ML19329D469
| ML19329D469 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Davis Besse  |
| Issue date: | 01/19/1971 |
| From: | Christopher Henderson US ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION (AEC) |
| To: | Talbot L COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY |
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| NUDOCS 8003090100 | |
| Download: ML19329D469 (2) | |
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%, %n e jt JAN 19 1971 Mr. Lee M. Talbot Council on Environ =cntal Quality 722 Jackson Place, N.W.
Washinton, D.C.
20006
Dear Mr. Talbot:
This is in response to your namorandum of Decenber 21, 1970, addressed to Joseph J. DiNunno recuesting con,cnts on a letter to Mr. Train dated Novenber 30, 1970, from Miss Vichi Evans regarding the Ccamission's public hearing on the auplication for a censtruction permit for the Davis-Besse Nuc1 car Power Plant.
Since the date of Miss Evans' letter, the factual situation doncribed in her letter has substantially channed.
At the hearing on December 8, 1970, the Coalition for Safe Nuclear Pouer was pernitted to intervene and become a party to this proceeding. The Coalition was also granted until January 5, 1971, to conplete the preparation of its case.
During the course of the reconvened hearing on January 5-7, 1971, the Coalition, which was represented by qualified counsel of its oun choice, cross examined ~ uitnesses and presented its direct case.
Prior to the hearing on Decenber 8,1970, L.I.F.E. vithdreu as a member of the Coalition and petitioned to intervene in its own right.
On Deceuber 9,1970, the presiding acc=ic safety and licensing board denied the _ petition because of lack of ticoliness.
On December 26, 1970, L.I.F.E.
' submitted to the board a request that the board's denial of L.I.F.E. 's petition to intervene be reconsidered. On January 5, 1971, the atomic safety and licensing board granted the request and permitted L.I.F.E.
to intervene and becone a party to this proceedinn.
L.I.F.E. is now represented by qualified counsel of its own choice, and the atomic safety and licensing board has given L.I.F.E. until January 25, 1971, to prepare its case for presentation at a reconvened hearing presently scheduled to begin on that date.
The Co= mission's " Rules of Practice" set forth in 10 C7R Part 2 are designed to provide an orderly procedure for =ctbers of the public to participate in public hearinas scheduled by the Cocmission on license j
applications. These regulations do not inpose substantial burdens on any persons desiring to participata in these hearings. However, in a contested proceeding in which complex technical questions must be resolved, each party to the proceeding, including tbc intervenors, must
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T-r Ifr. Lee !!. Talbot be prepared to present their respectiva canen by neann of conpetent witnens en.
Yhe presentation of such evidence tiny be both ti:.c conctminc, and expensive. This cituation is, ho.*ever, no differene than in any other type of 1cnol procccolina, in tAtich complex technical iacuen are the subject of the proceeding.
. If you t.ould like any additional infornation on this mtter, pleano let 1".c knoit.
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Orig!nzl Signtd by Chris L. Henderson C. L. Hendercon Asnintant Director of P.cgulat!on for Adninintration DISTRIBUTION:
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