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Responds to Re Citizen Concerns About Facility. Armed Forces Radiology Inst Has Submitted Request for Upgrading & Modifying Tech Specs.Facility Application for License Renewal Will Be Announced in Fr W/Intervening Rule

ML20062K221
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Site:	Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute
Issue date:	09/23/1980
From:	Dircks W NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (EDO)
To:	Sarbanes P SENATE
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Dear Senator Sarbanes:

g This is in response to your August 12, 1980 letter to Mr. John F. Ahearne, Chairman, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, concerning the Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute (AFP.RI) research reactor located on the grounds of the National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland.

The AFRRI has submitted a request for upgrading and modifying the Technical Specifications for operation of the reactor. These have been reviewed and comments have been returned to AFRRI for response.

Inspection and Enforcement personnel have routinely inspected the AFRRI facility for compliance with NRC requirements. Although AFRRI has been operated in compliance with safety requirements, they have been cited for non-compliance on procedural and administrative matters.

In addition, AFRRI has been notified that their license for operation will expire in November 1980. We have been informed that Dames and Moore, consulting engineers in Bethesda, Maryland, have been retained to assist in developing AFRRI's license renewal application.

When this is received, the AFRRI application for license renewal will be announced in the Federal Register. At that time, any interested parties may contest the AFRRI application for license renewal. The procedure for filing a Petition to intervene is contained in 10 CFR Part 2.714, a copy of which is enclosed.

In 1974, following a detailed stuay concerning the issuance of Environmental Impact Statements, the NRC stipulated that research reactors with power levels of 2 megawatts or less will not constitute a safety hazard to the contiguous environment. Accordingly, and unless the AFRRI situation does not meet the basis of the above analysis, an EIS will most likely not be required for the AFRRI license renewal application. A copy of the NRC generic analysis is enclosed.

All of the above information is available in the Public Document Room at the I

1717 H Street, N.W., location.

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The Honorable Paul S. Sarbanes You can be assured that all proper citizen's requests for leave to intervene will be considered.

If you have further questions, please contact Mr. Harold Bernard (492-8357),

the Project Manager for the AFRRI research reactor.

Sincerely, Willia. J. Dircks Acting Executive Director for Operations

Enclosures:

1. 10 CFR Part 2.714

2. Memo Muller to Skovholt, dtd 1/23/74 P

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of th2 United States, wauld be cause (2) The petition shall sit ferth with for censure, suspension, or disbannent. particularity the interest of the peti-Any suc'h order shall state the grounds tioner in the proceeding, how that in-terest may be affected by the results on which it is based. Before any person is suspended or barred from of the proceeding, including the rea-participation as an attorney in a p*

sons why petitioner should be permit-ceeding. charges shall be preferred by ted to intervene, with particular refer-the presiding officer against such tence to the factors in paragraph (d) of penon and he shall be afforded an op-this section, and the specific aspect or portunity to be heard thereon before aspects of the subject 1 matter of the another presiding officer, proceeding as to which petitioner wishes to intervene.

(80 Stat. 385. 81 Stat.195; 5 U.S.C. 555. 500)

(3) Any penon who has filed a peti-(27 FR 377. Jan.13.1962, as amended at 35 tion for kave M Menene or do has FR 13459. July 17,1970; 37 FR 15131. July been admitted as a party pursuant to 28,1972) this section may amend his petition for leave to intervene. A petition may

$ 2.714 Intervention.

be amended without prior approval of (a)(1) -Any person whose interest the presiding officer at any time up to may be affected by a proceeding and fifteen (15) days prior to the holding who desires to participate as a party of the special prehearing conference shall file a written petition for leave to pursuant to 12.751a, or where no spe-intervene. In a proceeding noticed pur-cial prehearing conference is held, fif-suant to 12.105, any person whose in-teen (15) days prior to the holding of terest may be affected may also re-the first prehearing conference. After quest a hearing. The petition and/or this time a petition may be amended request shall be filed not later than only with approval of the presiding of.

the time specified in the notice of ficer, based on a balancing of the fac.

hearing, or as provided by the Com-tors specified in paragraph (a)(1) of mission, the presiding officer or the this section. Such an amended petition atc=le safety and licensing board des-for leave to intervene must satisfy the ignated to rule on the petition and/or requirements of this paragraph (a) of request, or as provide,d in i 2.102(d)(3), this section pertaining to specificity, Nontimely filmgs will not be enter *

(b) Not later than fifteen (15) days tained absent a determination by the prior to the holding of the special pre-Commission, the presiding officer or hearing conference pursuant to the atomic safety and licensing board i 2.751a. or where no special prehear-designated to rule on the petition and/ ing conference is held, fifteen (15) or request. that the petition and/or re-days prior to the holding of the first quest should be granted based upon a prehearing conference, the petitioner balancing of the following factors in shall file a supplement to his petition addition to those set out in paragraph to intervene which must include a list (d) of this section:

of the contentions which petitioner

(!) Good cause, if any, for failure to seeks to have litigated in the matter.

file on time.

and the bases for each contention set (i!) The ava!! ability of other means iorth with reasonable specificity. A pe-whereb) the petitioner's interest will titioner who fails to file such a supple-be protected.

ment which satisfies the requirements of this paragraph with respect to at (iii) The extent to which the. peti-tioner's participation may reasonably least one contention will not be per-be expected to assist in developing a mitted to participate as a party. Addi-sound record.

tional time for filing the supplement may be granted based upon a balanc-(tv) The extent to which the peti-ing of the factors in paragraph (a)(1) tior.er's interest will be repreemted by of this section.

existing parties.

(c) Any party to a proceeding may

' (~) The extent to which the petition. file an answer to a petition for leave to ers participation will broaden the intervene within ten (10) dayr after issues or delay the proceeding, service of the petition, with particular 68

-*farenc? to th: factors set forth in t37 FR 15132. July 28.1972, as aminded r.t

• 'a 37 FR 28711, Dec. 29.1972: 39 FR 17972.

dr,re.4:sph (d) of this section. H:wev.

Mar 22,1974: 43 FR 17801. Apr. 26,1978: 44 the staff may ille such an answer FR W. Jan. 22, IM

. rithin fif teen (15) days af ter strvice c.f t the petition -

$ 2.714a Al peals from certain rulings on l' efficer or the atomic safety and licens-(d) The Commi.uion, the presiding petitions for leave to intervene and/or requests for hearing.

Ing board designated to rule on peti-(a) Notwithstanding the provisions

, tions to intervene and/or requests for of i 2.730(f), an order of the presiding

, beeing shall, in ruling on a petition officer or the atomic safety and licens-f for leave to intervene, consider the fol-ing board designated to rule on peti-l lowing factors, among other thingst tions for leave to intervene and/or re-1 (1) The nature of the petitioner's quests for hearing may be appealed,in right under the Act to be made a party accordance with the provisions of this to the proceeding.

section, to the Atomic Safety and Li-(2) The nature and extent of the pe-censing Appeal Board within ten (10) titioner's property, finan:ial, or other days after service of the order. The f interest in the proceeding.

appeal shall be asserted by the filing (3) The possible effect of any order of a notice of appeal and accompany-which may be entered in the proceed-ing supporting brief. Any other party ing on the petitioner's interest.

may file a brief in support of or in op-i (e) An order permitting intervention position to the appeal within ten (10) and/or directing a hearing may be days after service of the appeal. No

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conditioned on such terms as the Cem-other appeals from rulings on peti-mission. presiding officer or the desig-tions and/or requests for hearing shall nated atomic safety and licensing be allowed, board may direct in the interests of:

(b) An order wholly denying a peti-(1) Restricting irreleva n duplicative. tion for leave to intervene and/or re-or repetitive evidt nee anu argument. Quest for a hearing is appealable by

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(2) having common interests repre-the petitioner on the question wheth-sented by a spokesman, and (3s retain-er the petition and/or hearing request ing autho-ity to determine priorities should have been granted in whole or and control the co= pass of the hear-in part.

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(c) An order granting a petition for (f) In any case in which, after con-leave to intervene and/cr request for a sideration of the factors set forth in hearing is appealable by a party other pa ar aph (d) of this se: tion, the than the petitioner or, the question Ccmmission or the presiding officer whether the petition and/or the re-finds that the petitioners interest is quest for a hering should have been 11._.ited to one or more of the issues in-whcIly denied.

volved in the proceeding, any order al-(Sec.161. Pub. I 83-703, 65 Stat. 948 (42 toring intervention ihalllimit his par-U.S.C. 2201); sec. 201 as a:nended. Pub. L ticipition accordingly.33-438,88 Stat.1243. Pub. L 94 ~9. 89 S:st.

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( 2.715 Participation by a person not a h 1.*niess otherwise expreuly pro-Pa-ty

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statement of his position on the issues at any session of the hearing or any ae. Icl. Pub. L 83-703, 68 stat. 948 (42

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