ML20154J934

Responds to Forwarding W Steele Expressing Frustration at Inability to Obtain Info Re Specific Date for Public Hearing to Render Decision on Licensing of Plant.Hearings Re State of Nh Issues Underway

ML20154J934
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Site:	Seabrook
Issue date:	05/19/1988
From:	Stello V NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (EDO)
To:	Hefley J HOUSE OF REP.
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The Honorable doel Hefley i United States House of Representatives l Washington, D.C. 20515 j 4

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Dear Congressman Hefley:

l I am pleased to respond to your letter of April 7,1988 in which you forwarded l j a letter and-attached newspaper articles from a constituent, Mr. William Steele, .

regarding the Seabrook nucisar power facility.

! Mr. Steele expressed his frustration at not being able to obtain information about a specific date for a public hearing to render a decision on the licensing of the Seabrook Station. Please advise Mr. Steele that public hearings on the l New Hampshire portion of the emergency planning issues for Seabrook are currently in progress and that these hearings appear to be approaching a conclusion.  ;

i These hearings were noticed in the Faderal ,R_egister e on April 21,1988(53FR ,

13207);acopyofthatnoticeisenclosed, i i

An Atomic Safety and 1.icensing Board (ASLE has recently been established

to conduct public hearings on the emergency planning issues related to Massachusetts. I

! The ASLB has received and is currently evaluating for adeissibility approximately 150 contentions filed by the intervenor groups. Although this Board has not  !

i yet established a schedule for conducting the hearing, the Board will do so '

l follwing its svaluation of the contentions. The Board will then conduct the hearing during which the adnitted contentions will be litigated. l l After the hearings on emergency planning in both New Harpshire and Massachusetts are concluded and the presiding. Atomic Safety and Licensing l l Boards have rendered their decisions, there will be a public Commission  ;

i meeting to make the final decision on licensing for the Seabrook Station. l j Because the duration of the hearings is uncertain, the Comission has not j scheduled their meeting; however, current estim6tes arc for the Comission I i to have their meeting in the Spring of 1989.  ;

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! Mr. Joseph Delmedico of the NRC Office of Governmental and Public Affairs vill j contact your office when the hearing schedule is established.  !

If we can be of further assistance, please do not hesitatt to contact us.

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Federal Register / Vol. 53. No. 77 / Thursday. April 21,198f / Notices 13207 Dy May 23.1988, tt e licensee may file supplement which sa lifies these which is available f er poblic inspection a request for a heent g with respect to requirements with rei pect to at teact one at the Commission's Public Document issuance of the amerdments to the contention will not b< permitted to Room.1717 H Streel NW., Washing on.

subject facility opereing licenses and participate as a party DC, and at the Atkii s 1Jbrary, any person whose in erest may be Those permitted to intervene become University of North :arolina Charfatte affected by this proc ;edma and who parties to the proceec eng, subject to any (UNCC Station). No th Carolina 28223.

wishes to participate as a party in the limitations in the ord r granti .3 lease to Dated at Rochille. ;, tar > land. this 15 th day proceed ng must file a wntten request intervene, and have tle opportunity to of Apnl1988.

for hearing and a pention for lease to participate fully in tb r conduct of the For the % clear Reg ilatory Commission.

inten ene. Requests Mr a hearing and heanng. including the opportunity to Wrmo P. Cemker, petitions for lease to inten ene shall be present evidence and cross-esamine Acimg rroicci Occrei frofect Dacctorate filed in accordance oith the witnesses. ffa o m ,yn gfa ,oc, e gg,ct,_ffff.

Commission's 'Rulei of Practice for A request for a hearing or a petition Domestic Licensing Itoceedings" in 10 (FR Doc. aH49 File < 4-co+t. 8 4 5 amj for leave to intervene shall be filed with CFR Part 2. lf a request for a heanns or the Secretary of the ( ommission. United , ** *"' "*

petition for leue to inten ene is filed by Stata Nuclear Regul itory Commission. -

the abos e date. Go C ommission or an Washlagton. DC 205:5. Attention:

lOocket Nos. 50-44bOL and 50-444-01.

Atomic Safety and L censing Board. Docketing and Senim Branch. c. My MSLBP No. 82-471-o2-OL;(Offsite dengnated by Comir.ssion or by the be delivered to the C :mmission's Public Emergency Ptanning)))

Chairman of the Ato nic Safety and Doct, ment Room 171 ' H Street NW.,

Licensing Board Pan tl. will rule on the Washington, DC, by he above date. Public Service Co. of New Hampshite request and/or petiton, and the Where pe'itions are hled during the last (Seabroc3 Station, Units 1 and 2);

Secretary or the desmnated Atomic ten (10)da)s of the rotice period. it is Hearing Safety and Lkensina Bo rri will issue a r: quired that the pemioner or notice of heanns or nn appropriate Apn115,1968, represe itative for th< petitioner order. promptly so inform the Commission by a Atomic $afety and Ucensata Board. Befo?r- ~

As required by 10 :FR 2 714. a toll free telephone call to Western Administratne judges: lun W. 5mith, petition for lease to ntervene shall set Union et 1-600-325-m00 (in Missouri t. Chairmart Gustan A t.inenberger. lt, Dr forth with particular ty the interest of Jerry Harbour, 800 342-6700).The Westem Union the petitlener in the proceedmg. and operator should be g yet. sa tahra m The evidentiaty hearing on the offsite how that interest may be affected by the identification Number 3737 and the emergency planning aspects of this results of the proceeding. The petition following n. osage a$ dressed to proceedma will resurne at 1:00 p m., on should specifically e (plam the reasons Lawrence P.Crocker Acting Director, May 2,19c8 in Room 310, Legislative why intenention should be petwitted Project Directorate Ib3;(petitioner's Office Building. Concord. New with particular referonce to the name and telephone humber), (da te Hampshire. The Seanns will relate to following imetors:(11 The nature of the Petition was mailed) (plant name); and the issue of sheltering the beach petitioner's right unar the Act to be (publication date anc page number of population during a radiologics) made a party to the proceeding:(6) the this Federal Register notice). A copy of emergency at the Seabrook Station, nature and extent of the petitioner's the petition should a so be s(nt to the property, financial, cr other interest in For the Atomic Safety and Licerens Board.

Office of theGenersl Counsel U.S.

the proceeding: and 3) the possible Nuclear Regulatory Commission. h ad' Smie' effect of any order which may be Washington DC 205L5. and to Mr. U##"' #""* /*

entered le the proces ding on the Albert Carr, Doke Pcwer Company,422 B'th'*d8 M*') land. Ani t A less petitioner's interest. The petition shou!d South Church Street. Charlotte. North int Doc. 86#96 FJed 4-20 ea. 8 45 am) also identify the specific aspect (s)of the Carolina 28:42. sea,o ecce ruem subject matter of the proceeding as to Nontimely filir.34 cf petitions for leave which petitioner wisies to intenene, to inten ene. amended petitions. - -

Any person who has filed a petition for supplemental petitio is and/or requests leave to intervene or who has been for hearing will not t e entertained OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATIS TRADE REPRESD TATIVE admitted as a party nay amend the petition without reqt esting leave of the absent a determinaton by the Commission the pre iding officer or the

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Adjustm iofOuctas; Tungsten Fforn Board up to fifteen (: 5) days prior to the presiding Atomia Samty and Lic snsing CNne first preheanng conftrence scheduled in the proceeding, but such an amended Board, that the petiti m and/or request amensann Parsyan' to authority

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sh,.,uld be granted bued upon a petition must satisfy the specificity balancing of the fact tre specified in 10 delegated by theTrtsident try requirements desent ed abose. CFR 2.714(a)(1)(iHv and 2.714(d), .Pr clamati n No. 5"18 of Ouober 2.

Not later than fiften (15) days prior to if a request for hearing is received, the 1987, the United Sta %s Trade the first preheanng conference Commission's staff n ny issue the Representative (the UETR) hereby scheduled in the pro :eeding a petitioner amendments after it :ompletes its adjests the quotas i pe ed in the shall file a supplement to the petition to technical review and prior 'o the Annes to Proclama i 5M8 in intenene which muo include a list of completion of any te ;uired hearing if it accordance with su aragraph (dl of the contentions whith are sought to be publishes a further n stice for public Hudnote 11 of Sut part A. N 2 of the litigated in the matar, and the bases for comrnent ofits propc sed findmg of no Appendix to the h iff Schedihs of th each contention set orth with significant hasards c analderation in United States (1/U S.C.1200). K reasonable specificly. Contentions shall accordance with to t TR 50 91 and 50.92. EFPfCTtV8 9AT,2 Al til 21,1988. s be lirmted to matten withm the scope of For further details with respect to this rom r9strwem meros navices coerracT:

the amendment und< r consideration. A action, see the applias tion fer Samard Asebet. (212) 395.-4510; )ohn petitioner w ho fails p file such a amendment dated ja iuary 27,1988. Kingery. (:rt) 395H m 4

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DOC DT: 04/07/88 REP. JOEL HEFLEY FINAL REPLY l 79:

OC'A FOR SIGNATURE OF: ** GREEN ** SECY NO: 98-361 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR l

DESC: ROUTING: 1 ENCLOSES LETTU* FROM WILLIAM STEELE CONCERNING RUSSELL  !

SEABROOK MURRAY DATE: 04/29/88 ASSIGNED TO: NRR _

CONTACT: MURLEY CPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS OR REMARKS:

NRR RECEIVED: APRIL 29, 1988 ACTION: " DRPR;VARGA NRR ROUTING: MURLEY/SMIEZEK ACTION MIR!. GLIA - - - - -

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PAPER NUMBER: CRC-88-0361 LOGGING DATE: Apr 27 88

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j LETTER DATE: Apr 7.88 FILE CODE: IDfR-Seabrook  ;

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