ML20002D018
| ML20002D018 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Seabrook  |
| Issue date: | 01/07/1981 |
| From: | Youngblood B Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Graude D AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8101190114 | |
| Download: ML20002D018 (3) | |
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50-443 ana 50-444 Mr. Darrell M. Grande flashua Hospital Association /Femorial Hospital 8 Prospect Street j
Neshua, f:ew Hampshire 23060 l
Dear Fr. Grande:
Your letter of December 10, 1980 to Presidenti Carter has just recently been
.ieferred to me for reply.
In ycur letter you express concern with the fact
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that a nuclear plant is being built in Seabrook, New Hampshire.
Construction permits for Seabrook Station Units 1 and 2 were issued on
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July 7, 1976, following issuance cf an Initial Decision of June 29, 1976 by the Commission's Atcmic Safety and Licensing Ecard.
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preceded by a lengthy public hearing in which issues of cpposing intervenors 4
j were litigated and in which limited appearance statemen's by many interested citizens were incorporated into the record of the hearing. P,adiological
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consequences of several design basis accidents and the environmental impact
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of the Seabrook Station were considered.
J I believe that it would be useful if I explained the remaining licensing-process. Prior to the Seabrcok Station, Unitt 1 and 2 going into operction, they must receive an operating license.
This process will be initiated when the Public Service Company of New Hampshire (the applicant for the 3
Reabrook Station, Units 1 and 2) submits an application to the NRC and rovides certain documentation including a Final S,fety Analysis Report.
he FSAR sets forth the pertinent details of the final design of the facility and a detailed review of the information will be made by the staff. At the conclusion of our review, a Safety Evaluation Report will be issued by the staff stating our findings.
In addition to our review, the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safegauards, an independent statutory committee established to provide advice to the NRC on reactor safety, will make an independent evaluation and present its advice to the Commission. Additionally, a public hearing may be held by an Atomic Safety and Licensing Board if there is intervention. Only after each of these steps have been satisfactorily ccmpleted can an operating license be issued.
In ycur letter you also suggested the.use of alternatives to nuclear as an i
energy. source. Many ccontries view nuclear power as their--only real alter-native to dependence on costly and uncertain oil and gas imports.
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l{r. Darrell M. Grande Jag 7 jgg; The United States is in a better position, primarily because of its vast coal resources.
Coal and other energy sources do, however, have economic, environmental, and health and safety liraitations; and, therefore, the United States must continue to count on nuclear power in its national energy policy to meet a share of its energy deficit.
Thank you for ycur interest and I trust that ycu vill find this information useful.'
Sincerely,
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E. J. Yo ngblood, Chief Licensing Eranch No. 1 Division of Licensing e
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- -4a d' if 11 CA NASHUA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION / MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 8 PROSPECT STREET,NASHUA.NEW HAMPSHIRE 03060 603/883-5521 Decesher 10, 199.0 President, Jinny Carter 1207 Pennsylvania Ave.
Usshington, D.C.
!!r. President, I live in,the St to of !'ev Itanpshire and have experiencei nuch frustration with the fact that a nucicar power _p_1 ant is being built in Sea T. rook, N.!!.
1 Many attenpts have been nade to stop the building of this plant, because the people of this State fear radiation leaks and possible melt downs.
You visited 3 Mile Island and witnessed just how serious the situation was and what could have happened if the cooling process failed.
There are so many ways that a nucicar plant can fail and cause major distruction of an area. liundreds of thousands of lives are hinging on one person.being lackadaisical.or distracted in there responsibilities at the plant.
I feci a nucicar power plant is more troubic to life and our environment then it is worth to the energy output that it will provide. There are so hany other neans of supplying energy besides nucicar power. Let us put our efforts to a safe nad easier to manage source of energy.
Thank you !!r. President for taking the time to read this letter.
I will respect your decision completely.
Sincerely, m
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.Darrell M. Grande