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{{#Wiki_filter:September7,1978SecretaryoftheCommissionU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionWashington,D,C.20555Attention:DocketingandServiceSectionExecutiveLegalDirector'U.S,NuclearRegulatoryCommissionWa&ington,D.C.20555>>gs>s6'~~pl>~JaySilberg,Esq.Shaw,Pittman,Potts,TrowbridgeandMadden1800M,Street,N,W,Washington,D.C,20036RE:PP5,LCo.,etal.DocketNos.50-387and50-388.
{{#Wiki_filter:September 7,1978Secretary oftheCommission U.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission Washington, D,C.20555Attention:
Docketing andServiceSectionExecutive LegalDirector'U.S,NuclearRegulatory Commission Wa&ington, D.C.20555>>gs>s6'~~pl>~JaySilberg,Esq.Shaw,Pittman,Potts,Trowbridge andMadden1800M,Street,N,W,Washington, D.C,20036RE:PP5,LCo.,etal.DocketNos.50-387and50-388.


==DearGentlemen:==
==DearGentlemen:==
EnclosedpleasefindacopyofPetitionforLeavetoInterveneand/orRequestforHearinginthcabovematter.Sincerely, InHe:l~cnnsylvaniaVow<<r8.Light.Co.andAlleghenyElectriccooperative,Inc.SusquehannaSteamElectricStation,Units1and2.CLEARRL'GUJATORYCOMMISSIONDOCKETNOS,50-387and50-388PETITIONFORLEAVETOINTERVENEAND/ORREQUESTFORHEARING.NOWcomePetitioners,inaccordancewith10CFRSection2.714etseqandPetitiontheUnitedStatesNuclearRegulatoryCommissionasfollows:1.,Petitioners,adultindividualsandsuijuris,areresidentsoftheCommonwealthofPennsylvania,whosenamesandaddresse'saremorepar-ticularlysetforthinSchedule".A",attachedheretoandmadeaparthereofbyr'eferencethereto.2.PetitionersresideinorabouttheCountyofLuzerne,Pennsyl-vaniawithina50-mileradiusoftheproposedpremisessituateSalemTown-ship,LuzerneCounty,PennsylvaniawhereuponPennsylvaniaPowerandLightCompanyandAlleghenyElectricCooperative,Inc.(hereinafterreferr-edtoas"Applicants")desiretopossess,useandoperatetwo.boilingwaternuclearreactorsknownastheSusquehannaSteamElectricSt'ation,.Units1:and2(hereinafterreferredtoas"Facilities").3.PetitionersareproperpartiestothisproceedingundertheAtomicEnergyActof1954(the'"Act")asthenatureoftheirrightisbaseduponcon-siderationsofhealth,safetytopersor'randproperty,financeandenvironmentnotonlyofPetitioners,butofthosemembersofthepublicwhoresideinUn-restrictedAreas(asdefinedbytheAct)inandaboutand/orsurrounding',andinalleventswithin50milesofthegeographicareaoftheFacilitiesproposedbyApplicants.4.'TheinterestsofPetitionerswhichwouldbeaffectedbytheAppli-cants'ossession,useandoperationoftheproposedFacilitiesareasfollows,towit:A.Anunreasonableriskofharmtothe'healthandsafety'of,Petition'crs,andothermembersr.ofthepublicashereinbefore'stated;B.AnunreasonableriskofharmtothesafetyoftheprivatepropertyofPetitionersandothers,andthepublicpropertylocatedwithth650-mileradiusofFacilities;C.Theincreasedcostofelectricity,tobebornebyPetitionersandothersofthepublicwhoarecustomersofApplicants.isfargreaterthanotherelectr'icityproducedbyexistingformsofenergy; epage2D.TheoutPutofelect,ricitytobeProducedbythePrQposedIiacjiitiesofApplicants,inrelationtocost,willbelowerthanelectricitygeneratedbyexistingformsofenergyandthereforemoreexpensivetoPetitionersandothers;E.Theenvironmentwithintheaforesaidgeographicareaof50milesmaybecontaminatedandsquaremilesoflandandwatermaybecomeuselessalltothedetrimentofPetitionersandothers.5.ThefactsnndcircumstancesuponwhichPetitionershasethritPetitionare'sfollows:'A.Applicants'roposedFacilityviolatedthisCommissionsStandardsforProtectionAgainstRadiationsetforthin10CFR20.1etseq.,andinpar-ticular,10CFRSection20.105(a)whichprovidesforpermissiblelevelsinunrestrictedareasandtheenvi'ronmentaroundtheFacilities.B.,Applicants'SummaryofEnvironmentalConsequences"(fullrangeofaccidentsreportedunderN.R.C.=guidelines),filedwiththisCommission,setsforthinitsTable7.1-17"AssessmentofLikelihoodofEvent"that'ass8.1"accidentsinvolving"smallpipe"or"largepipe"are"extremelyrare"whereastheseaccidentsarecommontothedesignofApplicants'acilities,theprobabilityorlikelihoodisgreat,andtheeffluentsemittedintothesur-roundinggeographisareaswouldbeinamountsandquantitiesprohibitedby10CFR20.1etscq..C.Applicantsdesignof&aciliticsfailstoresolvetheproblemofre-actorcoolantpumpoverspeedinthcboilingwaterreactors,andtherebyposesanunreasonableriskofharmtothehealthandsafetyofPetitionersandothers.D.Applicantshavefailedtoadquatelyrespondtoand,complywiththisCommission'sNoticeofViolationissuedtoApplicantsbyletterofMay10,1978,stemmingfrominspectionofFacilitiesMarch20-23,19~V8,involvingpreliminaryalignmentofsafetyrelatedcoreinsolation=toleranceexceeding.002inchesestab-lishedbyfieldengineersupervisor.E.Applicantshavefailedtoadequatelyrespondto,andcomplywiththis'ommission'sletterofJune27,'1978directingresponsetoI.E.Bulletin.Number78-10inRe:BergenPatersonproductdefects.F.Applicanth'perationanduseofFacilitiesi,smorecostlyandlessefficientthanthegenerationofelectricitybyexistingformsofenergy.G.Applicants'perationanduseofFacilitiesasproposedcreatesanunreasonableriskofhar'mtoPetitionersandthepublicwhichoutweighsthose pAgobenefitsderivedbypermittingtheApplicantstoproceedwiththeFacilities.VH.Theapplicantsfailtoadequatelyprovideplansforinforming.thepublicastoevacuation.proceduzesincludingdrillsandwarningsintheeventofradiationleakage.6.AnorderbythisCommissiongrantingApplicantsafacilityoper-atinglicensefortheFacilitieswouldadverselyaffecttheinterestsofPeti-tioners,ashereinsetforth,bypermittingApplicantstopossess,useandoperatetheaforesaidFacilities.7.Petitionersdesiretointerveneintheseproceedingsastheyre-)atetothespecificitemslistedoridentifiedherein.WHEHEFOHE,thePetitionersrespectfullyrequesttheybepermittedtointerveneintheseproceedings,orinthealternative,begrantedahearingwithrespecttotheissuanceof'theoperatinglicenseasthesamerelatestotheinterestsof'Petitioners.
 
STATEOFPENNSYJ,.VANIACOUNTYOFLUZERNESS:Theundersigned,beingdulysworn,deposesandstatesthatsheisoneofthePetitionersnamedinthewithinPetition,andthatthefactsthere-incontainedaretrueandcorrecttothebestofherknowledgeandbelief.Sworntoandsubscribedbeforemethis~~dayofSeptember,1978.BEVERLYA.BARKOvIT7,KaIaryPubIrcWILKESBARRE,IUlEiIIIICOUNIYMYCOMMISSIONEXPIRESh'hy,'~I9II7Member,Paunay".anraA<<~rIIe~ar~regE.Pps)S7-~>~Koll~na 1MvzHC1lq".UhlaniiAiiA'l)Dd&#xc3;bSQ,6:ltngumhnu-1PI2~'>)/.pm9+X~~<c~l>P~P~s~<(l4r+~$z7b&ill$4.Dweeb&#xc3;i4~CCC'9wSSfP~goyg/z~Sf84-./3j'<.go0/Q.~~4)~-~f>~c.a~V,68.94~4~+.~~g,<'o.<~t.o-(IllsQ>@gg'.fp~~be~4 THO,'<ASJHALLIGAN213]ROCKWELLAVE~SCRANTOf'IPA16b06"K4r<<~i'<<,~r1+~~5>i''<<<<<<Igg@'iQTf~'<<"~4~Cr4-035116E25009l07y78ICSIPHHTZZCSPWSHB7179619007t'iGNTDt',TSCRANTONPA30409071245PEST'\THESECRETARYOFTHECOHNISSION"'US;NUC'LEAR:REGULATORYCOHNISSIONC,ATTNDOCKETI!NGANDSERVICESECTIONWASHINGTONDC205559DOCKETEDUSN2CgSFpyg)g78yll"agc<<<<cI<<h<<5<<c<<c~+5<<c<<lcc5cc'.haCFO~rica~g~rr!<<<<=-c'<<THECITIZENSAGAINSTNUCLEARDANGERS(THECITIZENS)i,BERWICKPENNSYLVANIAHEREBYPETITIONToINTERVENEBEFORETHENUCLEARREGUlATORYCOH~ISSIONINTHEAPPLICATIONFOR4FACLITYOPERATINGLICENSEFROHPENNSYLVAN?4POWERANDLIGHTCOHPANYAND4LLEGHENYELECTRICCOOPERATIVEINCORPORATED(DOCKET450"3674ND450~368)TOOPERATETHKSUSQUEHANNASTEA<<iFLECTRICSTATIONSUNITONEANDTWO(BER~ICKPLANT)LOCATEDATSALEwTowNSHIPPENNSYLVANIATHKCITIZENSALSOREQUESTTHAT.PUBLICHE4RINGSBECONDUCTEDBYTHENRCIhlTHIS"'CASE.THECITIZEtISHAVEACTIVELYPURSUEDDEVELOPMENTSATTHEBERWICKPLANTFORSEVERALYEARSINTHEPUBLICINTEREST,aNDTHEPUBLICINTERESTI'IILLDEFINITELYBEEFFECTEDBYTHESEPROCEEDINGS,THEREFOREiTHECITIZENSSEEKSTANDINGINTHISCASEBEFORETHENRC~THECITIZENSSPECI'FYTHEREASONSWHYINTERVENTIONSHOULDBEPERMITTEDASTHgFOLLOAINGp,1,THEMARKETVALUEANDPROPERTYRIGHTSOFCITIZENSINTHEEFFECTEDAREASAREPLACEDIt<JEOPARDYBYTHEBKRWICKPLANT2.IFTHEPUBLICINTERESTISToBESERVEDPUBLICTESTIHONYISREQUIREDUNDERTHERIGHTOFDUKPROCESSGUARANTEEDBYTHEUSCONSTITUTION3THEEFFEcTsoNTHEENvIRONHKNTBYTHEBERwicKPLANTHILLLINGERFGRGENERATIONSiANDTHEEISRUSTBECAREFULLYANDSCIENTIFICLYEVALUATEDNOWTTHIESAFETYOFTHESYSTKHSANDWODESOFDELIVERYATTHEBERWICKPLANTARETHKPROPE;RSUBJECTFORTESTIMONYBYEXPERTS>>WHICHTHECITIZKNSwILLPRESENTBEFORFTHKNRCaTHECITIZENSIDENTIFYTHESPECIFICASPECTSOFTHESUBJECTI'IATTERASTHEPROBABLEDANGERSTOPUBLICHK4LTHAND*SAFFTYFROWTHEOPERATIONOFTHEBERWICKPLANTCONCERNING>STORAGEOFRADIOACTIVEFUEL4NDR4DIOACTIVEWASTEONTHEPREMISES2,TRANSPORTATIONOFRADIOACTIVEMATERIALSTO4NDFROHTHKBERWICKPL/<<NT3~CATASTROPHICBREAKDOWN<<IN4TTHEBERWICKPI.ANT4~'DEQUACYOFEVACUATIONPLANSINCASEOFENERGENCIES5~OTHERKNVIRONNKNTALHEALTHDANGERSHRSIRENELEHANOWICZCHAIRPERSONTOREPLYBYMAILGRAM,SEEREVERSESIDEFORWESTERNUNION'STOLL-FREEPHONENUMBERS PAGE2St~+ii~>>-THECITIZENSAGAINSTNUCLEARDANGERSPOBOX377RDi.BERNICKPA1860322:O5ESTNGNCOt"PHGHTOREPLYBYMAILGRAM,SEEREVERSESIDEFORWESTERNUiVION'STOLL-FREEPHONEblUMBERS}}
EnclosedpleasefindacopyofPetitionforLeavetoIntervene and/orRequestforHearinginthcabovematter.Sincerely, InHe:l~cnnsylvania Vow<<r8.Light.Co.andAllegheny Electriccooperative, Inc.Susquehanna SteamElectricStation,Units1and2.CLEARRL'GUJATORYCOMMISSION DOCKETNOS,50-387and50-388PETITIONFORLEAVETOINTERVENE AND/ORREQUESTFORHEARING.NOWcomePetitioners, inaccordance with10CFRSection2.714etseqandPetitiontheUnitedStatesNuclearRegulatory Commission asfollows:1.,Petitioners, adultindividuals andsuijuris,areresidents oftheCommonwealth ofPennsylvania, whosenamesandaddresse's aremorepar-ticularly setforthinSchedule".A",attachedheretoandmadeaparthereofbyr'eference thereto.2.Petitioners resideinorabouttheCountyofLuzerne,Pennsyl-vaniawithina50-mileradiusoftheproposedpremisessituateSalemTown-ship,LuzerneCounty,Pennsylvania whereupon Pennsylvania PowerandLightCompanyandAllegheny ElectricCooperative, Inc.(hereinafter referr-edtoas"Applicants"
)desiretopossess,useandoperatetwo.boiling waternuclearreactorsknownastheSusquehanna SteamElectricSt'ation,.
Units1:and2(hereinafter referredtoas"Facilities"
).3.Petitioners areproperpartiestothisproceeding undertheAtomicEnergyActof1954(the'"Act")
asthenatureoftheirrightisbaseduponcon-siderations ofhealth,safetytopersor'randproperty, financeandenvironment notonlyofPetitioners, butofthosemembersofthepublicwhoresideinUn-restricted Areas(asdefinedbytheAct)inandaboutand/orsurrounding',
andinalleventswithin50milesofthegeographic areaoftheFacilities proposedbyApplicants.
4.'Theinterests ofPetitioners whichwouldbeaffectedbytheAppli-cants'ossession, useandoperation oftheproposedFacilities areasfollows,towit:A.Anunreasonable riskofharmtothe'health andsafety'of,Petition'crs, andothermembersr.of thepublicashereinbefore'stated; B.Anunreasonable riskofharmtothesafetyoftheprivatepropertyofPetitioners andothers,andthepublicpropertylocatedwithth650-mileradiusofFacilities; C.Theincreased costofelectricity, tobebornebyPetitioners andothersofthepublicwhoarecustomers ofApplicants.
isfargreaterthanotherelectr'icity producedbyexistingformsofenergy; epage2D.TheoutPutofelect,ricity tobeProducedbythePrQposedIiacjiitiesofApplicants, inrelationtocost,willbelowerthanelectricity generatedbyexistingformsofenergyandtherefore moreexpensive toPetitioners andothers;E.Theenvironment withintheaforesaid geographic areaof50milesmaybecontaminated andsquaremilesoflandandwatermaybecomeuselessalltothedetriment ofPetitioners andothers.5.Thefactsnndcircumstances uponwhichPetitioners hasethritPetitionare'sfollows:'A.Applicants'roposed FacilityviolatedthisCommissions Standards forProtection AgainstRadiation setforthin10CFR20.1etseq.,andinpar-ticular,10CFRSection20.105(a)whichprovidesforpermissible levelsinunrestricted areasandtheenvi'ronment aroundtheFacilities.
B.,Applicants'Summary ofEnvironmental Consequences" (fullrangeofaccidents reportedunderN.R.C.=guidelines),
filedwiththisCommission, setsforthinitsTable7.1-17"Assessment ofLikelihood ofEvent"that'ass8.1"accidents involving "smallpipe"or"largepipe"are"extremely rare"whereastheseaccidents arecommontothedesignofApplicants'acilities, theprobability orlikelihood isgreat,andtheeffluents emittedintothesur-roundinggeographis areaswouldbeinamountsandquantities prohibited by10CFR20.1etscq..C.Applicants designof&acilitics failstoresolvetheproblemofre-actorcoolantpumpoverspeed inthcboilingwaterreactors, andtherebyposesanunreasonable riskofharmtothehealthandsafetyofPetitioners andothers.D.Applicants havefailedtoadquatelyrespondtoand,comply withthisCommission's NoticeofViolation issuedtoApplicants byletterofMay10,1978,stemmingfrominspection ofFacilities March20-23,19~V8,involving preliminary alignment ofsafetyrelatedcoreinsolation=
tolerance exceeding
.002inchesestab-lishedbyfieldengineersupervisor.
E.Applicants havefailedtoadequately respondto,andcomplywiththis'ommission's letterofJune27,'1978directing responsetoI.E.Bulletin.Number 78-10inRe:BergenPatersonproductdefects.F.Applicanth'peration anduseofFacilities i,smorecostlyandlessefficient thanthegeneration ofelectricity byexistingformsofenergy.G.Applicants'peration anduseofFacilities asproposedcreatesanunreasonable riskofhar'mtoPetitioner sandthepublicwhichoutweighs those pAgobenefitsderivedbypermitting theApplicants toproceedwiththeFacilities.
VH.Theapplicants failtoadequately provideplansforinforming.
thepublicastoevacuation.
proceduzes including drillsandwarningsintheeventofradiation leakage.6.AnorderbythisCommission grantingApplicants afacilityoper-atinglicensefortheFacilities wouldadversely affecttheinterests ofPeti-tioners,ashereinsetforth,bypermitting Applicants topossess,useandoperatetheaforesaid Facilities.
7.Petitioners desiretointervene intheseproceedings astheyre-)atetothespecificitemslistedoridentified herein.WHEHEFOHE, thePetitioners respectfully requesttheybepermitted tointervene intheseproceedings, orinthealternative, begrantedahearingwithrespecttotheissuanceof'theoperating licenseasthesamerelatestotheinterests of'Petitioners.
STATEOFPENNSYJ,.VANIA COUNTYOFLUZERNESS:Theundersigned, beingdulysworn,deposesandstatesthatsheisoneofthePetitioners namedinthewithinPetition, andthatthefactsthere-incontained aretrueandcorrecttothebestofherknowledge andbelief.Sworntoandsubscribed beforemethis~~day ofSeptember, 1978.BEVERLYA.BARKOvIT7,KaIaryPubIrcWILKESBARRE,IUlEiIIII COUNIYMYCOMMISSION EXPIRESh'hy,'~I9II7Member,Paunay".anra A<<~rIIe~ar~re gE.Pps)S7-~>~Koll~na 1MvzHC1lq".UhlaniiAiiA'l)Dd&#xc3;bSQ,6:ltngumhnu-1PI2~'>)/.pm9+X~~<c~l>P~P~s~<(l4r+~$z7b&ill$4.Dweeb&#xc3;i4~CCC'9wSSfP~goyg/z~Sf84-./3j'<.
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,1,THEMARKETVALUEANDPROPERTYRIGHTSOFCITIZENSINTHEEFFECTEDAREASAREPLACEDIt<JEOPARDYBYTHEBKRWICKPLANT2.IFTHEPUBLICINTERESTISToBESERVEDPUBLICTESTIHONY ISREQUIREDUNDERTHERIGHTOFDUKPROCESSGUARANTEED BYTHEUSCONSTITUTION 3THEEFFEcTsoNTHEENvIRONHKNT BYTHEBERwicKPLANTHILLLINGERFGRGENERATIONSi ANDTHEEISRUSTBECAREFULLY ANDSCIENTIFICLY EVALUATED NOWTTHIESAFETYOFTHESYSTKHSANDWODESOFDELIVERYATTHEBERWICKPLANTARETHKPROPE;RSUBJECTFORTESTIMONY BYEXPERTS>>WHICHTHECITIZKNSwILLPRESENTBEFORFTHKNRCaTHECITIZENSIDENTIFYTHESPECIFICASPECTSOFTHESUBJECTI'IATTERASTHEPROBABLEDANGERSTOPUBLICHK4LTHAND*SAFFTYFROWTHEOPERATION OFTHEBERWICKPLANTCONCERNING>
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Susquehanna Units 1 and 2 - Letter Enclosing Petition for Leave to Intervene And/Or Request for Hearing
ML18026A047
Person / Time
Site: Susquehanna  Talen Energy icon.png
Issue date: 09/07/1978
From: Marsh C
Citizens Against Nuclear Dangers
To: Silberg J
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, NRC/SECY, Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge
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September 7,1978Secretary oftheCommission U.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission Washington, D,C.20555Attention:

Docketing andServiceSectionExecutive LegalDirector'U.S,NuclearRegulatory Commission Wa&ington, D.C.20555>>gs>s6'~~pl>~JaySilberg,Esq.Shaw,Pittman,Potts,Trowbridge andMadden1800M,Street,N,W,Washington, D.C,20036RE:PP5,LCo.,etal.DocketNos.50-387and50-388.

DearGentlemen:

EnclosedpleasefindacopyofPetitionforLeavetoIntervene and/orRequestforHearinginthcabovematter.Sincerely, InHe:l~cnnsylvania Vow<<r8.Light.Co.andAllegheny Electriccooperative, Inc.Susquehanna SteamElectricStation,Units1and2.CLEARRL'GUJATORYCOMMISSION DOCKETNOS,50-387and50-388PETITIONFORLEAVETOINTERVENE AND/ORREQUESTFORHEARING.NOWcomePetitioners, inaccordance with10CFRSection2.714etseqandPetitiontheUnitedStatesNuclearRegulatory Commission asfollows:1.,Petitioners, adultindividuals andsuijuris,areresidents oftheCommonwealth ofPennsylvania, whosenamesandaddresse's aremorepar-ticularly setforthinSchedule".A",attachedheretoandmadeaparthereofbyr'eference thereto.2.Petitioners resideinorabouttheCountyofLuzerne,Pennsyl-vaniawithina50-mileradiusoftheproposedpremisessituateSalemTown-ship,LuzerneCounty,Pennsylvania whereupon Pennsylvania PowerandLightCompanyandAllegheny ElectricCooperative, Inc.(hereinafter referr-edtoas"Applicants"

)desiretopossess,useandoperatetwo.boiling waternuclearreactorsknownastheSusquehanna SteamElectricSt'ation,.

Units1:and2(hereinafter referredtoas"Facilities"

).3.Petitioners areproperpartiestothisproceeding undertheAtomicEnergyActof1954(the'"Act")

asthenatureoftheirrightisbaseduponcon-siderations ofhealth,safetytopersor'randproperty, financeandenvironment notonlyofPetitioners, butofthosemembersofthepublicwhoresideinUn-restricted Areas(asdefinedbytheAct)inandaboutand/orsurrounding',

andinalleventswithin50milesofthegeographic areaoftheFacilities proposedbyApplicants.

4.'Theinterests ofPetitioners whichwouldbeaffectedbytheAppli-cants'ossession, useandoperation oftheproposedFacilities areasfollows,towit:A.Anunreasonable riskofharmtothe'health andsafety'of,Petition'crs, andothermembersr.of thepublicashereinbefore'stated; B.Anunreasonable riskofharmtothesafetyoftheprivatepropertyofPetitioners andothers,andthepublicpropertylocatedwithth650-mileradiusofFacilities; C.Theincreased costofelectricity, tobebornebyPetitioners andothersofthepublicwhoarecustomers ofApplicants.

isfargreaterthanotherelectr'icity producedbyexistingformsofenergy; epage2D.TheoutPutofelect,ricity tobeProducedbythePrQposedIiacjiitiesofApplicants, inrelationtocost,willbelowerthanelectricity generatedbyexistingformsofenergyandtherefore moreexpensive toPetitioners andothers;E.Theenvironment withintheaforesaid geographic areaof50milesmaybecontaminated andsquaremilesoflandandwatermaybecomeuselessalltothedetriment ofPetitioners andothers.5.Thefactsnndcircumstances uponwhichPetitioners hasethritPetitionare'sfollows:'A.Applicants'roposed FacilityviolatedthisCommissions Standards forProtection AgainstRadiation setforthin10CFR20.1etseq.,andinpar-ticular,10CFRSection20.105(a)whichprovidesforpermissible levelsinunrestricted areasandtheenvi'ronment aroundtheFacilities.

B.,Applicants'Summary ofEnvironmental Consequences" (fullrangeofaccidents reportedunderN.R.C.=guidelines),

filedwiththisCommission, setsforthinitsTable7.1-17"Assessment ofLikelihood ofEvent"that'ass8.1"accidents involving "smallpipe"or"largepipe"are"extremely rare"whereastheseaccidents arecommontothedesignofApplicants'acilities, theprobability orlikelihood isgreat,andtheeffluents emittedintothesur-roundinggeographis areaswouldbeinamountsandquantities prohibited by10CFR20.1etscq..C.Applicants designof&acilitics failstoresolvetheproblemofre-actorcoolantpumpoverspeed inthcboilingwaterreactors, andtherebyposesanunreasonable riskofharmtothehealthandsafetyofPetitioners andothers.D.Applicants havefailedtoadquatelyrespondtoand,comply withthisCommission's NoticeofViolation issuedtoApplicants byletterofMay10,1978,stemmingfrominspection ofFacilities March20-23,19~V8,involving preliminary alignment ofsafetyrelatedcoreinsolation=

tolerance exceeding

.002inchesestab-lishedbyfieldengineersupervisor.

E.Applicants havefailedtoadequately respondto,andcomplywiththis'ommission's letterofJune27,'1978directing responsetoI.E.Bulletin.Number 78-10inRe:BergenPatersonproductdefects.F.Applicanth'peration anduseofFacilities i,smorecostlyandlessefficient thanthegeneration ofelectricity byexistingformsofenergy.G.Applicants'peration anduseofFacilities asproposedcreatesanunreasonable riskofhar'mtoPetitioner sandthepublicwhichoutweighs those pAgobenefitsderivedbypermitting theApplicants toproceedwiththeFacilities.

VH.Theapplicants failtoadequately provideplansforinforming.

thepublicastoevacuation.

proceduzes including drillsandwarningsintheeventofradiation leakage.6.AnorderbythisCommission grantingApplicants afacilityoper-atinglicensefortheFacilities wouldadversely affecttheinterests ofPeti-tioners,ashereinsetforth,bypermitting Applicants topossess,useandoperatetheaforesaid Facilities.

7.Petitioners desiretointervene intheseproceedings astheyre-)atetothespecificitemslistedoridentified herein.WHEHEFOHE, thePetitioners respectfully requesttheybepermitted tointervene intheseproceedings, orinthealternative, begrantedahearingwithrespecttotheissuanceof'theoperating licenseasthesamerelatestotheinterests of'Petitioners.

STATEOFPENNSYJ,.VANIA COUNTYOFLUZERNESS:Theundersigned, beingdulysworn,deposesandstatesthatsheisoneofthePetitioners namedinthewithinPetition, andthatthefactsthere-incontained aretrueandcorrecttothebestofherknowledge andbelief.Sworntoandsubscribed beforemethis~~day ofSeptember, 1978.BEVERLYA.BARKOvIT7,KaIaryPubIrcWILKESBARRE,IUlEiIIII COUNIYMYCOMMISSION EXPIRESh'hy,'~I9II7Member,Paunay".anra A<<~rIIe~ar~re gE.Pps)S7-~>~Koll~na 1MvzHC1lq".UhlaniiAiiA'l)DdÃbSQ,6:ltngumhnu-1PI2~'>)/.pm9+X~~<c~l>P~P~s~<(l4r+~$z7b&ill$4.DweebÃi4~CCC'9wSSfP~goyg/z~Sf84-./3j'<.

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