ML19309G979
| ML19309G979 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Dresden  |
| Issue date: | 04/09/1980 |
| From: | Dircks W NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (EDO) |
| To: | Stevenson A SENATE |
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| NUDOCS 8005080082 | |
| Download: ML19309G979 (1) | |
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Docket No. 50-10 APR 9 1980 The Honorable Adlai E. Stevenson United States Senate Washington, D. C.
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Dear Senator Stevenson:
This is in response to your February 26, 1980 request for consideration of a January 9,1980 letter from one of your constituents, Ms. Kay Drey.
Her letter was transmitted to numerous addressees including the Nuclear Regulatory Comission (NRC) Chairman, John Ahearne.
A copy of our letter to Ms. Drey is enclosed for your information.
As stated in our letter to Ms. Drey, the NRC is fully committed to satisfying all requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Our regula-tions which implement the NEPA requirements are contained in Title 10, Part 51.5, of the United States Code of Federal Regulations.
These reculations are in conformance with guidelines issued by the President's Council on Environmental Quality which were in effect prior to July 30, 1979. They identify the types of actions for which NRC must prepare an envircnmental impact statement.
The Comission is presently in the process of modifying our Environmental Protection regulations to take into account, voluntarily, the regulations promulgated by CEQ which became effective July 30, 1979. We have concluded that this action is not one of these actions requiring an envircnmental impact statement under current Comission regulations.
While our regulations do not require the preparation of an environmental impact statement, we are evaluating the environmental impact of the proposed action to determire whether an environmental impact statement should be pre-pared because of specific circums tances related to this particular action.
If it is determined that an environmental impact statement need not be prepared, a negative declaration and environmental impact appraisal will be prepared in accordance with Sections 51.7 and 51.50(d) of our procedures for environmental protection. We will complete our review and issue the appropriate statement or appraisal prior to the Dresden decontamination.
I hope that this letter is responsive to your request.
Also, I am enclosing Ms. Drey's correspondence as requested.
Sincerely, ged)T A.RehtA William J. Dircks i
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Ms. Kay Drey 515 West Point Avenue University City, Missouri 63130
Dear Ms. Drey:
This is in response to your letter to Chairman Ahearne in which you requested inf crmation about the status of the Conmission's response to your March 19, 1979 request fcr the preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement for the Dresden Unit No. I chemical decontamination.
As you know, the Nuclear Regulatory Conmission (NRC) is treating your request as a petition for Ccmission action under the provisions of Section 2.205 of Tif.e 10 to the Code of Federal Regulations.
We have enclosed a copy of the NEC - Rules of Practice for Domestic Licensing Proceedings for ycur information.
Ir response to your petition the NRC staff is presently reassessing the e vi ronmental impact of the Dresden decontamination.
This reassessment will consider the numerous issues that you and other osmbers of the public have raised.
We have contracted with the Brockhaven National Laboratory to carry out irde;endent confirmatory research related to some as;ects of our review.
r:rer the results of this research program are available, we will complete c_r e.vircnmental evaluation and determine the appropriate respcnse to your pr.ition in accordance with the National Envircnmental Policy Act (NEPA).
The NRC is fully comitted to satisfying all requirements of the NEPA. Our reg _;1ations w.iich implement the NEPA requirements are contained in Title 10, Part. 51.5, of the United States Code of Federal Regulations.
These regulations are in conformance with guidelines issued by the President's Council on Er"ironmental Quality which were in effect prior to July 30, 1979.
They 1:S. ;ify the types of actions for which NRC must prepare an environmental irp act statement.
The Ccmission is presently in the process of modifying o.r Environmental Protection regulations to take into account, volu nta ri ly, tr-regulations proxigated by CEQ which became effective July 30, 1919. We F. ace concluded that this action is not one of these actions requiring an envircnmental impact statement under current Comission regulations.
k" rile our regulations da not require the preparation of an environmental i: ict statement, we are evaluating the environmen:al impact of the proposed ac icn tc determine whether an enviro.,.aental impact statement should be
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- it is determined that an environmental impact statement need nct be pre-
- 2 ed, a negative ceclaration and environmental impact appraisal will be cra:ared in acccrc'ance with Sections 51.7 and El.50(d) of our procedures er. i rcnran;ai p r::ec.icn. We will complece cur reviert and issue the 2:: ::riate statement er appraisal prior to the Dresden decontaminatica.
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- Tre decontamination is prasently scheduled for April 1980.
In ccmpliance with car requirements, Co.rnanwealth Ediscn has submitted the results of a testing program supporting the decontamination.
They may not proceed v.ith the c;eration until the NRC staff has approved their testing program.
Pledse be assured that NRC will not authorize the decontamination until Je have concluded our revies of your request and have responded to your pet it i on.
Sincerely, c:
- l Harold R. Denton, Director Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
Enclosures:
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Rules of Practice for Domestic Licensing P roceedi nas 2.
Licensing and Regulatory Policy and Procedures for Envi ronmental Frctection
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