ML020250271
| ML020250271 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Watts Bar  |
| Issue date: | 01/30/2002 |
| From: | Zwolinski J NRC/NRR/DLPM/LPD2 |
| To: | Lochbaum D Union of Concerned Scientists |
| Padovan L, NRR/DLPM, 415-1423 | |
| References | |
| Download: ML020250271 (2) | |
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January 30, 2002 Mr. David Lochbaum Nuclear Safety Engineer Union of Concerned Scientists Suite 600 1707 H Street, NW.
Washington, D.C. 20555-0001
Dear Mr. Lochbaum:
The U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) published Federal Register Notices of Consideration of Issuance of Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses, Proposed No Significant Hazards Consideration Determinations, and Opportunity for Hearings for Tennessee Valley Authoritys (TVAs) Watts Bar and Sequoyah requests on December 17, 2001. Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Section 50.91, allows 30 days for public comment on the staffs proposed no significant hazards consideration determinations. This period expired January 16, 2002.
On January 15, 2002, you sent us a letter requesting a 60-day extension of the public comment period indicating that docketed records for Watts Bar were not available to the public. In a telephone call with a member of the NRCs Office of the Secretary, you said that you also meant your letter to be a request to extend the time to file a hearing request. Our letter of January 17, 2002, from the Secretary of the Commission, denied that request. However, the Secretarys letter said that the NRC staff would consider your request to extend the 30-day public comment period.
We reviewed your request to extend the 30-day public comment period and determined that the Watts Bar information has been, and continues to be, available to the public. Accordingly, the staff does not intend to extend the comment period for this notice. However, since we did receive your letter within the 30-day public comment period, NRC staff will address additional relevant technical comments from you in its safety evaluation as long as we receive your comments while we are reviewing other comments. Thank you for your continued interest in our license amendment process.
Sincerely,
/RA/
John A. Zwolinski, Director Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-390
- see previous concurrence OFFICE PDII-2/PM C
PDII-2/LA C
PDII-2/SC PDII-2/D OGC*
DLPM/D NAME MPadovan BClayton RCorreia HBerkow AHodgdon JZwolinski DATE 1/29/02 1/29/02 1/29/02 1/29/02 1/24/02 1/30/02