ML20132E514
| ML20132E514 | |
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| Issue date: | 10/11/1983 |
| From: | Dircks W NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (EDO) |
| To: | Barnes M HOUSE OF REP. |
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| FOIA-85-564 NUDOCS 8510010105 | |
| Download: ML20132E514 (2) | |
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OCT 11 19g3 (y V e Honorable Michae! D. Barnes United States House of Representatives Washir.gton, D. C. 20515
Dear Congressman Barnes:
It is my sincere pleasure to nominate Ms. Janice E. Moom, Senior Litigation Attorney, Office of the Executive Legal Director, for the -
Congressional Excalibur Award. The dedication and initiative exhibited -
by Ms. Moore are characteristic of her fine perfomance and truly make her an outstanding candidate for this award.
Sincerely.
CDa0 William 1. Din:ks William J. Dircks Executive Director for Operations
Enclosure:
!!ccination of Janice E. Moore Distribution:
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t pt NOMINATION Janice E. Moore has been assigned as an attorney to the Hearing Division, Office of the Executive Legal Director, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) since 1978.
Her responsibilities principally involve the organization, management and conduct of administrative -trials before Atomic Safety and Licensing Boards and subsequent appeals. As'a trial attorney, Ms. Moore
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must represent the NRC staff in complex and highly technical nuclear power plant licensing proceedings. This requires not only a detailed knowledge of the law but also an ability to read and comprehend a vast array of technical materials ranging from reactor core physics to .
seismological design criteria .to probabilistic risk assessment.
Most recently, Ms. Moore was the lead attorney for the NRC staff-in the Indian Point Special Proceeding. This administrative proceedingl was
. instituted by the NRC to determine the extent to which the popu at ion around the Indian Point Nuclear Station (over 17 million people are located within a 50-mile radius, more than double-the population around -
any other nuclear plant) affects the risk posed by Indian Point asIt must _
compared to the spectrum of risk posed by other nuclear plants.
be considered one of the more important adjudicatory proceedings in the ~
history of the NRC since it is one of the first to examine risk assessment as a regulatory tool. It will be a precedent, not only in the legal arena but.also as a technical example of severe accident considerations in reactor safety regulations. Ms. Moore performed a noteworthy service to the public by her willingness to work the extremely long hours necessary to identify and resolve the novel legal issues and to assist and counsel czj the technical staff in preparing comprehensive testimony for the proceeding. .
'" Her high personal integrity and competence exhibited in her handling of
'a all phases of this litigation, including negotiations among the parties, written submissions and oral presentations, won the respect and admiration of the other counsel in the proceeding as well as the administrative judges hearing the case.
As a result of her outstanding performance in this proceeding as well as in past assignments, Ms. Moore has regularly been promoted and given i~ f greater responsibility in minimum time. .These accomplishments are noteworthy for any attorney. However, Ms. Moore has overcome the handicap Her responsibilities of blindness in order to achieve such remarkable results.
- require her to frequently travel to other parts of the country on behalf of her client. . Despite the unfamiliar surroundings, Ms. Moore has functioned without intimidation or fear, relying on mechanical devices
' "2 and braille to provide needed reference, and. obtaining needed geographical orientation from other NRC' personnel who are required to attend the
[]/ hearings as witnesses.
Ms. Moore is a consummate professional who is respected and admired for 3
her legal ability. Her peers strive to emulate her because of her high +
.; personal integrity, moral character and devotion to public service.
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- September. 14, 1933 Mr. Nunzio J. Palladino i
Chairman Nuclear Regulatory Commission i Matomic Building 1717 H Street, NW .
j Washington, DC 20555 -
Dear Chairman Palladino:
i 4 'I am writing to express my deep concern about recent proposals associated with the co.ntinuing cleanup of the Three Mile Island nuclear generating station. .
It is my understanding that large quantities of radioactive waste water still remaining from the 1979 accident are beind held at the reactor site. I am -
deeply troubled that one method of possible disposal of this wastewater in-volves discharging this material, which still contains significant amounts of tritium, into the waters of the Susquehanna River.
As I am sure you are aware, the Susquehanna River is already considered to be a primary source of pollution in the Chesapeake Bay, a body of water which federal research studies show to be in urgent need of positive remedial action. Consequently, I have serious reservations about this proposal. I strongly-urge you to carefully consider more responsible methods of removing these wastes from this facility. I would like to be provided with information which details the current plans for dealing with this matter and the probable ,
impact upon the environment.
4 Your careful attention to this matter is appreciated.
With best regards, i
- Sincerely, 4
b j / Paul S. Sarbanes United States Senator
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Dear Senator Sarbanes:
Your letter of Septanber 14. 1933, to Chairman Palladino has been referred to me for response. In your letter, you expressed concern about the possible disposal in the Susquehanna River of large quantities of radioactive waste eter from Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station (TMI-2). To date, _
the NRC staff has not received any proposal from the licensee for disposal by any means of the water generated by the accident at THI-2. The large quantity of radioactive waste uter resulting from the accident has been processed to remove the vast majority of radioactive material that was present in the water. The source of the remaining radioactivity in the water is tritium dich cannot be removed by conventional means.
The licensee of TMI-2 is prohibited Nom disposal of the processed accident water (PAW) by any means . including discharge into the Susquehanna River, pending submittal of a proposal from the licensee for disposition of the PAW and subsequent review and approval by the Canunission.
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Disposition of the PAW by discharge into the waters of the Susquehanna River is only one of the several possible disposition alternatives that were identified in the NRC staff's Progransnatic Environmental Impact Stato-ment (PEIS) on TMI-2 Cleanup. Since issuance of the PEIS in March 1981, the NRC staff has contracted studies to identify additional alternatives which-l may be feasible. Preliminary results of these studies indicate that alter-i natives involving the discharge into the Susquehanna River constitute only l two of twenty-seven alternatives that have been identified.
I The amount of PAW at TMI. including any increases of inleakage or introduc-tion of non-accident water into any of the systens, is estimated to be at 1.9 million gallons through 1985. After having been processed through the domineralizer systens,' the only nojor renaining radionuclide inventory in the water would consist of an estimated 2.600 C1 of tritium. To put this quantity into perspective, the amount of background tritium in the Susquehanna River that flows past the TMI site is estimated at 6.000 Ci per year. Thus the amount of tritiun in the PAW is less than one-half the amount of background tritium in the Susquehanna River passing the site each Y%dl bb-TMI R 4.g4<MI T omca> .. :NBR. . ...D O..:. .N..R.
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The Honorable Paul S. Sarbanes year. The staff has evaluated the radiological impact of the two disposi-tion alternatives that would involve discharging to the Susquehanna River:
(1) disposal by High Volume Release at 780 gpn for 40 hours4.62963e-4 days <br />0.0111 hours <br />6.613757e-5 weeks <br />1.522e-5 months <br /> and (2) Release for over a 4-1/2 year period. For the naxinun exposed individual of the public, the total-body doses for the two release alternatives are 0.95 nren and 0.14 nren, respectively. It should be noted that the total-body dose to an individual due to natural background radiation in the T!!I area is about 120 aren per year. Therefore, the alternatives to release the PAU into the Susquehanna~ River represent an essentially negligible health risk. How-eve'. , the public perception of the radiological health risk may result in socioeconomic impacts.
The T!!I-2 facility has sufficient storage capacity for the processed water.
Sone of the PAW is being reused in-plant for the on-going cleanup activities such as surface decontamination and for providing shielding for cleanup workers fran radiation sources. l' ore extensive in-plant use of the water can be expect-ed as major defueling activities are undertaken, for example, flooding of the -
fuel transfer canal. A proposal for disposition of the water is not expected from the licensee until plans for in-plant usai,e of the water during defueling and decontamination are firm.
In any event, when the licensee makes a proposal for the final disposition of the PAW, the Cannission's decision will take into consideration the NRC '
staff's ongoing studies to evaluate the potential technical, regulatory, environmental and socio-economic impacts of the disposition alternatives.
Also, pursuant to the February 27, 1930 City of Lancaster Agreement, the Commission had agreed that. prior to holding any meeting to approve any disa charge of accident-generated waste water into the Susquehanna River, except energency discharges, the NRC would give notice of such neeting to the liayor of the City of Lancaster. Additionally, the Commission has agreed to afford interested persons, as the Comission may determine, an opportunity to make technical presentations to the Commissioners of the NRC under procedures approved by the NRC.
I trust this responds to your concerns.
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