April 12, 2006

MEMORANDUM TO: Luis A. Reyes

Executive Director for Operations

FROM: Gary M. Holahan, Associate Director /RA/

 for Risk Assessment and New Projects

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

SUBJECT: MARCH 2006 REPORT ON THE STATUS OF PUBLIC PETITIONS 

UNDER TITLE 10 OF THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS,

SECTION 2.206

The enclosed report gives the status of petitions submitted under Title 10 of the Code of

Federal Regulations, Section 2.206. As of March 31, 2006, there was one open petition that

was accepted for review under the 2.206 process in the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

(NRR). One petition was closed in March. Information that has changed since the last monthly

report is highlighted.

Enclosure 1 provides a detailed status of the open petition.

Enclosure 2 shows the age statistics for the open 2.206 petitions as of March 31, 2006.

This report, Director’s Decisions, and other 2.206-related documents are placed in the

Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). By making these

documents readily accessible to the public, the staff is addressing the performance goal of

ensuring openness in our regulatory process. 

Enclosures: As stated

CONTACT: Donna Williams, NRR/DPR

 301-415-1322
April 12, 2006

MEMORANDUM TO: Luis A. Reyes

Executive Director for Operations

FROM: Gary M. Holahan, Associate Director /RA/ 

 for Risk Assessment and New Projects

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

SUBJECT: MARCH 2006 REPORT ON THE STATUS OF PUBLIC PETITIONS 

UNDER TITLE 10 OF THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS,

SECTION 2.206

The enclosed report gives the status of petitions submitted under Title 10 of the Code of

Federal Regulations, Section 2.206. As of March 31, 2006, there was one open petition that

was accepted for review under the 2.206 process in the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

(NRR). One petition was closed in March. Information that has changed since the last monthly

report is highlighted.

Enclosure 1 provides a detailed status of the open petition.

Enclosure 2 shows the age statistics for the open 2.206 petitions as of March 31, 2006.

This report, Director’s Decisions, and other 2.206-related documents are placed in the

Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). By making these

documents readily accessible to the public, the staff is addressing the performance goal of

ensuring openness in our regulatory process. 

Enclosures: As stated

CONTACT: Donna Williams, NRR/DPR

 301-415-1322

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Status of Open Petitions

Facility Petitioner/EDO No. Page

All operating and decommissioned David Lochbaum and others

power reactors and research and G20060099.........................................................1

test reactors

Enclosure 1
Report on Status of Public Petitions Under 10 CFR 2.206

Facilities: All operating and decommissioned power reactors

and all operating and decommissioned research

and test reactors

Petitioners: David Lochbaum and others

Date of Petition: January 25, 2006, as supplemented February 2,

2006

Director’s Decision to be Issued by: NRR

EDO Number: G20060099

Proposed DD Issuance: June 29, 2006

Final DD Issuance: TBD

Last Contact with Petitioner: March 1 2006

Petition Manager: Bill Reckley

Case Attorney: Giovonna Longo

Issues/Actions requested:

The petitioner is requesting that the NRC issue a Demand for Information requiring

licensees to submit information related to monitoring of radioactively contaminated water

and leakage detection systems.

Background:

The petitioner provided several examples of the release from various nuclear facilities of

water containing radioactive materials. The petitioners contend that the multiple

examples raise the possibility of similar unmonitored releases at other nuclear facilities.

Current Status:

The staff has determined that the petition meets the criteria for review under 10 CFR

2.206. By letter dated February 2, 2006, the petitioner supplemented his petition to add

three new petitioners. By letter dated March 1, 2006, the staff informed the petitioner

that the petition had been accepted for review under 10 CFR 2.206.

The staff has offered the petitioner an opportunity to address the Petition Review Board. 

The meeting has been scheduled for April 5, 2006.
AGE STATISTICS FOR AGENCY 2.206 PETITIONS

Assigned

Action

Office

FACILITY/

Petitioner

Incoming 

petition

PRB

meeting1

Acknowledgment 

letter/days from

incoming2

Proposed DD

issuance

Date/age3

Date for

final 

DD/age 4

Comments if not meeting t

NRR All operating and

decommissioned

power reactors

and test and

research reactors/

David Lochbaum

and others

01/25/06 04/5/06 03/01/06

35

06/29/06

155

TBD

NRR Vermont Yankee/

Jonathan Block

10/11/05 N/A 12/07/05

56

12/07/05

0

03/04/06

56

The completion date for the ac

because it was issued with t

which required additional review 

coordination with FEMA 

The due date assigned to the 

the acknowledgement letter. 

letter was issued jointly with th

in the final Decision being issu

the proposed, but significan

1) Goal is to hold a PRB meeting, which the petitioner is invited to participate in, within 2 weeks of receipt of p2) Goal is to issue acknowledgment letter within 35 days of the date of incoming petition. 3) Goal is to issue proposed DD within 120 days of the acknowledgment letter.4) Goal is to issue final DD within 45 days of the end of the comment period.