ML20203E236
| ML20203E236 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Vermont Yankee File:NorthStar Vermont Yankee icon.png |
| Issue date: | 07/21/1986 |
| From: | Curran D HARMON & WEISS, NEW ENGLAND COALITION ON NUCLEAR POLLUTION |
| To: | Chilk S NRC OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY (SECY) |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20203E241 | List: |
| References | |
| CON-#386-079, CON-#386-79 NUDOCS 8607240114 | |
| Download: ML20203E236 (2) | |
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WASHINGTON, D.C. soooo-nes G AIL McGREEVY HARMON TELEPHONE ELLYN R. WEISS QfflC[ CF h(glAHY (2O2)328 3500 DIANE CURRAN U0CKETING ?. SE6v:cf.
DEAN R. TOUSLEY BRANCH ANDREA C. FERSTER July 21,1986 Samuel J.
Chilk, Secretary D63 em9ER g AC.
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SUBJECT:
Notice of Application for License Amendment, 51 Fed. Reg. 22,245 (June 18,1986 )
Dear Mr. Ch ilk :
I am enclosing the New England Coalition on Nuclear Pollu-tion's Objection to Proposed Finding of No Significant Hazards Consideration, Request for Compliance With National Environmental Policy Act, and Request for Opportunity to Comment on Application to Increase Spent Fuel Storage Capacity at Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station.
This pleading includes comments on the proposed finding of no significant hazards consideration, a request for compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act, and a re-quest for an opportunity to comment on the proposed license amendment.
Please note that although it requests a 60-day period for submitting comments on the proposal, the Coalition does not request an adjudicatory hearing.
According to the Federal Register notice, comments and hear-ing requests were due on July 18, 1986.
NECNP was unable to com-ply with that deadline because it did not become aware until June
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17 of the increased vulnerability of the Vermont Yankee design to spent fuel pool accidents as a result of containment failure.
Moreover, NECNP did not learn until July 18 that no environmental assessment or impact statement has been prepared to support the proposed amendment.
In view of the f act that the Commission has not yet prepared this fundamental decisionmaking document, and i
the f act that NECNP is requesting only a 60-day comment period as opposed to the more lengthy period required for an adjudicatory hearing, no prejudice to the licensee or the Commission will result from the acceptance of these comments and hearing request one day late.
Copies of this pleading have been served on the Rules and Procedures Branch, the NRC Project Director, counsel for the li-censee and the Of fice of the Executive Legal Director.
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Samuel J.
Chilk July 21,1986 Page 2 Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely, lane Curran cc:
John A.
Ri tscher, Esq.
Daniel R. Muller Rules and Procedures Branch Office of Executive Legal Director
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