ML18026A047

Susquehanna Units 1 and 2 - Letter Enclosing Petition for Leave to Intervene And/Or Request for Hearing

ML18026A047
Person / Time
Site:	Susquehanna
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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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.

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.

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