ML20127L210

Requested Amended Petition for Leave to Intervene.*

ML20127L210
Person / Time
Site:	Monticello
Issue date:	04/06/1970
From:	Engstrom P NORTHERN STATES POWER CO.
To:	US ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION (AEC)
References
NUDOCS 9211230455
Download: ML20127L210 (5)

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REOUESTED AMENDED TETITION In the matter of Northern States j Power Company Monticello Nucleat FOR LEAVE TO INTERVENE Generating Plast Unit 1-Docket No. s-50 263

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In the matter of Northern States frowar Company Monticello Nuclect , [0R 1. EAVE TO INTERVEU, Cancra:Ing Plant-Unit 1 '

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l Minnesota Environmental Control Citizens Association .,

I' (hereinaf ter referred to as MECCA) is an organisation of con.

. corned citizens. It-is duly incorporated under.the laws of j the Secte of Minnesota as a non. profit corporation. Members of.

%ECCA reside in the metropolitan Twin City area as well as I

j throughout the whole 'S tate - of Minnesota. Members of MECCA fish .

l in the Mississipai River at or near Monticello as well as at i

t various lakes in all directions from Monticello. Th e re f ore , as en organization and as individual members MECCA has.an interest

. in the imp a c..t ..o.f ..r a di o a c tivi t y from Unit No. I upon the air,

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! vater, and earth as well'as the ef fect of radiation from the-i Mon ticello . plan t on li f e of all. forms. MECfA is fur her concerned

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vich the lack of any workable safety program in tha..'.e. .~ -vent of'

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I I :n -accident. MECCA.is . concerned with the impact of thermal . _ -

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' wastes-on the overall ocology of the Mississippi Ri v e r. .

MECCA requests that the Atomic Energy Commission accept responsibility - f or requiring .-the ' applican t to comply'with

( a;:p rop ris t e re gula ti ons f or controlling. the.rmal. pollurton to l' .that no adverse ef f e cts > on the ecology and uses of the rive r'-

are suffered. The.presert lack of control of thermal pollution

.' r o de Zuh ticello a u civ:s t pieusaLlug' plant is cepiotable and refleces a f ailure - of the. AEC - to ' guide the applicant in the-direction of environ:aental protection; MECCA urges the AEC-to coet its responsibilicies in this regard by requiring the.

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l spplicant to comply with offluent standards'according. to the temperatures recommended by the National Technical Advisory .

Committee to the Secretary of the Interior. Such restrictive i standards will add subs tantial protection to the quality of the - ,

drinking wa ter supply of Minneapolis. St. paul'and s ub u rb s cs well as p ro t e c ting the exceJ1cnt sport fishing in the tonticello segment of the Mississippi River.

,. . MECCA contends that the applicant has not developed adeq ua te plcns implie.it in its license applica tion t o ins ure public protection and safety in the event of_. accidental-release of w .. ~--+-~ ,

radiocctive subs tances in excess of es tablished AEC limits

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cither to the atmosphere'or to the Mississippi River from the nuclear generating plant at Monticello. Further, adequate security p recautions to preclude releases.of radioactive substances in the event of acts of willful destruction have not been established. In the event of any excessive release' of radioactive substances, we contend that emergency plans should include prior public~ education and information sufficient to insure prompt and effective public response to such an emergency.

Adequate contacts have not been made with me tropolit an govern-cental agencies to brief them as to necessary actions and coordination in such emergency situations. We contend. tha t it-

• s the responsibility of the AEC to adeq ua tely inf orm tho '

public of the risks inherent in the release of radioactivity  !

during the normal operation of~the plant, and that.this re-

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sponcibility has- not been met.

We contend further that.the above mencioned risks are excessive and unnecessary.and that the e p c e c t ia .. ef the p} u r- yy the appli; int be'r==Lrlcted so as to-roduco-these risks to'a' level more' acceptable ~ to the citizens concerned.

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1 Applicant has.. failed to fully and adequately' discuss 1

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i. the possible results of a maximum credibic accident or the offects of an extraordinary nuclear occurance that might 3

i occur at the Monticello site. Applicant fails to adequately I

cnd fully demonst rate how such accidents would be handled by

l. equipment and personnel as well as by governmental agencies.

nor has applicant outlined, in a detailed matter, the potential 1

i consequences of such occurences or accidents. Said applicant has not demonstrated, taking into account the specific f ' characteristics of this facility and this location including-j demographic, land use,- me teorological, hydrological, and i

j geological considerations that no credible accident, or i

extraordinary nuclear occurence would result in releasing I

rcdioactive material into ' the environment in excess of limits estchlished in the AEC's radiation protection regulations.

j Until these adequate studies.are submitted and l until the protection-requested by MECCA is granted, by with-l holding of an operational. permit, the citizens of the-State of

! Minnesota vill not be safe.

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4 Paul bngs'troS, President Dated this _ jrday of April, 1970.

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! PAUL ENGSTROM. being first duly sworn upon oath, '

1 6cposos and states that he is the . President of MECCA, 3

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Ir.tc rvenor he rein, and tha t he, Paul Engstrom, has read the i ^

4 st t: chad Pe t1 tion and knows it to be true and correct to j the best os his knowledge, except as to those matters therein

,_ stetod upon information and belief, and as to such matters he believes it-to be true, and further, said Paul Engstrom i .

st:tes that he has the authority _of MECCA to file this 1

Petition and requests this intervention.

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P a ul E'itsa.t.t o m , President I Eubscribed and, sworn to before ma j this b N day of April. 1970.

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