ML18031A242
| ML18031A242 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Susquehanna  |
| Issue date: | 08/18/1979 |
| From: | Halligan T CITIZENS AGAINST NUCLEAR DANGERS |
| To: | Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| References | |
| RTR-NUREG-0564, RTR-NUREG-564 NUDOCS 7908230488 | |
| Download: ML18031A242 (3) | |
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Opposes pfecemeal prepar ation of DES ~ DfsJofnted approach prevents assessment of overall fmpact on human. envfron, Legal actfon may be taken to prevent contfnued use of
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T'homas J. Halligan P.0.
Box 5
- Scranton, Pa.
18501 August 18, 1979 Director Div. S1te Safety h Environmental Analysis U.S; Nuclear Regulatory Commiss1on
'rlashington, D.C.
20555
Dear Director:
Reference Draft Environmental Statement NUREG--0564, June, 1979 Related to the operat1on of the Berwick Atom1c Power Plant (Susquehanna Un1ts 1 5 2)
NRC Docket Nos. 50-387/388 The following comments are submitted on behalf of the Citizens Against Nuclear Dangers, Berwick, Pennsylvan1a, 1nterveners before the NRC Atomic Safety'nd Licensing Board 1n the above proceed1ngs.
The Applicants, who are responsible for the preparat1on of the Draft Env1ronmental Statement (DES),
have fa11ed to satisfy certain requ1rements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and thereby place in Jeopardy the va11d1ty of the DES 1n its present form.
The Applicants are attempting to circumvent NEPA be piecemeal1ng heir assessment of the Berw1ck atomic plant's overall 1mpact on the human environment.
The Applicants are preparing a separate D.S for the so-called Pond HillFlow Augmentation Reservoir, which is a transparent attempt to c1rcumvent NEPA.
The submission of a separate.
DES by Allegheny Electric on sections of the U~ transm1ssion lines from Berwick is another example of piecemealing.
The Applicants will know doubt, at some latter date, prepare other DES's, p1ecemeal1ng such integral pro~)ects as the uranium fuel cycle, on-site
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Recent decisions of the Federal Courts have held that the piecemealing of a maJor pro]ec4 such as Berwick, for purposes of environmental assessment, is not perm1ssible under NEPA.
You are advised that the DES (NtEKG0564) cannot be considered a
comprehensive assessment of 3erwick unless and until it takes into account the cumulative effects. of all related actions.
In order to be acceptable, NUHEG--0564 must address the impacts of the proposed "Flow Augmentation Reservoir"'nd all othex pro)ects inextricably linked to the Berwick atomic power plant, but which have not been included in the Applicants DFS to date.
These p1ecemealed pro)ects may seem individually limited, but they are cumulatively significant)
Piecemealing of a DES is illegal)
Failure on the part of the NRC to rectify this fundamental defect in the DES may invite a lawsuit in Federal District Court to halt the process of environmental. review by the NRC until the Appl1cants comply with NEPA as it relates to piecemealing violations.
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