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Email from Fred Stein, Maya K. Van Rossum, Delaware Riverkeeper Requesting a 60 Day Extension to File a Request for Hearing in the Hope Creek and the Salem 1 and 2 License Renewal Proceeding
ML093100604
Person / Time
Site: Salem, Hope Creek  PSEG icon.png
Issue date: 11/02/2009
From: Stine F
Delaware Riverkeeper Network
To: Jaczko G
NRC/Chairman
SECY RAS
References
50-272-LR, 50-311-LR, 50-354-LR, NN-01, RAS MM-01, FOIA/PA-2011-0113
Download: ML093100604 (3)


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Monday, November 02, 2009 10:19 AM Evans, Glenda Salem NJ 60 day extension request Delaware Rivef1teeper Netwoft( 60 extension request.peIf Please accept this request on behalf of the delaware Riverkeeper Network.

Fred Stine, Citizen Action Coordinator Delaware Riverkeeper Network 300 Pond Street, 2nd Floor Bristol, PA 19007 Phone:

2153691188 ext 113 Cell: 856-816-8021 Fax:

2153691181 www.delawareriverkeeper.org "Remember the River" www.delawareriverkeeper.oro/remember To remind us all to Rememberthe River in every decision we make; And to hold our elected officials accountable to do the same.

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DELAWARE RIVERKEEPER Honorable Gregory B.Jaczko, Chairman C/O Glenda P. Evans, Administrative Assistant United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mail Stop 0-16G4 Washington D.C.20555-0001

Dear Chairman Jaczko:

November 2,2009 The Delaware Riverkeeper Network respectfully requests a 60-<lay extension in which to file its Request for a Hearing/Petition for Leave to intervene in response to the relicensing application filed by PSEGfor the Salem and Hope Creek nuclear power plants (Salem 1 and 2, Hope Creek) located in Lower Alloways Township, New Jersey (Docket No. 50-354; NRC-2009-0391] Docket Nos. 50-272 and 50-311; NRC-2009-0390).

The Delaware Riverkeeper Network, as part of the UNPLUGSALEMcampaign, has been working diligently to prepare its responses even before the NRCpublished a notice in the Federal Register on October 23, 2009, that PSEG's relicensing application for Salem/Hope Creek was accepted for review, thereby commencing the HRC's 60-<laytime period within which to file these papers.

The UNPLUGSalem Campaign is a network of organizations that watchdog PSEG's three nuclear plants. UNPLUGhas taken the lead to coordinate with other organizations to submit contentions as required by the NRC's regulations. This coordination requires many meetings and a great deal of consultation and cooperation, all of which takes a significant amount of time.

Additional time is also needed because of the structural differences between Salem Units 1 and 2, which are PWR's and Hope Creek, which is a BWR Also, as citizen groups, we do not have the staff and resources needed to review the extensive and complex application for relicensing in only 60 days. The sheer size ofPSEG's relicensing application requires more than 60 days to evaluate.

In addition, the process to retain consultants and experts to provide necessary support and expertise is very difficult to accomplish within 60 days. We began the process early for some of these individuals, but as we have developed our contentions over the last few weeks, we have seen the need to retain additional experts and consultants. This process will not likely be concluded by the December 22,2009 deadline established by the NRC.

Delaware Riverkeeper Network 300 Pond Street, Second Floor Bristol. PA 19007 tel; (215) 369-1188 fax: (215) 369-1181 drkn@delawareriverkeeperorg www.deiawarenver"keeper:org

A 60-day extension would enable the Delaware Riverkeeper Network to participate more fully and to more meaningfully contribute to the relicensing proceeding.

For all of these reasons, we respectfully request that the NRCgrant a 60-day extension until February 22,2010.

Respectfully submitted, Maya K van Rossum, Delaware Riverkeeper