ML20010C356
| ML20010C356 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | 05000471 |
| Issue date: | 08/14/1981 |
| From: | Blume M NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE LEGAL DIRECTOR (OELD) |
| To: | MASSACHUSETTS, COMMONWEALTH OF |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8108190386 | |
| Download: ML20010C356 (4) | |
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8/14/81 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Jb cf h\\
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FIRST SET OF INTERR0GATORIES TO THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS FR0ft THE NRC STAFF The NRC Staff hereby propounds, pursuant to 10 C.F.R. 5 2.740b, the following interrogatories.
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Does the Commanwealth contend that NRC's regulations regarding emergency planning are inadequately specific to protect health and safety in relation to Pilgrim 2?
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P. lease specify those parts of the Commission's regulations pertaining to emergency planning with which the Commonwealth contends BECO cannot, does not, or will not comply.
Explain why BECO is or will be unable to comply with the Commission's emergency l
l planning requirements, with specific reference to the characteristics of the area in and around the Pilgrim 2 site, including but not limited to population densities, transpo,rtation networks, land use, and distribution of food and water.
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Dces the Commonwealth contend that the plume exposure EPZ for Pilgrim 2 ranging from 9.5 to 12 miles does not satisfy the requirements of the NRC's emergency planning regulations? Explain the basis for this answer.
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Is it implicit in either of the Commonwealth's contentions (and if so which) that use of the criteria and conclusions of NUREG-0396 do not lead to establishment of a plume exposure EPZ for Pilgrim 2 adequate to protect health and safety in the event of an accident?
Explain the basis for this answer a,nd identify any supporting documents or studies.
5.
Does the Commonwealth contend that the criteria of NUREG-0396 have been misapplled in establishing a plume exposure EPZ of 9.5 to 12 miles for Pilgrim 27 If the answer to this question is yes, then explain the basis for it and identify any supporting documents or studies.
6.
Does the Commonwealth contend that the protective action strategies recommended 16. SAND-78-0454 are inadequate for Pilgrim 2?
If so, how?
7.
Does the Commonwealth contend that the evacuation studies re;arding Pilgrim 2 performed by or'for BEC0 and the NRC Staff are inadequate or erroneous in their assumptions, methodologies, or conclusions?
If so, how?
Respectfully submitted, Michael B. Blume Counsel for NRC Staff i
Dated at Bethesda, Maryland this 14th day of August,1981
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION BEFORE THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD In the thtter of BOSTON EDISON COMPANY, ET Ale Docket No. 50-471
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that copies of "FIRST SET OF INTERR0GATORIES TO THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS FROU'THE NRC STAFF" in the above-captioned proceedina have been served on the fol10Ning by deposit in the Unitea States mail, fir,' class, or, as indicated by an asterisk through doposit in the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's internal mail system, this lith day of August, 1981:
Andrew C. Goodhope, Esq.
The Board of Selectmen Administrative Judge Town of Plymouth 3320 Estelle Terrace Plymouth, MA 02360 Wheaton, !!D 20906 William S. Abbott, Esq.
Dr. A. Dixon Callihan 50 Congress Street, Suite 925 Administrative Judge Boston,i1A 02109 Union Carbide Corporation P.O. Box Y Jo Ann Shotwell, Esq.
Oak Ridge, TN 37830 Assistant Attorney General Environmental Protection Division Public Protection Bureau Dr. Richard F. Cole
- i Administrative Judge One Ashburton Place,19th Floor Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Boston,!!A 02108 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comm'ission Washington, DC 20555 Mr. Lester B. Smith Director of Conservation Thnmas G. Dignan, Jr., Esq.
Massachusetts Wildlife Federation R. K. Gad III, Esq.
P.O.'Dox 343 Ropes & Gray Natick,!!A 01761 225 Franklin Street Boston, 11A 02110 William S. Stowe, Esq.
Boston Edison Company Henry Herrmann, Esq.
800 Boylston Street 50 Congress Street, Room 1045 Boston,ItA 02199 Boston,itA 02108
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Mr. and Mrs. Alan R..Cleeton 22 Mackintosh Street
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Franklin, MA.02038 Massa'chusetts Governor's Office of' Energy Resou ces Francis S. Wright, Esq.
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- Atomic Safety and Licensing U.S. iluclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555 Appeal Board Panel
- U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555 Docketing and Service Section
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