ML19263D628
| ML19263D628 | |
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| Site: | South Texas  |
| Issue date: | 04/03/1979 |
| From: | Bechhoefer C Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel |
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| NUDOCS 7904130080 | |
| Download: ML19263D628 (4) | |
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Docket Nos. STN 50-498 POWER COMPANY, _ET _AL.
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(South Texas Project,
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Units 1 and 2)
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NOTICE OF HEARING On August 2, 1978, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission-published in the Federal Register, 43 Fed. Reg. 33968, a notice that the Commission had receiveo a final safety analysis report and an environmental report in support of an application for facility operating licenses from Houston Lighting & Power Co.,
the City of San Antonio, Texas, Central Power & Light Co., and the City of Austin, Texas (the Applicants) to possess, use and operate the South Texas Project, Units 1 and 2, two pressurized water reactors located approximately 15 miles southwest of Bay City, on the west side of the Colorado River, in Matagorda County, Texas.
The notice provided that by September 1, 1978, any person whose interest may be affected by the proceeding could file a petition for leave to intervene in accordance with the Commission's Rules of Practice, 10 CFR Part 2, particularly 10 CFR Section 2.714.
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i 2-Five petitions for leave to intervene and requests for a hearing in the proceeding have been filed.
In addi-tion, the State of Texas filed a request to participate as
" interested State" pursuant to 10 CFR 5 2.715(c).
An Atomic Safety and Licensing Board was established to rr.le upon such petitions and requests.
After holding a special prehearing conference pursuant to 10 CFR Section 2.751a, the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board designated to rule upon petitions issued an order on April 3, 1979, granting the petitions for leave to intervene filed by the Citizens Concerned About Nuclear Power, Inc. (CCANP) and by Citizens for Equitable Utilities, Inc. (CEU), and admitting those cetitioners as parties to the proceeding.
The Licensing board also granted the request of the State of Texas to participate as an " interested State."
The Board denied other requests but provided that, if Austin Citizens for Economical Energy (ACEE) provides additional information, it too wi.ll be deemed admitted to the proceeding.
Please take notice that a bearing will be conductsd in this proceeding.
An Atomic Safety and Licensing Board, consisting of the same members who served on the Board designated to rule upon petitions, has been designated to preside over this proceeding.
They are Dr. James C. Lamb, III,
3-Dr. Emmeth A. Luebke, and Charles Bechhoefer, who will serve as Chairman of the Board.
During the course of the proceeding, the Board will hold one or more prehearing conferences pursuant to 10 CFR Section 2.752.
The public is invited to attend any pre-hearing conferences, as well as the evidentiary hearing.
During scme or all of these sessions, and in accordance with 10 'CFR.Section 2.715 (a), any person, not a party to the proceeding, will be permitted to make a limited appear-ance statement, either orally or in writing, stating his position on the issues.
The number of persons making oral statements and the time allowed for each oral statement may be limited depending upon the total time available at various sessions.
Persons desiring to make a limited appearance are requested to inform the Secretary of the Commission, U. S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC
- 20555, Attention:
Docketing and Service Section.
Written state-ments supplementing or in lieu of oral statements may be of any length and will be accepted at any session of the proceeding or may be mailed to the Secretary of the Commission.
For further details, see the application for the facil-ity operating licenses, dated August 24, 1977, the final
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safety analysis report and the environmental report, oper-ating license stage, both dated May 10, 1978, and papers filed concerning the requests for a hearing and petitions for leave to intervene, including the Prhearing Conference Order Ruling Upon Intervention Petitions, dated April 3, 1979, all of which are available for public inspection at the Commission's Public Document Room, 1717 H Street, N.W.,
Washington, DC, and at the Matagorda County Courthouse, 1700 Seventh Street, Bay City, Texas 77414.
As they become available, the following documents may be inspected at the above locations:
(1) the Safety Evaluation Report prepared by the Commission's staff; (2) the Draft Environmental State-ment; (3) the Final Environmental Statement; (4) the report of the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) on the application for facility operating licenses; (5) the proposed facility operating licenses; and (6) the technical specifications, which will be attached to the proposed facility operating licenses.
THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD designated to rule on petitions for leave to intervene.
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Charles Bechhoefer, Cbairman y
Dated at Bethesda, Maryland, this 3rd day of April,1979.
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