ML19305B835
| ML19305B835 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Seabrook  |
| Issue date: | 03/05/1980 |
| From: | Harold Denton Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Backus R, Jordan W O'NEIL, BACKUS & SPIELMAN, SHELDON, HARMON & WEISS |
| Shared Package | |
| ML19305B836 | List: |
| References | |
| SECY-A-79-091A, SECY-A-79-91A, NUDOCS 8003200458 | |
| Download: ML19305B835 (4) | |
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Dear Sirs:
This will advise you as to the Commission's f 'nal action regarding my Novem-l ber 16, 1979 dental of your requests that I it sue an order to show cause to l
Public Service Company of New Hampshire (PSNH) why the construction permits for the Seabrook Station should not be suspended or revoked on the basis of l
the asserted lack of PSNH's financial qualifications.
I By order issued December 21,1979 (Enclosure A) the Commission extended to l
January 31, 1980 the time within which it might act to review that denial.
As a result of " supervening events" to the denial, the staff was requested I
in a memorandum dated December 27, 1979 from the Secretary (Enclosure B) to assess questions raised by these " supervening events" and "other more recent pertinent information." The staff was also requested to report to the~ Commission its assessment of the significance of these events and whether this assessment indicated that the Director's decision should be modi fied.
In response to this request, I forwarded to the Commission an information paper dated January 18, 1980, under designation SECY-A-79-91 A (Enclosure C). This paper supplements my November 16,197910 CFR 2.206 denial and concludes that the staff does not believe that a different or modified result is appropriate from that reached in the earlier decision.
On January 31, 1980, the Commission issued another order extending the time within which it may review the Director's denial until February 7, 1980 (Enclosure D).
On February 6,1980, a memorandum (Enclosure E) was transmitted from Samuel J. Chilk, Secretary, to Leonard Bickwit, Jr., General Counsel, and William J. Dircks, Acting Executive Director for Operations, which advised that the Commission (with four Commissioners approving and Commissioner Hendrie disqualifying himself from participation) had decided against h
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MAR 0 51980 Robert A. Backus, Esq. William S. Jordan, III, Esq.
exercising its authority to review sua sponte the November 16, 1979 denial.
Acccrdingly, this constitutes the Commission's final action in this matter.
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Harold R. Denton, Director Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Enclosures :
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NRC Order, dated December 21, 1979 B.
Samuel J. Chilk memorandum to Lee V. Gossick and Leonard Bickwit, Jr., dated December 27, 1979 C.
Commission information paper from Harold R. Denton through Executive Director for Operations, dated January 18, 1980 D.
NRC Order, dated January 31, 1980 E.
Samuel J. Chilk memorandum to Leonard Bickwit, Jr.,
and William J. Dircks, dated February 6,1980 i
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William S. Jordan, III, Esq.
cc: Mr. W. C. Tallman, President Public Service Cogany of New Hampshire 1000 Elm 5treet Manchester, New Hampshire 03105 John A. Ritscher, Esq.
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Mr. John Haseltine Project Manager Yankee Atomic Electric Company 20 Turnpike Road Westboro, Massachusetts 05181 Mr. Bruce B. Beckley, Project Manager Public Service Company of New Hampshire 1000 Elm Street Manchester, New Hampshire 03105 Ms. Elizabeth H. Weinhold 3 Godfrey Avenue Hampton, New Hampshire 03842 Nonnan Ross, Esq.
30 Francis Street Brookline, Massachusetts 02146 Laurie Burt, Esq.
Office of the Assistant Attorney General Environmental Protection Division One Ashburton Place Boston, Massachusetts 02108 E. Tupper Kinder, Esq.
Assistant Attorney General Office of Attorney General 208 State House Annex Concord, New Hampshire 03301 l
4 Robert A. Backus Esq. William S. Jordan, III, Esq.
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1 Samuel J. Chilk
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Secretary of the Commission U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Connission Washington, D. C.
20555 Alan S. Rosenthal. Esq.
Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal Board U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Connission Washington, D. C.
20555 Dr. John J. Buck Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal Board U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Consission Washington, D. C.
20555 Michael C. Farrar, Esq.
Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal Board U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D. C.
20555 Ivan W. Smith, Esq.
Atomic Safety and Licensing Board U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Consission Washington, D. C.
20555 Dr. Ernest Salo Professor Fisheries Reserrch Institute - ElO College of Fisheries University of Washington Seattle, Washington 98195 State House Annex ATTN: Assistant to the Director Office of comprehensive Planning Concord, New Hampshire 03301 U. S. Environmental Protection Agency ATTN:
EIS Coordinator Region I Office JFK Federal Building Boston, Massachusetts 02203 Office of Selectman Town of Seabrook P. O. Box 456 Seabrook, New Hampshire 03874 Attorney General State House Annex Concord, New Hampshire 03301 l
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l ORDER Pursuant to 10 CFR~2.772, the time within which the co-4=sion may act to review the November 16, 1979 decision of the Director, Nuclear Reactor Regulation, ddnying a petition under 10 CFR 2.206 relating to financ'5.a1 qualifications, is extended until January 31, 1980.
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