ML17037B779

Nine Mile Point Unit 1 - Letter Regarding Petition for Derating of Certain Boiling Water Reactors and Enclosed Before the Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal Board in the Matter of Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corporation - Vermont Yankee Nu

ML17037B779
Person / Time
Site:	Millstone, Monticello, Dresden, Nine Mile Point, Oyster Creek, Pilgrim, Vermont Yankee, Quad Cities
Issue date:	02/07/1974
From:	Gallo J US Atomic Energy Commission (AEC)
To:	Roisman A Z Berlin, Roisman and Kessler
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February7.1974AnthonyZ.Roisman,Esq.Berlin,Roisman8Kessler1712WStreet,H.H.tlashington, D.C.20036PETITIONFORDEBATINGOFCERTAINBOILINGMATERREACTORSDocket'Hos.

50-219,50-237,50-249,50-254,50-265.50-22050-245,50-263,50-293.

DearTony,

Sixofthecaptioned BHRsarestilloperating undertechnical specifi-cationsissudbythergulatorystaffinAugust1973.Heexpectthatthesetechnical specifications

rillberevisedinthenextfe>vweeksandthatsomeoftherevisions willinvolvethereplacement ofa7x7fuelassemblywithanBx8fuelassembly.

Therefore, inaccordance withourunderstanding, Iamsendingforyourinformation andusegeneric8x8documentation.

Thisdocumentation includesGEproprietary dataand.'staff internalmemoranda including consultant reports.Thestaffisstillreviecing thisinformation pursuanttotherequirements of10CFR52.790.Therefore, alldocumentation shouldbeheldproprietary inaccordance withyouragreement withGE.MealsohaveinourcustodycertainGEtestdataandstaffanalyses.

Thesedataarecontained incomputerprintouts andarenotreadilysubjecttoxeroxing.

If,youdesire,wewillmakethesedataavailable toyouforreviewinourBethesdaoffice.Mewillcontinuetofurnishpertinent fueldensification information toyouasitbecomesavailable.

TheACRSsubcommittee concerning the8x8fuelassemblymetonDecember18,1973,andJanuary8and24,1974.Transcripts ofthesethreemetingsareavailable inthePublicDocumentRoom.Pleasecallifyouhaveanyquestions.

Sincerely,

Enclosure:

AsstatedJosephGalloActingChiefHearingCounselOFFICE>......O.C...J.dn'URNAME 424DATE!FormhEC-318(Rev.9-33)hE10240*V.S.OOVERNMENr PrrINrINO OFFICE:1972466964 BEFORET1iEUNITEDSTATESOFAMERICAATOI1XCFNERGYCO",MISSION BHFORHTHEATOMICSAFETYANDLICHNSXNG APPEALBOARDXnthellatterofVERMONTYAN1(HHNUCLEARPOiKRCORPORATION (VermontYankeeNuclearPowerStation}andPETXTXONFORDEBATINGOFCHRTA.INBOXLXNGWATERREiXCTORS

)}DocketNo.60-27l).)))).DocketNos.50-219,50-237, 50-249,50-254, 50-265,50-220, 50-245,50-263-,

50-293NE('(ENGLANDCOALXTXON ONNUCLEARPOLLUTXON ANDFRXENDSOFTIiEEARTHSTATH1~!HNT OFPOSXTXONNewEnglandCoalition onNuclearPollution andFriendsoftheEartharefilingthisdocumenttoindicateourpositionontheproposedamendment toTechnical Specifications forfouroftheDove-noted reactors.

Xtisourdetermination uponanecessary yhastyreviewofthematera.al madeavailable tousandanindepthbriefingbytheregulatory staffthatwehavenoobjection totheproposedamendment oftechnical specification forthesefourplants.

Itisalsoourviewthatanyadditional technical specifica-tionamendments tothesefourplantsortoanyoftheothersixwnicharerelatedtofueldensification (VermontYankeeNuclearPowerCorporation, ALAB-167, HAI-73-12, December20,1973(SlipOp.p.8}:...eventhoughnotthoughttobehazardous inthelightoffurtherstudy,wouldatleast"present" or"involve" asignificant hazards"consideration".

Inshort,withrespecttoanyfuturechanges,webelieveanoticeforopportunity forhearingisrequired.

Finally,wewishtore-emphaize ouropposition tothepracticeofthevendorandtheutilityandtheregulatory staffinthispoceedingbywhichwearenotpermitted toseeallrelevantinformation untilweeksormonthsafteritisgenerated.

Nerequestthatanorderbeissueddirect:gallutilities

involved, allvendorsinvolvedanQtheregulatory stafftomakeimmediate, simultaneous andidentical serviceonusofalldocuments receiveQbytheAECoranyofitsemployees, sentbytheAECorgenerated bytheAEC.Thisshouldincludeallproprietary dataanQinternalmemoranda excepttotheextenttheStaffbel'ieves thelatterareentitled~toandshoudlbeexemptedunderthel"reedomofInformation Act.

Xnthecaeofanexemption claimtheStaffshouldimmediately identifythememoranda, itssubjectandthepersonstowhomsentandbywhom.Pinallyweshouldbeadvisedinadvanceofanymeetings, formalorotherwise, onthefueldensification subjectbetweentheStaffandany.personoutsidetheStaffincluding vendors,ui=ilii.ies, Staffconsultants, theACRSandtheCommission andanopportunity toattendthemeetingsouldbeofferd.Xfnoopportunity toattendameetingistobeofferedthereason fortherefusalalongwithadetailedagendaofthemeetingandtheproposedparticipants shouldbeprovidedtousatleast24hoursbeforethemeeting.Unlesstheseprocedures arefolloweditwillnotbepossibleforustoprovideapromptresponsetotheproposedaction.Ourwillingness tooperateunderstricttimeconstraints thistimewasaneffortonourpart,todemonstrate awillingness tocooperate.

Neexpectsimilarcooperation inthefuturefromallotherparties.Respectfully submitted,

-AnthonyZ.'.RoismanCounselfoxNew'ErglandCoalition ontNuclear Pollution andPrieiidsoftheEarthDecember21,1973 December18,1973Mr.FrankPeartreeU.S.CourtofClaims717MadisonPlace-,N.W.'Wash'in@ton, D.C.20005DearSix".IThislletter villconfirmourtelephone conversation onDecember18,1973whichconcexned theavailability'of Room309.TheAtomicEnergyCommission respectfully requeststhatRoom309bereservedonDecember19,1973foracontinuation oftheEvidenthary HearingontheproposedNineMilePointNuclearGenerating Station.Thankyouagainforyourkindassistance.

'incerely, J.R.Neubeiser PublicProceedings StaffOfficeoftheSecretary oftheCommission bcc:Mr.-HeadMr.MassarASLBPH.GearinS.Sheppard~g.FilesASLABHQS 0