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7590-01-P <br />U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION <br />DOCKET NO. 50-400 <br />LICENSE NOS. NPF-63 <br />CAROLINA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY <br />RECEIPT OF REQUEST FOR ACTION UNDER 10 CFR 2.206 <br />Notice is hereby given that by petition dated September 20, 2006, and its supplements <br />dated October 23, and October 30, 2006, Mr. John D. Runkle (attorney for the petitioners) has <br />requested that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) take action with regard to <br />Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant (SHNPP). The petitioners request that NRC; take <br />enforcement action in the form of an Order that would revoke SHNPP's Operating License or <br />impose maximum fines for each violation for each day the plant has been in violation of fire <br />protection regulations. <br />As the basis for this request, the petitioners discuss several fire safety'violations at <br />SHNPP which could affect the safe operation of the plant and safe shutdown of the plant in <br />emergency situations. The petitioners' concerns focus on faulty fir& barriers, reliance on <br />indefinite compensatory measures, the risk associated with the noncompliances, and the NRC's <br />enforcement discretion pblicy. The petitioners have also requested open and public <br />proceedings with the NRC; the licensee, Car6lina Power & Light, now doing business as <br />Progress Energy, and external stakeholders in the vicinity of the SHNPP. <br />The request is being treated 'pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations <br />Section 2.206 (10 CFR 2.206) of the Commission's regulations. ' As provided by 10 CFR 2.206, <br />the agency will take appropriate action on this petition within a reasonable time. A copy of the <br />petition is available for inspection at the Commission's Public Document Room (PDR), located, <br />