ML20024A083

Response to ASLB Consultant,Pj Amico,830502 Ltr Re Issues on Accident Probability Requiring Addl Testimony.New York City Audubon Soc/Friends of the Earth Comments Endorsed. Certificate of Svc Encl

ML20024A083
Person / Time
Site:	Indian Point
Issue date:	06/10/1983
From:	Weiss E HARMON & WEISS, PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP, NEW YORK, UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS
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ISSUANCES-SP, NUDOCS 8306150389
Download: ML20024A083 (7)

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DOCKETED UP!RC UNITED STATES OF AMERICA JUN 13 A10:52 BEFORE THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION In the Matter of )

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CONSOLIDATED EDISON COMPANY OF NEW YORK, INC. ) Docket Nos.

(Indian Point, Unit No. 2) ) 50-247 SP

) 50-286 SP POWER AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK )

(Indian Point, Dmit No. 3) ) June 10. 1983

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UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS'/NYPIRG RESPONSE TO LETTER FROM P.J. AMICO, May 2,1983 The parties were invited to respond to a letter of May 2, 1983 from Paul J. Amico, the Board's consultant, outlining his preliminary views on issues related to accident probability requiring additional testimony.

UCS endorses the comments which have been sent to you by Mr. Hartzman, l

( Counsel for Audubon/ Friends of the Earth, l

l We wish only to add a few thoughts.

First, there is nothing in Mr. Amico's list of subject areas which should come as any surprise. On the contrary, the Intervenors raised most of these issues during the hearings (e.g., the failure of the PRA to treat sabotage, the failure to account for stress and aging factors, the great 1

l uncertainty associated with external events.) The Licensees and the Staff had virtually unlimited financial resources and the fullest possible opportunity to present their best case on all of the subjects raised by Mr. Amico.

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Opening the record would simply be a vehicle for allowing those parties who presented probabilistic risk assessments a second bite at the apple after spelling out in advance all of the areas in which their initial case was unconvincing. We note that the Intervenors were not similarly invited to try their case a second time. This process is fundamentally unfair and, moreover, presupposes that the intended end result is vindication of an Indian Point PRA. Thus, the outcome is pr'ejudged.

If the witnesses sponsoring PRA results failed to justify their conclusions (and the Amico letter supports such a conclusion, in our view),

then the Intervenors should prevail in their position that the risk estimates presented by the Licensees and Staff are too uncertain to be considered reliable.

Perhaps most objectionable is Mr. Amico's suggestion that the Board should await the results of research into the source term. Such results will almost certainly not be available in usable form until late 1984 at the earliest. This case has been pe.nding for almost three years. Surely we are not seriously expected to wait another year and a half to see if NRC comes to the conclusion of ongoing research.

This case must come to an end. The Intervenors, as the other parties, have been made acutely aware of the Board's desire to expedite the hearings in this case, which necessitated limiting our witnesses and time for questioning.

We urge the Board to reach a decision on the basis of the record as it stands.

There is no justification for allowing the proponents of PRA yet another chance to prove their case.

i Respectfully submitted.

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J Ellyn R. Weiss General Counsel, Union of Concerned Scientists June 10 1983 e

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• UNITED STATES OF N4 ERICA NUCLEAR REGU[ATORY CQ't1ISSION BEFORE THE A'IOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD

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In the matter of )

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CONSOLIDATED EDISON C04PANY OF NEW YORK, INC. ) Ibcket tbs.

(Indian Ibint, thit tb. 2) ) 50-247 SP

) 50-286 SP PG4ER AUIBORITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK )

(Indian Ibint, thit tb. 3) )

I 10 June 1983 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that single copies of UCS'/NYPIRG RESPONSE TO LETTER FROM P. J. AMICO, MAY 2, 1983, was served upon the follow-ing by deposit in the U.S. mail, first class postage prepaid, this 10th day of June, 1983.

Steven C. Sholly Nunzio Palladino, Chaianan Victor Gilinsky, Comnissioner U.S. tuelear- Regulatory Cbmmission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comnission i Wshington, D.C. 20555 Washington, D.C. 20555 John Niearne, Comnissioner Ihomas Roberts, Connissioner U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Connission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comnission Washington, D.C. 20555 Washington, D.C. 20555

! James Asselstine, Connissioner James P. Gleason, Esq. , Qiainnan U.S. Nuclear Regulatory connission Adminstrative Judge f Atomic Safety and Licensing Board l mshington, D.C. 20555 513 Gilmoure Drive Silver Spring,t4D 20901 l

l l Frederick J. Shon Administrative Judge Atomic Safety and Licensing Board

( U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission l 20555 Washington, D.C.

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Dr. Oscar H. Paris James A. Laurenson Adininistrative Judge Mministrative Judge Atomic Safety and Licensing Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Board U.S. Nuclear Regulatory U.S. tbclear Regulatory Conmission Conmission Washington, DC 20555 Washington, DC 20555 David tewis, Ehq. Ibcketirg and Service Section Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Office of the Secretary U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Conamission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Conmission Washington, D.C. 20555 Washington, D.C. 20555-Janice E. ibore, Esq. Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Donald F. Hassell, Esq. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Consission Henry J. McGurren, Esq. Washington, D.C. 20555 Office of the Executive tegal Director Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal' U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Conmission Board Panel Washington, D.C. 20555 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555 i Bernard Sanoff, Esq.

Assistant General Counsel Paul F. Colatulli, Esq.

I Consolidated Fdison Company of Joseph J. tevin, Jr., Esq.

New York, Inc. Pamela S. Ibrowitz, Esq.

4 Irving Place Otarles Morgan, 'Jr., Esq.

New York, NY 10003 tbrgan Associates, mattered i .

1899 L Street, N.W.

Charles M. Pratt, Esq. Washington, D.C. 20036 Stephen L. Baum, Esq.

Power Authority of the State Mayor F. Webster Pierce of New York Village of Buchanan 10 Columbus Circle 236 Tate Avenue thw York, NY 19019 Buchanan, NY 19511-l 1

Jonathon D. Beinberg Stanley B. Klimberg, Esq.

New York State Public Service General G unsel Commission New York State Ehergy Office "Ihree Dnpire State Plaza 2 Rockefeller State Plaza Albany, NY 12223 Albany, NY 12223 Charles J. Maikish, Esq. Marc L. Parris, Esq.

I Litigation Division Eric 'lhorsen, Esq.

'Ihe Ebrt Authority of New County Attorney York and New Jersey County of Rockland Ole ibrld Trade Center 11 New Hempstead Ibad

(- New York, NY 10048 New City, NY 19956 i

lbnorable Ruth ttssinger Alfred B. Del Bello Member of the Council of the Westchester County Executive City of New York tauric Vetere, Esq.

District #4 148 Martine Avenue _

City Ibil Wiite Plains, NY 10601 New York, NY 10007

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Ezra I. Bialik, Esq. Andrew S. Roffe, Esq.

Steve [alpsiz, Esq. New York State Assembly Ehvironmental Protection Bureau Albany, NY 12248 New York State Attorney General's Office Ibnorable Richard [.. Brodsky

'1% Wrld Trade Center Member of the County tagislature New York, NY 10047 Westchester County County Office Building Ibnald Davidoff, Director W11te Plains, NY 10601 New York State Radiological Onergency Preparedness Group Spence W. Perryi Esq.

Onpire State Plaza Of fice of General Cbunsel

'Ibs.er Building, Room 1750 Federal Dnergency Management Agency Albany, NY 12237 500 C Street, S.W.

Washington, D.C. 20472 David H. Pikas, Esq.

Stewart M. Glass, Esq.

Richard F. Czaja, Esq.

Shea and Could Regional Counsel Federal OnergencyMnagement Agency 330 Madison Avenue New York, NY 10017 Room 1349 26 Federal Plaza Ehyllis Rodriguez, Spokesperson New York, NY 10278 Parents Concerned About Indian Ebint Q1arles A. Scheiner, Co-Chairperson P.O. Box 125 Westchester People's Action Croton-on-Hudson, NY 19520 Coalition, Inc.

Richard M. Hartanan, Esq. P.O. Box 488 White Plains, NY 10602 torna Salanan Friends of the Earth, Inc.

Alan [ atman, Esq.

208 West 13th Street New York, NY 10011 44 Sunset Drive Croton-on-Hudson, NY 19520 Jtdith ressler, Coordinator Rockland Citizens for Safe Ehergy Zipporah S. Fleisher 300 New Hempstead Ibad West Branch Conservation Association New City, NY 19956 443 Buena vista Ibad New City, NY 10956 Renee Schwartz, Esq.

Paul 01essin, Esq. Melvin Goldberg, Staff Attorney j

[aurens R. Schwartz, Esq. Joan Ibit, Project Director l

Margaret Cppel, Esq. New York Public Interest Botein, Ibys, Sklar & Hertzberg Research Group, Inc.

9 Murray Street 200 Park Avenue New York, NY 10007 New York, NY 10166 thvid B. Ebboff Craig Kaplan, Esq.

Westchester People's Action National Dnergency Civil Coalition, Inc. Liberties Comnittee 175 Fifth Avenue, Suite 712 255 Crove Street New York, NY 10010 White Plains, NY 10601

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Ms. Ananda Potterfield, Esq. Jeffrey M. Bl'um, Esq.

< Johnston & George, Attys-at-taw New York thiversity taw School 528 Iow Avenue 423 Vanderbilt'liall Iowa City, IA 52240 40 Washirv3 ton Square South New York, NY 10012 Joan Miles Indian Ibint Coordinator Greater New York Council on Ehergy New York City Aufubon Society c/o Dean R. Corren, Director 71 West 23rd Street, Suite 1828 New York thiversity New York, NY 10010 26 Stuyvesant Street New York, NY 10003 Ellyn R. Weiss, Esq.

Will-lam S. Jordan, III, Esq. Steven C. Sholly thrmon and Weiss thion of Concerned Scientists 1725 I Street, N.W., Suite 506 1346 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Suite 1101 Washington, D.C. 20006 Washington, D.C. 20036

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