ML19289D117
| ML19289D117 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | 05000502, 07701927 |
| Issue date: | 01/25/1979 |
| From: | Goldberg S NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE LEGAL DIRECTOR (OELD) |
| To: | Bright G, Cheatum E, Luton E AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED, Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel |
| Shared Package | |
| ML120180050 | List: |
| References | |
| SECY-78-311, NUDOCS 7902230015 | |
| Download: ML19289D117 (2) | |
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January 25, 1979 Edward Luton, Esq., Chairman Mr. Glenn O. Bright Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Atomic Safety and Licensing Board U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C.
20555 Washington, D.C.
20555 Dr. E. Leonard Cheatum Route 3 gm Box 350-A
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nb In the Matter of Wisconsin Electric Power Company, et al.
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Gentlemen:
Enclosed for the information of the parties is a copy of SAND 77-1927 entitled,
" Transport of Radionuclides in Urban Environs: Working Draft Assessment" (WDA). This is a preliminary report in the development by the NRC of a Generic Environmental Impact Statement (GEIS) on transportation of radionuclides in urban environs. The general objectives of the GEIS are (1) to identify any unacceptable risk or hazard to public health and safety and (2) to identify promising alternatives whereby current levels of safety may be improved further. The study is not intended, by itself, to support any specific rulemaking action or other regulatory activity.
Among the topics discussed in the WDA are: (1) sabotage of spent fuel casks, discussed in Chapter 6, resulting in severe consequences (thousands of deaths, billions of dollars in damages) and (2) consequences of severe accidents in urban areas resulting in costs exceeding $560 million.
Also enclosed for the information of the parties are copies of Commission Information Reports, SECY-78-311, dated June 14, 1978 and SECY-78-311A */
dated November 9,1978. These Information Reports indicate to the Commissian the Staff's view of the impact of the WDA on current regulatory
- / Only the unclassified portions of SECY-78-311A have been forwarded.
In addition, SECY-78-311A has been supplemented by a " Correction Notice" cf November 27, 1978. A copy of this notice is also enclosed.
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.. policy. As can be seen from "hese Ccmmission papers, the NRC Staff has recommended that no immediau regulatory action is necessary to protect spent fuel shipment at this time.
Copies of the enclosed documents have been furnished separately to all Licensing and Appeal Board Panel 3! embers for their use.
Sincerely, lllHio. l/
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In Nteven C. Goldber7 I
Counsel foi NRC Stnff
Enclosures:
As stated c w/ enclosures:
cc w/o enclosures:
hir. Sol Burstein Atomic Safety and Licensing Gerald Charnoff, Esq.
Board Panel Robert II. Gorske, Esq.
Atomic Safety and Licensing Thomas A. Lockyear, Esq.
Appeal Board Pan.1 Air. William Charles Hanely Docketing and Service Section hir. Thomas Galazen Richard W. Hennegar, Esq.
David Beckwith, Esq.