ML20037A535
| ML20037A535 | |
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| Site: | Davis Besse  |
| Issue date: | 10/29/1969 |
| From: | Price H US ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION (AEC) |
| To: | Saxbe W SENATE |
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| NUDOCS 8003060882 | |
| Download: ML20037A535 (5) | |
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Dear Serntor Saxbe:
I am pleased to respond to your referral of reptember 18, 1969, concerning a letter you received from 16. Bruce M. Hankins. Mr. Hanicins raises the question as to what contmls are being exercised on the -
discharge of heated water for the proposed Davis-Besse facility to be located on the shore of Lake Erie.
Under the Atac:ic Energy Act, the Cocrission has the msponsibility' and authority for the licensing ard regulation of trxlear reactors from the standpoint of radiological health and safety. 'Ihe AEC presently lacks authority to irpose restrictions regarding the therm 1 effects 1
of discharges fmm licensed nuclear facilities. Licensing by the ABC, however, does rot miieve the applicant from bei.y subject to the appropriate jurisdictions in other amas which would also be involved if the plant wem fueled by coal, oil, or other nonnuclear reans.
Each state, of course, has the same autreity to deal with themal effects from nuclear power plants as it does from fossil-fueled power plants unless in sone way restricted by state law.
In this connection, the Water Quality Act of 1965 provides a
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cor:prehensive proc; ram through which water quality standanis,' including standards on themal effects, are developed-by the states and approved by the Secretary of the Interior. Urder this program, the recretary of the Interior has approved water quality standards for Iake Erie.
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. As a part of our safety review, the AEC routinely receives from the.
Department of the Interior accreendations and ccm.ents on all applications for construction permits.. 'Ihe report by the Departmmt of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service also unkes reconmendations on nonradiological matters, inchMng thermi effects of the discharge i
of coolant water in the mrine envircrrent. A copy of this apart is sent to the' applicant, calling attention' to the Service's recomenda-tions.oonceming potentini nonradiological effects and urging cooperation'with the appropriate federal and state agencies. This
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zwport is also made public and is forwarded to the state and local agencies that may have an interest for their infomation.--
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With respect to the T.avic-Beste station, The Toledo Edison Camatar and the Cleveinnd Cectric Illininsting Company plan a eccprehensive study /
of the potential effects of the plent upon Lake Erie. They have engaged tN Great I23:es Reser.rch Division, Institute of Science and Techno1 cry, of the thiversity of Michigan, under Dr. J. C. Ayers, to conduct this study. The applicants have'already been in contact with state and federal agencies who will part'lcipate in the program as it develops. The applicants state that the primry purpose of the attsfy is to co]1ect linnological data to detemine the reans by which established radiological and thertnl discharge starviards will be ret.
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Eonorable Villiam B. Saxbe United States Senate Dear S or Saxbe:
I am pleas to respond to your referral of Septe:bar 18, 1969, concerning a etter you received from Mr. Eruye M. Uankins.
Mr. Ilsnkins r ses the queation as to what controls are being
'2ercised on th discharge of heated vnter for the proposed Davis-Besse faci (ty to be located on the shore of Lake Erie.
Under the Atonic En gy Act, the Coaissio/
n has the responsibility and the authority fo the licensing and rbgulation of nucicar reactors from the stan oint of radiological health and safety.
The AEC presently lacks uthoritytoin/oserestrictionsregarding the thernal effects of dikharges from/ licensed nuclear facilities.
Licensing by the AEC, howevne, does not relieve the applicant from being subject to the appropr1 te juri[ dictions in other areas which would also be involved if the lant are fueled by coal, oil, or other nonnuclear means. Each a te of course, has the sane authority to deal with thermal eke,ts from nuclear power plants as it doea from fossil-fueled power plants unless in some way restricted by state law.
In this connection, the Water Qua ty qt of 1965 provides a com-prehensiveprogramthroughwhich[ develop ater qha.lity standards, including standards on thernal effects, ard by the states and approved by the Secretary of the' Interior. Under this program, the Secretary of the Interior has approved v *er quality standards l
for Lake Erie.
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The A C is now conducting a survey /bf \\all utiliti at are con-atruebing or operating nuclear power f'acilities,to ob ain dita $1 info ation concerning their pyograms fand studJes re
. ting to emal effe ts.atingin,infornstonto,dateindtcates,thatthettili31esar Our resolvi g the various gnviponsental pro -
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liith respect to the Davis-Eesse station, ne Toledo Edison Coapany and ne C1cveland Electric Illuninsting Company plan a co.nprehensive study of the potential effects of the plant upon Lake Erie. They have engaged the Great Lahes Research Division, Institute of Science and Technology, of the University of Michigan, under Dr. J. C. Ayers, to conduct this study. The applicants have already been in contact with state and federal agencies who vill participate in the program as it develops.
The applicants state that the pricary purpose of the study is to collect linnological data to determine the neana by which establithed radiological and thernal discharge standards vill be net.
Sincerely, Harold L. Price Director of Regulation
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Sin 7erely, Harold L. Price Director of Regulation
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