ML19344A236

Responds to AEC Environ Contentions.Board Should Seek to Refine Problem to Most Specific Details Before Making Decision.Should Be in Context of Hearing Rather than Conceptual Prehearing Argument

ML19344A236
Person / Time
Site:	Midland
Issue date:	03/01/1972
From:	Wessel M KAYE, SCHOLER, FIERMAN, HAYS & HANDLER
To:	Murphy A Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel
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NUDOCS 8008070599
Download: ML19344A236 (1)

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"'a*is'* * * '"n m Arthur W. Murphy, Esq., Chairman Atomic Safety and Licensing. Board  !

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435 West 116th Street New York, N.Y. 10027 l in the Matter of Consumers Power Company Midland Plant, Units 1 and 2 Docket Nos. 50-329 and 50-330 '

Dear Chairman Murphy:

l The AEC Regulatory Staff's Response to Environ-

! met.tal Contentions dated February 25, 1972, states:

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-We believe that the scope of the environ-mental evaluations to be performed in this proceeding must be determined in this and other instances by applying a " rule of l

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ing law. We believe this is a correct staement of t.he develop- '

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. difficult-until satisfactory guidelines are avilable from L

the Commission and the courts. Accordingly, we continue.to believe

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that the.Doard should seek most specific details before making a decision.

to-refine-each problem to We believe

-this can-best-.be done in'the context of a Hearing, rather than conceptual pre-hearing argument or discovery, and therefore

--urge that the Hearing re-commence as promptly as possible.

l Jespectfully, l

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Milt n R.-Wessel ec: To all-parties as per.atcached Certificate of~ Service:

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