ML19346A044

Petition to Intervene in Proceeding & Request for Hearing

ML19346A044
Person / Time
Site:	Quad Cities
Issue date:	05/29/1981
From:	James Smith OLDER AMERICANS FOR ELDERLY RIGHTS
To:	Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel
References
NUDOCS 8106040443
Download: ML19346A044 (2)

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N o- e N N PETITION FOR LEAVE TO INTERVENE Older Americans for Elderly Rights (hereafter referred to as 1.A.E.R.), a senior citi:en non-profit organization incorporated in Illinois law, and based in Rock Island County Illinois. (at 1806 2nd Avenue, Rock Island, Il. 61201) requests the Commissior. to grant a hearing and the right to intervene in the matter of Commonwealth-Edison Company's request for an amendment of its Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-29 and DPR-30, for operation of the Quad Cities Station, units 1 and 2 located near Cordova, Il.

The procosed amendment would modify the technical soecifications to increase the combined spent fuel storage capacity from 2920 spaces

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to 7570 spaces.

_. _ _ ____This_ peti. tion is filed pursuant to. Section 2.714 and 2.715 (c) of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 2 and the "Stice of Bioposed Issuance of Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses" April 30, 1981 (46 F.R. 24336) .

Interest of 0.A.E.R.:

1. Most of the membership of 0.A.E.R. (341, at last count) live in the effected area, within a 25 mile radius of the Cordova Station, j

which makes the group interested parties to the license amending

) request.

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2. Tripling the spent fuel storage at Cordova would drastically in-

' crease the possible health hazard in the area at a time when most recent findings (e.g. Science Magazine, May 15, 1981) indicate that low-level radiation, so-called, is proving to present a greater risk l

to life and health than was originally thoucht to be the case.

3. The long life of the spent. fuel radiation merely compounds an al-

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ready hazardous situation by projecting the danger long into the future]77Q l and making necessary extensive and7kpansive surveillance. I

4. Provision for sarety at Cordova, in the matter of storage especially, also, constitutes a problem which should be postively related to be-fore any increase in storage space be designated. (Recent ev.cuation drills at Cordova-Wednesday, May 20,1981--have received reixed r eviews, leaving the whole matter of general safety gacertain.)-

5. Possibilities offenvironmental polution, e.g., land, Mississippi c .

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Petition to Intervene (continued) - 2 and atmosphere are further dangers attending any increase in storage-of spent fuel at Cordova.

6. Recent scientific findings placing the Quad-Cities and Cordova on a major earthquake fault line (long overdue, the finding report) multiplies further the risks of making the Quad-Cities Station a large storage area for spent fuel.

l 7. Occupational hazards to station workers from exposure to increased l radiation emanating from defective fuel stored in the spent fuel pool are another matter of concern for local residents.

8. The risk in so multiplying storage space at Cordova as to make a major " dumping ground" for radioactive waste in this neighborhood of Illinois creates an unwelcome precedent for future on the spot storage.

9. The possible dangers involved in transit of spent fuel from Common-wealth-Edison Company's other plants to the Cordova station broadens considerably the area of possible contamination.

10. The present uncertainty in the nuclear power industry as to cost

raises the further question of whether or not Commonwealth-Fdison

[ will be ready and able to make the necessary, costly adjustments, if l

and when the storage facility requires major alteration and repair.

0. A.P.R. has no property or financial interest which would be effected directly by granting the request of Commonwealth-Edison in the licensing natter, except the property investments of i t}sembers l who live in the . involved _ area., ,,

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l - ----Thus,-0,A,E.R. requests a hearing and the right to intervene in Commonwealth-Edison Company's request to anend its Facility Oper-I ating License as reported in Notices, Federal Register, Vol. 46, No.

l 83, Thursday, April 30,1981, p. 24336.

R c ulysubm,ittfd, Jo n mith x-Exebutive Director

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