ML19210B403
| ML19210B403 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Crane  |
| Issue date: | 09/13/1972 |
| From: | Wilchins H US ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION (AEC) |
| To: | US ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION (AEC) |
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| NUDOCS 7911070730 | |
| Download: ML19210B403 (3) | |
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION In the Matter of Docket No. 50-289 METROPOLITAN EDISON COMPANY, ET AL (Three Mile Island Nuclear Station Unit 1)
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AEC REGULATO:
sT.. S ANSWER TO PETITION TO INTERVENE FILED BY THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENMSYLVANIA 4
On July 7,1972, the United States Atomic Energy Commission published a Notice of Consideration of Issuance of Facility Operating License and No-tice of Opportunity for Hearing concerning the Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, Unit 1 (37 F.R.13360).
On September 1,1972, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (hereinaf ter re-ferred to as "the petitioners" or "the Comonwealth") filed a timely peti-tion for leave to participate in this proceeding as an interested state pursuant to 10 CFR 2.715(c).* The petition sets forth several specific and general issues with respect to which permission to participate is sought.
Section 2.715(c), which tracks the language of Section 274(e) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended provi' des: The presiding officer will afford t
- Under the terms of the Federal Register notice referred to above, petitions to intervene under 10 CFR 5 2.714 were to have been filed n'o later than Hcuur, by letter dated July 7,1972, the Corriconwealth August 7, 1971.
applied for an extension of the filing date to Seatember 7,1972, citing as grounds therefor the extraordinary situation resulting from Hurricane Agnes.
By letter dated August 3, '972, the Commission Secretary granted the Com-monwealth's reques t.
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In the event 'a hearing is held in thc captioned proceeding, the AEC reg-ulatory staff would have no objectirn to participation in the hearing by the petitioner pursuant to 10 CFR 2.715(c).
Respectfully submitted, 1
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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I hereby certify that copies of "AEC Regulatory Staff's answer to petition to intervene filed by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvan dated September 13, 1972, on the following by deposit in the United States mail, first class or air mail, this 13th day of September,1972:
Atomic Safety and Licensing Miss Mary V. Southard, Chairman Citizens for a Safe Environment Bo~ard Panel United States Atomic Energy P.O. Box 405 Harrisburg, Pa.
17108 Commission Washington, D.
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20545 Douglas Baker Atomic Safety and Licensing Environmental Coalition on Nuclear Power Appeal Board United States Atomic Energy 1919 Sandy Hill Road Norristown, Pa.
19401 Commission Washington, D.
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20545 Mr. Frank W.
Karas George F. Trowbridge Chief, Public Proceedings StafI Shaw, Pittman, Potts &
Office of the Secretary of the Commission Trow'oridge U. S. Atomic Energy Commission Barr Building 910 17th Street,.N. W.
Washington, D.
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20545 Washington, D.
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20006 Herbert C. Goldstein Attorney-at-Law 133 State Street Harrisburg, Pa.
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