non-conservative assumptions behind the cost-benefit analysisused to justify not installing a fully hardened vent system.1.

-It should also include a reassessment of the assumption of "no likely ignition points" during emergency ventingthat would otherwise present catastrophic consequences associated with the detonation of hydrogen gas andthe release of radioactivity generated during a severe accident.I wish the NRC to process my request using the 2.206 process, and I understand that under this process, thecontents of this message and my identity will be made public.The Alliance for a Green Economy is my point of contact for this petition, and their organizer, Jessica Azulay,will keep me informed about the developments of the petition and the opportunity to participate in a publicmeeting with the NRC Petition Review Board.Thank youHartson DoakNuclear Quality control inspecter96226 Waiawa Rd #43Pearl City, HI 967822 Vaidya, BhalchandraFrom: Robert Hasselbrink [hippie@fastermac.net]Sent: Friday, March 22, 2013 12:23 PMTo: Vaidya, Bhalchandra

Subject:

In the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New YorkMr. James BorchardtExecutive Director for OperationsU.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionWashington, DC 20555-0001VIA email to Bhalchandra K. Vaidya, NRC Petition ManagerIn the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New York

Dear Mr. Borchardt:

I wish to co-petition with the Alliance for a Green Economy and Beyond Nuclear's March 9, 2012 emergencyenforcement petition to suspend the operation of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant.* The FitzPatrick plant is the only GE Mark I boiling water reactor in the US that did not install a Direct TorusVent System as requested by the NRC in 1989 and instead, to save money, relies upon a "pre-existing"venting system that is not fully hardened against a severe accident..In deciding not to install such a vent, the FitzPatrick operator and the NRC relied upon assumptions that nowplace public health and safety at an undue risk..The hydrogen explosions at the Fukushima reactors show the dangers and unacceptable consequencesposed by the current FitzPatrick severe accident venting plan, since the plan was approved on theassumptions that venting would prevent containment failure, and that there are "no likely" ignition sourcesalong the vent path. Neither of these assumptions was correct during the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe..Subsequent to the Fukushima accident, the NRC inspected FitzPatrick and identified a "vulnerability, in thatcurrent procedures do not address hydrogen considerations" during a severe accident.Therefore, I request NRC immediately suspend the FitzPatrick operating license until the following emergencyenforcement actions are approved by the NRC:1) Public hearings should be held on the continued operation of Entergy Nuclear Operations' Fitzpatrick plantand the adequacy of its plan to vent through a pre-existing path into the adjacent Standby Gas TreatmentSystem building, blowing off the double doors to release a radiological accident to the outside environment atground level. The public must be afforded due process to address the unacceptable risks to public health andsafety posed by the FitzPatrick severe accident plan.2) Entergy Nuclear Operations should publicly document for independent review its post-Fukushima re-analysis for the reliability and capability of the FitzPatrick pre-existing containment vent system..The analysis should include the reassessment of all assumptions regarding the reliability of the pre-existingcontainment venting and specifically address non-conservative assumptions behind the cost-benefit analysisused to justify not installing a fully hardened vent system.1

-It should also include a reassessment of the assumption of "no likely ignition points" during emergency ventingthat would otherwise present catastrophic consequences associated with the detonation of hydrogen gas andthe release of radioactivity generated during a severe accident.I wish the NRC to process my request using the 2.206 process, and I understand that under this process, thecontents of this message and my identity will be made public.The Alliance for a Green Economy is my point of contact for this petition, and their organizer, Jessica Azulay,will keep me informed about the developments of the petition and the opportunity to participate in a publicmeeting with the NRC Petition Review Board.Thank youRobert Hasselbrink5701 S. Interstate 25Pueblo, CO 810042 Vaidya, BhalchandraFrom: Roger Lippman [terrasol@igc.org]Sent: Friday, March 22, 2013 12:19 PMTo: Vaidya, Bhalchandra

Subject:

In the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New YorkMr. James BorchardtExecutive Director for OperationsU.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionWashington, DC 20555-0001VIA email to Bhalchandra K. Vaidya, NRC Petition ManagerIn the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New York

Dear Mr. Borchardt:

I wish to co-petition with the Alliance for a Green Economy and Beyond Nuclear's March 9, 2012 emergencyenforcement petition to suspend the operation of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant..The FitzPatrick plant is the only GE Mark I boiling water reactor in the US that did not install a Direct TorusVent System as requested by the NRC in 1989 and instead, to save money, relies upon a "pre-existing"venting system that is not fully hardened against a severe accident..In deciding not to install such a vent, the FitzPatrick operator and the NRC relied upon assumptions that nowplace public health and safety at an undue risk.* The hydrogen explosions at the Fukushima reactors show the dangers and unacceptable consequencesposed by the current FitzPatrick severe accident venting plan, since the plan was approved on theassumptions that venting would prevent containment failure, and that there are "no likely" ignition sourcesalong the vent path. Neither of these assumptions was correct during the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe.* Subsequent to the Fukushima accident, the NRC inspected FitzPatrick and identified a "vulnerability, in thatcurrent procedures do not address hydrogen considerations" during a severe accident.Therefore, I request NRC immediately suspend the FitzPatrick operating license until the following emergencyenforcement actions are approved by the NRC:1) Public hearings should be held on the continued operation of Entergy Nuclear Operations' Fitzpatrick plantand the adequacy of its plan to vent through a pre-existing path into the adjacent Standby Gas TreatmentSystem building, blowing off the double doors to release a radiological accident to the outside environment atground level. The public must be afforded due process to address the unacceptable risks to public health andsafety posed by the FitzPatrick severe accident plan.2) Entergy Nuclear Operations should publicly document for independent review its post-Fukushima re-analysis for the reliability and capability of the FitzPatrick pre-existing containment vent system.* The analysis should include the reassessment of all assumptions regarding the reliability of the pre-existingcontainment venting and specifically address non-conservative assumptions behind the cost-benefit analysisused to justify not installing a fully hardened vent system.1

• It should also include a reassessment of the assumption of "no likely ignition points" during emergency ventingthat would otherwise present catastrophic consequences associated with the detonation of hydrogen gas andthe release of radioactivity generated during a severe accident.I wish the NRC to process my request using the 2.206 process, and I understand that under this process, thecontents of this message and my identity will be made public.The Alliance for a Green Economy is my point of contact for this petition, and their organizer, Jessica Azulay,will keep me informed about the developments of the petition and the opportunity to participate in a publicmeeting with the NRC Petition Review Board.Thank youRoger Lippman710 Lake Wash Blvd SouthSeattle, WA 981442 Vaidy/a, BhalchandraFrom: angela bischoff [angela@cleanairalliance.org]Sent: Friday, March 22, 2013 12:17 PMTo: Vaidya, Bhalchandra

Subject:

In the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New YorkMr. James BorchardtExecutive Director for OperationsU.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionWashington, DC 20555-0001VIA email to Bhalchandra K. Vaidya, NRC Petition ManagerIn the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New York

Dear Mr. Borchardt:

I wish to co-petition with the Alliance for a Green Economy and Beyond Nuclear's March 9, 2012 emergencyenforcement petition to suspend the operation of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant.* The FitzPatrick plant is the only GE Mark I boiling water reactor in the US that did not install a Direct TorusVent System as requested by the NRC in 1989 and instead, to save money, relies upon a "pre-existing"venting system that is not fully hardened against a severe accident.* In deciding not to install such a vent, the FitzPatrick operator and the NRC relied upon assumptions that nowplace public health and safety at an undue risk.* The hydrogen explosions at the Fukushima reactors show the dangers and unacceptable consequencesposed by the current FitzPatrick severe accident venting plan, since the plan was approved on theassumptions that venting would prevent containment failure, and that there are "no likely" ignition sourcesalong the vent path. Neither of these assumptions was correct during the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe..Subsequent to the Fukushima accident, the NRC inspected FitzPatrick and identified a "vulnerability, in thatcurrent procedures do not address hydrogen considerations" during a severe accident.Therefore, I request NRC immediately suspend the FitzPatrick operating license until the following emergencyenforcement actions are approved by the NRC:1) Public hearings should be held on the continued operation of Entergy Nuclear Operations' Fitzpatrick plantand the adequacy of its plan to vent through a pre-existing path into the adjacent Standby Gas TreatmentSystem building, blowing off the double doors to release a radiological accident to the outside environment atground level. The public must be afforded due process to address the unacceptable risks to public health andsafety posed by the FitzPatrick severe accident plan.2) Entergy Nuclear Operations should publicly document for independent review its post-Fukushima re-analysis for the reliability and capability of the FitzPatrick pre-existing containment vent system.The analysis should include the reassessment of all assumptions regarding the reliability of the pre-existingcontainment venting and specifically address non-conservative assumptions behind the cost-benefit analysisused to justify not installing a fully hardened vent system.1

-It should also include a reassessment of the assumption of "no likely ignition points" during emergency ventingthat would otherwise present catastrophic consequences associated with the detonation of hydrogen gas andthe release of radioactivity generated during a severe accident.I wish the NRC to process my request using the 2.206 process, and I understand that under this process, thecontents of this message and my identity will be made public.The Alliance for a Green Economy is my point of contact for this petition, and their organizer, Jessica Azulay,will keep me informed about the developments of the petition and the opportunity to participate in a publicmeeting with the NRC Petition Review Board.Thank youangela bischoffOntario Clean Air Alliance214 macdonell ave.Toronto, Ontario, ON M6R 2A82 Vaidya, BhalchandraFrom: Judith Smith [axisdance@comcast.net]Sent: Friday, March 22, 2013 12:14 PMTo: Vaidya, Bhalchandra

Subject:

In the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New YorkMr. James BorchardtExecutive Director for OperationsU.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionWashington, DC 20555-0001VIA email to Bhalchandra K. Vaidya, NRC Petition ManagerIn the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New York

Dear Mr. Borchardt:

I wish to co-petition with the Alliance for a Green Economy and Beyond Nuclear's March 9, 2012 emergencyenforcement petition to suspend the operation of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant.* The FitzPatrick plant is the only GE Mark I boiling water reactor in the US that did not install a Direct TorusVent System as requested by the NRC in 1989 and instead, to save money, relies upon a "pre-existing"venting system that is not fully hardened against a severe accident..In deciding not to install such a vent, the FitzPatrick operator and the NRC relied upon assumptions that nowplace public health and safety at an undue risk.* The hydrogen explosions at the Fukushima reactors show the dangers and unacceptable consequencesposed by the current FitzPatrick severe accident venting plan, since the plan was approved on theassumptions that venting would prevent containment failure, and that there are "no likely" ignition sourcesalong the vent path. Neither of these assumptions was correct during the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe.* Subsequent to the Fukushima accident, the NRC inspected FitzPatrick and identified a "vulnerability, in thatcurrent procedures do not address hydrogen considerations" during a severe accident.Therefore, I request NRC immediately suspend the FitzPatrick operating license until the following emergencyenforcement actions are approved by the NRC:1) Public hearings should be held on the continued operation of Entergy Nuclear Operations' Fitzpatrick plantand the adequacy of its plan to vent through a pre-existing path into the adjacent Standby Gas TreatmentSystem building, blowing off the double doors to release a radiological accident to the outside environment atground level. The public must be afforded due process to address the unacceptable risks to public health andsafety posed by the FitzPatrick severe accident plan.2) Entergy Nuclear Operations should publicly document for independent review its post-Fukushima re-analysis for the reliability and capability of the FitzPatrick pre-existing containment vent system..The analysis should include the reassessment of all assumptions regarding the reliability of the pre-existingcontainment venting and specifically address non-conservative assumptions behind the cost-benefit analysisused to justify not installing a fully hardened vent system.1

• It should also include a reassessment of the assumption of "no likely ignition points" during emergency ventingthat would otherwise present catastrophic consequences associated with the detonation of hydrogen gas andthe release of radioactivity generated during a severe accident.I wish the NRC to process my request using the 2.206 process, and I understand that under this process, thecontents of this message and my identity will be made public.The Alliance for a Green Economy is my point of contact for this petition, and their organizer, Jessica Azulay,will keep me informed about the developments of the petition and the opportunity to participate in a publicmeeting with the NRC Petition Review Board.Thank youJudith Smith2712 Grande Vista AveOakland, CA 946012 Vaidy/a, BhalchandraFrom: Laura Silverman [Igsilverman@optonline.net]Sent: Friday, March 22, 2013 12:13 PMTo: Vaidya, Bhalchandra

Subject:

In the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New YorkMr. James BorchardtExecutive Director for OperationsU.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionWashington, DC 20555-0001VIA email to Bhalchandra K. Vaidya, NRC Petition ManagerIn the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New York

Dear Mr. Borchardt:

I wish to co-petition with the Alliance for a Green Economy and Beyond Nuclear's March 9, 2012 emergencyenforcement petition to suspend the operation of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant..The FitzPatrick plant is the only GE Mark I boiling water reactor in the US that did not install a Direct TorusVent System as requested by the NRC in 1989 and instead, to save money, relies upon a "pre-existing"venting system that is not fully hardened against a severe accident.* In deciding not to install such a vent, the FitzPatrick operator and the NRC relied upon assumptions that nowplace public health and safety at an undue risk.* The hydrogen explosions at the Fukushima reactors show the dangers and unacceptable consequencesposed by the current FitzPatrick severe accident venting plan, since the plan was approved on theassumptions that venting would prevent containment failure, and that there are "no likely" ignition sourcesalong the vent path. Neither of these assumptions was correct during the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe.* Subsequent to the Fukushima accident, the NRC inspected FitzPatrick and identified a "vulnerability, in thatcurrent procedures do not address hydrogen considerations" during a severe accident.Therefore, I request NRC immediately suspend the FitzPatrick operating license until the following emergencyenforcement actions are approved by the NRC:1) Public hearings should be held on the continued operation of Entergy Nuclear Operations' Fitzpatrick plantand the adequacy of its plan to vent through a pre-existing path into the adjacent Standby Gas TreatmentSystem building, blowing off the double doors to release a radiological accident to the outside environment atground level. The public must be afforded due process to address the unacceptable risks to public health andsafety posed by the FitzPatrick severe accident plan.2) Entergy Nuclear Operations should publicly document for independent review its post-Fukushima re-analysis for the reliability and capability of the FitzPatrick pre-existing containment vent system..The analysis should include the reassessment of all assumptions regarding the reliability of the pre-existingcontainment venting and specifically address non-conservative assumptions behind the cost-benefit analysisused to justify not installing a fully hardened vent system.I

• It should also include a reassessment of the assumption of "no likely ignition points" during emergency ventingthat would otherwise present catastrophic consequences associated with the detonation of hydrogen gas andthe release of radioactivity generated during a severe accident.I wish the NRC to process my request using the 2.206 process, and I understand that under this process, thecontents of this message and my identity will be made public.The Alliance for a Green Economy is my point of contact for this petition, and their organizer, Jessica Azulay,will keep me informed about the developments of the petition and the opportunity to participate in a publicmeeting with the NRC Petition Review Board.Thank youLaura Silverman30 Rose RoadWest Nyack, NY 109942 Vaidy/a, BhalchandraFrom: Emily Weil [weil@sunycgcc.edu]Sent: Friday, March 22, 2013 12:12 PMTo: Vaidya, Bhalchandra

Subject:

In the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New YorkMr. James BorchardtExecutive Director for OperationsU.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionWashington, DC 20555-0001VIA email to Bhalchandra K. Vaidya, NRC Petition ManagerIn the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New York

Dear Mr. Borchardt:

I wish to co-petition with the Alliance for a Green Economy and Beyond Nuclear's March 9, 2012 emergencyenforcement petition to suspend the operation of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant..The FitzPatrick plant is the only GE Mark I boiling water reactor in the US that did not install a Direct TorusVent System as requested by the NRC in 1989 and instead, to save money, relies upon a "pre-existing"venting system that is not fully hardened against a severe accident.* In deciding not to install such a vent, the FitzPatrick operator and the NRC relied upon assumptions that nowplace public health and safety at an undue risk..The hydrogen explosions at the Fukushima reactors show the dangers and unacceptable consequencesposed by the current FitzPatrick severe accident venting plan, since the plan was approved on theassumptions that venting would prevent containment failure, and that there are "no likely" ignition sourcesalong the vent path. Neither of these assumptions was correct during the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe..Subsequent to the Fukushima accident, the NRC inspected FitzPatrick and identified a "vulnerability, in thatcurrent procedures do not address hydrogen considerations" during a severe accident.Therefore, I request NRC immediately suspend the FitzPatrick operating license until the following emergencyenforcement actions are approved by the NRC:1) Public hearings should be held on the continued operation of Entergy Nuclear Operations' Fitzpatrick plantand the adequacy of its plan to vent through a pre-existing path into the adjacent Standby Gas TreatmentSystem building, blowing off the double doors to release a radiological accident to the outside environment atground level. The public must be afforded due process to address the unacceptable risks to public health andsafety posed by the FitzPatrick severe accident plan.2) Entergy Nuclear Operations should publicly document for independent review its post-Fukushima re-analysis for the reliability and capability of the FitzPatrick pre-existing containment vent system.* The analysis should include the reassessment of all assumptions regarding the reliability of the pre-existingcontainment venting and specifically address non-conservative assumptions behind the cost-benefit analysisused to justify not installing a fully hardened vent system.1

-It should also include a reassessment of the assumption of "no likely ignition points" during emergency ventingthat would otherwise present catastrophic consequences associated with the detonation of hydrogen gas andthe release of radioactivity generated during a severe accident.I wish the NRC to process my request using the 2.206 process, and I understand that under this process, thecontents of this message and my identity will be made public.The Alliance for a Green Economy is my point of contact for this petition, and their organizer, Jessica Azulay,will keep me informed about the developments of the petition and the opportunity to participate in a publicmeeting with the NRC Petition Review Board.Thank youEmily Weil1117 Woods Rd.Germantown, NY 125262 Vaidya, BhalchandraFrom: p lyons [peggylyonsl@gmail.com]Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2013 7:19 PMTo: Vaidya, Bhalchandra

Subject:

In the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New YorkMr. James BorchardtExecutive Director for OperationsU.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionWashington, DC 20555-0001VIA email to Bhalchandra K. Vaidya, NRC Petition ManagerIn the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New York

Dear Mr. Borchardt:

I wish to co-petition with the Alliance for a Green Economy and Beyond Nuclear's March 9, 2012 emergencyenforcement petition to suspend the operation of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant..The FitzPatrick plant is the only GE Mark I boiling water reactor in the US that did not install a Direct TorusVent System as requested by the NRC in 1989 and instead, to save money, relies upon a "pre-existing"venting system that is not fully hardened against a severe accident.* In deciding not to install such a vent, the FitzPatrick operator and the NRC relied upon assumptions that nowplace public health and safety at an undue risk..The hydrogen explosions at the Fukushima reactors show the dangers and unacceptable consequencesposed by the current FitzPatrick severe accident venting plan, since the plan was approved on theassumptions that venting would prevent containment failure, and that there are "no likely" ignition sourcesalong the vent path. Neither of these assumptions was correct during the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe.* Subsequent to the Fukushima accident, the NRC inspected FitzPatrick and identified a "vulnerability, in thatcurrent procedures do not address hydrogen considerations" during a severe accident.Therefore, I request NRC immediately suspend the FitzPatrick operating license until the following emergencyenforcement actions are approved by the NRC:1) Public hearings should be held on the continued operation of Entergy Nuclear Operations' Fitzpatrick plantand the adequacy of its plan to vent through a pre-existing path into the adjacent Standby Gas TreatmentSystem building, blowing off the double doors to release a radiological accident to the outside environment atground level. The public must be afforded due process to address the unacceptable risks to public health andsafety posed by the FitzPatrick severe accident plan.2) Entergy Nuclear Operations should publicly document for independent review its post-Fukushima re-analysis for the reliability and capability of the FitzPatrick pre-existing containment vent system..The analysis should include the reassessment of all assumptions regarding the reliability of the pre-existingcontainment venting and specifically address non-conservative assumptions behind the cost-benefit analysisused to justify not installing a fully hardened vent system.1

-It should also include a reassessment of the assumption of "no likely ignition points" during emergency ventingthat would otherwise present catastrophic consequences associated with the detonation of hydrogen gas andthe release of radioactivity generated during a severe accident.I wish the NRC to process my request using the 2.206 process, and I understand that under this process, thecontents of this message and my identity will be made public.The Alliance for a Green Economy is my point of contact for this petition, and their organizer, Jessica Azulay,will keep me informed about the developments of the petition and the opportunity to participate in a publicmeeting with the NRC Petition Review Board.Thank youp lyonsMoveOn.org61 Zinnia Stfloral park, NY 110012 Vaidya, BhalchandraFrom: David Agnew [d-agnew@comcast.net]Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2013 1:35 AMTo: Vaidya, Bhalchandra

Subject:

In the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New YorkMr. James BorchardtExecutive Director for OperationsU.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionWashington, DC 20555-0001VIA email to Bhalchandra K. Vaidya, NRC Petition ManagerIn the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New York

Dear Mr. Borchardt:

I wish to co-petition with the Alliance for a Green Economy and Beyond Nuclear's March 9, 2012 emergencyenforcement petition to suspend the operation of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant.* The FitzPatrick plant is the only GE Mark I boiling water reactor in the US that did not install a Direct TorusVent System as requested by the NRC in 1989 and instead, to save money, relies upon a "pre-existing"venting system that is not fully hardened against a severe accident..In deciding not to install such a vent, the FitzPatrick operator and the NRC relied upon assumptions that nowplace public health and safety at an undue risk.* The hydrogen explosions at the Fukushima reactors show the dangers and unacceptable consequencesposed by the current FitzPatrick severe accident venting plan, since the plan was approved on theassumptions that venting would prevent containment failure, and that there are "no likely" ignition sourcesalong the vent path. Neither of these assumptions was correct during the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe.* Subsequent to the Fukushima accident, the NRC inspected FitzPatrick and identified a "vulnerability, in thatcurrent procedures do not address hydrogen considerations" during a severe accident.Therefore, I request NRC immediately suspend the FitzPatrick operating license until the following emergencyenforcement actions are approved by the NRC:1) Public hearings should be held on the continued operation of Entergy Nuclear Operations' Fitzpatrick plantand the adequacy of its plan to vent through a pre-existing path into the adjacent Standby Gas TreatmentSystem building, blowing off the double doors to release a radiological accident to the outside environment atground level. The public must be afforded due process to address the unacceptable risks to public health andsafety posed by the FitzPatrick severe accident plan.2) Entergy Nuclear Operations should publicly document for independent review its post-Fukushima re-analysis for the reliability and capability of the FitzPatrick pre-existing containment vent system..The analysis should include the reassessment of all assumptions regarding the reliability of the pre-existingcontainment venting and specifically address non-conservative assumptions behind the cost-benefit analysisused to justify not installing a fully hardened vent system.1

-it should also include a reassessment of the assumption of "no likely ignition points" during emergency ventingthat would otherwise present catastrophic consequences associated with the detonation of hydrogen gas andthe release of radioactivity generated during a severe accident.I wish the NRC to process my request using the 2.206 process, and I understand that under this process, thecontents of this message and my identity will be made public.The Alliance for a Green Economy is my point of contact for this petition, and their organizer, Jessica Azulay,will keep me informed about the developments of the petition and the opportunity to participate in a publicmeeting with the NRC Petition Review Board.Thank youDavid AgnewCape Downwinders18 Marthas Lane18 Marthas LaneHarwich, MA 026452 Vaidya, BhalchandraFrom: Thomas Nelson [twnelson@erols.com]Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2013 12:13 AMTo: Vaidya, Bhalchandra

Subject:

In the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New YorkMr. James BorchardtExecutive Director for OperationsU.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionWashington, DC 20555-0001VIA email to Bhalchandra K. Vaidya, NRC Petition ManagerIn the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New York

Dear Mr. Borchardt:

I wish to co-petition with the Alliance for a Green Economy and.Beyond Nuclear's March 9, 2012 emergencyenforcement petition to suspend the operation of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant.The FitzPatrick plant is the only GE Mark I boiling water reactor in the US that did not install a Direct TorusVent System as requested by the NRC in 1989 and instead, to save money, relies upon a "pre-existing"venting system that is not fully hardened against a severe accident.* In deciding not to install such a vent, the FitzPatrick operator and the NRC relied upon assumptions that nowplace public health and safety at an undue risk.* The hydrogen explosions at the Fukushima reactors show the dangers and unacceptable consequencesposed by the current FitzPatrick severe accident venting plan, since the plan was approved on theassumptions that venting would prevent containment failure, and that there are "no likely" ignition sourcesalong the vent path. Neither of these assumptions was correct during the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe..Subsequent to the Fukushima accident, the NRC inspected FitzPatrick and identified a "vulnerability, in thatcurrent procedures do not address hydrogen considerations" during a severe accident.Therefore, I request NRC immediately suspend the FitzPatrick operating license until the following emergencyenforcement actions are approved by the NRC:1) Public hearings should be held on the continued operation of Entergy Nuclear Operations' Fitzpatrick plantand the adequacy of its plan to vent through a pre-existing path into the adjacent Standby Gas TreatmentSystem building, blowing off the double doors to release a radiological accident to the outside environment atground level. The public must be afforded due process to address the unacceptable risks to public health andsafety posed by the FitzPatrick severe accident plan.2) Entergy Nuclear Operations should publicly document for independent review its post-Fukushima re-analysis for the reliability and capability of the FitzPatrick pre-existing containment vent system.* The analysis should include the reassessment of all assumptions regarding the reliability of the pre-existingcontainment venting and specifically address non-conservative assumptions behind the cost-benefit analysisused to justify not installing a fully hardened vent system.1

-it should also include a reassessment of the assumption of "no likely ignition points" during emergency ventingthat would otherwise present catastrophic consequences associated with the detonation of hydrogen gas andthe release of radioactivity generated during a severe accident.I wish the NRC to process my request using the 2.206 process, and I understand that under this process, thecontents of this message and my identity will be made public.The Alliance for a Green Economy is my point of contact for this petition, and their organizer, Jessica Azulay,will keep me informed about the developments of the petition and the opportunity to participate in a publicmeeting with the NRC Petition Review Board.Thank youThomas NelsonBeyond Nuclear105 Drexel Ave.Lansdowne, PA 190502 Vaidya, BhalchandraFrom: HJ James [relating2u@yahoo.com]Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2013 12:07 AMTo: Vaidya, Bhalchandra

Subject:

In the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New YorkMr. James BorchardtExecutive Director for OperationsU.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionWashington, DC 20555-0001VIA email to Bhalchandra K. Vaidya, NRC Petition ManagerIn the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New York

Dear Mr. Borchardt:

I wish to co-petition with the Alliance for a Green Economy and Beyond Nuclear's March 9, 2012 emergencyenforcement petition to suspend the operation of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant.* The FitzPatrick plant is the only GE Mark I boiling water reactor in the US that did not install a Direct TorusVent System as requested by the NRC in 1989 and instead, to save money, relies upon a "pre-existing"venting system that is not fully hardened against a severe accident..In deciding not to install such a vent, the FitzPatrick operator and the NRC relied upon assumptions that nowplace public health and safety at an undue risk..The hydrogen explosions at the Fukushima reactors show the dangers and unacceptable consequencesposed by the current FitzPatrick severe accident venting plan, since the plan was approved on theassumptions that venting would prevent containment failure, and that there are "no likely" ignition sourcesalong the vent path. Neither of these assumptions was correct during the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe.* Subsequehit to the Fukushima accident, the NRC inspected FitzPatrick and identified a "vulnerability, in thatcurrent procedures do not address hydrogen considerations" during a severe accident.Therefore, I request NRC immediately suspend the FitzPatrick operating license until the following emergencyenforcement actions are approved by the NRC:1) Public hearings should be held on the continued operation of Entergy Nuclear Operations' Fitzpatrick plantand the adequacy of its plan to vent through a pre-existing path into the adjacent Standby Gas TreatmentSystem building, blowing off the double doors to release a radiological accident to the outside environment atground level. The public must be afforded due process to address the unacceptable risks to public health andsafety posed by the FitzPatrick severe accident plan.2) Entergy Nuclear Operations should publicly document for independent review its post-Fukushima re-analysis for the reliability and capability of the FitzPatrick pre-existing containment vent system.* The analysis should include the reassessment of all assumptions regarding the reliability of the pre-existingcontainment venting and specifically address non-conservative assumptions behind the cost-benefit analysisused to justify not installing a fully hardened vent system.1

-It should also include a reassessment of the assumption of "no likely ignition points" during emergency ventingthat would otherwise present catastrophic consequences associated with the detonation of hydrogen gas andthe release of radioactivity generated during a severe accident.I wish the NRC to process my request using the 2.206 process, and I understand that under this process, thecontents of this message and my identity will be made public.The Alliance for a Green Economy is my point of contact for this petition, and their organizer, Jessica Azulay,will keep me informed about the developments of the petition and the opportunity to participate in a publicmeeting with the NRC Petition Review Board.Thank youHJ JamesCAPOW4042 N HardingChicago, IL 606182 Vaidya, BhalchandraFrom: Elene Gooze [www.gntlbr25@hotmail.com]Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2013 1:46 AMTo: Vaidya, Bhalchandra

Subject:

In the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New YorkMr. James BorchardtExecutive Director for OperationsU.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionWashington, DC 20555-0001VIA email to Bhalchandra K. Vaidya, NRC Petition ManagerIn the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New York

Dear Mr. Borchardt:

I wish to co-petition with the Alliance for a Green Economy and Beyond Nuclear's March 9, 2012 emergencyenforcement petition to suspend the operation of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant..The FitzPatrick plant is the only GE Mark I boiling water reactor in the US that did not install a Direct TorusVent System as requested by the NRC in 1989 and instead, to save money, relies upon a "pre-existing"venting system that is not fully hardened against a severe accident.In deciding not to install such a vent, the FitzPatrick operator and the NRC relied upon assumptions that nowplace public health and safety at an undue risk.* The hydrogen explosions at the Fukushima reactors show the dangers and unacceptable consequencesposed by the current FitzPatrick severe accident venting plan, since the plan was approved on theassumptions that venting would prevent containment failure, and that there are "no likely" ignition sourcesalong the vent path. Neither of these assumptions was correct during the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe..Subsequent to the Fukushima accident, the NRC inspected FitzPatrick and identified a "vulnerability, in thatcurrent procedures do not address hydrogen considerations" during a severe accident.Therefore, I request NRC immediately suspend the FitzPatrick operating license until the following emergencyenforcement actions are approved by the NRC:1) Public hearings should be held on the continued operation of Entergy Nuclear Operations' Fitzpatrick plantand the adequacy of its plan to vent through a pre-existing path into the adjacent Standby Gas TreatmentSystem building, blowing off the double doors to release a radiological accident to the outside environment atground level. The public must be afforded due process to address the unacceptable risks to public health andsafety posed by the FitzPatrick severe accident plan.2) Entergy Nuclear Operations should publicly document for independent review its post-Fukushima re-analysis for the reliability and capability of the FitzPatrick pre-existing containment vent system.* The analysis should include the reassessment of all assumptions regarding the reliability of the pre-existingcontainment venting and specifically address non-conservative assumptions behind the cost-benefit analysisused to justify not installing a fully hardened vent system.1

• It should also include a reassessment of the assumption of "no likely ignition points" during emergency ventingthat would otherwise present catastrophic consequences associated with the detonation of hydrogen gas andthe release of radioactivity generated during a severe accident.I wish the NRC to process my request using the 2.206 process, and I understand that under this process, thecontents of this message and my identity will be made public.The Alliance for a Green Economy is my point of contact for this petition, and their organizer, Jessica Azulay,will keep me informed about the developments of the petition and the opportunity to participate in a publicmeeting with the NRC Petition Review Board.Thank youElene Gooze8 North Hill DrBallston Lake, NY 120192 Vaidy/a, BhalchandraFrom: naomi zuckerman [nzl0lj@hotmail.com]Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2013 1:50 AMTo: Vaidya, Bhalchandra

Subject:

In the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New YorkMr. James BorchardtExecutive Director for OperationsU.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionWashington, DC 20555-0001VIA email to Bhalchandra K. Vaidya, NRC Petition ManagerIn the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New York

Dear Mr. Borchardt:

I wish to co-petition with the Alliance for a Green Economy and Beyond Nuclear's March 9, 2012 emergencyenforcement petition to suspend the operation of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant.The FitzPatrick plant is the only GE Mark I boiling water reactor in the US that did not install a Direct TorusVent System as requested by the NRC in 1989 and instead, to save money, relies upon a "pre-existing"venting system that is not fully hardened against a severe accident.* In deciding not to install such a vent, the FitzPatrick operator and the NRC relied upon assumptions that nowplace public health and safety at an undue risk.* The hydrogen explosions at the Fukushima reactors show the dangers and unacceptable consequencesposed by the current FitzPatrick severe accident venting plan, since the plan was approved on theassumptions that venting would prevent containment failure, and that there are "no likely" ignition sourcesalong the vent path. Neither of these assumptions was correct during the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe.* Subsequent to the Fukushima accident, the NRC inspected FitzPatrick and identified a "vulnerability, in thatcurrent procedures do not address hydrogen considerations" during a severe accident.Therefore, I request NRC immediately suspend the FitzPatrick operating license until the following emergencyenforcement actions are approved by the NRC:1) Public hearings should be held on the continued operation of Entergy Nuclear Operations' Fitzpatrick plantand the adequacy of its plan to vent through a pre-existing path into the adjacent Standby Gas TreatmentSystem building, blowing off the double doors to release a radiological accident to the outside environment atground level. The public must be afforded due process to address the unacceptable risks to public health andsafety posed by the FitzPatrick severe accident plan.2) Entergy Nuclear Operations should publicly document for independent review its post-Fukushima re-analysis for the reliability and capability of the FitzPatrick pre-existing containment vent system.* The analysis should include the reassessment of all assumptions regarding the reliability of the pre-existingcontainment venting and specifically address non-conservative assumptions behind the cost-benefit analysisused to justify not installing a fully hardened vent system.1

-It should also include a reassessment of the assumption of "no likely ignition points" during emergency ventingthat would otherwise present catastrophic consequences associated with the detonation of hydrogen gas andthe release of radioactivity generated during a severe accident.I wish the NRC to process my request using, the 2.206 process, and I understand that under this process, thecontents of this message and my identity will be made public.The Alliance for a Green Economy is my point of contact for this petition, and their organizer, Jessica Azulay,will keep me informed about the developments of the petition and the opportunity to participate in a publicmeeting with the NRC Petition Review Board.Thank younaomi zuckermanPO box 434whitethorn, CA 955892 Vaidya, BhalchandraFrom: les roberts [hobol7pollie@gmail.com]Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2013 8:10 AMTo: Vaidya, Bhalchandra

Subject:

In the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New YorkMr. James BorchardtExecutive Director for OperationsU.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionWashington, DC 20555-0001VIA email to Bhalchandra K. Vaidya, NRC Petition ManagerIn the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New York

Dear Mr. Borchardt:

I wish to co-petition with the Alliance for a Green Economy and Beyond Nuclear's March 9, 2012 emergencyenforcement petition to suspend the operation of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant.* The FitzPatrick plant is the only GE Mark I boiling water reactor in the US that did not install a Direct TorusVent System as requested by the NRC in 1989 and instead, to save money, relies upon a "pre-existing"venting system that is not fully hardened against a severe accident.* In deciding not to install such a vent, the FitzPatrick operator and the NRC relied upon assumptions that nowplace public health and safety at an undue risk.* The hydrogen explosions at the Fukushima reactors show the dangers and unacceptable consequencesposed by the current FitzPatrick severe accident venting plan, since the plan was approved on theassumptions that venting would prevent containment failure, and that there are "no likely" ignition sourcesalong the vent path. Neither of these assumptions was correct during the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe..Subsequent to the Fukushima accident, the NRC inspected FitzPatrick and identified a "vulnerability, in thatcurrent procedures do not address hydrogen considerations" during a severe accident.Therefore, I request NRC immediately suspend the FitzPatrick operating license until the following emergencyenforcement actions are approved by the NRC:1) Public hearings should be held on the continued operation of Entergy Nuclear Operations' Fitzpatrick plantand the adequacy of its plan to vent through a pre-existing path into the adjacent Standby Gas TreatmentSystem building, blowing off the double doors to release a radiological accident to the outside environment atground level. The public must be afforded due process to address the unacceptable risks to public health andsafety posed by the FitzPatrick severe accident plan.2) Entergy Nuclear Operations should publicly document for independent review its post-Fukushima re-analysis for the reliability and capability of the FitzPatrick pre-existing containment vent system.* The analysis should include the reassessment of all assumptions regarding the reliability of the pre-existingcontainment venting and specifically address non-conservative assumptions behind the cost-benefit analysisused to justify not installing a fully hardened vent system.1

-It should also include a reassessment of the assumption of "no likely ignition points" during emergency ventingthat would otherwise present catastrophic consequences associated with the detonation of hydrogen gas andthe release of radioactivity generated during a severe accident.I wish the NRC to process my request using the 2.206 process, and I understand that under this process, thecontents of this message and my identity will be made public.The Alliance for a Green Economy is my point of contact for this petition, and their organizer, Jessica Azulay,will keep me informed about the developments of the petition and the opportunity to participate in a publicmeeting with the NRC Petition Review Board.Thank youles roberts1134 east lansing wayfresno, CA 937042 Vaidya, BhalchandraFrom: david santana [darkhaze74@yahoo.com]Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2013 8:50 AMTo: Vaidya, Bhalchandra

Subject:

In the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New YorkMr. James BorchardtExecutive Director for OperationsU.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionWashington, DC 20555-0001VIA email to Bhalchandra K. Vaidya, NRC Petition ManagerIn the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New York

Dear Mr. Borchardt:

I wish to co-petition with the Alliance for a Green Economy and Beyond Nuclear's March 9, 2012 emergencyenforcement petition to suspend the operation of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant..The FitzPatrick plant is the only GE Mark I boiling water reactor in the US that did not install a Direct TorusVent System as requested by the NRC in 1989 and instead, to save money, relies upon a "pre-existing"venting system that is not fully hardened against a severe accident..In deciding not to install such a vent, the FitzPatrick operator and the NRC relied upon assumptions that nowplace public health and safety at an undue risk..The hydrogen explosions at the Fukushima reactors show the dangers and unacceptable consequencesposed by the current FitzPatrick severe accident venting plan, since the plan was approved on theassumptions that venting would prevent containment failure, and that there are "no likely" ignition sourcesalong the vent path. Neither of these assumptions was correct during the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe..Subsequent to the Fukushima accident, the NRC inspected FitzPatrick and identified a "vulnerability, in thatcurrent procedures do not address hydrogen considerations" during a severe accident.Therefore, I request NRC immediately suspend the FitzPatrick operating license until the following emergencyenforcement actions are approved by the NRC:1) Public hearings should be held on the continued operation of Entergy Nuclear Operations' Fitzpatrick plantand the adequacy of its plan to vent through a pre-existing path into the adjacent Standby Gas TreatmentSystem building, blowing off the double doors to release a radiological accident to the outside environment atground level. The public must be afforded due process to address the unacceptable risks to public health andsafety posed by the FitzPatrick severe accident plan.2) Entergy Nuclear Operations should publicly document for independent review its post-Fukushima re-analysis for the reliability and capability of the FitzPatrick pre-existing containment vent system.* The analysis should include the reassessment of all assumptions regarding the reliability of the pre-existingcontainment venting and specifically address non-conservative assumptions behind the cost-benefit analysisused to justify not installing a fully hardened vent system.1

• It should also include a reassessment of the assumption of "no likely ignition points" during emergency ventingthat would otherwise present catastrophic consequences associated with the detonation of hydrogen gas andthe release of radioactivity generated during a severe accident.I wish the NRC to process my request using the 2.206 process, and I understand that under this process, thecontents of this message and my identity will be made public.The Alliance for a Green Economy is my point of contact for this petition, and their organizer, Jessica Azulay,will keep me informed about the developments of the petition and the opportunity to participate in a publicmeeting with the NRC Petition Review Board.Thank youdavid santana28 kennedy drw haverstraw, NY 109982 Vaidya, BhalchandraFrom:. AURORA INSURRIAGA [ainsurriaga4432@wowway.com]Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2013 8:57 AMTo: Vaidya, Bhalchandra

Subject:

In the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New YorkMr. James BorchardtExecutive Director for OperationsU.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionWashington, DC 20555-0001VIA email to Bhalchandra K. Vaidya, NRC Petition ManagerIn the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New York

Dear Mr. Borchardt:

I wish to co-petition with the Alliance for a Green Economy and Beyond Nuclear's March 9, 2012 emergencyenforcement petition to suspend the operation of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant.* The FitzPatrick plant is the only GE Mark I boiling water reactor in the US that did not install a Direct TorusVent System as requested by the NRC in 1989 and instead, to save money, relies upon a "pre-existing"venting system that is not fully hardened against a severe accident.* In deciding not to install such a vent, the FitzPatrick operator and the NRC relied upon assumptions that nowplace public health and safety at an undue risk.The hydrogen explosions at the Fukushima reactors show the dangers and unacceptable consequencesposed by the current FitzPatrick severe accident venting plan, since the plan was approved on theassumptions that venting would prevent containment failure, and that there are "no likely" ignition sourcesalong the vent path. Neither of these assumptions was correct during the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe.Subsequent to the Fukushima accident, the NRC inspected FitzPatrick and identified a "vulnerability, in thatcurrent procedures do not address hydrogen considerations" during a severe accident.Therefore, I request NRC immediately suspend the FitzPatrick operating license until the following emergencyenforcement actions are approved by the NRC:1) Public hearings should be held on the continued operation of Entergy Nuclear Operations' Fitzpatrick plantand the adequacy of its plan to vent through a pre-existing path into the adjacent Standby Gas TreatmentSystem building, blowing off the double doors to release a radiological accident to the outside environment atground level. The public must be afforded due process to address the unacceptable risks to public health andsafety posed by the FitzPatrick severe accident plan.2) Entergy Nuclear Operations should publicly document for independent review its post-Fukushima re-analysis for the reliability and capability of the FitzPatrick pre-existing containment vent system.The analysis should include the reassessment of all assumptions regarding the reliability of the pre-existingcontainment venting and specifically address non-conservative assumptions behind the cost-benefit analysisused to justify not installing a fully hardened vent system.I

-It should also include a reassessment of the assumption of "no likely ignition points" during emergency ventingthat would otherwise present catastrophic consequences associated with the detonation of hydrogen gas andthe release of radioactivity generated during a severe accident.I wish the NRC to process my request using the 2.206 process, and I understand that under this process, thecontents of this message and my identity will be made public.The Alliance for a Green Economy is my point of contact for this petition, and their organizer, Jessica Azulay,will keep me informed about the developments of the petition and the opportunity to participate in a publicmeeting with the NRC Petition Review Board.Thank youAURORA INSURRIAGA9729 S AVE HCHICAGO, IL 606172 Vaidya, BhalchandraFrom: Dr. F. Taylor [fintaylor@hargray.com]Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2013 11:37 AMTo: Vaidya, Bhalchandra

Subject:

In the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New YorkMr. James BorchardtExecutive Director for OperationsU.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionWashington, DC 20555-0001VIA email to Bhalchandra K. Vaidya, NRC Petition ManagerIn the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New York

Dear Mr. Borchardt:

I wish to co-petition with the Alliance for a Green Economy and Beyond Nuclear's March 9, 2012 emergencyenforcement petition to suspend the operation of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant.The FitzPatrick plant is the only GE Mark I boiling water reactor in the US that did not install a Direct TorusVent System as requested by the NRC in 1989 and instead, to save money, relies upon a "pre-existing"venting system that is not fully hardened against a severe accident.In deciding not to install such a vent, the FitzPatrick operator and the NRC relied upon assumptions that nowplace public health and safety at an undue risk.* The hydrogen explosions at the Fukushima reactors show the dangers and unacceptable consequencesposed by the current FitzPatrick severe accident venting plan, since the plan was approved on theassumptions that venting would prevent containment failure, and that there are "no likely" ignition sourcesalong the vent path. Neither of these assumptions was correct during the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe..Subsequent to the Fukushima accident, the NRC inspected FitzPatrick and identified a "vulnerability, in thatcurrent procedures do not address hydrogen considerations" during a severe accident.Therefore, I request NRC immediately suspend the FitzPatrick operating license until the following emergencyenforcement actions are approved by the NRC:1) Public hearings should be held on the continued operation of Entergy Nuclear Operations' Fitzpatrick plantand the adequacy of its plan to vent through a pre-existing path into the adjacent Standby Gas TreatmentSystem building, blowing off the double doors to release a radiological accident to the outside environment atground level. The public must be afforded due process to address the unacceptable risks to public health andsafety posed by the FitzPatrick severe accident plan.2) Entergy Nuclear Operations should publicly document for independent review its post-Fukushima re-analysis for the reliability and capability of the FitzPatrick pre-existing containment vent system.* The analysis should include the reassessment of all assumptions regarding the reliability of the pre-existingcontainment venting and specifically address non-conservative assumptions behind the cost-benefit analysisused to justify not installing a fully hardened vent system.1

• It should also include a reassessment of the assumption of "no likely ignition points" during emergency ventingthat would otherwise present catastrophic consequences associated with the detonation of hydrogen gas andthe release of radioactivity generated during a severe accident.I wish the NRC to process my request using the 2.206 process, and I understand that under this process, thecontents of this message and my identity will be made public.The Alliance for a Green Economy is my point of contact for this petition, and their organizer, Jessica Azulay,will keep me informed about the developments of the petition and the opportunity to participate in a publicmeeting with the NRC Petition Review Board.Thank youDr. F. TaylorBenedictine University Law School412 Marsh Pt.412 Marsh Pt.Hilton Head, SC 299262 Vaidya, BhalchandraFrom: Fred Bergmann [fwb@innoveering.com]Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2013 12:40 PMTo: Vaidya, Bhalchandra

Subject:

In the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New YorkMr. James BorchardtExecutive Director for OperationsU.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionWashington, DC 20555-0001VIA email to Bhalchandra K. Vaidya, NRC Petition ManagerIn the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New York

Dear Mr. Borchardt:

I wish to co-petition with the Alliance for a Green Economy and Beyond Nuclear's March 9, 2012 emergencyenforcement petition to suspend the operation of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant..The FitzPatrick plant is the only GE Mark I boiling water reactor in the US that did not install a Direct TorusVent System as requested by the NRC in 1989 and instead, to save money, relies upon a "pre-existing"venting system that is not fully hardened against a severe accident..In deciding not to install such a vent, the FitzPatrick operator and the NRC relied upon assumptions that nowplace public health and safety at an undue risk..The hydrogen explosions at the Fukushima reactors show the dangers and unacceptable consequencesposed by the current FitzPatrick severe accident venting plan, since the plan was approved on theassumptions that venting would prevent containment failure, and that there are "no likely" ignition sourcesalong the vent path. Neither of these assumptions was correct during the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe..Subsequent to the Fukushima accident, the NRC inspected FitzPatrick and identified a "vulnerability, in thatcurrent procedures do not address hydrogen considerations" during a severe accident.Therefore, I request NRC immediately suspend the FitzPatrick operating license until the following emergencyenforcement actions are approved by the NRC:1) Public hearings should be held on the continued operation of Entergy Nuclear Operations' Fitzpatrick plantand the adequacy of its plan to vent through a pre-existing path into the adjacent Standby Gas TreatmentSystem building, blowing off the double doors to release a radiological accident to the outside environment atground level. The public must be afforded due process to address the unacceptable risks to public health andsafety posed by the FitzPatrick severe accident plan.2) Entergy Nuclear Operations should publicly document for independent review its post-Fukushima re-analysis for the reliability and capability of the FitzPatrick pre-existing containment vent system..The analysis should include the reassessment of all assumptions regarding the reliability of the pre-existingcontainment venting and specifically address non-conservative assumptions behind the cost-benefit analysisused to justify not installing a fully hardened vent system.1

-It should also include a reassessment of the assumption of "no likely ignition points" during emergency ventingthat would otherwise present catastrophic consequences associated with the detonation of hydrogen gas andthe release of radioactivity generated during a severe accident.I wish the NRC to process my request using the 2.206 process, and I understand that under this process, thecontents of this message and my identity will be made public.The Alliance for a Green Economy is my point of contact for this petition, and their organizer, Jessica Azulay,will keep me informed about the developments of the petition and the opportunity to participate in a publicmeeting with the NRC Petition Review Board.Thank youFred BergmannW5679 State Road 60Poynette, WI 539552 Vaidya, BhalchandraFrom: James Barrett [jamesmarkbarrett@gmail.com]Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2013 4:22 PMTo: Vaidya, Bhalchandra

Subject:

In the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New YorkMr. James BorchardtExecutive Director for OperationsU.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionWashington, DC 20555-0001VIA email to Bhalchandra K. Vaidya, NRC Petition ManagerIn the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New York

Dear Mr. Borchardt:

I wish to co-petition with the Alliance for a Green Economy and Beyond Nuclear's March 9, 2012 emergencyenforcement petition to suspend the operation of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant..The FitzPatrick plant is the only GE Mark I boiling water reactor in the US that did not install a Direct TorusVent System as requested by the NRC in 1989 and instead, to save money, relies upon a "pre-existing"venting system that is not fully hardened against a severe accident.* In deciding not to install such a vent, the FitzPatrick operator and the NRC relied upon assumptions that nowplace public health and safety at an undue risk.* The hydrogen explosions at the Fukushima reactors show the dangers and unacceptable consequencesposed by the current FitzPatrick severe accident venting plan, since the plan was approved on theassumptions that venting would prevent containment failure, and that there are "no likely" ignition sourcesalong the vent path. Neither of these assumptions was correct during the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe..Subsequent to the Fukushima accident, the NRC inspected FitzPatrick and identified a "vulnerability, in thatcurrent procedures do not address hydrogen considerations" during a severe accident.Therefore, I request NRC immediately suspend the FitzPatrick operating license until the following emergencyenforcement actions are approved by the NRC:1) Public hearings should be held on the continued operation of Entergy Nuclear Operations' Fitzpatrick plantand the adequacy of its plan to vent through a pre-existing path into the adjacent Standby Gas TreatmentSystem building, blowing off the double doors to release a radiological accident to the outside environment atground level. The public must be afforded due process to address the unacceptable risks to public health andsafety posed by the FitzPatrick severe accident plan.2) Entergy Nuclear Operations should publicly document for independent review its post-Fukushima re-analysis for the reliability and capability of the FitzPatrick pre-existing containment vent system..The analysis should include the reassessment of all assumptions regarding the reliability of the pre-existingcontainment venting and specifically address non-conservative assumptions behind the cost-benefit analysisused to justify not installing a fully hardened vent system.1

-It should also include a reassessment of the assumption of "no likely ignition points" during emergency ventingthat would otherwise present catastrophic consequences associated with the detonation of hydrogen gas andthe release of radioactivity generated during a severe accident.I wish the NRC to process my request using the 2.206 process, and I understand that under this process, thecontents of this message and my identity will be made public.The Alliance for a Green Economy is my point of contact for this petition, and their organizer, Jessica Azulay,will keep me informed about the developments of the petition and the opportunity to participate in a publicmeeting with the NRC Petition Review Board.Thank youJames BarrettPO Box 1318Hightstown, NJ 085202 Vaidy/a, BhalchandraFrom: chris macwaters [captainplanet2b@yahoo.com]Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2013 4:26 PMTo: Vaidya, Bhalchandra

Subject:

In the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New YorkMr. James BorchardtExecutive Director for OperationsU.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionWashington, DC 20555-0001VIA email to Bhalchandra K. Vaidya, NRC Petition ManagerIn the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New York

Dear Mr. Borchardt:

I wish to co-petition with the Alliance for a Green Economy and Beyond Nuclear's March 9, 2012 emergencyenforcement petition to suspend the operation of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant.The FitzPatrick plant is the only GE Mark I boiling water reactor in the US that did not install a Direct TorusVent System as requested by the NRC in 1989 and instead, to save money, relies upon a "pre-existing"venting system that is not fully hardened against a severe accident..In deciding not to install such a vent, the FitzPatrick operator and the NRC relied upon assumptions that nowplace public health and safety at an undue risk..The hydrogen explosions at the Fukushima reactors show the dangers and unacceptable consequencesposed by the current FitzPatrick severe accident venting plan, since the plan was approved on theassumptions that venting would prevent containment failure, and that there are "no likely" ignition sourcesalong the vent path. Neither of these assumptions was correct during the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe..Subsequent to the Fukushima accident, the NRC inspected FitzPatrick and identified a "vulnerability, in thatcurrent procedures do not address hydrogen considerations" during a severe accident.Therefore, I request NRC immediately suspend the FitzPatrick operating license until the following emergencyenforcement actions are approved by the NRC:1) Public hearings should be held on the continued operation of Entergy Nuclear Operations' Fitzpatrick plantand the adequacy of its plan to vent through a pre-existing path into the adjacent Standby Gas TreatmentSystem building, blowing off the double doors to release a radiological accident to the outside environment atground level. The public must be afforded due process to address the unacceptable risks to public health andsafety posed by the FitzPatrick severe accident plan.2) Entergy Nuclear Operations should publicly document for independent review its post-Fukushima re-analysis for the reliability and capability of the FitzPatrick pre-existing containment vent system.* The analysis should include the reassessment of all assumptions regarding the reliability of the pre-existingcontainment venting and specifically address non-conservative assumptions behind the cost-benefit analysisused to justify not installing a fully hardened vent system.1

-It should also include a reassessment of the assumption of "no likely ignition points" during emergency ventingthat would otherwise present catastrophic consequences associated with the detonation of hydrogen gas andthe release of radioactivity generated during a severe accident.I wish the NRC to process my request using the 2.206 process, and I understand that under this process, thecontents of this message and my identity will be made public.The Alliance for a Green Economy is my point of contact for this petition, and their organizer, Jessica Azulay,will keep me informed about the developments of the petition and the opportunity to participate in a publicmeeting with the NRC Petition Review Board.Thank youchris macwaters211 n sherwood stft collins coloradofort collins, CO 805212 Vaidya, BhalchandraFrom: Linda D'Argenio [Id31@earthlink.net]Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2013 4:38 PMTo: Vaidya, Bhalchandra

Subject:

In the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New YorkMr. James BorchardtExecutive Director for OperationsU.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionWashington, DC 20555-0001VIA email to Bhalchandra K. Vaidya, NRC Petition ManagerIn the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New York

Dear Mr. Borchardt:

I wish to co-petition with the Alliance for a Green Economy and Beyond Nuclear's March 9, 2012 emergencyenforcement petition to suspend the operation of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant.* The FitzPatrick plant is the only GE Mark I boiling water reactor in the US that did not install a Direct TorusVent System as requested by the NRC in 1989 and instead, to save money, relies upon a "pre-existing"venting system that is not fully hardened against a severe accident..In deciding not to install such a vent, the FitzPatrick operator and the NRC relied upon assumptions that nowplace public health and safety at an undue risk..The hydrogen explosions at the Fukushima reactors show the dangers and unacceptable consequencesposed by the current FitzPatrick severe accident venting plan, since the plan was approved on theassumptions that venting would prevent containment failure, and that there are "no likely" ignition sourcesalong the vent path. Neither of these assumptions was correct during the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe.* Subsequent to the Fukushima accident, the NRC inspected FitzPatrick and identified a "vulnerability, in thatcurrent procedures do not address hydrogen considerations" during a severe accident.Therefore, I request NRC immediately suspend the FitzPatrick operating license until the following emergencyenforcement actions are approved by the NRC:1) Public hearings should be held on the continued operation of Entergy Nuclear Operations' Fitzpatrick plantand the adequacy of its plan to vent through a pre-existing path into the adjacent Standby Gas TreatmentSystem building, blowing off the double doors to release a radiological accident to the outside environment atground level. The public must be afforded due process to address the unacceptable risks to public health andsafety posed by the FitzPatrick severe accident plan.2) Entergy Nuclear Operations should publicly document for independent review its post-Fukushima re-analysis for the reliability and capability of the FitzPatrick pre-existing containment vent system..The analysis should include the reassessment of all assumptions regarding the reliability of the pre-existingcontainment venting and specifically address non-conservative assumptions behind the cost-benefit analysisused to justify not installing a fully hardened vent system.1

-It should also include a reassessment of the assumption of "no likely ignition points" during emergency ventingthat would otherwise present catastrophic consequences associated with the detonation of hydrogen gas andthe release of radioactivity generated during a severe accident.I wish the NRC to process my request using the 2.206 process, and I understand that under this process, thecontents of this message and my identity will be made public.The Alliance for a Green Economy is my point of contact for this petition, and their organizer, Jessica Azulay,will keep me informed about the developments of the petition and the opportunity to participate in a publicmeeting with the NRC Petition Review Board.Thank youLinda D'Argenio191 32nd StreetBrooklyn, NY 112322 Vaidya, BhalchandraFrom: Paul Sheridan [sheridanpa@earthlink. net]Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2013 4:46 PMTo: Vaidya, Bhalchandra

Subject:

In the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New YorkMr. James BorchardtExecutive Director for OperationsU.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionWashington, DC 20555-0001VIA email to Bhalchandra K. Vaidya, NRC Petition ManagerIn the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New York

Dear Mr. Borchardt:

I wish to co-petition with the Alliance for a Green Economy and Beyond Nuclear's March 9, 2012 emergencyenforcement petition to suspend the operation of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant..The FitzPatrick plant is the only GE Mark I boiling water reactor in the US that did not install a Direct TorusVent System as requested by the NRC in 1989 and instead, to save money, relies upon a "pre-existing"venting system that is not fully hardened against a severe accident.* In deciding not to install such a vent, the FitzPatrick operator and the NRC relied upon assumptions that nowplace public health and safety at an undue risk..The hydrogen explosions at the Fukushima reactors show the dangers and unacceptable consequencesposed by the current FitzPatrick severe accident venting plan, since the plan was approved on theassumptions that venting would prevent containment failure, and that there are "no likely" ignition sourcesalong the vent path. Neither of these assumptions was correct during the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe..Subsequent to the Fukushima accident, the NRC inspected FitzPatrick and identified a "vulnerability, in thatcurrent procedures do not address hydrogen considerations" during a severe accident.Therefore, I request NRC immediately suspend the FitzPatrick operating license until the following emergencyenforcement actions are approved by the NRC:1) Public hearings should be held on the continued operation of Entergy Nuclear Operations' Fitzpatrick plantand the adequacy of its plan to vent through a pre-existing path into the adjacent Standby Gas TreatmentSystem building, blowing off the double doors to release a radiological accident to the outside environment atground level. The public must be afforded due process to address the unacceptable risks to public health andsafety posed by the FitzPatrick severe accident plan.2) Entergy Nuclear Operations should publicly document for independent review its post-Fukushima re-analysis for the reliability and capability of the FitzPatrick pre-existing containment vent system.* The analysis should include the reassessment of all assumptions regarding the reliability of the pre-existingcontainment venting and specifically address non-conservative assumptions behind the cost-benefit analysisused to justify not installing a fully hardened vent system.1

-it should also include a reassessment of the assumption of "no likely ignition points" during emergency ventingthat would otherwise present catastrophic consequences associated with the detonation of hydrogen gas andthe release of radioactivity generated during a severe accident.I wish the NRC to process my request using the 2.206 process, and I understand that under this process, thecontents of this message and my identity will be made public.The Alliance for a Green Economy is my point of contact for this petition, and their organizer, Jessica Azulay,will keep me informed about the developments of the petition and the opportunity to participate in a publicmeeting with the NRC Petition Review Board.Thank youPaul Sheridan88 Hart Rd.Northport, ME 048492 Vaidya, BhalchandraFrom: Celeste Winkle [nursew@hotmail.com]Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2013 7:50 PMTo: Vaidya, Bhalchandra

Subject:

In the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New YorkMr. James BorchardtExecutive Director for OperationsU.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionWashington, DC 20555-0001VIA email to Bhalchandra K. Vaidya, NRC Petition ManagerIn the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New York

Dear Mr. Borchardt:

I wish to co-petition with the Alliance for a Green Economy and Beyond Nuclear's March 9, 2012 emergencyenforcement petition to suspend the operation of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant..The FitzPatrick plant is the only GE Mark I boiling water reactor in the US that did not install a Direct TorusVent System as requested by the NRC in 1989 and instead, to save money, relies upon a "pre-existing"venting system that is not fully hardened against a severe accident..In deciding not to install such a vent, the FitzPatrick operator and the NRC relied upon assumptions that nowplace public health and safety at an undue risk.* The hydrogen explosions at the Fukushima reactors show the dangers and unacceptable consequencesposed by the current FitzPatrick severe accident venting plan, since the plan was approved on theassumptions that venting would prevent containment failure, and that there are "no likely" ignition sourcesalong the vent path. Neither of these assumptions was correct during the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe..Subsequent to the Fukushima accident, the NRC inspected FitzPatrick and identified a "vulnerability, in thatcurrent procedures do not address hydrogen considerations" during a severe accident.Therefore, I request NRC immediately suspend the FitzPatrick operating license until the following emergencyenforcement actions are approved by the NRC:1) Public hearings should be held on the continued operation of Entergy Nuclear Operations' Fitzpatrick plantand the adequacy of its plan to vent through a pre-existing path into the adjacent Standby Gas TreatmentSystem building, blowing off the double doors to release a radiological accident to the outside environment atground level. The public must be afforded due process to address the unacceptable risks to public health andsafety posed by the FitzPatrick severe accident plan.2) Entergy Nuclear Operations should publicly document for independent review its post-Fukushima re-analysis for the reliability and capability of the FitzPatrick pre-existing containment vent system..The analysis should include the reassessment of all assumptions regarding the reliability of the pre-existingcontainment venting and specifically address non-conservative assumptions behind the cost-benefit analysisused to justify not installing a fully hardened vent system.1

-It should also include a reassessment of the assumption of "no likely ignition points" during emergency ventingthat would otherwise present catastrophic consequences associated with the detonation of hydrogen gas andthe release of radioactivity generated during a severe accident.I wish the NRC to process my request using the 2.206 process, and I understand that under this process, thecontents of this message and my identity will be made public.The Alliance for a Green Economy is my point of contact for this petition, and their organizer, Jessica Azulay,will keep me informed about the developments of the petition and the opportunity to participate in a publicmeeting with the NRC Petition Review Board.Thank youCeleste Winkle11316 Jollyville RoadAustin, TX 787592 Vaidya, BhalchandraFrom: Helen Logan Hays [hlhays@ccwebster.net]Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2013 9:50 PMTo: Vaidya, Bhalchandra

Subject:

In the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New YorkMr. James BorchardtExecutive Director for OperationsU.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionWashington, DC 20555-0001VIA email to Bhalchandra K. Vaidya, NRC Petition ManagerIn the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New York

Dear Mr. Borchardt:

I wish to co-petition with the Alliance for a Green Economy and Beyond Nuclear's March 9, 2012 emergencyenforcement petition to suspend the operation of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant..The FitzPatrick plant is the only GE Mark I boiling water reactor in the US that did not install a Direct TorusVent System as requested by the NRC in 1989 and instead, to save money, relies upon a "pre-existing"venting system that is not fully hardened against a severe accident.* In deciding not to install such a vent, the FitzPatrick operator and the NRC relied upon assumptions that nowplace public health and safety at an undue risk..The hydrogen explosions at the Fukushima reactors show the dangers and unacceptable consequencesposed by the current FitzPatrick severe accident venting plan, since the plan was approved on theassumptions that venting would prevent containment failure, and that there are "no likely" ignition sourcesalong the vent path. Neither of these assumptions was correct during the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe.* Subsequent to the Fukushima accident, the NRC inspected FitzPatrick and identified a "vulnerability, in thatcurrent procedures do not address hydrogen considerations" during a severe accident.Therefore, I request NRC immediately suspend the FitzPatrick operating license until the following emergencyenforcement actions are approved by the NRC:1) Public hearings should be held on the continued operation of Entergy Nuclear Operations' Fitzpatrick plantand the adequacy of its plan to vent through a pre-existing path into the adjacent Standby Gas TreatmentSystem building, blowing off the double doors to release a radiological accident to the outside environment atground level. The public must be afforded due process to address the unacceptable risks to public health andsafety posed by the FitzPatrick severe accident plan.2) Entergy Nuclear Operations should publicly document for independent review its post-Fukushima re-analysis for the reliability and capability of the FitzPatrick pre-existing containment vent system..The analysis should include the reassessment of all assumptions regarding the reliability of the pre-existingcontainment venting and specifically address non-conservative assumptions behind the cost-benefit analysisused to justify not installing a fully hardened vent system.1

-It should also include a reassessment of the assumption of "no likely ignition points" during emergency ventingthat would otherwise present catastrophic consequences associated with the detonation of hydrogen gas andthe release of radioactivity generated during a severe accident.I wish the NRC to process my request using the 2.206 process, and I understand that under this process, thecontents of this message and my identity will be made public.The Alliance for a Green Economy is my point of contact for this petition, and their organizer, Jessica Azulay,will keep me informed about the developments of the petition and the opportunity to participate in a publicmeeting with the NRC Petition Review Board.Thank youHelen Logan Hays18553 S Ferguson RdOregon City, OR 970452 Vaidya, BhalchandraFrom: Alice BARTHOLOMEW [aiw777@yahoo.com]Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2013 11:04 PMTo: Vaidya, Bhalchandra

Subject:

In the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New YorkMr. James BorchardtExecutive Director for OperationsU.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionWashington, DC 20555-0001VIA email to Bhalchandra K. Vaidya, NRC Petition ManagerIn the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New York

Dear Mr. Borchardt:

I wish to co-petition with the Alliance for a Green Economy and Beyond Nuclear's March 9, 2012 emergencyenforcement petition to suspend the operation of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant.* The FitzPatrick plant is the only GE Mark I boiling water reactor in the US that did not install a Direct TorusVent System as requested by the NRC in 1989 and instead, to save money, relies upon a "pre-existing"venting system that is not fully hardened against a severe accident..In deciding not to install such a vent, the FitzPatrick operator and the NRC relied upon assumptions that nowplace public health and safety at an undue risk.* The hydrogen explosions at the Fukushima reactors show the dangers and unacceptable consequencesposed by the current FitzPatrick severe accident venting plan, since the plan was approved on theassumptions that venting would prevent containment failure, and that there are "no likely" ignition sourcesalong the vent path. Neither of these assumptions was correct during the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe..Subsequent to the Fukushima accident, the NRC inspected FitzPatrick and identified a "vulnerability, in thatcurrent procedures do not address hydrogen considerations" during a severe accident.Therefore, I request NRC immediately suspend the FitzPatrick operating license until the following emergencyenforcement actions are approved by the NRC:1) Public hearings should be held on the continued operation of Entergy Nuclear Operations' Fitzpatrick plantand the adequacy of its plan to vent through a pre-existing path into the adjacent Standby Gas TreatmentSystem building, blowing off the double doors to release a radiological accident to the outside environment atground level. The public must be afforded due process to address the unacceptable risks to public health andsafety posed by the FitzPatrick severe accident plan.2) Entergy Nuclear Operations should publicly document for independent review its post-Fukushima re-analysis for the reliability and capability of the FitzPatrick pre-existing containment vent system..The analysis should include the reassessment of all assumptions regarding the reliability of the pre-existingcontainment venting and specifically address non-conservative assumptions behind the cost-benefit analysisused to justify not installing a fully hardened vent system.1

-It should also include a reassessment of the assumption of "no likely ignition points" during emergency ventingthat would otherwise present catastrophic consequences associated with the detonation of hydrogen gas andthe release of radioactivity generated during a severe accident.I wish the NRC to process my request using the 2.206 process, and I understand that under this process, thecontents of this message and my identity will be made public.The Alliance for a Green Economy is my point of contact for this petition, and their organizer, Jessica Azulay,will keep me informed about the developments of the petition and the opportunity to participate in a publicmeeting with the NRC Petition Review Board.Thank youAlice BARTHOLOMEW415 WALL STElmira, NY 149052 Vaidya, BhalchandraFrom: Alice BARTHOLOMEW [aiw777@yahoo.com]Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2013 11:04 PMTo: Vaidya, Bhalchandra

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In the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New YorkMr. James BorchardtExecutive Director for OperationsU.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionWashington, DC 20555-0001VIA email to Bhalchandra K. Vaidya, NRC Petition ManagerIn the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New York

Dear Mr. Borchardt:

I wish to co-petition with the Alliance for a Green Economy and Beyond Nuclear's March 9, 2012 emergencyenforcement petition to suspend the operation of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant..The FitzPatrick plant is the only GE Mark I boiling water reactor in the US that did not install a Direct TorusVent System as requested by the NRC in 1989 and instead, to save money, relies upon a "pre-existing"venting system that is not fully hardened against a severe accident..In deciding not to install such a vent, the FitzPatrick operator and the NRC relied upon assumptions that nowplace public health and safety at an undue risk..The hydrogen explosions at the Fukushima reactors show the dangers and unacceptable consequencesposed by the current FitzPatrick severe accident venting plan, since the plan was approved on theassumptions that venting would prevent containment failure, and that there are "no likely" ignition sourcesalong the vent path. Neither of these assumptions was correct during the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe.* Subsequent to the Fukushima accident, the NRC inspected FitzPatrick and identified a "vulnerability, in thatcurrent procedures do not address hydrogen considerations" during a severe accident.Therefore, I request NRC immediately suspend the FitzPatrick operating license until the following emergencyenforcement actions are approved by the NRC:1) Public hearings should be held on the continued operation of Entergy Nuclear Operations' Fitzpatrick plantand the adequacy of its plan to vent through a pre-existing path into the adjacent Standby Gas TreatmentSystem building, blowing off the double doors to release a radiological accident to the outside environment atground level. The public must be afforded due process to address the unacceptable risks to public health andsafety posed by the FitzPatrick severe accident plan.2) Entergy Nuclear Operations should publicly document for independent review its post-Fukushima re-analysis for the reliability and capability of the FitzPatrick pre-existing containment vent system.* The analysis should include the reassessment of all assumptions regarding the reliability of the pre-existingcontainment venting and specifically address non-conservative assumptions behind the cost-benefit analysisused to justify not installing a fully hardened vent system.

• It should also include a reassessment of the assumption of "no likely ignition points" during emergency ventingthat would otherwise present catastrophic consequences associated with the detonation of hydrogen gas andthe release of radioactivity generated during a severe accident.I wish the NRC to process my request using the 2.206 process, and I understand that under this process, thecontents of this message and my identity will be made public.The Alliance for a Green Economy is my point of contact for this petition, and their organizer, Jessica Azulay,will keep me informed about the developments of the petition and the opportunity to participate in a publicmeeting with the NRC Petition Review Board.Thank youAlice BARTHOLOMEW415 WALL STElmira, NY 149052 Vaidya, BhalchandraFrom: steve holzberg [sholzberg@gmail.com]Sent: Sunday, March 24, 2013 1:12 AMTo: Vaidya, Bhalchandra

Subject:

In the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New YorkMr. James BorchardtExecutive Director for OperationsU.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionWashington, DC 20555-0001VIA email to Bhalchandra K. Vaidya, NRC Petition ManagerIn the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New York

Dear Mr. Borchardt:

I wish to co-petition with the Alliance for a Green Economy and Beyond Nuclear's March 9, 2012 emergencyenforcement petition to suspend the operation of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant.* The FitzPatrick plant is the only GE Mark I boiling water reactor in the US that did not install a Direct TorusVent System as requested by the NRC in 1989 and instead, to save money, relies upon a "pre-existing"venting system that is not fully hardened against a severe accident.In deciding not to install such a vent, the FitzPatrick operator and the NRC relied upon assumptions that nowplace public health and safety at an undue risk..The hydrogen explosions at the Fukushima reactors show the dangers and unacceptable consequencesposed by the current FitzPatrick severe accident venting plan, since the plan was approved on theassumptions that venting would prevent containment failure, and that there are "no likely" ignition sourcesalong the vent path. Neither of these assumptions was correct during the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe..Subsequent to the Fukushima accident, the NRC inspected FitzPatrick and identified a "vulnerability, in thatcurrent procedures do not address hydrogen considerations" during a severe accident.Therefore, I request NRC immediately suspend the FitzPatrick operating license until the following emergencyenforcement actions are approved by the NRC:1) Public hearings should be held on the continued operation of Entergy Nuclear Operations' Fitzpatrick plantand the adequacy of its plan to vent through a pre-existing path into the adjacent Standby Gas TreatmentSystem building, blowing off the double doors to release a radiological accident to the outside environment atground level. The public must be afforded due process to address the unacceptable risks to public health andsafety posed by the FitzPatrick severe accident plan.2) Entergy Nuclear Operations should publicly document for independent review its post-Fukushima re-analysis for the reliability and capability of the FitzPatrick pre-existing containment vent system..The analysis should include the reassessment of all assumptions regarding the reliability of the pre-existingcontainment venting and specifically address non-conservative assumptions behind the cost-benefit analysisused to justify not installing a fully hardened vent system.1

-It should also include a reassessment of the assumption of "no likely ignition points" during emergency ventingthat would otherwise present catastrophic consequences associated with the detonation of hydrogen gas andthe release of radioactivity generated during a severe accident.I wish the NRC to process my request using the 2.206 process, and I understand that under this process, thecontents of this message and my identity will be made public.The Alliance for a Green Economy is my point of contact for this petition, and their organizer, Jessica Azulay,will keep me informed about the developments of the petition and the opportunity to participate in a publicmeeting with the NRC Petition Review Board.Thank yousteve holzberg105 winchester ctfolsom, CA 956302 Vaidya, BhalchandraFrom: Rodney Derbigny [inspire226@gmail.com]Sent: Sunday, March 24, 2013 10:54 AMTo: Vaidya, Bhalchandra

Subject:

In the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New YorkMr. James BorchardtExecutive Director for OperationsU.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionWashington, DC 20555-0001VIA email to Bhalchandra K. Vaidya, NRC Petition ManagerIn the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New York

Dear Mr. Borchardt:

I wish to co-petition with the Alliance for a Green Economy and Beyond Nuclear's March 9, 2012 emergencyenforcement petition to suspend the operation of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant.* The FitzPatrick plant is the only GE Mark I boiling water reactor in the US that did not install a Direct TorusVent System as requested by the NRC in 1989 and instead, to save money, relies upon a "pre-existing"venting system that is not fully hardened against a severe accident.In deciding not to install such a vent, the FitzPatrick operator and the NRC relied upon assumptions that nowplace public health and safety at an undue risk.* The hydrogen explosions at the Fukushima reactors show the dangers and unacceptable consequencesposed by the current FitzPatrick severe accident venting plan, since the plan was approved on theassumptions that venting would prevent containment failure, and that there are "no likely" ignition sourcesalong the vent path. Neither of these assumptions was correct during the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe.* Subsequent to the Fukushima accident, the NRC inspected FitzPatrick and identified a "vulnerability, in thatcurrent procedures do not address hydrogen considerations" during a severe accident.Therefore, I request NRC immediately suspend the FitzPatrick operating license until the following emergencyenforcement actions are approved by the NRC:1) Public hearings should be held on the continued operation of Entergy Nuclear Operations' Fitzpatrick plantand the adequacy of its plan to vent through a pre-existing path into the adjacent Standby Gas TreatmentSystem building, blowing off the double doors to release a radiological accident to the outside environment atground level. The public must be afforded due process to address the unacceptable risks to public health andsafety posed by the FitzPatrick severe accident plan.2) Entergy Nuclear Operations should publicly document for independent review its post-Fukushima re-analysis for the reliability and capability of the FitzPatrick pre-existing containment vent system..The analysis should include the reassessment of all assumptions regarding the reliability of the pre-existingcontainment venting and specifically address non-conservative assumptions behind the cost-benefit analysisused to justify not installing a fully hardened vent system.1

-It should also include a reassessment of the assumption of "no likely ignition points" during emergency ventingthat would otherwise present catastrophic consequences associated with the detonation of hydrogen gas andthe release of radioactivity generated during a severe accident.I wish the NRC to process my request using the 2.206 process, and I understand that under this process, thecontents of this message and my identity will be made public.The Alliance for a Green Economy is my point of contact for this petition, and their organizer, Jessica Azulay,will keep me informed about the developments of the petition and the opportunity to participate in a publicmeeting with the NRC Petition Review Board.Thank youRodney DerbignyPO Box 16303Sugar Land, TX 774962 Vaidya, BhalchandraFrom: Arlene Larson [larsonrad@gmail.com]Sent: Sunday, March 24, 2013 9:38 PMTo: Vaidya, Bhalchandra

Subject:

In the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New YorkMr. James BorchardtExecutive Director for OperationsU.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionWashington, DC 20555-0001VIA email to Bhalchandra K. Vaidya, NRC Petition ManagerIn the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New York

Dear Mr. Borchardt:

I wish to co-petition with the Alliance for a Green Economy and Beyond Nuclear's March 9, 2012 emergencyenforcement petition to suspend the operation of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant..The FitzPatrick plant is the only GE Mark I boiling water reactor in the US that did not install a Direct TorusVent System as requested by the NRC in 1989 and instead, to save money, relies upon a "pre-existing"venting system that is not fully hardened against a severe accident.* In deciding not to install such a vent, the FitzPatrick operator and the NRC relied upon assumptions that nowplace public health and safety at an undue risk..The hydrogen explosions at the Fukushima reactors show the dangers and unacceptable consequencesposed by the current FitzPatrick severe accident venting plan, since the plan was approved on theassumptions that venting would prevent containment failure, and that there are "no likely" ignition sourcesalong the vent path. Neither of these assumptions was correct during the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe.* Subsequent to the Fukushima accident, the NRC inspected FitzPatrick and identified a "vulnerability, in thatcurrent procedures do not address hydrogen considerations" during a severe accident.Therefore, I request NRC immediately suspend the FitzPatrick operating license until the following emergencyenforcement actions are approved by the NRC:1) Public hearings should be held on the continued operation of Entergy Nuclear Operations' Fitzpatrick plantand the adequacy of its plan to vent through a pre-existing path into the adjacent Standby Gas TreatmentSystem building, blowing off the double doors to release a radiological accident to the outside environment atground level. The public must be afforded due process to address the unacceptable risks to public health andsafety posed by the FitzPatrick severe accident plan.2) Entergy Nuclear Operations should publicly document for independent review its post-Fukushima re-analysis for the reliability and capability of the FitzPatrick pre-existing containment vent system.* The analysis should include the reassessment of all assumptions regarding the reliability of the pre-existingcontainment venting and specifically address non-conservative assumptions behind the cost-benefit analysisused to justify not installing a fully hardened vent system.1

-It should also include a reassessment of the assumption of "no likely ignition points" during emergency ventingthat would otherwise present catastrophic consequences associated with the detonation of hydrogen gas andthe release of radioactivity generated during a severe accident.I wish the NRC to process my request using the 2.206 process, and I understand that under this process, thecontents of this message and my identity will be made public.The Alliance for a Green Economy is my point of contact for this petition, and their organizer, Jessica Azulay,will keep me informed about the developments of the petition and the opportunity to participate in a publicmeeting with the NRC Petition Review Board.Thank youArlene Larsoncitizen1514 W. North St.Kalamazoo, MI 490062 Vaidya, BhalchandraFrom: organizer Unplug [organizer@unplugnuclearpower.com]Sent: Sunday, March 24, 2013 10:11 PMTo: Vaidya, Bhalchandra

Subject:

In the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New YorkMr. James BorchardtExecutive Director for OperationsU.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionWashington, DC 20555-0001VIA email to Bhalchandra K. Vaidya, NRC Petition ManagerIn the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New York

Dear Mr. Borchardt:

I wish to co-petition with the Alliance for a Green Economy and Beyond Nuclear's March 9, 2012 emergencyenforcement petition to suspend the operation of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant.The FitzPatrick plant is the only GE Mark I boiling water reactor in the US that did not install a Direct TorusVent System as requested by the NRC in 1989 and instead, to save money, relies upon a "pre-existing"venting system that is not fully hardened against a severe accident.* In deciding not to install such a vent, the FitzPatrick operator and the NRC relied upon assumptions that nowplace public health and safety at an undue risk..The hydrogen explosions at the Fukushima reactors show the dangers and unacceptable consequencesposed by the current FitzPatrick severe accident venting plan, since the plan was approved on theassumptions that venting would prevent containment failure, and that there are "no likely" ignition sourcesalong the vent path. Neither of these assumptions was correct during the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe..Subsequent to the Fukushima accident, the NRC inspected FitzPatrick and identified a "vulnerability, in thatcurrent procedures do not address hydrogen considerations" during a severe accident.Therefore, I request NRC immediately suspend the FitzPatrick operating license until the following emergencyenforcement actions are approved by the NRC:1) Public hearings should be held on the continued operation of Entergy Nuclear Operations' Fitzpatrick plantand the adequacy of its plan to vent through a pre-existing path into the adjacent Standby Gas TreatmentSystem building, blowing off the double doors to release a radiological accident to the outside environment atground level. The public must be afforded due process to address the unacceptable risks to public health andsafety posed by the FitzPatrick severe accident plan.2) Entergy Nuclear Operations should publicly document for independent review its post-Fukushima re-analysis for the reliability and capability of the FitzPatrick pre-existing containment vent system..The analysis should include the reassessment of all assumptions regarding the reliability of the pre-existingcontainment venting and specifically address non-conservative assumptions behind the cost-benefit analysisused to justify not installing a fully hardened vent system.1

-It should also include a reassessment of the assumption of "no likely ignition points" during emergency ventingthat would otherwise present catastrophic consequences associated with the detonation of hydrogen gas andthe release of radioactivity generated during a severe accident.I wish the NRC to process my request using the 2.206 process, and I understand that under this process, thecontents of this message and my identity will be made public.The Alliance for a Green Economy is my point of contact for this petition, and their organizer, Jessica Azulay,will keep me informed about the developments of the petition and the opportunity to participate in a publicmeeting with the NRC Petition Review Board.Thank youorganizer UnplugUnplug Nuclear Power517 South Main StreetBowling Green, OH 434022 Vaidya, BhalchandraFrom: Orlando Olmo [oolmo@mac.com]Sent: Monday, March 25, 2013 6:17 AMTo: Vaidya, Bhalchandra

Subject:

In the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New YorkMr. James BorchardtExecutive Director for OperationsU.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionWashington, DC 20555-0001VIA email to Bhalchandra K. Vaidya, NRC Petition ManagerIn the Matter of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Scriba, New York

Dear Mr. Borchardt:

I wish to co-petition with the Alliance for a Green Economy and Beyond Nuclear's March 9, 2012 emergencyenforcement petition to suspend the operation of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant.* The FitzPatrick plant is the only GE Mark I boiling water reactor in the US that did not install a Direct TorusVent System as requested by the NRC in 1989 and instead, to save money, relies upon a "pre-existing"venting system that is not fully hardened against a severe accident.In deciding not to install such a vent, the FitzPatrick operator and the NRC relied upon assumptions that nowplace public health and safety at an undue risk.* The hydrogen explosions at the Fukushima reactors show the dangers and unacceptable consequencesposed by the current FitzPatrick severe accident venting plan, since the plan was approved on theassumptions that venting would prevent containment failure, and that there are "no likely" ignition sourcesalong the vent path. Neither of these assumptions was correct during the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe.* Subsequent to the Fukushima accident, the NRC inspected FitzPatrick and identified a "vulnerability, in thatcurrent procedures do not address hydrogen considerations" during a severe accident.Therefore, I request NRC immediately suspend the FitzPatrick operating license until the following emergencyenforcement actions are approved by the NRC:1) Public hearings should be held on the continued operation of Entergy Nuclear Operations' Fitzpatrick plantand the adequacy of its plan to vent through a pre-existing path into the adjacent Standby Gas TreatmentSystem building, blowing off the double doors to release a radiological accident to the outside environment atground level. The public must be afforded due process to address the unacceptable risks to public health andsafety posed by the FitzPatrick severe accident plan.2) Entergy Nuclear Operations should publicly document for independent review its post-Fukushima re-analysis for the reliability and capability of the FitzPatrick pre-existing containment vent system.* The analysis should include the reassessment of all assumptions regarding the reliability of the pre-existingcontainment venting and specifically address non-conservative assumptions behind the cost-benefit analysisused to justify not installing a fully hardened vent system.1

-It should also include a reassessment of the assumption of "no likely ignition points" during emergency ventingthat would otherwise present catastrophic consequences associated with the detonation of hydrogen gas andthe release of radioactivity generated during a severe accident.I wish the NRC to process my request using the 2.206 process, and I understand that under this process, thecontents of this message and my identity will be made public.The Alliance for a Green Economy is my point of contact for this petition, and their organizer, Jessica Azulay,will keep me informed about the developments of the petition and the opportunity to participate in a publicmeeting with the NRC Petition Review Board.Thank youOrlando Olmo617 Serenade TerraceLake Placid, FL 338522