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Forwards Corrected Table of Contents to Applicant 971224 Answer to Petitioners Contentions Re Private Fuel Storage, LLC (Private Spent Fuel Storage Installation)
ML20198R184
Person / Time
Site: 07200022
Issue date: 01/14/1998
From: Gaukler P
SHAW, PITTMAN, POTTS & TROWBRIDGE
To: Bollwerk G, Kline J, Lam P
Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel
References
CON-#198-18737 ISFSI, NUDOCS 9801230240
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January 14,1998 G. Paul Bollwerk,111, Chairman Dr. Peter S. Lam Administrative Judge Administrative Judge

' Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Atomic Safety and Licensing Board U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555 Washington,DC 20555 Dr. Jerry R. Kline Administrative Judge Atomic Safety and Licensing Board U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington,DC 20555 Re:

In the matter of Private Fuel Storage, LLC (Private Spent Fuel Storage Installation)

Docket No. 72-22 ISFSI

Dear Judges Bollwerk,

Kline and Lam:

We have discovereu that the Table of Contents to Applicant's December 24,1997 Answer to Petitioners' Contentions contains incorrect page citations and are enclosing herewith a corrected Table of Contents. We apologize for any ir. convenience.

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.U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comm U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555_

l Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 Danny Quintana, Esq.

_ Office of the Secretary Danny Quintana & Associates, P.C.

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comm

~ 50 West Broadway, Fourth Floor Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 Salt Lake City, UT 84101 Attention: Rulemakings and A Denise Chancellor, Assistant Attomey General Diane Curran, Esq.

Utah Attorney General's Office 2001 S Street, N.W.

160 East 300 South,5th Floor Washington, D.C. 20009 P.O. Box 140873 Salt Lake City, UT 84114-0873 John Paul Kennedy, Sr., Esq.

han Belille, Esq.

Confederated Tribes of the Goshute Ohngo Gaudadeh Devia s

Reservation and David Pete Land and Water Fund of the Ro 1385 Yale Avenue 2260 Baseline Road, Suite 200 Salt Lake City, Utah 84105 Boulder, Colorado 80302 Clayton J. Parr, Esq.

Adjudicatory File i

Castle Rock, et al.;

Atomic Safety and Licensing B Kimball, Parr, Waddoups, Brown & Gee U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comm

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1. INTROD UCTI ON........................................................................................ - i

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'II. STANDARDS FOR ADMISSIBII ITY AND SCOPE OF CONTENTIONS.............. 3 A. Overview Of Admissibility Requirements......................................................... 3 -

B. General Limitations On The Admissibility Of Contentions...............................$

' C. The Detailed Pleading Requirements Of 10 C.F.R. 6 2.714(b)(i)-(iii)............11 D. Scope o f Contentions...................................................................................... 16 --

E. Incorporation by Reference............................................................................... I 8 111. S KULL VA T I F Y B AND CONTENTIONS............................................................. 20 --

I V. UTAH C ONTENTION S............................................................................................ 21

-A. Utah Contention A: Statutory Authority'........................................................ 22 B. Utah Cutention B: License Necded for Intermodal Trans fer Facility............................................................................................. 2 5 C. Utah Contention C: Failrre to Demonstrate Compliance

- with NRC Dose Limits.................................................................................... 4 2

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' D. Utah Contention D: Facilitation of Decommist ning.................................... 5 8 E. Utah Contention E: Financial Assurance........................................................ 69 -

F. Utah Contention F: Inadequate Training and Certification o f Personnel..................................................................................

G. Utah Contention G: Quality Assurance........................................................... 92 H. Utah Contention H:' Inadequate Thermal Design..........................................101 I. Utah Contention I:: Lack of a Procedure for Verifying the Presence of Helium in Canisters................................................................... 121 2,.

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p J. Utah Contention J: Inspection and Maintenance of Safety l

. Components, Including Canisters and Cladding............................................. ! 31 -

K. Utah Contention K: Inadequate Consideration'of Credible A cc idents..................................................................................

L. Utah Contention L: Geotechnical.................................................................165 M. Utah Contention M: Probable Maximum Flood..........................................168 N. Utah Contention N: Flooding....................................................................... 169 O. Utah Con *ention 0: Hydrology.....................................................................'.172 P. Utah Contention P: Inadequate Control of Occupational -

and Public Expnsure to Radiation................................................................... I 8 7 g Q. Utah Contention Q: Adequacy ofISFSI Design to Prevent Accidents........................................................................................................207 R. Utah Contention R: Emergency Plan............................................................ 215 1 Utah Contention S: Decommissioning......................................................... 23 6 T. Utah Contention T: Inadequate Assessment of Required i

Permits and Other Entitlements..................................................................... 25 6 5

U. Utah Contention U: Impacts of Onsite Storage not Considered................... 282

' V. Utah Contention V: Inadequate Consideration of

- Transportation-Related Radiological Environmental Impacts....................... 292 W. Utah Contentien W: Other Impacts Not Considered................................... 310 X Utah Contention X: Need for the Facility.................................................... 323 Y. Utah Contention Y: - Connected Actions...................................................... 330

- V. CASTLE ROCK CONTENTION S............................................................................336

- A. Castle Rock Contention 1: Absence of NRC Authority............................... 336 4

B. Castle Rock Contention 2: Non-Compliance with Regulations........

340-C. Castle 1(ock Contention 3: Conflict with DOE Duties and Prerogatives...... 343

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D. Castle Rock Contention 4: Attempts to Evade the Requirements o f the N WP A......................................................................................

E. Castle Rock Contention 5: Application for Permanent Repository............... 349 F. Castle Rock Contention 6: Emergency Planning and Safety Analys's De fi c i e nc i e s.........................................................................................

G. Castle Rock Contention 7: Inadequate Financial Qualifications.................. 366 H. Castle Rock Contention 8: Groundwater Quaiity Degradation....................~377

1. Castle Rock Contention 9: Regional and Cumulative Environmental I mpacts................................................................................ 3 8 I J. Castle Rock Contention 10: Retention Pond.................................................. 386 K. Castle Rock Contention i1: Radiation and Enviro: mentai M o ni to rin g..............................................................................................

L. Castle Rock Contention 12: Permia, Licenses and Approvals.................... 397 M. Castle Rock Contention 13: Inadequate Consideration of.

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N. Castle Rock Contention 14. Inadequate Consideration o f I m pacts.............................................................................................

O. Castle Rock Contention 15:

sst-Benefit Analysis.................................... 425 P. Castle Rock Contention 16: Impacts on Flora, Fatma and Existing Land Uses.-......................................................................... 4 3 0 Q. Castle Rock Contention 17: Inadequate Consideration of Land I m pac ts.................................................................-............................

R. Castle Rock Contention 18: Impacts on Public Health............................... 448 S. Castle Rock Contention 19: Septic Tank..................................................... 455 T. Castle Rock Contention 20: Selection of Road or Raii.

A ccess to P S FS Site................................-................................................... 4 5 7 o

U. Castle Rock Contention 21: Exact Location of Rail Spur........................... 460 V. Castle Rock Contention 22: ' Road Expansion Authorizations.'.................... 462 W. Castle Rock Ccatention 23: Existing Land Uses.................................... 464 7

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A. OOD Contention A: Lack of Sufficient Provisiens for -

! Prevention of and Recovery from Accidents............................................ 474 B. OGD Contention B:. Emergency Plan Fails to Address the Safety of Those Living Outside of the Facility.............................................. 486 j-

' C. OGD Contention C: License Application Lacks Sufficient Provisions for Protection Against Transportation Accidents......................... 493 D. OOD Contention D: License Application Lacks Procedures for Returning

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Darcaged Casks to the Generating Reactor................................................. 514 E. OGD Contention E: License Application Fails to Provide

. Information and a Plan to Deal with Casks that May Leak n

or Become Contaminated During the 20 to 40 year storage period............... 521

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Clear Provisions for Funding of Estimated Construction Costs, Operating Costs, and Decommissioning Costs.............................................. 529 G. OGD Contention G: The License Application Fails to Provide for Adequate Radiadon Monitoring................................................. 533 l

H OGD Contention H: The License Application Poses Undue Risk to Public Health and Safety Because It Fails to Provide Adequate Protection of the Site Against Intruders......................................... 544

1. OGD Contentica I: The Cask Design is Unsafe and Unwsted f or Long Periods o f Time.:............................................................................ 5 5 6 J. OOD Contention h The License Application Fails to Address the Status of Complianx with all Permits, Licenses and L Approvals Required for the Facility............................................................. 562 K. OGD Contention K: There are no provisions for paying for casks that may i need to be retumed to the generating fwility.................................................. 570

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M. OOD Contention M: No Provisions for Transportation

- Accidents are Made........................................................................................ 5 8 3 N. OOD Contention Ni There May Be a Leak that Contaminates the Present Water System............................................................................... 5 87 L

. O. OGD Contention 0:' Environmental Justice Issues Are at Addressed....... 591 -

P. OGD Contention P: Members of OOD Will Be Adversely Impacted by -

Routine Operations of the Proposed Storage Facility and Its Associated Tr:msportation Activities............................................................................... 612 o

-V!!. CONFEDERATED TRIBES CONTENTIONS..................................................... 619 A. Confederated Trit.es Contention A: Decommissioning i

Plan De ficiencies............................................................................................ 619 B. Confederated Tribes Contention B: Lack of protection ag ainst worst case accidents ;.......................................................................... 63 0 -

4 C. Confederated Tribes Contention C: Inadequate Assessment o f Costs Under NEPA................................................................ 643 D. Confederated Tribes Contention D: Inadequate Discussion of No Action Alternative............................................................................... 654 o

E. Confederated Tribes Contention E: Failure to Give Adequate Consideration to_ Adverse Impacts on the Historic District........................... 658 F. Confederated Tribes Contention F: Failuit to Adequately Establish Financial Qualifications............................................................... 662 4

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G. Incorporation by Reference of Castle Rock Contentions............................. 672

. H. Incorporation by Reference of State of Utah Contentions............................. 672.

VIII. C ONCLU SION...................................................................................................... 672

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