ML20040C099

Forwards DC Court of Appeals Judgment 81-1131,ordering NRC to Prepare Environ Assessment on Psychological Stress.Util Argument to Exclude Intervenors Who Exacerbated Fear Unaffected.Certificate of Svc Encl

ML20040C099
Person / Time
Site:	Indian Point
Issue date:	01/18/1982
From:	Colarulli P MORGAN ASSOCIATES, POWER AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (NEW YORK
To:	Carter L, Paris O, Shon F Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel
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NUDOCS 8201270266
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!!o n . Oscar II. Paris Administrative Law Judges Atomic Safety & Licensing Board U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555

Dear Judges Carter,

Shon and Paris:

Enclosed is a copy of the recent judgment in People Agains t Nucle.u Energy v. NRC, No . 81-1131 ( D.C.Cir. Jan. 7, 1982),

The Power Authority of the State of New York cited the Commission's opinion in this case in its Memorandum of Law in 9;pport of Motion to Exclude Fear as an Issue in This Proceeding a t 8 -10 ( f iled De c . 2, 1981). The majority opinion of the Court of Appeals has not yet been released.

The Power Authority's argument that certain intervenors should be estopped from participating in this proceeding because they distributed literature with the intent of causing, or exacerbating psychological stress in the community remains unaf-fected. That conduct is also alleged by the Power Authority as an independent ground for the exclusion of psychological stress from this proceeding and, certainly for preventing the inter-venors who so conducted themselves from participating in any consideration of the issue. ,

If necessary, the Power Authority will provide an analysis of the opinion of the Court of Appeals and its relationship to the facts of record here, when the opinion is published.

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(PUBLIC UTILITIES), Intervenors GEORGE A. FISHER ct.can Petition for Review of an Order of the United States Nuclear Regulatory b r$1ssi:n.

Before: WRIGHT, Circuit Judge, McGOWAN, Senior Circuit Judge, and WILREY, Circui:

Judge, J UD GME::T This cause came on to be heard on a petition for review of an order of the United States Nuclear Eegulatory Connission and was briefed and argued by counsel.

On considera: ion thereof, it is ORDERED nnd ADJUDGED by this court that the order of the Nuclear Regulatory Cocaission under review in this cause is hereby vacated.

It is FURT'4ER ORDERED and ADJUDGED by this court that the Co=ission shall prepare an environmental assessment regarding the effects of the proposed res: art of the nuclear facility at Three !!ile Island Uni: One (T'!I-1) on the psychological health of neighber-ing residents and on the well-being of the surrot.ndin;; communities. The Commission shall then deternine, on :he basis of this environmental assessment, whether the :*a:i:n :

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, al Environ: ental Policy Act req 6 :es preparation of a full environmental icpact s ta :t-cent.

It is 7URTHER ORDERED and ADJUDGED by this court that, until the Co==iscien has complied with the require =ents of the National Environmental Policy Act as described in the preceding paragraph, it shall not take a decision to restar: 'MI-1.

It is FURTHER CRDERED and ADJ~DGED by this cour: that the Co mission shall prepare a s: ate =ent of the reasons for its determination that psychological health is not cog-f ni:able under the Atemic Energy Act.

Opinions to follow.

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For the Court J.~ [ &bm Georg- A. Fisher

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Clerk Circuit Judge WILREY dissents. Whether designedly so or not, this order will bar i the resunption of furnishing nuclear power frca IMI-1, at which there has never been an accident, until such time as the Nuclear Regulatory Commission satisfies this ccur:,

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. N UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD Before Administrative Judges:

Louis J. Carter, Chairman Frederick J. Shon Dr. Oscar H. Paris

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CONSOLIDATED EDISON COMPANY ) Docket Nos.

OF NEW YORK, INC. ) 50-247 SP (Indian Point, Unit No. 2) ) 50-286 SP

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POWER AUTHORITY OF THE STATE )

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(Indian Point, Unit No. 3) ) January 18, 1982

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CERTIFICATE OF. SERVICE I hereby certify that on the 18th day of January, 1982, I caused a copy of Letter from Paul F. Colarulli to Judge Louis J.

Carter to be served by first-class mail, postage prepaid on:

1 Louis J. Carter, Esq. Mr. Frederick J. Shon 23 Wiltshire Road Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Philadelphia, Pennsylvania United States Nuclear-19151 Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555 Dr. Oscar H. Paris Counsel for NRC Staff Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Office of the Executive United States Nuclear Legal Director Regulatory Commission United States Nuclear Washington, D.C. 20555 Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555 l

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Consolidated Edison Company General Counsel of New York, Inc. The Port Authority of New York 4 Irving Place and New Jersey New York, New York 10003 One World Trade Center, 66S

< New York, New York 10048 Consolidated Edison Company of Mr. John Gilroy i New York, Inc. Westchester Coordinator ATTN: Mr. John D. O'Toole Indian Point Project Vice President New York Public Interest Research 4 Irving Place Group

! New York, New York 10003 240 Central Avenue White Plains, New York 10606 Mr. Richard P. Remshaw West Branch Conservation Project Manager Association Consolidated Edison Company 443 Buena Vista Road of New York, Inc. New City, New York 10956 4 Irving Place - Room 749S New York, New York 10003 Jeffrey M. Blum, Esq. Westchester People's Action New York University Law School Coalition, Inc.

423 Vanderbilt Hall P.O. Box 488 40 Washington Square South White Plains, New York 10602 New York, New York 10012 Ellyn R. Weiss, Esq. Mayor George V. Begany Harmon and Weiss Village of Buchanan 1725 I Street, N.W., Suite 506 236 Tate Avenue Washington, D.C. 20006 Buchanan, New York 10511 Ms. Joan Holt Alan Latman, Esq.

New York Public Interest Research 44 Sunset Drive Group Croton-On-Hudson, New York 10520 5 Beekman Street New York,'New York 10038 Ezra I. Bialik, Esq. Andrew S. Roffe, Esq.

Steve Leipzig , Esq. New York State Assembly Environmental Protection Bureau Albany, New York 12248 New York State Attorney General's Office Two World Trade Center New York, New York 10047 Ms. Pat Posner, Spokesperson Marc L. Parris, Esq.

Parents Concerned About Indian County Attorney Point County of Rockland P.O. Box 125 11 New Hempstead Road Croton-on-Hudson, New York 10520 New City, New York 10956

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Jonathan L. Levine , Esq. Renee Schwartz, Esq.

P.O. Box 280 Botein, Hays, Sklar and Herzberg New City, New York 10956 200 Park Avenue New York, New York 10166 Greater New York Council Honorable Ruth W. Messinger on Energy Council Member c/o Dean R. Corren 4th District, Manhattan New York University City Hall 26 Stuyvesant Street New York, New York 10007 New York, New York 10003 Mr. Geoffrey Cobb Ryan Mrs. Lorna Salzman Conservation Committee Chairman Friends of the Earth Director, New York City 208 West 13th Street Audubon Society New York, New York 10011 71 West 23rd Street, suite 1828 New York, New York 10010 Stanley B. Klimberg, Esq. Mr. Alfred B. Del Bello General Counsel Westchester County Executive New York State Energy Office Westchester County 2 Rockefeller State Plaza 148 Martine Avenue Albany, New York 12223 New York, New York.10601 Ms. Judith Kessler, Coordinator Honorable Richard L._Brodsky Rockland Citizens for Safe Energy 9th Legislative District 300 New Hempstead Road Westchester County New City, New York 10956 County Office Building White Plains, New York 10601 Secretary United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555 ATTN: Chief, Docketing and Service Section 1

Paul F. Colar@- '