ML19290B872

Petition for Reconsideration of Intervenors 791107 Oral Motion to Defer Further Consideration of Applicants' Request Re Early Site Review Until President'S Commission Results Are known.Radiation-related Issues Should Be Insured

ML19290B872
Person / Time
Site:	05000599, 05000600
Issue date:	11/26/1979
From:	Kodner J CITIZENS AGAINST NUCLEAR POWER, KODNER, J.L.
To:	Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel
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NUDOCS 7912140295
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COSMOLEALTH EDISON COMPANY, ET. AL. ) Docket No.'s S50-599 (Carroll County Site) ) S50-600 PETITION FOR P.ECONSIDERATION OF MOTION TO DEFER On November 7,1979, Intervenors Citizens Against Nuclear Power, Inc.,

James Runyon arri Edward Gogol, through their attorney Jan L. Kodner, orally noved this Board to defer further consideration of Applicants' request for Early Site Review until inpler.entation or nonicolementation of the site-related recommendations of the President's Connission on the Accident at Three Mile Island is known. At that time, this Board denied that motion. Intervenors move for reconsideration of their motion to defer.

The President's Commission on. the Accident at Tnree Mile Island has recommended : "to ensure the best available review of radiation-related health issues, including reactor siting issues, policy statements or regulations in that area of the restructured NRC should be subject to mandatory review and comment by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services."

Reeort of the President's Connission on the Accident at Three Mile Island, Co-nission Recomerriations, Section E - Workers and Public Health and Safety, page 74 (10/30/79) The Comnission has further recommended that, to the excimum feasible extent, the siting of new power plants should be in locations remote from concentrations of po=ulstion. Sueolemental Views by Menbers of President's Comission on the Accident at Three Mile Island. Supplemental View by

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Contress and the NRC have shown early signs towards 2cceptance of some recomend2tions of the President's Connission. Acceptance of the Commission's site-relsted reco-cendstions could render noot any further deliberations or '

decisions as regards the Carroll County site, especially if said site is -

considered as insufficiently renote from concentrations of population. A -

193i sistive orJRC decision on these recor enditions could be forthcominz very ___

coon, due to the current public apprehensions concerning nuclear po or. It would not unduly delsy these proceedings if ,further consider 2 tion of Applic2nts' rocuest for early site review is deferred until it is known what changes, if any, .

in the site selection criteri2 snd process are in order.

• inerefore, Petitioners respectfully request that this Honorable Eotrd reconsider its decision to overrule their oral Motion to Dofer, 2nd that this Bosrd hold these proceedings in abeyance until a Congressional, 1579 202 G

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J, n L. Kodner attorney for Intervenors - Fotitioners Citizens Against !*uelsar Power, Inc.

Jar.es Runyon Edward Gogol 230 W. Monroe, Suite 2026 Chicsgo IL 60506 (312/782-94'6)

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