ML18026A048

Susquehanna Units 1 and 2 - Letter Enclosing a Petition for Leave to Intervene and Request for Hearing for Pp&L'S Application for an Operating License

ML18026A048
Person / Time
Site:	Susquehanna
Issue date:	01/26/2018
From:	Robinson J J, Schultz G Susquehanna Environmental Advocates
To:	NRC/SECY
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'b+ui"'~learRegulatary Ccamissicn AppIicaticn No.of1978PETITICNEQRZZAVEK)IÃKZSENEANDWe,thefallingindividuQs, asindividual persansandasrespresenta-tivesandmanbersofaprivate,ncn~ofit, unincozpccated organization kncwnasSUSymmNNA mVaXmtmAL ADVOCATES~

hereinafter zefezredtoasSEA,)archypetiticnfarleavetointervene intheabavecapticned matterandrespectfully requestanevidentiary publichearingcntheissuesdetailedhereinafter inthisPetiticn.

I.InterestofthePetiticners Petiticnezs haveadefinite, substantial interestinthismatter.Peti-ticnersJiveinandarcundWakes-Bazze, LuzezneCounty,Pennsylvania.

Peti-thaersaregain&Qlyarployedinvariousoccupations.

Petiticx~s traveltoandfrcmthe.Wilkes-Barre area,scmatimes travels~inclosepraximity totheprapasedplant.Petitianers usepublicparksforrecreaticnal activities anduseetherareasfarrecreaticnal activities, saneofwhichareincloseprax-imitytotheproposedplant.Petiticcwzs drinkwaterfzcmreservoirs, sanaofwhichazenearthepzcposedplant.Petitiames ccnmxaefood,saneofwhichisgrowninareasnearthepzapsedp1ant.SaneofthePetitioners ownrealpzcp-ertyintheWakes~area.Petiticners

Qnancial, property, andhealthinterests wouldbeaffectedtheoperaticn oftheprcposedplantandthecertainandpossibleconsequences II.Issuesto.beRaised1.Transportatian anddisposalofhighlevelradioactive waste,including butnotUmitedto,adequacyofplansforsaidtransportation anddisposal, II(IIsafetyandadvisability ofthetransportation methodsandroutesforsaidhighjlevelwaste,andwhowi11bearthecostforsaidtransportation anddisposal.

2.'isposal plansforlcwlevelradi~vewasteincluiing, butnotUmitedto,adequacyofsaidplansandwhowillbearthecostofsaiddisposal3.Decarmissicning ofthefacilityincluding, butnotlimitedto,therealistic costofdeccamissioning andwhowillbearthecost,therealistic costofsitemaintenance andguardingandwhowillbearthiscost,Unadequacyofplansfcrandthefutureoftheplantsite.4.,Thelangtermadequacy(overthepro)ected lifeoftheplant)ofauraniunfuelsupplyatareasonable pricetthesourceofthesupply<and,existingcontracts forthesupply.5.Theexposureofuraniumminemtoradiation asaresultofmininguraniunfcruseinfabricating thefuelsupplyfortheproposed'nits, butnotUmitedto,thenunherofsuchminers;theextentofexposure; and,~ectednunherofcancerandpremature deathstobeczar.6..'Iheexposureofminersandthegeneralpublictoradiation fromuranium-milltailh@sasaresultofminingnecessary forthecpexation oftheplant,including, butnotlimitedto,theextentofsuchexposureandthepnrjected nonherofcancerandpremature deathstobecaused.7.Theprojected exposureofmaintaumce workerstoradiaticn atthefacility, including, butnotlimitedto,thenunberof~rrkersitheextentandlevelofeaqx(sures and,thenumberofcancerandpremature deathstobecauscL8.Theadequacyofevacuaticn plansintheeventofanuclearaccidentthatresultedinareleaseofradioactivity totheenviraxmmt.

9.Thepro)ected exposureofworkersatnuclearfuelregrocmsing facilities, ifanyaretobeoperated, asaresultofreprocessing spentfuel franthepmpmedplant,including, butnotHmitedto,theprojected neerofwozkerssextentofexposure; and,numberofcancerandpremature deathstobe10.Nhowillbeart?acostofinjuriesanddmrLagestohealth,prcperty, andlibertyintheeventofamajoraccidentinvolving thereleaseofsubstan-tialamountsofradioactivity totheenvtzcxxnmt, contaminating land,renderitunfitforuse,andcausinganindeteaninate numberofcancerarBpremature deathsoU..Theadequacyoftheemergency corecoolingsystem,including, butnotlimitedto,thedesignofthesystemandtheresultsofanytestsofsystemsoftheseasorsubstantially similardesign.12.Theocntribution ofthepr~planttonuclear~apenspzoliferati 13.Theadequacyofsecuzityanddefenseplans,including, butnotIimito,qualificaticns forsecuritypersonnel; unbarofpezsannel; azmstobecarrbysaidperscanel;

~wi11bearthecostofsaidpersonnel; and,adequacyofplansfordefenseagainstlargeandsmallscaleterrorist attacksandsabotageattemptsa14.AdequacyofplansforsecurLtyclearance ofworkersattheplantand~willbearthecostfcrsecurityrelatedinvestigations.

15.Alteznatives totheproposedfacilities, including aseriousconser-vaticnofenergyeffort.useofalteznate energytedanlogiesg and,increased Theissuanceofanoperating licensetotheproposedfacDitymaybeinimicaltotheccnnandefense,security, health,safety,andU3x~ofthepublicTheappiicaticn forsaidoperating licenseshouldbesubjected totheclosestpossiblesczuth~.

ZntheMatteraftheApplicatian faranOperating Z,icensefartheSusquehanna NuclearGenerating StationbythePennsylvania PowerandLightCargmaticn.

NuclearRegulatory Cannissicn Applicatian Na.of1978SUPPZZHEVZAZ PEITTIONFORATZQRNEYS FEES,.COSTSOFEXPERTWZINESSES ANDMZSCEXZAHEXXJS COSTSl.YcurPetiticners areperscnsofdistinctly limitedfinancial resaur2.SEA,atthepresenttimeandfartheforeseeable future,doesnotpossessfinancial resources farattorney's fees,costsofexpertwitnesses, 3.Afull'ndfairhearingwiU.notbehadunlessSEAcanadequately preparefartheinterventicn andrequested hearing.4.SEA,cannotadequately preparefarsuchahearingwithouttheasofccmpetent counselandexpertwitnesses.

'Zhisassistance

~requiretheexpenditure ofanindeteaninate sunofmoneyfarreascnable attorney's feesandexpertwitnesscosts.MKREFORE, SELrespectfuU.y requeststhatanOrderbeentereddirecting paymentofsaidcastsbytheNuclearRegulatary Ccamissicn.

ZntheMatteroftheApplicatian faranOperating LicensefartheSusquehanna NuclearGenerating StationbythePennsylvania Peseta'nd LightCarpccaticn.

NuclearRegulatory Ccnmissian sAppiicatian No.sof1978Wetheundersigned, Petiticners intheabavecaptianed matter,beingdulysworn,affirmthat,allstatements contained inthePetitionandSupplemental Petiticnaretrueandaccuratetothebestofaurkncooledge, information andbelief.j'\~I'/gyil,)1~-q<<'I.ca~:/~1Siexntoandsubscribed befaremethis~~dayaf",lg78ClACKLHElHERIHOEOH, NotaryRoNOlNLKESOARRE,LULERHECOUHlYLIYCONUSSlOH EAPIRESAPLl2.1$82lfoiobor, hooeHooLO aeOOOi'on OfHocusgto~iiog'Lc~gpss3h~PIpWg~yt1~oN~~o~o ZntheMatteroftlatApplicaticn foranOperating LicensefortheSusquehanna NuclearGenerating StaticnbythePennsylvania PowerandLLght~aticn.AppIication No.of1978ORDERANDNOH,uponccnsideraticn oftheforegoing

Petition, Supplaaental

Petiticn, arBAffidavit, andupcn@etiamofPetiticners, thePetitiontoIIzrtervene ofPetiticcM.rs isherebygrantedandtheBequestforHearingofPetiticners, Susquehmaua Envtrcxunental Mvomtes,areherebyadmittedtotheproceeds~

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~gSlPQK0IntheMatterofPENNSYLVANIA POWERandALLEGHENY ELECTRIC(Susquehanna SteamUnits1and2)))LXGHTCOMPANY))COOPERATIVE, INC.)ElectricStation,))DocketNos.50-38750-'388APPLICANTS'NSWER TOREQUESTFORANOPERATXNG LXCENSEHEARINGANDPETITIONFORLEAVETOXNTERVENE SUBMITTED BYTHEENVIRONMENTAL COALXTXON ONNUCLEARPOWEROnAugust9,1978,theNuclearRegulatory Commission

("NRC")...published intheFederalRegistera"NoticeofReceiptofAppli-cationforFacilityOperating Licenses; Availability ofAppli-.cant'sEnvironmental Report;andConsideration ofXssuanceofFacilityOperating LicensesOpportunity forHearing".

43Fed.Reg.35406.This.NoticestatedthattheNRC,following completion ofspecified actions,willconsidertheissuanceofoperating licensestoPennsylvania Power6LightCompanyandAllegheny ElectricCoop-erative,Inc.(co'llectively "Applicants"

)fortheSusquehanna SteamElectricStation,Units1and2("SSES").

TheNoticepro-videdthatanypersonwhoseinterestmaybeaffectedbythepro-ceedingmayfile,bySeptember 8,1978,apetitiontointervene.

InafilingdatedSeptember 5,1978,theEnvironmental Coalition onNuclearPower("ECNP")requested ahearingandpeti-tionedforleavetointervene.

'orthereasonssetforthbelow,Applicants submitthattheECNP'spleadingdoesnotcomplywitht:ierequirements ofNRCregulations andshouldbedenied.However, Applicants wouldnotobjecttoareasonable periodoftimeforECNPtocurethedeficiencies initspleading.

Thetestsforpetitions forleavetointervene aresetforth3.n10CFRg2.714andweredescribed intheNRC'sAugust9,1978FederalRegisternotice.Thepetitionmustsetforthwithpartic-ularitythepetitioner's interestintheproceeding, howthatinterestmaybeaffectedbytheresultsoftheproceeding, andthespecificaspectoraspectsofthesubjectmatteroftheproceeding astowhichthepetitioner wishestointervene.

Thepetitionshouldalsoaddressthenatureofthepetitioner's rightundertheAtomicEnergyActtobemadeaparty,thenatureandextentofthepeti-tioner'sinterestintheproceeding, andthepossibleeffectofanyorderwhichmaybeenteredintheproceeding onpetitioner's inter-est.Undertherecentrevisions to10CFR'g2.7l4,43Fed.Reg.17801(April26,1978),apetitioner hasuntil15dayspriortothefirstprehearing conference tosubmitthecontentions which.he.seekstolitigate.

ECNP'spetitionfailstocomplywiththeserequirements.

inatleast'onerespectinthatitdoesnotidentifyamemberwholivesorconductssubstantial activities inreasonable proximity 1/toSSES.-EachofthethreeECNPofficesidentified ontheir1/SeeDuuesneLihtCo.(BeaverValleyPowerStation,Unit.No.1),ALAB-109, 6AEC243(1973)whereECNPwasdeniedintervention statusforfailingtoidentifyamemberwholivedorconducted substantial activities inreasonable proximity tothefacility.

atissueinthat,proceeding.

letterhead (Jenkintown, StateCollege,andPeachBottom)aremorethan80milesfromtheSSESsite.ECNP'spetition, p.3,recognizes thisdeficiency byindicating thatanaffidavit "settingforthalegitimate

interest, onthebasisofresidence neartheSusquehanna plant.isbeingfiledseparately bysomeoftheaffectedmembersoftheEnvironmental Coalition onNuclearPower".Applicants haveyettoreceivesuchanaffidavit andinitsabsence'elieve that'heECNPpetitionshouldbedenied.Shouldsuchanaffidavit besubmitted withinareasonable periodoftime;Applicants wouldagreethatECNPhasadequately demonstrated itsinterestinthisproceeding.

Respectfully submitted, SHAW,PITTMAN,POTTS&TROWBRIDGE ByJa.SilbegCous1forApplicans180Mtreet,N.W.Washington, D.C.,20036(202)331-4100Dated:September 20,1978 UNITEDSTATESOFAMERXCANUCLEARREGULATORY COMMISSION IntheMatterof))PENNSYLVANIA POWER6LXGHTCOMPANY)and)ALLEGHENY ELECTRICCOOPERATIVE, INC.)(Susquehanna SteamElectricStation,)Units1and2))DocketNos.50-38750-388CERTIFXCATE OFSERVXCEThisistocertifythatcopiesoftheforegoing "Applicants'nswer toRequestforanOperating LicenseHearingandPetitionforLeavetoXntervene Submitted bytheEnvironmental Coalition.

onNuclearPower"wereservedbydepositintheU.S.mail;firstclass,postageprepaid,this20thdayofSeptember, 1978,toSecretary oftheCommission U.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission Washington, D.C.20555JamesM.Cutchin,IV,EsquireOfficeoftheExecutive LegalDirectorU.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission'.

Washington, D.C.20555Dr.JudithH.JohnsrudCo-Director Environmental Coalition onNuclearPower433OrlandoAvenueStateCollege,'ennsylvania 16801Dated:September 20,1978ESz.lberg UNITEDSTATZSOFAMERICANUCLEARREGULATORY'OMMISSION

[DocketNos.50-387and-50-388]PENNSYLVANIA POKERR;LIGHTCOMPANYandALLEGHENY ELECTRICCOOPERATIVE INC.~gtO+g$ggQ0,sE~~g$Q79P~~+go>~d'STABLISHMENT OFATOMICSAFETYANDLICENSING BOARDTORULEONPETITIONS Pursuanttodelegation bytheCommission datedliI1December29,1972,published intheFederalRegister(37F.R.28710)andSections2.105,2.700,2.702,2..714,2.714a,2.717and2.721oftheCommission's Regulations, allas'amended, anAtomicSafetyandLicensing Boardisbeingestablished toruleonpetitions and/orrequestsforleavetointervene inthefollowing proceeding:

PENNSYLVANIA PO%'ER8rLIGHTCOMPANYandALLEGHENY ELECTRICCOOPERATIVE INC.(Susquehanna SteamElectricStation,Units1and2)Construction PermitNos.CPPR-101-andCPPR-102Thisactionisinreference toanoticepublished bytheCommission onAugust9,1978,intheFederalRegister{43F.R.35406)entitled"ReceiptofApplication forFacilityOperating

'Licenses; Availability ofApplicant's Environmental Report;.andConsideration ofIssuanceof)FacilityOperating LicensesOpportunity forHearing".

SusuehannaTheChairmanofthisBoardandhisaddressisasfollows:CharlesBechhoefer, Esq,.AtomicSafetyandLicensing BoardPanelU.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission Washington, D.C.20555Theothermembers.oftheBoardandtheiraddressareasfollows:her.Glenn0.BrightDr.OscarH.ParisAtomicSafetyandLicensing BoardPanelU.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission

>washington, D.C.20555JamesR.Yore,ChairmanAtomicSafetyandLicensing Board.PanelDatedatBethesda, marylandthis25thdayofSeptember 1978.

UNITEDSTATESOFA~LKRICANUCLEARREGULATORY CO~XBIISS IONlntheifatterof)PENNSYLVANIA POWERANDLIGHTCOMPANY(Susquehanna SteamElectricStation,Units1and2)))DocketNo.(s)}))).t))50-38750-388CERTIFICATE OFSERVICEXherebycertifythatXhavethisdayservedtheforegoing document(s)+

uponeachpersondesignated ontheofficialservicelistcompiledbytheOfficeoftheSecretary oftheCommission inthisproceeding inaccordance with'therequirements ofSection2.712of10CFRPart2-RulesofPractice, oftheNuclearRegulatory Co~mission's RulesandPegulations.agsDatedatLlashington, D.C.this197E.+/g~uI4/-48&ervdkcMff<<l~~sds-I4'COI)le&

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ChairmanAtomicSafetyandLicensing BoardU.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission Washington, D.C.20555Mr.GlennO.BrightAtomicSafetyandLicensing BoardU.S.Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C.20555Dr.OscarH.ParisAtomicSafetyandLicensing BoardU.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission Washington, D.C.20555CounselforNRCStaffOfficeoftheExecutive LegalDirectorU.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission Washington, D.C.20555JayE.Silberg,Esq.Shaw,Pittman,Pot:t:s6Trowbridge 1800"M".Street,N.W.Washington, D.C.20036Dr.JudithH.JohnsrudCo.Director, Environmental Coalition onNuclearPower433OrlandoAvenueStateCollege,Pennsylvania 16801Ms.ColleenMarsh558AR.D.84MountTop,Pennsylvania 18707Mrs.IreneLemanowicz TheCitizensAgainstNuclearDangersP.O.Box377RD'1Berwick,Pennsylvania 18603GeraldSchultz,Esq.Susquehanna Environmental Advocates 500South.RiverStreet,Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania 18702