ML19353A103
| ML19353A103 | |
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| Site: | 05000514, 05000515 |
| Issue date: | 12/31/1980 |
| From: | Bordenick B NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE LEGAL DIRECTOR (OELD) |
| To: | Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8101070169 | |
| Download: ML19353A103 (4) | |
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA is NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION T-a BEFORE THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD In the Matter of
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Docket Nos. 50-514 COMPANY 50-515 (Pebble Springs Nuclear Plant,
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NRC STAFF'S FOURTH STATUS REPORT I.
INTRODUCTION This NRC Staff Fourth Status Report is filed pursuant to the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board's (Board) Order of July 21, 1980.
II. DISCUSSION A.
Pursuant to Board Orders iated October 1 and 23,1980, Applicant on October 22, 1980, filed " Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law in the Form of a Partial Initial Decision as to some Environmental and Site Suitability Matters." The Staff, as provided in the above-referenced Board Orders, filed its " Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law in the Fonn of a Limited Partial Initial Decision on Environmental and Site Suita-bility Matters" on December 2,1980.
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On September 30, 1980, Applicant wrote.a letter to Chairman Ahearne urging allocation of Staff resources toward concluding certain limited aspects of this proceeding. Members of this Board and the other parties to this I
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In sum, the response states that the Staff is now prepared to move ahead with completion of the environmental site-suitability portions of the record in this proceeding. At such time as the Staff establishes a proposed schedule for accomplishing this effort, Staff counsel will advise the Board and parties.
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III. CONCLUSION Counsel for the Staff will keep the Board advised of further developments as they occur regarding the subject matter of this Status Report and the i-previous Status Reports filed by the Staff on August 13, 1980, September 30, 1980 and November 17, 1980.
Respectfully submitted,
&M Bernard M. Bordenick Counsel for NRC Staff Dated at Bethesda, Maryland this 31st day of December,1980.
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0 :r Mr. Lindblad:
i;,is replies to your 1ctter to Ch:f rmsn Ahcarne dited Scpte:Ler 30,1.:I.O.
In your 1cttcr you state that it Ic Tort 1 cad General Cicctric Cc p:ny's (PGE)
& sire to ccatinue with the licensing effort of t>.1 Fchb!c ?;.r i:.gs P.'e.1 car F1 cat cpplication en a nost !!mited fashion, but 'iE has Lecn uchte to convince the staff to co mit the nccessary resourc.s to r:. ave ab sU on catters related to environmental-site suitcbility.
The basis for our position h:s becn that closing the reccrd en the four enviwn-L:ntal-site suitability Is:as set forth in your letter. :uld still not permit the Ate:1c Safety and Licensing Bocrd to authori:e the s taff to issue a IInited r
C vork authorization on a ccrtruction permit (CP).
This is boccuse ott.cr issues, such as "need for power," rca.afn cpen due to Indefinite schedules on the
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' j; For the past several months, we hcVe been revicaing the situctions related to l.'
numerous CP opp 11 cations to cctively restcrt the revic.ts of these part,1culc.r l
rpplications concerning r:diaicgic I health and saTaty.
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With respect to your request, we hrve re-c).cr.ined your proposal and now find I
that completion of the fcur issues requires only a relctively small allocation of our manpo ver resources with the najority of this effort coming frc, our sup;crt contractor, Argonne l'ational Laboratory (AliL), for the alternative site 3
Accordingly, we accept your proposal to proceed with the limited effort area.
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of these four issues. Thsre is the remaining problem, however, of scheduling 1
this work at At L and with the Office of Nuclear Reactor f.egulation (N.:.R).
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you rnay be aware, we have nany high priority appilcations that are severely q
straining our resources; nevertheless, I am confident wa can establish a j
rutually acceptable schedule for this limited effort. A staff member from
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!!arold R. Dunton, Director j
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UNITED biATES OF AMERICA NUC! EAR LEGULATORY COMMISSION ii BEFORE THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD l
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50-515 (Pebble Springs Nuclear Plant,
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1 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that copies of "flRC STAFF'S FOURTH STATUS'. REPORT" 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 asterisk, by deposit in the Nuclear Regulatory Commission internal mail system, this 31st day of December, 1980:
- Elizabeth S. Bowers, Esq.
Atomic Safety and Licensing Board
- Richard S. Salzman, Esq.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal Washington, D. C.
20555 Board U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Cor. mission Dr. William E. Martin Washington, D. C.
20555 Senior Ecologist Battelle Memorial Institute James W. Durham, Esq./!.'arran Hastings, Esq.
Columbus, Ohio 43201 Portland General Electric Company 121 S.W. Salmon Street Dr. Walter H. Jordan TB17 851 West Outer Drive Portland, Oregon 97204 Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830 Frank N. Ostrander, Jr., Esq.
- Alan S. Rosenthal, Esq., Chairman Department of Justice Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal 520 S. W. Yamhill Board Portland, Oregon 97204 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D. C.
20555 Mr. Donald W. Godard, Supervisor.
Siting and Regulation Dr. Lawrence R. Quarles Department of Enargy Ato:aic Safety and Licensing Appeal Room 111, Labor & Industries Bldg.
Board Salem, Oregon 97310 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D. C.
20555 J. Carl Freedman Box 553 Canron Beach, Oregon 97110
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Mr. Lloyd K. M>rtiet
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P.oring, Orcgon 97009
!!ashincton, D. C.
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Willin L. Hall: ark, Esq.
Ecard Panel R. Elaine !all wk, Esq.
U. S. ::acicar Pcgulatory Cc :.issia Edh Floor 1l2st.inatcn, D. C.
20555 One Sout h.lest Colurbia "ortland, Orenon 97258
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