ML20209G746
| ML20209G746 | |
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| Site: | Crane  |
| Issue date: | 05/22/1985 |
| From: | Jenny Murray NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE LEGAL DIRECTOR (OELD) |
| To: | Harold Denton Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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| FOIA-85-428 NUDOCS 8509190679 | |
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Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation From:
James P. Vurray Acting Executive Legal Director
SUBJECT:
TVI-1: AAMODT MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION AND TO RE0 PEN THE RECORD The Commission, by Order of May 16, 1985, has denied the Aamodts' Motion for Reconsideration of CLI-84-22 and to Reopen the Record on the basis of alleged health effects of the TMI-2 accident.
In CLI-84-22, the Comission had denied the Aamodts' motion to sponsor a new study of health-related issues arising from the TMI-2 accident.
The Commission determined that the Aamodts did not meet any one of the three criteria for reopening the record. Apart from finding the latest motion to recpen to be untimely, the Commission ruled that the Aamodts did not present information that casts doubt on the previous health studies, since their claims of increased cancer mortality were not supported by important infoma-ticn about date of diagnosis, type of cancer, health, occupational or personal histories of the deceased or any other data that might indicate scme relationship between the TMI-2 accident and cancer mortality. Relying largely on information submitted in the Staff's responses to the Aamodts 4
motions, the Comission also rejected, as not raising a significant issue, the claims of higher rates of neonatal hypothyroidism, nausea and vomiting, currently high levels of radiation in the environment near TMI, and the release of transuranics. The Comission also dismissed, as unfounded, the Aamodts' claim that licensee deceived the Pennsylvania Bureau of Radiation Protection concerning radiatier measurements on the day of the accident.
Finally, the Comission found that the information presented by the Aamodts would not have led to a different result below, pointing out that health effects from the accident are not related to a determination as to whether TMI-1 can be safely operated today, that the claim of licensee deception in reporting accident releases was without foundation, and that the information presented on neonatal hypothyroidism forms no b. asis for concluding that the licensing board erred in its determination that the alleged increase was not caused by the TMI-2 accident.
Comissioner Asselstine concurred in the results reached, in that he would not reopen the restart record, but he felt that the Comission should hire an independent consultant to review the information submitted by the Aamodts as well as existing studies of the releases and the impact of those releases, 8509190679 850829
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It should be noted that the Comission took no action on the Aamodts' March 6,1985 Motions to Address False Statements in Responses to Aamodt Votion of January 15, 1985 which were filed in connection with the Aamodts' motion to reconsider and reopen.
In the March 6, 1985 motions, the Aamodts accused the Staff of making false and misleading statements, attempting to obstruct justice in the restart proceeding, and abrogating its duty con-cerning health effects in TMI-area residents. The Aamodts moved, inter alia, that the Commission initiate an investigation "of the policy which has directed the Staff's false response to the Aamodt Motion." The Staff refuted the Aamodts' claims ir its response to the motions. According to OGC, the Comission apparently does not intend to rule on the March 6 motions.
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Background and Sumary On June 21, 1984, Marjorie and Norman Aamodt filed a motion with the Comission alleging that releases of airborne radioactive materials from the March 28,1979 accident at THI-2 were substantially greater than have been acknowledged and that these releases have lead to an unexpectedly high level of cancer in local residents.
The Aamodts based their allegations en door-to-door interviews that Marjorie Aamodt and others conducted of residents of two areas near the TMI-2 facility. The Aamodts requested the Comission to investigate their allegations and to defer a decision on the restart of TMI-l until the issues they raised had been studied further and fully resolved. On December 13, 1984 the Comission denied the Aamodts' sotion to sponsor a new study of health-related issues arising from the TMI-2
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AFFIDAVIT OF DR. JERRY J. SWIFT I, Dr. Jerry J. Swift, being duly sworn, state as follows:
I an a Health Physicist in the Radiological Assessment Branch of the 1.
Office of fiuclear Reactor Regulation of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Cc=ission.
l From 1966 through 1970, I worked in operational health physics at i
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3 nuclear' reactors, nuclear fuel cycle facilities, and other energy.
h I have a degree in geological engineering, MSc related facilities.
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The pu m e of this affidavit is to addres the allegation that irrep-arable harm wi e done to the intervenors and e public if Catawba Unit 1 is operated be e pending appeals are decided.
It is alleged that early operation of rata ha Unit ] will cause a definite and signi-ficant risk to the public health d safety from the irreversib radioactive contamination of the facili with danger to workers and accidents.
the public from routine releases, exposures a a Unit 1 wili result in contamin tion of plant Operation of Cataw systems and routine re' eases of c.2dioactive Saseous and 'iquid effluents
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Nuclear Station Units 1 and 2", (FES-OL) NUREii-0921, January 1983 contair.s he quantities of radioruclides expected to be
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