ML19269D403

Request by Intervenors Skagitonians Concerned About Nuclear Plants for Motion Ordering Review of NRC Position Re Relevance of Class 9 Accident Issue.Renews Motion to Consider Class 9 Accidents.Certificate of Svc Encl

ML19269D403
Person / Time
Site:	Skagit
Issue date:	04/27/1979
From:	Leed R LEED, R.M.
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NUDOCS 7906020229
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EC PUBLIC DCOBM E# vi ST UNITFD STATES OF AMFRICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY , COMMISSION

( w b %> k BEFORE TFF ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD In the Matter Of: )

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PUGET SOUND POWER AND ) Docket Nos. 50-522 LIGHT CO MP ANY , et al., ) 50-523

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(Skaci t Fuclear Power P roject, )

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MOTION FO R O CD F D. DIRFCTING REVIEN OF STAFF POSITION RFG ARDING RELFVANCE OF CI. ASc 9 ACCIDRNTS AND RENFWING MOTION TO CONSIDER CLASS 9 ACCIDENTS Althouch intervenor SCANP has, since the outset, contended that Class 9 accidents are an appropriate and necessary issue in this proceedino (Intervenor's Contention J9), the staff has heretofore taken the position that such incidents should be disrecarded in connection with site s af e ty and envi ronmental imcact analysis.

In view of the recent incident at the Three > file Island clant in Pennsylvania, the ba sis for staf f 's ref us'al to consider the Class 9 accident in connection with safety analysis, and envi ronmental impact s ta teme nt orecaration, has disacpeared. The Three Mile Island incident was an actual or cotential Class 9 accident.

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g, The staff has preoared an environmental imoact state-ment, and a supolement, to support the action of the Commis-sion in connection with this licensino oroceedina. In the EIS, the ehenomena of Class 9 accidents was explicitly disrecarded. (See EIS, po. 7-1 to 7-2.). The supolemental EIS totally icnores the Class 9 accident.

It is intervenor's understanding that not only the NRC, but a special commission appointed by the President, is studyino the Three Mile Island incident. Intervenors believe that it would be appropriate, therefore, for the Licensina Board to direct the staf f to review all matters at issue in this croceedino, and to report back to the Licen-sina Board and the other parties in a reasonable time, (such as 90 d ays), with resoect to whether or not:

1. The staff position on any issue in this procedino should be modi fied to reflect a consideration of the Three Mile Island accident, and if so, when such modi fication can be expected.

2. Whether it would be aporopriate to supolement the oricinal EIS and supplemental EIS, to account for, discuss, disclose, and analyze, the consequences of Class 9 acci-dents, or at least, the actual consecuences of the Three Mile Island accident, with respect to licensinc this site.

Secondly, intervenors request that the Board rule that the actual and potential consecuences of the Three Mile 2260 M

Island accident, and of the ootential for such an accident at the Skagit site, be considered in this oroceedino, and evidence be received accordingly, and that intervenors be entitled to maintain their contention JC.

DATED this 17 day of April, 1979.

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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION cb BEFORE THE ATCMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING APPEAL BOARD In the Matter of )

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PUGFT SOUND POWER & LIGHT ) DOCKET NOS. STN 5 0-522 COMPANY, et.al., ) 50-523

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(Skacit Nuclear Power Project, )

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CERT 7FICATE OF SFRVICF I hereby certify that copies of:

INTERVENOR SCANP'S " MOTION FOR ORDER DIRECTING REVIEW OF STAFF POSITION BEG ARDING CLASS 9 ACCIDENTS AND RENEWING MOTION TO CONSIDER CLASS 9 ACCIDENTS" have been served on the following by depositing the same in the United S tates mail, postace prepaid, on this 27th day of April, 1979.

Valentine B. Deale, Esc., Chairman Alan S. Rosenthal, Chai rma n Atomic Saf ety and Licensina Board Atomi c S af ety and Licensinc U.S. Nuclear Feculatory Apoeal Board Commi ssion U.S .' Nuclear Regulatory Commi ssion 1001 Connecticut Avenue N.W. Washington, D .C. 20055 Washincton, D.C. 20036 ,

Dr. J ohn H . Buck, Member Dr. Frank F. Hoooer, Member A tomi c S a f e ty and Licensing A tomic S af ety and Licensino Board Acpeal Boa'rd School of Natural Pesou rces U.S. Nuclear Reculatorv Commission Uni ve rsi ty of Michican Washincton, D .C. 20555 Ann Arbor, MI. 48104 Michael C. Farrar, Member Gustave A. Linenbercer, Memoer Atomic S afety and Licensino Atomic Safety and Licensinc Board Acceal Board U .S . Nuclear Recu latorv U.S. Nuclear Reculatorv Commission Commission Washincton, D.C. 20555 Washincton, D.C. 20555 pgf Certificate - 1

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Docketing and Service Section Canadian Consulate General Of fice of the Secretary Peter A. van Brakel U.S . Nuclear Reculatory Vice-Consul Commission 412 Plaza 600 Washincton, D.C. 20555 6th and S tewart S treet Seattle, Washincton 98101 Pichard L. Black, Esc.

Counsel for NRC Staff F. Theodore Thoms en U.S . Nuclear Reculatory Perkins, Coie, Stone, Olsen Commission & Williams Office of the Executive Lecal 1900 Washincton Building Director Seattle,.Washincton 98101 Washincton, D, C. 20555 Alan P. O' Kelly Nicholas D. Lewis, Chairman Paine, Lowe, Coffin, Herman Enercy Facility Site Evaluation & O' Kelly Council 1400 Washincton Trust Financial 820 Fast Fif th Avenue Center Olympia, Washincton 98504 Spokane, Fashincton 99204 Robert C. Schofield, Director Russel W. Busch Skagit County Plannino Decart- Evercreen Lecal Services ment 5 20 Smi th Tower 120 West Kincaid Street Seattle, Washincton 98104 Mt.Vernon, Washincton 98273 Richard M. Sandvik, E sc. ,

Assistant Attorney General Deoartment of Justice 500 Paci fic Buildinc 520 S. W. Y amhill Portland, Oregon 97204 Robert Lowenstein, Esc.

Lowenstein, Newman, Reis &

Axelrad 1025 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.

Washicnton, D.C. 20036 H. H . P hillies, Esc.

vice President and Corporate Counsel Portland General Electric i,f f Comoany 121 S.W. Salmon S treet DATED: ~7/ 2 l/ 7[~

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