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Extends Congratulations on Recipient Appointment as Minister of Science & Technology.Nrc Ofc of Intl Programs Will Contact Y Moon to Plan & Coordinate Training Assignments of Seven & Possibly More Korean Natls W/Nrc

ML20212C415
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Dear Mr. Minister:

Congratulations on your appointment as Minister of Science and Technology. My fellow Commissioners and I hope to have an early opportunity to meet you, perhaps on your next visit to the United States.

I recall discussions last year with your predecessor, Mr. Chon, concerning long-term training opportunities in the United States for Korean nuclear safety personnel.

I am pleased to report that seven Koreans have been accepted for training assignments with NRC's technical staff. Some of these assignments have already begun. The others will begin in the next few weeks.

I hope we can maintain, and possibly increase, this new level of training cooperation. This will require planning and coordination between NRC and the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST). To this end, NRC's International Programs staff will contact Mr. You-Hyun Moon, the MOST administrator of our information exchange and cooperation arrangement, in the near future to plan' for this longer term effort.

I look forward to the success of' our joint activities.

Sincerely, Lando W. Ze , Jr.

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Dear Congressman Mavroules:

I am responding to your letter of December 19, 1986 concerning the emergency planning zone (EPZ) at the Seabrook Nuclear Power Plant.

As I stated in my December 24, 1986 letter to you on this subject, the resolution of offsite emergency planning issues has been raised in the Seabrook licensing proceeding and may come before the Commission as part of the ad,iudicatory process. Accordingly, I regret that no more specific response to this issue can be provided at this time.

I can assure you that the Commission will carefully consider the matters you identified should they eventually be presented to us for decision.

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Dear Chairman Zech:

I was displeased to learn that this week New Hampshire Yankee officials will be seeking a reduction in the Emergency Planning Zone from ten miles to a one or two mile zone.

I am particularly distressed because this action serves as a cavalier dis-missal of the legitimate health and safety concerns of the peoples of Massachusetts and New Hampshire as clearly expressed by their respective Congressional delegations. And furthermore, as I said in a written sub-mission to the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards on October 10,1986, this "... concept flies in the face of the lessons learned from the Three Mile Island accident and recently confirmed by the Chernobyl catastrophe" as well as the rationale for selecting a radius of ten miles for the plume exposure E.P.Z. as delineated in Criteria for Preparation & Evaluation of Radiological Emergency Response Plans & Preparedness in Support of Nuclear Power Plants (NUREG-0654 FEMA-REP-1 Rev. 1).

This obvious and scandalous attempt to exclude an aroused Massachusetts from the emergency planning process must not be allowed to succeed.

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CHAIRMAN February 5, 1987 The Honorable Edward J. Markey Committee on Energy and Commerce United States House of Representatives Washington, D.C. 20515

Dear Congressman Markey:

I am responding to your letter dated January 14, 1987, concerning notification to parties when meetings are conducted by the NRC staff as part of its review of a license application. NRC policy in this matter is covered in a Commission policy statement published in the Federal Register ~

on June 28, 1978. A copy of this policy statement is enclosed.

I regret that a representative of the State of Massachusetts Attorney General's Office was unable to attend the January 14, 1987 meeting. Because of the concerns of the participants in the Seabrook hearing, the Staff is initiating a practice whereby the active parties in the Seabrook proceeding will be notified of scheduled meetings by telephone (in addition to written notification) as soon as possible after a meetino is scheduled. We will give parties two weeks notice of meetings as you suggest. However, unusual circumstances might require that a meeting be scheduled with less than two weeks notice.

In those cases, we will provide as much advance notice as possible.

The Staff will also transcribe all future meetings related to Applicants' December 18, 1986 petition for a waiver of the 10-mile emergency planning zone. The transcripts of those meetings will be available to all parties to the Seabrook proceeding. I believe that these measures will address the concerns of the parties involved in the Seabrook proceedings.

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i a3 FR 20o53 aummary of the unclassified and non. rem ==w==tios of the entire regeletary Pw.shed s/28/73 proprietary portions of such meetings structure. After D4L lee over e year and and forward the summary to interest

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2.102 permit applicants to confer in- on the merita of the app!! cations Althougb stoff review of formally witit the NRC technical staff during the rneeting. license e ' tioen was dele duttna reviews of domestic license or When a party or petitioner for leave thle pe stelties which seceived ,

permit applications. Dese roeetings to intervene requests, reasonable ef*

have served as an essential means for forts mill be made by 'he NRC staff to comatruedon Wes centbeed te beld the exchange of techn!calinformation inform the party or petitioner of se au&ertsed plespo pa5 la w and views necessary for the technical forthcoming meetings conducted by e tag ite Mvim ef &e e@eatuas review of applications. 7br several the NRC technical staff so that appro, and an unprecedented nasaber of years other parties or potential parties priate arrangements for attendance hearings are ediedeledin the seat E to domestic licensing proceedings, as can be made. It is recognized that in montha. Many of these W- " ,

well as members of the general public. some cases the need for a prompt concern appbcations foreposeting have, upon request, been permitted to~ meeting may make it tappossible or tro- licensee. lf these peoceedinge are act attend applicant NRC technical staff practicable to notify all parties and pe-meetings as observers. Hosever, the ccaduded prior to the opepletica of titioners. The policy described above constructice, the cost of ouch deley Commission's regulations do not re* also cannot practicably be applied to quire that others be permitted to chance encounters bets'een NRC tech

• could nach bilhone of dollarm he attend such informal meetings be* nical staff personnel and other parties Commission wiu seek to eveld er nd"**

tween appilcant and staff, and the or petitioners but such chance encourb s sys wbm maaeum am general practice being followed in this ters 3111 not be permitted to serve as a avaaable that do act compromise the regard has never been formally articu- Commissien's fundamental cosamitment lated. This staternent is intended to source of information for the conduct of ticensing reviews. to a fair and thorough heartas procese.

provide such articulation. It is also noted that this matter is related to the Datefogo.the f%mnhalan te laculag provision for increased public particl^ thle policy statement on the need for the 44 FR 23533 pallon which was approved by the belanced and eficient conduct of aR Commission ouring sta consideration P"bt.e.e sm/s1 phasee of the hearing procen.no of NUREO 0292(Denton Reporti. Commission appreciates the many As a general matter, the Commission St,tement of Porcy on Conduct of culuu faced by its bonMe la and staff try to Lnvolve concerned citi- conducting these contentfoue and sens in any Commisston activity in Ucensing ProcMQ complex proceedinge. By end large. the which they have expressed an interest. L Background boards have performed very well.nle All meetings conducted by the NRC technical staff as part of its review of De ommiseion bas reviewed the documentis intended to deal with a particular domestic Ilcense or permit docket of the Atomic Safety and application (including an oppilcation Ucensing Board Panel (ASLBP) and the own making. Howem. the beaMe 4 for an amendment to a Incense or current status of proceedings before its Pl a y an Lamportant role la resolving sede permiti will be open to attendance by individual boards. In a senes of public Meulun.

all parties or petitioners for leave to meetirits. the Commission hee examined Individual adjudicatory boards are intervene in the case. These meetings encoursged to espedite the heartag at length all melot elements to its are intended by the NRC technical Proc *ee by using those management staff to f acilitate an eschange of Infor. licensing procedure. It la clear that a number of difficult problems face the methods already contamed in Part 2 of mation between the applicant and the staff. It is expected that the NRC agency as it endeavors to meet its the Comminico's Rulee and responsibilities in the licensins area. g technical staff and the applicant sul actJvely partletpate in the meeting.

Others may attend as observers. IAe-hie ls especolly ths taso weth regard te (,P staff reviewe and beanses6 sobere the h't n38 8 wise, ehen rneetings are scheduled be-respeeld foe oppucaalues for smalees, Ient.**d Pmduas a tween the staff and other parties er power Pg opensas % neced which leads to hish quality petitioners. applicants 3ould be per. decisione then adequetely protect the initted to attend only as observers. F . NRC opere@" public health and sainty and the

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eWces proved by the Director of the relevant firse time tbe heenagn es e summone ef silvtston. For example, some persons operstang lieuese epphastiona mey ant beme%% sensbessdom l may not be permitted to attend meet- be concluded befose emmetressteals verytag desma ne Commiseine's j ings where classified or proprietary in- courplated. Die aduatism is a teamphasis el the eseef seditemiele i formation (including sensitive safe. '

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Dear Mr. Chairman:

For the second time in the past several months, my office was contacted by attorneys f rom the Attorney General's office in Massachusetts to complain of lack of notice of scheduled meetings between the NRC staff and Public Service of New Hampshire in connection with the Seabrook licensing proceeding. In this most recent instance, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts received notice yesterday of a meeting at NRC's Bethesda offices today. The subject of the meeting is the Brookhaven National Laboratory study paid for by the NRC as part of its evaluation of Seabrook's containment structure. The study is germane to the licensee's petition to waive the 10-mile Emergency Planning Zone requirement and was discussed at my Subcommittee's November 18,1986 field hearing in Amesbury, Massachusetts.

The meeting comes approximately two wecks before the NRC staff, as well as other parties, are required to submit their views on the licensee's petition for waiver to the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board. It is essential that the Attorney General of Massachusetts and other parties be fully informed about what transpires at this meeting.

There is absolutely no excuse for providing one day's notice which precludes the Commonwealth f rom bringing technical experts i to the meeting. NRC's Policy Statement on this subject contemplates two weeks notice of such meetings. Particularly where the issue is so sensitive, as is the case with Seabrook, there is no reason whatsoever for not complying with the two weeks specified in the Policy Statement.

Mr. Lawrence Sidman, the Subcommittee Staf f Director, and Mr.

Carlton Kammerer of the NRC, discussed the situation yesterday.

Mr. Sidman requ'ested a postponement of today's meeting, at my suggestion. Apparently, there was insuf fient time to arrange a

postponement. Instead, they agreed that there would be a stenographic record kept of the meeting which would be delivered to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts within 48 hours5.555556e-4 days <br />0.0133 hours <br />7.936508e-5 weeks <br />1.8264e-5 months <br /> and that one hb ~8 Y

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1. All meetings between the NRC staff and any person (s) that '

pertain to the Seabrook nuclear power plant will be noticed by sail two weeks prior to the scheduled meeting date.

I 2. Contemporaneous 1y with the sending of the notice, the staff will telephone the interested parties and inform them of the '

< meeting time, place, subject, and participants.

3. A complete record of the notice provided for all

meetings, including the dates mail notices were sent and a list of 1 the parties contacted, will be maintained and will be made t available upon request.

Please confirm in writing that the NRC will adhere to these procedures in the future. I appreciate your commitment to improve the notice process, and I trust you will impress upon the staff i the importance of adhering to these modest and reasonable i guidelines.

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Dear Congressman Valentine:

I am responding to your letter of January 8, 1987 concerning your interest in assuring that nuclear power plants be constructed and operated in a safe manner and conform with the applicable regulations. You also stated that some of your constituents in the Second District of North Carolina expressed concern about the safety of the Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant and the licensing process.

The NRC is charged with assuring that nuclear power plants are designed, constructed and operated in a safe manner. To that end, the NRC staff conducted an in-depth review and evaluation of the Shearon Harris application over a period of approximately 15 years. The results of the staff's evaluation were reported in various Safety Evaluation Reports and their supplements. Extensive public hearings were held on safety and environmental matters. Over 30 man-years of NRC inspections were conducted at the Shearon Harris site during the construction phase. All contested issues in these proceedings were resolved prior to our issuing the Shearon Harris operating license.

There are two NRC Resident Inspectors permanently assigned at the Shearon Harris plant who will be supplemented by other specialists during the power ascension program and, from time to time, throughout the liftme of the plant. These employees will scrutinize the operation of the plant to assure I compliance with the Commission's regulations for the l protection of your constituents and the environment.

I hope the above information is responsive to your concerns.

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Dear Mr. Chairman:

The Second District of North Carolina, which I represent in the House of Representatives, includes areas that lie in close proximity to the Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant.

Citizens in the Second District have contacted me to express their concerns about safety at this plant and the licensing process.

Recognizing the vital role of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in evaluating nuclear power facilities and granting operating licenses, I am writing to reiterate my belief that public safety must be the top priority throughout this process.

While I do not oppose the use of nuclear energy to generate power, I do believe that meeting all legal requirements and safety regulations is essential.

Nuclear power can be an effective energy option only if it enjoys broad public support and confidence. Ensuring the safety of nuclear plants is a critical factor in building and  !

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You may be assured of taf commitment to working for safety in the nuclear industry.

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CHAIRMAN The Honorable David E. Price United States House of Representatives Washington, D.C. 20515

Dear Congressman Price:

I an responding tn your January 9, 1087 letter expressing concerns about the issuance of a full power license for the Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant, i

i assure you that the Commission takes very seriously its responsibilities, especially when qranting authority to issue a full-power license. Our Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation and the NRC Region II staff have reviewed all aspects of the design and construction of the plant and alleged deficiencies. They have monitored the utility's satisfactory completion of the low nower testing. Extensive public hearings have been held on operation of the plant. On the basis of the NRC staff's review, the public hearing record, and a public meeting on January 8, 1987, a full power license was issued to the Carolina Power & Light Company on January 12, 1987.

Currentiv, there are two NRC resident inspectors permanently assigned at the Shearon Harris facility. Durino the power ascension phase these inspectors will ba supolemented by other l NRC specialists. Through its inspection and enforcement pronram, the NRC will maintain surveillance over the operation n# the olant throughout its life to assure compliance with Commission regulations and protection of public health and safatv.

I would be pleased to make NRC staff members availabla to brief you or your sta#f on the status of the Shearon Harris niant if you so desire. If I can be of any further essistance on this matter, please let me know.

Sincarely, Lando W. .ch, Jr.

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