ML19340E933
| ML19340E933 | |
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| Site: | Dresden  |
| Issue date: | 01/08/1981 |
| From: | Chilk S NRC OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY (SECY) |
| To: | CITIZENS FOR A BETTER ENVIRONMENT, COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO., NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
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| NUDOCS 8101160288 | |
| Download: ML19340E933 (4) | |
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In the Matter of C0f'MONWEALTH EDISON COMPANY Docket No. 50-10 (Dresden Nuclear Power Station,
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ORDER Commonwealth Edison Company (CECO) operates the Dresden Nuclear Power Station c
UnitNo.lj On December 19, 1974, CECO proposed to chemically decontaminate the facility's primary cooling system. The NRC subsequently published a Environ-mental Impact Statement (EIS) related to the proposal.
Ceco has applied for amendments to two Technical Specifications in order to carry out its proposed decontamination. On July 8,1980, several persons and groups */ (" petitioners")
petitioned the Commission to hold-hearings on CECO's application for the amend-ments and on the EIS related to the proposed decontamination.
Petitioners also contend that a hearing is required for a proper detemination that the proposed amendments present "no significant hazard consideration."
Upon reviewing the record pertaining to the proposed decontamination of this facility, the Commission finds that more information is required before In particular, ' }i6' Commission wishes to the pending petition can be addressed.
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Petitioners are Citizens for a Better Environment, Prairie Alliance, Kay Drey, Bridget Rorem, Illinois Safe Energy Alliance, and Marilyn Shineflug. pol s
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2 be briefed on the following issues:
(a) what, if any, license modifications in addition to the two Technical Specification changes sought by CECO are required
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for decontamination?
(b) what, if any, license modifications are required for a resump-tion of operation? and (c) if license modifications are required for both decontamination' and return to operation, how should the hearing be structured?
Staff's brief shall be filed no later than 20 days from the date of this decision. Applicant and petitioners may submit briefs no later than 40 days from the date of the decision.
The dissenting opinion of Chairman Ahearne is attached.
It is so ORDERED.
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CHAIRMAN AHEARNE'S DISSENTING VIEWS I nonconcur in this order because it is unnecessary.
I see no reasons for the Commission to involve itself at this stage in the process of defining precise Technical Specifications.
I would have simply issued a notice offering an.
opportunity for hearing on the proposed decontamination.
If others thought it was necessary, I would have agreed to make an explicit statement that the Licens-ing Board could consider whether Technical Specifications other than those requested by CECO should be required--although I believe that is implicit in the nonnal hearing notice. If It is unfortunate that the Commission has chosen this route--it inevitably will delay the process for a number of months.
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Cf. Portland General Electric Co. (Trojan Nuclear Plant), ALAB-531, 9 NRC T63,271 (1979) (a contention that additional technical specifications were required was addressed with no suggestion that it was outside the scope of theproceeding).
UNITED STATES OF AMmtTCA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION In the Matter of
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D eket No. (s) 50-10 (Dresden Nuclear Power Station,
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that I have this day served the foregoing document (s) each person designated on the official service list compiled by the Office upon of the Secretary of the Consiission in this proceeding in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.712 of 10 CFR Part 2 - Rules of Practice, of the Kuclear Regulatory Commission's Rules and Regulations.
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' office / of the Secretary of the Commission Counsel for NRC Staff Commonwealth Edison Company U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Connission ATTN: Mr. C. Reed Washington, D. C.
20555 Assistant Vice President P. O. Box 767 John W. Rowe, Esq.
Chicago, Illinois 60690 Isham, Lincoln and Beale One First National Plaza Mr.B. B. Stephenson 42nd Floor Plant Superintendent Chicago, Illinois 60603 Dresden Nuclear Power Station Rural Route #1 Robert Goldsmith, Esq.
Morris, Illinois 60450 59 E. Van Buren Street Suite 1600 Chicago, Illinois 60505 l
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