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Response opposing NRC 820901 & applicant 820903 motions for summary disposition.Genuine issues of matl fact exist. Declaration of Svc encl.

Accession Number: ML20064K001

Date Released: Wednesday, March 18, 2020

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• ML20064K000 - Response opposing NRC 820901 & applicant 820903 motions for summary disposition.Genuine issues of matl fact exist. Declaration of Svc encl. (13 page(s), 1/12/1983)
• ML20064K017 - Affidavit of WJ Davis re inadequacy of renewal application. Submission of irrelevant matl evades fundamental purpose of license reappraisal.Prof qualifications encl. (18 page(s), 1/10/1983)
• ML20064K039 - Affidavit of S Aftergood re Contention I.Statement on P 5 of application for license renewal re educational & research uses of reactor is materially false.Prof qualifications encl. (17 page(s), 1/12/1983)
• ML20064K060 - Affidavit of SC Plotkin re Contention I.Insufficient info provided in application for license renewal for proper review & determination of safety & environ impacts of continued operation.Prof qualifications encl. (4 page(s), 1/12/1983)
• ML20064K074 - Affidavit of N Donova-Gantz.Records available as of Spring 1980 indicate presence of water wells in UCLA vicinity. (3 page(s), 1/7/1983)
• ML20064K125 - Affidavit of L Baefsky.Accounting summaries do not reflect shift from emphasis on educ & research.Sixty percent of costs of owning & operating reactor are devoted to commercial activity.Prof qualifications encl. (8 page(s), 1/9/1983)
• ML20064K179 - Affidavit of SC Plotkin.Maint & calibr at facility inadequate.Reactor & equipment are aged & outdated & parts are hard to get.Facility has history of regulatory noncompliance including violations of safety significance. (11 page(s), 1/12/1983)
• ML20064K201 - Affidavit of IH Monosson.Reactor facility mgt has exhibited chronic history of noncompliance w/license terms.Many violations are of safety significance.Prof qualifications encl. (15 page(s), 1/8/1983)
• ML20064K220 - Affidavit of B Norton.Amount of excess radioactivity requested by UCLA too high,safety margins too small & potential for destructive power excursion unacceptable due to nearby population density.Prof qualifications encl. (94 page(s), 1/6/1983)
• ML20064K257 - Affidavit of LE Foster.Results of Radiation Monitoring Program established by UCLA unreliable.Even if data was reliable,radiation doses to public unacceptable from safety standpoint.Prof qualifications encl. (16 page(s), 1/7/1983)
• ML20064K278 - Affidavit of I Lyon.Actual emissions of Ar-41 underestimated by factor of several hundred for over 15 yrs.Actual concentrations exceed max permitted conditions,violating license conditions & regulations.W/prof qualifications. (46 page(s), 1/4/1983)
• ML20064K296 - Affidavit of SC Plotkin re Contention VII.Reactor history shows high degree of operational unreliability.Continual failure to rectify repeated instrumentation & operator errors & failures indicates substantial risk to public. (7 page(s), 1/12/1983)
• ML20064K321 - Affidavit of S Aftergood on Contention VIII.Two categories of accidents examined result in extraordinarily high doses in unrestricted areas. (14 page(s), 1/12/1983)
• ML20064K339 - Affidavit of J Beyea.Release of 600 Ci I-131 would cause doses w/regulatory significance out to distances of many kilometers & even further depending on weather conditions. Certificate of Svc encl. (9 page(s), 1/6/1983)
• ML20064K365 - Affidavit of EL Cooperman commenting on IE Insp Rept 50-142/82-01.Lapses identified have safety significance & represent serious breaches of good radiation safety practice that could negatively impact on public health. (29 page(s), 12/15/1982)
• ML20064K378 - Affidavit of DO Hirsch.Shipment of spent fuel left UCLA control in highly contaminated condition.Contaminated shipment released to uncontrolled area due to failure of UCLA monitoring sys to detect contamination. (21 page(s), 1/12/1983)
• ML20064K396 - Affidavit of H Scoville.Facility should use low enriched fuel,not U-235 at 93% enrichment which is weapons grade matl.U enriched to 93% is extremely sensitive & must be carefully safeguarded.Prof qualifications encl. (3 page(s), 10/17/1982)
• ML20064K404 - Affidavit of TB Taylor opposing application for any quantity of 93% enriched U.Weapons grade fuel not necessary for research.Prof qualifications encl. (63 page(s), 12/16/1982)
• ML20064K430 - Affidavit of S Aftergood re Contention VIII.Facility could be converted from using weapons grade fuel to low enriched U,while retaining same educational & research capabilities & increasing safety. (24 page(s), 1/12/1983)
• ML20064K440 - Affidavit of SC Plotkin re Contention XIV.Thorough analysis of past operating history of other Argonaut reactors to identify generic problems necessary. (3 page(s), 1/12/1983)
• ML20064K451 - Affidavit of MA Pulido.Reactor fire is credible accident scenario.Interaction of bldg ventilation sys & particular configuration of bldgs around reactor could lead to great public radiation exposure.Prof qualifications encl. (18 page(s), 1/9/1983)
• ML20064K455 - Affidavit of SC Plotkin re Contention XVI.Reactor suffers from old age,lack of availability of spare parts & inadequate funds for maint.Design seriously outmoded. (7 page(s), 1/12/1983)
• ML20064K459 - Affidavit of L Baefsky.Univ attempt to show funding available & NRC review thereof insufficient to show availability of continued funding at adequate level for reactor needs. (10 page(s), 1/9/1983)
• ML20064K468 - Affidavit of M Kaku.Number of credible accident scenarios for reactor exist,each of which could result in substantial fission product release to environ.Prof qualifications encl. (32 page(s), 1/1/1983)
• ML20064K470 - Affidavit of JC Warf.Statement incorrect in Hazards Analysis that no matls in reactor const flammable.Graphite,U, magnesium & aluminum combustible under certain conditions. (10 page(s), 11/17/1982)
• ML20064K473 - Affidavit of DR Dupont.Analyses seriously flawed in assessment of potential for fire & other potentially destructive reactions in reactor.Prof qualifications encl. (10 page(s), 12/23/1982)