ML16341B439
| ML16341B439 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Diablo Canyon  |
| Issue date: | 04/29/1980 |
| From: | Kammerer C NRC OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL AFFAIRS (OCA) |
| To: | Panetta L HOUSE OF REP. |
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| NUDOCS 8010280123 | |
| Download: ML16341B439 (2) | |
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Bear Congressmen janet;tax This ie ia response to your letter of- <arch 3X, X980, recomneruKng that Me Commission, in acting upon POSED's request for a Zcer power testing permit for the Diablo Canyon, aso different aroceQures than the one used in the 8eqaoyah and cnorth Atma lo~ pover permit decisions
'Zhe Co.wission can assure you that different procedures vil3. be used Unlike the Seguovah zknQ Forth Anna op8rating Xxcense a'r7pl icct const the Diablo Canyon. application is the subject of a contested adjudi-catory proceeding and it vill probably be several eonths before "bose proceec'.ings axe co=pleted Aa Atcnic Safety and X9.censing Beard has before it issues relatina to environmental impacts of
- radon, and a3.so a request to recnqm the hearing to peaait presenta-tion of evidence on ~AX related safety Xssaas.'n Movie Safety RM~
Licens&g Appeal Board recently heard oral argument oa seisu9.c issues.
Another 3ppeal Board tus initiated evidentiary hearings on the "aequacy of Pacific Cas and Electric's p oposed physical-.
secu ity plan he-Commission mill have the opportunity to revue~
the decisions reached by these hoards before making any 8ecision-on the Diablo Canyon low poser testing request Under the Com~is-sion s Policp Stat6&ent of Sov~-er 9g 1979 g in contested ad)alai catorv procee"ings, no license r~ay be issne$ until the Cce=ission has had the opportunity to review Wo find].ngs of the Boards X have requested the Cmmisskon's Wecutive Director for Operations to respond directly to your request t>mt the Cormission delay issuance of a Xmor poser tastinc permit, until a comprehensive study of the feasibility of converting the facDity so that it couM be operated
@sing ~n alternative fuel.
He Mill also provide boa ~viM a schedule of steps that ~ill he followed in acting upon the license applica ion Sincehely, QGC Carlton C
Paperer Director Office,of Congressional Affairs Rothschild:pm
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