ML19253A893
| ML19253A893 | |
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| Issue date: | 07/17/1979 |
| From: | Ryan R NRC OFFICE OF STATE PROGRAMS (OSP) |
| To: | Rozier Carter SOUTH CAROLINA, STATE OF |
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s, - f July 17, 1979 The Honorable Rex L. Carter South Carolina House cf Representatives Colu=bia, South Carolina 29211
Dear Mr. Carter:
The Nuclear Regulatory Cc= mission (NRC) has been engaged in the develop-cent cf a more explicit policy for nuclear facility decc=issioning.
In September 1978 we held a set of regional workshops to review with State officials the specifics of the NRC plan.
In respense to the co = ents, the plan was modified.
NL' REG-0436, Revision #1 was issued in December 1975 and sent to all the States for cc =len:.
A followup set of workshcps to discuss technical studies co=pleted since last year, a preliminary draft of a generic enviro = ental impact statement, and draft proposed rule changes, will be held on Septe:ber 12-14, Columbia, South Carolina and Septe=ber 25-27, Seattle, Washington. An agenda is enclosed.
I invite you to designate two = embers of your legislative body to participate in these workshops. You =ay, of course, send others as observers.
In the event that there are budgetary difficulties, some funds may be available for travel.
I a= also sending letters of invitation to the Governor and the public utility regulatory group. A list of of the State's attendees at the September workshca 's enclosed.
We have had suggestions at the previous workshops that it would be useful for the par:1cipants to tour a nuclear facility pric: to discussing any new NRC proposed regulations er guidelines.
Tne attendees generally agreed that such a tour would give the participants a better perspective of what would be entailed in dece==issioning these facilities.
Over the past few conths we have polled the participants of the Septe=ber 1978 workshops to see if there was still interest in taking a tour prior to this workshop.
But the response was geographically divided.
There was a centinued interest from those partic-ipants who would go to the workshop in Columbia, South Carolina.
Hence, we have arranged for a fer=al tour on September 11 of Su=er I, a nuclear power plant under construction, and the icw-level burial ground in Barnwell, South Carolina.
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333100 Surprisingly, there was little interest in a tour of Hanford from these States that would participate in the Seattle workshops.
Tncrcfore, we are not conducting a for=al tour.
'a'c hcve, however, made arrangements with the Richland Operations Office of the Department of Energy to provide a tour if seme of the participants want to travel to Hanford on September 23 for a tour on September 24 They would have to return to Seattle on the evening of the 24th in order to be available for the start of the workshop, on the following morning.
Another suggestion that came out of our September 1978 workshops was that each State's representatives to the nex: workshop have the opportunity to caucus before coming to the workshop.
The purpose of the caucus would be to develop the State's position on the issues that will be discussed.
I support this idea and will provide you or ycur designated representa:i-te with the apprcpriate information in advance cf the meeting.
I would appreciate it if you would designate your representatives, their positions, addresses and telephone numbers and notify the centracter who is providing support for the workshop: Ms. Sharen Thompson-Cohen, PEER, Censultants, Inc., 1160 Reckville Pike, Suite 202, Rockville, Maryland 20S32, (3Cl) 3'0-7990.
So that we can =ake the necessary travel and *,ur arrangements, we need to knew who your representatives are by July 27.
I am enclosing background material en the issues to be discussed.
Sincerely Robert C. Ryan, Dir or Office of State Programs Enc,losures :
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Agenda 2.
Background State =en:
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State Attendee :is:
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