ML19332F866

Advises That Author Considered Responsive to Recipient Request & Entirely Sufficient in Light of Vague Deposition by Thomas in Mar 1988,per .Certificate of Svc Encl.Served on 891201

ML19332F866
Person / Time
Site:	Seabrook
Issue date:	11/30/1989
From:	Parler W NRC OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL (OGC)
To:	Backus R BACKUS, MEYER & SOLOMON, SEACOAST ANTI-POLLUTION LEAGUE
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CON-#489-9544 OL, NUDOCS 8912190226
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.s c 30 PS :20 Robert A. Backus, Esq.

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,i Backus, Meyer & Solomon p C-116 Lowell Street P.O. Box 516 Manchester, NH 03105 SERVED DEC - 11989 j

In the Matter of Public Service Company of New Hampshire, Lt al.

i (Seabrook Station, Unit 1), Docket No. 50-4434L (Offsite Emergency Planning and Safety Issues)

Dear Mr. Backus:

This responds to your letter of November 22, 1989 to me.

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You state that my November 17, 1989 letter is not a sufficient response to the matters you addressed in your November 8,1989 letter to me.

In your letter of November 8,1989, you requested that I try to find out for you "if [Consis-sioner Thomas Robertsj can state whether he has, in the past, had any l

discussions with Gcvernor Sununu..." regarcing a technical basis for a reduction in tt.e size of Seabrook's emergency planning zone and deferral of the design and construction of Seabrook's tierting and notification system, "or otherwise expressed opinions on either the adequacy of, or the require-l ments for, an emergency plan around the Seabrook nuclear power plant...."

The only justification for your request was a brief quotation from a deposition transcript of a FfMA employee, Edward A. Thomas, dated Ptarch 16, 1988, wherein the deponent related his second-hand understanding of some connunication between the Consissioner and the Governor, i

Presumably, your objective in corresponding with me is to determine whether or not I can produce a basis for a party to move to disqualify a Consissioner from voting in the Seabrook proceeding.

I believe that my letter of November 17, 1989, was responsive to your request and entirely sufficient in light of the rather vague predicate presented by Mr. Thomas' March 1988 deposition.

I am sure that you are familiar tith the procedures for moving to disqualify an adjudicator if you are aware of any information that you believe would constitute grounds for disqualification or recusal.

Sincerely, 8912190226 891130 PDR ADOCK 05000443

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Robert A. Backus Esq. November 30, 1989 cc: Administrative Judges:

Gary W. Holmes, Esq.

Ivan W. Smith R. Scott Hill-Whilton, Esq.

Richard F. Cole Ms. Sandra Gavutis Kenneth A. McCollom Honorable Gordon J. Humphrey Philip Ahrens Esq.

Mayor Peter J. Matthews John Traficonte. Esq.

Mr. Michael Santosuosso Geoffrey Huntington, Esq.

Ashod N. Amirian Esq.

Thomas G. Dignan, Jr., Esq.

Paul McEachern. Esq.

Judith H. Mirner. Esq.

Mr. J. P. Nadeau Mr. Robert Cerrigg Barbara J. Saint Andre. Esq.

Mr. Willieu S. Lord H. J. Flynn Esq.

Mrs. Anne E. Goodman Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Diane Curran, Esq.

Panel (1)

Mr. Calvin A. Canney Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal Mr. Allen Lampert Appeal Panel (6)

Mr. William Armstrong Office of the Secretary 1

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UNITED STA1El 0F AMERICA NUCLEAR REBULATORY COMMllB10N in the Matter of I

I PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW l

Docket No.(s) 50-443/444-OL HAMPSHIRE, E? AL.

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(Seabrook Station, Un2ts i and 21 I

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i CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE i

! hereby certif y that copies of the f oregoing LTR PARLER TO BACKUS il/ 0/te have been served upon the following persons by U.S. asil, first class, except as otherwise noted and in accordance with the requirements of 10 CFR Est. 2.712.

Administrative Judge Administrative Judge

6. Paul Bollwerk, !!!, Chairman Alan S. Rosenthal Ateelt Safety and Licensing Appeal Atoele Safety and Licensing Aepeal i

Board Board U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Coseission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Coesission Washington, DC 20555 Washington, DC 20555 Administrative Judge Howard A. Wilber Adelnistrative Law Judge Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal Ivan W. Smith, Chairman Board Atomic Safety and Licensing Board U.S. Nuclear-Regulatory Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555 Washington, DC 20555 Administrative Judge Administrative Judge Richerd F. Cole Kenneth A. McCollem Atomic Saf ety and Licen' sing Board Ateele Safety and Licensing Board U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555 Washington, DC 20555 Administrative Judge Robert R. Pierce, Esquire James H. Carpenter Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Alternate Technical Member U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Atomic Safety end Licensing Board Washington, DC 20555 U.S. Nuclear Rregulatory Comeission Washington, DC 20555 Edwin J. Reis, Esq.

Mitti A. Young Office of the Seneral Counsel Attorney U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of the General Counsel Washington, DC 20555 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555

..4 Decket No.(sl50-443/444 OL LTR PARLER 10 BACKUS 11/30/09 l

Diane Curran, Esq.

Thomas 6. Dignan, Jr., Esq.

H6rson, Curran & Tousley Ropes & tray 2001 6 Otreet, N.W., tutte 430 One International Place Washington, DC 2000','

Boston, MA 02110 I

Robert A. Backus, Esq.

Paul McEachern, Esq.

Backus, Meyer 6 Solomon 8haines & McEachern i

116 Lomell Street 25 Maplewood Avenue, P.O. Box 360 Manch' aster, NH 03106 Portsmouth, NH 03801 Bary W. Holmes, Esq.

Judith H. Mitner Holmes & Ells Counsel fer Newburyport 47 Winnocunnet Road 79 State Street Hampton, NH 03842 Newburyport, MA 01950 i

t Barbara s. Saint Andrei Esq.

Jane Doherty Kopeleen and Paige, P.C.

Beacoast Anti-Pollution League 77 Frank!!n Street 5 Market Street Boston, MA 02110 Portsmouth, NH 03801 6eorge W. Watson, Esq.

Ashed N. Amirian, Esq.

Federal Emergency Management Agency 145 South Main Street, P.O. Box 38 500 C Street, 6.W.

Bradford, MA 05B30 Washington, DC 20472 Edward A. Thesas George D. Sistee, Esq.

I Federal Energency Management Agency Assistant Attorney General i

442 J.W. McCoranck (PDCH)

Office of the Attorney General l.

Boston, MA 02109 25 Capitol Street Concord, NH 03301 l

Suzanne Breiseth John Traficente. Esq.

l Board of Selectmen Chief Nuclear Safety Unit l-Town of Hampton Falls Office of the Attorney General Drinkwater Road One Ashburton Place, 19th Floor l

Hampton Falls, NH 03044 Boston, MA 02109 I~

Docket No.(s)S0-443/444-OL LTR PARLER TO BACKU$ 11/30/09 1

The Honorable Peter J. Brann, Esq.

Edward J. Markey, Chairman i

Assistant Attorney General ATTN Linda Correia Office of the Attorney Beneral Subconsittee on Energy Conservation and State House Station, 46 Power Augusta, ME 04333 House Coenittee on Energy and Cosearce Washington, DC 20515 Richard A. Hespe, Esq.

Allen Lampert Hespe & McNicholst Civil Defense Director 35 Pleasant Street Town of Brentwood Concord, NH 03301 20 Franklin Street Exeter, NH 03933 Willian Arestrong Sandra Bavutis, Chairman Civil Defense Director Board of Selectmen Town of Exeter RFD #1 Box 1154 to Front Street Kensington, NH 03B27 Exeter, NH 03B33 Calvin A. Canney Anne Goodesni Chairaan City Manager Board of Selectmen City Hall 13-15 Newaarket Road 126 Daniel Street Durhee, NH 03824 Portsecuth, NH 03B01 William S. Lord Deard of Selecteen Michael

$sntosuceso, Chairman Town Hall - Friend Street Board of Selectmen Asesoury, MA 01915 South Hampton, NH 03827 R. Scott Hill-Whiltoni squire Etanley W. Knowles, Chairman E

Lagoulis, Hill-Whilton & McGuire Board of Selecteen 79 State Street P.O. Box 710 l

Newburyport,, MA 01950 North Haepton, NH 03862 i

Norman C. Katner Sandra F. Mitchell 1

Superintendent of Schools Civil Defense Director School Administrative Unit No. 21 Town of Kensington Alumni Drive Vox 10, RR1 Hampton, NH 03942 East Kingston, NH 03027

F-4 Docket No.ts)50-443/444-OL LIR PARLER 10 BACKUS 11/30/09 The Honorable lorden J. Humphrey ATTN Janet Colt United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 Dated at Rockville, Md. this

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