ML20125B399

Responds to NUREG-0591.NEPA Process Should Be Integrated Into TMI Plans.Requests Meeting to Discuss Concerns Re Prospective clean-up Operations

ML20125B399
Person / Time
Site:	Crane
Issue date:	10/10/1979
From:	Speth G COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
To:	Hendrie J NRC COMMISSION (OCM)
References
RTR-NUREG-0591, RTR-NUREG-591 NUDOCS 7911070001
Download: ML20125B399 (2)

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Toe Council mderstands that the Co d ssion staff has proprsed to prepare a series of environmental assessments (40 C.F.R. S 1508.9) en the various senges of the decon:v-ha: ion and possible rester of the

~hree F_ile Island Uni: 2 reactor.

(See h"JPIG-0591, p. 1. )

"Jhe first as s e s s=ent, which was released in August, discussed only that segment of the proposal addressing the cleanup, temporary storage and handling of the lov level contaninated water in the M Unit 2 auxilliary building tanks.

Tne 1RC staff sta:ed that. the actual disposal of the wate "will be covered in a separate assessment.

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ion of {the high level vaste) vater in the reac o contain=en building

.-111 a.lse be covered in a separate assessmen:."

(hJ?.EG-0591, p. 1; see also Cer. ission's Sta:enen o f F.ay 25, 19 7 9. )

Apparently, the h'?.C staff has indicated that ano:her assess =en: vill be prepared en the fu:ure

elease ef radioac:1ve gases fro: the reacecr contain=ent building.

0:ber nasks which have ye: to be decided include the construe:1on and ope:7.:1en of additienal vaste managemen: systens for treatnent of vastes generanef by the cleanup operations, the re= oval of fuel fron Unit 2, ether decon:*-"a:1on and preparations for restart, and the restart its elf.~ It is our understanding tha: sone of the ini:ial decontamina-

ion activities nay ultinately involve discharges of con:.,-%ated va:e:

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pl-ed, vill result in an inappropriate seg=entation of the issues (40

'I C. 7. 7.. $ 1502. 4(a); see also 1508.18, 1508.27).

In addition, it appears that several of the a.1:ernative operatiens being considered for "2C Urd:

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In these circue-s:cnces, an environ = ental inpact statement (EIS) should be prept. red (40 E

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j 7"5. 5 C. F. R. 5 1502.3). k*e believe it is i=pertant to neet with you and

. crplore the possibilities for in;:lenenting the National Invironnental

~IliE' Policy Act while alleving for tinely decenta ination of DII.

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Council's NIPA regulations are fla'dble enough to acce=odate the da-m-ds

.cf the cleanup vithout jeopardizing the quality or utiliry of the ITI?A E,.;5i review process itself.

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Absent energency circu= stances (40 C.F.R. 5 1506.11), an IIS =us: be conpleted prior to taking any actica which vill significantly aff ect the environ.tnant.

I: vould be useful, therafore, for us to discuss those

. foreseeable opera:1cus which would involve the discharge or release of 7~~

radioactive =aterials into the environnent.

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for the Co=nission to integnate the NEPA precess into its pla--d g for Ihree M.i.le Island at the earlies: possible ti=e.

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xi1 L'e look forward to cooperati=g with you on this difficult proble=.

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