ML19331B157
| ML19331B157 | |
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| Site: | Midland |
| Issue date: | 10/12/1971 |
| From: | Price H US ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION (AEC) |
| To: | Jordan B SENATE |
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33-a THis DOCUMENT CONTAlNS Eemorable 3. E wrett Jorda" POOR QUAUTY PAGES Waited States Senate Deer Senator Jordam On October 1,1971, you forwarded to the Atonde Emergy Ce==f emios the memorandum and newspaper edwrtisement you received from Mr. R. J. Bennett of the MLdland County Board of Co-f e=iesers. h adwrtisement concerned the application by Conommers Power Company for perndts to construct the psoposed Midland Neelear Power Plat.
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- ',Emeleeed is a ektemelegy of events relattag to the cometreetion perudt
" proceeding. As is indicated theroom, the evidentiary hearing in this proceeding began la Mid1 mad on June 21, 1971, after seural months of pre-hearing procedures. b hearing was in session for seventeen days between Jtete 21 ad July 23, and, during this period, extensive oral ad documentary evidenes was received en several safety-related issues in the preeneding.
On July 23, ubem the hearing was racessed, certain matters were left for future consideratism.
h principal pending matters in the Midland proceeding appear to be the questima of eenrgemey more ecoling effectiv===== md questions arising under the Motional Enviraemental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). Iler the
.kreasons stated below, it is met possible at this time to proceed to complacion
with respect to these matters.
First, with respect to the issue of emergency core cooling systen effectiveness, the Coundssion em June 19, 1971, issued interim acceptace criteria for emergemey eorm eeeling systems. As a result of the igleasa-taties of these criteria, Consensors Power Company (the applicant in the MLdised rc----'i=d, ad several other applicants for power reactor construc-ties permits, have been asked by the AMC regelatory staff to submit additional t
informatism for staff soview. Upon completies of its review, the staff will, if appropriate, effer addittomal testimony in the Midland proceeding om the subject of the effectiveness of the emergency core cooling system propeed to be utiH m=J in the MLdland plant.
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Second, with respect to matters arising mader NEPA, on Septener 9,1971, the Cosuaission published revised regulations implementing NEPA, which tr.Ke inte account a recent decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in the case of Calvert Cliffs' Coordinating Ja==8 ttee et al. v. AEC et al., Nos. - 24,839 and 24,471 (July 23,1971).
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1971. 3he regulatieas~ apply to the proposed Mid1==J plant, among others.
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m CHRONOLOGY OF SIGNIFICANT EVENTS RELATING TO THE APPLICATION OF, CONSUMERS POWER COMPANY FOR PERMITS TO CONSTRUCT THE PROPOSED MIDLAND NUCLEAR POWER PLANT January 13, 1969 Consumers Power Company files application with AEC.
June 18,1970 Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) transmits report to the Chairman of-the AEC.
September 23, 1970 ACRS transmits supplemental report to the Chairman of the AEC.
November 12, 1970 AEC regulatory staff publishes its Safety Evaluation of the Midland Plant application.
October 29, 1970 AEC publishes notice of hearing in FEDERAL REGISTER (35 F.R.16749).
November 10, 1970 Midland Nuclear Power Committee files petition for leave to intervene.
November 12, 1970 Environmental Defense Fund files petition for leave to intervene.
November 12, 1970 Saginaw Nuclear Study Group, et al.
file petition for leave to intervene.
November 12, 1970 The Dow Chemical Company files petition for leave to intervene.
November 17, 1970 Prehearing conference held in Midland (devoted to procedural matters).
November 24, 1970 Presiding Atomic Safety and Licensing Board enters prehearing conference l
order which, among other things, grants all previously filed petitions for leave to intervene.
December 1,1970 Hearing opens in Midland.
Session de-voted to procedural matters and j
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Hearing adjourned pending resolution of procedural matters.
December 8,1970 Board enters prehearing conference order which, among other things, grants petition for leave -to inter-vene of Aeschliman et al.
January 21, 1971 Meeting of Board and counsel held at Chicago O' Hare airport (procedural matters).
April 2-3,1971 Meeting of Board and counsel held in New York (procedural matters).
May 1, 1971 Meeting of Board and counsel. held in New York (procedural matters).
June 7, 1971 Meeting of Board and counsel held in New York (procedural matters).
June 21-25, 1971 Hearings held in Midland.
At time July 7-9,1971 of adjournment on July 23, principal July 12-16,1971 remaining matters were environmental July 19-21 and 23, 1971 issues and issue of emergency core cooling system effectiveness.
August 26, 1971 Board enters order which, among other.
things, establishes " Schedule of Further Proceedings."
September 22, 1971 State of Kansas files petition for leave to intervene.
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SIGNATURE MAIL ROUTING SLIP (Director's Office)
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Remarks:
Ltr to Sen. Jordan replying to memorandum of Oct. 1, 1971 which enclosed a newspaper advertisement received fm Bennett of the Midland County Board of Commissioners concern ing application by Consumers Power Company for permits to construct the proposed Midland Nuclear Power Plant
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