ML20070L476

Challenges Statement in Applicant 821228 Reply,That Congress,In Enacting Continuing Resolution for FY83,intended Site Preparation Activities to Continue.Svc List Encl

ML20070L476
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Site:	Clinch River
Issue date:	12/30/1982
From:	Greenberg E GALLOWAY & GREENBERG, National Resources Defense Council, Sierra Club
To:	Gilinsky V, Palladino N, Roberts T NRC COMMISSION (OCM)
References
NUDOCS 8301030136
Download: ML20070L476 (5)

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GALLOWAY & GREENBERG ATTORNEYS AT LAW IFRS EYE STREET, N. W.

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& SEBVICE a.iAE" BRANCH The Honorable Nunzio J. Palladino The Honorable James K. Asselstine Chairman Commissioner Nuclear Regulatory Commission Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555 Washington, D.C. 20555 The Honorable Victor Gilinsky The Honorable John F. Ahearne commissioner Commissioner Nuclear Regulatory Commission Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555 Washington, D.C. 20555 The Honorable Thomas F. Roberts Commissioner Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20535 Clinch River Breeder Reactor Plant Docket No. 50-537 (Section 50.12 Request)

Gentlemen:

In their Reply of December 28, Applicants imply (at page 9) that Congress, in enacting the Continuing Resolution for Fiscal Year 1983, somehow intended that site preparation activities continue.

This implication cannot be left unchallenged, for it simply is not the case. In commenting on the intent of conferees regarding Clinch River, Congressman Brown of California stated:

[W]hile the report language permits the ongoing activities related to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission licensing process, this should not be c

interpreted to mean that if a construction license is obtained that construction shall begin. The language is explicit in stating that funds shall not be used for construction of permanent facilities. Neither should this language be interpreted as an i

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l Honorable Nunzio J. Palladino Honorable James K. Asselstine Honorable Victor Gilinsky l Honorable John F. Ahearne ,

Honorable Thomas F. Roberts December 30, 1982 Page Two endorsement of the NRC's actions last year granting an emergency licensing exemption permitting site clearance at Clinch River. In fact, I believe that Members of the Congress and the public can insist on a normal licensing procedure for this first-of-a-kind project.

128 Cong. Rec. H10434 (Dec. 20, 1982).

Sincerely, Eldon V.C. Greenberg Counsel to Intervenors, Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. and the Sierra Club i

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Honorable Nunzio J. Palladino Honorable James K. Asselstine Honorable Victor Gilinsky Honorable John F. Ahearne 0%;YkU Honorable Thomas F. Roberts December 30, 1982 Page Three '82 0E0 30 P1:23

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• Daniel Swanson, Esquire .3 RANCH

• Stuart Treby, Esquire

• Bradley W. Jones, Esquire Office of Executive Legal Director U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Maryland National Bank Building 7735 Old Georgetown Road Bethesda, Maryland 20814

• R. Tenney Johnson, Esquire

• Leon Silverstrom, Esquire

• Warren E. Bergholz, Jr., Esquire

• Michael D. Oldak, Esquire

• L. Dow Davis, Esquire office of the General Counsel U.S. Department of Energy 1000 Independence Avenue, S.W.

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• George L. Edgar, Esquire

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• Thomas A. Schmutz, Esquire

• Gregg A. Day, Esquirs

• Frank K. Peterson, Esquire Morgan, Lewis & Bockius 1800 M Street, N.W.

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• Docketing and Service Section Office of the Secretary U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

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Honorable Thomas F. Roberts December 30, 1982 Page Four

• Leonard Bickwit, Esquire Office of the General Counsel U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555

• Marshall E. Miller, Esquire 7hairman Atomic Safety & Licensing Board U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 4350 East West Highway Bethesda, Maryland 20814

• Gustave A. Linenberger Atomic Safety and Licensing Board U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 4350 East West Highway Bethesda, Maryland 20814 Dr. Cadet H. Hand, Jr.

Director Bodega Marine Laboratory University of California P.O. Box 247 Bodega Bay, California 94923 Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal Board U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission i

Washington, D.C. 20555 Atomic Safety & Licensing Board Panel U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555

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Honorable Nunzio J. Palladino Honorable James K. Asselstine Honorable Victor Gilinsky Honorable John F. Ahearne

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