ML19296B960

Reply to Util & NRC Responses to s Laudig 791229 Ltr. Expresses Intention Not to Intervene.Urges Stay of CP Due Evacuation Planning Problems

ML19296B960
Person / Time
Site:	Bailly
Issue date:	02/05/1980
From:	Lauding S AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED
To:	Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel
References
NUDOCS 8002220459
Download: ML19296B960 (2)

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Tit: ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICITSIUri BOARD 1 In the natter of Northern Indiana Public

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6 7 I wish to make clear that I have no " interest" in interven- If

• 3 g ing in your proceedings with recpect to whether or not MIPSCO

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t 9 receives either a new permit to build or a renewal. q, 10 I merely wished to put my comnents and positions on record j o I can say to myself I actively opposed what I knew to be wrong 11 must address statements of the NRC staff which argue for 12 p licies which are incorrect. Also, I must address NIPSCO's 13 , g attorneys' unjustified and undignified connents directed my way. ( g The NRC staff, at page 17 of NRC Staff Pesponse to Separate

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Petitions for Intervention filed by George Schultz: Steven Laudig g (sic); and George and Anna Grabowski (hereinafter Mac Response), 18 r "As a matter of sound adninistrative policy, a 19 construction pernit amendment should not be ' utilized as an occasion to embark upon a fresh 20 assessment of iscues already thoroughly considered and decided in prior construction permit hearings." The NRC has adopted a shortsighted narrowly legalistic policy. It seems to me that the Licensing Peoard would be foolish to license the construction of a plant when it is clear there are major,,perhaps insurmountable, problems of evacuation planning.

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i State of Illinois has requested it do.~ Cne suggested solution i would be to stay the construction permit renewal hearings pending a decision on the evacuation planning question. ] 30 1 j, 31 32  ; 1 i a

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ki o i 1 NIPSCO's response, although revealing policy determinations . l-2 similar to NRC Staff's, takes a particularly nasty and unseemly I 3 tone showing both a narrowness of nind and meanness of spirit. t'J { 4 As I stated earlier, I did not request intervention in my lf i 5 8 letter of December 29, 1979, nor do I now. Fj;* 6 E: Sincerely your , r j 7 8 Step Laudig q { r 9 k ' rebruary 5, 1930 g 10 I r b 11 ', 12 13 il 14 15 1 i 16 17 18 19 , d 20 21 22 1 23 24 1 i, 15 26 i . 27 l* L I l 29 'l 30 3 31 , 32 3 d ll' I t l}}