ML18081B163

Comments on NRC Actions Re Facility Licensing.Extended Delay in OL Issuance Provided Adequate Time to Grant Hearing Requested in 790831 Petition.Commission Should Review Cost/ Benefit Analysis.Svc List & 800303 Press Release Encl

ML18081B163
Person / Time
Site:	Salem
Issue date:	03/03/1980
From:	Coleman A, Coleman E AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED
To:	Harold Denton Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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NUDOCS 8003070388
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35 "K" Drive Pennsville, N. J. 08070 (609) 678-7125 March J, 1980 United States of America Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D. C. 20555 Attention Harold R. Denton, Director Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation PSE&G Co. SAL:EM UNIT NO. 2 - DOCKET NO. 50-Jll PROPOSED ISSUANCE OF OPERATING LICENSE CPPR-53 Dear Mr. Dentona Your correspondence of August 21, 1979, acknowledged receipt of our petition dated August J, 1979 requesting a "stay" of the issuance of the operating license for Salem Nuclear.

Generating Station Unit No. ~*

In addition, your correspondence of October 1, 1979 acknowledged receipt of our petition of August Jl, 1979 seeking to amend our previously submitted petition. This petition covers need for power, economics and safety-related issues.

With your letter, you sent us a copy of the notice that was being filed for publication with the Office of the Federal Register.

The licensee {PSE&G) in a*news release to the wire service (UPI) dated March J indicates it is the intent of the NRC to license Salem II in the near future with no regard to our petition {attachment).

We feel the Commission is negligent in its responsibility to Citizens by not reviewing current cost benefit analysis.

The NRC has had our petition for five (.5) months. The extended delay in the issuance of an operating license for Salem II has provided :mre than adequate time to grant us a hearing on the cost benefit analysis and need for power as required by the National Environmental Policy Act~ 10CFR Part 51, and 10CFR Part 2.

We11 are prepared to present factual evidence that Salem II

( AS IS") is neither heeded nor is it an affordable source of energy *.

• rs it the intent of the NRC to operate in a. "business as usual" marmer - completely ignoring the concerns raised in our

. petition as amended?

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Very truly yours, Alfred c. Coleman, J;.--o-.. /' ,G'"_. ~~ .

Eleanor Go Coleman

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v SERVICE LIST Director of Nuclear Reactor Regulation u.s. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D. c. 20555 Director Qf Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards u.s. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

. Washington, D. c. 20555 Director of Office of Inspection and Enforcement u.s. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D. c. 20555 Director of Office of Administration U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D. c. 20555

• Dr. Joseph M. Hendrie, Chairman U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D. c. 20555 Vi ct or Gi linsky, Commissioner u.s. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washingt*on, D. c. 20555 Richard T. Kennedy, Commissioner U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington~ D~ c.-. 20555 Peter A. Bradford, Commissioner .

u.s. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D. c. 20555 John F. Ahearne, Commissioner.

U.S. Nuclear*:aegulatory Commission Washington, D. c. 20555

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• Salem II ~nuke plant

.may. start* in April .. -

Lower Alloways Creek - (UPI) - license ift April," he .added.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commis- The so-called "low power-testing sion probably will grant permission license" would permit the 1.1 million next month for a limited startup of kilowatt plant to begin generating up Public Service Electric & Gas Co. 's to 5 percent of , its capability, ;

• Salem II nuclear. plant, a utility Lenehan said. I spokesman says. The license also would allow offi-Spokesman Arthur F. Lenehan cials to conduct tests, Lenehan add- j also predicted ye5terday that the ed. The tests are expected to take be-

• plant, which has been idle since con- tween four and six months, he said, struction was completed year, could and, if successful, the utility ceuld be in full operation by the end of the then apply for a full-scale operations summer if the NRC allows the facili- license.*

ty to open in April. At full capacity, Lenehan said the PSE&G was prevented from open- $750-million Salem II would produce ing the reactor last June after the enough power to replace 45,000 bar-

• NRC imposed a moratorium on new rels of oil a day.

nuclear operations following the ac- NRC officials have visited the Sa-cident at the Three Mile Island plant lem II plant several times in recent in Pennsylvania last March. months and after carefully inspected But the commission last week the facility, said "it looked encour-.

gave permission for a limited star- aging," Lenehan said.

tup at a Tel)Ilessee nuclear plant and The commission is expected to Lenehan said NRC officials "have deal first with a request from Virgin-indicated to us we are second in line

• ia Electric .Power Co. for a limited for the granting of a limited opera- operation license for its North Ana tion license." nuclear plant before taking up the "If all goes well, we could get that PSE&G reQuest, Lenehan said.

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