ML19347G008
| ML19347G008 | |
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| Site: | Crane  |
| Issue date: | 05/26/1981 |
| From: | Gray J NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE LEGAL DIRECTOR (OELD) |
| To: | Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel |
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| NUDOCS 8105280051 | |
| Download: ML19347G008 (4) | |
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BEFORE THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD J-U f
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NRC STAFF'S COMMENTS ON MEMORANDUM AND ORDER OF MAY 14, 1981 REGARDING DR. JORDAN'S CALCULATION OF THYROID DOSE INTRODUCTION In a Memorandum and Order dated May 14, 1981, the Licensing Board in the captioned proceeding forwarded a calculation performed by Dr. Jordan of the dose in rads to a thyroid containing 1 micro-curie of iodine-131 per gram of tissue. The Licensing Board proposes to take official notice of Dr. Jordan's calculation and apply it in evaluating the discrepancy between the testimony of ECNP's witness Dr. Molholt and the Staff's witness Mr.
Peterson on the dose to a thyroid from a concentration of iodine-131 in l
thyroid tissue. The Licensing Board invited parties with an interest in l
l the matter to file, by May 26, 1981, objections or comments in response to the Board's proposed use of Dr. Jordan's calculation.
NRC STAFF'S COMMENTS Mr. Peterson of the NRC Staff has reviewed Dr. Jordan's calculations.
Based on that review, the Staff agrees that the calculations are standard, accepted calculations for determining the dose to an adult thyroid and does 8105280O6I.
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not object to the Licensing Board's use of Dr. Jordan's calculation in evaluating the discrepancies between the testimony of Dr. Molholt and Mr. Peterson.1!
i The Staff has two comments related to Dr. Jordan's calculation:
(1) the calculation is for a dose to the adult thyr.oid whereas the calculation as to which Mr. Peterson orally testi-fied was for an infant thyroid (Tr. 20502-03, 20506, 20508 (Peterson));
(2) the result for Dr. Jordan's calculation is closer to 129 rad (128.75 rad) per micro-curie of iodine-131 per gram of thyroid tissue than 128 rad per microcurie.
CONCLUSION The Staff does not object to the Licensing Board's use of Dr. Jordan's calculation of dose to an adult thyroid in evaluating the discrepancies between the testimonies of ECNP witness Molholt and NRC Staff witness Peterson.
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l J sep R. Gray oun el for NRC Staff Dated at Bethesda, Maryland this 26th day of May, 1981 l
1/ The Staff t3kes no position on whether the calculations performed by Dr. Jordan constitute the type of facts that may be officially noticed i
in strict, technical compliance with the official notice provision of the Rules of Practice,10 CFR Q 2.743(1).
However, the Staff would note that the Licensing Board is free to evaluate the evidence of record by its own analysis, utilizying data in the record together with universally accepted engineering principles and known facts.
Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corporation (Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station), ALAB-229, 8 AEC 425, 437, rey, on other onds., CLI-74-40, 8 AEC 809 (1974).
Dr. Jordan's calculation and the use the Licensing Board intends to make of it appears to fall within the ambit of such Licensing Board authority.
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_ CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that copies of "HRC STAFF'S COMMENTS ON MEMORANDUM AND ORDER OF MAY 14, 1981 REGARDING DR. J0RDAil'S CALCULATION OF THYRGID DOSE" in the above-captioned proceeding have been served on the following,by deposit in the United States mail, first class, or, as indicated by an iisterisk, through deposit in the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's internal mail system, this 26th day of May, 1981:
Ivan W. Smith, Esq., Chairman *(2)
Walter W. Cohen, Consumer Advocate Administrative Judge Department of Justice Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Strawberry Square, 14th Ploor U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Harrisburg, PA 17127 Washington, DC 20555 Mr. Steven C. Sholly Dr. Walter H. Jordan Union of Concerned Scientists Administrative Judge 1725 I Street, N.W., Suite 601 881 W. Outer Drive Washington, DC 20006 Oak Ridge, TN 37830 Mr. Thomas Gerusky Dr. Linda U. Little Bureau of Radiation Protection Administrative Judge Department of Environmental 5000 Hermitage Drive Resources Raleigh, NC 27612 P.O. Box 2063 Harrisburg, PA 17120 George F. Trowbridge, Esq.
Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge Mr. Marvin I. Lewis 1800 M Street, N.W.
6504 Bradford Terrace Washington, DC 20006 Philadephia, PA '19149 i
Karin W. Carter, Esq.
Metropolitan Edison Compar.y l
505 Executive House ATTH:
J.G. Herbein, Vice P.O. Box 2357 President Harrisburg, PA 17120 P.O. Box 542 Reading, PA 19603 Honorable Mark Cohen 512 E-3 liain Capital Building Harrisburg, PA 17120 l
. Ms. Jane Lee John Levin Esq.
R.D. #3, Box 3521 PA Public Utilities Commission Etters, PA 17319 Box 3265 Harrisburg, PA 17120 Ms. Gail P. Bradford ANGRY Jordan D. Cunningham, Esq, 245 West Philadelphia Street Fox, Farr and Cunningham York, PA 17404 2320 North 2nd Street John E. Minnich, Chairman Dauphin Co. Board of Commissioners Ms. Louise Bradford Dauphin County Courthouse TMI ALERT Front and Market Streets 1011 Green Street Harrisburg, PA 17101' Harrisburg, PA 17102 Robert Q. Pollard Ms. Ellyn R. Weiss 609 Montpelier Street Sheldon, Harmon & Weiss Baltimore, MD 21218 1725 I Street, N.W.
Suite 506 Chauncey Kepford Washington, DC 20006-Judith H. Johnsrud Environmental Coalition on Thomas J. Germine, Deputy Nuclear Power Attorney General 433 Orlando Avenue Division of Law - Room 316 State College, PA 16801 1100 Raymond Boulevard Newark, N.J.
07102 lis. Frieda Berryhill, Chairman Coalition for Nuclear Power Plant Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Postponement Panel
- 2610 Grendon Drive U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Wilmington, DE 19808 Washington, DC 20555 lis. Marjorie 11. Aamodt Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal R.D. #5 Panel (5)
Coatesville, PA 19320 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555 l
Senator Allen R. Carter, Chairman l
Joint Legislative Committee on Docketing and Service Section (7)
Energy Office of the Secretary Post Office Box 142 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Suite 513 Senate Gressette Bldg.
Washington, DC 20555 Columbia, SC 29202 i dr 2 %
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