Re: CY

[John M Priest Jr <priestj@dteenergy.com>]

A "find" using the accession number that you provided did not return any hits.

Joseph Nick wrote:

> 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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