ML20147E008

License Amend to Rerack Spent Fuel Pools.* Request for Hearing & Petition for Leave to Intervene in Consideration of Issuance of Amends to Licenses DPR-80 & DPR-82 Re Spent Fuel Pool Reracking

ML20147E008
Person / Time
Site:	Diablo Canyon
Issue date:	02/07/1986
From:	Silver S SAN LUIS OBISPO MOTHERS FOR PEACE
To:	NRC COMMISSION (OCM)
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ML20147E007	List: ML20147E002 ML20147E008
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OLA, NUDOCS 8801200446
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Mothers for Peace Secretary of the Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555 , ' .

Attn Docketing and S,ervice Branch Re:

Diablo Canyon License Amendment to Rerack Spent '

Puel Pools

Dear Sir:

The San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace hereby request a

- hearing and petition for leave to intervene in the consideration of issuance of amendments to Diablo Canyon's ,

(Docket Hon. 50-275 and 50-323) operating licenses DPR and DPR-82.

the spent fuel pools. If granted, we feel that the consequences would pose significant hazards to those of us living near Diablo Canyon, The following information is provided as required by 10 f Members of the San Luis Obispo Hothers for Peace CFR $2.714:

are residents, property owners and taxpayers living in SanSom ,

Luis Dbicpo County. In 1973, the Mothers for of the community for generations.

Peace became intervenors in the operating license proceedings before the NRC, and those continued to be activeA suit filed on proceedings.

participants throughout our behalf before the Court of Appeals, in the D.C. Circuit, pertaining to Diablo Canyon, w4sWe heard feelinthat October of 1985, the reracking and a decision is still pending.

of the spent fuel pools pose a threat to the health and safety of our families, our neighbors and our community.

In 1973, construction on Diablo Canyon's Unit I and 2 were almost completed when the existence of a major earthquake f ault was acknowledged to be in close prox of the reactors.

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untested methode were used to justify the licensing of Diablo Canyon. The "tau effect", an untested and (one never fully understood by members u n e x p.'. a.i n e d t h e o r ythe Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards, nor.by som of was accepted by the NRC as an members of the Commission) in reducing the effects of an earthquake on ,

important factor Diablo Canyon. In comparison to our knowledge of other natural hazards, the scientific study of earthquakes and "

The state-of-the-art volcanos remains in its infancy.but the scientific prediction of earthquakes is non-existent. It is generally recognized, however, that the impro'res, it is also State of California is prone to earthquakes;the Hoagri Fault lies within 3 m recognized that Diablo Canyon site.

Recently, new earthquake data was presented to the NRC '

and as a condition of licensing, the NRC directed Pacific Gas program.

and Electric Company to conduct a long it term is seismicThe Without a complete seismic record, the NRC in 1988.

not only reckless to allow reracking of the spent fuelit would show a gre pools, but in addition, By the health and safety of the people of this county.

• creating more storage capacity, the radioactive inventory will be greatly increased and would therefore present a significant hazard to our communityWithout in the aevent complete of an accident caused by an earthquake.the margin of safety could be seriously seismic record, 3 jeopardized, and thus reracking would again pose a significant hazard.

For the above reasons, we request that the NRC rule that there are significant hazards involved in the reracking of the spent fuel pools, and we request that a hearing be held on the matter.

Sincerely, j g (Lyh f

Sandra A. Silver San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace

! cc: Philip A. Crane Richard F. Locke

! Bruce Norton I

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