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2006/09/15-Comment (1) of J. Lipoti Supporting to the Proposed License Renewal Interim Staff Guidance LR-ISG-2006-03 for Preparing Severe Accident Mitigation Alternatives (SAMA) Analyses
ML062860566
Person / Time
Site: Oyster Creek
Issue date: 09/15/2006
From: Lipoti J
State of NJ, Dept of Environmental Protection
To: Lesar M
NRC/ADM/DAS/RDB
References
%dam200612, 50-0219-LR, 71FR47549 00001
Download: ML062860566 (2)


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  • -.1.:*E iaTE of New 1rrug DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Division of Environmental Safety and Health P.O. Box 424 Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0424 Phone: (609) 633-7964 Fax: (609) 777-1330 JON S. CORZINE Governor LISA P. JACKSON Commissioner
33 TI C..-'-0 Fr" C,-, September 15, 2006 Mike Lesar, Chief Rules and Directives Branch Office of Administration U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001

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Dear Mr. Lesar:

This letter provides comment from the State of New Jersey, Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Nuclear Engineering, to the Proposed License Renewal Interim Staff Guidance LR-ISG-2006-03 for preparing Severe Accident Mitigation Alternatives (SAMA) analyses.......Commission egoU B. Jaczko recent dissent on a matter. regarding AmerGen Energy Company, LLC Docket No., 50-0219LR, "License Renewal for Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Stafion', js: ge-mane to and should be included in the proposed licrnse renewal interim staff guidance.As stated by Commissioner Jaczko, "The NEPA terrorism issue is a significant matter that needs resolution.

I believe the agency should conduct a review of the impacts of terrorist attacks on nuclear facilities as part of a NEPA analysis.

More importantly, I believe continuing to refuse to consider the environmental effects of terrorist attacks will subject the agency to unnecessary judicial challenges.

Thus, I am fully supportive of all efforts to give this matter the thorough and deliberate review warranted.

In addition, I believe that the current uncertainty surrounding the impact of this issue may lead to unnecessary confusion in the review of new reactor licenses.

To eliminate this uncertainty, the agency sholuld expeditiously develop a process to review terrorism issues as part of a NEPA analysis..

This particular case pres ents a-timely opportunity for the Commission to resolve these matters, providing dlarity 'and'certainty for the.potential'increase in licensing reviews-the Commission may conduct in the next few years." I-.5 ~)$X ~ C Y'/ ~ d6~4/ ~6~~2~e_, -el cs' 9'j2 New Jersey Is An Equal Opportunity Employer 0 Printed on Recycled Paper and Recyclable

>_,)'/ el*O/3 We concur with Commissioner Jaczko's statement and request that the NRC takes this opportunity to include, in the interim staff guidance, a review of the impacts of terrorist attacks on nuclear facilities as part of NEPA. This is an important public safety and public confidence issue.In addition, we repeat our position, previously provided to the NRC in comments to the Oyster Creek draft SEIS, that the current Oyster Creek license renewal application SAMA analysis should fully comply with NEI 05-0, Rev. A, guidance.Should you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Mr. Kent Tosch, Manager of the Bureau of Nuclear Engineering at (609) 984-7701.Sincerely, JIre Lipoti, Ph.D.?tirector