ML20207R253

Imforms That Encl Chairman Zech to Congressman Markey Outlines NRC Plan for Improving Sys for Adequate Noticing of Meetings W/Licensee Re Plant,In Response to

ML20207R253
Person / Time
Site:	Seabrook
Issue date:	03/05/1987
From:	Noonan V Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Backus R BACKUS, MEYER & SOLOMON
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NUDOCS 8703170024
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BGrimes PAD #5 Reading JPartlow VNerses EJordan Slong NThompson MRushbrook OGC-Beth Gray File 3.5a TMNovak RPerlis Robert A. Backus, Esquire Backus, Meyer & Solomon 116 lowell Street P. O. Box 516 Manchester, NH 03105

Dear Mr. Backus:

In your letter of January 15, 1986 you noted the need for adequate noticina of meetings with the applicant regarding Seabrook. Our plan for improving the situation and for which my Directorate will follow is given in the enclosed Chairman &ch's letter dated February 5,1987 to Congressman Markey.

I regret the difficulty you have had to endure in this matter, and I expect it to be resolved by the action we are taking.

Questions or additional information regarding this matter should be directed to the Seabrook Pro.iect Manager, Mr. V, Nerses at (301) 492-8535.

Sincerely,

/s/

Vincent S. Noonan, Director PWR Pro.fect Directorate #5 Division of PWR l.icensing-A

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h Mr. Robert J. Harrison Public Service Company of New Hampshire Seabrook Nuclear Power Station cc:

Thomas Dignan, Esq. E. Tupper Kinder, Eso.

John A. Ritscher, Eso. G. Dana Bisbee, Esq.

Ropes and Gray Assistant Attorney General 225 Franklin Street Office of Attorney General Roston, Massachusetts 0?110 208 State Hosue Aanex Concord, New Hampshire 03301 Mr. Bruce B. Beckley, Pro. ject Manaaer Public Service Company of New Hampshire Resident Inspector Post Office Box 330 Seabrook Nuclear Power Station Manchester, New Hampshire 03105 c/o US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Post Office Box 700 Dr. Mauray Tye, President Seabrook, New Hampshire 03874 Sun Valley Association 209 Summer Street Mr. John DeVincentis, Director Haverhill, Massachusetts 01839 Engineering and I.icensing Yankee Atomic Electric Company Robert A. Backus, Esq. 1671 Worchester Road O'Neil, Backus and Spielman Framingham, Massachusetts 01701 116 1.owell Street Manchester, New HamDshire 03105 Mr. A. M. Ebner, Pro.iect Manager United Engineers & Constructors William S. Jordan, III 30 South 17th Street Diane Curran Post Office Box 8223 Harmon, Weiss & Jordan Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19101 20001 S Street, NW Suite 430 Mr. Robert J. Harrison Washington, D.C. 20009 President & Chief Executive Officer Public Service Company of New Mr. Philip Ahrens, Esq. Hampshire, P. O. Box 330 Assistant Attorney General Manchester, New Hampshire 03105 State House, Station #6 Augusta, Maine 04333 Carol S. Sneider, Esq.

Office of the Assistant Attorney General Environmental Protection Division Mr. Warren Hall One Ashburton Place Public Service Company of Boston, Massachusettr 0?108 New Hampshire Post Office Box 330 D. Pierre G. Cameron, Jr. , Esq.

Seabrook, New Hampshire 03874 General Counsel Public Service Company of New I'ampshire Seacoast Anti Pollution f.eague Post Office Box 330 Ms. Jane Douohty Manchester, New Hampshire 03105 5 Market Street Portsmouth, New Hampshire 03801 Regional Administrator, Region I U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mr. Diana P. Rardall 631 Park Avenue 70 Collins Street Ving of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406 Seabrook, New Hampshire 03874 Richard Hampe, Eso.

New Hampshire Civil Detense Agency 107 Pleasant Street

< Concord, New Hampshire 03301

e b Public Service Company of Seabrook Nuclear Power Station New Hampshire cc:

Mr. Calvin A. Canney, City Manager Mr. Alfred V. Sargent, City Hall Chairman 126 Daniel Street Poard of Selectmen Portsmouth, New Hampshire 03801 Town of Salisbury, MA 01950 i Ms. Letty Hett Senator Gordon J. Humphrey Town of Brentwood ATTN: Tom Burack RFD Dalton Road U.S. Senate Brentwood, New Hampshire 03833 Washington, D.C. 20510 Ms. Roberta C. Pevear Mr. Owen 8. Durgin Chairman Town of Hampton Falls, New Han.pshire Durham Board of Selectmen Drinkwater Road Town of Durham .

Hampton Falls, New Hampshire 03844 Durham, New Hampshire 03824 Ms. Sandra Gavutis .

Charles Cross, Eso.

Town of Kensington, New Hampshire Shaines, Mardrigan and RDF 1 McEaschern East Kingston, New Hampshire 03827 25 M q.lewood Avenue Post Office Box 366 Portsmouth, New Hampshire 03801 Chairman, Board of Selectmen RFD 2 South Hampton, New Hampshire 03827 Mr. Guy Chichester, Chaiman Rye Nuclear Intervention Mr. Angie Machiros, Chairman Committee Board of Selectmen c/o Rye Town Hall for the Town of Newbury 10 Central Road Newbury, Massachusetts 01950 Rye, New Hampshire 03870 Ms. Cashman, Chairman Jane Spector Board of Selectmen Federal Energy Regulatory Town of Amesbury Commission Town Hall 825 North Capital Street, NE Amesbury, Massachusetts 01913 Room 8105 i Washington, D. C. 20426 Honorable Peter J. Matthews Mayor, City of Newburyport Mr. R. Sweenev Office of the Mayor New Hampshire Yankee Division City Hall Public Service of New Hampshire Newburyport, Massachusetts 01950 Company 7910 Woodmont Avenue Mr. Donald E. Chick, Town Manager Bethesda, Maryland 20814 Town of Exeter l 10 Front Street Mr. William B. Derrickson Exeter, New Hampshire 03823 Senior Vice President Public Service Company of l Mr. Richard Strome, Director New Hampshire l State Civil Defense Acracy Post Office Box 700, Route 1 l State Office Park South Seabrook, New Hampshire 03874 l 107 Pleasant Street j Concord, New Hampshire 03301

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'%.... I February 5, 1987 cwAmMAN 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 la,

' 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 meeting is scheduled. We will give parties two weeks notice of meetings However, unusual circumstances might require as you suggest.

that a meeting be scheduled with less than two weeks notice.

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

. future meetings related to The Staff will also transcribe Applicants' December 18, 1986 allpetition 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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