ML20059F692

Notice of Issuance of Director'S Decision Under 10CFR2.206, Denying Petition Filed by D Curran on Behalf of Necnp, Seacoast Anti-Pollution League & Commonwealth of Ma Re Extension of Stay of Full Power Operation of Plant

ML20059F692
Person / Time
Site:	Seabrook
Issue date:	08/31/1990
From:	Murley T Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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ML20059F677	List: ML20059F692 ML20059F710
References
2.206, CLI-90-03, CLI-90-3, NUDOCS 9009110324
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(' - 7509-011 UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE SEABROOK STATION DOCKET H0. 50-443 ISSUANCE OF DIRECTOR'S DECIS10N UNDER 10 CFR 2.206 Notice is hereby given that the Director, Office of Huclear Reactor

- Regulation, has issued a decision concerning an Emergency Motion dated March 14, 1990, filed by Diane Curran, on behalf of Intervenors New England Coalition on

- Nuclear Po'.lution, Seacoast Anti-Pollution League, and the Comonwealth of Massachusetts. Intervenors argued that the NRC had no valid technical basis

^ for finding that the Seabrook reactor complies with the NRC's regulations and~

is safe to operate. The Motion was based on alleged recent, previously undisclosed industry reports of extensive and serious regulatory noncompliance at Seabrook.

- Accompanying the Motion was the affidavit of Robert Pollard and the Testimony

- of Mr. Po11hrd and Ralph Nadar presented before the Subcomittee on General:

-: 0versight and Operations, Comittee on Interior and Insular Affairs, U.S. House of_ Representatives.

In its Order of March 15, 1990, the Comission denied the Emergency Notion which sought an extension of the stay of full power operation set down by the Comission in its Memorandum-and Order of March 3,1990, authorizing issuance of.a full power-license (CLI-90-3). TheMotion(Petition)wasthenreferredto

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the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation for the preparation of a response

_ pursuant-to 10 CFR 2.206.

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-r By' letter dated April 9,1990, the Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation acknowledged receipt of the Petition and notified Intervenors that.

action would be taken with respect to speci.1c issues raised in the Petition within'a reasonable' time.

The Director has determined that the Petition should be denied. The reasons for the denial are set forth in the Director's. Decision Under 10 CFR 2.206, DD 90-51ssued on August 31,1990, which is available for inspection l

and co;,ying in the Comission's Public Document Room, 2120 L Street, NW,

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A copy of the Decision will be filed with the Secretary of the Comission  !

for the Comission's- review in accordance with 10 CFR 2.206(c). ' As provided in  ;

~ this regulation, the Decision will become the final action of the Comission; l l

25 days after issuance, unless the Commission, on-its own motion, institutes  !

y review of the Decision within that time period.

i Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 31st day of August 1990.

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