on the environment. Certification by the appropriate agency that there is reasonable assurance that the applicant for the permit or license will observe such standards and requirements will be considered dispositive for this purpose. (c) In any event, there will be incorporated in construction permits and operating licenses a condition to the effect that the licensee shall observe such standards and requirements for the protection of the environment as are validly imposed pursuant to authority established under Federal and State law and as are determined by the Commission to be applicable to the facility that is subject to the licensing action involved. 12. If any party to a proceeding for the issuance of a construction permit or an operating license for a nuclear power reactor or a fuel reprocessing plant raises any issue described in paragraph 11, the Applicant's Environmental Report and the Detailed Statement will be offered in evidence. The atomic safety and licensing board will make findings of fact on, and remove the matters in controversy among the parties with regard to those issues, the permit or license may be granted, denied, or appropriately conditioned to protect environmental values. 13. When no party to a proceeding for the issuance of a construction permit or an operating license for a nuclear power reactor or a fuel reprocessing plant raises any issue described in paragraph 11, such issues will not be considered by the atomic safety and licensing board. Under such circumstances, although the Applicant's Environmental Report, comments thereon, and the Detailed Statement will accompany the application through the Commission's review processes, they will not be received in evidence, and the Commission's responsibilities under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 will be carried out in toto outside the hearing process. 14. The Commission will incorporate in all construction permits and operating licenses for power reactors and fuel reprocessing plants, whenever issued, a condition, in addition to any conditions imposed pursuant to paragraphs 8 and 12, to the effect that the licensee shall comply with all applicable requirements of section 21(b) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. Nothing in this Appendix shall be construed as affecting (a) the manner in which the Commission obtains advice from other agencies, Federal and State, with respect to the control of radiation effects, or (b) the other, and separate, provisions of the construction permit and operating license which deal with radiological effects. Procedures and measures similar to those described in the preceding paragraphs of this appendix will be followed in proceedings other than those involving nuclear power reactors and fuel reprocessing plants when the Commission determines that the proposed action is one significantly affecting the quality of the human environment. The Commission has determined that such proceedings will ordinarily include proceedings for the issuance of the following types of materials licenses: (a) Licenses for possession and use of special nuclear material for fuel element fabrication, scrap recovery and conversion of uranium hexafluoride; (b) licenses for possession and use of source material for uranimum milling and production of uranium hexafluoride; and (c) licenses authorizing commercial radioactive waste disposal by land burial. The procedures and measures to be followed with respect to materials licenses will, of course, reflect the fact that, unlike the licensing of production and utilization facilities, the licensing of materials does not require separate authorizations for construction and operation. Ordinarily, therefore, there will be only one Applicant's Environmental Report required and only one Detailed Statement prepared in connection with an application for a materials license. If a proposed subsequent licensing action involves environmental considerations which differ significantly from those discussed in the Environmental Report filed and the Detailed Statement previously prepared in connection with the original licensing action, a supplementary Environmental Report will be required and a supplementary Detailed Statement will be prepared. (Sec. 102, 83 Stat. 833; secs. 3, 161, 68 Stat. 922, 948, as amended, U.S.C. 2013, 2201.) Dated at Washington, D.C., this 3d day of December 1970. W. B. MCCOOL, Secretary of the Commission. [F.R. Doc. 70–16480; Filed, Dec. 3, 1970; 11:59 a.m.] 11 CORRESPONDENCE U.S. ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION, Washington, D.C., December 24, 1790. Committee on Atomic Energy, Congress of DEAR MR. BAUSER: This is to inform the Joint Committee that we arearranging a meeting with representatives of conservation and environmental groups to be held on Thursday, January 14, 1971, to discuss the Commission's implementaiton of the National Environmental Policy Act, recent amendments to AEC regulations to assure that AEC licensees keep exposures to radiation and releases of radioactivity in effluents as low as practicable, and the Commission's recently published policy on the siting of nuclear fuel reprocessing plants. We are also arranging a series of meetings to be held during January with representatives of the nuclear power industry. The purpose of the meetings is to discuss the feasibility of establishing more definitive criteria on the design of waste treatment systems for nuclear power reactors to keep releases of radioactivity in effluents as low as practicable. A draft of the public announcement we plan to issue in connection with the meetings is enclosed. The schedule for the meetings, as now planned, is as follows: 1. January 4 thru 15-Separate meetings with each of the power reactor suppliers. 2. January 14-A meeting with representatives from national environmental and conservation groups to discuss the implementation of NEPA, high-level waste policy, and the development of more definitive criteria to keep releases of radioactivity in reactor effluents as low as practicable. A list of the organizations to be invited is enclosed. 3. Week beginning January 17-A group meeting will be held with the major architect-engineering firms in the power reactor field. 4. Week beginning January 24-A meeting will be held with representatives of utilities. We will advise you of the specific dates for the above meetings as they become firm and of any changes in the schedule that may occur. We will also inform you of any meetings with other interested groups that may be scheduled for later dates. Enclosures: 1. Draft Public Announcement. 2. List of Organizations. HAROLD L. PRICE, Director of Regulation. AEC TO MEET WITH ENVIRONMENTAL AND NUCLEAR INDUSTRY GROUPS IN JANUARY The Atomic Energy Commission has invited representatives of conservation and environmental groups to a meeting Thursday, January 14, 1971, to discuss the Commission's implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act, recent amendments to AEC regulations to assure that AEC licensees keep exposures to radiation and releases of radioactivity in effluents as low as practicable, and the Commission's recently published policy on the siting of nuclear fuel reprocessing plants. In addition to the meeting with the environmental groups, the Commission is holding a series of meetings in January 1971, with representatives of the nuclear power industry to discuss the feasibility of developing more definitive guidance on the design of waste treatment systems for nuclear power reactors to keep releases of radioactivity in effluents as low as practicable. The discussions on this subject with the industry, as well as with the environmental groups, is in connection with a notice of rulemaking issued on December 3, 1970. The Commission announced in the notice changes in its Part 50 licensing regulations to improve their framework for assuring that radioactivity released in gaseous and liquid effluents from nuclear power reactors are kept as low as practicable. Meetings with other interested groups are also being scheduled to discuss these recent amendments to AEC regulations. The Commission announced on December 4 its revised policy on the implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act with respect to the licensing of nuclear power plants and fuel reprocessing facilities. The AEC policy on siting of reprocessing plants, which provides for solidification and permanent storage of high level wastes in a Federal repository, was announced on November 11. Under the Commission's rulemaking procedures, all substantive rule changes are published for public comment in proposed form. Upon consideration of comments received and further AEC study in the light of the coments, the effective rule changes are published. This procedure was followed for all three of the rule changes which will be discussed at the meeting. In publishing the effective rules, the Commission invited further public coment with a view to possible further amendments. LIST OF INVITEES Dr. Fred Evenden, Executive Director, Wildlife Society, 2900 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. Mr. Thomas L. Kimball, Executive Director, National Wildlife Federation, 1412 16ht Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. Mr. Richard H. Stroud, Executive Vice President, Sports Fishing Institute, Suite 503, 719 13th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. Dr. Allen V. Kneese, Director, Quality of Environment Program, Resources for the Future, 1755 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. Mr. James N. Smith, Director of Conservation Services, The Conservation Foundation, 1250 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. Mr. Stuart M. Brandborg, Executive Director, Wilderness Society, 729 15th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. Dr. William Siri, Vice President, Sierra Club, 235 Massachusetts Ave., N.E., Washington, D.C. Mr. Wallace D. Bowman, Assistant Chief, Environmental Policy Division, Legislative Reference Service, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Mr. J W. Penfold, Conservation Director, Isaak Walton League of America, 719 13th Street, N.W., Room 509, Washington, D.C. Dr. Thomas Ripley, Director of Forestry & Wildlife Services, Division of Forestry, Fisheries and Wildlife Development, Tennessee Valley Authority, Norris, Tennessee. Dr. Elvis J. Stahr, President, National Audubon Society, 1130 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York. AEC TO MEET WITH ENVIRONMENTAL AND NUCLEAR INDUSTRY GROUPS IN JANUARY The Atomic Energy Commission has invited representatives of conservation and environmental groups to a meeting Thursday, January 14, 1971, to discuss recent amendments to AEC regulations to assure that AEC licensees keep exposures to radiation and releases of radioactivity in effluents as low as practicable, the Commission's implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act, and the Commission's recently published policy on the siting of nuclear fuel reprocessing plants. In addition to the meeting with the environmental groups, the Commission will hold a series of meetings in January with representatives of the nuclear power industry to discuss the feasibility of developing more definite guidance on the design of waste treatment systems for nuclear power reactors to keep the radioactive releases in effluents as low as practicable. This will also be part of the broader discussion with the conservation and environmental groups. The discussions on more definitive guidance are related to the amendments to AEC regulations on reactor licensing (Part 50) and radiation protection (Part 20), announced on December 3, to improve their framework for assuring that radioactivity released in gaseous and liquid effluents from nuclear power reactors are kept as low as practicable. The Commission announced on December 4 its revised policy on the implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act with respect to the licensing of nuclear power plants and fuel reprocessing facilities. The AEC policy on siting of reprocessing plants, which provides for solidification and permanent storage of high level wastes in a Federal repository, was announced on November 11. Meetings with other interested groups are also being scheduled to discuss these topics. Under the Commission's rule making procedures, all substantive rule changes are published for public comment in proposed form. Upon consideration of comments received and further AEC study in the light of the comments, the effective rule changes are published. This procedure was followed for all three of the rule changes which will be discussed at the meeting. In publishing the effective rules, the Commission invited further public comment with a view to possible further amendments. December 31, 1970. UNITED STATES ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION, Mr. EDWARD J. BAUSER, Executive Director, Joint Committee on Atomic Energy, Congress of the United States DEAR MR BAUSER: My letter dated December 24, 1970, informed the Joint Committee of plans for a series of meetings in January 1971 with representatives of the nuclear power industry and environmental groups concerning recent amendments to the Commission's regulations. We have scheduled an additional meeting for February 11, 1971, with representatives of state agencies to discuss the Commission's implementation of the National Environmental Protection Act and the amendments to 10 CFR 20 and 10 CFR 50 for assuring that reasonable efforts are made by licensees to keep exposures to radiation and releases of radioactivity in effluents as low as practicable. We are enclosing a list of the invitees. The state agencies being invited are those having responsibilities for environmental matters in the states in which nuclear power reactors are in operation, under construction, or being planned. In those cases in which the state is an Agreement State, we also plan to invite the radiation control program director. We are also inviting representatives of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Council of State Governments, the Environmental Task Force of the National Legislative Conference, the Southern Interstate Nuclear Board, and the Western Interstate Nuclear Board to attend the meeting. Sincerely, Enclosure: List of Invitees Alabama HAROLD L. PRICE, Director of Regulation. INVITEES TO MEETING WITH STATE AGENCIES Ira L. Myers, M.D., Chairman, Air Pollution Control Commission & Water Improvement Commission, State Department of Health Mr. William T. Willis, Director, Division of Radiological Health, Alabama State Department of Public Health Arkansas Mr. Edward F. Wilson, Director, Division of Radiological Health, Arkansas State Board of Health Mr. S. Ladd Davies, Arkansas Pollution Control Commission Mr. Frank A. Patalano, Executive Director, Arkansas Planning Commission California Dr. Simon Kinsman, Chief, Bureau of Radiological Health, Department of Public Health Mr. Norman B. Livermore, Jr., Secretary for Resources Colorado Mr. R. D. Siek, Chief, Radiation Hygiene Section, Colorado Department of Public Health Mr. Frank Rozich, Director, Water Pollution Control Division, Colorado Department of Health Mr. Robert Bronstein, Coordinator of Environmental Problems Connecticut Mr. Horace H. Brown, Executive Secretary of the State Planning Council Mr. John J. Curry, Director, State Water Resources Commission Florida Chester L. Nayfield, M.D., Administrator, Radiological & Occupational Health Section, Florida Division of Health Mr. Vincent D. Patton, Executive Director, Department of Air and Water Pollution Control Georgia John H. Venable, M.D., Director, Georgia Department of Public Health Mr. R. S. Howard, Jr., Executive Secretary, State Water Quality Control Board Mr. Richard H. Fetz, Director, Radiological Health Service, Georgia Department of Public Health |