ML18230A973

Letter Referring to 12/07/1973 Meeting Concerning Shearong Harris Nuclear Power Plant at the Council on Environmental Quality Offices

ML18230A973
Person / Time
Site:	Harris
Issue date:	12/11/1973
From:	Muller D US Atomic Energy Commission (AEC)
To:	Ravan J US Atomic Energy Commission (AEC)
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Docket Hos. 50-400',"

50%01, 50"402) and 50-403 Mr. Jack E. Ravan Regional Administrator Region IV Environmental Protection Agency 1421 Peachtree

Stxeet, ME.

Atlanta, Georgia 30309 DISTRIBUTION:

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M. Cutchin, L:PWR-1 Dear Mr. Ravan; R. L. Wade, j.:EP-2 J. Scinto, OGC Reference is made to the meeting of December 7, 1973, concerning the Shearon Harris Nuclear Pover Plant at. the Council on Environmental Quality offices.

During this meeting, you stated that you vere constrained to require cooling towers to be buQt at the Shearon Harris Plant in that the applicant~s original proposal mould, in your vie@, be illegal In view of this interpretation of,EPA xesponsibilities, ne stated that ve have no alternative but to exyedite publication of the revised Environmental Xmpact Statement.

Xn this statement ve anticipate providing our analysis of the,envixon-m ntal impact of the Shearon Harris Plant as nov proposed rdth cooling tours as compared vith the previous plant design vith open cycle cooling, but a larger cooling lake We further plan to explain the bases for the various positions taken relative to plant cooling.

To assure that tm accurately describe your viev, please reconfirm your meeting position.

Ue presently plan to start printing the revised statement on December 27, 1973.

Therefore, ve vtllneed any response you care to make prior to that date.

As 'you are gully a~rare, this large plant est not be delayed in view of the national energy crisis.

PLSE SEE ATTACHED YELLOW FOR PREVIOUS Sincerely, Original signed bV Daniel R. Muller Daniel R. MuH.er, Assistant Director for Znvironmental Prospects

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During this meeting, you stated that you were leSakky constrain d to require cooling towers to be built at the Shearon Harris Plant In view p'S ~of~ interpretation of EPA responsibiiities, we stated that we have no alternative but'to expedite publication of the revised Environmental Impact Statement In this statement we anticipate pxoviding our analysis of the environme al impact of the Shearon Harris Plant as now proposed with cooling towers as compared with the previous plant design with open cycle'ooling, but a larger cooling lake.

We further plan to explain the bases for the various positions taken relative to plant cooling. /Tn this

egard, we will nclude for cpmplateness our letter of July 10, 1973 to. Mr. Earle,C.

Hubbard of t e North Caro ina Office of Water and Ai Resources.

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. the Regional Admin trator may only. approve excep ions to wate quality standards wher

. (2),the ost of meetin the standar s is economically prohibited wh n compared wit the expected dneH.ts to b obtain d~

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Reference is made to the mee g of December 7, 1973, concerning the Shearon Harris Nuclear Pove Plant at the Council on Environmental Quality offices.

During this m eting, yo.'stated that you ~fera legally constrained to requix'e cooling tomers to be, built at the Sheaxon Harris Plant.

Xn vine of your intexpretatio 'of ZPA responsibilities, axe stated that ue have no alternative but t ezpedite puMication of the revised Envixonmenta1.

epact Statement + this state~t ve anticipate providing our analysis of the envixonmen 61 impact of the Sheaxon Harris Plant as now proposed with cooling t xs as compaxed with the previous plant design vith open cycle'cool g, but a lax'ger cooling lake.

He further plan to ezplain the ba es for the various positions taken relative to plant cooling.

- ln,this x'egard, Efe still include for completeness your letter of July 10,>4973, to Heo Eerie C. Hubbard of the North Carolina Office of,Hater md Aix Resources.

That letter-stated in part, ".

. the Regional Administrator may only approve ezceptions to ~~ster quality standards

+here... (2) the cost of meeting the standards is economically pxohibited @hen compaxed Mth the expected benefits,to be obtained, To assure that ne accurately'escribe the situation, please reconfirm your meeting position and perhaps ezplain the quotation above.

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1 Mr+ Jacl: E. Ravan We must apologize for the rush, but wa presently plan to start printing the reVised statement on December 27, 1973> and thus villneed your response prior to that date.

As you are fully aware, this large plant must not be delayed in vie+ of the national energy crisis.

Sincerely, DISTRIBUTION:

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Dear Hx'. Ravan:

I Reference is made to oux'eaten of December 7, 1973, concerning the Harris Nuclear 7otmr 'Plant.

Wo'plan for completeness to include in our revised Environr.ental Impact Stater.ent your lettex of July 10, 1973, to Mr>> Earle C

Hubbard of gee North Carolina Office of Water and Aix Resources>>

That letter stated in part, "

ithe Regional Administrator may only approve exceptions to water quality standards zRxere..o(2) the

'ost of mooting the stan'Bards is economically proMbited when compared Uith the mgected benefits to be obtaineds..

Xn our meeting you stated that. you stere XegaLLy constxained to require cooling toyrers to be built at the Harris'P1ant.

Uould you please r'econfixD your me@ging position and perhaps explain the quotation above.

We mmt the forthcoming statement to accurately describe the situation.

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Ue must apologise for the rush, but xm presently plan 'to start printing the revtseL statement on December 27, 1973 As you are fully aware, this large,plant must not be delayed in vier of the national enexgy

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