ML20204J763

Response Opposing Seacoast Anti-Pollution League 860718 Fifth Supplemental Petition for Leave to Intervene. Contention 32 Based on Incorrect Factual Basis.Certificate of Svc Encl

ML20204J763
Person / Time
Site:	Seabrook
Issue date:	08/07/1986
From:	Perlis R NRC OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL (OGC)
To:	Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel
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CON-#386-231 OL, NUDOCS 8608110185
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BEFORE TIIE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD In the f.latter of )

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PUBLIC SERVICE COf.!PANY OF ) Docket Nos. 50-443 OL NEP.' ilAMPSilIRE, et al.

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) On-Site Emergency Plan-(Seabrool: Station, Units 1 and 2) ) ning and Safety Issues NRC STAFF RESPONSE TO SAPL'S FIFTH SUPPLEMENTAL PETITION FOR LEAVE TC INTERVENE I. INTRODUCTION On July 18, 1986, the Seacoast Anti-Pollution League ("SAPL")

submitted its Fifth Supplemental Petition for Leave to Intervene. The Petition consists of a contention denominated as "SAPL Contention No. 32" and a treatment of the five factors controlling the admission of late-filed contentions set forth in 10 CFR f2.714(a)(1). Contention No. 32 challenges the completeness of the proposed technical specifications for the Seabrook facility. In its treatment of the five factors set forth in Section 2.714(a), SAPL asserts, inter alia, that its contention could not have been filed before late June when SAPL first learned of the proposed Seabrook technical specifications, that SAPL is attempting to procure an expert witness to assist in the litigation of the contention, and that any delay associated with the litigation of the contention should be minimal.

For the reasons presented below, the Staff submits that SAPL's petition should be denied.

i 1 II. DISCUSSION l SAPL Contention 32 asserts that "the Draft License" for Seabrook Unit 1 does not comply with the Commission's regulations because the Technical Specifications, which were appended to the Draft License as Appendix A, are incomplete. As basis for its contention, SAPL references a draft license which was attached to a June 20, 1986 letter from Thomas M. Novak (MRC) to Robert J. Harrison (PSNH). As SAPL points out, the technical specifications attached to the draft license did not include various referenced figures (specified at pages 3 and 4 of S A PL's Petition) . SAPL thus alleges that the technical specifications for Seabrook are impermissibly incomplete.

The simple answer to SAPL's contention is that the factual basis upon which the contention is predicated is incorrect: the figures do exist and they are (with two exceptions) part of the technical specifications. All the figures referenced by SAPL, save one, were transmitted to the Applicants attached to a June 25, 1986 letter from Mr.

Novak to Mr. Harrison. 1 The June 25th letter specifically indicates that the attachment contains the draft Technical Specifications for Seabrook; the Staff has attached hereto the figures cited by SAPL in their contention which wcre transmitted as part of that package.

The only figure cited by SAPL that is not included in the Technical Specifications is Figure B 3/4.4-2 (Effect of Fluence and Copper Content

-1/ It is worth pointing out that the service list of that document indicates that both counsel for SAPL and SAPL's field director received a copy of the June 25th letter and attachment.

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That document, and Figure B 3/4.4-1 (Fast Neutron Fluence as a Function of Full Power Service) do not establish any limiting conditions; they are rather part of the technical bases for the technical specifications. The requirements for technical specifications are set out in 10 CFR 5 50.36; Section 50.36(a) specifically states that bases must be included in the application, but "shall not become part of the technical specifications."

In sum, fourteen of the fifteen figures identified by SAPL in its Petition were transmitted to SAFL on June 25, 1986; thirteen of those are in fact a part of the Seabrook Technical Specifications. The fifteenth figure exists, but it (as well as one of the figures transmitted on the 25th) is only a part of the bases for the Specifications and thus is not considered a part of the Specifications themselves. Given these facts, SAPL's contention is clearly based upon an incorrect factual basis (SAPL's allegation being that the figures are missing) and should be denied.

Decause the contention is based upon an obviously erroneous basis, the Board need not determine whether the contention meets the late-filing requirements of 10 CFR 52.714(a) or whether the contention raises any litigable issues. The Staff would note that it does not necessarily agree either that good cause exists for the late-filing (it is not clear that information on the technical specifications was not available before the lune 20, 1980 letter) or that the contention raises any litigable issues 2_/ This figure was attached to Applicants' Response to SAPL's Fifth Supplemental Petition to Intervene.

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(the contention challenges the adequacy of a draft license; the regulations are silent on the requirements for draft licenses).

III. CONCLUSION As shown above, SAPL's Contention 30 is based upon a clearly incorrect factual basis; the allegedly missing figures do exist and are a part of the Seabrook Technical Specifications or the bases for the Specifications. SAPL's Fifth Supplemental Petition to Intervene should therefore be denied.

Respectfully submitted, Robert G. Perlis Counsel for NRC Staff i

Dated at Dethesda, Maryland, this 7th day of August,1986 i

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COf.1f.1ISSION 1

l DEFORE TIIE ATOf.1IC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD In the fdatter of )

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Docket Nos. 50-443 OL-1 PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF )

NEW IIAf1PSIIIRE, et al.

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) On-site Emergency Planning (Scabrook Station, Units 1 and 2) ) and Safety Issues CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that copies of "NRC STAFF RESPONSE TO SAPL'S FIFTH SUPPLEf4 ENTAL PETITION FOR LEAVE TO INTERVENE" in the above-captioned proceeding have been served on the following by deposit in the United States rasil, first class or, as indicated by an asterisk, through deposit in the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's internal mail

-7 system, this 7th day of August,1986.

Sheldon J. Wolfe, Chairman

• Dr. Emmeth A. Luebke*

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, D.C. 20555 Washington, D.C. 20555 Dr. Jerry llarbour* Carol Sneider Administrative Judge Assistant Attorney General Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Office of the Attorney General U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission One Ashburton Place,19th Floor Washington, D.C. 20555 Boston, MA 02108 Beverly I!ollingworth Stephen E. Merrill 209 Winnacunnet Road Attorney General Hampton, FI! 03842 George Dana Bisbec Assistant Attorney General Sandra Gavutis, Chairman Office of the Attorney General Board of Selectmen 25 Capitol Street RFD 1 Box 1154 Concord, NH 03301-6397 l Kensington, NH 03827 Richard A. Hampe, Esq.

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New Hampshire Civil Defense Agency l

107 Pleasant Street l

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i Calvin A. Canney, City Manager Allen Lampert City Hall Civil Defense D'. rector 126 Daniel Street Town of Brentwood Portsmouth, NH 03801 20 Franklin Street Exeter, NH 03833 Roberta C. Pevear State Representative Angie Machiros, Chairman Town of IIampton Falls Board of Selectmen Drinkwater Road 25 High Road Hampton Falls, NU 03844 Newbury,f1A 09150 f.lr. Robert J. Ilarrison Jerard A. Croteau, Constable President and Chief Executive Officer 82 Beach Road, P.O. Box 5501 Public Service Co. of New Hampshire Salisbury, MA 01950 P.O. Dox 330 Manchester, NH 03105 Diane Curran, Esq.

Harmon & Weiss Robert A. Backus, Esq. 2001 S Street, N.W.

Backus, Meyer & Solomon Suite 430 116 Lowell f:treet Washington , D.C. 20009 f.lanchester, NH 03106 Edward A. Thomas Philip Ahrens, Esq.

Federal Emergency Manegement Agency Assistant Attorney General 442 J.W. McCormack (POCH) Office of the Attorney General Boston, MA 02100 State House Station, #6 Augusta, ME 04333 H.J. Flynn , Esq. Thomas G. Dignan, Jr. , Esq.

Assistant General Counsel Ropes & Gray Federal Energency Mcnagement Agency 225 Franklin Street 500 C Street, S.U. Boston, MA 02110 Washington, D.C. 20472 Jane Doughty Atomic Safety and Licensing Seacoast Anti-Pollution League Board

• 5 Market Street U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Portsmouth, NH 03801 Washington, D.C. 20555 Atomic Safety and Licensing PaulficEachern, Esq.

Appeal Panel

• Matthew T. Brock, Eso.

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Shaines & McEachern Washington, D.C. 20555 25 Maplewood Avenue P.O. Box 360 Portsmouth, NH 03801 l

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Docketing and Service Section* William Armstrong Office of the Secretary Civil Defense Director U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Town of Exeter V1ashington, D.C. 20555 10 Front Street Exeter, NH 03833

?!aynard L. Young, Chairman Board of Selectmen Peter J. Matthews, Mayor 10 Central Road City Hall Rye, NH 03870 Newburyport, MA 09150 Michael Santosuosso, Chairman William S. Lord Board of Selectmen Board of Selectment South Ilampton, NH 03827 Town IIall - Friend Street Amesbury, MA 01913 f.fr. Robert Carrigg, Chairman Mrs. Anne E. Goodman, Chairman Board of Selectmen Board of Selectmen Town Office 13-15 Newmarket Road Atlantic Avenue Durham, NH 03824 North Hampton, NH 03862 R. I:. Gad III, Esq. Gary W. IIolmes, Esq.

Ropes & Gray Holmes & Ellis 225 Franklin Street 47 Winnacunnet Road

' Eoston, MA 02110 Hampton, NII 03842 Judith II. Mizner, Esq.

Silverglate, Gertner, Baker Fine and Good 88 Broad Street Boston , f.!A 02110 Pk Robert G. Perlis Counsel for NRC Staff f

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