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Response to ALAB-509 Re Radon Emissions & De Minimus Theory from Perkins Record.Certificate of Svc Encl
ML19220C668
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Site: Davis Besse, Peach Bottom, Harris, Wolf Creek, Saint Lucie, Hope Creek, Seabrook, North Anna, Sterling, 05000484, Washington Public Power Supply System, Cherokee, Marble Hill, Hartsville, Phipps Bend, Crane  Constellation icon.png
Issue date: 04/11/1979
From: Bordenick B, Lewis S, Scinto J
NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE LEGAL DIRECTOR (OELD)
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NUDOCS 7905110418
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) Docket Nos. 50-443 3 HAMPSHIRE, et al. ) 50-444 ) ) (Seabrook Station, Units 1 and 2) ) KANSAS MS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY AND ) Docket No. STN 50-482 7 XANSAS CITY PO'. ER AND LIGHT CCMPANY ) ^d ' ) (Wolf Cree Generating Station, ) .y Unit No. 1) ) O 7905110 N i 98 304 L ~

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NORTHERN STATES POWER CGMPANY ) Docket' No. STN 50-484 (MINNES0TA) AND NORTHERN STATFS ) i POWER COMPANY (WISCONSIN) ) ) ] (Tyrone Energy Park, Unit No.1) ) l ROCHESTER GAS AND ELECTRIC ) Docket No. STN 50-485 CORPORATION, et al. ) ) 1 (Sterling Power Project Nuclear ) Unit No.1) ) ) Docket Nos. STN 50-491 DUKE POWER COMPANY ) STN 50-492 (Cherokee Nuclear Station, ) STN 50-493 i Units 1, 2 and 3) ) t -~ ) Docket Nos. 50-500 1 THE TOLEDO EDISON COMPANY, et al. ) 50-501 (Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station, ) ~- i Units 2 and 3) ) WASHINGTON PUBLIC POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM ) Docket No. 50-513 ,j ) j (WPPSS Nuclear Project No. 4) ) e i TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY ) Docket Nos. STN 50-518 ) STN 50-519 f (Hartsville Nuclear Plant, Units ) STN 50-520 ] 1A, 2A, 1B and 28) ) STN 50-521 1 l PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF INDIANA, ) Docket Nos. STN 50-546 j INC. ) STN 50-547 ) (Marble Hill Nuclear Generating ) Static 1, Units 1 and 2) ) I TENNESSEE Vlu. LEY AUTHORITY ) Docket Nos. 50-553 ) 50-554 (Phipps Bend Nuclear Plant, ) Units 1 and 2) ) I CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE w 1 I hereby certify that a copy of "NRC STAFF'S RESPONSE TO ALAB-509" dated April ll,1979 in the captioned proceedings has been served on I 98 305 t ~

s 3 re following persons. Those whose addresses are at the U.S. Nuclear e:ulatory Comnission have been served by the NRC internal mail system ej others have been served by deposit in the U.S. Mail. One copy has

een served on each person even though his or her name appears on more ir.an one service list.

In addition to copies served an Atomic Safety tra Licensing Board and Atoiaic Safety and Licensing Appeal Board members identified cn the service list, 16 copies have been provided to the 'ttnic Safety and Lice:nsing Board Panel, and 1 copy has been provided to the Atomic Safety Safety and Licensing Appeal Board Panel. l ? [t. f W ubRA' 6 ocw Berna.rd r. Jorde,1i t. Counsel for NRC Staff i i i 1 J t 9 98 306 L

s ~ _. Ir. the Matter of ) ) DUKE POWER COMPANY ) Docket Nos. STN 50-491 ) STN 50-492 (Cherokee Nuclear Station, ) STN 50-493 Units 1, 2 and 3) )

  • Alan S. Rosenthal, Esq., Chairman Dr. Donald P. deSylva Atomic Safety and Licensing Associate Professor of Marine Appeal Board and Atmospheric Sci.

e U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission University of Miami Washington, D. C. 20555 Miami, Florida 33149

  • Richard S. Salzman, Esq.

Dr. Wal cer H. Jordan Atomic Safety and Licensing 881,.. Outer Drive Appeal Board Oak Pidge, Tennessee 37830 U.S. Nucle:r Regulatory Commission i Washing tca, D. C. 20555 J. Michael McGarry, III, Esq. Debevoise and Liberman

  • Dr. John H. Buck 1200 Seventeenth Street, N.W.

Atcmic Safety and Licensing Washington, DC 20036 Appeal Board U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D. C. 20555 State of South Carolina c/o fis. Jacquelyn Dickman

  • Elizabeth S. Bowers, Esq.

Dept. of Health & Environmental Control s Atomic Safety and Licensing 2600 Bull Street Board Panel Columbia, South Carolina 29201 U.S. Nuclear Regulatcry Commission Washington, D. C. 20555 O 4 98 307 ^ " ' ' ' - T.. ' ~ .T.

L ~ Cherokee fluclear Station William L. Porter, Esq.

  • Atomic Safety and Licensing Associate General Counsel Board Panel Duke Pcwer Company U.S. tiuclear Regulatory Commission 442 South Church Street Washingtoa, D. C. 20555 Charlotte,florth Carolina 28242
  • Atomic Sa fety ar.d Licensing M. Richbourg Roberson, Esq.

Appeal Board Assistant Attorney General U.S. tiuclear Regulatory Commission Office of the Attorney General Washington, D. C. 20555 2600 Bull Street Columbia South Carolina 29201

  • Docket and Service Section Office of the S'ecretary U.S. h : clear Regulatory Commission Washington, D. C. 20555 1

\\ 98 303

^~ ~ \\ ir. IV M.itter of ) ), . );E TOLEDO EDISCN CO.!PANY, ) Docket Nos. 50-130 ) 50-501 ET /sL ) (D vis-Besse Nuclear Power Station, ) i l Units 2 and 3) /. /,1 n S. Rosenthal, Esq., Chairman

  • Dr. Cadet H. Han'd, Jr.

Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal Bodega Marine Laboratory Daard University of California U.S. Nuclear Regulatory commission P. O. Box 247 W.i shin g ton, D. C. 20555 Bodega Bay, California 94923 P.ic har d S. Salzman, Esq.

  • Dr. David L. Hetrick Atomic Safety and f icensing Appeal Professor of Nuclear En;;ineering' Board The University of Arizona U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Tuscon, Arizona 85721 Lshington, D. C. 20555 Mr. Lowell E. Roe Jerome E. Sharfman, Esq.*

Vice President, Power Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal The Toledo Edison C or cny Board Edison Plaza U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 300 Madi.or A. enue Washington, D. C. 20555 Toled,, Obo 43652 Edward Luton, Esq., Chairman

  • Bruce Chu chill, Esq.

Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Ernest L. llake, Esq. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Shaw. vitti.. ;n, Potts & Trowbridge Washington, D. C. 20555 1800 M Street, N. W. Washing *o . D. C. 20036 Mr. Wi:'iam B. McGorum, Jr., Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal Ohio Power Siting Commission Panel (5)* 4 P. O. E ox l'i 3 5 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 361 E. Broad Street Washing ton, D. C. 20555 Columbus, Ohio 43216 Docketing and Service Section (3) Atomic Safety and Licensing Office of the Secretary Board Pancl* U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Com nission Washington, D. C. 20555 Washington, D. C. 20555 1 98 309

~- !q the Matter of } ) TU/ LESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY ) Docket t!os. ST!l 50-518 ) STfl 50-519 (9artsville fluclear Plaats STil 50-520 Units lA, 2A, 18, and 28) STri 50-521 Alan S. Rosentnal', Esq., Chai rman Dr. Forrest J. Remick Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal 207 Old 'iain Building Board Pennsylvania State University U. S. fluclear Reaulatory Commission University Park, Pennsylvania 16302 1ashington, D. C. 20555 Alvin H. Gutterman, Eso. Dr. John H. Buck Attorney for Acolicant Atomic Safety and Licensing Aopeal Divis #cn of Law Board Tennessee Valley Authority U. S. fluclear Pegulatory Ccmmission Knoxville, Tennessee 37902 !!ashington, D. C. 20555 William Hubbard, Esq. Mr. Jcrcme E. Sharfman William M. Barrick, E:q. Atonic Safety and Licensing Aapeal Of fice of Attorney General Board 450 James Robertson Parkway U. S. Iluclear Reculatory Comission flashville, Tennessee 37219 "ashington, D. C. 20555 j daymond Gibbs, Esq. John F. llolf, Esq., Chairman 111 Ccmerce Building A.cmic Safety and Licensina Board 316 Nest Lytle "A09 Shepherd Street Murfreesboro, Tennessee 37130 Chevy Chase, Maryland 20015 Leroy J. Ellis, III, Eso. Dr. J. V. Leeds, Jr. Omer, Ellis and Brabson 10807 Atwell Chancery Building Houston, Texas 77096 42'. Charlotte Avenue ?!ashville, Tennessee 37219 4 98 310

^ 2 Atcmic Safety and Licensing fspeal Panel U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D. C. 20555 Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel V. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Nashington, D. C. 20555 Docketina and Service Section Office of the Secretary V. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washingtcn, D. C. 20555 Robert Pyle, Esq. 1700 Hayes Street, Suite 204 Nashville, Tennessee 37203 J ' W e ry, M w -w

e In the Natter of ) ) PUBLIC SER'!!CE ELECTRIC AND GAS CC"PANY ) Docket Mos. 50-354 AND ) 50-355 ATLANTIC CITY ELECTRIC CC"PANY (Ho e Crec~ lenerating Station, Units.I ..d 2) l 1 Jerome E. Sharfman, Esq., Chairman

  • Dr. Oscar 4. Paris
  • Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal Atomic Safety and Licensing Coard Panel U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Ccmmission U.S. Nuclear f.cgulatory Ccimission Washington, D.C.

20555 Washington, D. C. 20551 Dr. John R. Lamarsh Dr. W. F.eed Johnson, "erter* 68 North Chatsworth Avenue Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal Larchmont, New York 10538 Panel U.S. Nuclear Regulatcry Commission tir. Ernest E. Hill Washingtcn, D. C. 20555 Lawrence Livermore Laboratory University of California Richard S. Salzman, Esq.* P. O. Box 808, L-123 i Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal Livermore, California 94550 Panel U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Troy B. Conner, Jr., Esq. Washingten, D. C. 20555 Conner, Moore & Corber Suite 1050 Editard Luton, Esq., Chairman

  • 1747 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.

Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Washington, D. C. 2C006 U.S. Nuclear Regulatcry Commission Washington, D. C. 20555 i d

i -2 ~~~ F. Michel Parkouski, Esq. Peter Cuchsbaum, Esq. Deputy Attnrney Cencral Robert Westreich, Esq. Tatnall Cuilding Department of the Public Dover, Delaware 19901 Advocate Division of Public Interest Mr. David A. Caccia Advocacy R.D. #2 520 East State Street Box 70-A Trenton, New Jersey 03625 ~ Sewell, New Jersey 08080 Dr. Paul Mecray, Jr. Mark -. First, Esq. Suite 303 Deputy Attorney General Cooper River Parkway West St. tc c f New Jer:.cy North Park Drive 36 West Stat 2 Street Pennsauken, New Jersey 03109 Trenton, New Jersey 08625 Atomic Safety and Licensing Board William Horner, Esq. Panel

  • 6/ Market Street U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Salem, New Jersey C8079 Washington, D. C.

20555 Richard Fryling, Jr., Esq. Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal Public Service Electric and Panel (5)* Gas Company U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 80 Park Place Washington, D. C. 20555 Newark, New Jersey Docketing and Service Section (3) Ms. Judith H. Johnsrud Office of the Secretary 433 Orlando Avenue U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commi'ssion State College, Pennsylvania 16801 Washington, D. C. 20555 Samuel J. Chilk (3 2)* Leonard Bickwit, General Counsel

  • Secretary of the Cor. mission Office of the General Counsel U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory' Commission Washington, D.C.

20555 Washington, D.C. 20555 98 3i3

In the Matter of PUBLIC SERV::E COMPANY OF I"DIA'!A, I' C. ) Docket -Nos. STN 50-546 WABAS i VALLEY PC'JER ASSCCI ATION, INC. ) STN 50-547 ) (Marble Hill Nuclear Generating ) Station, Units 1 and 2) ) Richard S. Salzman, Esq., Chai ntan* Dr. Quentin J. Stober %tcmic Safety and Licersina Appeal Fisheries Research Institute Board University of Washinqton U. S. Nuclear Degul atory Commission Seattle, Washington 98195 Hashington, D. C. 20555 Robert Gray Dr John H. Buck

  • Rural Route 11 Atomic Safety and Licensing Anceal Hanover, Indiana 47243 Board U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Ccmmission Harry H. Voiat, Esc.

Washington, D. C. 20555 Le Boeuf, Lamb, Leiby and MacRae 1757 N Street, N. !!. Michael C. Farrar, Eso.

  • Uashi ngton, D. C.

20036 Atcaic Safety and Licensing Accecl Board Charles W. Campbell, Esc. U. S. Nuclear Reculatory Ccmnission Vice President and General Counsei Washington, D. C. 20555 Public Service Ccroany of Indiana 1000 East Main Street Elizabeth S. Ecwers, Esc., Chai rman* Plainfield, Indiana 46168 Atenic Safety and Licensino Board U. S. Nuclear Reculatory Ccrnission Pe ter F. Ma nni ng, Eso.---- - Washington, D. C. 20555 Assistant Director of Law l City of Louisville Mr. Gustave A. Linenbercer* 200 City Hall Atomic Safety and Licensina Bcard Louisville, Kentucky 40202 U. S. Nuclear Reculatory Ccamission Pashington, D. C. 20555 d David K. Martin, Esq. Walker C. Cunningham, Jr., Esq. Assistant Attorney General 1129 Kentucky Here Life Buildino Room 34, Sta te Capi tol Of fice of the Jef ferscn County 5ttorney Frank fo rt, Kentucky 40601 Louisville, Kentucky 40202

~ Ted R. Toad, Esq. Mrs. Marie Horine, President Attorney for the Board of Save Marble Hill Comissioners of the County Route 2 of Jef ferson, Indiana Lexington, Indiana 47138 P.O. Box 4007 427 East Main Street Joseph B. Helm, Esq. Madison, Indiana 47250 Brown, Todd & Heyburn Sixteenth Floor, Citizens Plaza Thomas M. Dattilo, Esq. Louisville, KY 40202 404 East Main Street Madison, Indiana 47250 Michael J. Walro, Esq. Attorney for the Plan Board and Ralph C. Pickard the Board of Zoning Appeals of Environmental Management Beard Jefferson County, Indiana of the State of Indiana 427 East Main Street 1330 West Michigan Street Madison, Indiana 47250 Indianapolis, Indiana 46206 Atomic Safety and Licensing Mrs. David G. Frey Appeal Board

  • Indiana Sassafras Audubon U.S. fluclear Regulatory Ccamission Society Washington, DC 20555 2625 S. Smi th Road Bloomington, Indiana 47401 Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Robert C. Slover U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Save the Valley, Inc.

Washington, DC 20555 P.O. Box 813 Madison, Indiana 47250 Docketing and Service Section* Office of the Secretary David R. Vandeventer, Esq. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Jefferson County Consumer Washington, DC 20555 Protection Division 401 Old Louisville Trust Building Louisville, KY 40202 George A. Leininger, Jr., Esq. ~ City Attorney, City of Madison 1327 Iroquois Drive, P.O. Box 826 Padison, Indiana 47250 J. Bruce Mili!r, Esq. Jefferson County Attorney 1129 Kentucky Home Life Building Louisville, KY 40202 1 98 30 1

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l J In the Matter of ) ) VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND PCWER COMPANY ) Docket Nos. 50-338 OL ) 50-339 OL (Nc.-th' Anna Nuclear Power Station, ) Units 1 and 2):. ) Alan S. Rosenthal, Esq., Chairman Dr. Paul W. Durdom, Director \\tomic Safety and Licensing Environmental Studies Insti + 2te Appeal Board Drexel Universi ty U... Nuclear Regula tory Commission 32nd & Chestnut Streets Washington, D.C. 20555 Philadelphia, PA 19104 Mr. R. B. Briegs Dr. John Buck 110 Evans Lane Atomic Safety and Licensing Oak Ridge, TN 37830 Appeal Board U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555 Michael W. Maupin, Esq. Hunton & Williams P.O. Box 1535 Michael C. Farrar, Esq. Richmond, VA 23212 Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal Board Richa rd Fos ter, Esq. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commissicn 1908 A Lewis Mountain Road Washington, D.C. 20555 Charlottesville, lA 22903 Mr. Bradford Whitnan, Asst Chief Mr. James M. Torsan Pollution Control Sec. tion 501 Leroy U.S. Justice Depa rtmerit Socorro, N;1 87801 Roo,a 2623 10th St. & Penn. Ave., N.W. Washington, D.C. 20530 Mrs.f ames C. Arnold d Box 3S51 Charlottesville, VA 22903

tiorth Anna - page 2 John J. Runzer, Exq. Pepper, Hamilton & Scheetz Atomic Safety and Licensing 123 South Broad Street Board Panel Philadelphia, PA 1909 U.S. fluclear Regula tory Ccrnission Washington, D.C. 20555 Dr. Kenneth A. McColicm, Asst. Dean College of Engineering Oklahoma State University Stillwater, OK 74074 Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal Panel U.S. fluclear Regulatory Connission Anthony Gambardella, Esq. Washington, D.C. 20555 Office of the Attorney General 11 South 12th St., Rocm 308 Richmond, VA 23219 Docket'ing and Service Sectica Mrs. June Allen Office of the Secretary 412 Owens Drive U.S. f;uclear Regulatory Ccemission Huntsville, AL 35801 Washington, D.C. 20555 Mrs. Margaret Dietrich Route 2, Box 568 Gordonsville, VA 22042 William H. Rodgers, Jr., Eq. Georgetown University Law Center 600 fiew Jersey Avenue, fl.W. Washington, D.C. 20001 Mr. Dean P. Agee, Ex. Secretary Board of Supervisors Louisa Courthouse Louisa, VA 23090 Ellyn R. Weiss, Esq. Sheldon, Ha m.on, Roisman & Weiss Suite 500 hin n D 2bb5 gg }}7 f. -~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

) In the Matter of ) METROPOLITAN EDISON COMPANY, et _al. ) Dorket No. E0-320 ) (Three etile Island Nuclear ) Station, Unit No. 2) ) Alan S. Rosenthal, Esq., Chairman George F. Trowbridge, Esq. Atomic Safety anc Licensing Shaw, Pittran, Potts & Troubricge Appeal Board 1800 M Street, N.W. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20036 Washington, D.C. 20555 Dr. Ernest 0. Salo, Professor Fisheries Research Institute, WM. Dr. W. Reed Johnson, Member College of Fisheries Atomic Safety and Licensing University of Washington Appeal Panel Seattle, WA 98195 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555 Dr. Chauncey R. Kepford Citizens for a Safe Environment Jerome E. Sharfman, Esq., Member 433 Orlando Avenue Atomic Safety and Licensing State College, PA 16801 Appeal Pane! U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Karin W. Carter Washington, D.C. 20555 Assistant Attorney General Office of Enforce,an: Department of Environmental Edward Luton, Esq., Chairman Resources Atomic Safety and Licensing Board 709 Health and Wel fare Bldg. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Com. mission Harrisbu rg, PA 17120 Washington, D.C. 20555 Ms. Judith H. Johnsrud 433 Orlando Avenue Mr. Gustave A. Linenberger State College, PA 16801 Atomic Safety and Licensing Board U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Ccnmission Washington, D.C. 20555 i 98 318

i St. Lucie 2 page 2 flo rna n ?. CSil, Esq. Steel, (P tor & Davis Fi rs t Ma t';nal Ban'< Bldg. 1400 S.E. Miami, FL 33131 ~~ Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555 Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal Board U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555 Docketing and Service Section Office of the Secretary U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555 Mr. Samuel J. Chilk Secretary of the Com1ission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555 l 98 319

l. - ~. _ In the Matter of ) ) FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY ) Docket No. 50-389 ) -(St. Lucie Nuclear Pcwer Plant, ) Unlt2) ) Michael C. Farrar, Esq., Chairman Dr. David L. Hetrick Atomic Safety and Licensing Professor cf NJClear Engineering Appeal Board University of Arizona U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Cc mission Tucson, AZ 85721 Washington, D.C. 20E55 Martin Harold Hodder, Esq. Dr. W. Reed Johnson 1131 U.E. 85th Street Atomic Safety and Licensing Miami, FL 33138 Appeal Board U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555 Dr. Frank Hooper Resource Ecolcgy Prcgram School of Natural Resources Richard S. Salzman, Esq. University of Fichigar. Atomic Safety and Licensing Ann Arbor, liI 43104 Appeal Soard U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Ccmmission Washington, D.C. 20555 Dr. Marvin fl. Mann, Al terna te Atomic Safety and Licensing Board U.S. t'uclear Regulatory Comission Edward Luton, Esq., Chairman Washington, D.C. 20555 Atomic $5fety and Licensing Board U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555 Harold F. Reis Esq. Lowenstein, Newnan, Reis & Axelrad Michael Glaser, Esq., Alter. Chn. 1025 Connecticut Ave, N.W. Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Washington, D.C. 20036 1150 17 th Street, N.W. Washing ton, D.C. 20035 98 320

I J In the Matter of ) ) ROCHESTER GAS AND ELECTRIC ) Docket tio. STN 50-485 CCRPCRATION, ET AL. (Sterling Power Project tiuclear Unit No.1) ) Alan S. Rosenthal, Esq., Chairman

  • Dr. George C. Anderson Atomic Scfety and Licensing Appeal Board Department of Oceanography U.S. fiuclear Regulatory Commission University of ',lashington Washington, DC 20555 Seattle, Washington 98195 Dr. John H. Buck
  • Mr. Lester Kornblith, Jr.
  • Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal Board Atomic Safety and Licensing Scard U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Ccmmission U.S. iluclear Regulatory Ccmmission Washington, DC 20555 Washington, DC 20555 Richard S. Salzman, Esq.
  • Lex K. Larson, Esq.

Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal Board 1757 N Street, N.W. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Ccmmission Washington, DC 20036 Washington, DC 20555 Di rk S. Adams, Esq. Edward Luton, Esq.

  • Attorney for "ovant Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Ecology Action of Oswego U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office and 9.0. Address Washington, DC 20555 1600 First Federal Piaza Roches ter, NY 11614 l

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. Ecology riction Atomic Safety and Licensing Box 94 Board Panel

  • Oswego, 'tew York 13126 U.S. fluclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555 Jeffrey Cohen, Esq.

flew York State Energy Office Atomic Safety and Licensing Swan Street Building, Core 1 Appeal Ecard

  • Second Floor, Empire State Plaza U.S. fluclear Regulatory Commission Albany,fiew York 12223 Washington, DC 20555 Gerald Charnoff, Esq.

Docketing and Service Section

  • Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge

' Office of the Secretary 1800 M Street, fl.W. U.S. fluclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20036 Washington, DC 20555 Ms. Sharon florey RD 3 Oswego, flew brk 13126

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l 7_ In the Matter of ) ) Docket Nos. 50-400 CAROLINA POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY ) 50-401 ) 50-402 (Shearon Harris Nuclear Power ) 50-403 Plant, Units 1, 2, 3 and 4) ) Alan S. Rosenthal, Esq., Chairman Mr. Glenn 0. Bright Atomic Safety and Licensing Atonic Safety and Licensing Appeal Board Board Panel U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission U.S. Nuclear Regul atory Commi s sion Washington, D.C. 20555 Washington, D.C. 20555 Dr. John H. Buck Dr. J. V. Leeds, Jr. Atomic Safety and Licensing 10807 Atwell Drive Appeal Board Houston, TX 77096 U.S. Nuclear kegulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555 Richa rd E. Jones, Esq. Associate General Counsel Michael C. Farrar, Esq. Carolina Power & Light Company Atomic Safety and Licensing 336 Fayetteville Street Appeal Board Raleigh, NC 27602 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555 Thomas Erwin, Esq. 115 West ltorgan Street Raleigh, NC 27602 Ivan W. Smith, Esq. g Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Wake County Public Library Washington, D.C. 20555 104 Fayetteville Street Raleigh, NC 27601 Ocorge T. Trcubridge, Esq. Shaw, Pi ttr:an, Po tts & Trcubridge 1 i g to b'C. bO36 98 323

.. - ~. -,.. Robert A. Backus, Esq. Karin P. Sheldon, Esq. O'Neill, Backus, Spielman, Little Sheldon, Harron & Roisman 116 Lowell Street 102515th Street, N.W. Manchester, New Hampshire 03101 Sth Floor Washington, D.C. 20005 Thomas G. Dignan, Jr., Esq. John A. Ri tsher, Esq. Atomic Safety and Licensing Ropes & Gray Board Panel

  • 225 Franklin Street U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Boston, Massachusetts C2110 Washington, D.C.

20555 flo rea n Ro s s, Esq. Atomic Safety and Licensing 30 Francis Street Appeal Board

  • Brookline, Massachusetts 02146 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Conmission Washingtont D.C.

20555 E. Tupper Kinder, Esq. Assistant Attorney General Docketing and Service Section* Office of Attorney General Office of the Secretary State House Annex U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Room 208 Washington, D.C. j 20555 Concord, New Hampshire 03301 Laurie Burt, Esq. Assistant Attorney General Commonwealth of Massachusetts Environmental Protection Division One Ashburton Place 19th Floor Boston, Massachusetts 02108 4 98 324 4 e e.emen ee. ew..

I ~. in the hiatter of ) ) TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTIIORITY ) Docket Mos. 50-553 ) 50-554 (Phipps Bend Nuclear Plant, Units ) 1 and 2) ) Alan S. Rosenthal, Esq., Chairman

  • Dr. David R. Schink Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal Department of Oceanography Board Texas A & M University U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commissien College Station, Texas 77840 Washingtcn, D. C.

20555 Mr. Ernest E. Hill Richard S. Salzman, Esq.* Lawrence Livermore Laboratory Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal University of California Board P. O. Box 808, L-123 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Livermore, California 94550 Washington, D. C. 20555 Ms. Phylis Pierce Dr. John H. Buck

  • 1913 Seaver Road Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal Kingsport, Tennessee 37660 Board U.S. Nuclear Regulatory ommission William B. Hubbard, Esq.

Washington, D. C. 20555 William M. Barrick, Esq. Office of the Attornef General Edward Luton, Esq., Chairman

  • 422 Supreme Court Building Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Nashville, Tennessee 37219 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D. C.

20555 9 98 325

j ? Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal W. Walter LaRoche, Esq. Tennessec Valley Authority Panel

  • 629 New Sprankle P,uilding U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comniission Knoxville. Tennessee 37902 Washington, D. C.

20555 Atomic Safety and Licensing Docketing and Service Section Board Panel

  • Office of the Secretary U.S. Muclear Regulatory Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D. C.

20555 Washington, D. C. 20555 4 o b I 1 98 326 e

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In the Matter of PHILADELPHI A ELECTRIC COMPANY Docket Nos. 50-277 50-278 (Peach Bottcm Atomic Power Station, ) Units 2 and 3) ) Michael C. Farrar, Esq., Chairman Eugene J. Bradley, Esq. Atomic Safety and Licensing Philadelphia Electric Company Appeal Boced 2301 Market Street U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comnission Philadelphia, Pennsi.ania 1910'. Washington, D.C. 20555 Troy B. Ccnner, Jr., Esq. Dr. John H. Buck Conner, Moore and Corber Atcmic Safety and Licensing 1747 Fennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Appeal Board Washington, D.C. 20000 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555 Raymond L. Hovis, Esq. Stack and Leader Dr. W. Reed Johnson 35 South Duke Street Atomic Safety and Licensing York, Pennsylvania 17401 Appeal Board U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Ccmmission W. W. Anderson, Esq. Washington, D.C. 20555 Deputy Attorney General Department of Justice Edward G. Bauer, Jr., Esq. Capitol Annex Vice President and General Coun.sel Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17120 Philadelphia Electric Company 1000 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19105 98 327

1 . Myron Bloca, Esq. Atomic Safety and Licensing U.S. Environmental Protection Appeal Board Panel Agency U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commissicn Region III, Curtis Building Washington, D.C. 20555 6th and Walnut Streets Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106 Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Karin Carter, Esq. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Departnent of Environmental Resources Washington, D.C. 20555 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 505 Executive House Docketing and Service Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17120 Office of the Secretary U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Ccmmissien John B. ".riffith, Esq. Washington, D.C. 20555 Special nssistant Attorney General Tawes State Office Building (C-4) Annapolis, Maryland 21401 +---w-,- 98 328

Shearon Harris page 2 Dennis P. Myers Attorney General's Office State of North Carolina P. O. Box 529 Raleigh, NC 27602 Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal Board U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555 Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commision Washington, D.C. 20555 Docketing and Service Section Office of the Secretary U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555 e - - - - - + - - - - - -.. _ _ _ i 98 329

In the Matter of 1 j PUBLIC SER'/ ICE COMPANY OF Docket Nos. 50-443 NEN HAMPSHIRE, et al. 50-444 (Seabrcok Station, Units 1 and 2) ) Alan S. Rosenthal, Esq., Chairman

  • Joseph F. Tubridy, Esq.

Atomic Safety and Licensing 4100 Ca thedral Avenue, N.W. Appeal Board Washington, D.C. 20016 U. S. Nuclear Reguiatory Cornission Wasnington, D. C. 20555 Dr. Marvin M. Mann

  • Atomic Safety and Licensing i

Dr. 2chn H. Buck

  • Board Panel Atomic Safety and Licensing U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commiss: --

Appeal Board Washingten, D.C. 20555 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Ccmmission Washington, D.C. 20555 Dr. Ernest 0. Salo Professor of Fisheries Research Michael C. Farrar, Esq.* Institute Atomic Safety and Licensing College of risheries l Appeal daard University of Uashingtcn U. S. Nuc', ear Regulatory Commission Seattle, Washingten 93195 Washington, D.C. 20555 Dr. Kenneth A. McCollem Ivan W. Smith, Esq.* 1107 West Knapp Stree: Atomic Safety and Licensing Stillwater, Oklahcma 74074 Board Panel U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Ccmmission Washington, D.C. 20555 i 98 330

4 U;11iam !!. Grif fin, Esq. Mr; Ernest H. Cannon, Jr. Assistant Attorney General Chief State Boiler Inspector Chief, Consumer Protecticn Divic, ion Kansas Department of Human Resources State Capitol building 610 West 10th, 2nd floor I: orth Topeka, Kansas 66612 Topeka, Kansas 66612-James T. Wiglesworth, Esq. f!rs. Diane Tegtmeier Rainey, Uiglesworth and Dewey 5130 Mission Road 9800 l'etcalf Shawnee Mission, Kansas 66205 Suite 400 General Square Center Atomic Safety and Licensing Overland Park, Kansas 66212 Board Panel U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Ccmmission Edward G. Collister, Jr. Washington, D.C. 20555 Coilister & Kampschroeder Attorr.eys a t Law Atomic Safety and Licensing 1203 Icwa Appeal Board Lawrence, Kansas 66044 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Treva J. Laska, Esq. ashington, D.C. 20555 Assistant General Counsel Docketing and Service Section J5f$rsnC , f!o. 65102 Office of the Secretary U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Cor.: mission Honorable Robert Bennett Washington, D.C. 20555 Governor of Kansas Topeka, Kansas 66612 William H. Ward, Esq. C hffice of the County Clerk /c Jack E. Scott Energy Al terna tives 5130 Mission Road Coffey County Courthouse Shawnee Mission, Kansas 66205 Burlington, Kansas 66839 Mr. John M. Wylie, II Energy Reporter Kansas City Star 1729 Grand Kansas City, Mo. 64108 I i e

Tyrone - pagh ? Michael J. Cain, Esq. Bureau of Legal Serviccs Department of Natural Resources Box 7921 liadi son, '.11 53707 Mr. Stanley Cider c/o Durand Pos tmaster Tyrone, WI 54736 Barbara J. Willard, Esq. Public Service Comnission of Wisconsin Hill Farms State Office Bldg. 4802 Sheboygan Avenue Madison, WI 53702 Mr. Edward Gold '12-13th Street i Menomonie, WI 54751 Richard Ihrig, Esq. 400 Exchange' Euilding 4th and Center Winona, MN 55987 Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Ccemission l Washington, D.C. 20555 t Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal Board Panel U.S. fiuclear Regulatory Commissiot Washington, D.C. 20565 i I Docketing and Ser/ ice Section Office of the Secretary U.S. Nuclear Regula tory Cccaission Washington, D.C. 20535 98 332

In the flatter of ) ) KANSAS GAS AND ELECTRIC CC::PANY & ) Docket l'o. 50-482 KANSAS CITY POWER AND LIGt!T CC'.'iPANY (Holf Crrak Generating Station, ) Unit..o. 'l ) Alan S. Rosenthal, Esq., Chairman !!r. Lester Kornblith, Jr. Atomic Safety and Licensing Atcmic Safety and Licensing Board Appeal Scard .U. S. fluclear Regulatory Ccamissicn U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Ccamission Washington, D.C. 20555 Washington, D.C. 20555 Dr. George C. Anderson ur, '~,hn H. Buck Departcent of Oceanography, '.'B-10 Atcaic Safety and Licensing University of-Hashington Appeal Board Seattle, Washington 98195 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Uashington, D.C. 20555 Gerald Charnoff, Esq. Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trcsbridge Michael C. Farrar, Esq. 1800 M Street, N.W. Atomic Safety and Licensing Washington, D.C. 20036 Appeal Board U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission i Uashington, D.C. 20555 Ralph Foster, Esq. Kansas Gas and Electric Building P. O. Box 208 Wichita, Kansas 67201 i 98 33o 1

i In the Matter of ) ) NORTHERN STATES F0WER CO. (MINNESOTA) ) Docket No. STN 50-484 & NORTHERN STATES PC'.-lER CO. (WISCONSIN) ) ) (Tyrone Energy Park, Unit 1) ) Richard S. Salzman, Esq., Chairman Mr..Lester Kornblith ir. Atomic Safety and Licensing Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Appeal Board U.S. Nuclear Regul atory Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555 Wasnington, D.C. 20555 Leonard Bickwit, Esq., Gen. Counsel Michael C. Farrar, Esq. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Atomic Safcty and Licensing Washington, D.C. 20555 Appeal Board U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555 Mr. Samuel J. Chil k Secretary of the Ccmmission i U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Dr. W. Reed Johnson Washing ton, D.C. 20555 Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal Board U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Ccemission Gerald Charnoff, Esq. Washington, D.C. 20555 Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge 1800 M Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 2C555 Ivan W. Smith, Esq. Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Jocelyn F. Olson, Esq. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Washington, D.C. 20555 1935 W. County Road, B2 Roseville, MN 55113 Dr. George C. Andcrson Mr. Tcn Galazen Department of Oceanography R.R. 2, Box 64 Universi ty of Washington Turtle Lake, WI 54SS9 Seattle, WA 98195 7 9

Three "ile Isl ar.! 2 page 2 Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel U.S. Nuclear Pegulatory Comnission Washington, D.C. 20555 Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal Board U.S. Nuclea r Regul a tory Ccemission Washi ngton, D.C. 20555 Docketing and Service Section Office of the Secretary U.S. Nuclear Regul atory Com:nission Washington, D.C. 20555 / I' 1 98 335 1 t

--~ UtilTED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY CCMI55:0N BEFORE THE ATOMIC SAFETY Af'D LICENSING APPEAL BCARDS* In the fiatters of ) i ) PHILADELPHIA ELECTRIC COMPANY et al. .) Docket Nos. 50-277 ) 50-278 (Peach Bottcm Atomic Power Station, ) Units 2 and 3) ) ) METROPCLITAN EDISCN CUMPANY et al. ) Docket tio. 50-320 ) (Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, ) Unit flo. 2) ) ) .'IRGINI A ELECTRIC ""D PC'clER CC".PANY ) Docket Nos. 50-338 ) 50-339 (North Anna Power Station, ) Units 1 and 2) ) ) PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS ) Docket Nos. 50-354 COMPANY ) 50-355 ) (Hope Creek Gmerating Station, ) Units 1 and 2) ) l ) FLORIDA POWER A.ND LIGHT COMPANY Docket No. 50-389 (St. Lucie lant, Unit No. 2) l CAROLINA. ..ER AND LIGHT CCMPANY ) Docket Nos. 50-400 ) 50-401 (Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant, ) E0 402 Units 1, 2, 3 and 4) ) 50-C3 } PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW ) Locket Nos. 50-443 HAMPSHIRE et al. ) 50-444 ) (Seabrook Station, Units 1 and 2) ) ) 's KANSAS GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY AND ) Docket No. STN'50-482 XANSAS CITY P05'ER AND LIGHT ) '\\ COMPANY ) x x ) N x (Wolf Creek Generating Station, ) x q Unit No. 1) ) Every Appeal Panel Member is on one or mor e of the Boards hearing the captioned proceedings' 98 336

In the Matter of ) ) WASHINGT011 PUBLIC POUER SUPPLY )- Docket flos. 50-460 SYSTEM 50-513 (WPPSS fluclear Project flos.1 ) and 4) ) Richard S. Salzman, Esq., Chairman flicholas D. Leais, Chairman Atomic Safety and Licensing Energy Facility Siting Evaluation Appeal Board Council U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 820 East Fifth Avenue Washington, D.C. 20555 Olympia, Washington 93504

  • Dr. John H. Buck Joseph B. Knotts, Jr., Esq.

Atomic Safety and Licensing Nicholas S. Reynolds, Esq. Appeal Board Debevoise & Liber. men U.S. fluclear Regulatory Cor lission 700 Shoreham Euil.:ing Washington, D.C. 20555 806 Fi f teenth Street, fl.W. Washir:gton, D.C. 20C05

  • Jerome E. Sharfman Atomic Safety and Licensing Richard Q. Quigley, tsq.

Appeal Board Washington Publ c Poser Supply System P.O. Box 968 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D. C. 20555 Richland, Washington 99352 Robert M. Lazo, Esq., Chairman

  • Atomic Safety and Licensing 00ord Panel Atomic Safety and Licensing Board U.S., luc iear Regula tory Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulc. tory Ccmmission Washington, D.C.

20555 Washington, D.C. 2055b Dr. Marvin Mann Dr. Donald P. deSylva Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Assoc. Prof. of Marine Scier.ce U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Rosenstiel School of Marine Washington, D.C. 2C555 and Atmospheric Science University of Miami Miami, Florida 33149 Atomic Safety and Licensing

  • Docketing and Service Section Appeal Panel' Office of the Secretary U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commisrion U.S. llucl ear Regula tory Co=aission Washington, D.C.

20555 Washington, D.C. 20555 l 98 337 g a m E p

fl0RTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY ) e (MINf;ESOTA) AND NORTHERN STATES ) Docket flo. STN 50-484 POWER CCMPANY (UISCONSIll) ) ) (Tyrone Energy Park, Unit No.1) ) ) ROCHESTER GAS AND ELECTRIC ) Docket flo. Sit! 50-485 CCRPORATION et al. ) ) (Sterling Power Project Nuclear ) Unit flo.1) ) ) DUKE POWEP 'iPANY ) Docket Nos. STN 50-491 ) -- STil 50-492 (Cherokee tuclear Station, ) STN 50-493 Units 1, 2 and 3) ) ) THE TLmED0 EDISON COMPAfiY et al. ) ) Docket Nos. 50-500 (Davis-Gesse Nuclear Power Station, ) 50-501 Units 2 and 3) ) ) WASHIt GTON PUBLIC PC'1ER SUPPLY ) Docket No. 50-513 SYSTEM ) ) (WPPSS Nuclear Project No. 4) ) ) TENNESSEE VALLEY AUThu.JTY ) Docket Nos. STN 50-518 ) STN 50-519 (Hartsville fluclear Plant, Units ) STN 50-520 1A, 2A, 1B and 2B) ) SIN 50-521 ) PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF INDIANA, ) Docket flos. STN 50-546 STN 50-547 (Marble Hill Nuclear Generating ) Station, Unit-1 and 2) ) ) TEilNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY ) Docket Nos. 50-553 ) 50-554 (Phipps Bend Nuclear Plant, ) Units 1 and 2) ) 4 s 98 338

e t. flRC STAFF RESPONSE TO ALAB-509 INTRODUCT1071 In April 1978, the Commission held incorrect the value assigned in Table S-3 (10 CFR Part 51) to the emissions of radon-222 expected to occur as a result of the mining and milling of uranium. 43 Fed. Rec.15613 (April 14, 1978). The Commission, at that time, instructed Atomic Safety and Licensing Boaris and Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal Boards to reopen the records in pending licensing proceedings to receive "new evidence on radon releases and on health effects resulting from radon releases.' Id. at 15615-16. The Appeal Boards decided in ALAB-480 that, in implementing the Commission's directive, it would be advantageous to be-in with the record made before the Licensing Board in proceeding.S Accordingly, the Appeal Board called the Perkins upon the parties in the above-captioned proceedings to frame their positions in terms of the Perkins record and the Licensing Board's subsequent decision in that proceeding. 7 NRC 796 at 804-06. i Various parties to these proceedings subsequently filed papers which the Appeal Boards considered and discussed in ALAB-509. As a result of their analyses of the various submissions, the Appeal Boards called first for further clarification by certain of the parties of the extent to which J Duke Power Co. (Perkins Unit 1, 2 and 3), Docket Nos. Sitt 50-428, 50-439, 50-490. Exceptions to th' Partial Initial Decision With Respect to the Environmental Con n uences of the Uranium Fuel Cycle i issued by the Perkins Licensing scard (6 idC 87 (1973)) are pencing before the Perkins_Aopeal Board. 98 339

l t ' ~. such parties "are dissatisfied with Perkins insofar as it deals with rates of radon release or levels of radon concentration from e. natural sources or nuclear fuel cycle activities (as distinguished from the health effects of any resulting exposure)." Second, with respect to health effects, the Appeal Boards called for a discussion of the Perkins Licensing Boarc"s de, minimus theory, further discussed below, if Perkins is accurate on emission rates and concentration levels (ALAB-509 at Slio. 0.p.., p. 5). Radon Emissions Although a number of parties responded to ALAB-480 by submitting to the Appeal Boards' objections about various aspects of the Perkins record, most i of those objections went to the adequacy of the Perkins record cn the question of health effects. As noted by the Appeal Boards, most parties seemed willing to ac. cept both the evidence and the decision in Perkins on the levels of radon emissions and the resulting concentrations to 9 which the population is exposed. (ALAB-509 at 6). 3/ However, the responses to ALAB-480 filed by intervenors in Sterling and Tyrone suggested in general terms that more evidence should be adduced on ti. 'astion of emission rates and concemration levels.3/ In ALAB-509, the Appeal 2/ In those respects, then, as was contemplated by ALAB-480, those parties could now be held bound by the Perkins record. The Appeal Boards directed any party who objects to this conclusion to tell them promptly why he believes it should act apply to him. ALAB-509, p. 7, fn. 7. Tc date, no such party has responded to this opportunity. 3/ Apparently, the Intervenors in Marble Hill and Wolf Creek are essen-tially centent, insofar as these topics are concerned, to have their proceedings governed cy hat trarspires in 5:erlino and Tvrene and in the proceedings in wnicn Dr Kepford is involved, respectively. As the Appeal Boards have indicated, significant developments will, in any event, most likely have to be considered in all proceedings. (See, fn. 8, ALAB-509). G 0; } [; O

~ - Boards indicated that they required additianal information concerning theobjectionsraisedbySterlingandTyroneinterve[orstothePerkins figures (ALAB-509, p. 7), and called upon the intervenors in Sterling and Tyrone to provide a particularized memorandum setting forth certain details of their objections. In response to the Appeal Board's direction in ALAB-509, Sterling and Tyrone intervenors, on February 19, 1979, filed a 1.t of some 26 specific alleged deficiencies in the Perkins record with respect to radon release. The Staff believes that these deficiencies are appropriate for further consideratinn and should be addressed by affidavits, depositions or further limited hearings, if necessary. Health Effects - De Minimus Theory With regard to tne remaining issue - the dg minimus ef fect vel non of the 1 release of radon, the Appeal Boards, in ALAB-509, noted that the Perkins Licensing Board had stated that: ~ l Based on tne record available to this Board, we find that the best mechanism available to charac-terize the significance of the radon releases associated with the mining and milling of the nuclear fuel for the Perkins facility is to compare such releases with those associated w'th natural bac kg ro u.1d. The increase in background associated with Perkins is so small compared with background and so small in comparison with the fluctuations 1 in background, as to be completely undetectable. Under such circumstance, the impact cannot be i j significant. 8 NRC at 1C0. 4 t

. The Appeal Boards observed: If we were to subscribe to t.iat view, there wou' ' appear to be no reason to consider the question of health effects further. Consequently, we believe it appropriate to consider this aspect of the Board's decision at the outset. ALAR-509, p. 9. Accordingly, the Appeal Boards provided the opportunity for any party who disagreed 'sith the approach taken by the Perkins Licensing Board to brief the matter. Sterling and Tyrone intervenors expressed their views in the response filed on February 19, 1979. Peach Bottom and Three Mile Island 2 intervenors expressed their views in a response also dated February 19, 1979. This latter filing also contains numerous charges of Staff fraud or cover-up which the Staff has previously responded to in prior filings on the radon matter. The filing does not provide, as was done by the Sterling and Tyrone intervenors, any particularization as to any I errors in the radon release values found in the Perkins record. It does, however, address the de mininus approach taken by the Perkins Licensing Board. Staff Position on De Minimus Theory Although articulated in various waye, the gist of the several objections to the "de minimus" approach of the Perkins Licensing Board decision is as follcws. It is improper to reach the conclusion that the health effects from radcn released from the uranium fuel cycle are insignificant by comparing such releases to natural background radon. Intervenors argue i that the Perkins record shows that the estimated ieleases for Perkins, 100 curies per 110 annual fuel requirements (AFR) for 1000 years resgips 00 J4a)

i 4 - in 132 deaths. They then argue that since this relationship will hold for all time, "we recognize 4800 deaths during the 10,000-year period and 230,000,000 deaths during the billion year period." They argue that it is this value of 230,000,000 ultimate deaths which must be weighed against the perceived benefit of generating electricity. In short, they urge that such a large cumulative increment in health effects cannot be dismissed as insignificant by comparing it to background radon exposure. Intervenor's argument uses a simplified computation of health effects similar to that used by Dr. Kepford in the Perkins record. This computa-tio' simply :akes health effects, based on Dr. Gotchy's estimates for the first 10)0 years, and extrapolates such effects, based on release rate i estimates, out to enormous periods of time into the future. (Page 19 of i Sterling-Tyrone intervenor's filing uses the figure 230 million deaths over a period of a billion years into the future.) In the Staff's view, the crux of the problem is actually ridestepped by l such a formulation of the question. If, indeed, the future health effects attributable to the radon released from the uranium fuel cycle were, in fact, a known quantity, ther, the point Intervenors have raised would be valid and might warrant additional, and concedely difficult, assessment of how, under the policies which underly NEPA, a known future damage is to be weighed against a present benefit. However, to frame it in this fashion poses a questicn different from that which faced the Licensing Board in Perkins proceeding. A 7 hb OJ

~- _g. + In the Perkins record and in that Licensing Board's decision, the difficult problem facing the Board was how to estimate what the potential future health effects might be which may be attributable to radon released thousands of years into the future from activities carried out today. The record in Perkins makes clear three very different approaches concerning treatment af the difficult unknowns involved in such an attempt to estimate health effects far into the future. Dr. Kepford's approach is mentioned above. Staff witness Dr. R. L. Gotchy provided a conservative numerical estimate of cancer mortality for periods of from 100 to 1000 years into the. future based on the data from other witnesses and the assumptions set forth in his testimony (Gotchy written testimony.following Tr. 2369).S

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testimony, however, also discussed the difficulties associated with projections far into the future; viz., changes in population patterns, climatic conditions, life expectsncies and medical knowledge which are all essential compcnents of any estimate of the level of radiation exposure and estimates of health effects attributable to any given level af radiation exposure (Gotchy written testimony at 11-13, and Tr. 2418-20). Ir. light of the inability to make meaningful projections of health effects for periods beyond 1000 years into the future, Dr. Gotchy provided a 3riscn of doses from projected radon releases against those from .iatural background radon. This comparison shows that radon releases ass 0Ciated With producticn of uranium for one reference reactor year or hb _5] TR references are to the PerkinS record.

'~ I f one AFR is for time periods out to 10,000 years, approximately 10/100,000 percent or, as a fraction about one-one-millionth of natural background radon dose. He concluded that this tiny fractional increase was insign-ificaat compared to natural background (Gotchy 13-18 and Table 8). Dr. L. Hamilton, Perkins Applicant's witness, took another tack. His testimony discussed why the use of traditional risk estimates are inapprop-riate at such exceedingly low levels cf exposure as those discussed on the Perkins recora. Specifically, the exclusion of the repair mechanisms may be inappropriate at the very low levels of exposure under consideration ir connection with radon released from the uranium fuel cycle. (Tr. 2271, 2323,2333). Dr. Hamilton then went on to compare such exposures attributable to radon released from the uranium fuel cycle to natural background radiation and to the fluctuations in natural background radon exposure. His estimates show exposure estimated for radon releases from production of uranium for one AFR results in an average exposure of less than one thousar.dth of one millirem. He then ccmpared this incremental exposure with the fluctuations due to every day experiences, such l as traveling around the country by airplane, and to the differences in i radon exposure due to spending time indoors as distinguished from scending time outdoors. (Tr. 2322-23, 2278, 2280). Dr. M. Goldman, another Perkins Applicant's witness, in nis testimony gives quantitative values of releases and provides perspective on Dr. Hamilton's testimony. Dr. Goldman's testimony indicates radon deses, for indoor exposures in concrete or brick houses, may be on the order of 10 times greater than the average outdoor radon exposures. He then testified that the lung dose conmitmtat calculated by

f s _ i ~ the NRC Staff for radon releases from mining and milling for the first 500 years (or 5,200 man rem) would be balanced by (or is the same as) reducing the amount of time the average person in the U.S. population spends indoors by less than 10 minutes once in a 500-year period. (Goldman,

p. 8-10, fol. Tr. 2265).

The Perkins Board assessed these different approaches and, based on the record, accepted as the best mechanism to characterize the significance of radon releases a comparison of such releases with natural background radiation and the fluctuations in s';ch natural b6ckground radiation. l Thus, t:ith evidence demonstrated by a number of approaches that the health effects.:.ttributable to radon releases from mining and milling in the uranium fuel cycle are very small, we believe that comparison to fluctua-tions in background radon exposure resulting from every day experiences provides a valid basis for characterization of the significance of such impacts and such comparison shows that the impacts attributable to releases of radon from uranium mining and milling for Perkins (and thus i for similar plants) is insignificant. g8 3kb

\\ t I We believe intervenor's argumer;s concerning "de minimis" do not present any serious basis for asserting that the aJproach used by the Perkins Board was invalid. Analaoy to Appendix I The Appeal Boards. at footnote 14 of ALAB-509, requested the parties to address the question of whether an analogy might be drawn, as regards radon relec3es from mining and milling, to the Commission's Appendix I regulations, 10 CFR Part 50, App. I, Sec. II. 1/ _1/ As noted by the Appeal Boards, those regulations set limits upon radioactive eleases during normal operation which are couched in terms of levels al'ove background and which permit resulting doses which are small in relation to those ::ased by background (as is shown by 10 C R Part 51, Table S-4, fn. 2). 1 i I 9i g8

.e --- ......4 I , In the Staff's view, it is appropriate to draw an analogy to Appendix I to further support the validity of the de minimus theory. Appendix I constitutes a recognition by the Commission that background raciation is an appropriate guage for determining the significance of emissions resulting from the operation of a facili'.y. The Commission incorporated this pr'nciple into the Appendix I numerical guidelir.es. The P_erkins Licensing Board's treatment of radon emissions as insignificant for cost-benefit purposes based upon a comparison with background is, accordingly, analogous to the Comaission's health and safety approach to limiting radioactive material in reactor effluents. hh Y Su~h> (gmg Joseph F. Scinto Deputy Chief Hearing Counsel M M ftGrnard M. Bordenick' Counsel for fiRC Staff .S T d h 14. W u (g,e) Stephen H. Lewis Counsel for f1RC Staff Dated at Bethesda, Maryland this lith day of April,1979. 4 98 348}}

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