Re: CY

["Joseph Nick" <JLN@nrc.gov>]

For Radsafer's information, there is an NRC inspection report available that described the NRC review of the PC laundering practices at the Haddam Neck (Connecticut Yankee) site.  The report also documented actions taken by the Connecticut DEP.  For detailed information, the report is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/NRC/ADAMS/index.html with a search on the accession number = ml003768686. 

Joe Nick
USNRC, Region I
jln@nrc.gov
610-337-5056

>>> liptonw@dteenergy.com 11/17 7:37 AM >>>
Please see the attached, "Federal Register" notice from Thursday,
November 16, 2000.  This is a petition from the "Citizens Awareness
Network" requesting the NRC to take action regarding the Connecticut
Yankee nuclear power plant.  The petition alleges that, "...on September
20, 2000, CYAPCO laundered bright yellow coveralls at a public
laundromat in East Hampton, CT.  In addition, the petitioner states that
rubber boots and gloves from the Haddam Neck [Connecticut Yankee] Plant
are also washed at the laundromat on occasion...."

Is there anyone from CY out there?  Please tell me it ain't so.

The opinions expressed are strictly mine.
It's not about dose, it's about trust.

Bill Lipton
liptonw@dteenergy.com 



Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company, et al., Haddam Neck
Plant; Receipt of Petition for Director's Decision Under 10 CFR 2.206

    Notice is hereby given that by petition dated September 26, 2000,
the Citizens Awareness Network (petitioner) has requested that NRC take
action with regard to Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company (CYAPCO).
The petitioner requests that the United States Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC): (1) Conduct a full investigation of CYAPCO's garment
laundering practices and specifically of the September 20, 2000,
incident at a public laundry facility; (2) revoke CYAPCO's license, or
suspend it until such time that an investigation is completed and any
contamination found as a result of that investigation is remediated;
(3) report any violations of regulations to the Department of Justice,
and; (4) conduct an informal public hearing.
    As the basis for this request the petitioner states that on
September 20, 2000, CYAPCO laundered bright yellow coveralls at a
public laundromat in East Hampton, CT. In addition, the petitioner
states that rubber boots and gloves from the Haddam Neck Plant are also
washed at the laundromat on occasion. The petitioner contends that
although it is not clear whether or not the garments were radioactively
contaminated that the ``laundering of Haddam Neck's protective garments
at a public facility constitutes a serious loss of radiological
control, and blatant disregard for public and worker health and safety,
the environment, and NRC rules and regulations.'' In support of the
claim the petition cites a number of events that the petitioner
believes collectively demonstrate an ``inability on the licensee's part
to follow NRC rules and regulations * * *.''
    Based on the findings of an inspection performed by the NRC staff
as a result of the petition, the staff is confident that there is not
an immediate safety issue associated with this petition. Therefore, the
NRC does not intend to act immediately on the petitioners' second
request (suspension or revocation of the Haddam Neck Plant operating
license).
    This request is being treated pursuant to 10 CFR 2.206 of the
Commission's regulations. The request has been referred to the Director
of the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. As provided by Section
2.206, appropriate action will be taken on this petition within a
reasonable time.
    The petition (ADAMS Accession Number ML003755400) may be examined,
and/or copied for a fee, at the NRC's Public Document Room, located at
One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike (first floor), Rockville,
Maryland, and is accessible electronically from the ADAMS Public
Library component of the NRC Web site, http://www.nrc.gov (the Public
Electronic Reading Room).

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