ML063380323
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| Site: | Harris  |
| Issue date: | 12/19/2006 |
| From: | Lisa Regner NRC/NRR/ADRO/DORL/LPLII-2 |
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December 19, 2006LICENSEE:Carolina Power & LightFACILITY:Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 1
SUBJECT:
SUMMARY
OF NOVEMBER 13, 2006, PUBLIC MEETING REGARDING THEPETITION FOR ENFORCEMENT ACTION PURSUANT TO 10 CFR 2.206 FOR SHEARON HARRIS NUCLEAR POWER PLANT RECURRING FIRE PROTECTION ISSUESOn November 13, 2006, a public meeting was held at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission(NRC) Headquarters, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. The purpose of the meeting was to provide representatives from North Carolina Waste Awareness and Reduction Network (NC WARN), Nuclear Information and Resource Services (NIRS), the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) and their appointed attorney an opportunity to present additional relevant information concerning their petition submitted under Title 10 of the Code ofFederal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 2.206. This meeting also provided the NRC staff with anopportunity to ask clarifying questions concerning the submitted petition. A list of attendees is provided as an Enclosure. BACKGROUNDBy letter dated September 20, 2006 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System(ADAMS) accession number ML062640550), John D. Runkle, Attorney for the petitioners, submitted a 10 CFR 2.206 Petition requesting that the NRC issue an order requiring the immediate suspension of the operating license for the Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant (SHNPP) until alleged fire safety violations are brought into compliance. The petitioners claim that SHNPP has been in violation of NRC fire safety regulations for over 14 years. The concerns focus on the lack of protection against fires and the subsequent ability to safely shutdown the plant in the event of a fire. The supporting documentation includes a report by NC WARN, NIRS, and UCS, "Delaying with Fire: The Shearon Harris Nuclear Plant and 14 Years of Fire Safety Violations." Further, the groups demand that the NRC refuse to consider an early relicensing request by SHNPP until the plant is in compliance with fire-safety regulations. A public meeting was attempted on October 23, 2006, but had to be cancelled due to the loss of recording capability in the Operations Center. Supplemental documentation was presented by the petitioners at this meeting and is publicly available (ADAMS Accession Number ML062980107).
SUMMARY
The petitioners presented information in support of their request to suspend the SHNPPOperating License or to impose maximum fines for each fire violation until the plant comes into compliance. They submitted supplemental documentation (ADAMS accession number ML063200168). Their concerns focused on the licensee's longstanding fire safety violations, the licensee's long term use of compensatory measures, and the NRC's use of enforcement discretion to prolong SHNPP's noncompliances. The petitioners also made repeated requestsfor open and public proceedings with NRC, Progress Energy, and external stakeholders in the vicinity of SHNPP. A court reporter was present during the public meeting. A transcript of the proceedings ispublicly available (ADAMS Accession Number ML063210488)./RA/Lisa Regner, Project ManagerPlant Licensing Branch II-2 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor RegulationDocket No. 50-400
Enclosure:
List of Participants cc w/encl: See next page
ML063380323 NRC-001OFFICELPL2-2/PMLPL2-2/PMLPL2-2/LALPL2-2/BC (A)NAMELRegnerCPatelRSolaDPickettDATE 12/14/0612/19/06 12/19/06 12/19/06 EnclosureLIST OF ATTENDEESPUBLIC MEETING ON NOVEMBER 13, 2006SHEARON HARRIS 2.206 FIRE PROTECTION PETITIONNRC - HQGiovanna LongoOGCHo NiehDPR Tanya MensahDPR Stacey RosenburgDPR Chandu PatelDORL Lisa RegnerDORL Jason PaigeDORL Alex KleinDRA Dan FrumkinDRA Sunil WeerakkodyDRA Maria SchwartzOE David DeckerOCAPetitionersJohn RunkleAttorney for PetitionersJim WarrenNC WARN Paul GunterNIRS David LochbaumUCSThe following groups participated by teleconference:
NRC - RIINecota StaplesD. Charles Payne Alfred Issa Mckenzie Thomas Paul Fillion Rodney Fanner Gordon Williams Michael Coursey
Shane Sandal Joylynn QuinonesNRC - Shearon HarrisPhilip O'BrianMike KingProgress EnergyJulie HansDavid CorlettMembers of the PublicAdam SchaeferTown of Chapel HillSally GreeneTown of Chapel Hill Alice LloydNC Council of Churches Dan ColemanTown of Carborro Alice GordonOrange County Board of Commissioners Paul TimesOrange County Board of Commissioners Tom VanderbeckChattam County Commissioner-Elect cc:Mr. C. J. Gannon, Jr.
Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant Carolina Power & Light Company Post Office Box 165, Mail Code: Zone 1 New Hill, North Carolina 27562-0165 David T. ConleyAssociate General Counsel II -
Legal Department Progress Energy Service Company, LLC Post Office Box 1551 Raleigh, North Carolina 27602-1551Resident Inspector/ Harris NPSc/o U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 5421 Shearon Harris Road New Hill, North Carolina 27562-9998Ms. Margaret A. ForceAssistant Attorney General State of North Carolina Post Office Box 629 Raleigh, North Carolina 27602Public Service CommissionState of South Carolina Post Office Drawer 11649 Columbia, South Carolina 29211Ms. Beverly Hall, Section ChiefDivision of Radiation Protection N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources 3825 Barrett Drive Raleigh, North Carolina 27609-7721Mr. Chris L. BurtonManager Performance Evaluation and Regulatory Affairs PEB 7 Progress Energy Post Office Box 1551 Raleigh, North Carolina 27602-1551Mr. Eric McCartneyPlant General Manager Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant Carolina Power & Light Company P. O. Box 165, Mail Zone 3 New Hill, North Carolina 27562-0165Mr. Robert J. Duncan IIDirector of Site Operations Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant Carolina Power & Light Company Post Office Box 165, Mail Zone 1 New Hill, North Carolina 27562-0165Mr. Robert P. GruberExecutive Director Public Staff NCUC 4326 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-4326Chairman of the North Carolina Utilities Commission Post Office Box 29510 Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0510Mr. Herb Council, ChairBoard of County Commissioners of Wake County P. O. Box 550 Raleigh, North Carolina 27602Mr. Tommy Emerson, ChairBoard of County Commissioners of Chatham County P. O. Box 87 Pittsboro, North Carolina 27312Mr. Christos Kamilaris, ManagerSupport Services Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant Carolina Power & Light Company P. O. Box 165, Mail Zone 1 New Hill, North Carolina 27562-0165Mr. David H. Corlett, SupervisorLicensing/Regulatory Programs Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant Carolina Power & Light Company P. O. Box 165, Mail Zone 1 New Hill, NC 27562-0165Mr. John H. O'Neill, Jr.Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge 2300 N Street, NW.
Washington, DC 20037-1128 cc:Mr. John D. Runkle, AttorneyP.O. Box 3793 Chapel Hill, NC 27515 Mr. James WarrenN.C. Waste Awareness & Reduction Network P.O. Box 61051 Durham, NC 27715-1051Mr. Paul GunterNuclear Info & Resource Services 6930 Carroll Ave., Suite 340 Takoma Park, MD 20912Mr. David LochbaumUnion of Concerned Scientists 1707 H. St. N.W., Suite 600 Washington, DC 20006-3962NC Fair Share3824 Barrett Dr., Suite 312 Raleigh, NC 27609 Students United for a Responsible Global Environment P.O. Box 1188 Chapel Hill, NC 27514Ms. Sabrina M. OliverTown of Chapel Hill 405 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.
Chapel Hill, NC 27514-5705Mr. Mark Chilton, MayorTown of Carrboro 301 W. Main St.
Carrboro, NC 27510Ms. Donna S. BakerOrange County Board of Commissioners P.O. Box 8181 200 South Cameron Street Hillsborough, NC 27278