ML18025A075

Susquehanna Units 1 and 2 - in the Matter of the Application for an Operating License for the Susquehanna Nuclear Generating Station by Pp&L - Amended Petition for Leave to Intervene

ML18025A075
Person / Time
Site:	Susquehanna
Issue date:	01/17/1979
From:	Susquehanna Environmental Advocates
To:	NRC/SECY
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~/~7/PfINTHEMATTEROF:gygCLEARREGULATORY(X&MSSIONTHEAPPLICATIONFORANOPERAQZHGgQy~QLICENSEFORTHESUSQUEHANNA<IZAAK~GENERATINGSTATIONBYTHE+O~~~i"Q.PENNSYLVANIAPCNERANDLIGHTCORPORATIONAPPLICATIONN...,.~'-"ofl978AMENDEDPETITIONFORLEAVETOIÃZEHVENEWe,thefollowingindividuals,asindividualpersonsandasrepresentativesandmembersofaprivate,non-profitunincorporatedorganizationknownasSUSQUEHANNAENVIBCRKNTALADVOCATES,hereinafterreferredtoasSEA,herebysuhnitandfileourAmendedPetitionforLeavetoInterveneintheabove-captionedmatter.Ourcon-tentionsarespecifiedbelow.ItisourpositionthatsaidcontentionsmeettherequirementsoftheNuclear~atoryCammissionforspecificityandthattheissuescontainedandrepresentedbysaidcontentionsshouldberaisedandfullydiscussedatthepublichearingsontheabove-captionedmatter.I.InterestofthePetitionersAsstatedinourPetitionforLeavetoInterveneandRequestforHearing,wehaveadefinitesubstantialinterestinthismatter.PetitionersliveinandaroundWilkes-Barre,LuzerneCounty,Pennsylvania.Petitionersaregainfullyemployedinvariousoccupations.PetitionerstraveltoandfrcmtheWilkes-Barrearea,scme-timestravelingincloseproximitytotheproposedplant.Petitionersusepublicparksforrecreationalactivitiesanduseotherareasforrecreationalactivities,scmeofwhichareincloseproximitytotheproposedplant.Petitionersdrinkwaterframreservoirswhichisinturnderivedfrcmtheareawatershedaxneofwhichisincloseproximitytotheproposedplant.Petitionersconsumefood;saneofwhichisgrowninareasneartheproposedplant.SaneofthePetitionersownrealpropertyintheWilkes-Barrearea.Petitionersfinancial,propertyandhealthinterestwouldbeaffectedbytheoperationoftheproposedplantandthecertainpossibleconsequencesofsaidoperation.

TRANSPORTATICNOFRADIOACTIVENATERIAISl.Table3.8-1ofChapter3Volumn2oftheERmentionsnothingconcerningtheexacttransportationroutestobeusedinthetransportationofradioactivematerials.Thetableabove-nentionedandothersectionsofthereportdonotmentionwhatsafeguardsarebeingimplementedandwhetherthegovernmentorprivateishandlingthedesignandimplementationofthesesafeguards.Thereport.alsodoesnotstatewhetherthepublic,theutility,orthegovernmentisexpectedtopaytheadditionalcostsincurredthroughthespecialsafeguardsandextratransportationnecessarybecauseofthisuniqueformofgeneratingenergy.Thus,it.isourcontentionthatuntilthesequestionsareansweredthereportsbyPP6Lareinadequate.

Thereportdoesnotd.iscussevenpossibleoff-sitelocationsfordisposalorstorageoflow-levelradioactivewaste.Purthermore,thereportignoreswhowillberesponsibleformaintenanceandsecurityofsuchsites,wheresuchsiteswillbelocated,whowillmonitorsuchsitesforpossibleenvironmentalcontaminationandhowlongsuchsitesmustbemaintained.Thus,paragraphtwoofouroriginalpetitionshouldbeadmittedasacontention.

DEG2%ISSI(XVENGTheplansofthecompanyarefordecamnissioningthefacilityaredeficientandinadecpateinthefollowingrespects:1)Themethodtobeusedisnotspecified.2)Thestatementthattheplantwillhavethesamepotentialforbeneficialusesafterdecaanissioningexceptforlandrightaroundthereactorsiteisincorrect.Thepropertyvaluewillbemuchlower.3)Thecostestimateslistedarederivedfromanindustry-sponsoredstudy.Thisindustry-sponsoredstudyisobviouslybiasedandthecostestimatesarefarbelowwhattheactualcostofdecamnissioningwillbe.TheBoardshouldrequirethecompanytostatethespecificmethodthatwillbeusedfordeccxrmissioningbasedonthecurrentleveloftechnologyandtherealisticestimateofitscost.4)Theplanstatesthat"anappropriateandcontinuoussurveillanceprogram"willbeinstituted.Therearenospecificsofferedastowhatthisprogramwillconsistof.5)Section5.8.1-3entitledprcaptrennvalanddismantling,itisinrealitynotanalternativebecauseitisnotfeasibletoprcmptlyremoveanddismantleanuclearreactorinturnbecauseofthehighlevelsofradiationpresent.6)Thethenecessarytowait.fordismantlinghasnotbeenspecified.7)Thestatementthatitis"generallyagreedthatthedecaxnnissioningofalargenuclearpowerfacilityproposednonewoccupationalorenvironmentalhazards"iserroneous.Thiswouldnotbeagreedtobytheworkerswhohavetodismantletheplant.Infact,thereareseriousradiationhazards.8)Thesectionofthereportstatesthattheindustrystudywasbasedonasimilarreactor.Itdoesnotstatewhichreactorarifitwasbuiltbythesameccxapany,orifitwassoldbythesarreccmpany.Thisinformationshouldbefurbished.Thus,wethinkthatParagraph3ofouroriginalpetitionasamendedshouldbeadmittedasacontention.

HUFiBERPOiiRi%eithertheERnortheFSARdiscussestheadecuacyofthefuelsupplyovertheprojectedlifeotheplant.Thepiceofuraniumfuelhasrisenapproximately4OC/ointhelastsizyears.Iiuchofoururaniummustbeimported.)Jethinkthattheadeauacyofthesupply,thesourceofthesupply(companyandcountry),thecurrentpriceoffuelandtheprojectedprice,andtheezistingcontractsforuraniumfuelshouldbedisclosedanddiscussed.Thus,paragraphfourofouroriginalpetitionshouldbeadmittedasacontention.

ttEXPOSUREOFURANIUMMINERSANDTHEPUBLZCTORADIATION-NUMBERSFIVEANDSIXEnvironmentalimpactsassetforthintable5.9-1entitled"SumeryofEnvironmentalConsiderationsfortheUraniumFuelCycleoftheEnvironmentalReportincludeonlythnotation"OccupationalExposure(person-rem)226fromReprocessingWasteManagement".Thus,theenvironmentalreportignoresparagraph5ofouroriginalpetition.Itiswellknownthaturaniumminersareexposedtoradiationanddogetcancerfrcmsaidoccupationalexposure.Wewanttoknowthenumberofsuchminers,theextentoftheexposureandtheprojectednumberofcancerandprematuredeathstobecausedasaresultofthenooninguraniumforuseinfabricatingthefuelsupplyfortheseproposedunits.Themungisdefinitelypartofthefuelcycle.Thereisalogicalandunavoidableconnectioncauseandeffectrelationshipbetweentheoperationoftheplantandtheminingofuranium.Thus,itisourcontentionthatthisisarelevantquestionandshouldbeexploredinthehearings.Thestatementsintheaboveparagraphsrelatingtoexposureofminersare~lyapplicabletotheexposureofminersandgeneralpublicfromradiationfrommilltailings.Thusparagraph6ofouroriginalpetitionshouldalsobeadmittedasacontention.

EXPOSUREOFWORKERSTORADIATICN7.Theenvironmentalreportandfinalsafetyanalysisreportareinadequateinthattheydonotdetailthenunberofcancerandprematuredeathstobecausedbyexposureofmaintenanceworkerstoradiation.ThereportsbyPP6LdostatethattherewillbeexposureofworkerswhoareworkingonUnit2ofthestationwhileUnit1isinoperation.Thereportsareinadequateinthattheyfailtostatewhythisexposureisnecessaryatall.NecontendthatUnit1shouldnotbeginoperationuntilconstructioniscompletedonUnit2.

HiViB~~REIGHTThereportdoesnotelaborateone'herthetrainingortheadecuacyofsafeguardstoprotectlocalemergencyunitswh'chmayberequiredtoparticipateinemergencyevacuationproceduresorwhichmayoerequiredtodealwithon-sitesituations.Thereportdoesnotstatewhetherthepublicortheutilitywillprovidethetraininginprotectionandprocedurerequiredbylocalemergencyunitstocoordinateasafe,systematicevacuation.Thus,paragrapheightofouroriginalpetitionshouldbeadmittedasacontention.

TheSumnaxyofEnvironrrentalConsiderationsfortheUraniumFuelCycleoftheERdoesmentionoccupationalexposurefrcmreprocessing.However,itdoesnotstatehowmanyworkersaretobeaffected,theextentofexposureperworker,andthen~of'cancerandprematuredeathstobecaused.Wethinkthattheenvironmentalreportisinadequateanditdoesnotdetailtheobviouslyhumancostsoftheoperationoftheplant.Thus,wethinkthatnumber9inouroriginalpetitionshouldbeadmittedasacontention.NUMBERTENAseriousaccidentattheplantsiteinvolvingamajorreleaseofradiationandtheconsequencesofthisarenotevendiscussedintheERortheFSARofPP6L.Studiesshowingthat.theriskissosmallthatthisdoesnot.evenneedtobediscussedareirrelevant.Thesestudieshavebeeninlargepartdiscreditedandregardlessoftheextentoftherisktheextentofthepossibledamagedemandsdiscussionofthispossibility.Wewanttoknowtheconsequencesofsuchanaccidentintermsofthehealth,welfareandemploymentofpeopleofthePpaningValleyArea.Wewanttoknowwhowillbearthecostsofinjuriesanddamagestohealth,propertyandlibertyintheeventofamajoraccidentwhichcouldcontaminatetheentireRycmingValleyrenderingitunfitforuseandcausinganindeteaninatenumberofcancerandprematuredeaths.Thus,wethinkthatparagraph10inouroriginalpetitionshouldbeadmittedasacontention.

-ASSURANCEOFEFFECTIVENESSOFSAFETYSYSTENS(INCLUDINGE.C.C.S.)Inlight.ofrecentE.C.C.S.Testing,it.isstilluncertainastowhethertheback-upsystancanperformsatisfactorallyundertheanredynamicconditionsfoundinthenuclearfacilityinBerwick.Itshouldalsobestressedthatasingletestingshouldnotprovethereliabilityofanysystem,letaloneonesocrucialastheE.C.C.S.

SECURITYPLANS-NUMBERS13and14AccordingtoPennsylvaniaPowerandLightDomznentstheSecurityPlanfortheSSEShasbeensubmittedasaseparatedocumentwithheldframpublicdisclosurepursuanttoFederalRegulations.However,itisourcontentionthatwehavearighttoknowandthepublichasarighttoknowthefollowingfactsconcerningthesecurityarrangements:1.Howmanypeoplewillbehiredtoworkonthesecurityforceattheplant?2.Howwillsaidsecurityforcebearmed?3.Thecostsofsaidsecurityforce?4.Whowillbearthecostsofsaidsecurityforce-thestockholdersortheratepayers?5.Whatkindofplanshavebeenmadeforsecurityclearanceofworkerstobehiredtobepartofthesecurityforce,howmuchtheseinvestigationsandprocedureswillcost,andwhowillbearthecost?

NUMBERFIPZZENTheenvironmentalreportfiledbythecompanyistotallyinadequateinexploringthealternatives.Environmentalreportsimplyadoptsthealternativesexploredin1972.Toassumethatthesituationhasnotchangedsince1972,isridiculous.Thecurrentenvironrrentalreportstatesthattherearebasicallyonlytwo(2)alternatives,theoperationoftheplantor'ettingtheplantstandunused.Thisassertiononlyreflectsupontheshort-sightednessofthemrpany.Therearemorethantwoalternatives.Amongthanaretheuseoftheseriousenergyconservationprogram,toreducedenandforelectricity,.Aseriousprogramwouldeliminatetheneedfortheplantaltogetherandwouldsavetheconsumersobviouslyagreatdealofmoney.Thereisalsothealternativeofutilitydevelopingalternatingenergysourcesincludingsolarwindandhydor-power.Duringthepastfiveyearstheseenergysourceshavebeccxneamuchmorewell-known.However,thetechnologyfortheirusehasbeeninexistencemanyyearsbeforethis.Theassumptionbythecompanythatelectricusewillgrowfvmanannualrateof4.7%fram1975to1990isprobablyerroneous,absentofseriousconservationofenergyeffort.Ifthereweresuchaneffort,whichwecontendthecampanyshouldtaketheinitiativeinsupportingtheelectricusegrowtAforecastwouldbevastlyoverstated.Wethinkthatwhateverportionofthiselectricusegrm~forecastisexpectedtobeusedforelectricspaceheatingshouldbedisregardedbytheBoard.Thisisawastefulandinefficientwaytouseelectricity.Alternativesourcescouldbeused.The1972reportdiscussesneitherenergyconservationoralternativeenergysourcesasalternativestotheproposedplant.Thus,forthesereasonsaloneit,isgrosslydeficient.Italsoassumesa70percentcapacityfactorforthenuclearplantwhenthenationalexperiencehasbeenthatthenuclearplantshavehadalessthan60percentcapacityfactorduetofrequentshut-downsandbreak-dawns.Italso II~oeassumesmuchlowerpriceforuraniumfuelthanisncaainexistence.Evengiventhesefactors,thecostofthenuclearplantisonlyslightlylowerthanthecostofcoalplants.Wethinkthatthesealtexnativesshouldbere-examined.Thus,paragraph15ofouroriginalpetitionasamendedshouldbeadmittedasacontention.

CONCUJSIONTheissuanceofanoperatinglicensetotheproposedfacilitymaybeinimicaltotheccmnondefense,security,health,safety,welfare,andlibertyofthepublicintheWilkes-BarreandWyomingValleyarea.Theapplicationforsaidoperatinglicenseshouldbesubjectedtotheclosestpossiblescrutiny.Theapplicationshouldbesubjectedtosuchscrutiny,especiallyinlightoftheForwardtotheEnvironmentalReportwrittenbythePennsylvaniaPowerandLightinAprilof1978.TheForwardstatesasfollows:"...weasenergyprovidersmustcontinuetobeforwardthinkingandever-awareofsocialandenvironmentalconsiderationswhichmustmeshwithplansforenergysupplies.Inshort,wehavebecame,bynecessity,moreaptplannersweighingcarefullyouroptionsandimpactsonspaceshipEarth."The19thCenturymrdsofNietzschehaveasmuchmeaningtodayforcorporateandsocialdecisionsasforindividualactions.'Manshapeshisownfuture,andthat,aswellasbywhathedcesasbywhathefailstodo.'ThisenvironmentalreportforourSusgueharumSteamElectricStationrecordsthestepswearetakingsothatwewillnotfailtoservefuturegenerations."ThisForwardtotheEnvironmentalReportdemonstratesincredibleignoranceandarroganceonthepartofthePennsylvaniaPowerandLightCcxqpany.Thecon@anyattemptstoportraythemselvesasenlightenedsocialplannersandcarefulstewardsandcaretakersoftheEarth'senvironmentandresources.TherealityofthesituationisthatthePennsylvaniaPowerandLightCanpany,alongwithscmeotherutilityccmpanies,nuclearreactorbuilders,banksandfinancialinstitutions,isthroughtheconstructionoftheproposedoperationofthisplantcontributingtocanceramonguraniumminers,millers,andworkersattheplant,seriousadverseenvironmentalconsecpences,andincreasedratesfortheconsumer.Theplantwillbe adisasterforconsumersaswellasfortheenvironment.Thereareprovenalterna-tivestonuclearpcmerwhicharesafer,cleaner,andcheaper.ItisourcontenfionthatweshouldusethesealternativesandthattheapplicationforanoperatinglicensebythePennsylvaniaPowerandLightCompanyfortheSusquehannaSteamElectricStationshouldbedenied.

INTHEMATEROF:THEAPPLICATIONFORANOPERATINGLICENSEFORTHESUSQUEHANNANUCUWRGENERATINGSTATICNBYTHEPENNSYLVANIAPCNERANDLI(RTCORPORATIONNUCLEARREGULATORYCGNKESSIONAPPLICATIONNO.of1978SUPPLEMENTALPEZITIONFORATZORNEYSFEES,COSTSOFEXPERTWIK5ESSESANDNISCELLANFGUSCOSTSl.AspartofouroriginalpetitionwesubmittedasupplementalpetitionrequestingthatSEAbeawardedcostsofattorneysfees,expertwitnesses,andmiscellaneouscosts.Wefurtherstatedthereasonsforoursupplementalpetition.2.Wehavereceivednorulingonthispetitionatthistine.Thelackoffundshasbeenaseriousobstacletoourpreparationofananendedpetition.Wearepeoplewhohavefull-timejobsandwedonothavefull-timetodevotetothisresearch,unliketheemployeesofPPaLandtheirattorneys.3.Weagainrequestthatanorderbeentereddirectingpa~tofthesecostsbytheNuclearRegulatoryCaamission.~O~<g~c.o+gl~C+gx~/

INTHEMATTEROF:THEAPPLICATIONFORANOPERATINGLICENSEFORTHESUSQUEHKWANUCLEARGENERATINGSTATIONBYTHEPENNSYLVANIAPCNERANDLIGHTCORPORATIONAPPLICATIONNO.of1978NUCLEIREGULATORYCCÃGSSIONAFFIDAVITWe,theurdersigned,Petitionersintheabove-captionedmatter,~g-d~s~,affirmthatallstatenentsconfirmedintheamndedPetitionandtheSupplementalPetitionaretrueandaccuratetothebestofourkncvledae,informationandbelief.d'g