ML20148T735

Request for Admission of Amend Under 10CFR2.758 to Defer Constr Lic Until Harris County Is in Compliance W/Naaqs for Ozone & Particulate Pollutants And/Or Until Constr W/Greater Control on Radwaste Emissions Is Guaranteed

ML20148T735
Person / Time
Site:	Allens Creek File:Houston Lighting and Power Company icon.png
Issue date:	11/21/1978
From:	Doherty J ARMADILLO COALITION OF TEXAS
To:
References
FOIA-80-480, FOIA-80-553 NUDOCS 7812060041
Download: ML20148T735 (2)

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pUBLIC DOCNN UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATOH!'C0!! MISSION BEFORd TE MOHIC CA.FETY & LICElDING B01RD 11/21/78 g . g ntter.of:

Alle Treek Nuclear Generating' Station i 9

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f]h APJGDILLO COALITION OF TEXAS (HOUST0ii) 6. JOHN F.

q c'/' DOERM*'G ( AB AN INDIVIDU.aL) AMERDMENT TO CONTENTrq$

1. 1, AND REQUF,ST FOR ADMlSSIOD OF THE 3.MENDENT Ul(DHH p 10 CFR 2.758 (b). ,

citionor's centention #1 was served on parties in '"N.R.C.

Staff Renponce to Contentions of Armadillo Coalition and John F.

Doherty"'of November 29, 197a.

At the Special Prehearing Conference of Novoubor 17, 1978, the board indicated to peritionu~a that contention #1 could be modified 22, 1978). provided it was so done by $next Wednecday" (November Petitionera further noto a licenoing board has wide latitudo to permit the amendment oi defective petitione crior to the Poweriss uance of final orders on intervention. ( Northern States D~~IE6,188, 1 % , ( 1973).Prario Icland Nuclear Genezcating Plant, UnITn7 F~2',

TMT OF AMENDENT TO CONTENTION #1 l Petitionern 1 aub. nit that cinco the conclucion of the ASLAB Houston, han been declared a "n'.e-attainment" aran for' ozone, an particulate nir collution by th!

(EPAh Environmental Protection Agency In both pollutant catastries, Harris County has not ach-inved At the cricar" hearinga National Ambiunt held November 9,19',3, Air Quality Standard (NAAQS)

(TACB) renucceed the Texas Air Control Board standard fra E .. a five year ext mstion for coupliance to this will be injured cy Potitioners

he addition contend

( radio their health

-active intemitted iotoon 3resta in the air from the plant during normal operation or unachedu u d releacea, bonnur+ the radio-acti o iaotopos in combination with onone and /or particulates cro mora injuriouu to petitioner's health intarents than the radio-utive icotown alone.

Petitionern seek eithor:

(c) The construction licens be O forred until Earris County la in compliance with NA4QS foi ozono and particulato pollutants, (b) Tho nlant be constructed with grouter control on redwesto emiccious ,

1 (c) Both of the above, l-78120600V/ REQUSGT F:R ADt1ISSICN OF CONT 4HTION U: DER 10 CFR 2.758 (b) i L

, Applicant and staff have o?jected to the admisrion of contention 11- b6cause'it is an .aporniccible challdnze __t o __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ 9

& (2) 10 CFR 50 Anoeniix I, a reibdation of the Commineion, htition-ern nubmit that es amoudeQ Cotylention #1 io suitablo for admia-nion under tho "special c9euatiancoo" rule of of 10 CPR 2.758 (b).

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The pur?one of 10 CFA 50 "p,. I in to protect tho health 4 of the puolic ruiding 14 prod [tity to the cito f rm radio-nctiv-ity. Thin in cont strangly efidonefsd by Section 2 ( A) which nota a limit of rHio-active on we from an LWR to a hinna body or huun orgna in unrectXrict areno. Further, the reculations in tha Apoundix 'Are to '#aani t applicant for . . . lieht-water-cooled nun 1 % tvwer rettuto/inreeningthe requiremesca of T CPR S0.34(o) . . . " whi'c4 requirce ap,licants to cont rol roacous efrauents produced Mc. ring normal nperotionn as low as io raro w hl? Schievelo. I/hile 50.34(.a) balenora technolo 7 plua costs with berafita t/d the public health End sufoty, it is clear that but for tua%tpangers would be unnecommry.

of radiation the regulation is , occauco radiation donage to the public muut be controKed it in necessary to huve the rog- I uLation exerb its influenpe on the conatruction of LWRa.

Anpilcation of 10 C i2 no amen-ded would cut off conuitfaru.758 tion of (a)protection to contention  ;/1 af human health l

in the exceptional circumstance of a city which may reasonnbly be o:cected to raceive g portion of the burden of radio-active inotones omitted from the plaat in norunti operntion tnd is already burdaned by thef presence of over abundant pollutants in excenn of the health lguidelinea cf the regulatory agency ,

assigned to monitor auch pollutants. l 1

Petitioner submita that the air pollubion situation in l Harris County crea tes a "special circumstanen" uwtor "O CFR  !

2.758 (b) and that cdection of Contention #1 a.e wended l because i.t in an impe rmi.aoible chal.enge to 10 01'E 50 App. 3 - l 9ould defeat the very purpoas for which 10 CPR 50 Ano. I was adopted.

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, _..._ .. 11/21/78 sr i ndixi'i ue l , and recrecenting uv.udilic Conlition of Texas (Ecuaton).

MTIDt.VIT I s, personal. c.ogledge of the .,_.,._..._ .J.ct forth slut I have directtrota of thn statem the speci91 circunstan m in the above action as regarda the air gun 11.;y of Harria Cottty, and that such n cess of ozone culd nar?;iculates jus;tify conciderdion of the radintion leve) rhthe atruction proposed licensing olanthearing,-

an e special circtumtanco I further nyor thal thein ths con l apecia circumotancca describoS would :ud:s upplication of the rule, 10 C Q Jp.758(a) not serve the purposes of 10 CFR 50 Appendir 1.

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