ML20128Q010
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| Site: | Vermont Yankee File:NorthStar Vermont Yankee icon.png |
| Issue date: | 02/22/1993 |
| From: | Curran D HARMON, CURRAN, SPIELBERG & EISENBERG, LLP., NEW ENGLAND COALITION ON NUCLEAR POLLUTION |
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a UNITED STATE /e OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY. COMMISSION BEFORE THE ATOMIC SAFETY'AND LICI:.NSING BOARD
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In the Matter of
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Power Corporation
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Docket No. 50-271-OLA
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(Vermont Yankee Nuclear
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i NEW EHqlAND COALITION ON NUCLEAR POLLUTION'S REQUEST FOR HEARING ON PRCPOSED RMENDMENT TO VERMONT YANKEE OPERATING LJCENSE 152X93L1LQ.LL9.D On January 21, 1993, the Nuclear Regulator / Commission
("NRC" or " Commission") issued public notice of sn opurating li-cense amendment request by the V nnont Yankee Nuclear PcWnr.Cor-poration (" Vermont Yankee"), which would permit Vermont Yanken to'
.l perform extensive maintenance on-the-Vormont Yankue Nuclear Power Station's ("VYNPS's")
"B" diesel generator for fourteen days dtr-ing the current operatiivy cycle, while the reactor is operating at power.
58 Fed. C r.,9 5,435.1 Pursuant to Section 189a.of tne Atomic Energy Act, 42 U.S.C. S 2239(a)', the New England Coalition on Nuclear Pollution ("NECNP") hereb'/ requests an adjudicatory hearing on the proposed license amendment.
1 The NRC also proposed to make a deterimination of no sig-nificant hazards-consideration regarding the proposed. license amendment.
In a separate pleading flied today, NECNP seeks reversal of the NRC utaff's proposed determination.
New Eng-land Coalition on Nuclear Pollution's Comments in opposition to Proposed Finding of No Significant Hazards Consideration (February 22, 1993).
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Description of Petitioner The New England Coalition on Nuclear Pollution (NECNP),
founded in 1971, is a nonprofit educational association based in Vermont, with members throughoilt the New England states.
Its purpose is to inform and educate the public concerning the hazards of nucicar power and the availability and benefits of safer and more efficient energy sources.
NECNP has actively par-ticipated in many NRC rulemakings and in licensing and enforce-ment proceedings regarding the safety of nuclear power plants in New England.
The health and safety of NECNP's members, most of who reside in the New England states, would be affected by an ac-cident at the Vermont Yankee plant.
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Nature of NECNP's Right Under the Act to be Made a Party to the Proceeding In any licensing proceeding for a nuclear facility, Section 189a of the Atomic Energy Act guarantees a hearing "to any person whose interests may be affected" by the licensing action.
42 U.S.C. S 2239(a).
The right to intervene under Section 189a is governed by " contemporaneous judicial concepts of standing,"
i.e.,
whether (1) the action being challenged could cause injury-in-fact to the petitioner, and (2) such injury is arguably within the sone of interest protected by the Atomic Energy Act or ':he National Environmental Policy Act.
Vermont Yankee Nucleat Power Statign (Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station), LBP-90-6, 31 NRC 85, 89 (1990), glilug Portland General _ Electric Co (Pebble x
Springs Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2), CLI-76-27, 4 NRC 610, 613-14 (1976).
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Egg Houston Lichtina and Power Co. (South Texas Project, Units 1 and 2), LDP-79-10, 9 NRC 439, 447-48 (1979), aff'd, ALAB-54 9, 9 NRC 644 (1979).
As demonstrated in the attached affidavits of Charles R. Gorsuch, Jessie Haas, and David N. Pyles, NECNP has members who live within 25 miles of the VYHPS, who have authorized NECNP to inter-vene in this proceeding on their behalf, and whose safety would be adversely affected by the unsafe operation of the VYNPS under the proposed license amendment.
Moreover, NECl]R-meets the Commission's special standing test for operat.ty,1; ' license amendment proceedings, i.e.,
that the presumption of standing for organizational members who live within 50 miles of a nuclear facility applies only in those cases involving "significant" amendments involving " obvious potential for offsite consequences."
Florida Power & Licht Co. (St. Lucie Nuclear PoWor Plant, Units 1 and 2), CLI-89-21, 30 NRC 325, 329-30 (1989).
As discussed in detail in New England Coalition on Nuclear Pollution's Comments in Opposition to Proposed Finding of No Significant Hazards Consideration, filed today and attached and incorporated by reference herein, the proposed license amend-ment rajoes a significant hazard to public health and safety be-cause it would involve the intentional disabling of an important safety system, the "B" diesel generator, at power operation, in violation of General Design Criterion 17 of Appendix A to 10 C.F.R. Part 50 ("GDC 17"), NRC regulatory guidance, and the
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plant's technical specifications.
Thus, the proposed license amendment would leave the VYNPS without a backup source of onsite energy in the event of a loss of offsite power and a-single fail-ure in the "A" diesel generator, with the potential for a beyond design basis accident involving significant offsite consequences.
III. ASPECTS OF PROCEEDING ON WIIICII NECNP WISIIES TO INTERVENE.
NRC regulations at 10 C.F.R.
S 2.714(a)(2)-require a petitioner to set forth "the specific aspect or aspects of the subject matter of the proceeding as to which petitioner wishes to intervene."
A petitioner may satisfy this requirement by
" identifying general potential effects of the licensing action or areas of concern that are within the scope of matters that may be considered in the proceeding."
Ygrmont_.yynkee Nuclear Power Cor-noration, supra, 31 NRC at 89, citina yircinia Electric and Power C22 (North Anna Power Station, Units 1 and 2), ALAB-146, 6.AEC 631, 633 (1973).
NECNP seeks to litigate the questions of whether the' pro-pesed license amendment violates GDC 17-and Regulatory Guide 1.93, is beyond the scope of actions permitted by the plant's technical specificatiot.s, and poses an undue risk to public acalth and safety.
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AFFIDAVIT OF Cl!ARLES R. GORSUCH CIIARLES R.
GORSUCH deposes and states:
My name is Charles R.
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My address is Box 2434, Orchard Street, West Brattleboro, Vermont, 05303.
My home lies within 10 miles of the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant.
I am a member of the New Enaland Coalition on Nuc1 car Pollution
("NECNP").
I have authorized NECNP to represent my interests in this proceeding before the U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
("NRC"), for the consideration of Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corporation's application for a license amendment that would permit it
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diesel generator for fourteen days whfle the reactor is at power.
I have authorized NECNP to represent me in this proceeding be-cause I
am concerned that the intentional disabling of one of Vermont Yankee's two diesel generators, during power operation of the reactor, would violate NRC regulations intended to protect my safety, and would expose me and my family to an unacceptably high risk of a serious nuclear aweident, f.
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My home lies within 25 : miles of.
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I am a mornber of the New England Coalition on-Nuclear Pollution
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I have authorized NECNP to represent my interests in this proceeding before the U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission -("NRC"),
for the consideration of Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power: Corporation's application for a license amendment that.would permit -it to p e r f or:n maintenance on the "B" diesel generator for fourteen days while the reactor is at power.
I have authorized NECNP to represent me in this proceeding be-cause I
am concerned-that-the intentional-disabling of :one of Vermont-Yankee's two diesel generators, durin8 power operation of the reactor, would violate NRC regulations intended to protect my-l safety, and would expose ine and my family to an unacceptably high-risk of a serious nuclear accident.
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U.QTlG._QF AEPJdilW1QE Notice is hereby given that-the undersigned. attorney,'an:
attorney-at-law in good standing admitted to practica in~the Dis-trict of Columbia, herewith enters an appearan'ce in the abcyo-captioned matter.
.In accordance with 10 C.F.R.
S 2.713 (h), ttm following information is provided:
NAME:
Diane curran ADDRESS: 'Harmon, Curran, Gallagher & Spielberg 2001 S Street, N.W.
duite 430 Washington, D.C.
20009 (202) 328-3500 NAME OF PA'RTY: New England Coalition on Nuclear Pollution Respectfully submittod:-
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I certify'that on February 22, 1993, copies of NEW-ENGLAND
-COALITION-ON NUCLEAR POLLUTIOM'S COMMENTS IN OPPOSITTON TO PRO-POSED FINDING OF:NO SlGNIFICANT' HAZARDS CONSIDERATION, NEW ENG-LAND COALITION ON: NUCLEAR POLLUTION'S REQUFST FOR HEARING ON.-
PROPOSED AMENDMENT'TO VERMONT YANKEE OP1; RATING LICENSE,1and:-
NOTICE OF APPEARANCE were served by firut-class mail on all parties listed below.
In addition, as' required =by the hearing ~
notice at 58 Fed. Reg. 5,427,:5,428-(January 21, 1993), on Febru-ary 19, 1993, I notified the NRC Project-Manager, Walter R. But-ler, of NECNP's intention to request a hearing on the proposed 3tcense amendment.
Rules and Directives Review Branch Divison of Freedom of Information and Publication Services Office of Administration U.S. Neclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C.
20535 Office of the General Counsol U.S. Nuclear P_egulatory Commission Washington, D.C.
20555 Thomas G. Dignan, Esq.
Roper & Gray 225 Franklin Street Beston, MA 02110
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