ML20137H789

Application for Issuance of Subpoena Directing MR Bassiouni to Testify in Litigation of Eddleman Contention 57-C-3 (Nighttime Sirens).Certificate of Svc Encl

ML20137H789
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Site:	Harris
Issue date:	11/22/1985
From:	Sanford J NORTH CAROLINA, STATE OF
To:	Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel
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l UNITED STATES OF AMERICA )

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION ,

l BEFORE THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD In the Matter of CAROLINA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY )

and NORTH CAROLINA EASTERN ) Docket No. 50-400 OL MUNICIPAL POWER AGENCY )

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(Shearon Harris Nuclear Power )

Plant) )

MOTION TO SUBPOENA DR. M. READA BASSIOUNI IN LITIGATION OF EDDLEMAN CONTERTION 57-C-3 (Nighttime Sirens)

NOW COMES Lacy H. Thornburg, Attorney General of North Carolina , and respectfully requests this Board or,its Chair pursuan t to 10 C. F.R. 2.718 and 10 C.F.R. 2.720(a) (1) to issue a subpoena for Dr. M. Reada Bassiouni to testify in the litigation of Eddleman Contention 57-C-3 (2) or to request Applicant CP&L to produce Dr. Bassiouni as a witness (3) or to allow Mr. Eddleman to subpoena Dr. Ba ssio un i .

Pursuant to 10 C . F . R. 2.720(a) and 10 C.F.R. 2.218, the Attorney General respectfully shows the Board the relevance of this request by saying:

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1. At the initial hearing on this contention held in Raleigh, North Carolina on November 4 and 5, 1985, Mr. Eddleman provided information to all parties and to this Board that Dr. M. Reada Bassiouni had information pertaining to this con ten tion . Subse quen t to Mr . Eddleman's repre sen ta tion , the Board contacted Dr. Ba ssio uni in a spea kerphone telephone call on November 5, 1985.

2. During the telephone call, which the Attorney General understands is not part o f the o f ficial record in this lit iga tio n , Dr. Bassiouni sta ted , among other things tha t although CP&L has f ully met the Federal requirements addressed in NUREG 0654 and FEMA-4 3 for the alert and notification system, the nighttime notification of Contention 57-C-3 is not addressed in the Federal guidelines. Dr. Bassiouni went on to sta te tha t ,

" Ho wever , the current installed Harris system can be enhanced to provide nighttime notification, which will be in excess of the guideline requirements."

3. Dr. Bassiouni disputed the testimony of a FEMA witness' derivation of awakening percentages for the Harris siren system and implied that the FEMA witriess had relied inappropriately on j l

studies of noise annoyance rather than studies of noise alerting. -

Dr. Bassiouni suggested that an alternate study which specifi-cally focused on night-time sit en alerting was a more appropria te l starting point. '

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4. Dr. Ba ssio uni further stated his apparent opinion that reliance on an informal alerting system was an inferior sa fe ty stendard to use. He suggested that designing a siren system with nighttime alerting as a target was a better alternative to relying on informal alerting.

5. The Attorney General of North Carolina believes all parties should want the nighttime alerting sirens to be designed adequately to protect the health and safety of the citizens o f North Carolina who live within 10 miles of the plant, regardless of whether that siren design neets dr ~ exceeds certain standards.

Dr. Bassiouni's informa tion , there fore , is critical to the determination of this point. ,

6. Even though the Attorney General believes this information is relevant to all parties , the Attorney General is further aware that Dr. Bassiouni has in ef fect criticized the FEMA standards upon which CP&L relied. In fairness to FEMA and all parties, the Attorney General points out that Dr. Bassiouni should be produced as a witness so that those who may dispute him have the opportunity to cross examine him and rebut his asser-tions openly and on the record.

To this end, the Attorney General requests this Board subpoena or allow Dr. Ba ssio uni to be subpoenaed to provide relevant information to 'the record about the adequacy of nighttime alerting sirens at Shearon Harris Nuclear Plant.

Respectfully submitted, this the 22nd day of November, 1985.

LACY H. THORNBURG Attorney General 0 ,., . w ~ , Ewdd," ' -

Jo Anne Sanford Special Deputy Attorney General Po st Of fice Box 629 Raleigh, North Carolina 27602 (919) 733-7214

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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 00C; EIN . 5t. .a BRAtiCH BEFORE- THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD l

In the Matter of )

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i CAROLINA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY )

l -and NORTH CAROLINA EASTERN ) Docket No. 50-400 OL MUNICIPAL POWER AGENCY )

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(Shearon Harris Nuclear Power )

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that copies of, " Petition to Int ~ervene by the Attorney General of North Carolina" and " Motion to Subpoena Dr. M. Reada Bassiouni in Eddleman Contention 57-C-3 (Sirens)"

were served this 22nd day of November 1985, by deposit in the U. S. Mail, first class, postage prepaid , to the parties on the attached Service List.

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l Jo Anne Sanford Special Deputy Attorney General N.C. Department of Justice Post Of fice Box 629 Raleigh, !; orth Carolina 27602 Telephone: (919) 733-7214

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION BEFORE THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD ,

In the Matter of )

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CAROLINA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY )

and NORTH CAROLINA EASTERN ) Docke t No . 50-400 -OL MUNICIPAL POWER AGENCY )

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(Shearon Harris Nuclear Power )

Plant) )

SEPVICE LIST James L. Kelly, Esquire John D. Runkle, Esquire Atomic Safety & Licensing Board Conservation Council of N. C.

U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Comm. 307 Granville Road Washington , D. C. 20555 Chapel Hill, N. C. 27514 Mr.Glenn O. Bright M. Travis Payne , Esquire Atomic Sa fety & Licensing Board Edelstein and Payne U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Comm. P ." O . Box 12607 Washington , D. C. 20555 Raleigh, N. C. 27605 Dr. James H. Carpenter Dr. Richard D. Wilson Atomic Sa fe ty & Licensing Board 729 Hunter Street U. S. Nuclear Regula tory Comm. Apex, N. C. 27502 Wa shing ton , D. C. 20555 Charles A. Barth, Esquire Mr. Wells Eddleman Janice E. Moore, Esquire 718-A Iredell Street Of f. of Exec. Legal Director Durham, North Carolina 27705 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comm.

Wa shington , D. C. 20555 Docketing & Service Section Richard E. Jones, Esquire Of fice of the Secretary Vice Pres. & Senior Counsel U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comm. Carolina Power & Light Company Washington, D. C. 20555 P. O. Box 1551 Raleigh, N. C. 27602 Mr. Daniel F. Read, President Thomas A. Baxter CHANGE SHAW, PITTMAN, POTTS & TROWBRIDGE P. O. Box 2151 1800 M Street, N.W.

Raleigh, North Carolina 27602 Washington , D. C. 20036 l

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Dr. Linda W. Little Governor's Waste Management Board 513 Albemarle Building Raleigh, North Carolina 27611 Bradley W. Jones, Esquire U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region II 101 Marrietta Street Atlanta , Georgia 30303 Mr. Robert Gruber Executive Director Pu>lic Staff - N.C.U.C.

Post Of fice Box 991 Raleigh, North Carolina 27602 Administrative Judge Harry Foreman - -

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