ML15112B201

Beyond Nuclear'S Hearing Request and Motion to Intervene

ML15112B201
Person / Time
Site:	Davis Besse
Issue date:	04/22/2015
From:	Lodge T J - No Known Affiliation
To:	NRC/OCM
SECY RAS
Shared Package
ML15112B200	List: ML15112B201
References
50-346-LR, ASLBP 11-907-01-LR-BD01, RAS 27550
Download: ML15112B201 (7)

Text

April 22, 2015 UNI TED STATES OF AMERI CA NUCL EAR REGUL ATORY COMMI SSI ON BEF ORE THE SECRETARY OF TH E COMMI SSI ON I n the Matter of

)FirstEne rg y Nuclea r Ope rating Co. ) Docke t No. 50-346-L R (Da vis-Be sse Nucle ar Power Station, Unit 1)

)) BEYOND NUCLEAR'S HEARING REQUEST AND P ETIT ION TO INTE RVENE IN LICENSE RENEWAL P ROCEEDING F OR DAVIS-BESS E NUCLEAR P OWER PLAN T I. INTRODUCTION Pursuant to 10 C.F.R. §§ 2.309(c), 2.309(f)(1), and 2.309(f)(2), B ey ond Nuclea r re quests a hea ring and see ks leave to intervene in the Nuclea r Reg ulatory Commi ssion's ("NRC's")

license r enew al proc eeding for the D avis-B esse nuc lear power plant. This Hear ing Request/Petition t o I nterve ne is supported by the attac hed B ey ond Nuclea r's Motion to Reopen the Recor d of L icense Renewa l Procee ding f or Da vis-Be sse Nucle ar Powe r Plant (April 22, 2015). Be y ond Nuclea r see ks admission of a sing le "plac e-holde r" c ontention challeng ing the NRC's relianc e, in proposing to re-lice nse Da vis-Be sse, on the Continued Storag e of Spent Nuclea r F uel Rule (79 F ed. Reg. 56,238 (Sept. 19, 2014) ("

Continued Spent Fuel Storag e Rule")) and the Ge neric Environmental I mpact Statement for Continued St orag e of Spent Nuclea r F uel (NU REG-2157, September 2014) ("Continued Spent Fuel Storag e GEI S")).1 1 Be y ond Nuclea r notes that similar place-holder c ontentions have be en filed in other NRC licensing case s, including lice nse re newa l proce eding for Callaw ay Unit 1 and the F ermi Unit 3 COL proce eding. See Missouri Coalit ion for the Environme nt's Hea ring Request and Petition to Whil e B ey ond Nuclea r see ks admission of its contention, it does not seek to litiga te the substantive content in an a djudicatory hear ing. I nstead, B ey ond Nuclea r has a lrea dy raised its conce rns about the Continued Spent Fue l Storag e Rule and the Continued Spent Fuel Storag e GEI S in comments on draft ver sions of those documents, and the NRC has alrea dy either reje cted or disreg arde d Be y ond Nuclea r's c omments in the final versions of the Rule a nd GEI S.Be y ond Nuclea r also has a ppeale d the final ve rsions to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.

See B eyond Nuc lear et al. v. NRC, Docke t No. 14-1216 (f iled Oct. 29, 2014).2 The sole pur pose of this contention is to lodge a for mal challeng e to the NRC's complete and unqualifie d relianc e, in the sepa rate license r enew al proc eeding for Da vis-Be sse, on the leg ally defic ient Continued Spent Fuel Storag e Rule and Continued Spent Fue l Storag e GEI S. Be y ond Nuclea r submits it s contention with the rea sonable e x pecta tion that it wil l be denied, beca use the subjec t matter of the c ontention is ge neric. Be y ond Nuclea r re spectfully submits that never theless, the filing of a c ontention is the only proce dural mea ns offe red by Commi ssion reg ulations for ensur ing tha t any court de cision resulting from B ey ond Nuclea r's a ppeal of the g ener ic Continued Spent Fuel Storag e Rule and G EI S will also be applied to the individual Davis-B esse lice nse re newa l proce eding , which re lies on the Continued Spent Fuel Storag e Rule I nterve ne in L icense Renewa l Procee ding f or Callawa y Nuclea r Power Plant (D ec. 8, 2014)

Be y ond Nuclea r's He aring Request and Petition to I nterve ne in Combined L icense Procee ding for F ermi Unit 3 Nucle ar Powe r Plant (Fe

b. 12, 2015).

2 Bey ond Nuclear v. NRC was c onsolidated with four other case s and is now ca ptioned New Y ork et al. v. NRC, Docke t Nos. 14-1210, 14-1212, 14-1216, a nd 14-1217 (Consolidated) (filed October 31, 2014) ("

New Y ork II"). 2 and GEI S. Upon denial of B ey ond Nuclea r's c ontention, Be y ond Nuclea r intends to immediately appea l the decision to the U.S. Court of Appea ls and reque st that the case be held in abey ance pending the Court's dec ision in New Y ork II. 3 D E M O N ST R A T IO N O F S T A N D IN G II. He a d q u a rt e re d i n T a k o m a P a rk , M a ryla n d , Be y o n d N u c l e a r i s a n a t i o n a l w a t c h d o g o rga n i za t i o n o n t h e n u c l e a r p o w e r a n d r a d i o a c t i ve w a st e i n d u st ri e s, a s w e l l a s o n t h e f e d e ra l go ve rn m e n t a ge n c i e s t h a t a re s u p p o se d t o p ro t e c t t h e p u b l i c a n d t h e e n vi ro n m e n t f ro m t h e r i sk s o f ra d i a t i o n a n d r a d i o a c t i ve w a st e t o h u m a n h e a l t h a n d e c o syste m s. Be y o n d N u c l e a r a i m s t o e d u c a t e a n d a c t i va t e t h e p u b l i c a b o u t t h e c o n n e c t i o n s b e t w e e n n u c l e a r p o w e r a n d n u c l e a r w e a p o n s a n d t h e n e e d t o a b a n d o n b o t h t o s a fe gu a rd o u r fu t u re , i n c l u d i n g o n t h e r i sk s a ss o c i a t e d w i t h t h e i n e vi t a b l e ge n e ra t i o n o f ra d i o a c t i ve w a st e b y t h e n u c l e a r i n d u st ry. Be y o n d N u c l e a r a d vo c a t e s fo r a n e n e rgy f u t u re t h a t i s su st a i n a b l e , b e n i gn , a n d d e m o c ra t i c. Be y o n d N u c l e a r se e k s a d m i ss i o n o f i t s c o n t e n t i o n i n o rd e r t o p ro t e c t i t s m e m b e rs' i n t e re st i n a c l e a n a n d h e a l t h y e n vi ro n m e n t , i n c l u d i n g p ro t e c t i o n fr o m t h e h e a l t h a n d e n vi ro n m e n t a l h a za rd s p o se d b y ge n e ra t i o n o f sp e n t f u e l a t t h e p ro p o se d D a vi s-Be ss e n u c l e a r re a c t o rs. T h e o rga n i za t i o n h a s st a n d i n g t o i n t e rve n e t h ro u gh m e m b e rs w h o l i ve , w o rk , a n d/o r o w n p ro p e rt y w i t h i n 5 0 m i l e s o f t h e p ro p o se d D a vi s-Be ss e , a n d t h e i r i n t e re st s m a y b e a ff e c t e d b y t h e r e su l t s o f t h e p ro c e e d i n g. V i rg i n i a E l e c t ri c a n d P o w e r C o. (N o rt h An n a N u c l e a r Po w e r St a t i o n , U n i t s 1 a n d 2), ALAB-52 2 , 9 N R C 5 4 , 5 6 (1 9 7 9). T h e i r h e a l t h , sa fe t y , p ro p e rt y va l u e , a n d m e a n s o f l i ve l i h o o d c o u l d b e a d ve rs e l y a ff e c t e d i f t h e N R C p e rm i t s D a vi s-Be ss e t o o p e ra t e i n a m a n n e r t h a t i s u n sa fe o r h a rm fu l t o t h e e n vi ro n m e n t. Be y o n d N u c l e a r h a s a t t a c h e d d e c l a ra t i o n s fr o m m e m b e rs ____, w h o h a ve a u t h o ri ze d Be y o n d N u c l e a r t o b ri n g t h i s l e ga l a c t i o n o n t h e i r b e h a l ve s. F A C T U A L A N D P R O C E D U R A L B A C K G R O U N D II I.F o r se ve ra l d e c a d e s, t h e N R C r e l i e d o n i t s "W a st e C o n fi d e n c e" d e c i si o n a n d T e m p o ra ry S t o ra ge R u l e t o a d d re ss , i n r e a c t o r l i c e n si n g a n d r e-li c e n si n g p ro c e e d i n gs, s a fe t y a n d e n vi ro n m e n t a l i ss u e s a ss o c i a t e d w i t h s p e n t f u e l s t o ra ge a n d d i sp o sa l. In 2 0 1 0 , t h e N R C p u b l i sh e d u p d a t e s t o t h e W a st e C o n fi d e n c e d e c i si o n (t h e "W a st e C o n fi d e n c e U p d a t e") a n d T e m p o ra ry S t o ra ge R u l e , w h i c h w e re c h a l l e n ge d b y s e ve ra l s t a t e go ve rn m e n t s, a n In d i a n t ri b e , a n d e n vi ro n m e n t a l o rga n i za t i o n s. W a st e C o n fi d e n c e D e c i si o n U p d a t e , 7 5 Fed. R e g. 8 1 ,0 3 7 (D e c. 2 3 , 2 0 1 0) a n d T e m p o ra ry S t o ra ge R u l e , 7 5 Fed R e g. 8 1 ,0 3 2 (D e c. 2 3 , 2 0 1 0). In N e w York v. N R C , 6 8 1 F.3d 4 7 1 (D.C. C i r. 2 0 1 2) ("N e w York I"), t h e U.S. C o u rt o f Ap p e a l s va c a t e d t h e W a st e C o n fi d e n c e U p d a t e a n d T e m p o ra ry St o ra ge R u l e , a n d r e m a n d e d t h e m t o t h e N R C f o r fu rt h e r p ro c e e d i n gs. Sh o rt l y t h e re a ft e r, i n r e sp o n se t o p e t i t i o n s b y Be y o n d N u c l e a r a n d o t h e r p a rt i e s, t h e N R C su sp e n d e d l i c e n si n g a n d r e-li c e n si n g d e c i si o n s fo r a l l r e a c t o rs , p e n d i n g c o m p l e t i o n o f t h e e n vi ro n m e n t a l s t u d i e s o rd e re d b y t h e U.S. C o u rt o f Ap p e a l s. C a l v e rt C l i f f s 3 N u c l e a r P o w e r P ro j e c t , LL C e t a l., C L I-12-16 , 7 6 N R C 6 3 (2 0 1 2) ("C L I-12-16"). O n S e p t e m b e r 1 3 , 2 0 1 3 , i n r e sp o n se t o t h e C o u rt's r e m a n d i n N e w York I , t h e N R C p u b l i sh e d a p ro p o se d r u l e e n t i t l e d W a st e C o n fi d e n c e - C o n t i n u e d St o ra ge o f Sp e n t N u c l e a r F u e l , 7 8 Fed. R e g. 5 6 ,7 7 6 (Se p t. 1 3 , 2 0 1 3) ("Pr o p o se d W a st e C o n fi d e n c e R u l e"). T h e N R C a l so p u b l i sh e d a D ra ft W a st e C o n fi d e n c e GE IS (N U R E G-21 5 7 , n o t i c e d a t 7 8 Fed. R e g. 5 6 ,6 2 1 (Se p t. 1 3 , 2 0 1 3)). O n D e c e m b e r 2 0 , 2 0 1 3 , Be y o n d N u c l e a r j o i n e d t h i rt y-tw o o t h e r e n vi ro n m e n t a l o rga n i za t i o n s i n s u b m i t t i n g C o m m e n t s b y E n vi ro n m e n t a l O rga n i za t i o n s o n D ra ft W a st e C o n fi d e n c e Ge n e ri c E n vi ro n m e n t a l Im p a c t S t a t e m e n t a n d P ro p o se d W a st e C o n fi d e n c e R u l e a n d P e t i t i o n t o R e vi se a n d In t e gra t e 3 In th is c on te xt , B eyo nd N uc lea r no te s th a t it s c on te nt io n is no t a c c om p a ni ed b y a p et it io n f or a w a iv er of 1 0 C.F.R. §§ 5 1.7 1 (d), 5 1.9 5 (c)(2), or a ny of t he o th er r eg ula ti on s o n w hi c h th e C om mis s io n r elie s t o b a r me mb er s o f t he p ub lic f r om lit ig a ti ng g en er ic N E P A i s s ue s i n in d iv id ua l li c e n s i n g p r oc ee d in gs. N o p ur p os e w ou ld b e s er ve d b y s uc h a w a iv er , b ec a us e B eyo nd N uc lea r d oe s no t s ee k a n a d j ud ic a to r y he a r in g o n t h e N R C's ge ne r ic en vi r on men ta l f in d in gs. Ins te a d , B eyo nd N uc lea r's on ly p ur p os e in r a is in g it s c on te nt io n is to en s ur e th a t a ny d ec is i o n b y t h e U.S. C ou r t of A p p ea ls r eg a r d in g th e va lid it y of th e C on ti nu ed S p e n t Fue l S to r a ge R ule a nd GE IS w ill a lso b e a p p lied to th is p r oc ee d in g, in w hi c h th e N R C r elie s o n th em.3 Al l S a fe t y a n d E n vi ro n m e n t a l R e gu l a t i o n s R e l a t e d t o S p e n t Fue l S t o ra ge a n d D i sp o sa l (AD AM S Ac c e ss i o n N o. M L 1 4 0 3 0 A1 5 2 , c o rr e c t e d o n J a n. 7 , 2 0 1 4 i n M L 1 4 0 2 4 A2 9 7) ("Be y o n d N u c l e a r e t a l. C o m m e n t s"). T h e Be y o n d N u c l e a r e t a l. C o m m e n t s w e re s u p p o rt e d b y e x p e rt d e c l a ra t i o n s b y D r. Ar j u n M a k h i j a n i , D a vi d L o c h b a u m , D r. Go rd o n T h o m p so n , a n d M a rk C o o p e r (AD AM S Ac c e ss i o n N o. M L 1 4 0 3 0 A1 5 2). T h e c o m m e n t s a n d s u p p o rt i n g d e c l a ra t i o n s m a d e d e t a i l e d a n d c o m p re h e n si ve c ri t i c i sm s o f t h e P ro p o se d W a st e C o n fi d e n c e R u l e a n d D ra ft W a st e C o n fi d e n c e GE IS, c h a rgi n g t h a t t h e y w e re i n a d e q u a t e t o s a t i sf y N E PA o r t h e At o m i c E n e rgy Ac t o n b o t h l e ga l a n d t e c h n i c a l gr o u n d s. O t h e r o rga n i za t i o n s, a s w e l l a s st a t e a n d l o c a l go ve rn m e n t s, a l so f i l e d c o m m e n t s c ri t i c a l o f t h e Pr o p o se d R u l e a n d D ra ft GE IS. In F e b ru a ry 2 0 1 4 , t h e N R C i ss u e d a d ra ft ve rs i o n o f Su p p l e m e n t 5 2 t o t h e Ge n e ri c E n vi ro n m e n t a l Im p a c t S t a t e m e n t f o r L i c e n se R e n e w a l o f N u c l e a r Pl a n t s R e ga rd i n g D a vi s-Be ss e N u c l e a r Po w e r St a t i o n (N U R E G-14 3 7) ("D a vi s-Be ss e D E IS"). T h e D a vi s-Be ss e D E IS st a t e d t h a t t h e C o m m i ss i o n h a d d i re c t e d t h e N R C S t a ff t o r e vi se t h e W a st e C o n fi d e n c e R u l e a n d t o p re p a re a ge n e ri c e n vi ro n m e n t a l i m p a c t s t a t e m e n t ("E IS") re ga rd i n g t h e i m p a c t s o f c o n t i n u e d s t o ra ge o f sp e n t f u e l. Id. a t 6-2. T h e D E IS a l so s t a t e d t h a t "[t]h e r e vi se d r u l e a n d s u p p o rt i n g E IS a re e x p e c t e d t o p ro vi d e t h e n e c e ss a ry N E PA a n a l y se s o f w a st e c o n fi d e n c e-re l a t e d h u m a n h e a l t h a n d e n vi ro n m e n t a l i ss u e s." Id. a t 6-3. In Se p t e m b e r 2 0 1 4 , d e sp i t e s i gn i fi c a n t c ri t i c i sm s o f t h e p ro p o se d C o n t i n u e d S p e n t Fue l S t o ra ge R u l e a n d D ra ft C o n t i n u e d S p e n t Fue l S t o ra ge GE IS, t h e N R C p u b l i sh e d t h e Fin a l C o n t i n u e d S p e n t Fue l S t o ra ge R u l e a n d Fin a l C o n t i n u e d S p e n t Fue l S t o ra ge GE IS, w i t h o u t c h a n gi n g i t s e n vi ro n m e n t a l a n a l y si s i n a n y s i gn i fi c a n t r e sp e c t. T h e Fin a l C o n t i n u e d S p e n t Fue l S t o ra ge R u l e a l so o m i t t e d "W a st e C o n fi d e n c e" s a fe t y f i n d i n gs re q u i re d b y t h e At o m i c E n e rgy Ac t. U p o n i ss u a n c e o f t h e R u l e a n d GE IS, t h e C o m m i ss i o n l i ft e d t h e s u sp e n si o n o f l i c e n si n g a n d r e-li c e n si n g f o r D a vi s-Be ss e a n d o t h e r re a c t o rs. C a l v e rt C l i f f s 3 N u c l e a r P o w e r P ro j e c t , LL C e t a l., C L I-12-08 , 8 0 N R C 7 1 (2 0 1 4). Be y o n d N u c l e a r a l so j o i n e d s e ve n o t h e r e n vi ro n m e n t a l o rga n i za t i o n s i n s e e k i n g j u d i c i a l r e vi e w o f t h e R u l e a n d GE IS b y t h e U.S. C o u rt o f Ap p e a l s fo r t h e D i st ri c t o f C o l u m b i a C i rc u i t u n d e r N E PA , t h e At o m i c E n e rgy Ac t , a n d t h e Ad m i n i st ra t i ve P ro c e d u re Ac t , i n t e r a l i a. B e y o n d N u c l e a r e t a l. v. N R C , N o.1 4-12 1 6 (fi l e d O c t. 2 9 , 2 0 1 4). T h e c a se w a s c o n so l i d a t e d w i t h s i m i l a r a p p e a l s b y t h e S t a t e s o f N e w Y o rk , C o n n e c t i c u t , M a ss a c h u se t t s, a n d V e rm o n t; t h e P ra i ri e Isl a n d In d i a n C o m m u n i t y; a n d N a t u ra l R e so u rc e s D e fe n se C o u n c i l. S e e N e w York e t a l. v. N R C , D o c k e t N o s. 1 4-12 1 0 , 1 4-12 1 2 , 1 4-12 1 6 , a n d 1 4-12 1 7 (C o n so l i d a t e d) (f i l e d O c t o b e r 3 1 , 2 0 1 4) ("N e w York I I"). T h e p a rt i e s a re n o w a w a i t i n g a b ri e fi n g s c h e d u l e. C O N T E N T IO N IV.A.St a te me nt of C ont e nt i on In t h e D E IS, t h e N R C p ro p o se s t o r e l y o n t h e ge n e ri c c o n c l u si o n s o f t h e C o n t i n u e d S p e n t Fue l S t o ra ge R u l e a n d GE IS fo r i t a n a l y si s o f t h e e n vi ro n m e n t a l i m p a c t s o f sp e n t f u e l s t o ra ge. T h i s re l i a n c e i s a l so c o d i fi e d i n 1 0 C.F.R. § 5 1.2 3 (b), w h i c h p ro vi d e s t h a t t h e C o n t i n u e d S p e n t Fue l S t o ra ge GE IS i s i n c o rp o ra t e d b y r e fe re n c e i n t o t h e D a vi s-Be ss e D E IS.4 F o r a l l o f t h e r e a so n s st a t e d i n Be y o n d N u c l e a r e t a l.'s C o m m e n t s o n t h e D ra ft W a st e C o n fi d e n c e GE IS, h o w e ve r, t h e C o n t i n u e d S p e n t Fue l S t o ra ge R u l e a n d GE IS fa i l t o p ro vi d e t h e N R C w i t h a l a w fu l b a si s u n d e r N E PA f o r l i c e n si n g D a vi s-Be ss e. As d i sc u ss e d i n Be y o n d N u c l e a r e t a l.'s c o m m e n t s o n t h e R u l e a n d GE IS, t h e y s u ff e r fr o m t h e f o l l o w i n g f a i l u re s: In b l a t a n t vi o l a t i o n o f N E PA a n d t h e C o u rt's d e c i si o n i n N e w York I , t h e C o n t i n u e d S p e n t Fue l S t o ra ge GE IS fa i l s t o e x a m i n e t h e p ro b a b i l i t y a n d*c o n se q u e n c e s o f fa i l u re t o s i t e a r e p o si t o ry. Ins t e a d o f e x a m i n i n g t h e r i sk o f fa i l i n g t o s i t e a r e p o si t o ry, t h e GE IS ra t i o n a l i ze s t h e r i sk a w a y , b y a rb i t ra ri l y a ss u m i n g t h a t s p e n t f u e l w i l l b e p ro t e c t e d b y "i n st i t u t i o n a l c o n t ro l s" f o r a n i n fi n i t e p e ri o d o f t i m e a t r e a c t o r si t e s. T h i s a ss u m p t i o n i s n o t o n l y a b su rd a n d i n c o n si st e n t w i t h t h e N u c l e a r W a st e P o l i c y Ac t ("N W PA"), b u t i t a l so d e fe a t s t h e C o u rt's p u rp o se o f fo rc i n g N R C t o r e c k o n w i t h t h e e n vi ro n m e n t a l c o n se q u e n c e s o f i t s fa i l u re t o s i t e a r e p o si t o ry. T h e GE IS fa i l s t o a c k n o w l e d ge t h a t t h e C o n t i n u e d S p e n t Fue l S t o ra ge R u l e i s a l i c e n si n g a c t i o n , a n d t h e re fo re i t d i st o rt s t h e s t a t e m e n t o f p u rp o se a n d*n e e d f o r t h e r u l e a s re l a t i n g t o a d m i n i st ra t i ve r a t h e r t h a n e n vi ro n m e n t a l c o n c e rn s. As a r e su l t , t h e GE IS a l so m i sc h a ra c t e ri ze s t h e a l t e rn a t i ve s t h a t m u st b e c o n si d e re d. In st e a d o f e va l u a t i n g a l t e rn a t i ve s re l a t e d t o s t o ra ge a n d d i sp o sa l o f sp e n t f u e l , t h e GE IS e x a m i n e s a l t e rn a t i ve s re l a t e d t o t h e a d m i n i st ra t i ve q u e st i o n o f h o w t o p re p a re a n E IS. T h e r e su l t i s a f a rc i c a l c o st-be n e fi t a n a l y si s t h a t u t t e rl y f a i l s t o a d d re ss a l t e rn a t i ve s fo r a vo i d i n g o r 4 1 0 C.F.R. § 5 1.2 3 (b) st a t e s t h a t t h e C o n t i n u e d S p e n t Fue l S t o ra ge GE IS i s d e e m e d i n c o rp o ra t e d i n t o E ISs p re p a re d u n d e r 1 0 C.F.R. § 5 1.9 5 (w h i c h go ve rn s p re p a ra t i o n o f d ra ft a n d f i n a l s u p p l e m e n t a l E ISs f o r re a c t o r l i c e n se r e n e w a l) 4 m i t i ga t i n g t h e e n vi ro n m e n t a l i m p a c t s o f st o ri n g s p e n t f u e l o r si t i n g a r e p o si t o ry. T h e GE IS' a n a l y si s o f t h e e n vi ro n m e n t a l i m p a c t s o f e x t e n d e d s p e n t f u e l s t o ra ge i gn o re s t h e f a c t t h a t N R C k n o w s ve ry l i t t l e a b o u t t h e b e h a vi o r o f*sp e n t f u e l i n l o n g-te rm o r i n d e fi n i t e s t o ra ge c o n d i t i o n s, e sp e c i a l l y t h e p o t e n t i a l l y s i gn i fi c a n t e ff e c t s o f l o n g-te rm d ry c a sk s t o ra ge o n h i gh b u rn u p f u e l i n t e gri t y. In vi o l a t i o n o f N E PA , t h e N R C m a k e s n o a t t e m p t t o q u a n t i fy t h e se u n c e rt a i n t i e s. T h e GE IS fa i l s t o f u l l y c o n si d e r t h e e n vi ro n m e n t a l i m p a c t s o f sp e n t f u e l p o o l l e a k s a n d f i re s. In vi o l a t i o n o f N E PA , t h e GE IS re l i e s u p o n i n c o m p l e t e*d a t a , a d o p t s a f l a w e d c o n c e p t o f ri sk a n d i gn o re s a r a n ge o f c a u se s fo r a c c i d e n t s. In vi o l a t i o n o f N E PA , t h e GE IS m a k e s n o a t t e m p t t o s h o w h o w t h e e n vi ro n m e n t a l i m p a c t s a ss o c i a t e d w i t h t h e C o n t i n u e d S p e n t Fue l S t o ra ge R u l e*w i l l b e q u a n t i fi e d a n d i n c o rp o ra t e d i n t o c o st-be n e fi t a n a l y se s fo r n u c l e a r re a c t o rs. Al t h o u gh s p e n t f u e l d i sp o sa l a n d l o n g-te rm s t o ra ge c o st s a re h i gh e n o u gh t o t i p t h e b a l a n c e o f a c o st-be n e fi t a n a l y si s fo r re a c t o r l i c e n si n g a w a y f ro m l i c e n si n g, n o w h e re d o e s t h e N R C e x p l a i n h o w i t w i l l t a k e t h e se c o st s i n t o a c c o u n t i n r e a c t o r l i c e n si n g d e c i si o n s. In vi o l a t i o n o f N E PA , t h e GE IS fa i l s t o s u p p o rt t h e l i m i t e d c o n c l u si o n s i n t h e C o n t i n u e d S p e n t Fue l S t o ra ge R u l e a n d GE IS re ga rd i n g t h e t e c h n i c a l*fe a si b i l i t y o f sp e n t f u e l d i sp o sa l.T h e N R C h a s sp l i n t e re d t h e a n a l y si s o f e n vi ro n m e n t a l i m p a c t s a ss o c i a t e d w i t h s t o ra ge a n d d i sp o sa l o f sp e n t f u e l i n t o a n a rr a y o f sa fe t y f i n d i n gs a n d*e n vi ro n m e n t a l a n a l y se s. W h i l e t h e i ss u e s c o ve re d b y t h e se s e p a ra t e f i n d i n gs a n d a n a l y se s o ve rl a p a n d i n vo l ve c u m u l a t i ve i m p a c t s, t h e N R C r e fu se s t o i n t e gra t e t h e m. T h e N R C a l so r e fu se s t o c o rr e c t i n c o n si st e n c i e s b e t w e e n t h e m.B.St a te me nt of B a si s for t he C ont e nt i on T h e b a si s fo r Be y o n d N u c l e a r's c o n t e n t i o n i s p ro vi d e d i n t h e Be y o n d N u c l e a r e t a l. C o m m e n t s a n d a t t a c h m e n t s (i n c l u d i n g t h e d e c l a ra t i o n s o f D r.Arj u n M a k h i j a n i , D r. Go rd o n T h o m p so n , D a vi d L o c h b a u m , a n d M a rk C o o p e r). D e mons tr a ti on th a t th e C ont e nt i on i s W i th i n th e S c ope of t he P r oc e e din g C. T h e c o n t e n t i o n i s w i t h i n t h e s c o p e o f t h e p ro c e e d i n g b e c a u se i t c h a l l e n ge s t h e a d e q u a c y o f t h e N R C's N E PA r e vi e w f o r t h e p ro p o se d r e-li c e n si n g o f D a vi s-Be ss e. D. D e mons tr a ti on th a t th e C ont e nt i on i s M a te r i a l t o t he F i ndi ng s th e N R C M us t M a k e t o L i c e ns e T hi s R e a c tor T h e c o n t e n t i o n i s m a t e ri a l t o t h e f i n d i n gs t h a t t h e N R C m u st m a k e i n o rd e r t o r e-li c e n se D a vi s-Be ss e b e c a u se i t a ss e rt s t h a t t h e e n vi ro n m e n t a l fi n d i n gs i n t h e C o n t i n u e d S p e n t Fue l S t o ra ge R u l e a n d t h e C o n t i n u e d S p e n t Fue l S t o ra ge GE IS a re n o t s u p p o rt e d a n d a re l e ga l l y d e fi c i e n t. C onc i se S ta te me nt of t he F a c ts or E xpe r t O pin i on Su pport i ng t he C ont e nt i on, A l ong w i th A ppropr i a te C i ta ti ons t o S uppor ti ng E. Sc i e nt i fi c or F a c tu a l M a te r i a l s T h e s t a t e m e n t s o f fa c t o r e x p e rt o p i n i o n s u p p o rt i n g t h e c o n t e n t i o n a re s e t f o rt h i n t h e Be y o n d N u c l e a r e t a l. C o m m e n t s a n d a t t a c h m e n t s (i n c l u d i n g t h e d e c l a ra t i o n s o f D r. Ar j u n M a k h i j a n i , D r. Go rd o n T h o m p so n , D a vi d L o c h b a u m , a n d M a rk C o o p e r). F. A G e nu i ne D i spu te E xi st s w i th t he A ppli c a nt on a M a te r i a l I ss ue of L a w or F a c t T h i s c o n t e n t i o n r a i se s a ge n u i n e d i sp u t e w i t h b o t h t h e a p p l i c a n t a n d t h e N R C r e ga rd i n g w h e t h e r t h e N R C h a s sa t i sf i e d N E PA f o r t h e p u rp o se o f re n e w i n g t h e o p e ra t i n g l i c e n se f o r D a vi s-Be ss e. T H E C O N T E N T IO N I S T IM E L Y P U R SU A N T T O 1 0 C.F.R. §§ 2.3 0 9 (c) a nd 2.3 0 9 (f)(2) V. N R C r e gu l a t i o n s 1 0 C.F.R. § 2.3 0 9 (c) a n d § 2.3 0 9 (f)(2) c a l l f o r a s h o w i n g t h a t: (i) T h e i n fo rm a t i o n u p o n w h i c h t h e a m e n d e d o r n e w c o n t e n t i o n i s b a se d w a s n o t p re vi o u sl y a va i l a b l e; (i i) T h e i n fo rm a t i o n u p o n w h i c h t h e a m e n d e d o r n e w c o n t e n t i o n i s b a se d i s m a t e ri a l l y d i ff e re n t t h a n i n fo rm a t i o n p re vi o u sl y a va i l a b l e;a n d (i i i) T h e a m e n d e d o r n e w c o n t e n t i o n h a s b e e n s u b m i t t e d i n a t i m e l y f a sh i o n b a se d o n t h e a va i l a b i l i t y o f t h e s u b se q u e n t i n fo rm a t i o n. T h i s He a ri n g R e q u e st/Pe t i t i o n t o In t e rve n e i s t i m e l y b e c a u se i t d o e s n o t d e p e n d a t a l l o n p a st i n fo rm a t i o n. In st e a d , i t i s a "p l a c e-ho l d e r" t h a t d e p e n d s o n a n e ve n t t h a t w i l l o c c u r i n t h e f u t u re: t h e U.S. C o u rt o f Ap p e a l s' d e c i si o n i n N e w York I I. Be y o n d N u c l e a r's c o n t e n t i o n s e e k s t h e d e n i a l (o r re vo c a t i o n) o f a re n e w e d l i c e n se f o r D a vi s-Be ss e i n t h e e ve n t t h a t t h e C o u rt o f Ap p e a l s re ve rs e s t h e C o n t i n u e d S p e n t Fue l S t o ra ge R u l e a n d/o r GE IS. Be c a u se t h e N R C m a y re n e w t h e o p e ra t i n g l i c e n se f o r D a vi s-Be ss e b e fo re t h e C o u rt r e a c h e s a d e c i si o n i n N e w York I I, t h i s c o n t e n t i o n m u st b e f i l e d n o w t o e n su re t h a t t h e C o u rt's 5 d e c i si o n i n N e w York I I w i l l b e a p p l i e d t o t h i s p ro c e e d i n g. C O N SU L T A T IO N C E R T IF IC A T IO N P U R SU A N T T O 1 0 C.F.R. § 2.3 2 3 (b)V I.U n d e rs i gn e d a t t o rn e y T e rr y J. L o d ge c e rt i fi e s t h a t o n Ap ri l 2 0 , 2 0 1 5 , h e c o n t a c t e d c o u n se l f o r F i rs t E n e rgy a n d t h e N R C S t a ff i n a n a t t e m p t t o o b t a i n t h e i r c o n se n t t o t h i s He a ri n g R e q u e st/Pe t i t i o n t o In t e rve n e. C o u n se l f o r b o t h p a rt i e s st a t e d t h a t t h e y w o u l d o p p o se i t. C O N C L U SIO N V II.F o r t h e r e a so n s st a t e d , Be y o n d N u c l e a r re sp e c t fu l l y r e q u e st s t h a t i t s c o n t e n t i o n b e a d m i t t e d. R e sp e c t fu l l y s u b m i t t e d , S i g n e d (e l e c t ro n i c a l l y) b y: T e rr y J. L o d ge 3 1 6 N o rt h M i c h i ga n S t., S u i t e 5 2 0 T o l e d o , O H 4 3 6 0 4-56 2 7 4 1 9-25 5-75 5 2 E-m a i l: l o d ge l a w@y a h o o.c o m Ap ri l 2 2 , 2 0 1 5 6 UNITED STAT ES O F AMERICA NUCLEAR REG ULATORY COMMISSION Before the At om ic Saf ety and Licensin g Board I n the Matter of

)Docke t No. 50-346-L FirstEne rg y Nuclea r Ope rating Company)April 22, 2015 Davis-B esse Nuc lear Power Station, Unit 1

))CERTIFIC ATE OF SERVICE I here by cer tify that a copy of the for eg oing "BEY OND NU CL EAR'S HEARI NG REQUEST AND PETI TI ON TO I NTERVENE I N L I CENSE RENEWAL PROCEEDI NG F OR DAVI S-BESSE NUCL EAR POWER PL ANT" was de posited in the NRC's Electronic I nformation Exchang e this 22 day of April, 2015 and w as ser ved upon all par ties of re cord.n d Exe cuted in acc ord with 10 C.F.R. § 2.304(d)/s/ Terry J. L odg e Terr y J. L odg e (O hio Ba r #0029271) 316 N. Michig an St., Ste. 520 Toledo, OH 43604-5627 Phone/fax (419) 255-7552 tjlodge50@

y ahoo.com Counsel for I nterve nors 7