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02i16i99 09:45 HARMON+CURRAN+SPI ~ 919 644 0246 N0.093 D17 -4- environmental risks posed by the proposed license amendment. These concerns fall well within the zone of interests protected by the Atomic Energy Act and NEPA. B. Statement of Aspects on W6icr Orange Couaty Seeks to Intervene Pursuant to 10 C.F.R. § 2.714(b)(2), a hearing petitioner is required to state the "specific aspect or aspects of the subject matter of the proceeding" as to which it wishes to intervene. The purpose of this requirement is not to judge the admissibility of the issues, but to determine whether the petitioner specifies "proper aspects" for the proceeding. Consu~rrers Power Co. (Midland Plant, Units 1 and 2), LBP-78-27, 8 NRC 275, 278 (1978). The requirement is satisfied by identifying general potential areas of concern that are within the scope of the proceeding Vermond Yankee, supra, 31 NRC at 89. The aspects of the proceeding on which Orange County seeks to intervene are set forth in detail in the attached Declazation of Dr. Gordon Thompson, Sections F and G, and in the attached No Significant Hazards Comments, Section II. To summarize, Orange County seeks to address the safety and environmental risks posed by the proposed cooling and electrical backup system for the spent fuel pools, the use of coolant piping for which quality assurance documentation is no longer available, the use of administrative measures to compensate for the additional heat load placed on the CCW cooling system, the partial leakage of the spent fuel pool, and the importation, transfer and handling of a large additional quantity of spent nuclear power plant fuel to the Shearon Harris site.