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Response to Licensee 820419 Suggestion of Mootness Re Probabilistic Risk Assessment.Chairman Palladino Informal Remarks Before ANS Do Not Constitute Official Commission Policy & ASLB Cannot Take Notice.Certificate of Svc Encl
ML20052A269
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Site: Limerick  Constellation icon.png
Issue date: 04/23/1982
From: Elliott C
LIMERICK ECOLOGY ACTION, INC.
To:
Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel
References
NUDOCS 8204280095
Download: ML20052A269 (6)
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BEFORE THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD In the Matter of  :

PHILADELPHIA ELECTRIC COMPANY  : Docket Nos. 50-352 .

Limerick Generating Station,  : 50-353 Units 1 and 2  : " D

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RESPONSE OF LIMERICK ECOLOGY ACTION TO f k 082A At

-h LICENSEE'S SUGGESTION OF MOOTNESS ( p tu s On April 19, 1982, without leave of the ASLB, Philadelphia Electric Company (PECO) filed a document entitled " Licensee's Suggestion of Mootness to Licensing Board Based Upon the Recent Statement of Commission Policy On Use of Probabilistic Risk Assessment." Petitioner Limerick Ecology Action (LEA) wishes to take this opportunity to respond to that filing.

It should be noted first that the entire premise of the licensee's filing is a 3 1/2 page speech by the NRC Chairman, Nunzio Palladino, delivered at a conference sponsored by a non-I governmental body, the American Nuclear Society. Thus, while the title of PECO's filing refers to a "Recent Statement of Commission Policy," it is obvious that Chairman Palladino's informal remarks before the ANS do not constitute official Commission policy, and the ASLB may not lawfully take cognizance of them as such.

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l In any event, Chairman Palladin0's remarks do not support PECO's Contention that PRA "has no place in licensing proceedings".

(Licensee, p.2)

Chairman Palladinc, in his remarks, notes that pending promulgation of the final pclicy statemen: on safety goals for nuclear power plants (see 47 - F.R. 7023) , the Commission "has directed the NRC staff to prepare a step by step action plan on how to use the goals and numerical guidhnce, in ccnjunction with PRA, within the regulatory process". PECO, at p. 2 of its filing, distinguishes

" licensing process" from " regulatory process" and supposes the Chairman to have intended to exclude the regulatory prccess from the licensing process.

LEA submits that this was not Chairman Palladino's intention; LEA further contends that tc permit use of the PRA in the " regulatory process", (i. e. ,in the decis ion-making pr::ess <x: whether the plant complies with the NRC regulatory mandate) but not to permit review of the PRA, or issues to be raised thereon in the licensing process would deprive LEA of a meaningful hearing, ~and would be contrary to the Atomic Energy Act.

Chairman Palladinc nc:es that " individual licensing de-cisions will continue to be based princi ally on compliance with

[NRC} regulations", (emphasis added) , indicating that PRA' will play some role in the licensing decisien, contrary to licensee's assertion.

In fact, Chairman Palladino states: "We on the Commission have directed that special attention be given by the staff to using these (PRA] techniques in a variety of applications, provided that the data base warrants such use. We believe it has a place-in licensing reviews ... (Emphasis added.) See page 2, Palladino's Remarks.

The staff has already stated that it will use the PRA in carrying out its obligations under the Commissions's June 13, 1980 " Statement of Interim Policy: Nuclear Power Plant Accident Considerations Under NEPA of 1969," and in its determination of whether the Limerick facility can be operated without undue risk to the public health and safety. See Affidavit of Albert Schwencer and Ashok C. Thadani Regarding Schedule for Staff Review of PRA, paragraphs 3 and 6.

The ASLB is without power to restrict the Staff review of the Limerick plant: "The licensing board does not have the power under 10 CFR S2.718 or any other regulation to direct staff performance vel non, of its independent responsibilities." New England Power Co., et al., NEP, Units 1 and 2, Dockets STN-50-568, 569, LBP-78-009, 7 NRC 271 278 (1978), citing Public Service Co.

of Indiana (Marble Hill), ALAB-316, 3 JRC 167, 170 (1976).

If the staff intends to use the PRA as part of its licensing review, LEA must have the opportunity to raise issues

regarding the adequacy of that document.

No Commission regulation or State. tent of Pol :y precludes the use of the PRA, and the contentions regarding the Limerick l probabilistic risk assessment must therefere be air.i::ed.

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CHARLES W. ELLIOTT /

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Allentown, PA 18102 (215) 821-5100 Judith A. Dorsey 1315 Walnut S:., Suite 1632 Phila., PA 19'07 (215) 735-720:

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I hereby certify that copies of the foregoing Response of Limerick ' Ecology Action to Licensee's Suggestion of Mootness ~

were served, by deposit in the United States mail, first class, t

postage prepaid, on April 23, 1982, upon the following:

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