ML20125B286

Forwards Jp Badalich Citing Pending Litigation Between Util & Minnesota Pollution Control Agency as Basis for AEC Deferring Action Affecting Plant.Regulatory Info Meeting Scheduled for 700216

ML20125B286
Person / Time
Site:	Monticello
Issue date:	02/13/1970
From:	Price H US ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION (AEC)
To:	Johnson, Ramey, Seaborg US ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION (AEC)
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NUDOCS 9212090290
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Executive Director, of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency cited the pending litigation between Merthern States lower Company and the Control Agency as a basis for our deferrina any further action affecting the Monticello Facility (Enclosure 1). Raclosed is a proposed reply (Enclosure 2).

I wuld like to discuss this satter at the Regulatory Information Meeting scheduled for February 16, 1970.

a , Er Harold L. Price Director of Regulation

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Dear Mr. Seaborg:

l l It is, of course, well knc.vn to the Atomic Energy r Commission that the Mitv.esota Pollution Control i Agency has finposed environmental requirements for t the Monticello Nuclear racility and that Northern States Power has challenged, both in Federal and i State courts, the right of the Agency to exercise I

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opinion of the Pollution Control Agency that a-i hearing on the applicati.on of the North ~ern States Power for an operal.iondl libense would be of no benef3t to any of the parties involved, and, l, therefore, makes no such request at this time, ,

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,' l'or t.he same reason it would seem appropriate that i the At omic 1:norgy Commission withhold any further action af fecting 1.he .Monticello Plant until the courts have saade their decision and the Agency i respect.f u1]y requests that m operational license l be issued until such a decision is forthcoming. -

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DearIgr.Badalich:

This is in reply to your letter of February 6, 1970, regarding the application of Northern Statec Power Company to operate the Monticello Nuclear Facility.

In your letter you refer to the pending litigation between NSP and the State of Minnesota Pollution Control Agency as a basis for deferring any further action by AEC affecting the Monticello Facility. The central issue in that litigation is, of course, whether the Control Agency has the legal authority to impose restrictions, from the standpoint of radiological health and safety, on the operation of the Monticello Facility. 'the AEC's authority to ccrry out its own statutory responsibilities to protect the public health and cafety is not at issue in the litigation. We do not see, therefore,-how we can defer carrying out our responsibilities in the Monticello proceeding.

Please be assured of our continuing cooperation. We will con-i tinue to keep you apprised of future significant developments in the Monticello proceeding.

Sincerely, ,,

11arold L. Price Director of negulation cc: Robert C. Tuveson, Chairman Minnesota Pollution Control Agency k

Sidney P. Gislason, Esq. '}

G. Robert Johnson, Special Assistant Attorney Cencral i

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