ML19338E691

Statement of Matl Facts Re Absence of Issues to Be Heard,In Support of Applicant Motion for Summary Disposition of Potthoff Contention 6.Economic Feasibility of Marine Biomass Is Uncertain & Sys May Produce Serious Environ Consequences

ML19338E691
Person / Time
Site:	Allens Creek File:Houston Lighting and Power Company icon.png
Issue date:	10/02/1980
From:	NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE LEGAL DIRECTOR (OELD)
To:	Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel
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ML19338E690	List: ML19338E689 ML19338E691 ML19338E693
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ISSUANCES-CP, NUDOCS 8010060007
Download: ML19338E691 (2)

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION BEFORE THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD In the Matter of

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HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER COMPANY

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Docket No. 50-466

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(Allens Creek Nuclear Generating

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Station, Unit 1)

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NRC STAFF STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AS TO WHICH THERE IS N0 GENUINE ISSUE 1.

A marine biomass farm capable of producing an equivalent amount of energy (1000 MWe) would cowr hundreds of square kilometers of ocean.

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Marine biomass energy systems will not become commercially viable for at least the next 15-20 years.

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The development of commercial marine biomass facilities awaits extensive research into the basic biology of algae and the development of unique marine engineering concepts.

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The economic feasibility of marine biomass is uncertain due to the lack of a finalized engineering concept and the intrinsic nature (e_.g. low grade fuel) of biomass systems.

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Marine biomass farms may produce serious environmental consequences such as thel(a) establishment of new species in and around the biomass fam that may be of little use to man and actually interfere with production, 8010060007

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(b) aesthetic problems, (c) entrainment due to the massive artificial upwell, (d) alteration of surface water quality, (e) formation of local fog banks, (f) alteration of meteorological effects, (g) alteration of surface current velocity and direction, and (h) alterations in longshore sediment transport patterns and the consequent effects on beaches, offshore bars, embayments and channels.

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[The Staff also adopts by reference the Statements of Material Facts As To Which There Is No Genuine Issue set forth in the Applicant's Motion Fer Summary Disposition Of Potthoff Contention 6, pp.10-12.]

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