ML20078M163

Objections to Util & NRC Exhibits & Testimony,Per Aslab 831007 Order.Certificate of Svc Encl

ML20078M163
Person / Time
Site:	Diablo Canyon
Issue date:	10/20/1983
From:	Havian E CENTER FOR LAW IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST, JOINT INTERVENORS - DIABLO CANYON
To:	NRC ATOMIC SAFETY & LICENSING APPEAL PANEL (ASLAP)
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ISSUANCES-OL, NUDOCS 8310250043
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JOINT INTERVENORS' OBJECTIONS TO EXHIBITS AND TESTIMONY OF PGandE AND NRC STAFF Pursuant to the Board's October 7, 1983 Order, the Joint Intervenors hereby state their objections to the following exhibits and testimony by the NRC Staff and PGandE, respectively:

1. NRC Staff Testimon/ of James P. Knight, Hartmut E.

Schierling and Jared S. Wermeil on Contentions la, lb, 1c, ld and le.

Joint Intervenors object to questions and answers 37 and 38. The basis for this objection is that these questions and answers constitute opinion testimony about the value of statistics and statistical analysis in the evaluation of overall design adequacy, despite the fact that the resumes of the individuals offering the testimony indicate no training in 8310250043 831020 PDR ADOCK 05000275 0 PDR g5 03

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statistics. Joint Intervenors therefore move that this testimony be stricken, or, in the alternative, that the Joint Iatervenors be allowed voir dire questioning of these witnesses at the hearing.

2. NRC Staff Testimony of James P. Knight, Hartmut E.

Schierling and Jared S. Wermeil on Contentions 2a, 2b, 2c and 2d.

Joint Intervenors object to questions and answers 18 and 19. The basis for this objection is that these questions and answers constitute opinion testimony about the value of statistics and statistical analysis in the evaluation of overall design adequacy, despite the fact that the resumes of the individuals offering the testimony indicate no training in statistics. Joint Intervenors therefore move that.this testimony be stricken, or, in the alternative, that the Joint Intervenors be allowed voir dire questioning of these witnesses at the hearing.

3. PGandE Testimony of Panel No. 1 on Contentions 1, 2 and 5.

Joint Intervenors object to question and answer number 6 in its entirety. Joint Intervenors also object to the conclusions stated at page 21, lines 13-17, and page 21, lines 22-26, to the effect that the ITP approach and IDVP approach provide a higher degree of assurance than statistical sampling.

The basis for this objection is that this testimony contains opinions about the value of statistics and statistical analysis in the evaluation of overall design adequacy, despite the fact

j that the resumes of the individuals offering the testimony indicate no training in statistics. Joint Intervenors therefore move that this testimony be stricken, or, in the alternative, that the Joint Intervenors be allowed voir dire questioning of these witnesses at the hearing.

' Consistent.with the Board's Order dated October 7, 1983, counsel for the-Joint Intervenors contacted counsel for the NRC Staff and PGandE to discuss the above objections, but were unable to resolve them.

DATED: October 20, 1983 Respectfully submitted, JOEL R. REYNOLDS, ESO.

JOHN R. PHILLIPS, ESQ.

ERIC HAVIAN, ESQ.

Center for Law in the Public Interest 10951 W. Pico Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90064 (213)470-3000

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on this 20th day of October, 1983, I

.t have served copies of the foregoing JOINT INTERVENORS' OBJECTIONS e TO EXHIBITS AND TESTIMONY OF PGandE AND NRC STAFF, mailing them through the U.S. mails, first class, postage prepaid.

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• Thomas S. Moore, Chairman Atomic Safety & Licensing Appeal Board Mr. Fredrick Eissler U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Scenic Shoreline Preservation

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. Washington, D.C. 20555 4623 More Mesa Drive Santa Barbara, CA 93105

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'1 Atomic Safety & Licensing *Malcolm H. Furbush, Esq.

Appeal-Board Vice President & General

.U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Counsel

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Commission Philip A. Crane, Esq.

Washington,-D.C. 20555 Pacific Gas fi Electric Company 77 Beale Street, Room 3135

• Dr. John H. Buck San Francisco, CA 94106 Atomic-Safety & Licensing f  : Appeal Board U.S., Nuclear Regulatory-

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• Lawrence Chandler, Esq.

Office of the Executive Legal Director - BETH 042 i U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555 Janice E. Kerr, Esq.

Lawrence Q. Garcia, Esq.

J. Calvin Simpson, Esq.

. \. California Public Utilities Commission 5246 McAllister Street San Francisco, CA 94102 John Van de Kamp, Attorrey General Andrea Sheridan Ordin, Chief Attorney General Michael J. Strumwasser, Special Counsel to the Attorney General State of California 3580 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 800 Los Angeles, CA 90010 David S. Fleischaker, Esq.

Post Office Box 1178 Oklahoma City, OK 73101 Richard Hubbard MHB Technical Associates 1723 Hamilton Avenue, Suite K San Jose, CA 95725 Arthur C. Gehr, Esq.

Snell & Wilmer 3100 Valley Center Phoenix, AZ 85073

• Bruce Norton, Esq.

Norton, Burke, Berry & French, P.C.

3216 N. Third Street, Suite 202 Phoenix, AZ 85064 Maurice Axelrad, Esq.

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