ML19029A673

Licensee'S Answer to Notice of Hearing

ML19029A673
Person / Time
Site:	Salem
Issue date:	05/11/1978
From:	Wetterhahn M Conner, Moore & Corber, Public Service Electric & Gas Co
To:	Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel
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. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Before the Atomic Safety ana Licensing Board In the Matter of )

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PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND ) Docket No. 50-272 GAS COMPANY, ET AL. ) (Proposed Issuance of

) Amendment to Facility (Salem*Nuclear Generating ) Operating License Station, Unit_No. 1) ) No. DPR-70)

LICENSEE'S ANSWER TO NOTICE OF HEARING Public Service .Electric and Gas Company, Licensee, for itself and on behalf of Philadelphia Electric Company, Del-marva Power and Light, and Atlantic City Electric Company, hereby acknowledges receipt of the "Notice of Hearing on Amendment of Facility Operating License" issued in this proceeding, dated April 26, 1978, and published in. the Federal Register on May 2, 1978 (43 Fed. Reg. 18803). The Licensee has requested the issuance of an amendment to Facility Ope*rating License No. DPR-70,. which would revise the provisions in the Technical Specifications to permit an increase in fuel storage capacity from 264 to 1170 fuel assemblies in the spent fuel pool, and would revise design features and associated operating limits for the storage pool, as.necessary, to accommodate the increased storage.

• capacity~

In support of the issuance of-such amendment, the Licensee will appear at the hearing and present evidence in support of the following findings:

(1) There is reasonable assurance that the health and safety of the public wili not be endangered by operation in the proposed manner.

(2) Such activities will be conducted in compliance with the Commission's regulations and the issuance of this amendment will not be inimical to the *.

common defense and security, or to the health and safety of the public.

(3) With regard to the requirements set forth in 10 C.F.R. Part 51 and the Council of Environmental Quality's Guidelines,. 40 C.F.R. §1500.6, and applying, weighing, and balancing the five factors specified by the Commission in 40 Fed~ Reg. 42801, the proposed license amendment will not signif i-

~antly affect the quality of the human environment.

Respectfully submitted, CONNER; MOORE &. CORBER Dated: May 11., 1978 Mark J. tterhahn counsel. for the Licensee OF COUNSEL:

Richard Fryling, Jr., Esq.

Assistant General Solicitor Public Service Electric and Gas Company

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Before the Atomic** Safety and Licensing Board In the Mat:ter of ~- )

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PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS ) Docket No. 50-272 COMPANY, et al. )

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(Salem Nuclear Generating )

Station, Unit 1) )

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that copies of "Licen~ee's Answe~

to Notice of Hearing," dated May.11, 1978; in the captioned matter, have been served upon the following by deposit in the United States mail this 11th day of May, 1978:

Gary L. Milhollin, Esq. Chairman, Atomic Safety and Chairman, Atomic Safety *Licensing Board and Licensing Board U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 1815 Jefferson Street Commission Madison, Wisconsin 53711 Washington, D.C. 20555 Mr. Glenn o. Bright Barry Smith, Esq~

Member, Atomic Safety and Office of the Executive Licensing Board Panel Legal Director U.S. Nuclear Regulatory U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Commission

• Washington, D.C. 20555 Washington, D.C. 20555 Dr. James C. Lamb, III Mark L. First, Esq * .

Member, Atomic Safety and Deputy Attorney General

• Licensing Board Panel Department of Law and 313 Woodhaven Road Public Safety Chapel Hill, N.C. 27514 Environmental Protection Section

.. Chairman, Atomic Safety and 36 West State Street

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• Licensing* Appeal Board Trenton, N.J. 08625 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555

Richard Fryling, Jr., Esq._, William C. Horner, Esq.

Assistant General Solicitor 67 Market Street Public Service Electric Salem, New Jersey 08079

& Gas Company 80 Park Place 'Office of the Secretary Newark, N.J. 07101 Docketing and Service Section U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Mrs. Ruth Fisher, Trustee Commission "The Sun People" - Alternate Washington, D.C. 20555 Energy Advocates South Dennis, New Jersey 08245 R. William Potter, Esq.

Assistant Deputy Public Advocate Department of the Public Advocate Division of Public Interest Advocacy Post Off ice Box 141 Trenton, New Jersey 08601