ML19254E659

Comments on Irregularities Received from Congressman Udall Re Requests Scope of Geological Testimony Be Broadened to to Include Testimony of Area Geologists & USGS

ML19254E659
Person / Time
Site:	Skagit
Issue date:	10/16/1979
From:	Carstens R SKAGITONIANS CONCERNED ABOUT NUCLEAR POWER (SCANP)
To:	Ahearne J NRC COMMISSION (OCM)
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NUDOCS 7911020132
Download: ML19254E659 (2)

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REACTORS HAVE EVIDENTLY BEEN SINGLED OUT BY THE NRC FOR " FAST TRACK APPROVALd BECAUSE FINAL CONSTRUCTION HEARINGS HAVE BEEN SCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER 25 dmICH IS BEFORE THE KEMENY THREE MILE ISLAND REPORT IS ISSUEO. aHY IS THIS7 FURTHERMORE THE HEARING *AS SCHEDULED aITH LESS THAN USUAL NOTICE AND WE ARE NOW IN POSITION BEING FORCED TO SUBMIT PRE-FILE TESTIMONY a! THIN 5 waRKING DAYS IN ADDITION, VITAL NEW SEISNIC OATA PREVIOUSLY aITHNELD BY THE UTILITY HAS COME TO LIGHT AND THE UTILITY IS DOING ITS LEGAL BEST TO <EEP OUR HANDS OFF THE DATA PRIOR TO THE OCTOBER 25 HEARINGS. NEXT THE USGS IN ITS HASTILY ORAFTED GEOLOGY REPORT AGREED WITH OUT PAST FINDINGS ON GEOLOGY AND TURNED RIGHT AROUND AND DISCLAIMED THIS IN THEIR

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CONCLUSION BY AGREEING TO THE APPLICANT'S aEAKER DESIGN THESE USGS CONCLUSIONS HAVE ANGERED AND SA00ENED HANY AREA GEOLOGISTS AND THE REPORT GREATLY REQUCES USGS CREDIBILITY AS " INDEPENDENT BODY", FURTHERMORE IN ORDERING THESE HEARINGS THE ASLB CHAIRMAN DEALE MAS SO NARRoaED THE -

SCOPE OF GEOLOGICAL TESTIMONY THAT dE ARE AFRAID THAT THIS NEd SEISMIC INFORMATION AS

• ELL AS TESTIMONY BY USGS PEOPLE WILL NEVER ENTER THE RECORD. aE MUST BE ASSURED THAT dE CAN CALL AND QUESTION THE FOLL0d!NG USGS SCIENTISTS WHO HAVE BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN ANALYZING THIS PROJECT. TMESE ARE MESSRS J. WHETTON, S. PESSEL, DAVID BOORE, A, A. OLIVER, R. A. PAGE, d. B. JOYNER, a. B. WAMILTON, ROLAND TLBER, DAVID JONES, CLARK BLAKE, C. aENia0RTM, HAYES, OEv!NE AND MORRIS. IF YOU CAN ASSURE US OF THE ABILITY TO GET THIS NEa INFO AND TALK ABOUT IT AND THE ABILITY TO QUESTION THE PEOPLE NAMED ABOVE AS aELL AS ,

BEING GIVEN REASONABLE TIME TO PREPARE TESTIMONY THEN dE CAN PRESENT A STQ0NG CASE FOR THE SITE GEOLOGY OTHERWISE aE MAY

• ELL BE LOO <!NG AT A KANGAR00 COURT PROCEEDING. ALL OF THE EFFORT YOU'VE SPENT TO RESTORE PUBLIC CONFIDENCE IN THE NRC DILL BE IN VAIN IF THIS TRAMPLING OF INTERVENOR'S RIGHTS IS ALLOWED TO TAKE PLACE. PLEASE SEE dHAT YCU CAN 00 IT IS VITALLY URGENT Tdx s910=uu9-2599 7 91102 0 /M HOME PHONE (206) 293 5312 a0Rd DMONE (206) 883-8200 00N CARSTENS SKAGIT0NIANS CONCERENED ABOUT NUCLEAR PLANTS 1243 274

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