ML20034A740

Expresses Concern That All Safety & Health Issues Failed to Be Addressed During Licensing Process,Per NRC Issuance of Full Power License.Nrc Challenged to Prove That Evacuation in Area Realistic.W/Certificate of Svc.Served on 900308

ML20034A740
Person / Time
Site:	Seabrook
Issue date:	03/01/1990
From:	Mavroules N HOUSE OF REP.
To:	Carr K NRC COMMISSION (OCM)
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CON-#190-10030 OL, NUDOCS 9004240208
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Dear Commissioner Carr:

Today, the Nuclear -Regulatory Commission's licensing process k

regarding Seabrook Station, Unit' I has been officially completed, save for appeals,-with the issuance of an approval for the Public Service Company of New Hampshire's full-power operational license.

Regrettably, as far as I am concerned, and as far as-thousands of-my constituents who = reside-within the radius - of-Seabrook's Emergency Plannin (hereinafter EPZ) are. -concerned, the.

licensing process,g Zone which is in place to address all safety 'and -healt.'

issues, has been agfailure.

This is-so because there-remains a substantial uncertainty about the-Nuclear Regulatory Commission's, and therefore the Government's ability to protect the public in the-event of_a radiological emergency at the Station.

And because of the gravity of the potential consequences-of such-an emergency, such uncertainty is simply not acceptable.

Throughout the course of the licensing process, I.have.often raised-questions about the process itself' and have viewed the unseemly-spectacle of the Nuclear Regulatory, Commission and the Federal Emergency Management Agency changing the rules of. the game as-the said process progressed in an apparent attempt to circumvent the express will-of the Congress in order to ' pass favorably on the -

issuance of a full power license.

In addition to rules' changes, I-spoke-often about the most serious allegations.'concerning the v.

. quality of construction, allegations which have never been.

addressed to my satisfaction.

But as for rules changes and the quality of construction, the answers to my questions are of such a technical nature that in the last analysis, I am bound to accept the conclusions of the experts.

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As'I have said both on and off the record, I do1not purport to.be_

an expert: myself on nuclear power.-

However, -there is one

-critically important issue on which-I do feel. comfortable and-competent to judge, and that is the matter of evacuation...

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In dealing.with-the, evacuation issue, all you:need,to knowcareithei communities within thez ten ' mile-EPZ, the. road network'that i

L threads 11t's way.throughout_the Zone,.the prevailing weather 1

i patternstand the population counts.at any timetof-the year,-andiif i

.you should possess a'little common sense as well, than you'too can consider 'yourself an ' expert.

Therefore, based ~ on the preponderance of_the evidence before me, it is my considered opinionsthat :should'there be a radiological.

emergency,at seabrook Station,:-I would be: forced to' conclude thatJ i

evacuation from within the. boundaries of the1 ten - mile EPZ L and-

.beyond is not a feasible option.- I am further. forced to-conclude

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i that it would also be_ impossible to adequately.and safely shelter the public within and without the-Zone in1the' case'of such a. dire i

event.

F Using a lega11 analogy,--I' write -this letteri to ask!.the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to prepare l:and' submit'aibrief:in'which:it' will marshal the necessary-technical-data, observations,: testimony, and all other evidence it has-in it's possession >toJconvince.ne':that my conclusions about the evacuation issue are erroneous.

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behalf of-my concerned constituents, I.~ demand that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission so respond' in ' a. timely: fashion to'my'

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Ordinarily,;I would not issue a " demand"f,;butiin the' context of l

Seabrook's licensing ~ process,Landithe rancor and distrust it has occasioned,-especially amongst responsible members:of Congress,

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including-myself,'I don't feel the least bit reluctant about it's c,

usage.

j In point of fact, I, challenge :the Nuclear. Regulatory Commission 'to F

prove to me and'the people:of the-6th_ Congressional,. District of, Massachusetts that evacuation is a: realistic ~considerationJin the' i

event oft an emergency at'Seabrook Station.-

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challenge, I will accept yourHdecision-to grant a full-power. license.

If you'should: fail, thenfyou can anticipate that I will: continue'to' do everything-in my power-to reverse that' decision.

For in the final analysis, while'the:need for the power provided by Seabrook-Station.is beyond. question, nothing, and'I' repeat,Enothina takes precedence over the' preservation:of the public's health and safety.

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.PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW 1-Docket No.(s) 50-443/444-OL l

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! hereby;certif y that copies aof the f oregoing LTR MAVROULE8. TD CARR DTD 3/l have been served upon the following persons by U.S. mail, first class,.except-an'otherwise noted and in accordance with the requirements of'10 CFR 8ec. 2.712.

Administrative Judge Administrative Judge.

0. Paul Bollwerk, !!!

Thomas S.-Moore, Chairman-Atomic Safety-and Licensing Appeal

- Atomic Saf ety and Licensing-Appeal-Board-Board U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission U.S.: Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555 Washington,1DC 20555 Administrative Judge Howard A. Wilber.

Administrative Law Judge j

Atomic Safety'and Licensing Appeal

! van W. Smith, Chairman.

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Board Atcate Safety and Licensing. Board

.U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555 Washingtoni DC-20555

-Administrative Judge Administrative; Judge b

Richard F. Cole

'Kenneth A. McColloaE Atomic Safety and Licensing Board

~ Atomic Safety and Licensing Board-l U.S. Nuclear' Regulatory Commission-U.S., Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555 Washington, DC~ 20555 Administrative' Judge L

Robert R. Pierce, Esquire James'N. Carpenter

.i Atomic Safety and' Licensing Board Alternate' Technical Member.

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Atomic Safety and Licensing, Board

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~ Washington, DC 20555 U.S. Nuclear-Regulatory Commission p

Washington, DC 20555 I

Edwin-J. Reis, Esq.

Mit:1 A. Young p

Office of the Beneral Counsel Attorney U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office.cf the General Counsel.

h Washington,:DC '20555 U.S. Nuclear: Regulatory Commission Washington,:DC 20555 l'

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Diane Curran, Esa.

Thomas B. Dignan, Jr., Esq.-

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Harmon, Curran & Tousley.

Ropes k Gray 2001 S Street, N.W., Suite 430 One. International Place Washington, DC 20009 Boston, MA 02110

' Robert A. Backus, Esq..

Paul McEachern,-Esq.

Backus, Meyer & Solomon-Shatnes & McEachern 116 Lowell Street 25 Maplewood Avenue,-P.O. Box 360 Manchester, NH -03106 Portsmouth,-NH 03801~

Gary W. Holmes, Esq.

Judith H. Mizner.

Holmes & Ells

-Counsel for Newburyport 47 Winnacunnet Road 79 State Street Hampton, NH 03842 Newburyport, MA' 01950 q

Suzanne P. Egan Jane Doherty City Solicitor Beacoast Anti-Pollution League Lagoulis, Hill-Wilton and Rotondi 5 Market-Street 79 State Street Portsmouth, NH 03801 Newburyport, MA 01950 George Iverson,. Director Ashod N. Amirian, Esq.

N. H. Office of Energency Managesant 145 South Main Street, P.O. Box 3B

. State House Office Park South j

Bradford, MA 01830 107 Pleasant-Street ll Concord, NH- 03301 i

George W. Watson, Esq.

J r.c k Dolan Federal Emergency Management Agency Federal Energency. Management Agency a

500 C Street, S.W.

442 J.W. McCormack (PDCH)'

Washington, DC 20472 Boston, MA 02109 l

George D. Bisbee, Esq.

Buranne Bretseth Assistant Attorney General Board of Selectmen-Office of the Attorney General Town of Hampton Falls 25 Capitol Street-Drinkwater Road Concord,-NH 03301 Hampton Falls, NH 03844

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Traficonte. Esq.-

Peter J.-Branni Esq.

I Chief, Nuclear Safety Unit Assistant Attorney General Office of the Attorney General Office of the Attorney General 4 -

One Ashburton Place, 19th Floor State House Station, #6 Boston, MA 02108 Augusta, ME 04333 Allen Lampert Willian Armstrong.

Civil' Defense Director Civil Def ense Director Town of.9rentwood Town of Exeter 20 Franklin Street 10 Front Street

-1 Exeter, NH 03033 Ekster, NH 03833 1

i Anne Goodian,1 Chairman

. Board of Selectmen Michael Santosuesso Chairman 13-15 Newmarket Road Board'of Selectmen Durham, NH 03824 South Haspton, NH ;03827 i

R. Scott Hill-Wh!1 ton, Esquire Stanley W. Knowles -Chairman Lagoulis, Hill-Whilton.6 McGuire Board of Selectmen 79' State Street-P.O. Box 710 i

Newburyport,, MA 01950 North Hampton, NH '03862 t

Norman C. Katner Sandra F. Mitchell Superintendent of Schools Civil Defense Director i

School Administrative Unit No. 21.

Town of Kensington-

" Alumni Drive Box 10, RRI-

=Hampton ~,. NH 03042 East Kingston, NH 03827 i

The. Honorable Bordon.J. Humphrey j

ATTNi Janet ~ Colt 4,

United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 o

DatedLat Rockville, Md. this 8 day of March 1990

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