ML20147C680

Responds to Chairman Re RA-222 & Environ Consequences of Uranium Fuel Cycle.Appl View Is That Impact of Radon Releases from Subj Facil Is Insignificant & Could Not Tip Balance Against Its Constr

ML20147C680
Person / Time
Site:	Skagit
Issue date:	09/21/1978
From:	Little D PERKINS, COIE (FORMERLY PERKINS, COIE, STONE, OLSEN
To:	Hooper F, Jensch S, Linenberger G Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel
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NUDOCS 7810130087
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September 21,'1978 Samuel W. Jensch, Esq. Dr. Frank F. Hooper Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Atomic Safety and Licensing U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Board Washington, D.C. 20555 School of Natural Resources University of Michigan Mr. Gustave A. Linenberger Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104 Atomic Safety and Licensing Board U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555 In the Matter of Puget Sound Power & Light Company, et al.

(Skagit Nuclear Power Project, Units 1 and 2)

Docket Nos. 50-522 and 50-523

Dear Sirs:

This letter responds to the Chairman's letter of August 23, 1978 to the parties regarding radon-222 and the environmental consequences of the uranium fuel cycle.

Applicants do not desire any opportunity to supplement, contradict, or object to anything in the portion of the Perkins record distributed by Mr. Black with his letter of August 15, 1978 to the Board. Applicants are agreeable to the suggestion that the Perkins record be incorporated into the record in the Skagit proceeding, presumably as an exhibit.

Although the generic findings and conclusions of the Perkins Licensing Board respecting the amount of radon emissions in the mining and milling process and the resultant health effects may, in some regards, be a conservative evaluation of the Perkins record, Applicants consider such findings and conclusions to be supported by that record.

1 In Applicant's view the impact of radon releases associated with the mining and milling of nuclear fuel for the Skagit Project is insignificant. Hence, it is not possible that th.e resultant health effects of radon emissions could tip the cost - benefit 1V/ Q/30ca@7 WP, h /

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Mr. Gustave A. Linenberger Dr. Frank F. Hooper September 21, 1978 Page Two.

balance against construction of the Skagit Project. The final cost benefit balance, of course, has yet to be struct; however, the radon-222 health ef fects are factually i--aterial to that balance. .

Very truly yours, PERKINS, COIE, STONE, OLSEN & WILLIAF.S

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Little Attorneys for Applicants DSL:kd cc: Service List Russell W. Busch, Esq.

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Samuel W. Jensch, Esq., Chairman Nicholas D. Lewis, Chairman Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Energy Facility Site Evaluation U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Council Washington, D.C. 20555 820 East Fifth Avenue Olympia, WA 98504 Dr. Frank F. Hooper, Member Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Robert C. Schofield, Director School of Natural Resources Skagit County Planning Department University of Michigan 120 West Kincaid Street Ann Arbor, MI 48104 Mount Vernon, WA 98273 Gustave A. Linenberger, Member Richard M. Sandvik, Esq.

Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Assistant Attorney General I

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission I Department of Justice Washington, D.C. 20555 500 Pacific Building i

l Alan S. Rosenthal, Chairman 520 S.W. Yamhill Portland, OR 97204 Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal Board 9obert Lowenstein, Esq.

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission {

Lowenstein, Newman, Reis & Axelrad  !

Washington, D.C. 20555 1025 Connecticut Avenue, N.W. I Dr. John H. Buck, Member Atomic Safety and Licensing Warren Hastings, Esq.

Appeal Board Associate Corporate Counsel U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Portland General Electric Company Washington, D.C. 20555 121 S.W. Salmon Street Portland, OR 97204 Michael C. Farrar, Member .

Atomic Safety and Licensing Richard D. Bach, Esq.

Appeal Board Rives, Bonyhadi, Drummond & Smith ~

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 1400 Public Service Building Washington, D.C. 20555 920 S.W. 6th Avenue Docketing and Service Section Office of the Secretary CFSP and FOB U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission E. Stachon & L. Marbet Washington, D.C. 20555 19142 S. Bakers Ferry Road (crigin21 :nd 20 copicc) Boring, OR 97009 l Richard L. Black, Esq.

Counsel for NRC Staff Canadian Consulate General U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Peter A. van Brakel Vice-Consul Office of the Executive Legal. 412 Plaza 600 Director 6th and Stewart Street Washington, D.C. 20555 seattle, WA 98101 't Rog'er M. Leed, Esq.

1411 Fourth Avenue Building I Suite 610 Seattle, WA 98101 6/9/78

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