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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 December 19, 2006 LICENSEE: Carolina Power & Light FACILITY: Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 1 2006 SUBJECT: SUMMARY OF NOVEMBER 13,2,006, PUBLIC MEETING REGARDING THE PETITION FOR ENFORCEMENT ACTION PURSUANT TO 10 CFR 2.206 FOR SHEARON HARRIS NUCLEAR POWER PLANT RECURRING FIRE PROTECTION ISSUES On 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 of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 2.206.. This meeting also provided the NRC staff with an opportunity to ask clarifying questions concerning the•submitted petition. A list of attendees is provided as an Enclosure. By letter dated September 20, 2006 (Ageneywide 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 SHNPP Operating License or to impose maximum fines for each fire violation until the plant comes into compliance. They submitted Supplemental documentation (ADAMS accession i number ML063200168). Their concerns focused on the licensee's longstanding fire safety violations, the licensee's long term use of compensatory measures, and the NBC's use of enforcement discretion to prolong SHNPP's noncompliances. The petitioners also made repeated requests for open and public proceedings with NRC, Progress Energy, and external stakeholders in the vicinity of SHNPP.