ML20203D377
| ML20203D377 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Maine Yankee |
| Issue date: | 12/08/1997 |
| From: | Roe J NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned) |
| To: | AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED |
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| NUDOCS 9712160181 | |
| Download: ML20203D377 (3) | |
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December 8, 1997-Friends of the Coast P.O. Box 98 Edgecomb, ME 04656
Dear Friends of the Coast:
I am responding to your letter of October 1,1997, regarding the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC's) decommissioning regulations and decomtalssioning of the M:Me Yankee Atomic Power Station.
You note that a "Public Meeting is not a Public Hearing" and state that a public hearing on decommissioning should be conducted. As you are aware, there are several opportunities for the public to intervene during the decommissioning process, including the opportunity for a hearing each time a license amendment request is submitted by the Maine Yankee licensee, in addition, a hearing opportunity is afforded during the license termination phase of decommissioning. This process is further discussed in the statements of consideration accompanying the amendments to 10 CFR 50.82 published in the Federal Register on July 29,1996 (61 FR 39278).
You state that the NRC's use of the Maine Yankee Atomic Power Company (MYAPC) corporate headquarters as the site of a press briefing demonstrated a " blatant display of coziness" with the licensee, in the past, the NRC has typically held press briefings at the Maine Yankee information center. That facility was not available for the NRC use, as MYAPC has converted the information center to a career transition center. Howevor, MYAPC made its corporate facility available at no cost to the NRC. The NRC staff believed the combination of availability, cost, and convenient location made the corporate headquarters an acceptable choice for the location of the briefing. Although no member of the public (including yourself) was barred from attending, the purpose of the briefing was to provide a background discussion for the local media. The NRC staff did not perceive the
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t You also expressed dissatisfaction with the NRC's choice of State Senator Marge Kilkelly as rgC the moderator of the public meeting. The NRC believes that selecting the official elected by Ufuf the local public to represent the Wiscasset district in the State legislature was appropriate.
Our review of the transcript of the public meeting on October 7,1997,ladicates that Ms. Kilkelly performed her duties as moderator in a fair and impartial manner.
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y-Friends of the Coast December 8, 1997 Your suggestion that the NRC rescind the portions of the Final Decommissioning Rule that deny due process is too lacking in specificity to be considered a retition for rulemaking. If it is your intention to request such a rulemaking, you should follow the procedure outlined in 10 CFR 2.802.
We appreciate your sharing your concerns on the decommissioning process with us.
Sincerely, ORIGINAL SIGNED BY:
Jack W. Roe, Acting Director Division of Reactor Program Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-309 DISTRIBUTION:
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' Your suggestion that the NRC rescind the portions of the Final Decommissioning Rule that '
deny due process is too lacking in specificity to be considered a petition for rulemaking. If it is your intention to request such a rulemaking, you should follow the procedure outlined in'10 CFR 2.802.
-We appreciate your sharing your concerns on the decommissioning process with us.
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