ML20214G814

Summary of 771116-17 Meetings W/Washington Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council in Richland,Wa Re Status of Plant & Impact of Aid to Mitigate Socioeconomic Impacts Resulting from Plant Const

ML20214G814
Person / Time
Site:	Columbia, Washington Public Power Supply System, Satsop
Issue date:	11/22/1977
From:	Robart A NRC OFFICE OF STATE PROGRAMS (OSP)
To:	Ryan R NRC OFFICE OF STATE PROGRAMS (OSP)
References
CON-WNP-0187, CON-WNP-187 NUDOCS 8605220534
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MEMORANDUM FOR: Robert G. Ryan, Director 93 Office of State Programs g

FROM: Andrew W. Robart Special Assistant for State Relations Office of State Programs

SUBJECT:

RESULTS OF WASHINGTON ENERGY FACILITY SITE EVALUATION  :

COUNCIL MEETING IN RICHLAND, WASHINGTON, NOVEMBER 16 AND 17 I thought you would be interested in some of my reactions following the two days I spent with the members of the Washington Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council (EFSEC) during their meeting in Richland on November 16 and 17. The meeting was also attended by Jan Norris, Environmental Project Manager for WPPSS Units 1, 2 and 4. As the enclosed agenda notes the meeting was called to discuss two basic issues: the status of WPPSS nuclear units 1, 2 and 4 and the status of negotiation between WPPSS and an ad hoc community organization on the amount of impact aid which should be provided to mitigate socio-economic impacts resulting from the-construction of the WPPSS nuclear units. An on-site tour was also conducted on Thursday, November 17. During the meeting I was able to meet with all the Council members (15) and discuss their interests.and concerns. In particular, my discussions with Nick Lewis, Chairman of the Council were, I believe, particularly instructive. The most important point the Council wished to emphasize at this meeting Lewis told me, was to put WPPSS (and for that matter all the utilities under its jurisdiction) on notice that the Council intended to be taken seriously and that it intended to play an independent, active and assertive leadership role in Washington energy matters. The Council has become increasingly concerned of late about several site related problems (e.g. soil erosion at the WPPSS 3 and 5 site and a fish kill at the WPPSS unit 1, 2 and 4 site in Hanford) and is apparently detennined as Lewis put it, "let them know we are here, that we mean business and that we will shut the construction down if that is what it takes to get compliance with our site certification requirements".

Apparently the message was received loud and clear because on Thursday afternoon (November 17) Neil Strand, WPPSS Managing Director of Construction announced WPPSS was voluntarily stopping construction at the WPPSS 3 and 5 site until the soil erosion problems there had been resolved.

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Robert G. Ryan On another subject I informally discussed our previous exnressed interest in concluding some fom or type of MOU with Washington and Lewis expressed continued interest in the idea. To encourage NRC Washington relationships.

Lewis has proposed a subcomittee system for the Council and one of the proposed subcomittees is one on Federal / State relations. A major responsibility of such a subcomittee would be to develop some form of a MOU with NRC. It also se. ems likely that Fred Adair would be a member of this subcomittee. Mr. Adair has been a strong supporter in the past of closer relationships with the NRC and his participation on the proposed subcomittee should be good news. While I believe some agreement can be reached with Washington, I should point out that my conversations with other Council members lead me to believe that at least some will argue for a significantly larger State role in environmental matters as a condition of an NRC MOU agreement. Council members Reed (Health), Adair (Energy), Hanson (Ecology) and Executive Director Fitch will likely play key roles in any future proposed agreement. A major factor to be taken into consideration in all NRC relationships with EFSEC is the role of Nick Lewis. Mr. Lewis is a strong leador and has already made his mr.rk on the Council members. In the few months he has been on board as the Council's first pemanent full-time chaiman, he has already assumed a position of 1cadership and respect among the other Council members and I believe his continued presence and role on the Council will be a positive benefit to NRC interests in closer NRC Washington relations. In closing, I think it is also worthy of note that EFSEC views itself as a pioneer in the energy facility siting area and this factor should be given serious consideration en all future relations with Washington. In short Lewis has made good progress in welding together the basis for a coalition among a group of State agencies with historically diverse and conflicting interests and I believe his concerns should be given strong NRC support. As a first step in support of Mr. Lewis I recormiend that the enclosed memorandum be sent to Harold Denton, Roger Boyd and Mr. Shapar emphasizing the need, at least initially, for all NRC contact with Washington State on energy matters to be through either Mr. Lewis or Mr. Fitch, the Executive Secretary of the Council. Mr. Larry Bradley, the liaison officer, should, of course, be cc'd as well. In addition we need to emphasize the

, need for timely comunication (see enclosed letters from Nick Lewis of November 2,1977) with Hashington State.

i Andrew W. Robart Special Assistant for State Relations Office of State Programs

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