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Entergy'S Notice of Intent Not to Submit a Rebuttal Statement of Position on New England Coalition Restated Contention 4
ML061720126
Person / Time
Site: Vermont Yankee Entergy icon.png
Issue date: 06/14/2006
From: Travieso-Diaz M
Entergy Nuclear Operations, Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee, Pillsbury, Winthrop, Shaw, Pittman, LLP
To:
Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel
Byrdsong A T
References
50-271-OLA, ASLBP 04-832-02-OLA, RAS 11809
Download: ML061720126 (4)


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June 14, 2006 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION DOCKETED Before the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board USNRC

) June 14, 2006 (11:05am)

In the Matter of ) OFFICE OF SECRETARY

) Docket No. 50-271 RULEMAKINGS AND

) ADJUDICATIONS STAFF ENTERGY NUCLEAR VERMONT YANKEE, LLC and ENTERGY ) ASLBP No. 04-832-02-OLA NUCLEAR OPERATIONS, INC. ) (Operating License Amendment)

(Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station) )

)

ENTERGY'S NOTICE OF INTENT NOT TO SUBMIT A REBUTTAL STATEMENT OF POSITION ON NEW ENGLAND COALITION RESTATED CONTENTION 4 Pursuant to 10 C.F.R. § 2.1207(a)(2) and the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board's

("Board") Revised Scheduling Order dated April 13, 2006 ("Revised Scheduling Order"),' En-tergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee, LLC and Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. (collectively "En-tergy") hereby state that that they do not intend to submit a Rebuttal Statement of Position with re-spect to New England Coalition("NEC")'s Restated Contention 4, since in NEC's May 17, 2006 "New England Coalition's Statement of Position" ("Statement of Position") NEC stated that "New England Coalition now respectfully resubmits and includes by reference Dr. Ross Landsman's September 19, 2005 Declaration ... Supporting New England Coalition's Alternate Cooling Sys-tem, as Prefiled Written Testimony, in lieu of new testimony." Statement of Position at 6. Nor does the Statement of Position itself contain any substantive information or argument concerning NEC Restated Contention 4. Entergy believes that, in its May 17, 2006 Initial Statement of Posi-As directed by the Board, "[t] he written response should be in the nature of a response brief that identifies the legal and factual weaknesses in an opponent's position, identifies rebuttal witnesses and evidence, and specifies the precise purpose of rebuttal witnesses and evidence. Revised Scheduling Order at 3.

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tion on NEC Restated Contention 4 and the supporting Testimony of George S. Thomas, Paul D.

Baughman, Norman A. Roux, Robert D. Fulkerson and Philip T. Westover on Restated NEC Con-tention 4 of the same date and exhibits thereto, it has sufficiently addressed the positions taken by Dr. Landsman in his September 19, 2005 Declaration.

Respectfully submitted, Jay E. Silberg Matias F. Travieso-Diaz PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN LLP 2300 N Street, N.W.

Washington, DC 20037-1128 Tel. (202) 663-8063 Counsel for Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee, LLC and Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

Dated: June 14, 2006 2

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Before the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board

))

In the Matter of

) Docket No. 50-271 ENTERGY NUCLEAR VERMONT )

YANKEE, LLC and ENTERGY ) ASLBP No. 04-832-02-OLA NUCLEAR OPERATIONS, INC. ) (Operating License Amendment)

(Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station) )

)

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that copies of"Entergy's Notice of Intent not to Submit a Rebuttal State-ment of Position on New England Coalition Restated Contention 4" were served on the persons listed below by deposit in the U.S. mail, first class, postage prepaid, and where indicated by an asterisk by electronic mail, this 14th day of June, 2006.

  • Administrative Judge *Administrative Judge Alex S. Karlin, Chair Lester S. Rubenstein Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel 4760 East Country Villa Drive Mail Stop T-3 F23 Tucson AZ 85718 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission lesrrracomcast.net Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 ask2 (nrc.2ov
  • Administrative Judge Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Dr. Anthony J. Baratta Mail Stop T-3 F23 Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mail Stop T-3 F23 Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 ajb5P@nrc.gov
  • Secretary Office of Commission Appellate Adjudica-Att'n: Rulemakings and Adjudications Staff tion Mail Stop 0-16 CI Mail Stop 0-16 C1 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 secy(nrc.gov, hearingdocket(nrc.gov
  • Raymond Shadis *Sherwin E. Turk, Esq.
  • Steven C. Hamrick, Esq.

New England Coalition P.O. Box 98 Office of the General Counsel Shadis Road Mail Stop 0-15 D21 Edgecomb ME 04556 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission shadis(oprexar.com Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 setP~nrc.gov, sch 1(anrc.gov

  • Marcia Carpentier *Jonathan Rund Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Mail Stop T-3 F23 Mail Stop T-3 F23 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 mxc7@nrc.gov jmr3(@nrc.gov
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