NRC dismisses three Utah contentions in PFS proceeding

Washington (Platts)--18Aug2004

NRC dismissed three contentions that Utah sought to litigate in the Private
Fuel Storage LLC (PFS) proceeding. The commissioners issued a decision
yesterday affirming an Atomic Safety & Licensing Board's ruling on the
contentions. Utah had argued that PFS' environmental report was deficient
because it did not address how defective or leaking canisters would be
repaired. Utah also claimed PFS did not quantify certain costs such as visual
impacts, accidents, and emergency response. In the third contention, the state
faulted the staff's cost-benefit analyses in its environmental impact
statement. The commissioners disagreed there were any deficiencies in the
staff's work and said that the licensing board properly concluded the
contentions should not be admitted for litigation.

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