ML20041C183
| ML20041C183 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Skagit |
| Issue date: | 02/10/1982 |
| From: | Adensam E Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Spangenberg F NORTHWEST ENERGY SERVICES CO. |
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| NUDOCS 8202260311 | |
| Download: ML20041C183 (11) | |
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Dear Mr. Spangenberg:
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Notice of Receipt of Anended Application - Skagit/Hanford Nuclear Project, Units 1 and 2 Enclosed for your information are copies of the Federal Register notice advising of receipt of the amended Skagit/Hanford Nuclear Project application and a related advertisement to be published in the Yakima Herald Republic, Tri-City _ Herald and the Seattle Times.
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- SKAGIT Mr. J. E. Mecca, Manager Nuclear Licensing & Safety Puget Sound Power Light Co.
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Bellevue, Washington 98009 cc:
Mr. F. Theodore Thomsen Mr. Russell Jim Perkins, Coie, Stone, Olsen Tribal Councilman
& Williams Consolidated Tribes and Bands 1900 Washington Building Yakima Indian Nation Seattle, Washington 98101 P.O. Box 151 Toppenish, Washington 98948 Mr. Robert Lowenstein Lowenstein, Newman, Reis Robert Engelken, Regional Administrator
& Axelrad U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Suite 1214 Region V 1025 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.
1450 Maria Lane, Suite 210 Washington, D. C.
20036 Walnut Creek, California 94596 Roger M. Leed, Esq.
Attorney General Law Offices Temple of Justice 1411 4th Avenue Olympia, Washington 98504 Seattle, Washington 98104 Chairman, Washington Utilities and Mr. Lloyd K. Marbet Transportation Commission c/o Forelaws on Board Highways' Licenses Building 19142 South Bakers Ferry Road Olympia, Washington 98504 Boring, Oregon 97009 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Mr. Nicholas D. Lewis, Chairman 825 North Capitol Street, N.E.
Energy Facility Site Evaluation Washington, D. C.
20426 Council 820 East 5th Avenue Chairman Olympia, Washington 98504 Benton County Commissioners County Courthouse Honorable Richard Sandvik Prosser, Washington 99350 Department of Justice 500 Pacific Building U. S. Environmental Protection Agency 520 Southwest Yamhill Region X
. Portland, Oregon 97204 1200 Sixth Av6nue Seattle, Washington 98101 Coalition for Safe Power Governor Building - Suite 527 U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service 408 S.W. Second Avenue P. O. Box 3737 Portland, Oregon 97204 Portland, Oregon 97208 Valentine B. Deale, Chairman Dr. Frank F. Hooper, Member Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Chairman of Resource, Ecology 1001 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.
Fisheries and Wildlife Washington, D. C.
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UtilTED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COW.ISSIO:4 In the Matter of Puget Sound Power &
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f40TICE OF RECEIPT OF AMENDED APPLICATION FOR COMSTRUCTION PERMITS AMD FACILITY LICEllSES AftD !!0TICE OF HEARING 0:i AMENDED APPLICATION FOR C0!4STRUCTION PERMITS By an application dated September 18, 1974, Puget Sound Pwer & Light Company, acting for itself and as agent for Pacific Power and Light Coapany, The Washington Water Power Coapany, Idaho Power Corpany, and Washington Public Power Supply System applied for construction permits for tuo boiling water nuclear reactors designated as the Skagit Muclear Power Project, Units 1 and 2, each of which was designed for operation at 3800 thermal megawatts with a net electrical output of approximately n
1300 megawatts per unit. The proposed facilities were to be located at the appli-cants' site 5 miles northeast of Sedro Woolley in Skagit County, Washington.
By an agreement dated January 23, 1977, ownership shares in the Skagit f acility were real-2 located.
Idaho Power Conpany and Washington Public Power Supply Syste.n are no longer co-applicants, and Portland General Electric Coapany was added as a 30; owner and co-applicant. Hearings on the Skagit application have been convened pursuant to a Motice of llearing published in the Federal Register on Decerter 20, 1974 (39 FR 44065) and also pursuant to an A:xnded Motice of !! caring published in the federal i
Register on harch 1,1977 (41 FR 8335).
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. On September 26, 1981, Puget Sound Power & Light Co.npany submitted Amendment 5 to the application which relocates the proposed nuclear facilities to the Depart-ment of Energy's Hanford Reservation in Genton County, Washington, and changes the name of the project frora Skagit huclear Power Project to Skagit/Hanford liuclear Project.
The prepcsed f acilities, designated Skagit/Hanford Nuclear Project, Units 1 and 2, will retain the sa;.e design boiling water reactors as the original appli-cation and will be located approxicately 8 miles west of the Columbia River, 7 iailes north of the Yakina River at Horn Rapids Dam, and 12 miles northwest of the city of Morth Richland in Benton County, Washington.
Pursuant to the Atos;ic Energ Act of 1954, as araended (the Act), and the regu-lations in Title 10 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 50, " Licensing of Production and Utilization Facilities", Part 51, " Licensing and Regulatory Policy and Procedures for Environmental Protection", and Part 2, " Rules of Practice fer Doi.estic Licensing Proceedings", notice is hereby given that a hearing will be held at a tii;c and place to be set by the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board (Board) previously designated to preside over the proceeding, to consider the application, as acended. Portions of this hearing..uy be held jointly between the U.S. Duclear Regulatory Contaission (HRC) and the Washington State Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council (EF5EC) on saatters l
within their jurisdiction, particularly the National Environaental Policy Act of 19ta (HEPA) and the State Environanntal Policy Act of 1971 (SEPA). The joint hearing will be governed by the Protocol for the Conduct of Joint iiearings which is set furth in an agreement between the NRC and EFSEC, dated July 31, 1931.
The NaC staff has coirplcted part of its safety evaluation with respect to the Skagit/Itanf ord Project. These co.:pleted revicus ere set fcrth in the staf f Safety
J 3-4 Evaluation Reports (SERs) for the Skagit/Hanford fluclear Project Units 1 and 2 I
(formerly, Skagit fluclear Power Project, Units 1 and 2): NUREG-0309 (September 1977);
flVREG-0309, Supplement No.1 (October 1978); and flUREG-0309, Supplement flo. 2 (October J981). Supplement Ho. 2 to the Skagit/Hanford SER addresses all the action itens l
l relative to the accident at Three Mile Island, Unit 2 that currently nust be reviewed.-
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Upon completion by the Connission's staff of the final supplement to the SER and an l
environ-ental review, and upon receipt of a report by the Advisory Committee en ' Reactor Safeguards, the Dirs: tor of Nuclear Reactor Regulation will consider making affirnative findings on Items 1-3, a negative finding on Item 4, and an affirmative finding on Iten 1
5 specified below as a basis for the issuance of construction permits to the applicants.
1 In the event that a separate h9aring is held with respect to a Limited Work Authoriza-i tion, Iten 6 below describes the matters for consideration.
i Issues Pursuant to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as Arended i
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Whether in accordance with the provisions of 10 CFR 550.35(a):
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(a) The applicant has described the proposed design of the facilities including, but not limited to, the principal architectural and engineering criteria for 1
the design, and has identified the najor features or components incorporated therein for the protection of the health and safety of the public; l
(b) Such further technical or design information as may be required to conplete
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the safety analysis and which can reasonably be lef t for later consideration, will be supplied in the final safety analysis report; (c) Safety features or components, if any, which require research and developnent have been described by the applicant and the applicant has identified, and there will be conducted a research and developnent progran reasonably designed i
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(d) On the basis of the foregoing, there is reasonable assurance that (1) such safety questions will be satisfactorily resolved at or before the latest date stated in the application for completion of construction of the proposed facilities, and (ii) taking into consideration the site criteria contained in 10 CFR Part 100, the proposed facilities can be constructed and operated at the proposed location without undue risk to the health and safety of the public.
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Whether the applicant is technically qualified to design and construct the proposed facilities; 3.
Whethe.- the applicant is financially qualified to design and construct the proposed facilities; and 4.
Whether the issuance of pencits for construction of the facilities will be inimical to the consan defense and security or to the health and safety of the public.
Issue Pursuant to National Environ:aental Policy Act of 1959 (HLPA) 5.
Whether, in accordance with the requiremnts of 10 CFR Part 51, the construction permits should be issued as proposed.
Issues Pursuant to 10 CFR 52.761a (Liiaited Work Authorization) 6.
Pursuant to 10 CFR 92.761a, a separate hearing and partial decision by the Board on issues pursuant to HEPA and general site suitability and certain other possible issues may be held and issued prior to and separate f rom, the hearing and cecision on other issues.
In the event the Board, after the separate hearing, i.:akes favor-able findings on such issues, the Director of Nuclear Reactor Regulation nay, pursuant to 10 CFR 50.10(e) authorize the applicants to conduct certain onsite work entirely at their own risk prior to cowletion of the re:.ainder of the pro-
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. In the event that this proceeding is not a contested proceeding, as defined by 10 CFR 52.4(n), the Board will detenaine without conducting a de_ novo evaluation of the application: (1) whether the application and the record of the proceeding contain sufficient inforaation, the review of the application by the Cocaission's staff has been adequate to support the proposed findings to be r.nde by the Director of Nuclear Reactor Regulation on Items 1-4 abcve, and to support, insofar as the Co;.uission's licensing requirements under the Act are concerned, the issuance of the construction permits proposed by the Director of fluclear Reactor Regulation; and (2) whether the tiEPA review conducted by the Conuission's staff has been adequate.
In the event that this proceeding becoaes a contested proceeding, the Board will consider and initially decide, as issues in this proceeding, Items 1-5 above as o basis for determining whether construction penaits should be issued to the applicant.
With respect to the Conuission's responsibilities under fiEPA, and regardless of whether the proceeding is contested or uncontested, the Board will, in accordance with 10 CFR 551.52(c): (1) detenaine whether the requirements of Section 102(2)(A), (C), and (E) of i4LPA and 10 CFR Part 51 have been coaplied with in this proceeding; (2) inde-pendently consider the final balance among conflicting factors contained in the record of the proceeding for the pennits with a view to determining the appropriate action to be taken; and (3) detenaine af ter weighing the environ. ental, economic, technical and other benefits against environmental and other costs, and considering available alter-natives whether construction penaits should be issued, denied, or appropriately con-ditioned to protect environcental values.
The Board will convene a prehearing conference of the parties, of their counsel, to be held subsequent to any required special prehearing conference, and within sixty
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-s-(60) days af ter discevery has been completed or at such other tine as the Board nay specify, for the purpose of dealing with the matters specified in 10 CFR 52.752.
The Board will set the time and place for any special prehearing conference, pre-hearing conference and evidentiary hearing, and the respective notices will be pub-lished in the FEDERAL REGISTER.
Any person who does not wish, or is not qualified, to become a party to this proceeding nay request parnission to make a limited appearance pursuant to the pro-visions of 10 CFR 52.715.
A person naking a limitted appearance may nake an oral or written statenent of position on the issues. A linited appearance may be made at any session of the hearing or at any prebearing conference subject to such linits and con-ditions as may be imposed by the Board. Persons desiring to n3te a limited appearance Os b li f 2 are requested to inform the Poard by e
Any person whose interest may be affected by the proceeding, who wishes to par-ticipate as a party in the proceeding rust file a written petition under oath or affirnation for leave to intervene in accordance with the provisions of 10 CFR 52.714.
A netition for leave to intervene shall set forth with particularity the interest of the petitioner in the proceedino, and how that interest nay be affected by the results of the proceeding. The petition should specifically explain the reasons why interven-tion should be permitted with particular reference to the follenting factors: (1) the nature of the petitioner's right under the Act to be nade a party to the proceedinc; (2) the nature and extent of the petitioner's property, financial, or other interest in the proceeding, and (3) the possible effect of any order which nay be entered in the prnceeding on the petitioner's interest. The petition should also identify the specific aspect (s) of the subject natter of the proceeding as to which pet 1*.ioner wishes to interveno. Any person who has filed a petition for leave to intervene or ornce) sunmaue) o4re y asc rosu ais oo-eoi nacu oua OFFICIAL RECORD COPY usano.i i-23saoa
s who has been arbitted as a party may anend a petition, but such an anended petition cust satisfy the specificity requirements described above. A petition that sets forth contentions relating only to natters outside the jurisdiction of the Commission will be denied.
Hot later than fifteen (15) days prior to the first prehearing conference sched-oled in the proceeding, the petitioner shall file a supplenent to the petition to intervene which must include a list of the contentions which are sought to be liti-gated in the matter, and the bases for each contention set forth with reasonable specificity. A petitioner who fails to file such a supplement which satisfies these reonirements with respect to at least one contention will not be pernitted to partic-irate as a party.
Those permitted to intervene become parties to the proceeding, subject to any linitations in the order granting leave to intervene, and have the opportunity to pre-sent evidence and cross-exanine witnesses.
!!ontinely filings of petitions for leave to intervene, amended petitions, supple-I nental petitions and/or requests for hearing will not he entertained absent a deter-mination by the Atonic Safety and t.icensinn Board that the petitioner has nade a sub-stantial showing of good cause for the granting of a late petition and/or request.
That deten,ination will be based upon a balancing of the factors specified in 10 CFR 52.714(a)(1)(1)-(v)) and 52.714d.
With respect to the application, as anended, for construction permits for the Skagit/itanford Nuclear Project, Units 1 and 2, all persons previously adnitted as intervenors in this proceeding who wish to further partic.pate with respect to the amended application, shall submit an ar: ended petition for leave to intervene that OFF6CE)
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g*i confoms to the requirements described above. Such anended petitions shall be filed within the time oeriod for the filing of a petition to intervene.
An answer to this notice, pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 92.705 must be filed by the applicant by Sc3 i E1 A request for a bearing or a petition or anended petition for leave to intervene shall be filed by NV12 ; 4 fk with the Secretary of the Connission, United States fluclear Regulatory Coonission, Washington, D. C.
20555, Attention: Docketing and Service Branch, or nay be delivered to the Conmission's Public Document Room, 1717 H Street, N.W., Washington, D. C.
by the above date. A copy of the petition should also be sent to the Executive Leoal Director, U.S. Muclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D. C.
20555, and to Mr. F. Theodore Thonsen, Perkins, Coie, Stone, Olsen te Williams,1900 Washington Building, Seattle, Washington 98101, attorney for the applicant. Pending further order of the Board, parties are required to file, pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 52.708, an original and two (2) confomed copics of each such paper with the Commission. Any questions or requests for additional inforration regarding the content of this notice should be addressed to the Chief Hearing Counsel, Office of the Executive Legal Director, U.S. !!uclear Requlatory l
Comission, Washington, D. C.
20555.
4 For further details, see the application for construction pernits dated September 18, 1974, including site suitability information and the applicant's environ-rental report, along with any anendnents or supplements thereto, which are or will be available for public inspection at the Commission's Public Docunent Reoo,1717 H Street, N.U., Washington, O. C., between the hours of 8:30 a.n. and 5:00 p.n. on weekdays.
Copies of these docunents will be available at the Richland Public Library, Swif t and t:orthgate Streets, Richlani, Washington 99357 between the hnurs of 10:30 a.m. and omcc) sunnaue) oan )
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9:00 p.m. on Monday thru Thursday, 5:00 p.ra. and 9:00 p.m. on Friday,10:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, and between 1:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. on Sundays during the school year only. As they beco:ae available, a copy of the safety evaluation report by the Coaaission's staff, the draft and final environnental statecents, the report of the Advisory Comaittee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS), the proposed construction permits, the transcripts of the prehearing conferences and of the hearing, and other relevant documents, will also be availat,le at the above locations. Copics of the proposed con-struction permits and the ACRS report may be obtained, when available, by request to the Director, Division of Licensing, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Co:aatssion, Washington, D. C.
20555. Copics of the Comuission's staff safety evaluation reports and final environ;. ental statement, when available, may be purchased at current rates, fro.a the National Technical Information Service, Departnent of Coia.erce, 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, Virginia 22161.
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