ML20237E543
| ML20237E543 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Crane  |
| Issue date: | 12/16/1987 |
| From: | Ross M GENERAL PUBLIC UTILITIES CORP., SHAW, PITTMAN, POTTS & TROWBRIDGE |
| To: | Bright G, Paris O, Wolfe S Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel |
| References | |
| CON-#487-5156 CLI-75-05, CLI-75-5, OLA, NUDOCS 8712290051 | |
| Download: ML20237E543 (3) | |
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(202) 663-8538 December 16, 1987 Administrative Judge Administrative Judge Sheldon J. Wolfe, Chairman Glenn O.
Bright Atomic Safety and Licensing Atomic Safety and-Licensing Board Panel Board Panel U.S. Nuclear Regulatory U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Commission Washington, D.C.
20555 Washington, D.C.
20555 Administrative Judge Oscar H.
Paris Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C.
20555 In the Matter of GPU Nuclear Corporation (Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, Unit 2)
Docket No. 50-320-OLA (Disposal of Accident-Generated. Water)
Administrative Judges Wolfe, Bright, and Paris:
On December 8, 1987, a special prehearing conference was held principally to address the admissibility of contentions pro-posed by Susquehanna Valley Alliance and Three Mile Island Alert 8712290051 871216 3
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A PARTNCR$pHP (NCLUQiNG PROFESSIONAL CORPORATIONS Administrative Judge Sheldon J. Wolfe Administrative Judge Glenn O.
Bright Administrative Judge Oscar H. Paris December 16, 1987 Page 2 (collectively " Petitioners").
During oral argument on the admis-sibility of proposed Contention 1, Petitioners cited York Commit-tee for a Safe Environment.v. United States Nuc. lear Regulatory Commission, 527 F.2d 812 (D.C. Cir. 1975), apparently for the proposition that the ALARA numerical guidelines contained in Appendix I to 10 C.F.R. Part 50 are invalid.
Now that counsel has had the opportunity to read that decision, we take this op-portunity to state Licensee's position that Petitioners' reliance on York Committee is misplaced.
The Commission concluded the Appendix I rulemaking proceed-ing in 1975.
See In ge Rulemaking. Hear.ing, Numerical Guides for Design Objectives and Limiting Conditions for Operation to Meet the Criterion "As Low As Practicable" for Radioactive Material in Light-Water-Cooled Nuclear Power Reactor Effluents, CLI-75-5, 1 N.R.C. 277, 278 (1975).1/
In the intervening tweleve years, the Commission has consistently held that observance of Appendix I's numerical guides "shall be deemed a conclusive showing of compliance with" the ALARA requirements of Part 50.
Northern. States Power Co. (Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2), ALAB-455, 7 N.R.C.
41, 58 (1978);
Licensee's Response to Supplement to Petition for Leave to Inter-vene By TMIA and SVA at 12 (November 12, 1987); see also..In re Rulemaking Hearing, supra, CLI-75-5, 1 N.R.C. at 278, 333 (1975);
Public. Service Company.of. Oklahoma (Black Fox Station, Units 1 and 2), CLI-80-31, 12 N.R.C.
264, 267-268 (1980).
Therefore, Pe-titioners' reliance on York. Committee is misplaced and proposed Contention 1 still lacks a basis with specificity.
Respectfully submitted, A-A /%u Maurice A. Ross Counsel for Licensee cc:
Service List (attached)
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In its decision, the Commission reported that in the future it intended to substitute "as low as is reasonably achievable" (ALARA) for "as low as practicable" (ALAP).
The Commission noted that this change in terminology would not affect the numerical values established in Appendix I to 10 C.F.R. Part 50.
In re Rulemaking Hearing, supra, CLI-75-5, 1 N.R.C.
at 278 (1975).
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SERVICE LIST Sheldon J. Wolfe, Esquire John F. McKinstry, Esquire Atomic Safety and Licensing Department of Environmental Board Panel Resources U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Commission 505 Executive House Washington, D.C.
20555 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17120 Mr. Glenn O.
Bright Ms. Frances Skolnick Atomic Safety and Licensing 9323 NW 61st Street Board Panel Tammarac, Florida 33321 U.S.-Nuclear Regulatory Commission Ms. Vera L.
Stuchinski Washington, D.C.
20555 315 Peffer Street Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17102 Dr. Oscar H.
Paris Atomic Safety and Licensing Dr. William D.
Travers Board Panel Director, Three Mile Island U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Cleanup Project Directorate Commission P.O.
Box 311 Washington, D.C.
20555 Middletown, Pennsylvania 17057 Stephen H.
Lewis, Esquire Colleen P. Woodhead, Esquire Office of the General Counsel U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C.
20555 Docketing and Services Branch Secretary of the Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C.
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