ML19253A885
| ML19253A885 | |
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| Issue date: | 07/17/1979 |
| From: | Ryan R NRC OFFICE OF STATE PROGRAMS (OSP) |
| To: | Henry A WASHINGTON, STATE OF |
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- wee 8 July 17, 1979 The Menorable Al Henry Washing:cn Senate Oly= pia, Washington 98504
Dear Mr. Henry:
The Nuclear Regulatory Cc==ission (NRC) has been engaged in the develep-
=ent of a more explici: policy for nuclear facility decc:=1ssioning.
In Septe:ber 1978 ve held a set of regicnal workshops to review with State officials the specifics of the NRC plan.
In respense to the co==ents, the plan was =odified.
NUREG-0436, Revision #1 was issued in December 1975 and sent' to all the States for co::ent.
A followup set of verkshops to discuss technical studies cc:pleted since last year, a preli=inary drafr of a generic i
envirc= ental i= pact state =ent, and draft proposed rule changes, will be held on Septe=ber 12-14, Colu=bia, South Carolina and Septe=ber 25-27, Seattle, Washington.
An agenda is enclosed.
I invite you to designate two =e=bers of your legislative body to participate in these werkshops.
You =ay, of course, send others as cbservers.
In the event that there are budgetary difficulties, se e funds say be available for travel.
I am also sending letters of invitatien to the Governor and the public utility regulatory group.
A list of of the State's attendees at the Septe:ber workshcp is enclosed.
We have had suggestions at the previous workshops that it would be useful for the participants to teur a nuclear facility prior te discussing any new NRC proposed regulatiens er guidelines.
The attendees generally agreed that such a tour wculd give :he participants a better perspective cf what would be entailed in decc==1ssiening these facilities.
Over the pas few =cn:hs we have pelled the participants of the Septe=ber 1978 werkshops :o see if there was still interes: in taking a tour pric: to this verkshop.
Su the response was geographically divided.
There was a continued interest frem those partic-ipants who uculd go to the workshcp in Celu=bia, Scuth Carclina.
Hence, we have arranged fer a fer:a1 : cur en September 11 of Sa==er I, a nuclear pcuer plant under censtructica, and the lev-level burial ground in Barnwell, South
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Surprisingly, there was little interest in a tour cf Hanford from those States that would participate in the Seattle worksheps.
Therefore, we are not conducting a for=al tour.
'a'e have, however, made arrange =ents with the Richland Operations Of fice of the Department of Energy te provide a tour if scoe of the participants want to travel to Hanford on Septe:ber 23 for a tour en Septa =ber 24 They would have to return to Seattle en the evening of the 24th in order to be available for the start of the workshop, on the following
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Another suggestion that came out of our Septe=ber 1978 workshops was that each State's representatives to the next workshop have the opportunity to caucus before ce=ing to the workshep.
The purpose cf the caucus would be to develop the State's position en the issues that vill be discussed.
I support this idea and vill provide you er your designated representative with the appropriate infer atien in advance of the meeting.
I would appreciate it if you would designate your representatives, their positiens, addresses and telephene numbers and nerify the contractor who is providing support for the verkshep: Ms. Sharen Tho:psen-Cohen, PEER, Consultants, Inc.. 1160 Rockville Pike, Suite 202, Rockville, Maryland 20S52, (301) 340-7990.
So that we can =ake the necessary travel and tour arrangements, we need to know who ycur representatives are by July 27.
Ia enclosing backgrcund =aterial en the issues to be discussed.
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Robert G.
Ryan, Directc OfficeofStateFregra:{
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Enclosures:
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Agenda 2.
Backgrocnd State:ent 3.
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