ML20147C225
| ML20147C225 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Issue date: | 12/07/1978 |
| From: | NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
| To: | NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
| References | |
| REF-10CFR9.7 NUDOCS 7812180195 | |
| Download: ML20147C225 (19) | |
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, F Are m A. OVERVIB1 OF h TERNATIVE SITE EVALUATIG1
-IIISTORY
- SurfMRY OF POLICY STATEfER REVIBf
- RECGTE 0ATION ON ISSUANCE OF STATEMENT B. SunSTmrIvE ISSUES DISCUSSIG1
- ISSUES IN hlGUST 15 TD10RNourt
- THREE STAFF ISSUES
- QlESTIONS RELATED TO POLICY STA M U1T As-1&l-&Oh 78121801 6 k - . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
POLICY STATHEiT ON ALTERNATIVE SITE EVALUATIm - HISTORY JANUARY 1977 -
CatilSSION REQUESTS PROPOSED GENERAL POUCY STATEENT AND PROPOSED SPECIFIC POUCY STATEENT ON SEVERAL TOPICS, INCLUDING ALTERfMTIVE SITES.
AucuST 1977 -
ALTERNATIVE SITE POUCY PAPER - SECY 771433.
OCTOBER 1977 -
C0ffilSSION BRIEFED, ComISSION REQUESTED THAT P0uCY STATENIdT BE REVISED AND CIRCULATED TO Co mISSI N mR CONCURRENCE.
NOVE?SER 1977 -
C0mlSSION PROVIDED ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE ON REVISION OF THE POLICY STATEENT.
DISSENTING STAFF VIEW SURFACED.
thRCH 1978 -
ALTERNATINE SITE PbLICY PAPER (SECY 77 1433) RenSED - SECY 78-163.
MAY 1978 -
DEFERRAL OF SECY 78-163 REC 0 MENDED, PENDING FIRST CIRCUIT DECISION ON SEABROOK.
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5 AUsuST, 1978 - CatilSSim REmESTS REVIEW AND IMPLIFICATION OF POLICY STATEENT IN UGHT OF THEIR JUNE 30,1978 SEABROOK DECISim
- %ELIMIMRY STATEmMT ON ffNERAL POLICY FOR fblEmKING TO IMPROVE NUCLEAR POWER PUWT LICENSING (SECf 78-485)
- FIRST CIRCUIT DECISIM ON h K OCTOBER, 1978 - APPEALS BOARD DECISION - ROCHES ER fAS & ELECTMC CMPORATIW, ET' AL'.
(STERUNG EDHER PROJECT, NUCLEAR UNIT ib.1)
DECENER,1978 - RESPONSE TO AUGUST,1978 REQUEST A. SECY 78-163A: MEN RAND W ADDRESSES EFFECT OF RECENT DECISIONS ON-t POUCY STATD1ENT AND PROPOSES Som REVISION i
B. SECY 78163B: INFORMATION PAPER DISCUSSES "lSSUES OF SI M IFICANCE i
. RELATING TO REVIEW OF ALTERNATIVE SITES FOR IhJCLEAR POWER FACILITIES" !
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4 SLIT %RY OF FOLICY STATHET FO/IEW
. REVIEWED PROPOSED POLICY STATEENT IN LIGiT OF:
- 1. CatiiSSIm'S JUNE 30,1978 SEABROOKDECISION
- 2. CasilSSIm IDENTIFIED ISSUES R)R AMPLIFICATION
- 3. FIRST CIRCUIT'S AUGUST 22, 1978 SEABROOKDECISION li. APPEALS BOARD OCTOBER 19,1978 STERLING POWER PROJECT I)ECISION
. SOE CHANGES MADE TO CLARIFY PbLICY STATEENT.
. Som ISSUES FLAGGED AS REQUIRING ODifilSSION GUIDANCE.
. RECOGNIZES WAT POLICY STATEMENT IS Tm BROAD 6ENERAL FRAFOORK FOR TREATING ALTERNATIVE SITES. COMPLEXITIES ARISE IN IMPLEENTATION OF TE POLICY STATEENT.
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RF N m 0ATIC(1 ISSUE PROPOSED EDLICY STATEMENT WITH REC 0f11 ENDED Ct%NGES FOR PUBLIC CRTM.
!HE PROVIDE 00ffilSSION GUIDANCE TO STAFF ON REVIEW OF APPLICANTS' SITE SEECTION PROCESS
. PROVIDES FRAMEWORK FOR STAFF NO BOARD TO CONSIDER ALTERfMTIVE SITE I-SSUES, ALTHOUGH NOT LEGALLY BINDING PROVIDES A STATEMENT OF INTENT FOR RUL&MKIfE ON ALTERfMTE SITE If4ALYSIS TO PROVIDE DIRECTION DURING THE RULEMAKItKi PROCESS PROVIDES OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC CGTMS TIMT WCULD BE BOTH SUPPLEENTAL AND C&1PLIMENTARY TO T10SE RECEIVED ON THE ISSUES FOR RULETMKIfyi PAPER (SELY 78J65)
AND WOULD BE MORE SPECIFIC TO FORFULATING A RUE IN THIS AREA.
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- 1. COULD CREATE S W E Cm FUSION IN PUBLIC'S MIND BETNEEN SECY 781485 AND PROPOSED PbLICY STATEMENT.
- 2. PbLICY STATEVENT WOULD NOT HAVE FORCE OF LAW.
- 3. RULEMAKING IS BETTER WAY TO GO AND POLICY STATEMENT COULD SLOW UP RULEmKING.
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SCOPE OF PRESENTATION l 1
o FOUR ISSUES l\l AUG.15 MEM D o TI-REE OTHERS BY STAFF o QUESTIOl\S RELATED TO THE P ROPOS ED POLICY STATEMENT
IDENTIFIED ISSUES "OBVIOUSLY SUPERIOR" cal \ DIDATE SITE METHODOLOGY REGION OF INTEREST I\l C'R V ATION REQUIREVlE\lTS l
IDENTIFIED ISSUES (CONT'D) l l
ROLE OF NRC
- AGEN CY INDEPEN DENCE
- T' V I \'G OF REVIEW REEVALUATION STA\ DARD (CP?
3EEVALUATION STANDARD (ESR) l
POLICY RELATED QUESTIONS .
- =URTHER RATIO \lALE FOR THE l "OBVIOUSLY SUPERIOR" STANDARD
- SEABROOK AND STERLING DECISIONS
- lOLE OF \lRC STANDARDS IN APPLICANT'S SITING PROCESS
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- , 4 POLICY RELATED QUESTIONS (CONT'D)
"OBVlOUSLY I \ FERlOR" STAl\ DARD
- ROLE OF "AMOl\ G THE BEST"
- STA\ DARDS FOR REEVALUATION
- RECO \ l\ AISSA NCE INFOR VIATIO \l
"OBVIOUSLY SUPERIOR" RATIONALE a SUBJECTS (SUCH AS STERLING)
COULD AFFECT RATIONALE I\1 PROPOSED PClLICY STATEMENT
- VIORE DETAIL ON RATIONALE IS AVAILA3LE l
SE-AOOK AND STERLING SEABROOK
- ACTUAL (REAL) SUPERIORITY
- AGENCY MUST BE CONFIDENT STERLING
- CLEARLY AN D SUBSTANTIALLY SUPERIOR
i ROLE OF NRC STANDARDS o l= APPLICA\r DOES \OT USE \RC STANDARDS, SHC'ULD NRC REJECT APPLICATION
- SHOULD \ RC REVIEW ALTERNATIVE SITES AT EARLIER TIME '
l "OBVIOUSLY INFERIOR" QUALITIES
- CO\lTROL SCOPE AND DEPTH OF COVIMISSION REVIEW OF PROCESS
- \lO SUBSTITUTE FOR COMPARATIVE Al\ ALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES
- UTILIZES THRESHOLD IVIPACTS
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"AMONG THE BEST" STANDARD
= NEPA DOES NOT REQUIRE REVIEW OF APPLICANT'S SITING PROCESS
- \ EPA DOES REQUIRE CONSIDERATION OF ALTERNATIVE SITES o WFAT IS ROLE OF THIS STANDARD
REEVALUATION STANDARDS a WHETH'ER SITE SUITABILITY OR SOVIE OTHER STANDARD IS APPROPRIATE AT SOME POINT AFTER CP lSSUANCE a THRESFOLD COST-BENEFIT CRITERIA I
a REEVALUATIO\l OF ESR DECISIOl\
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RECONNAISSANCE INFORMATION o QUESTIO\ NOT ADDRESSED BY COURT
- ADEQUACY OF INFORMATION
- IVIPORTANCE OF IMPACT
- D EG REE ClF CERTAll\~~Y
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