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g EOU.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSIONATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD *89 DEC 13 P4 :30In the Matter ofKERR-MCGEE CHEMICAL CORPORATION.(West Chicago Rare Earths Facility)))))-F'i .'.Docket No,i,di2 61-MLiASLBP No. 83-495-01-MLMOTION FOR LEAVE TO SUBMIT1{CONTENTION NUMBER 10NOW COMES the PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS by and,through.their attorney NEIL F. HARTIGAN, the Attorney General of1Illinois, and the Illinois Department of Nuclear Safety and asks'leave of the-Board to submit the following contention: Neither the Kerr-McGee model nor the NRC Staff modeladequately establishes that the proposed disposal cell willsatisfy 10 CFR Part 40, Appendix A.Kerr-McGee used a two dimen- sional, horizontal site specific model while the NRC Staff used athree dimensional non-site specific model. In order to accurate-ly model the vertical movement of' chemical and/or radiologicalconstituents through the disposal cell, the parties should haveused a three dimensional, site specific model.Neither the NRCStaff model nor the Kerr-McGee model provides results upon whichit can be concluded that groundwater in the Silurian Dolomite aquifer will be protected.Illinois submits that it has met the balancing testunder 10 CFR 2. 714 (a) (1) as required by 10 CFR 2.714(3):i)Good cause, if any, for failure to fileon time:8912270174 091213PDRCADOCK0400g1--13 9. - , . . .-.*-sD9-W
''-.*The-deficiencies in the use of a two dimensional modeli. . .were first discussed in Dr. Warner's testimony presented to theBoard on December 6,1989 and addressed by the deponents duringthe' deposition which took place on December 15, 6 and 7,ii)1989;The availability of other means wherebythe petitioner's interest will beprotected.The modeling is the most critical aspect of Kerr-McGeeand the NRC Staff's ability to forecast the effects ofgroundwater contamination.If the models do not accuratelyportray the movement of dissolved solutes through the variousstrata, then the validity of choosing West Chicago as the disposal site must be called into question.Therefore, there is noother way of protecting petitioner's interest other than allowing Contention 10.iii)The extent to which the petitioner's participation may reasonably be expected toassist in developing a sound record. l;The participation of Illinois has in part brought someconcerns pertaining to the possibility of groundwater contamination under the West Chicago site to the Board's attention.)iv)The extent to which the petitioner'sinterest will be represented by existingparties.It is the position of Illinois that neither Kerr-McGee.nor the NRC Staff have adequately addressed the deficiencies ofthe models they have employed during the course of theseproceedings.-2-
, .-,1*.-v)The extent to which the petitioner's participation will broaden the issues ordelay the proceeding.Illinois submits-that Contention 10 will not undulybroaden 1the issues or delay the proceeding.jIllinois believes nofurther discovery is required in order to address contention 10Ias all deponents addressed the issue of modeling in the deposi-ltions which took place on December 5, 6 and 7, 1989.Respectfully submitted,.INEIL F. HARTIGANAttorney GeneralState of IllinoisAsOJ.!. ' sL / L -ON0*/By:1'- - -DOUGLAS J.c RATHEAssistant' Attorney General: Environmental Control Divisioni100 West Randolph Street, 12th Flr. Chicago, IL 60601 (312) 917-3094iOF COUNSEL:CHRISTINE BUCKO;J. JEROME SISULWILLIAM D. SEITH'! RICHARD A. VERKLERAssistant. Attorneys GeneralEnvironmental Control Division-jdrmo4b-, 3'i- l -.--3--.-
-Et.-. Si 1,i?.L.,19.t -CERTIFICATE OF' SERVICE89 DEC 13 P4 30-I DOUGLAS J.'RATHE, an attorney in this case do certify;that on the 12th day'of December, 1989, I caused to bEbEd t foregoing Contention Number 10 upon the parties listed below byExpress Mail:* Pe or J. Nickles, Esq.* John H. Frye, III, Esq.Rich. sed A. MeserveChairmanCovington & Burling1201 Pennsylvania AV, N.W.Washington, D.C. 20044Atomic Safety andLicensing BoardU.S. Nuclear RegulatoryCommission'4350 East West Highway-* Chief, Docketing and ServiceBethesda, MD 20814Section (3)Office of the Secretary* Dr. James H. CarpenterAtomic Safety andLicensing BoardU.S. NuclearRegulatory CommissionU.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionDocketing11555 Rockville PikeRockville, MD 208524350 East West Highway* Anne HodgdonBethesda,-MD 20814Office of the ExecutiveLegal Director* Dr. Jerry R. KlineAtomic Safety andNuclear Regulatory Commission11555 Rockville PikeU.S.Licensing BoardRockille, MD 20852U.S. Nuclear Regulatory* Robert D. GreenwaltCity Attorney for4350 East West HighwayCommissionBethesda, MD 20814West Chicago100 Main StreetWest Chicago, IL 60185and by first class mail, in envelopes bearing sufficient postageto the remaining parties listed on said Notice, by depositingsame with the United States Postal Service located at 100 West ' 1Randolph Street, Chicago, Illinois, 60601drmo4b/.-f ''' f,DOUGLAS J. RATHE'i
*.,%SERVICE LIST* Peter J. Nickles, Esq.Richard A. MeserveCovington & Burling1201 Pennsylvania.AV, N.W.Washington, D.C. 20044* John H. Frye, III, Esq.ChairmanAtomic Safety andLicensing BoardU.S. Nuclear RegulatoryCommission* Chief, Docketing and ServiceSection (3)Office of the Secretary'O.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionDocketing11555 Rockville PikeRockville, MD 20852* Anne Hodgdonoffice of the ExecutiveLegal DirectorU.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission11555 Rockville Pike4350 East West HighwayBethesda, MD 20814* Dr. James H. CarpenterAtomic Safety andLicencing BoardU.S. NuclearRegulatory Commission4350 East West Highway,* Dr. Jerry R. KlineAtomic Safety andLicensing BoardU.S. Nuclear RegulatoryStephen England, Esq.4350 East West HighwayBethesda, MD 20814Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel (3)U.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionWashington, D.C. 20555Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal Panel (5)U.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionWashington, D.C. 20555.Bethesda, MD 20814Pockille, MD 20852Illinois Dept. of Nuclear Safety1035 Outer DriveSpringfield, IL 62704.Commission* Robert D. GreenwaltCity Attorney forWest Chicago100 Main StreetWest Chicago, IL60185Joseph A. Young, Jr.Kerr McGee Chemical Corporation123 Robert S. Kerr AvenueOklahoma City, oklahoma 73125Adjudicatory FileAtomic Safety and Licensing BoardU.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionWashington, D.C. 20555* - denotes Service by Express Maildrmo4b
through.their attorney NEIL F. HARTIGAN, the Attorney General of Illinois, and the Illinois Department of Nuclear Safety and asks 1 ' . -I DOUGLAS J.'RATHE, an attorney in this case do certify; that on the 12th day'of December, 1989, I caused to b EbEd t foregoing Contention Number 10 upon the parties listed below by
