ML20126M013

Responds to 850205 Concerns Re Decommissioning of Plant. Decision to Decommission Will Be Predicated on Util Taking Adequate Steps to Protect Public & Environ.Des Expected by 850731 & Fes by 851031

ML20126M013
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Site:	Humboldt Bay
Issue date:	06/10/1985
From:	Zwolinski J Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Hayden K AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED
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NUDOCS 8506200208
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! Mr. Kevin A. Hayden "

3 P.O. Box 301 '

Arcata, California 95521 i

Dear Mr. Hayden:

In your letter of February 5,1985 to Mr. Peter Erickson of my staff you expressed your concern about the proposed 30 year storage of nuclear waste i at the Humboldt Bay nuclear power plant. Your letter as well as letters

, from others in Humboldt County and elsewhere have become part of the official

! record of the decomissioning of this plant.

i It is the responsibility of the Nuclear Regulatory Comission (NRC) to assure that the decomissioning of Humboldt Bay power plant is conducted i

in a manner that does not endanger the health and safety of the public.

In order to accomplish that, the NRC requires that Pacific Gas and Electric l Company (PG8E) submit a Decomissioning Plan describing how the decomissioning i will be conducted and an Environmental Report which describes the environmental aspects of the decomissioning. Both of these documents were submitted to the NRC on July 30, 1984 and we have completed our initial review. Questions generated during the review have been sent to PG&E on i January 23 and February 14, this year and PG8E has provided responses to

most of the questions. The NRC is currently evaluating those responses, i

An important aspect of the decomissioning planning is the receipt of comments i from the public. For the Humboldt plant, this was done through the public

meetings held on September 10 and December 4, 1984 in Eureka, California as l well as through letters such as yours. Both PG8E and the NRC need to know i

what the public environmental and safety concerns are so that they may be

' adequately considered during the decommissioning process. Consequently.-the transcripts of the meetings as well as the letters become part of the official

. . decomissioning record and are reviewed to detennine if there are additional

facts which should be considered. The transcripts, the letters from the public and all correspondence from PGRE and the NRC are available in the Humboldt County Library, 421 I Street (County Courthouse), Eureka, California, i

Following our review of environmental issues we will publish a " Draft Environmental Impact Statement" (Draft EIS) that will be made available

' to the public in the Humboldt County Library and will also be sent to State and Humboldt County agencies as well as other Federal agencies. This

Draft EIS will present the NRC evaluation of potential environmental impacts

! of decommissioning the Humboldt plant. Comments on the Draft EIS from

! State, local and Federal agencies and the public will be included and evaluated i in the Final Environmental Impact Statenent (Final EIS).

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• Mr. Kevin A. Hayden After the staff reviews are complete and if it is determined that PG&E has taken the precautions necessary to assure no undue risk to the health and safety of the public and the environment, the decommissioning wi.ll be-approved and the NRC will publish a Final EIS.

In summary, I want to assure you that an extensive evaluation of all of the pertinent information, including comments from concerned citizens, regarding the decommissioning is undertaken before a NRC decision is made. A favorable decision will be predicated on PG8E taking adequate steps to protect the public and the environment during its activities. Our target date for completing the Draft EIS is July 31, 1985 and for completing our final action on the decommissioning plan and the Final EIS is October 31, 1985.

Sincerely, Joh A. Zwolinski, Chief Oper ting Reactors Branch #5 Division of Licensing i

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Juna 10,1985 Mr. Kevin A. Hayden After the staff reviews are complete and if it is determined that PG&E has taken the precautions necessary to assure no undue risk to the health and safety of the public and the environment, the decommissioning will be approved and the NRC will publish a Final EIS.

! In summary, I want to assure you that an extensive evaluation of all of the pertinent information, including comments from concerned citizens, regarding the decommissioning is undertaken before a NRC decision is made. A favorable decision will be predicated on PG&E taking adequate steps to protect the public and the environment during its activities. Our target date for completing the Draft EIS is July 31, 1985 and for completing our final action on the decommissioning plan and the Final EIS is October 31, 1985.

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