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BEFORE TIIE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING __ APPEAL BOARD

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(Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power

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Plant, Unit Nos. I and 2)

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Docket Nos. 50-275 0.L. 50-323 0.L.

(Low Power Proceeding)

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COMPANY TO BRIEF OF GOVERNOR BROWN ON APPEAL '

C} Tile LICENSING BOARD'S PARTIAL INITI AL

DECISION OF JULY 17, 1981

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MALCOLM H. FURBUS!! PHILIP A. CRANE, JR. Pacific Gas and Electric Company

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3100 Valley Bank Center

Phoenix, AZ 85073

(602)257-7288

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BRUCE NORTON

Norton, Burke, Berry & French, P.C.

3216 N. Third Street, #300

Phoenix, AZ 850lj

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Attorneys for Licensee PACIFIC GAS t.ND ELECTRIC COMPANY

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Caption Table of Authorities . . . . .. . . . . . .. . . .

Background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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10 C.F.R. S50.47 Has Been Complied With For

Purposes of Low Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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A. Distinction Between Low Power Testing And

Full Power Operation . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .

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B. The 16 Standards Of 10 C.F.R. S50.47(b)

Have Been Complied With To The Extent

Required for Low Power Testing . . . . . . . .

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C. The Record Shows That Existing Emergency

Planning And Preparedness For Low Power

Testing Will Protect The Health And

Safety of,The People . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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The Licensing Board Properly Excluded Certain

Proposed Contentions And Subject Matters . . . . .

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Summary Disposition Of Governor Brown's

Subject 13 Was Proper . . . . . . . . .. . . . .

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No Additional Environmental Impact Statement Or Appraisal For Low Power Testing Is Required . .- 24

Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Appendix A

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TABLE OF AUTIIORITIES

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Citizens for Safe Power, Inc. v. Nr ar ..g_ulatory

Commission, 524 F.2d 1391, 1301

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Administrative Decisions

Carolina P_ower and _L_ig_h_t__ Company (Sharon liarris Nuclear

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Power Plant, Units 1, 2,_ 3 and 4), CLI-79-10,

10 NRC 675 (1979) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Houston _Lh h_tinL and_ Power _ Company (Allens Creek Nuclear _ Generating Station, Unit 1), ALAB-535, 9 NRC

377, 386 (1979) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Kansas _ Gas _&_ Electric Compan_y (Wolf Creek Generating

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StatTon Unit No. 1), _ALAB-462, 7 NRC 320, 337-38

(1978) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Maine Yankee Atomic Power _C_ompany (Maine Yankee Atomic

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Power Station), ALAB-161, 6 AEC 1003, 1014-15

(1973), aff'd 7 AEC (1974) . . . . . .. . . . . . . .

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Metropolitan Edison Company (Three Mile Island Nuclear

SEEETon, Un ft 2), ALAB-486, 8 NRC 9, 21-22 (1978) . .

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Pacific Gas and Electric Company (Diablo Canyon Nuclear

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Power Plant, Units 1 and 2), LDP-78-19, 14 NRC

(July 17, 1981) ("PID") . . . . . . . . . . . .

1, 3, 5,

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10, 11,

12, 13,

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Pacific Gas and Electric Compa_n,y (Diablo Canyon Nuclear

Power Plant, Units 1 and 2), CLI-81-5, 31 ?;RC 361

(1981) (" April 1, 1981 Order") . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Pacific Gas and Electric C_ompany_ (Diablo Canyon Nuclear

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Power Plant, Units 1 and 2), LBP-81-5, 13 NRC 226

(1980) ("Prehearing Conference Order") ("Prh. Cnf.

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Order")

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23, 24,

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Public Service _ Company,_of_New Ilampsh_ ire (Seabrook

Station, UnT~ts 1 and 2), _CLI-80-33,

NRC

, C.C.H. Nuc. Reg. Rep. 1130, 53- '3 at 29,600

TUep t'. 25, 1980) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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f2.714(a) 10 C.F.R.

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10 C.F.R. S2.714(a)(1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

10 C.F.R. S2.714(a)(1)(i)-(v) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

10 C.F.R. S2.762 . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .

10 C.F.R. SSI.5(a)(2) . . . ... . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . 10 C.F.R. SSI.5(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 C.F.R. S51.5(b)(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 C.F.R. S51.5(c)(1) . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .

10 C.F.R. S50.47 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

10 C.F.R. S50.47(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

10 C.F.R. S50.47(c)(1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 C.F.R. S50.57(c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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" Clarification of TMI Action Plan Requirements," NUREG-0737 (November, 1980) . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Governor Brown's Brief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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" Earthquake Emeigency P.1.anning at Diablo Canyon,"

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Three Volumes, TERA Corporation . . . . . . . . . . .

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"TMI-Related Requirements For New Operating

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Licenses," NUREC-0694 (June, 1980) . . . . . . . . .

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