ML19332D760

Expresses Dismay Re NRC 891116 Order Effectively Vacating Aslab from Further Consideration of Issues Concerning Authorization of full-power License for Plant.Investigation Will Be Conducted.W/Certificate of Svc.Served on 891122

ML19332D760
Person / Time
Site:	Seabrook
Issue date:	11/19/1989
From:	Humphrey G SENATE
To:	Carr K NRC COMMISSION (OCM)
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CON-#489-9490 OL, NUDOCS 8912050203
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1 The~ Honorable Kanneth M. Carr Chairman-SERVE 0 NOV 2219M -

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Dear Mr. Chairman:

Sixty-seven years ago, with Rome in a state of siege, Benito Mussolini was called upon to head a new government.

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. Boarding a' train in Milan on his way to the capital, Mussolini.said to the Station Master, "I want to depart exactly'on time; from now on'everything must function-perfectly."

The Commission's November 16th order which effectively, vacated the Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal Board from further. consideration of: issues relating to the; authorization of a' full power license for the Seabrook Nuclear. Powe:r

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deliberative decision from a regulatory body charged with l.

pw tecting tne health and safety of'the American people.

It" was especially disturbing to read that theLCommission made L

this decision "in the interests of efficiency and effectiveness..." ' Mussolini would have liked the Commission's attitude.

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I would remind the Commission that-that there are many L

interests involved in' the Seabrook proceedings and you are obliged to' respect them all.

"Zfficiency and effectiveness" should not'be the standards against which crucial decisions affecting the health and safety of thousands of people are judged.

Regulatory proceedings are generally _not efficient, nor should they be, especially when protection of the'public is in the balance.

l The Commission's amputation of the Appeal Board is especially significant in light of the Board's recent remanding of four serious and important contentions lodged against the New Hampshire evacuation plan.

I will be pushing for a full-blown Congressional investigation into this matter in the next session.

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I herebv certify that copies of.the foregoing LTR HUMPHREY TO CARR DTD 11/19 have been-served upon the f ollowing persons by U.S. satl, first class, encept as otherwise noted.and in accordance with the requirements of 10 CFR Sec. 2.712.

Administrative Judge Administrative Judge

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Paul Bollwerk, !!!, Chairman Alan S. Rosenthal Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal

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'Administratt've Judge Howard A.,Wilber Administrative Law Judge Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal Ivan W. Smith, Chairman

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_ Administrative Judge Administrative Judge Richard F. Cole Kenneth A. McCollos o-

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Mitzi A. Your.g Office of the-General Counsel Attorney U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of the General Counsel Washington, DC 20555 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555 1

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Thomas G. Dignan, Jr., Esc.

Harmor.. Curran & Tousley Ropes & Gray 2001 S-Street, N.W., Suite 430 One International Place Washington, DC 20009 Boston, MA 02110 o

Robert A. Backus, Esq.

Paul McEachern, Esq.

Backus,.Meyer & Solomon Shrines & McEacnern 116 Lowell Street 25 Maplewood Avenue, P.O. Box 360 Manchet

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77. Franklin Street 5 Market Street Poston, MA.02110 Portsecuth, NH 03801 George W. Watson, Esc.

Ashed N. Amirian, Esc.

Federal Emergency Management Agency 145 South Main Street, P.O. Box 30 500 C Street, S.W.

Bradford, MA 01830 Washington, DC 20472 Edward A. Thomas George D. Bisbes Esq.

Fe'deral Emergency Management Agency Assistant Attorney General 442 J.W. McCormack (POCH)

Office of the Attorney General Boston, MA 02109 25 Capitol Street Concord, NH 03301 Suzanne Breiseth John Traficente, Esq.

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Tha Honorable Peter J. Brann, Esc.

Edward J. Markey, Chairman Assistant Attorney General ATTN Linda Correia Of fice of the Attorney General Subcommittee on Energy Consetvation and' State House StaLioni N6:

Power Augusta, ME 04333 House Committee on Energy and Commerce Washington, DC= 20515 Richard A. Hampei -Esq.

Allen Lampert Hamps & McNicholas Civil Defense Director 35 Pleasant-Street Town of Brentwood Concord, NH 03301-20 Franklin Street Exeter, NH 03B33 William Armstrong Sandra Gavutis, Chairman Civil Defense Director.

Board of Selectmen Town of Exeter RFD #1 Box 1154

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' Exeter, NH 03833 Calvin A. Canney Anne Goodman, Chairman City Manager

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Lagoulis, Hill-Whilton & McGuire Board of Selectmen 79 State Street P.O. Box 710 Newburypart,, MA 01950 North Hampton, NH 03062 i-l.

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