ML19347A656
| ML19347A656 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Midland |
| Issue date: | 05/10/1974 |
| From: | Glaser M, Kornblith L, Luebke E Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel |
| To: | US ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION (AEC) |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8007310560 | |
| Download: ML19347A656 (4) | |
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ORDER CERTIFYING INTERROGATORIES DIRECTED TO AEC REGULATORY STAFF We have'before us (a) "First Set of Interrogatories Directed to Regulatory Staff," filed by the Saginaw Group, a party to the above-captioned proceed'ing; and (b) "AEC Regulatory Staff Objections to Scope of Saginaw Group Inter-rogatories."
We also have before-us " Interrogatories of Consumers Power Company to Atomic Energy Commission Regulatory Staff--
Set 1."
No opposition to these interrogatories has been filed by the Regulatory Staff.
In substance, the Saginaw Group's interrogatories seek disclosure of a broad range of information concerning the activities of Consumers Power Company, which activities are or may be subject to regulation by the Atomic Energy Com-mission.
The information sought extends to activities relat-ing to all nuclear power facilities in which Consumers Power Company has an interest, regardless of-whether Consumers Power Company is the licensee.
Thus, the Saginaw Group seeks dis-closure ofJinformation about all activities of Consurars j
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. issue in this proceeding, but also to the Big Rock, P311sades, Fermi-11 and Quanicassie~ facilities.
e The LRegulatory Staff takes the position that it is not required to provideLanswers to the interrogatfories served, insofar as they seek disclosure of;information respecting Consumers. Power Company activities at the Big Rock, Palisades,
' Fermi-1 and Quanicassie facilities.
The Regulatory Staff
. points out that Consumers Power Company has operated. the Big Rock and Palisades facilities, pursuant to licenses, for a considerable period of time, and that-Consumers Power Company's application for the Quanicassie facility was docketed in Feb-ruary_1973, and is currently in the early stage of revicw by the Staff.
The Regulatory Staff also points out that Consumers Power Company is not the licensee of Fermi-1, and its only involvement with the construction and operation of that facili.
-ty_was_as-a member of a combined group known as the Power
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cludes-~that the Saginaw Group's' interrogatories, insofar as i
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' Power. Company's activities at these' facilities, are irrele-vant and : immaterial to _ a resolution of the issues in this-proceeding.
The-Board ~has reviewed the Saginaw Group's First Set l
of c Interrogatories ~ directed to the' Regulatory Staff, ~asfwell
'as : the Regulatory Staff 's objections thereto.- LWe have deter-l j
- r imined that,~ pursuant to 10 C.F.R. 2.720 lb) (2) (ii), answers y
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information relatinD to the activities of-Consumers Power Com-pany at the Midland facility, are necessary and proper to a resolution.of the issues in this proceeding, and that the-information sought is not reasonably obtainable by the Sag-inaw Group-from any other source. -Accordingly, we are certi-
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'fying the Saginaw Group's First Set of Interrogatories directed to the Regulatory Staff to the _ Commission for its own review and determination.' He have also determined that answers to the Consumer Power Company's Interrogatories should be required for the same reasons.
In addition,1the Board considers the attitude of l
Consumers: Power Company, and especially of its Senior Managc-ment Personnel, toward compliance with the Commission's Regu-lations.and license 1raquirements in the past to be relevant and material to the Board's ultimate dscision on the likelihood-of Consumers Power' Company's-future compliance with the Com-mission's Quality Assurance Regulations.
Accordingly, the Board _ suggests - that the Stafi be required to provide whatever
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Power Company's licensed ~ activities which reflects the atti-Ltude of Consumers Power Company, and'its Senior Management Personnel, toward-compliance with the Commission's. Regulations I
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-IT.'IS.SO ORDERED..
ATOMIC' SAFETY AND. LICENSING BOARD
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