Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company, Northeast Nuclear Energy Company, Haddam Neck Plant and Millstone Nuclear Power Station, Units 1, 2, and 3; Receipt of Petition for Director's Decision Under 10 CFR 2.206

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket Nos. 50-213, 50-245, 50-336, and 50-423]

Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company, Northeast Nuclear Energy

Company, Haddam Neck Plant and Millstone Nuclear Power Station, Units

1, 2, and 3; Receipt of Petition for Director's Decision Under 10 CFR

2.206

Notice is hereby given that, on March 3, 1994, Mr. Ronald Gavensky

(Petitioner) submitted a Petition to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission (NRC) pursuant to 10 CFR 2.206 regarding the Haddam Neck

Plant and Millstone Nuclear Power Station, Units 1, 2, and 3 of

Northeast Utilities. The Petition has been referred to the Director,

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation for preparation of a response.

In the Petition, Petitioner, a Quality Control Specialist, raises

numerous concerns regarding receipt inspection activities by Northeast

Utilities at both the Haddam Neck and Millstone facilities. Petitioner

alleges violations of 10 CFR part 50, appendix B, by Northeast

Utilities in the receipt inspected area. Petitioner alleges that parts

represented as having been inspected and accepted for use were in fact

deficient. Petitioner alleges that adequate training, skilled

personnel, and necessary tools were not available to perform adequate

receipt inspection. Petitioner alleges that he observed unethical and

incorrect methods of receipt inspection, and that he sought to identify

quality problems within his own department, along with recommendations

and solutions, but was not permitted to do so. Finally, Petitioner

accuses Northeast Utilities of ``white washing'' his concerns in the

receipt inspection area. Petitioner alleges that, on two occasions,

Northeast Utilities' management hired investigators to pursue concerns

raised by Petitioner only to conclude that there were no problems.

Petitioner requests that the licenses of Northeast Utilities be

temporarily revoked until after the NRC conducts an investigation of

Petitioner's allegations. By letter dated May 9, 1994, Petitioner was

informed that his request for immediate action was denied.

As provided by 2.206, appropriate action with regard to the

specific issues raised in the Petition will be taken within a

reasonable time.

A copy of the Petition is available for public inspection at the

Commission's Public Document Room located at the Gelman Building, 2120

L Street, NW., Washington, DC 20555, and at the Local Public Document

Rooms located at the Russell Library, 123 Broad Street, Middletown,

Connecticut 06457 for the Haddam Neck Plant, and at the Learning

Resources Center, Three Rivers Community-Technical College, Thames

Valley Campus, 574 New London Turnpike, Norwich, Connecticut 06360, for

Millstone Nuclear Power Station, Units 1, 2, and 3.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 9th day of May 1994.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

William T. Russell,

Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.

[FR Doc. 94-12036 Filed 5-17-94; 8:45 am]

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