ML19309D545
| ML19309D545 | |
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| Site: | 05000516, 05000517 |
| Issue date: | 06/29/1979 |
| From: | Geiselman J SUFFOLK COUNTY, NY |
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| FRN-44FR75167, RULE-PR-50 NUDOCS 8004100460 | |
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ON ELECTRIC GE:!ERATION SITING AND THE ENVIRONf4ENT In the Matter of
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Please state your name, title and employer.
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My name in Jan N. Geisclman, and I am Acting Dirceter 3
! of the Air and Hazardous Materials Division, U.S.
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4 l mental Protection Agency (EPA), Region II Office, loccted 5
at 26 Federal Plaza, New York, New York 10007 6
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Have you included a copy of your professional q.211f1-l 8
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Yes.
These appear in Appendix "A", attached 10 l
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What-is the purpose of your testimony?
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The purpose of my testimony is twofold:
(1) c u. 2 13 that the US Environmental Protection Agency's-(El
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- " S h o t.e 15 of New York Board on Electric Generating Siting a v En-
!J -hting 16 vironment (Siting Board) on Case 80003 - Long Is:
17 Company, Jamesport Generating Station, Nuclear Ur ' La 1 and 2-18 in an application of the Long Island Lighting Compu.. (LILCO) 19 for a certificate of environmental capability and t m'ic rs ed bes ; l In 20 to construct two.1150 MWe nuclear fueled units at a 21 the Towns of Riverhead and Southold, Suffolk Count.s 22 and (2) to support th.e recommendations made to the 0 i.
23 Board.on this case by Mr. Paul Giardina, Chief of EPr.
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24 II Radiation Branch.
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What is EPA's policy and position r' garding the r oesed :
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EPA has an overall policy regarding nuclear power.
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29 is neither an opponent nor a proponent of nuclear p>-c:.. lith 30 regard to nuclear power plants, EPA decides on a cria-t y-case 31 basis the environmental acceptability of such a facilit.y 'c
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32 on its analysis of the-project.
This analysis it ge r 4e ra13 i
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35 Regulatory Commission's (NRC) environmental impact ctn :c.
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36 and safety analysis report, and any other pertinent infor.
37 mation.
The results of this analysis, once formu L.2'.mi.
38 determine our position on the enviornmental accepe=i
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'39 of each proposed nuclear power plant.
EPA then art alc.tec l 40 its position through the various appropriate forums to-41 licensing such as the National Environmental Policy 42 (NEPA) review process and, as is the case in New Ye
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43 the Article VIII State Siting Board process.
44 re'ljty 45 Based on EPA's analysis of the proposed Jamesport C
46 we provided testimony as a witness on behalf of Sun. '..
47 County before the Siting Board on April 27, 1977 48 testimony was given by Mr. Paul A. Giardina.
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49 testimony was given, significant knowledge has bece-H 50 in certain radiation areas related to the environno.3J I
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1 acceptability of the proposed Jamesport facility.
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technical analysi s of this proposed facility has con inued 3
in light of the aivances made in the past two years snd 4
Mr. Giardina has )nce again provided EPA's position en the 5
proposed Jamespor; facility in supplemental testinony on 6
behalf of Suffolk County.
In that supplemental testt.ony site is sta:ed as 7
EPA's. position on the proposed Jamesport" 8
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" EPA recommends that the Siting Board deny the
'll Application of Long Island Lighting Company for I
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13 pdblic.need to construct two 1150 MWe nuclear 14
' fueled generating units at a site in the Tour.;
15 of.Riverhead and Southold, Suffolk County, on 16 the grounds that the State of New York could act pro, vide radiological emergency response protec;.lo" 17 18
.to citizens residing within a ten-mile radius, of' 19 the. proposed plant that is consistent with protective i
actions outlined in EPA's Manual of Protective Act! p.
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- 29 it is impor. tant to make this point clear because st ent 30 to our previous testimony, LILCO raised question a 31 whether the testimony supplied by Mr. Giardina war,.tna 32 position or, policy of EPA.
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Why did EPA choose to state its. position at ' ht ate 37 Siting Board hearings?
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The ardiation issues of concern pertaining to.1:r. mort
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40 comparitive cost estimates for' items such as nuclet-vaste 41 disposal, decontamination and decommissioning, and rvdio-42 active material transport.
It is apparent to EPA tirst tha 43 most appropriate forum for resolution of the innue3 1,
t 44 State Siting Board hearings.
Radialogical emerien y neapans 45 planning is currently the primary responsibility o
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Also, since it is'the resp.r'
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the various costs of producing power by alternative modes 1 i of generation and at alternative sites, our impact on cost 2 ! comparisons was most appropriately supplied throurh this 3 i process for resolution of these issues by the State.
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Appendix "A" s
STATEMENT OF PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS JAN N. GEISELMAN My name is Jan N. Geiselman.
I am employed by the United States Environmental Protection Agenc'y (EPA), Region II, 2G Federal Plaza, New York, NY.
Since January 1975 I have held the following positions with EPA:
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- Attorney-Advisor, Division of Stationary Source Enforcement, Washington, D.C.
1/77 - 11/77 - Attorney-Advisor, Enforcement Division, Region II 11/77 - 2'/78 - Special Assistant to Regional Administrator, Region II 2/78 - 4/79
- Director, Office of Congressional and Inter-
' governmental Relations, Region II 4/79-Present - Acting Director, Air and Hazardous Materials Division, Region II
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execution of,the Region II (New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands) program for air, noise, radiation and pesticides.
Specifically, the Radiation Program includes:
the radiological _reylew of light water nuclear power plant environmental impact statements; assistance to States in devel-opment, testing, evaluation, modification and maintenance of
-State radiological. emergency response plans; the gathering and reporting of technical information on selected facilities and procedures inicuding nuclear power planbs, radioactive waste disposal' sites and radioactive shipment transport methods; and other technical assistance to States pertaining to radiation prcgram activities.
In carrying out these responsibilities, personnel under my direction provide technical support for the Agency's Regional Radiation program.
I received my ' Bachelor of Science in Arts and Sciences from the University' of Texas at Austin in 1971 and my Doctor of Juris-t i
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prudence from the University of Texas School of Law in 1974.
I am presently a member of the State Bar of Texas.
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1 AFFIDAVIT OF JAN N.
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ji JAN N. GEISELMAli, being duly sworn, desposes and says:
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I am Jan N. Geiselman, Acting Director of the Air s
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Environmental Pro-l tection Agency located at 26 Federal Plaza,.New York, N.Y.
I I have attached my qualifications to the testimony mentioned below.
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I have prepared the attached testimony on behalf of the County of Suffolk for submission in Case 80003.
This testimony summarizes EPA's policy and position regarding the proposed Jamesport Nuclear Facility and adopts the Sup*plemental ij
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Testimony of Paul A.' Giardina of this office also~ submitted in Case 80003, 'The statements contained in my testimony are true t
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Sworn to before me this I,
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