ML20207C232
| ML20207C232 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Seabrook  |
| Issue date: | 12/23/1986 |
| From: | Brock M, Mceachern P AMESBURY, MA, HAMPTON, NH, MASSACHUSETTS, COMMONWEALTH OF, SHAINES & MCEACHERN |
| To: | Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel |
| References | |
| CON-#486-1985 OL, NUDOCS 8612300081 | |
| Download: ML20207C232 (8) | |
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Docket Nos.
50-443-OL NEW llAMPSilIRE, et al.
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50-444-OL
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Off-site Emergency (Seabrook Station, Units 1 and 2
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Planning Issues
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INTERVENORS' JOINT PETITION EQB APPOINTMENT DE ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE AND EEOUEST EQE BEARING NOW COME the Commonwealth of Manoachusetto, Town of flampton, Scacoast Anti-Pollution Longue, Town of Amesbury, and New England Coalition On Nuclear Pollution (hereinaf ter Intervonorn), in responco to APPLICANTS' PETITION DhDER 10 CEE SECTION 2.758 AUD la CEE SECTION 5 0.4 7 (c) WIIll EESEECT TD T11E REGULATIONS BEDDIRING ELANUING EDE A ELUfiE EXPOSURE EAT 11HA% EMERGERCX ELANNING IQEE 1H EXCESS DE A DNE-MILE EADIUS, and state:
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Under date of December 18, 1986, Applicanto filed with the Commission APPLICANTS' PETITION UNDER 10 CFR SECTION 2.758 AND 10 CFR SECTION 50.47 (c) WITil RESPECT TO Tile REGULATIONS REQUIRING PLANNING FOR A PLUME EXPOSURE PATilWAY EMERGENCY PLANNING ZONE IN EXCESS OF A ONE-MILE R ADIUS.
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By said petition, Applicanto generally allege that "opecial circumotancon" justify reduction of the EPZ for Soabrook Station from ten milco to one mile.
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Applicants' petition f or exception or waiver f rom the ton milo EPZ requirement in without procedent.
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Applicants' petition would eliminate f rom omergency planning the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and 15 of the 17 New Hampshire towns located within the ten mile EPZ, and heretof ore entitled to emergency planning protections under this Commission's regulations.
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts and certain towns located within the ten (10) mile EPZ, have raised significant health and safety concerns on Seabrook Station through contentions previously filed with the ASLB.
See e.g. INTERVENORS' JOINT MO'110N EDE IMMEDIATE S. TAI DE PROCEEDINGS filed herewith and incorporated by reference herein.
Applicants' petition neeks to resolve these substantial risks to the public health by eliminating virtually all EPZ towns f rom the emergency planning process.
Under Applicants' Petition, most of the tons of thousands of summer tourists and the beach population, even located within sight of Seabrook Station, would be eliminated f rom emergency planning.
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Applicants' petition raison extraordinary issues which will likely establish nignificant precedent f or all nuclear power plants nationwido on the scope and substance of omergency planning.
7.
In view of the foregoing, it in only reasonable for the Commission to appoint ito Chief Administrative Law Judge to personally undertake review of all innues rained by Applicants' petition, to ensure a full and f air hearing to all partien prior to a decision on the merita of the petition.
WilER EFOR E, Intervenorn requent the Commission to exercino its inherent discretion and authority over the conduct of Atomic Safety and Liconning Board proceedings, as referenced in 10 CFR Sectionn 2.717 (a), 2.7 6 4 ( f) ( 2) ( i), and 2.718 (i), to ORDER that:
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Chief Administrativo Law Judge Paul Cottor chall be appointed to schedulo and conduct a pro-hearing conference for Intervonors and all interonted partion on Applicant's above-referenced peti-tion.
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Following naid pre-hearing conf erence, Chief Judge Cotter shall prooido over the review of Applicants' Petition and shall ontablich a schedulo of evento leading to commencoment of an adjudicatory hearing on the merito of the petition, as provided to Intervonors an of right.
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Atomic Energy Act, including 42 USC Section 2239, C.
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i tion, as provided by the Atomic Energy Act, including 42 USC Section 2239, or otherwise by law.
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Irrespective of any right to a hearing on Applicant's petition afforded Intervenors by law, the commission shall exercise its discretion to grant said adjudicatory hearing in view of the unprecedented issues raised by Applicant's petition and the need for full and f air public comment before a ruling on the merits of Applicant's petition.
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All other proceedings ari. sing out of Applicant's petition shall be stayed pending Chief Judge Cotte r's pre-hearing conference and schedule arising therefrom.
F.
In the event the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board presently presiding over the above-referenced proceeding either denies, or I
fails to act upon prior to December 29, 1986, INTERVENORS' JOINT i
MOTION FOR IMMEDIATE STAY, filed herewith, the Commission shall:
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Direct the ASLB to certify to the Commission the ques-tion of a stay as raised by INTERVENORS' JOINT MOTION FOR IMME-DIATE STAY, pursuant to 10 CFR Section 2.718(1) and 11.
The stay shall be granted by the commission in accordance with Intervenors' request set forth therein.
DATED:
December 22, 1986 I
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The undersigned f urther say that they are authorized to submit this joint motion on behalf of all the named petitioners.
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,;. 4 i UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
'86 CEC 23 P3 :53 BEFORE M ATOMIC SAFETY AE2 LICENSING RQA3h
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In the Matter of
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PUBLIC SERVICE COMI'ANY OF
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Docket Nos.
50-443-OL NEW HAMPSHIRE, et al.
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50-444-OL
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Off-site Emergency (Seabrook Station, Units 1 and 2
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Planning Issues
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CERTIFICATE DI SERVICE I hereby certify that copies of INTERVENORS'. JOINT PETITION EDR ARPOINTHERT DI ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE AMD REOUEST EDR HEARING and INTERVENORS' JDIMT MOTION EQB IMMEDIATE STAI DI ASLB PROCEEDINGE in the above captioned proceeding have been served on the following by deposit in the United States mail, or as otherwise indicated, on this 22nd day of December, 1986.
Lando W. Zech, Jr., Chairman Thomas M. Roberts, Commissioner U.S. Nuclear Regulatory U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Commission 1717 H Street 1717 H Street Washington, DC 20555 Washington, DC 20555 James K. Asselstine, Commission Frederick M. Bernthal, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commissioner Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 1717 H Street Commission Washington, DC 20555 1717 H Street Washington, DC 20555 ouameeanec:acweam. ~.......
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Kenneth M. Carr, Commissioner Sherwin E. Turk, Esquire U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Of fice of the Executive l
Commission Legal Director 1717 H Street U.S. Nuclear Regulatory i
Washington, DC 20555 Commission Tenth Floor 7735 Old Georgetown Rd.
l Bethesda, MD 20814 Administrative Judge Helen Hoyt Dr. Jerry Harbour Chairperson Atomic Safety and Licensing Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Board Panel U.S. Nuclear Regulatory U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Commission East West Towers Building East West Towers Building 4350 East West Ilighway 4350 East West Highway Bethesda, MD 20814 Bethesda, MD 20814 Dr. Emmeth A. Luebke Mr. Edward Thomas Atomic Safety and Licensing FEMA, Region I Board Panel 442 John W. McCormack Post U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office and Courthouse East West Towers Building Post Of fice Square 4350 East West Highway Boston, MA 02109 Bethesda, MD 20814 Robert Carrigg, Chairman Stephon E. Merrill, Esquire Board of Selectmen Attorney General Town Office G. Dana Bisbee, Esquire Atlantic Avenue Assistant Attorney General North flampton, tal 03862 Of fice of the Attorney General 25 Capitol Street Concord, IDI 03301 Diano Curran, Esquire Richard A. Itampe, Esquire Andrea C. Forster, Enquire llampe and McNicholan llarmon & Weiss 35 Pleasant Street Suite 430 Concotd, N11 03301 2001 S Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20009 Atomic Safoty and Licensing Robert A. Backus, Enqui'.'e Appeal Board Panel Backun, Meyer & Salomon U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commincion 116 Lowell Street East West Towers Dullding P.O. Box 516 4350 East West liighway Manchanter, tal 03105 Bethenda, ND 20814 2
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Atomic Safety and Licensing Mr. J. P. Nadeau i
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U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 10 Central Road East West Towers Building Rye, NH 03870 4350 East West Highway Bethesda, MD 20814 Thomas G. Dignan, Esquire Carol S. Sneider, Esquire R.K. Gad II, Esquire Assistant Attorney General Ropes & Gray Department of the Attorney 225 Franklin Street General Boston, MA 02110 One Ashburton Place, 19th Floor Boston, MA 02108 Mrs. Sandra Gavutis Mr. Calvin A. Canney Chairman, Board of Selectmen City Manager RFD 1-Box 1154 City Hall Route 107 126 Daniel Street Kensington, NH 03827 Portsmouth, NH 03801 Senator Gordon J. Humphrey Mr. Angie Machiros U.S. Senate Chairman of the Board of Washington, DC 20510 Selectmen (Attn: Tom Burack)
Town of Newbury Newbury, MA 01950 Senator Gordon J. Humphrey Mr. Peter J. Matthews 1 Eagle Square - Suite 507 Mayor Concord, NH 03301 City lla11 (Attn Herb Boynton)
Newburypor t, MA 01950 Mr. Thomas F. Powers, III Mr. William S. Lord Town Manager Board of Selectmen Town of Exeter Town llall 10 Front Street Friend Street i
Exeter, Nil 03833 Amesbury, MA 01913 II. Joseph Flynn, Esquire Brentwood Board of Selectmen Office of General Counsel RFD Dalton Road Federal Emergency Management Brentwood, M1 03833 Agency 500 C Street, S.W.
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Gary W. Ilolmes, Esquire Philip Ahrens, Enquire llolmes & Ella Assistant Attorney General 47 Winnacunnet Road Department of the Attorney llampton, Nil 03841 Conoral Augusta, ME 04333 3
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