phoenix 10-22-76 3. Rulemaking hearing: Acceptance criteria for emergency core cooling systems for light water-cooled nuclear power reactors, December 28, Harold P. Green, professor of law and director of the law, the Elisa Jerard, on behalf of the Independent Phi Beta Kappa Envi- ronmental Study Group, Citizens Rights Committee, Hicksville, 5. Correspondence on Safeguards: Letter dated November 12, 1973, to Chairman Ray, AEC, from Chair- man Price, JCAE, re GAO report, November 7, 1973, “Improve- ments Needed in the Program for the Protection of Special Nu- Letter dated December 7, 1973, to Chairman Price, from Chairman 9. Correspondence relative to appearance of Union of Concerned Scientists 10. Letter from Chairman Ray to Senator Ribicoff responding to allega- 14. Evaluation of Nuclear Power Plant Availability, January 1974, by T. 16. Miscellaneous statements: Zero Population Growth: Letter dated October 22, 1973, to Chair- Enclosure: Letter dated September 27, 1973, to Dr. DeNike from Letter dated January 29, 1974, to Representative Hosmer, JCAE, Letter special counsel, Southern California Edison Co., commenting on 1973 Letter dated October 17, 1973, to JCAE from R. E. Hollingsworth, daughters Island nuclear powerplant site___ AEC release of November 15, 1974: Statement by AEC Chairman Page. 99 1005 1021 1030 1064 1109 1171 1183 1184 1186 1221 1222 1225 1230 1233 1237 APPENDIXES APPENDIX 1 JOINT CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE ON ATOMIC ENERGY ANNOUNCES SCHEDULING OF FURTHER PUBLIC HEARINGS ON NUCLEAR REACTOR SAFETY Congressman Melvin Price, Chairman of the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy, today announced the scheduling of the continuation of the Committee's public hearings on nuclear reactor safety starting on January 22. The Committee recessed its hearings on safety in October to await the Atomic Energy Commission's decision concerning the design criteria for a nuclear safety system. The Atomic Energy Commission completed this action on December 28th and issued its rule-making decision on the acceptance criteria for the Emergency Core Cooling Systems (ECCS) for nuclear power plants. In accordance with its previously announced intention, the Joint Committee is scheduling hearings for the period of January 22-24 to cover the Commission's decision and remaining matters concerning reactor safety. The Committee plans to receive testimony from the AEC on January 22 starting at 10:00 a.m. in public session on the data and rationale underlying the Commission's ECCS decision. The Committee also intends to thoroughly consider the implications of the decision in terms of its potential impact on the power supplies of the Nation. After completion of the AEC's testimony on January 22, the Committee plans to receive testimony from representatives of the nuclear community, environmental organizations, other scientific and technical experts in the field and the public at large. The Committee is especially interested in obtaining the views of those persons outside the Government having expertise in areas important to the consideration of the safety of nuclear power reactors. Those interested in being heard are requested to contact the Joint Committee staff as soon as possible in order that their appearance can be given consideration and the schedule for the hearings for January 23 and 24 can be developed. During the first phase of these hearings on January 23, 1973, the Committee received testimony from outgoing AEC Chairman Dr. James R. Schlesinger. The next phase consisted of testimony by the Atomic Energy Commissioners, their principal staff, the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards and the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel. Testimony was heard in public session on September 25, 26, and 27 and October 1. During this phase, the subject of the adequacy of the interim criteria for Emergency Core Cooling Systems was not covered since this matter was before the Commission for decision in a rulemaking procedure. At the close of the October hearing, the Committee announced its intention to hold the final phase of this series of nuclear safety hearings as soon as possible after the Commission arrived at its decision. In announcing the hearings Chairman Price indicated his desire to complete the record on this particular phase of safety hearings as soon as possible. He said: "It is unfortunate that it has taken so long to reach a decision on the emergency core cooling matter. This delay has set back our schedule considerably for our current safety hearings. Although the Committee has continuously covered various aspects of safety during its various hearings each year, we were especially anxious to give detailed attention to the reactor emergency cooling system matter since it has become a subject of considerable general concern. I would also hope that during these hearings the witnesses would feel free to make suggestions concerning the various factors in the emergency cooling system decision or, for that matter, on any aspects of nuclear power safety concerns which they have data or information." Chairman Price also said that he expects, as in previous years, to cover additional safety matters later this year as more data is developed. He particularly mentioned covering the results of the safety study which is being conducted by Professor Norman Rasmussen of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He referred to the testimony of Professor Rasmussen at the September 25, 1973 hearings during which Professor Rasmussen explained his efforts to determine, within the limits of present knowledge, an estimate of public risks from potential power reactor accidents. The public hearings on January 22-24, 1974 on nuclear reactor safety are scheduled to be held in the Joint Committee's public hearing room, S-407, United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. SCHEDULE OF WITNESSES FOR CONTINUATION OF A tentative list was announced today of witnesses scheduled to present oral testimony before the Joint Congressional Committee on Atomic Energy at public hearings on the subject of nuclear reactor safety. The list of witnesses together with their date of appearance is set forth below. The hearings, which are scheduled for morning and afternoon sessions beginning at 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. on January 22, 23 and 24, will be held in the Joint Committee public hearing room (S-407) in the U.S. Capitol. The hearings were announced earlier by the Chairman of the Joint Committee, Congressman Melvin Price, in a press release issued on January 2, 1974. As previously announced, the Committee will first hear from the Atomic Energy Commission regarding its December 28th rule-making decision on the acceptance criteria for the Emergency Core Cooling Systems (ECCS) for light water cooled nuclear power reactors. After completion of the AEC's testimony, the Committee plans to receive testimony from representatives of the nuclear community, environmental organizations, other scientific and technical experts in the field and the public at large in accordance with the schedule below. Schedule of Witnesses TUESDAY, JANUARY 22, 1974-10:00 A.M. AND 2:00 P.M. Dr. Dixy Lee Ray, Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission. Mr. Edson G. Case, Deputy Director, Directorate of Licensing, Atomic Energy Commission. Mr. John E. Ward, Chairman of Atomic Industrial Forum's Committee on Reactor Licensing and Siting. Professor Henry Kendall, Union of Concerned Scientists/Consolidated National Intervenors. Dr. Ralph Lapp, Consultant-Nuclear Energy. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 1974-10:00 AND 2:00 P.M. Mr. L. M. Favret, Vice President, Nuclear Divisions Power Generation Group, Babcock & Wilcox. Mrs. A. Carl, Research Director, Lloyd Harbor Study Group. Mr. Sam Love, National Coordinator, Environmental Action. Mr. John M. West, Vice President-Nuclear Power, Combustion Engineering. THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 1974-10:00 A.M. AND 2:00 P.M. Mr. Franklin L. Gage, Coordinator, New York Citizens Association for Safe Energy. Dr. William H. Arnold, General Manager, PW'R Division, Westinghouse. Mr. James O. Zane, Manager, Experimental Projects, Aerojet Nuclear Corporation. Mr. George J. Stathakis, Vice President, Nuclear Energy Products Division, General Electric Company. Dr. William Hinkle, ECCS Utility Group. Dr. Theodore B. Taylor, President, International Research and Technology Corporation. * See appendix 15, p. 1171, for press releases and correspondence relative to the Phase APPENDIX 2 Biographical material submitted for the record follows: DR. WILLIAM HOWARD ARNOLD, JR. William Howard Arnold, Jr. is General Manager of the Pressurized Water Reactor Systems Division of the Westinghouse Electric Corporation. In this position he is responsible for the design, component procurement, quality assurance, project management, and safety analysis of the nuclear steam supply systems of the PWR type ordered from Westinghouse. These include 22 plants now in operation, 39 under construction and 40 awaiting construction permits. His division also provides the basic information and support required by the license agreements with associated companies in Europe and Japan who have 1 plant in operation, 10 under construction and 3 on order. When all of these plants are completed, they will represent 100,178 megawatts of capacity. Dr. Arnold joined Westinghouse in its then newly formed Commercial Atomic Power Activity in 1955 upon receiving his PhD in experimental physics from Princeton University. His prior undergraduate work at Cornell University had been in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, and Physics. His first six years with Westinghouse were spent in core design and safety analysis of the early commercial PWR's. After a year as Director of Fuel Management with the NUS Corporation he rejoined Westinghouse for a six year assignment on the Nerva nuclear rocket program, responsible for Nevada testing, nuclear safety, and program management. After two years in charge of underseas weapons in the Westinghouse Defense Center in Baltimore, he was appointed Engineering Manager of the PWR Systems Division in 1970, responsible for engineering design and nuclear safety. He became General Manager in 1972. He is a registered professional engineer in Pennsylvania, a Fellow of the American Nuclear Society, a member of the American Physical Society, and the author of over 30 technical publications on nuclear technology. Dr. Arnold was born in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1931. He married Josephine Routheau in 1951. They and their five children reside in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. DR. RICHARD WILSON Educated St. Paul's School, London, England. Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, England: Open Mathematical Scholar, 1943; BA (Physics), 1946; MA, PhD, 1950; Research Lecturer, 1949–54, (on leave, 1950-52). Research Associate, University of Rochester, 1950-51. Research Associate, Stanford University, 1951–52. Clarendon Laboratory, Oxford University Research Officer, 1952–55. Harvard University: Assistant Professor, 1955; Associate Professor, 1957; Professor, 1961; Associate Adams House, 1971. Summer & Visiting Positions: Stanford University, John Simon Guggenheim Fellow, University of Paris-Sud (Orsay) France, 1961; Fulbright Fellow, Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, Roma, 1969; Lecturer on Energy & Environment, Summer Institute, Lawrence Radiation Laboratories, California, 1973. Committees, etc. National Science Foundation Physics Advisory Panel, 1967-70. Asst. Editor-Annals of Physics, 1956. |