ML20106J795

Response to Applicant 841019 Motion to Dismiss Proceeding. Motion Acceptable Subj to Conditions Set Forth in Redress Plan & NRC .Certificate of Svc Encl

ML20106J795
Person / Time
Site:	Clinch River
Issue date:	10/30/1984
From:	Finamore B National Resources Defense Council, Sierra Club
To:	Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel
References
CON-#484-842 ALAB-761, CP, NUDOCS 8411010349
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INTERVENORS' RESPONSE TO APPLICANTS' MOTION TO DISMISS PROCEEDING Intervenors, Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. and the Sierra Club, hereby respond to Applicants' Motion to Dismiss Proceeding, dated October 19, 1984.

In light of the recent developments described in Applicants' Motion to Dismiss Proceeding, including DOE's commitment to commence redress activities not later than May 31, 1985cI /

Intervenors do not oppose Applicants' motion to the Board to authorize revocation of the LWA and dismiss the proceedings I without prejudice, subject to the conditions set forth in the redress plan and the NRC Staff's June 6, 1984 letter.

Intervenors nonetheless continue to maintain that Commission regulations require Applicants to restore the site to a condition 1/ Supplemental Agreement Between Tennessee Valley Authority and United States Department of Energy 3 (Aug. 31, 1984)

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, Proceeding)by activities NovemberDOE30,also expects 1985. IdL.

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t-as nearly approaching its original condition as possible. In this case redress requires removal of all structures and facilities, backfilling of all excavations to the surrounding elevation, and' restoration of a reasonable amount of natural contour, to ensure compatibility with the surrounding area. See Supplemental Comments of the Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. and the Sierra Club in Opposition to Applicants' Exemption Request Under-10 C.F.R. .50.12 (Jan. 28, 1982). Applicants have made no attempt to comply with these requirements.

Even if redress to the substantially original condition is not necessary where the site is set aside for industrial use, Applicants' proposed redress plan fails to satisfy the 4

preferences of the local community for a site which will allow flexibility in future industrial development. The City Manager i of Oak Ridge, M. Lyle Lacy, III, has expressed a preference for a site redress plan "which results in level land uses for future industrial development." Attachment B to Applicants' Motion to L Dismiss Proceeding (emphasis added) . This preference corresponds j to Alternate 1 in Applicants' redress plan. CRBR Project Site L

Redress Plan'at 13. Applicants, in contrast, have chosen Alternate 2, which would leave 24 acres of major excavation at a level 30 feet below the general plant grade. Id. at 5, 13.

Applicants admit that Alternate 2 would provide less flexibility for future industrial use than would Alternate 1. Id. at,13-

14. Since Applicants claim that the redress proposal is based on the preferences of the local community for future industrial development of the site (11. at 17) they should, at a minimum, i

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1 heed the preference of tha community for level land use and greater flexibility in future development.

As a separate matter, Intervenors note that Applicants have committed:

(1) to report to the NRC the status of the CRBR. site, and plans and schedules for redress, at the time final disposition of the site is determined in Spring 1985; and (2) to submit a revised redress plan to the NRC if an alternative use for the site is found. (Attachment E).

Since Intervenors are full parties to the LWA revocation and site redress proceedings (ALAB-761, Slip Opinion (Feb. 29, 1984)), we expect to receive copies of any such reports and revisions, and to participate fully in any further proceedings regarding redress of the CRBR site.

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S. Jacob Scherr Natural Resources Defense Council 1350 New York Avenue N.W., Suite 300 Washington, D.C. 20005 (202) 783-7800 Attorneys for Intervenors Dated: October 30, 1984 v

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(Clinch River Breeder Reactor Plant) )

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that copies of INTERVENORS' RESPONSE TO APPLICANTS' MOTION TO DISMISS PROCEEDING were served this 30th day of October 1984 by first class mail upon:

Marshall E. Miller, Esq.

Chairman Atomic Safety & Licensing Board U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 1717 H Street, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20555 Gustave A. Linenberger Atomic Safety & Licensing Board U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 1717 H Street, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20555 Dr. Cadet H. Hand, Jr., Director Bodega Marine Laboratory University of California P.O. Box 247 West Side Road Bodega Bay, CA 94923 Gary J. Edles, Chairman Atomic Safety & Licensing Appeal Board U.S. Nuclear Regulatory' Commission 1717 H Street, N.W.

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c Certificate of Servica - 2 Dr. W. Reed Johnson U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Atomic Safety & Licensing Appeal Board 1717 H Street, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20555 Howard A. Wilber U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Atomic Safety & Licensing Appeal Board

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Washington, D.C. 20555 Sherwin E.. Turk, Esq.

Stuart Treby, Esq.

Geary S. Mizuno, Esq.

Elaine I. Chan, Esq.

Office of Executive Legal Director U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 1717 H Street, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20555 Atomic Safety & Licensing Appeal Board U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 1717 H Street, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20555 c'

Atomic Safety & Licensing Board Panel U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 1717 H Street, N4, Room 1121 Washington, D.C. 20555 Docketing & Service Section Office of the Secretary U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

'1717 H Street, NW, Room 1121 Washington, D.C. 20555 (3 copies and copy (for date/ time return)

Leon Silverstrom, Esq.

William D. Luck, Esq.

Office of General Counsel U.S. Department of Energy 1000 Independence Ave., SW, Rm. 6-B-256 Washington, D.C. 20585 George L. Edgar, Esq.

Thomas A. Schmutz, Esq.

. Newman and Holtzinger, P.C.

1615 L Street, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20036 f

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Cartificate of Sarvica - 3 Herbert S. Sanger, Jr., Esq.

Lewis E. Wallace, Esq.

James F. Burger, Esq.

W. Walker LaRoche, Esq.

Edward J. Vigluicci, Esq.

Office of the General Counsel Tennessee Valley Authority 400 West Summit Hill Drive Knoxville, TN 37902

' William M . Leech, Jrc, . Esq.,

Attorney General William B. Hubbard, Esq.,

Chief Deputy Attorney General Michael D. Pearigen, Esq.

State of Tennessee Office of the Attorney General 450 James Robertson Parkway Nashville, TN 37219 Lawson McGhee Public Library 500 West Church Street Knoxville, TN 37902 William E. Lantrip, Esq.

City Attorney Municipal Building P.O. Box 1 Oak Ridge, TN 37830 Oak Ridge Public Library Civic Center Oak Ridge, TN 37830 Joe H. Walker 401 Roane Street Harriman, TN 37748 Commissioner John L. Parish Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development Andrew Jackson Building, Suite 1007 Nashville, TN 37219 Bar ra A. Finattfore

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