ML20147E008
| 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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| OLA, NUDOCS 8801200446 | |
| Download: ML20147E008 (2) | |
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'3 Mothers for Peace Secretary of the Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C.
20555 Docketing and S,ervice Branch Attn Diablo Canyon License Amendment to Rerack Spent Re:
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 In 1973, the Mothers for Luis Dbicpo County.
of the community for generations.
Peace became intervenors in the operating license proceedings before the NRC, and continued to be activeA suit filed on those proceedings.
participants throughout our behalf before the Court of Appeals, in the D.C. Circuit, pertaining to Diablo Canyon, w4s heard in October of 1985, We feel that 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 The "tau effect", an untested and Diablo Canyon.
fully understood by members (one never 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 the Commission) members of in reducing the effects of an earthquake on important factor In comparison to our knowledge of other the scientific study of earthquakes and Diablo Canyon.
natural hazards, The state-of-the-art volcanos remains in its infancy.but the scientific prediction of earthquakes is impro'res, is generally recognized, however, that the non-existent.
It 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 the NRC directed Pacific and as a condition of licensing, Gas and Electric Company to conduct a long term seismicThe it is program.
Without a complete seismic record, the NRC in 1988.
not only reckless to allow reracking of the spent fuelit would show a gre in addition, By pools, but 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 community in the event of an Without a complete accident caused by an earthquake.the margin of safety could be seriously seismic record, jeopardized, and thus reracking would again pose a 3
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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