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Request for Inclusion of Seismic Matters at Hearing on Suspension of Const.* Info Re Whether Util Instituted or Contemplates Any Design Mods of Plant to Compensate for Earthquake Risks Also Requested
ML20236C238
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Site: Diablo Canyon, 05000000
Issue date: 05/09/1972
From: Eissler F
SCENIC SHORELINE PRESERVATION CONFERENCE, INC.
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US ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION (AEC)
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FOIA-87-214 NUDOCS 8707290380
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R:LW FOR 3CCSIO!i 0F SEISPIC MATTERS AT rd RT4' 3 CE SUSPENSIX OF CZ37TECIICN.

In *Amercrhu an; Crda" (April. 21.,1972), the Atoctic Energy Ccnoluion assarts i

(? ' ; that there in "no warrant in considering the question of the adequacy of  !

i sci c.ic design for still another time at d tha :2717-20,1972 hearings, Cn grcunds that the seimic issue is a primary issue in contention, Scenic Shoreline hereby nc.aeste inclueion of this matter on the hearing agenda in accordance trith Section

i,41 anc E.2 of 10C13 $0 Appendi;; D. l Scenn Shoreline balien e in ocnfomance with Section IJb and acecciated -

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e tiew ht continued construction cf Un:.tc 1 am. 2 en :bo casis of inadequate s;wle :ttrchrds vauld forscicte alternative fccility decir..! likely to be roj fired + ,

1 a; o cuteerc cf the encang SE?A roviw.

Oc. July 9: 2971, Scenic Shoreline suhtitud tac duly sucm affidmt of

? . _ .1x; F. . Xandez, c ctructml enginecr . on tho edeject cf sr.icatif 2c h u

7 cn. ' . .y et: tcr th, .. recenth rif2.:b1c :.Mcr the ran Fernard eMate i

ef i'xec, Soc.c Shcrelite rec,utst? tt.nt tire Comi:uion tab r . w I 1971-

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2 fir.z.ngs therein cited cc tbc h;r.is fer hec *in3s that l

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Ne City of Los Angeles # Pro % cad Building Code Amendments" compiled on the j tu.is of tu San Fernando earthqnhc (13 card FE.o 11,501 5.. April 28, 1972) Inow substantiate the original concern presented earlict by Mr. Mandos. The proposed code changes specify (p.10) a city building design criteria based on an acceleration of 0 50 pmtye Ynis nur trend toward more stringent design standards for conventional s+zuctme ir. California indi:ates the importante of even higher standards for

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s t strwtures of critical a .dsnt potentini such as nuclear ,acters. Seismic d sign 1 criteria for tbs San Onsfro additions and the proposed facilit;r at Point Arena eviriently reflott thir noe concern for higher standarde. Since Diablo Canyon is ,

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in h sant, ocrthquake provinco as the los Angelus Basin (Edition of the Uniform .l I

Builiuy;; Code,1955), it is imperative that h luahlo Unite be reappraised in W 3 light of tb prgcsod City of ics Angolts building code remions, h pr& tent acicle decip of th DiColo units fails tc neat tte code revlaions  ;

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svec as they apply to connntionii strvctures. In its carcacnts on ths Xandes i affidavit (" Sepp 1 mental Reply of Pacific Gas and 10.ectric C apany to Motion of Sconic Shoreline Presemtien Conference. Inc., dated July 9, 19718, July 28, 19'/1),

j Paci.fic dunes (p..f): "

..,Under h scimic design critoria devuleped by PG and E8s consultant fer the Ditblo Canyon units, h desip is rud ht the plant mey be i shut de:en safely attor c g.wd ancalenttien of O A0g (PSAR I.;;te.diz D, pp. 8,y).* j Tto pJopeusd new code advocating a 0 50g standard inrtante a reeva.lstion of h.

t Die denn at ths upcem'. s hualsagn l Scenic Ameline takco exccob.cn to the Go.wisdon's t.scerta:n that ote soiesic ccAnticos an dh vtry st:cc elleptiona which poMtdoner advan:oj daring ths ccustecctica pentit hearinr;s ter Unit 2." (Enrandra, April 21. 1972, p ,2) s Data fa 66.:?.4d by Sranc Shore 11aa Ohn dec !ffad.avit, J.dy 9,1971) :n n: Sa Fernar&

sarthquete (Fds,ary 9,1W1) tare mmailablo at ccastructta portat harings f:r Unit 2 Tha data, fnethereert , em m.*r:.11W1o for W ran; caro, Juns 14,1971. of tW, Atcr.d.c Safety md LieSncore. AppM1 Eocrd to Socnic Shwelino's rwyent for 1

men:f dnruti= t,f h sbm de:hien. On Atpet 16,1971 W Appm3 Board tmmed j deva Scranic Sinroline's natr sd.riric contentions vihut g miing W cpportunit;r for a hnring, includin;; cross-cumintion,nuosenry for on iscue of x:5 ungnitude and uip tficLnce.

Open 2c#cting Scenic Shea11:a's request for hearings on nou sciuaic data in its horandm and Order" (August 16, 1971, p.6), the Appeal Board left the door opm; l e xcr for itrcher raen of evideco in accordanco with loc 7R 50100, 50.109, end 2J.0% N Appeal Bonn! itrthcr ctated (scemr.duu, p.6):

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"The Confer: nee's Tetition for Reconsideration and r. ore particularly, the Anendnent to its Supplemental Motion, raise the question of the Ccmission's proper response to the holding of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Colu:'bia Circuit in 2nvert C'iiff's Coordinating _p:=;ittee> ot al. v. United States A tomic _ Energy Commissien. et al (July 23,1(,71). The Cornission has announced it intende, to issno uithin the near future a revision to 10CFR Part 50, Appendix "D"o It is therefore inappropriate to grant the requests concernma envimre.tal natterc submitted by Conference in the Petition for Recentiden tion and Emendnont to its Supplcnental Motion. The questiens raisod thersin w2.11, of course, be sdject to statever rules the Comission is:raes on this subject."

The NEPA rules nou clearly mandate review of seiu: tic data in conjunction with ex rcnnental cor.sideritions.. ::o issue, especially in Cn11fornia and particularly

r the coastal area in questior o la nore gernane to the Section E provisions beir{  !

rm.rmd at the fortheoning hnr:.nsce Cn August 1".,1971 Scenic Shereline and b :. McMillan filed a patition beforo the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to revieu i

j the !cen1:.sion's inrnnec of the ecnstruction perr.its fcr Diablo 1 and 2., The l  ;.m r.ds for r311ef incivi:6. c rquest for reevaluation of sduie structural criteria 2- rain.p such a s these schetaled rey 17-.20, 1972. Subssquant1;y,ths cas? uas

. . . .__.aa to th ? C:.1=f. nim Tr.e Cor.missic . has, thersfare,1 orn dat Sestd:

0;r.3.23 rac 1 rac:.".c aad :.:mdian Anterect in tr.o stinnie design issues and is l

l cnn .i r'_ M e revie I succ. = Mcre unde.c is t?r:c cf :ht Calven ChfTs decision l

e.:a de Ss.tica 2 pec c.ciens 2.planig t14 de' iaj or.. .

Ir an afH: N t of tiuly 21- 1973 C+tse' cad to "Anmr c.? C ?.eplatory Staff l to Supplcnontal Motion for Eeconsidstation" (July 3D,19?l), Leonard M. Hurphy, Chief of the Seimology Group of the Earth Sciences Laboratories, otated that he

%us responsible for the Diablo Canyon site scismic evaluation ..which is attached i

to the AEC reguhtory staffe safety evaluation concerning Diablo Canyon Drit 2 dated Novcaber 18, 1969." Scenic Shoreline has the riCht and seeks the opportunity st the May hearin6 to cross-examine Mr. Murphy. The public le entitled to know the technical competence, philosophical assumptions, and scientific reservations and l Effiraticr.3 of thic kc/ participant in the decicien pr: esco l

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6 3ct::ic Choroline also requests information on itsthor Pacific has instituted c: contemplates any design modifications of Diablo Unitt 1 and 2 to cenpensate for C.c nrthquake risks tyvealed h; the Sem Fernando earthquake and the Los Angeles ci; Ln1fdng code propor.als. l l

01 l0 nc i infomation and concern about et.im.ic design, the opportunity l

Ca the b. asis oi I for further uview of this issue anticipated by the Appeal Ecardi s original decision

(.M;;ust 16,1971), and@the requircients of the courts and the EPA mandata anong  ;

1 ether concidtrcticns: Scenic Shorcline requests the inclusion of the scisc.h iusure j cr. the agenda of the forthcoming ::2y,1972 hearings. ,

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Submitted by g f;u s J

Frederich Eissler 1

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