ML20127L797

Expresses Appreciation for Ltr Re Plant.Advises That Water Discharge Permit Issued by Mn Pollution Control Agency to NSP for Plant Establishes More Stringent Limits on Radioactivity Content in Water Discharged from Plant

ML20127L797
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Site:	Monticello
Issue date:	11/18/1969
From:	Price H US ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION (AEC)
To:	Henry E AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED
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'1 hank you for your letter oenoeming the Mmtieello and Pmirie Island molear generating plants.

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The water discharge pemit issued by the Minnesota Pollution Centrol Agency to the Northern States Power Cenpany for the Monticello plant establishes more stringent limits on the radioactivity omtent in j

water discharged frm the plant than grevided in the Atomic Energy

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Ccrmissicri's regulatims. 1he Northem States Power Ceppany is challencing the authwity of the State to set these more stringent limits in both the Federal ani State courts on the grounds that the Atomic Energy Act pave to the Atorde Fnergy Ccrrtissicri exclusive authority to ngulate the radionotivity discharges fbas nuclear power plants.

Almost all of the molear power remot<rs now in opsetion are either l

boilim water macters e pressurised water remoters. These planta have ocupleted approximately 90 macter years of safe opemtien, during Which the public has not been exposed to radiation in excess of the limits established in 10 CPR Part 20 of the Ccrmissim's Mst14tions.

The M mtieello plant will be powered by a boiling water m aster.. The Prairie Island plant will be powered by two pressurised water m asters.

'the New Jersey Power and Light Coppany's Oyster Creek plant, located in Ocean County, New Jersey, is the only operating plant directly oagam-ble to the Manticello plant. 'Ihe Oyster Creek plant is powered by a 640 Mwe boiling water reactor. The Monticello plant will be powemd by a 545 Mwe boiling water m acte. The oyster Creek plant went into operaticri in May 1969. In addition, there are five other analler boil-ing water reactcre now in operation.

i Two operating pressurized water remotes ooppam directly to the remotors being constmated at the Prairie l Island plant. 1hese are the Southervi

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teiish is pouemt by a 430 mes reester, and the conneettsut Yanhoe Atenda Power cagany's Cersumettsut Yardsee plant at IM4mm, Dennooticut, tidah is powered by a 567 Mme neoter, aneh of the two reesters at Prsirie Islaat will be espeble of speettiss at 583 Mme.

I am eneloeits several publications issued by the AEC regaMinr, nuclear power remoters which I believe will be helpful in urderstardirm our program for the remiation of power mactors to assure that the pelle health and safety is fully protected.

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Booklet, "Licensina, of Power Reactors" 2.

Booklet, " Atomic Power Safety"

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j Thank you fbr your letter eciwdng the Montleeno and Pmirie Island melear genamting plants.

i (Urder the provisicms of the Atemic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, the individual St&tes may not set more stringent standards fx a nuelaar e

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p safety than does the Atmic Energy Comission.]1he water discharge pomit issued by the Mimosota Polluticri Centrol Assney to the Northem h

States Power Cenpany for the Monticeno plant establishes nears stringent i

limits en the radioactivity eentent in water discharged from the plant

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than provided in the Atmic Energy Casnission's regulations. The Northam States Power Capeny is challenging the authority of the State l

to set these more stringent limits in both the Podemi and State sewts en the greurds that the Atomic Ehergy Act gave to the Atemia

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Comission exclusive authority to regulate the radioactivity di from molear power plants.

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Almost all of the nuclear power reacters now in aparatien are either boiling water reaeters er pressurized water moeters. These plants have empleted approximately 90 reactor years of amfie opemtion, during 4

Which the pelle has not been exposed to radiation in excess or the i

limits established in 10 CPR Part 20 of the Canmission's regulations.

The Monticello plant will be pc-aM by a boiling water macte. The l

Prairie Island plant win be pc.aM by two pressurized water reacters.

The New Jersey Power and Light Carpany's Oyster Creek plant, located in Ocean County, New Jersey, is the only opemting plant directly eenpen-ble to the Monticello plant. The Oyster Creek plant is powered by a l

640 Mwe boiling water reaeter. The Menticeno plant will be powered by I

a 545 Mwe boiling water reaeter. The Oyster Creek plant went into t

ope mtien in May 1969. In a&iition, there are five other smner boil-1 ing water remotors new in epo mtien. -

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