ML19210B877

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Objections of Citizens for Safe Environ & Environ Coalition on Nuclear Power to Const of Juniata Lines & Request for Hearing
ML19210B877
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Site: Crane  Constellation icon.png
Issue date: 05/10/1973
From:
CITIZENS FOR SAFE ENVIRONMENT, Environmental Coalition on Nuclear Power
To:
US ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION (AEC)
References
NUDOCS 7911120573
Download: ML19210B877 (1)


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q UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AT0 HIC EMERGY C0HMIS$10N Docket No. 50-289 and In the Matter of 50-320 METROPOLITA!! E0! SON COMPANY, et al.

(Three Mile Island)

Objections of the Citizens for a Safe Environment and the Environmental Coalition on Nuclear Power to Construction of

"@ m-l o]D0cg..h the Juniata Lines and Request for l

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InL:Hearina 1.

On April 10, 1973, the United States Atomic Energy Commissio n

published a Notice concerning the allowance by Metropolitan Ediso n

(" Applicants") to construct the Juniata trans.

Company, et al.

10, 1973 mission lines unless objecticas were received by May by any aggrieved party.

The Citizens for a Safe Environment and the Environmental 2.Coalition on Nuclear Power ("Intervanors') are parties intervanors in the proceedngs concerning the granting of the applicant an orperating license for Unit 1 at Three Nile Island.

No Hearing has been held in accordance with the AEC's 3.Rules of practice and the National Environmental Policy Act concerning the aforesaid proposed operating license.

The proposed construction of the Juniata Line would affect the eventual decision reached on the MEPA review of the operatin 4.

g af license application in that additional irretrievable commitment substantial resources and expenditures would effect the ultimate decision to be made in balancing the environmental harm, in a cost / benefit analysis, with the economic costs of abandonment of the Three Mile Island, Unit 1. project.

Accordingly, a determination that the applicant may continue the construction of the Juniata Line without a detailed 5.

hearing on the irretrievable comattmant of substantial resources and a cost / benefit analysis under the National Environmental Policy Act would prejudice Intervenor's rights, particularly their right to due process by not affording thea a full and seaningful hearing on the aforementioned considerations.

The determinations statements by the staff in its review of this matter have not been subjoct to examination or review in 6.

in hearing process, and intervehors object to the conclusions there and Psquest the opportunity to examine fully the basis 2 06 Intervenors request a full and meaningful hearing concerni rg the proposed construction of the Juniata Line and a NEPA review 7.

of said proposal sad application.

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