ML19206B067

Responds to to President Nixon.Discusses Responsibility of Utils & AEC in Nuclear Reactor Development,Const,Operation & Regulation

ML19206B067
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Issue date:	06/26/1970
From:	Morris P US ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION (AEC)
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JUN 2 6 EUV Mr. Richard W. Hackett, President Lacey Booster Club Forked River, New Jersey C8721

Dear Mr. Hackett:

This is in response to your letter to President Nixon dated Tbrch 25, 1970.

On June 1. Jersey Central Power & Light Company filed an application with the Atomic Energy Cocmission (AEC) for a construction permit to build a nuclear power plant to be called the Forked River Nuclear Generating Station Unit 1, in Ocean County, New Jersey, and the AEC regulatory staff and the Commission's Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards are proceeding with their review of the application. Before any determination is nade on the application for this plant, a public hearing will also be held before an atomic safety anc licensing toard at some place in the vicinity of tae proposed facility.

Sites for nuclear power plants are selected by the utilities procosing to build the facilities, and the AEC review of the site and the cesign of a proposed plant is made from the stand?oint of radiological healtn and safety, and the common defense and security. Such other factors, however, as zoning, placement of transmission lines, and esthetics, are subject to the same appropriate jurisdictions for nuclear plants as for plants fueled by coal, oil, or other nonnuclear reans.

The Water quality Improvement Act of 1970 (copy enclosed) requires applicants for a construction permit or operating license for any nuclear power plants which will cause any discharge into the navigable waters of the United States to provide the AEC with certification from the State or interstate water pollution control agency, or the Secretary of the Interior, as appropriate, that tnere is reasonable assurance that the plant will not violate applicable water quality standards. The AEC would generally be prohibited from issuing any such permit or license unless such certification is provided.

In connection with its responsibility for controlling the radiological effects of nuclear power plants on the envirer. ment, the AEC also routinely obtains expert advice and reccomendations frou the Cepartment of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service on all applications fer Edl?21 7 9 0 4 :210 75Gi a"

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Mr. Richard W. Hackett construction pcmits for nuclear power plants which will be dependent upon water resources for plant cooling purposes.

In addition to its cements on the radiological health and safety aspects of the proposed facility, the Service also makes recemendations on nonradiological matters, including the themal effects of the discharge of coolant water.

This report is made public, and the AEC sends a copy to the applicant calling attention to the Service's recomendations carcerning potential nonradiological effcets.

I am enclosing a current statement of general policy which indicates the manner in which the Comission proposes to exercise its responsibilities under the National Enviromental Policy Act of 1969.

Also enclosed are three booklets which you may find of interest; namely,

" Licensing of Power Reactors," which describes AEC procedures for the review and evaluation of each application and its continuing surveillance over operating nuclear plants; " Atomic Power Safety," which describes power reactors and the development of standards to limit radioactivity from nuclear power plants; and " Nuclear Power and the Environment,"

which describes scoe AEC and utility programs concerned with research on the effects of releases of radioactivity and heated water from such plants.

Sincerely, Peter A. Morris, Director Division of Reactor Licensing cnclosures:

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Forked Rivar, New Jersey 08721 Dear Mr. Ha et This is in repl to your letter to President Nixpn dated ". arch 25, 19 70.

Ve are awart through a news media that Jers y Central Power and Lip;ht Company has anno - ced plans to build additienal nuclear power plant near the sit of its Oyster Credk plant.

If the Cocoany proceeds with its plans, i aus t apply to he A2C for a constructicn pernit before construction c d start, rtain site preparation work, however, could proceed b fore a e truction permit vaa issued.

As of this data, we have not re ived pas application from the Co=pany, nor have we been asked to make au p iminary (pruapplication) review of this proposed sita.

Sites for nuelaar power plants sel eted by the utilities proposine to build the facilities, and the C re' ews the site and the devien of the proposed plant from the andpoin t f radiological health and safaty and the coanoc defense d security. Other f actors, sv.:n as zoning, plaesasut of transmis on 11 ass, and thetics, ara subject to the same appropriata jurijldictions for nucle' plants as for plants fueled by coal, oil, or oth/r nennuclear means.

this connection, the AEC keeps interested Sta ed local officials infoWA of applicaticns received and licansing ions taken on proposed nuel'en projects.

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The Water Quality Igr ment Act of 1970 (copy enclosedhrequires applicants for a construction pernit and operating licansai for any nuelaar power plant ich will discharge affluents into the navigable watars of the Unita States to provide the AEC with certification fron the State or ints ata pollution control agency, or the Secretarv of the Intatfor, ao appropriata, that there is reasonable assurance th at the plant will not violata applicable water quality standards. The AEc would generally 5e prohibited from issuing any such permit or license without having received this certification.

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Mr. Richard W. liackett 1 an enclosing a statement of general policy which indicates the manner in which the Ccanission proposes to exercise its responsibilities unner the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 This policy statement will be published in the Federal Register in the next fc..-

days, allowing a 30-day cassent period, and will, wnen effective, supersede our earlier policy statement.

In connection with our responsibility for controlling the radiological effects, of nuclear power plants on the environment, we routinely obtain expert advice and recomendations frca the Devart-ent of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service on all applications.or construction permits for nuclear power plants which will be dependent upon water resources for plant cooling purposes. In addition to its comments on the rsdiological health and safety aspects of the proposed facility, the Service also makes recommendations on nonradiological matters, including the thermal effects of the disenarge of coolant water in the marine environment. His report is made trJ11c, and we send a copy to the applicant, calling attentiou to the Service's recommendations ccacerning potential nonradiological effects, ne Tories of sa application, when received, takes about one year to complete. Soissequent to this review a public hearing is conducted or sa independent Atomic Safety and Licensing Board near the site of the proposed reactor. Every effort is made to afford full public participatloa in hearings on constructio. permit applications, and they are conducted at locations convenient to the area in which the nuclear reactor is proposed to be built. Under the ccumission's rules of practice, persons whose interests m.y ' e affected by the b

proceeding may intervene as per.l.s in accordance with the requirements of the reguistier., and others may state their views before the ocard in limited appearsace.

Part 2 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations provides for public participation in these hearings either by intervention (paragraph 2.714) er by a limited appearance (parsgraph 2.715). A copy of Fart 2 is enclosed for your information.

I would like to assure you that the health and safety of the public has been sad will continue to be the primary concern of the AEC's regulatary program. Our prt pass for achieving this and are described in the three booklets that are enciesed. " Licensing of Power Reactors" describes our procedures for the review and evaluation of each appli.

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The Jersey Cantral Powcr & Light Ccapaav har. announced its plans to install another nuclear power plant in Lacey Township. The building will be twice the size of the present plant, located west of Route f? in the South portion of Lacey Townchip, on a site containin? 000 or more acres and zoned industrial. The desire of the Company to install the proposed plant in a rural :ene, closer to Barnegat Bay shore and closer to the mouth of Oyster Creek and Forked River an the East side of Route #9 in the South-cast portion cf the Township, r.ad also in the middle of approximately 1100 homes is a radical change fr;m their originally stated plans.

The ccnstruction vf this proposed industrial building on or near Earn-egat Day will be the first blight of this type, if permitted, on the Bay front f rca Bay Head to Tuckerton, consisting of 70 miles of bay shore.

The Ccapany originally annernced plans to use its industrial zened SCO acres West of Route #9 (the present plant site) for additional power pro-ducing plants.

It did net purchas the additional acreage on the Ea.t side of Route #9 until scte tLne later.

The Plants, it is understood, will supply power to three or core states including a large portion of New Jersey.

If cost is one of the factors for the desire to switch the proposed location at this late date, installing the propcsed plant in its original industrial :oned location should not be a burden to the Power Company because the Ccapany will be reimbursed by con-sumers being supplied with pcwar over a three state area. However, if the Ccmpany is trying to locate as close as possible to home sites so that fu-ture plants may be installed in cities or close to recreational areas, then it is time to stop this action. The Power Ccapany has not explained to the Public the dire necessity for the proposed location in a rural zene or if the prcximity to such a large number of hcces is scFe for the hc=e owner aad their fa=ilies. Questions concerning all of the abo ~e and others too nt:-

erous to sention will net have a chance to be asked or answered if sudden action was to be taken by the Planning Board of Lacey :ownship and the Town-ship Co=sittee.

We do not feel that the rezoning of rural :une to industrial zone in this case particularly should even be considered before all the people in the Tounship have had ample opportunity to hear all the facts.

The length, size and depth under Bay of pipeline to Ocean, distance frcm shore (Long Beach Island State Park) to outfall, temperature of water at outfall in Ocean, radicactive residue or any cther waste material trans-ported by the preposed pipe, should be disclosed at this time.

If the very valuable water front land purchased by the Pcwer Ccapam, east of Rcute 19 was net used for the proposed plant site it cculd be sold and might help the Power Ccapany to reduce their everall cost and might evcn result in a lower rate of increase than 13; nou being sought.

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If not supervised, we feel that indiscrimina:e loca:ing of any industrial cceplex could blight and contc=inate the envircnment of our Township and County. W2 reques: the Planning Board of Lacey Township, the Ocean County Planning Board and :he Township Ccemittee to take the ci e to explain to the public all of :he factors concerning, this monumental decision of theirs. This is a major move af fecting our Rivers, Bays and Ocean anc w'll definitely have a grea; effec: on our lives and the lives of cur families for years and years to ccme.

Please take the time now.

There will be an emergency nectin;; of the Lacey 3 costers Club in re f-erence to the above on Monday, March 30th, c: S PM, at the Communi:y F.all, Lacey Road and Route #9, Forked River, ';. J.

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