ML20009C871
| ML20009C871 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Maine Yankee |
| Issue date: | 06/26/1981 |
| From: | Snowe O HOUSE OF REP. |
| To: | Kammerer C NRC OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL AFFAIRS (OCA) |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8107220070 | |
| Download: ML20009C871 (3) | |
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Dear Mr. Kammerer:
Enclosed please find clippings from the Maine Bancor Daily News and the hrtland Press Herald.
In both of these articles Maine's Attorney General James Tierney contends that tne Nuclear Regulatory Comi.,ission may be deliberately delaying action on the state of Maine's reouest to intervene in the Majne Yankee spent fuel case.
I would certainly appreciate receiving a clarification of this matter.
Thank you for your time and consideratio
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- M AUCl!STA. Msine i API - Athvney spent fwei. othenxe it nintenc; t! W nahnn Io ('09 EYE a flouse :-WomMirY Cstneral Jamar. Termc7 raid Tuesday run cut of space m a ftv year.(
prucvwl thet would have iim:ted tx that the Nucies.r Repa.atory CornmiS-let January. Tierney f: led for f t.-*::s ed talervetuss saan raay be deiacersta.ly eeLaying unervener alahns in t>e voceedrngs, 69( he seed a disunelion cusi tre mad-actaan en P. lame's rTquer.i to irderverie Tae state eon (efuh !.% G>e pogmed betweer, stele:s. e hKc: r. ave a My to irt the Maine Yankte spent fuelcase.
siwp estead has :arycr.tren tued es-Petr.cet.f he hes!th acct sa'el.v o' D*et! -
'fi#f?y said be has *** strong ut a pirA project and that Maine redoects, and sprual Itletet.t grMC
.wTicinn" that the NRC is delaying a Y
eeshould trd be a!! owed to uvII. I that hay he intervecing in cases mere;y hearung on Maine's request for m-Tierney said the NRC Inid him a te.
to try to e see cuckar plants, letvenor status in that the rtales hearia; ecutierence would be i,e in "Yre're rol trying to eknepf ame sill be chanced tM staterill be bmaren nr April and 012.La. decision.Yari:e," Tierney s.sid. Ile s. aid tbc herred frem stepplag in. Th44's trurne.
would therr te made on styther Mame state sWd ers( oMef1if the nue6 car Te trey uld, beeme Ma!ne hire t+
cMd talefveer. Evt so far, rc hearing pht-! beiR 'are(her gni fuel take care e( tts Mora c= pechl< m.px! t a
feetals aren't opposmg the s.t. ale's has been beid, re@eN.
" Delays ckc'l hyrt us unitys the Ser.7.!bte Mairie Pov'er. 3 IWU1 bay h?sJdent Reagan is pahiag the NRC &tay is to get a ruse in place" to ktep Hartrir anti turkar grno ts alter.cy in f. red g the l>cerrar* proccas for the state cuA of the proceedegs, said on micrvererin the eax. avid Eser, neckar pirats. Tierney ulJ one wav to A.ubtatti Afterney General Ratt:s the Washington taryer hatidne.r me du that is 10 lim!! oppamor.ta ut NRC Brtralt, s he es utst:rvt on the case.
car, said Tuesday he dicFt trow tltM prorvedirts.
Tartry uid the chort to sirtarrJme NTO was dehberalciy deiapag actro Ma!ne Yankee has asked tk MRC for HMC promdmgs es coming en maay en M'mV3 reqW.
Perrnisms to increase the amoua! of front.s. "Dert are tills in the Hceu NA he uid the suelear industry 's 5Per! fDel Stored at the WONel pia 5! bills 1C tM ".*e. ate, the NEC is psi-h MJIfir4 Cn J "Ye ' vfflfinaneTd, qu;te hy c.i.,g a cifferent s:S:iing rnethod. lf twe chaters...'* be said.
Scittisticated ring effort" t: tri apptimed, Maine Yackee uWd have
!.ast erPnfh. Tiemay sueeer.sMiy Cene?e:s tc Ire a m11n e NRC r:orn for anotrer 2c v-ars ecrth of r c61ffzcWtorn ya r vera!s setur ty,e
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C*ator CWr haa.-s. W eou sdey, June ! ?.14:n
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delay on N-plant fuel case The effort to dettroy the abilitv of Brt:vn sa)d he was told itse 6 day we "That's a curious teamn. beraue e people to s2tervene tn NRC proe edsro because Mame Yanare's lawyer and were told we had to attend (the per-
"ta col dead, but, to the contrary, is m the NhChearigt eummer were tted up nearing confertnec), wh-the.r we werc robud goed health,"he said-withciber cases, redy or not," Brown said.
N-plant foes' to launch vote drive AucusTA - ne uneweiear R,rereodum e,.,.
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fuittee oc Sattartiay, June N, will begift the second The rally will feature M;rtshoces on replacement referendum to batt nuclear power in Maine. An aSday Power. renewabit e9, erpc, communtty organtrJng. and rally ri!! be beid at Capitol Patt, the % rte hflie-Island elesm:p. F.nergy 904esmen will EnUUed "A Dey for a Nudearfree Maine," the address the crtsup and prrformers, includPtg (hek even! TH1 mart the beginneng of the peUUoo drive to Cmess, Bill Chktxt and Tocy Montanaro, rul enfer-colhdT7,C00 sigustures of Maine voters, the first step (Aln-to setting Refervoowm Il listed on the general ~ election "We are a.4ing those who have al made their bailot in.sJ.&, Int, comtnitment to a ribelest free Msine to m e a spettal Arthsgr terctan, s;s4*cmmt for the coesmittee.said, elfort to attend " Laman said. ' nis wit! be a time for "We day will contain a i #41 that is fun and people from all over the state to rea ffirm their enmmil.
lighf.heerted and enterts
. We want peopic to be ED'nt, acquire a pest deal of useful lainemation and adie to corne art $ etjoy themselees no mattrt ut.at beptt to partielpale in carnest in Referendum il."
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..*.. AUGUSTA (AP) - Attorwy Cerseral dday is to gd a rule la piece" to keep
-).Jamirs Tierney sam Tuesday that the the gate out o( ttw proceedings said bcicar r%" W suy A.widant Attorney Generaj Kufus be d4!teralely yioC seCoo oc kO*T Si'c is workits ce the ea:c.,
& Lin,'s rogast ta latarvene in the Tierwy said 12e effort to streamhne dy
-.:, Jdatae Yankee epest fuel case. * "" g fronts. "Nte are t.i:Is in Ibc Hwer, NkC procsasjings is etcing on many e,. T.ersey anM be c.has "a strong susW.
tailla la the Senate, the NRC la propos cJon" that the NRC Ing rule changrs " he said.
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Tkeney would.ad owed if the nuefest piant t
g Pn-adeot R.ca is push re the NRC twilt zoothat spent fuel pool to take
):st::ri to nece up Licensing prwess for carc o(Its storare problem.
nucioer plaMs. Tieracy sad crae way t.3 SensfNs Mawse Ihrer, a her tbl>ey O
do that is to lindt ap5cnents in NRC Herbcv anrWHJefear grcMp. is sirridy an grocredlem intervtsiot in tre esse. David Milles,!!.c -
Maine Yanker has asktsf the NHC (nr WashJnr. tort law)fr harmJller Ihe raw.
termirdon to increa:.e the amount of mid Tunday he didn1 krwnw if lie NMC spent fuct stored at the Wis-asad plant us deliterrtely delayinr. *ctuan on I by usinr. a different dacbng method. II Wine's request.
approvtsi, Wine Yanker v.pu d have Ret be s.eid the nurlest irw19Mry is rocen rm andher 70 years worth of putting nn s "very well firsarwid, quite spcmt t i. o(berwise it cretends it will :siphisticati<1 tulibying ellort" to gt4 ren out o(space in a few years.
Conr.rhe to streamline NRC perce.
In Jsouary. 'nerney fik4 for latern. dures.
rsor status in 1.he pructedings. The siste Thu effort to destruy (ht ability of contends that the progos.d dorare propie to intervenc in NHC gwurttVtnce method has never been uws! escept in a "is not dead. but, to the contrary. is in pUot proiett and that Witw Yanke robu64 good health." be said.
should not be aDowed to use it.
Ikown aald be was (ofd the delay was Thetney said the NRC tend hirn a pre. because W!ae Yankee's lawyer and the hearte coolerence would he brid in NRC beenng ezaniner were tied up Wrek or Apr0 and that a decision with o(har cans wccid then be made on wt> ether Wioe "That's a curious teatm. berause we could intervene. But wi far, no bearing were t4d we bed to attend (the pre.
has been held.
bearing coolerence). whether we were
- Detays don't hurt us unJess the rndy or not." Brown said.
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