ML19312E984

Comments in Lieu of Response Stating No Objection to Admission of Zimmer Area Citizens Encl Contentions Re Emergency Preparedness & Radiological Monitoring.Reserves Right to Argue on Merits & Validity.W/Certificate of Svc

ML19312E984
Person / Time
Site:	Zimmer
Issue date:	06/16/1980
From:	Barth C NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE LEGAL DIRECTOR (OELD)
To:	Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel
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NUDOCS 8006180297
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 6/16/80 NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION BEFORE THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD In the Matter of

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NRC STAFF COMMENTS ON ZAC-ZACK PROPOSED CONTENTIONS Zinmer Area Citizens and Zimmer Area Citizens of Kentucky, collectively referred to as ZAC, petitioned to intervene on emergency preparedness and radiological monitoring.

By Order dated April 22, 1980, the Licensing Board found interest and standing and renuested that ZAC file contentions and that the Staff and Applicant comment thereon. The Staff and ZAC have had exten-sive and detailed discussions resulting in the proposed contentions of ZAC which are attached hereto for identification. The Staff has no objection to the admission of the attached ZAC contentions. The lack of objectior, does not indicate any Staff position as to the merits, substance, basis or validity of the proposed contentions.

If, at the time of hearing, any contentions of ZAC are in conflict with the NPC rules and regulations then in effect, the Staff will interpose appro-priate objections to the natter pursuant to 10 C.F.R. 6 2.758.

It is clearly understood by Staff counsel and counsel for ZAC that the evidentiary hearing I

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on emergency preparedness 'and radioloaical monitoring shall be confined to

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NUCLEAR REGULA70F.Y COM.'ilif :03 BEFORE THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD

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CINCINNATI GAS AfiD ELECTRIC

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COMPA!iY, et al.

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 2

I hereby certify that copies of "NRC STAFF COMMENTS ON ZAC-ZACK PROPOSED CONTETIONS" in the above-captio'ned proceeding have been served on the i-

- following by deposit in the United States mail, first class or, as indicated j.

by an asterisk, through deposit in the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's inter-nal mail system, this 16th day of June,1980 Charles Bechhoefer, Esq., Chairman

• Leah S. Kosik Esq.

. Atomic Safety and Licensing 3454 Cornell Place Board Panel Cincinnati, Ohio 45220 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Con.nission Washington,1D.C.

20555 W. Peter Heile, Esg.

Assistant City Solicitor Dr. Frank F. Hooper Room 214, City Hall School of Natural Resources-Cincinnati, Ohio 45220 i

University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109 Timothy S. Hogan, Jr., Chairnan Board of Cornissioners

.Mr. Glenn 0. Bright

• 50 Market Street

-Atomic Safety and Licensing Clermont County Board Panel Batavia, Ohio 45103 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory. Commission j

.Wa'shington, D.C.

20555 John D. Woliver, Esq.

.Clermont County Community Council i

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. Troy B. Conner, Esq..

Box 181 Conner, Moore and Corber Batavia, Ohio 45103 1747 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.

Washington, D.C.

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William J. fioran, Esq.

Atomic Safety and Licensinq General Ccunsel Appeal Board

• Cincinnati Gas & Electric Conpany U.S. f!uclear Regulatory Cormission P.O. Box 960

a t hi noton, D. C.

20555 Cincinnati, Ohio 45201

" d etino and Service Section*

Ato iic Safety and Licensing Office of the Socretary C<ard Panel

• U.S. '.'uclcar Ro;;ulatory Cornission U.S. fluclear Regulatory Counission

a s h ingt on, D. C.

20555

!!ashington, D. C.

20555 Andrew B. Dennison, Esq.

David ?*artin, Esq.

200 i'ain Street Of fice of the Attorney General Batavia, Ohio 45103 209 St. Clair Street first Floor Robert A. Jones, Esq.

FranLfort, Kentucky 40601 Prosecuting Attorney of Clermont County, Ohio Mrs. Mary Reder 154 fiain Street Cox 270, Rt. 2 Batavia Ohio 45103 California, Kentucky 41007 Dale D. Brodkey Assistant Attorney General Division of Environmental Law Of fice of Attorney General 209 St. Clair Street Frankfort, KY 40601 cAA Charles A. Barth Counsel for NRC Staff

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