ML20148H062

Responds to Expressing Concern Re Proposed Location of Subj Facil.Describes Lic Process

ML20148H062
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Site:	05000580, 05000581
Issue date:	11/03/1978
From:	Harold Denton Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Rokasy J AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED
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NUCLE AR REGULATORY COMMISslON WASmNGTON, D. C. 20555

• • • • • NOV 3 1978 Docket Nos. STN 50-580 and STN 50-581 Mr. John S. Rokasy 2329 East 31 Street Lorain, Ohio 44055

Dear Mr. Rokasy:

This is in response to your October 18, 1978, letter expressing your concern regarding the proposed location of the Erie Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2, in Erie County, Ohio.

The Nuclear Regulatory Ccmmission (NRC), in discharging its responsibility under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 and the mandate of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 conducts, as part of the licensing '

process, comprehensive safety and environmental reviews of each nuclear power plant prior to issuance of a construction permit or an operating license. In this regard, for each application, the .,taff thoroughly evaluates the environmental effects of the proposed plant, prepares a draft environmental impact statement, and solicits comments from appropriate Federal, state, and local agencies and the public. All comments received are considered in detail and appropriate revisions are reflected in a final environmental statement which is submitted to the Environmental Protection Agency and made available to the general public.

The NRC's review of Ohio Edison Company's application for Erie 1 and 2 was initiated in November 1976. A Draft Environmental Statement (DES) was issued in November 1977 and the Final Environmental Statement (FES),

is scheduled for issuance in November 1978. A copy of the DES is enclosed for your information. The alternative site discussion in Section 9.2 summarizes the site selection process used by Ohio Edison Company in arriving at the proposed site and the staff analysis of the selection process. Sections 2.1 and 2.2 discuss the V te location and land use. I have added your name to our distribution list for the FES l when it is issued. It will contain a much more detailed discussion of the alternative site issue, reflecting the NRC staff's current emphasis on a detailed independent evaluation in this area. .

After issuance of the FES, an evidentiary public hearing will be held before an Atomic Safety and Licensing Board (ASLB) who will develop a 111803${

Mr. John S. Rokasy factual record regarding health and safety as well as environmental aspects (including site selection) of the proposed plant. Interested parties may submit written statements to the ASLB to be entered into the hearing record; they may appear to give direct statements as limited participants in the hearing; or they may petition for leave to intervene as full participants in the hearing, thereby being granted the right of cross-examining all direct testimony in the proceeding. Following completion of the hearing, the ASLB will issue a decision as to whether or not construction permits should be granted, along with any conditions which must be imposed for protection of the health and safety of the public and for protection of the environment. In the case of Erie, the period allowed for filing of an intervention has passed, however you may still make a limited appearance at the hearing.

I hope this information will be helpful in providing an understanding of the process followed in reviewing a construction permit application, and that the enclosed DES will be of interest with respect to the results of the NRC's covironmental review, including the evaluation of site alternatives. If you have further questions, we will be pleased to try to answer them.

Sincerely, e 9 L;cd by

u. R. D ntsn Harold R. Denton, Director Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation l

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