ML20058N350

Forwards Constituent Re Concerns About Location of Oral Argument & Lack of Notice for 900524 ACRS Meeting

ML20058N350
Person / Time
Site:	Turkey Point
Issue date:	07/06/1990
From:	Fascell D HOUSE OF REP.
To:	Bach C NRC OFFICE OF GOVERNMENTAL & PUBLIC AFFAIRS (GPA)
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!!s. Christena. L. Bach Director, Congressional Affairs Nuclear Regulatory Conni ssion ,

825 North Capitol Street. N.E.

tJashington, D. C. 20426

Dear !!s. Bach:

Cnclosed in a :opy of correspondence from one of my constituents. ,

It would be creatly appreciated if you would. accord the comments in the letter every consideration and provide me with a report on the matter. ~i stany thanks for your assistance.

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Dear Congressman Pascell:

u-l Enclosed please find a copy of the CarMr for Nuclear l Responsibility's Motion requesting that the As.,mic Safety and '

l Licensing Appeal Board Oral Argumeat in this proceeding scheduled  ;

p for Bethesda, ' Maryland be moved to Miami, Florida where the .

citizens who will be affected by the Appeal Board's decision in this proceeding live.- 1 H

As both you and Representative Kostmayer know, I have long  ;

- been concerned about " roadblocks" to citizen participation in NRC- i

- licensing proceedings. Since such an economic disparity exists between the regulators, the regulated, and citizen Intervenors, I believe that it is both fundsmentally unfair and a violation of the -

e spirit of .the' Atomic -Energy Act .to hold any session of citizen intervention proceeding in Bethesda, Maryland. It is not only an economic burden to the citizens who are participating, itL also .

removes the proceeding- from the area:where the citizens whose

- health and safety could be affected by the Appeal Board decision.

Another factor which I would like to bring to your attention-

. is the. fact that on May 24, 1990, the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ARCS) of the NRC held a meeting in West Palm Beach, ,

Florida on the issue of pressure vessel embrittlement. As you know, the. technical < issue of embrittlement of the Turkey Point.

reactor pressure vessels is the subject matter of this proceeding.

Yet, Intervenors were given no notice by the NRC of this.very '

important meeting which was being held in our geographical INVOLVEMENT LITIGATION NUCLEAR INFORMATION

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vicinity, nor has the NRC provided us with a copy of the transcript of this meeting which addressed the Turkey Point nuclear plant.

Additionally, although I an on the Atlanta Region's news release list, I did not receive the news release that was sent out 1 concerning the ACRS meeting. Because the scientific views that were expressed at this meeting could be important to the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board proceeding that we are presently.

involved in, I am asking that you (a) question the NRC as to why we

were not informed of the meeting, and (b) obtain a copy of the t anscript of the May 24, 1990, ACRS meeting so that our '

organization can review it. ,

Finally, I wish to thank you, Congressman Fascell for your continued vigilance on the important nuclear safety and citizen .:

participation issues that affect your constituents.

Sincerely, '

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Center for Nuclear  ;

Responsibility 7210 Red Road, Suite 207B Miami, Florida 33143 (305) 661-2165 (305) 662-2600 cc: Representative Peter Kostmayer Senator Bob Graham ,

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