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| number = ML18192A788
| number = ML18192A788
| issue date = 12/19/1975
| issue date = 12/19/1975
| title = 12/19/1975 Legal Correspondence Withdrawal of Arizona Clean Energy Coalition as Intervenor in Construction Permit Hearings
| title = Legal Correspondence Withdrawal of Arizona Clean Energy Coalition as Intervenor in Construction Permit Hearings
| author name = English T
| author name = English T
| author affiliation = Arizona Clean Energy Coalition (ACEC-PHX)
| author affiliation = Arizona Clean Energy Coalition (ACEC-PHX)
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.he Arizona Cle n Energy Coalition is withd awing as the intervenor '...he construction permit hearinps for the Palo Verde nuclear Gene at" ng S.ation.
==Dear  hr Cla e:==
'fo a e doing so for two basic 'reasons:
 
The irst is simply a lac!c of funds.
I wish to in             o."m you tha ~ .he Arizona Cle n Energy Coalition is withd   awing as the intervenor '.. .he construction permit hearinps for the Palo Verde nuclear Gene at" ng S.ation.
',fe do not feel that our chances in the hearings justify our raising sevoral thousand dollars for witnesses and other expenses.
      'fo a e doing so for two basic 'reasons:                       The   irst is     simply a lac!c of funds.             ',fe do not feel that our chances             in the hearings justify   our raising sevoral thousand dollars                       for witnesses             and other expenses.
The second reason is far mo e.impor.ant, however.
The second           reason   is far mo   e.impor.ant, however.               3:t would worth the e ort to raise               +he money         if we felt we had a chance
3:t would
                                                                                                      'e at a fair hoaring, but we 'can't fight                     both the applicants and t!:e Nl7C staff, at the same time.
'e worth the e
Virtually eve=r cl im bv the a'oplicant abou. the cost and need fo Palo Verde is contrary +o present local and. na.iona3.
ort to raise
trends and con.ra v to na'.iona3. >> .ojections, yet apparently all were accepted by staf without any question during .he en.ire he ring process.
+he money if we felt we had a chance at a fair hoaring, but we 'can't fight both the applicants and t!:e Nl7C staff, at the same time.
The national projec.ions .or .he cos. of building                               nuclear power plant have escalated about 1/3 pcr year                         -"or the last six years. (See Attaqhed) Staff nas accepted the applican.s'stim te of 7~~ pe year.
Virtually eve=r cl im bv the a'oplicant abou. the cost and need fo Palo Verde is contrary
Present in.crest rates for long. term bonds are 10.5!~~ and higher. Staff has accepted 6.;'. At the applicants'rojec .ed construction cos.s ".iiis amounts to an addi.ional Sl.7 billion in interest on a 2'5-ye,.r bond.
+o present local and. na.iona3.
Uranium has tripled in price .in the last 2 years and is expec .od to double again wi.hin a decade. (i~uc3.ear .'.xchango Co p.)
trends and con.ra v to na'.iona3.
Westinghouse, the supplier unde con.ract, <<;ould have to accept almost a l/2 bil'ion dollar loss by.l990 for A::PP to get'uel at the 822/3.b they p ojec..
>>.ojections, yet apparently all were accepted by staf without any question during
.he en.ire he ring process.
The national projec.ions
.or.he cos. of building nuclear power plant have escalated about 1/3 pcr year -"or the last six years.
(See Attaqhed)
Staff nas accepted the applican.s'stim te of 7~~ pe year.
Present in.crest rates for long. term bonds are 10.5!~~ and higher.
Staff has accepted 6.;'.
At the applicants'rojec
.ed construction cos.s
".iiis amounts to an addi.ional Sl.7 billion in interest on a 2'5-ye,.r bond.
Uranium has tripled in price.in the last 2 years and is expec
.od to double again wi.hin a decade.
(i~uc3.ear.'.xchango Co p.)
Westinghouse, the supplier unde con.ract,
<<;ould have to accept almost a l/2 bil'ion dollar loss by.l990 for A::PP to get'uel at the 822/3.b they p ojec..


Though   it is   more   ai ficult to prove, the p ojected need.
Though it is more ai ficult to prove, the p ojected need.
fo" the plant seems to be just as 'r from cali.y as the projected cost. 'or ' least a dec de oefore the Arab oil boycott, the real cost of electric'ty (in curren dollars) dropped apid1y in 'bo.h the applicants'ervice a eas and in tho nation as a whole. At the same time the economy was booming'and moot people were
fo" the plant seems to be just as 'r from cali.y as the projected cost.
~
'or '
completely unaware of the impending enorgy shortages.
least a dec de oefore the Arab oil boycott, the real cost of electric'ty (in curren dollars) dropped apid1y in 'bo.h the applicants'ervice a eas and in tho nation as a whole.
Since the Arab oil bo'ycot , these trends have, ra.her emphatically, been reversed and a e expected to remain that way for the foroeeable fu ure. Based on .hose facts, one would expect the projec.ions of need listed in the bRC rinal ""nvironmental Statement to be dif erent rom those of the Draft ES since the D"3 used projections based on p=e-ooyco.t data.
At the same time the economy was booming'and moot people were
They are.     ~hey're higher.
~ completely unaware of the impending enorgy shortages.
Xn fact, the projected growth rate in electrical consump.ion fo>> 1976 over 197) is higher t.';.an any g owth ate any of the applicants has ever experienced in thei eniire history. This pr'ojection -ollows the       fi st drops 'n electrical consumption any of   he applic nts     heo, eve e:cpe ierced in thei enti o history.
Since the Arab oil bo'ycot
I asked. ore o. the members of the legal. s.a f to check ad find ou+   i   the tecgnical staff had ever cues..'onod .he applicants on this. He check~and said that wo (!vRC staf ) "haven'. done too much .cork'n that column." "Tha column" is the basic justi.ic"= ion for even considering building a power plant in the firs. place.
, these trends have, ra.her emphatically, been reversed and a
Lik'e other interveno s around .he country, we reouested funds from the NRC to help us present -,he po'nt of view o people who stand to ,lose i='hose plants are 'ouilt. Por all pract'c 1 purposes. we, .like all the othe s, wore e used.
e expected to remain that way for the foroeeable fu ure.
The prospect that.(i         .he ilHC rules favorably on the basic issue) the 3oard might (after the hearings are over). grant us (aftor .he hearings are over) an ind 'terminate fraction o our expenses,.is simp'y not good enough. Public interest groups like ourselves, that opera.e on volunteer time from volunteer people, can't su.'vive on maybes.
Based on.hose facts, one would expect the projec.ions of need listed in the bRC rinal ""nvironmental Statement to be dif erent rom those of the Draft ES since the D"3 used projections based on p=e-ooyco.t data.
A part time bo, rd cannot be expected .'o bear the ull load of protectinp'he public. -=" the intervonors can't and the staf
They are.
~hey're higher.
Xn fact, the projected growth rate in electrical consump.ion fo>> 1976 over 197) is higher t.';.an any g owth ate any of the applicants has ever experienced in thei eniire history.
This pr'ojection -ollows the fi st drops 'n electrical consumption any of he applic nts heo, eve e:cpe ierced in thei enti o history.
I asked.
ore o. the members of the legal. s.a f to check ad find ou+ i the tecgnical staff had ever cues..'onod
.he applicants on this.
He check~and said that wo
(!vRC staf
) "haven'.
done too much.cork'n that column."
"Tha
. column" is the basic justi.ic"= ion for even considering building a power plant in the firs. place.
Lik'e other interveno s around
.he country, we reouested funds from the NRC to help us present
-,he po'nt of view o people who stand to,lose i='hose plants are 'ouilt.
Por all pract'c 1
purposes. we,.like all the othe s, wore e used.
The prospect that.(i
.he ilHC rules favorably on the basic issue) the 3oard might (after the hearings are over). grant us (aftor.he hearings are over) an ind 'terminate fraction o our expenses,.is simp'y not good enough.
Public interest groups like ourselves, that opera.e on volunteer time from volunteer
: people, can't su.'vive on maybes.
A part time bo, rd cannot be expected
.'o bear the ull load of protectinp'he public.
-=" the intervonors can't and the staf


won't that on1y leaves the applicants who stand tq ma'ze several billion dollars net profit rom these plants.
won't that on1y leaves the applicants who stand tq ma'ze several billion dollars net profit rom these plants.
Until some very basic changes. are made, the public will not be protected.
Until some very basic changes. are
: made, the public will not be protected.
Sincerely yours, Tres -ng ish Arizona Clean Zne gy Coalition
Sincerely yours, Tres -ng ish Arizona Clean Zne gy Coalition


DOCKEf, gUVi3Eg RRQD. 8 llI@, jjg.55-$ $
DOCKEf, gUVi3Eg RRQD. 8 llI@, jjg.55-$ $
ESTII~iATi'D COSTS FOR 1mCLPAR PO'i6'R (Source: USA 0;rV<S!i-'1545, Pover Plant Capital Cools,       Oc . 1975) 700 600 500   .
ESTII~iATi'D COSTS FOR 1mCLPAR PO'i6'R (Source:
400 fg O
USA 0;rV<S!i-'1545, Pover Plant Capital Cools, Oc
  $ 00 .
. 1975) 700 600 500 400 fg O
200 .
$00 200 100
                                                                      ~C~irm 8           ~SNlq 4AH   g )gag ~
~C~irm 8
100 6s           70 v='a
~SNlq 4AH g )gag ~
6s 70 v='a


UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY CONi~fISS ION Xn the Hatter of                     )
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY CONi~fISS ION Xn the Hatter of
                                      )
)
ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE CO~i/PANY                   Docket No.(s) 50-528 ET AL.                             )                         50-529
)
                                      )                         50-530 (Palo Verde Nuclear Generating       )
ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE CO~i/PANY ET AL.
Station, Unit Nos. 1, 2,'and 3))
)
                                      )
)
                                      )
(Palo Verde Nuclear Generating
CERTIF ICATE OF SERVXCF.
)
I hereby certify that I   have this day served the foregoing document(s) upon each person   designated   on the official service'ist compiled by the Office of the Secretary     of the Commission in this proceeding in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.712 of 10 CFR Part 2-Rules of Practice, of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Rules and
Station, Unit Nos.
1, 2,'and 3))
)
)
Docket No.(s) 50-528 50-529 50-530 CERTIF ICATE OF SERVXCF.
I hereby certify that I have this day served the foregoing document(s) upon each person designated on the official service'ist compiled by the Office of the Secretary of the Commission in this proceeding in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.712 of 10 CFR Part 2-Rules of Practice, of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Rules and
.Regulations.
.Regulations.
  /          day of
Dated at Mashington, D.C. this
                      '97 Dated at Mashington, D.C. this 6
/
                                            .'ffic oi the Secretary of the       Com, ssion
day of'97 6
.'ffic oi the Secretary of the
: Com, ssion


UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGUI&TORY COMMISSION In the Hatter of                   )
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGUI&TORY COMMISSION In the Hatter of
                                    )
)
ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY,     )     Docket No.(s)      50<<.528 ET AL.                           )                         50-529
)
                                    )                         50-530 (Palo Verde Nuclear Generating     )
ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY,
Station, Unit Nos. 1, 2, and 3))
)
                                    )
ET AL.
                                    )
)
SERVICE LIST Hugh K. Clark,   Esq., Chairman             Arthur  C. Gehr, Esq..
)
P. O. Box 127A                             Steven If. Wheeler, Esq.
(Palo Verde Nuclear Generating
Kennedyville, Maryland   21645           'Snell & Wilmer 3100 Valley Center Dr. Kenneth A. McCollom                   'Phoenix, Arizona 85073 Associate Dean College of Engineering                     Mr..Tres English Oklahoma St'ate University                 "129 South  Irving Still+pter., Oklahoma 74074                 Tucson, Ariz'ona    85711 Dr. Ouentin J. Stober Research Associate Professor                 Carmine F. Cardamone, Jr.
)
Fisheries Research Institute                 1415 North Third Avenue University of Washington                     Tucson, Arizona 85705 Seattle, Washington 98195 Honorable Andrew  W. Bettwy Joseph F. Scinto, Esq.                       Assistant Attorney General Counsel for NRC Staff                       159 State Capitol U. S..Nuclear Regulatory Commission         1700 West Washington Washington, D. C. 20555                   Phoenix, Arizona 85007 Phoenix Public Library Science and Industry Section
: Station, Unit Nos.
                                          '2   East HcDowell Road Phoenix, Arizona   85004}}
1, 2, and 3))
)
)
Docket No.(s) 50<<.528 50-529 50-530 SERVICE LIST Hugh K. Clark, Esq.,
Chairman P.
O. Box 127A Kennedyville, Maryland 21645 Dr. Kenneth A. McCollom Associate Dean College of Engineering Oklahoma St'ate University Still+pter., Oklahoma 74074 Dr. Ouentin J.
Stober Research Associate Professor Fisheries Research Institute University of Washington
: Seattle, Washington 98195 Joseph F. Scinto, Esq.
Counsel for NRC Staff U. S..Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.
C.
20555 Arthur C. Gehr, Esq..
Steven If. Wheeler, Esq.
'Snell
& Wilmer 3100 Valley Center
'Phoenix, Arizona 85073 Mr..Tres English "129 South Irving Tucson, Ariz'ona 85711 Carmine F.
Cardamone, Jr.
1415 North Third Avenue Tucson, Arizona 85705 Honorable Andrew W. Bettwy Assistant Attorney General 159 State Capitol 1700 West Washington
: Phoenix, Arizona 85007 Phoenix Public Library Science and Industry Section
'2 East HcDowell Road Phoenix, Arizona 85004}}

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Legal Correspondence Withdrawal of Arizona Clean Energy Coalition as Intervenor in Construction Permit Hearings
ML18192A788
Person / Time
Site: Palo Verde  
(NPF-041, NPF-051, NPF-074)
Issue date: 12/19/1975
From: English T
Arizona Clean Energy Coalition (ACEC-PHX)
To: Clark H
Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel
References
Download: ML18192A788 (6)
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Text

'Liugh !'l;

!.'hairman Ni!C Hearing 3oard PO Box l:?7A i(cnnedyville YQ 23.645

Dear hr Cla e:

PQqI<<Sl t!UMO'R RROIL 59Ilk, fbi ~

.~~~ 59~

6'-

I

  • bOCKt'ff0 December l9, 1975 JAN 9 1978 >

.)

j~'the ot Ihe Ssc~o~

Dcc4ll<<y L Sny~

pg I wish to in o."m you tha ~

.he Arizona Cle n Energy Coalition is withd awing as the intervenor '...he construction permit hearinps for the Palo Verde nuclear Gene at" ng S.ation.

'fo a e doing so for two basic 'reasons:

The irst is simply a lac!c of funds.

',fe do not feel that our chances in the hearings justify our raising sevoral thousand dollars for witnesses and other expenses.

The second reason is far mo e.impor.ant, however.

3:t would

'e worth the e

ort to raise

+he money if we felt we had a chance at a fair hoaring, but we 'can't fight both the applicants and t!:e Nl7C staff, at the same time.

Virtually eve=r cl im bv the a'oplicant abou. the cost and need fo Palo Verde is contrary

+o present local and. na.iona3.

trends and con.ra v to na'.iona3.

>>.ojections, yet apparently all were accepted by staf without any question during

.he en.ire he ring process.

The national projec.ions

.or.he cos. of building nuclear power plant have escalated about 1/3 pcr year -"or the last six years.

(See Attaqhed)

Staff nas accepted the applican.s'stim te of 7~~ pe year.

Present in.crest rates for long. term bonds are 10.5!~~ and higher.

Staff has accepted 6.;'.

At the applicants'rojec

.ed construction cos.s

".iiis amounts to an addi.ional Sl.7 billion in interest on a 2'5-ye,.r bond.

Uranium has tripled in price.in the last 2 years and is expec

.od to double again wi.hin a decade.

(i~uc3.ear.'.xchango Co p.)

Westinghouse, the supplier unde con.ract,

<<;ould have to accept almost a l/2 bil'ion dollar loss by.l990 for A::PP to get'uel at the 822/3.b they p ojec..

Though it is more ai ficult to prove, the p ojected need.

fo" the plant seems to be just as 'r from cali.y as the projected cost.

'or '

least a dec de oefore the Arab oil boycott, the real cost of electric'ty (in curren dollars) dropped apid1y in 'bo.h the applicants'ervice a eas and in tho nation as a whole.

At the same time the economy was booming'and moot people were

~ completely unaware of the impending enorgy shortages.

Since the Arab oil bo'ycot

, these trends have, ra.her emphatically, been reversed and a

e expected to remain that way for the foroeeable fu ure.

Based on.hose facts, one would expect the projec.ions of need listed in the bRC rinal ""nvironmental Statement to be dif erent rom those of the Draft ES since the D"3 used projections based on p=e-ooyco.t data.

They are.

~hey're higher.

Xn fact, the projected growth rate in electrical consump.ion fo>> 1976 over 197) is higher t.';.an any g owth ate any of the applicants has ever experienced in thei eniire history.

This pr'ojection -ollows the fi st drops 'n electrical consumption any of he applic nts heo, eve e:cpe ierced in thei enti o history.

I asked.

ore o. the members of the legal. s.a f to check ad find ou+ i the tecgnical staff had ever cues..'onod

.he applicants on this.

He check~and said that wo

(!vRC staf

) "haven'.

done too much.cork'n that column."

"Tha

. column" is the basic justi.ic"= ion for even considering building a power plant in the firs. place.

Lik'e other interveno s around

.he country, we reouested funds from the NRC to help us present

-,he po'nt of view o people who stand to,lose i='hose plants are 'ouilt.

Por all pract'c 1

purposes. we,.like all the othe s, wore e used.

The prospect that.(i

.he ilHC rules favorably on the basic issue) the 3oard might (after the hearings are over). grant us (aftor.he hearings are over) an ind 'terminate fraction o our expenses,.is simp'y not good enough.

Public interest groups like ourselves, that opera.e on volunteer time from volunteer

people, can't su.'vive on maybes.

A part time bo, rd cannot be expected

.'o bear the ull load of protectinp'he public.

-=" the intervonors can't and the staf

won't that on1y leaves the applicants who stand tq ma'ze several billion dollars net profit rom these plants.

Until some very basic changes. are

made, the public will not be protected.

Sincerely yours, Tres -ng ish Arizona Clean Zne gy Coalition

DOCKEf, gUVi3Eg RRQD. 8 llI@, jjg.55-$ $

ESTII~iATi'D COSTS FOR 1mCLPAR PO'i6'R (Source:

USA 0;rV<S!i-'1545, Pover Plant Capital Cools, Oc

. 1975) 700 600 500 400 fg O

$00 200 100

~C~irm 8

~SNlq 4AH g )gag ~

6s 70 v='a

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY CONi~fISS ION Xn the Hatter of

)

)

ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE CO~i/PANY ET AL.

)

)

(Palo Verde Nuclear Generating

)

Station, Unit Nos.

1, 2,'and 3))

)

)

Docket No.(s) 50-528 50-529 50-530 CERTIF ICATE OF SERVXCF.

I hereby certify that I have this day served the foregoing document(s) upon each person designated on the official service'ist compiled by the Office of the Secretary of the Commission in this proceeding in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.712 of 10 CFR Part 2-Rules of Practice, of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Rules and

.Regulations.

Dated at Mashington, D.C. this

/

day of'97 6

.'ffic oi the Secretary of the

Com, ssion

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGUI&TORY COMMISSION In the Hatter of

)

)

ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY,

)

ET AL.

)

)

(Palo Verde Nuclear Generating

)

Station, Unit Nos.

1, 2, and 3))

)

)

Docket No.(s) 50<<.528 50-529 50-530 SERVICE LIST Hugh K. Clark, Esq.,

Chairman P.

O. Box 127A Kennedyville, Maryland 21645 Dr. Kenneth A. McCollom Associate Dean College of Engineering Oklahoma St'ate University Still+pter., Oklahoma 74074 Dr. Ouentin J.

Stober Research Associate Professor Fisheries Research Institute University of Washington

Seattle, Washington 98195 Joseph F. Scinto, Esq.

Counsel for NRC Staff U. S..Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.

C.

20555 Arthur C. Gehr, Esq..

Steven If. Wheeler, Esq.

'Snell

& Wilmer 3100 Valley Center

'Phoenix, Arizona 85073 Mr..Tres English "129 South Irving Tucson, Ariz'ona 85711 Carmine F.

Cardamone, Jr.

1415 North Third Avenue Tucson, Arizona 85705 Honorable Andrew W. Bettwy Assistant Attorney General 159 State Capitol 1700 West Washington

Phoenix, Arizona 85007 Phoenix Public Library Science and Industry Section

'2 East HcDowell Road Phoenix, Arizona 85004

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