ML20148R601

Informs Smud That NRC Has Contracted W/Mountain West Res Inc to Undertake a Series of post-licensing Studies of Nuc Pwr Stations.Studies Will Analyze Socioecon Impacts Which Occurred During Constr & post-constr Periods of Each Plant

ML20148R601
Person / Time
Site:	Rancho Seco
Issue date:	11/20/1978
From:	Deyoung R Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Mattimoe J SACRAMENTO MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT
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NUDOCS 7811300389
Download: ML20148R601 (2)

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Assistant General fianager Sacramento Municipal Utility District 6201 South Street P. O. Box 15830 '

Sacramento, California

Dear Mr. Ma ttimoe:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, has contracted with Mountain West Research Incorporated to undertake a series of post-licensing studies of nuclear power stations.

These studies will analyze the community and regional socioeconomic impacts which occurred during the construction and post-construction periods of each station. Rancho Seco Nuclear Plant Units 1 and 2 has been included in a sample of fourteen stations to be studied.

This contract is designed to provide infonnation and tools of analysis which will improve and facilitate the treatment of socioeconomic impacts in the NRC licensing of nuclear power plants. It is our belief that this study will place the type, magnitude, and significance of socioeconomic impacts from nuclear power plant siting into a more useful perspective.

It should, thereby, be useful to communities located near the proposed site for future nuclear power plants as well as the NRC in meeting its responsibilities with regard to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). -

These studies will involve infonnation gathering in the communities surrounding each site. Only a limited amount of infonnation, primarily

, historical in nature, will be sought directly from the utilities. - --

Dr. James Chalmers of Mountain West Research will contact you within the next several weeks to arrange a briefing on the objectives and design of this study as well as the type of infonn'ation that wily be sought from you.

It is hoped that you can be of some assistance to the successful per-fonnance of this study.

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. 4.c.n fir. J. J. Flattimoe ,

l If you have any questions concerning this study, please call B. J. Youngblood, Chief, Cost-Benefit Analysis Branch, Division of Site Safety and Environ-mer tal Analysis, on 301-492-1903.

Si nc erely ,

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RichardC.[ Young, i rec tor Division of Site Safety and Enviromiental Analysis Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Oh r