ML18230B135
| ML18230B135 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Harris  |
| Issue date: | 05/09/1975 |
| From: | Erwin T Conservation Council of North Carolina, Wake Environment |
| To: | Anders W NRC/Chairman |
| References | |
| Download: ML18230B135 (2) | |
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>~y 9. 1975 Villia= Ar.d rs, Cna re U. S. '..uclezr Regulatory Co&ssion Washington, D.'
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'Shezron Brris;:uclear Pc-"-er ?lant
. Docket Yos. 50-400, 50-401, 50-'02
"-d 50-403
Dear Chai.rI=aa Anders:
I have just learned that a secret neeting I=as held Xast Friday Pwy 2 1975) bet.-een representatives of your staff znd epresentztives o" tne apoli-cant xn tre above cas'e regs "ing the applicant's recent decision to postpone operation dates fo the above units roe th ee to si~ years." I vznt to re "ister tne strongest possible protest to,, th's action, vhich, I believe, violates latter of the laa as -ell as the sp" rit of t,ou recent ploncuncerEants Yegardi-g openness.
and candor ir) the
.',RC.
'Hy clients intervened in this proceeding over two years ago.
At nll ti-., s they have ac"ed responsibiy
== their role as Intervenors.
Q-..ost a yezr and a
~') C E. if ago t..= app ca..t
.:as g, anted an e:ce~ption to begin construction of these ts alleged y because tney i.-ere desparatel=
needed and scarring e"'rly T=ould save tne app cant nucn =oney.
':.Ee contested these allegations in z rear=n 1a late 'n) 1974i ) and ti1e ~ozrd ruled age~
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1 Sh hC conte. aed that tnis plan't --as o
then nee "ed and that tre co=pant; could no tner a ro d to ouild it, ire ap'plicant oppose those contentio..s.
' : a ontn later, the app icant anno n"ed it --as oostponing ooera-txa=aI dz "es of tne four p" ant units for up
<<o t::o years because de.~nd =as a= ii coulcn t afrorc to build the no~.
At a Pre-Haarin Conference h
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g, ah r. hn eilgy of tne A to c Safe
( and L ccnsi2 ) Board Qc) n".-:e"=a" ".".at our content-c.".s:=e e at least partiallv accurate even at th"t C
h S=-.."e that ti=e, -de=~no zor electr'c'ty in applicant's sa /ice area has cont ".'" beloh ezr'ie projections and the ~r)..et h"s continued bad or
..tility stot;a a..d bonds;
'Ivo "h's case it OL are the three -ijo iss" es left tre..eed fo= tr.
pla.t and to b= resolved the abi'.ty of in the hea ing in the,cc. pany to pay C nti ue
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S"." ='ear
.egulatory Co.=ssion PD ge LAO Nay 9, 1975
-Last riday, your staff and app ica. t x"et to discuss these.
funda.ental iss" es a<<d the applicant '
p'ns to postpone these u=its fro x three to s'.:
- a=a yea s
An yet, 'Intervenors vere not notizied of this fleeting, nor..ave x e bean subseauently apprised oz it.
This surreo" tio s
. et ng directly violates the rule a ainst ex pa te co==.nic ticns (1C C~c.. 52.780) ax.d mkes a farce of a:eaningful p blic participation in the lice sing process This applicant, has bad habit of clandestinely condu t ng its ffairs Mth the
..RC and its prede"essor.
On the sa=.a day as the etix:g regarding Shearon Harris, "~y 2, 1975, your stazf and applicant held anoth r eting rcg-"r-"=-..- -cc~-t ".- 32';,59-325.
The petitio..ers in that case whom I also present,-x:ere never o zic"a'ly notizied ot th t =ecting t
O~er a year ago applicant apolied for an exa~tion in thi case vitho -"
notify -g Intervenors In that instan "e, applicant was repri~nded by Cnair-...an Alan Rosenthal of ti:e Appeals Soard "or.its failure to notify us.
This applicant's oad oractice nd the sta f's,acquiescence in that prac-tice is not in the public interest and ougnt to be stopped.
I hope that you wiZ taie '-hatever action is necessary to pu" an end o this closed-door, sKul-cing behavior<<
Kaa issues involved in these cas s are o
grea" interest and i 'portance to t"use oi us x-ho live i...':orth Ca o" na.
~beany o=
. s have exp nded gre" t t=, e=ergy an~ coney in part'cipating "n these pro esses, and our interests a
a
=- t~y a iected oy your act" ons.
Ve look to yo'or a" tion co.ensurate with your laudable and p~ b"icly expressed goals fo tha <<RC
- x'"--..ing you foz'our ix=edi"te attention to t'h's nat ter, I a~
Very~wly yours, P(%'r rr,~~-cf
.Pi.aortas S.'ounsel or Intervenors Conservati ouncil o
.cnorth Carolina Make Environ-.,ant., Inc.
TSE/gs cc PD= S. Pose""h Cha=
eS Barth Fox
<<c'<<orzdge R
E.
Jones