ML20196F743
| ML20196F743 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Comanche Peak  |
| Issue date: | 11/11/1988 |
| From: | Mariotte M NUCLEAR INFORMATION & RESOURCE SERVICE |
| To: | Zech L NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
| References | |
| CON-#488-7599 CPA, OL, NUDOCS 8812140097 | |
| Download: ML20196F743 (3) | |
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Nuclear Information and Resource Service 142416th Street, N.W., Suite 601, Washington, D.C. 20036 (202) 328-0002 Board of Dire (ton November 11, 1983 g[p [g DEC -11983 Aay D<cy si touit uo The Honorable Lando W.
Zech, Jr.
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission Ne* wk. sv Washington, D.C.
20555 Daud H Horowitt
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Dear Chairman Zech:
Arianta. G A Bill kadaa I am writing in response to Correspondence from
^"O" NUMARC to you regarding Texas Utilities Electric
$2*sNn Connany (Comanche peak Steam Electric Station, Units uan u,,gan 1 and 2) Docket Nos. 50-445 and 50-446, dated New k k,NY October 7, 1988.
The letter, a copy of which is s,",'ly,Q nc erclosed, has just come to our attention.
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[Ilyn Wens Washirgton. Dc We at the Nuclear Information and Resource N tional Adsisory Board Service believe that NUMARC's letter is both sin, Anergm.d inappropriate and factually incorrect.
The comen nee ni end<e the Gap' inappropriateness of the letter stems from the fact luae AUea that NUMARC is not a party to this case, yet it is iU$n""n'eai ctatum.
attempting to interject itse1.f and its opinions iu en 8,kus where neither belong.
If NUMARC wishes to sac kus, shea a une'*
participate in the adninistrative procets it should EstIuN!c"",n"$n s,,
file an amicus brief rather than attempting to ruta neans-influence the Commission in this manner.
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[",o"c NUMARC's beliefs and interpretations should have no place in the Commanche peak settlement or in cus
,n nyt.n in~n the possible intervention by Citizens for Fair
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- Utility Pegulation (CFUR).
The merits of CFUR's
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petition to intervene should be determined by the com wout wu*
Atomic Safety and Licensing Board, not by the self Meta GN serving determinations of NUMARC.
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Not only do we find NUMARC's attempts to lane n e influence the Commission inappropriate, we find that
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NUMARC's interpretation of the Comanche Peak n, u w w, settlement is factually lacking.
The resolution cann,~a siate unnervri-reached between the parties to this suit is a D'ldthb^" *i private settlement, it is nothing more and nothing
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NUMARC's attempt to label this settlement as s
chutes konunon "important public policy" is factually incorrect and tonunonine<g, w wn-shows a fundamental misunderstanding of the nature
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4 Furthermore, NUMARC's request that the Commission usurp the I
ASLB and deny the CFUR petition reveals a disdain for the administrative and adjudicatory process and should be disregarded by the Commission.
Limiting a petitioner's right to intervene should not become a method for resolving issues in a licensing proceeding.
The potential for delay due to the ASLB's review of the CFUR petition is easily outweighed by the attendant increase in safety which may be accrued as well as the reassurance that the public's role in the licensing process is maintained.
If the Commission were to follow NUMARC's suggestion, the result would undermino public confidence as well as the NRC's credibility, d
In conclusion, the Nuclear Information and Resource Service urges the Commission to disregard the inappropriate suggestions of NUMARC and to allow the administrative process to run its course. We take no position on the merits of CFUR's contentions.
If the CTUR contentions fail on the mcrits, then the licensing process will not be unduly delayed and the NRC's credibility will not be undermined.
If, on the other hand, CTUR's contentions have merit, the resolution of these contentions will result in a safer plant.
The Commission will have fulfilled its statutory duty to ensure the public health and safety and whether UUKARC realizes it or not, industry and the public will both benefit.
Sincerely,, fo, s' J t
J?,$p' / Nvde Michael Mariotte Executive Director cc: Kenneth M.
Carr Thomas M.
Roberts Kenneth C.
Rogers James Curtiss Victor Stello, Jr.
cc: Distribution List Senater John Breaux Representative Ed Markey Representative Phil Sharp Citizens for Fair Utility Regulation
DISTRIBUTION LIST Peter B. Bloch, Esquire Susan M. Theisen, Esquire Chairman Assistant Attorney General Atomic Safety and Licensing Attorney General of Texas Board Environmental Protection U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Division Commission P.O. Box 12548 i
Washington, D.C.
20555 Austin, Texas 78711-1548 Adjudicatory File Dr. Walter H. Jordan l
Atomic Safety and Licensing 881 West outer Drive Board and Panel Docket Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830 f
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory i
l Commission Robert D. Martin Washington, D.C.
20555 Regional Administrator, Region IV Alan S. Rosenthal, Esq.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Chairman Commission Atomic Safety and Licensing 611 Ryan Plaza Drive Appeal Panel Suite 1000 I
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Arlington, Texas 76011 Commission l
Washington, D.C.
20555 Dr. Kenneth A. McCollom Administrative Judge Assistant Director for 1107 West Knapp Inspection Pre grams Stillwater, Oklahoma 74075 Comanche Peak Project Division i
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Janice E. Moore, Esquire Commission Office of the General Counsel P.O. Box 1029 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory I
Granbury, Texas 76048 Commission l
Washington, D.C.
20555 Juanita Ellis i
President, CASE Anthony Roisman, Esquire 1426 South Polk Street 1401 New York Avenue, N.W.
Dallas, TX 75224 Suite 600 i
I Washington, D C.
20005 j
William L. Clements i
Docketing & Service Branch Robert A. Wooldridge, Esquire U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Worsham, Forsythe, Sampels &
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Commission Wooldridge i
Washington, D.C.
20555 2001 Bryan Tower, Suite 3200 i
Dallas, Texas 75201 l
Billie Pirner Garde Government Accountability W. G. Counsil l
Project Executive Vice President l
Midwest office Texas Utilities Electric Company l
104 E. Wisconsin Avenue - B Generating Division l
Appleton, WI 54931-4897 400 N. Olive, L.B.
61 i
Dallas, Texas 75201 i
j Richard L. Griffin, Esquire f
600 North Main j
Fort Worth, Texas 76106 i
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