ML19208C965
| ML19208C965 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Skagit |
| Issue date: | 08/28/1979 |
| From: | Harold Denton Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | M'Lita Carr AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED |
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| Download: ML19208C965 (2) | |
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0 Docket Nos. STN 50-522 and STN 50-523 Mr. Mike Carr 121 Avenue Road Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Dear Mr. Carr:
This is in response to your letter of July 17, 1979 to Mr. James R. Shea concerning the proposed Skagit Nuclear Power Project near Sedro Woolley, Washington. Your letter raises a variety of concerns about nuclear power which we believe are being properly reviewed by this Commission in the Skagit licensing proceedings or in our generic proceedings.
As you may be aware, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), in discharging its responsibilities under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 and the mandate of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 conducts, as part of the licensing process, comprehyisive safety and environmental reviews of each nuclear power plant prior ~co issuance of a construction permit or an operat-ing license.
In this re;ard, the staff thoroughly evaluates the environmental effects of the proposed plant, prepares a draft environmental impact statement, and solicits connents from appropriate Federal, state, and local agencies and the public. All comments received are considered in detail and appropriate revisions are reflected in a final environmental statement which is made available to the general public.
While the environmental review is in progress, other members of the NRC staff are reviewing the safety aspects of the application. This review results in a detailed safety evaluation repcrt which is made avnilable to the public and is reviewed by the independent Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS). The ACRS furnishes its advice on the safety of the reactor in a written report to the NRC which becomes a part of the public record.
Before construction pennits can be issued, an evidentiary public hearing is held before an Atomic Safety and Licensing Board (ASLB) which develops a factual record regarding health and safety as well as environmental aspects of the proposed plant.
Interested parties may submit written statements to
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Hr. Mike Carr the ASLB to be entered into the hearing record; they may appear to give direct statements as lir',ted participants in the hearing; or they may petition for leave to intervene as full participants in the hearing, thereby being granted the right of cross-examining all direct testimony in the proceeding.
Follow-ing completion of the heariag, the ASLB issues a decision as to whether or not construction permits should be granted, along with any conditions which must be imposed for protection of the health and safety of the public and for protection of the environment.
Hearings on the Skagit Project began in 1975 and they are still continuing.
The views of many organizations and individuals, including Canadian citizens, have been heard during the proceedings and they are now part of the record upon which the ASLB will base its decision. A copy of your letter will also be sent tc the ASta for its consideration.
Sincerely.
(Onginal s::,ed h3 H. R. Dentan Harold R. Denton, Director Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation cc: Valentine B. Deale, Chairman Atomic Safety and Licensing Board 1001 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D. C.
20036 Dr. Frank F. Hooper, Member Chairman of Resource, Ecology, Fisheries and Wildlife Camp Filibert Roth Iron River, MI Gustave A. Linenberger, Member Atomic Safety and Licensing Board U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D. C.
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