ML19263D618

First Set of Interrogatories Submitted to Nrc.Questions Pertain to Chlorine Pollution of Brazos River,Possible Restrictions on Recreational Use of Allens Creek & Purported Buckling Problems in Containment Bldg

ML19263D618
Person / Time
Site:	Allens Creek File:Houston Lighting and Power Company icon.png
Issue date:	03/12/1979
From:	Jeffrey Scott TEXAS PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP
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ML19263D619	List: ML19263D618 ML19263D622
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NUDOCS 7904130068
Download: ML19263D618 (2)

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p c-Houston Lightine and Power & Comnany X Docket "o. 50-466 I .

X (Allens Creek "uclear Gen. Station X TEZPIRG'S FI.lST 3ET OF INTERROGATORIEG TO NUOLEAR REG. CCMM.

Fursuanc to 10 CPR 2.740 (b), Til?IRG requests that the attached Interrogatories be fully answered in writing by Mr. Joac,h Hendrie and any other officers or employees of the Ocamission .tho have cerconal knowledge thereof or are the closest to havin.; personal snowledco thereof. 'dhoever answers should set forth their name and title and show which Interrog-atories he ar she is resnonsible for answering.

Each question is to be answered in 6 parts, as follows:

Answer to Question #  : (a) Direct Answer. (b) List all docu-ments and atudies, with page numbars, relied uoon by the Staff now or in the past, which serve as the basis for the answer.

A copy may be furnished now. (C) List all documents ani studies with on.Ie numbers examined but not reliad uron, which certain to the subject matter questioned. (D) LLst by name, title, and affiliation each emplovea or con ultant that has the expert knowledge required to support the answer to the question.

(E) Exclain whether the Staff intends to do any further re-search work or other work, and who is to do it. (F) Identify the excart(s) if any, whom the Staff intands to have testify on ;he subject matter questionad.  ; ate the qualification of each such exnert. __________________

1 Please sup'ly any information on ;hy Staff believes any chlorine will reach the 3rasos River, contrary to Applicant's statement on pz. 5 a-1 of the Environmental Reoort (2R).

2. On pg. 9 12 of the FES,(1974) it is stated that the con-centration of total dissolvel solids (TDS) is below levels that are toxic for "several types" of aquatic organisms in

-he Brazos River. The dupolement to the F23, on p7 5.5-?O, "the staff concludes that littl; imoact, other ;han some cos-sible movement of biota away from the discharge area durinc hich TD5 release will occur in the 3ranos River." Has the Staff concluded all a uatic biota have sufficeint toller-of the croposed TDS level?

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3 On 3. :-20 of the Final Supoleacnt to FE3, Staff stntec that there any be " Pae scaconal restriction in the recro-ational une of the Alleac Jreek embavnent". . ., due to hich feni colif orm an ! f cal strrtococci. clhere do thoce bteteria ori-inate?

4 deferrin.- to J3 above, which season would rer;uire re-strictions' What activitiec would have to be rectricted?

'. A'plicant han ntatoi that the "ma:cimum month Ly TD3 con-centration dischar~e" in 1,320 m -/ litre. On oa: e 3. 5-20, (Final Juoalement to the FsJ) thia ic -iven a'; ,??D purt-7er million. For this to be correct, a litr; would have to hold exactly one .illion erta, and etch a rt woim (;r narts avernge) ' mm. Ic this a misprint? Please en' lain the chanr;c in the Final Ou ole nent to the M3 from table 3 5.1-1 in the Ano icants FR.

G. 'c/ hat protectiva atena vill the URO reccommend to protect the nublic with r'~J1r! to itc finling of uncertainty of heavy metal water chomiatry (See 3. 5-9, bottom of n ye) in the n ro c o " ~i oolin~ 1ake an-1 reculting affects on the Brazos River recreational use?

7. ilill the surety Evatuution woort contuin Jtaff's anal-y';is of Anplicant's eatinates of the strenr:th of the contain-ment building metal liner?

3. If the answer to /7 is affirmative has Staff concider3d r3cently renarted problems of " Buckling" in containment buildines?

Resnectfully Jubmitted M <b JJu . e u .i n ,Ju_ , JH.

Ps. IRG Attorney 8502 Albacore Haunto.., Texan 77074 713-77^-7606

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