ML073460434

the Assembly State of New York Albany - Request for Extension to File Formal Requests for Hearing and Petitions to Intervene with Contentions in Docket Nos. 50-247-LR; 50-286-LR: ASLBP No. 07-858-03-LR-BD01

ML073460434
Person / Time
Site:	Indian Point
Issue date:	12/04/2007
From:	Berkley R, Brodsky R State of NY, State Assembly
To:	Lathrop K, Lawrence Mcdade, Richard Wardwell Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel, NRC/SECY/RAS
SECY RAS
References
50-247-LR, 50-286-LR, ASLBP 07-858-03-LR-BD01, RAS 14764
Download: ML073460434 (5)

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&L1( DOCKETED USNRC THE ASSEMBLY December 4, 2007 (4:56pm)

STATE OF NEW YORK OFFICE OF SECRETARY RULEMAKINGS AND ALBANY ADJUDICATIONS STAFF RICHARD L. BRODSKY CHAIRMAN Assemblyman 92': District Committee on Corporations, Authorities Westchester County and Commissicns December 4, 2007 VIA ELECTRONIC & FIRST CLASS MAIL Administrative Law Judge Administrative Law Judge Hon. Lawrence G. McDade, Chair Hon. Richard E. Wardwell 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 (E-Mail: lm(@'nrc.gov) (E-Mail: rewavnrc.Qov)

Administrative Law Judge Office of the Secretary Hon. Kaye D. Lathrop Attn: Rulemakings & Adjudications Staff 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 (E-Mail: hearingdocketvdnrc. aov)

Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 (E-Mail: kdl2*nrc.Luov)

Re: Request for Extension to file Formal Requests for Hearing and Petitions to Intervene with Contentions in Docket Nos. 50-247-LR; 50-286-LR: ASLBP No. 07-858-03-LR-BD01

Dear Chairman McDade,

Judge Wardwell and Judge Lathrop:

Assemblyman Richard L. Brodsky ("Assemblyman Brodsky") hereby respectfully requests on his own behalf, on behalf of his constituents, on behalf of the Westchester-Rockland Delegation to the New York State Assembly, including but not limited to, Assemblyman Adam Bradley, Assemblywoman Ellen Jaffee, Assemblyman George Latimer and Assemblyman Kenneth Zerbrowski, and the associated Members of the Delegation, and on behalf of all similarly situated stakeholders, that he and those other similarly situated stakeholders referenced above, be granted a ten (10) day extension of time, from November 30, 2007 to December 10, 2007, for filing a Petition to Intervene and Request for Hearing in the above-referenced license renewal proceeding. Based on information and belief, he understands that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission ("Commission") has granted a ten day extension to other persons by Order dated November 16, 2007, and that review of further applications for extension was contemplated by the Commission in its November 16 Order.'

See e-mail from Emile Julian, NRC, to Susan Shapiro, FUSE, dated November 20, 2007. "The Order explicitly states that any further requests shall be referred to the ASLB. Thus, the Commission contemplates that there may be additional persons who believe that they should receive additional time because of the malfunction of ADAMS and that those requests should be forwarded to the ASLB for appropriate review."

o_/ - 0 3 ALBANY OFFICE: Room 422, Legislative Office Building, Albany, New York 12248, (518) 455-5753 Q DISTRICT OFFICE: 5 West Main Street, Suite 205, Elmstord, New York 10523, (914) 345-0432

The original deadline for Requests for Hearing or Petitions for Leave to Intervene in the license renewal proceeding was October 1, 2007, but was extended by the Commission on October 1, 2007 until November 30, 2007.: During much of the two months between such extension and this filing, the Commission's ADAMS system for document research and retrieval functioned intermittently or was completely inaccessible to the public because of systems crashing. Specifically, in or around late October, ADAMS became completely inaccessible to the public in excess of two weeks. Consequently, Assemblyman Brodsky and other stakeholders were unable to gain access to documents of critical importance in the formation of their Requests for Hearing and Petitions to Intervene, including but not limited to the license renewal application itself. Assemblyman Brodsky asserts therefore that the extension requested herein is in the public interest because his participation in this proceeding on his own behalf, and on behalf of the Westchester-Rockland Delegation, Assemblymembers Bradley, Jaffee, Latimer and Zerbrowski, and the other stakeholders referenced above, will assist in the development of a sound record, as his repeated, unique and successful involvement 3 in legal proceedings, policy issues and legislative considerations concerning Indian Point has shown.

Due to the time-sensitive nature of this request, Assemblyman Brodsky respectfully requests a response as soon as is reasonably possible.

Sincerely, Richard A. Berkley, Esq.

Counsel to Assemblyman Richar1d-L-Brods-'

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cc:

Susan Shapiro, Esq.

Office of Commission Appellate Adjudication FUSE U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 21 Perlman Drive Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 Spring Valley, NY 10077 (E-mail: ocaamailI(nrc.gov) (E-mail: palisadesart(aol.coni)

Joan Leary Matthews, Esq. Sherwin E. Turk, Esq.

NYS Dept. of Env. Conserv. Lloyd B. Subin, Esq.

625 Broadway, 140' Floor Beth N. Mizuno, Esq.

Albany, NY 12233-5500 Office of the General Counsel (E-mail: ilmatthews(cw.dec.state.nv.us) (E-mail: set Qnrc.gov)

(E-mail: lbs3(@nrc.gov)

(E-mail: bnm I anrc.gov) 2See 72 Fed. Reg. 55834.

3 See, e.g., Brodskv v. Crottv, 766 N.Y.S.2d 277 (2003)(litigation mandating the commencement of the SPDES permitting process at Indian Point), Entergv v. DEC, 777 N.Y.S.2d 591 (2004)(successfully defending the constitutionality of a state regulation imposing a BTA requirement upon Indian Point's cooling intakes), and PSC-NY Case 00-E-0612, Matter of the Forced Outage of Indian Point No. 2 Nuclear Generating Facility (Feb. 12, 2004)(Order settling prudence litigation sought by petition entered by Assemblyman Brodsky and other members of the legislature); See also, Interim Report on the Evacuation Plan for the Indian Point Nuclear Facility, February 20, 2002(analyzing and reporting upon the deficiencies in the evacuation plan).

Shenvood Martinelli Zachary S. Khan, Law Clerk FUSE Atomic Safety & Licensing Board 351 Dykman Street Mail Stop: T-3 F23 Peekskill, NY 19566 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (E-mail: rovcepenstiner~h-aol.co m) (E-mail: zxkl@nrc.,ov)

Michael J. Delaney Kathryn M. Sutton, Esq.

V.P. - Energy Paul M. Bessette, Esq.

New York City Martin J. O'Neill, Esq.

Economic Development Corp. Morgan, Lewis & Bockius 110 William Street 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.

New York, NY 10038 Washington, D.C. 20004 (E-mail: mdelanev(j)nvcedc.com) (E-mail: ksutton ,morganlewis.com)

(E-mail: pbessettec.morganlewis.com)

(E-mail: martin.o.neill@mor~anlewis.com)

Arthur J. Kremer, Chair Manna Jo Greene The New York Affordable Reliable Member-Authorized Representative Electricity Alliance Hudson River Sloop Clearwater 347 Fifth Avenue, Suite 508 112 Little Market Street New York, NY 10016 Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 (E-mail: kremer 0area-alliance.ort) (E-mail: officeamail.clearwater.orf William C. Dennis, Esq. John J. Sipos, Esq.

Assistant. General Counsel Assistant Attomey General Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. Office of the New York State Attorney General 440 Hamilton Avenue The Capitol - State Street White Plains, NY 10601 Albany, NY 12224 (E-mail: wdennis('i@entergv.co m) (E-mail: John.Siposwuoa2.state.nv.us)

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION In the Matter of

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ENTERGY NUCLEAR OPERATIONS, INC. ) Docket Nos. 50-247-LR

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(Indian Point Nuclear Generating, )

Units 2 & 3) )

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that copies of the enclosed Request for Extension to File Formal Requests for Hearing and Petitions to Intervene have been served upon the following persons by electronic mail, followed by deposit of paper copies in the U.S. mail, first class.

Administrative Law Judge Administrative Law Judge Hon. Lawrence G. McDade, Chair Hon. Richard E. Wardwell 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 (E-Mail: lam0wnrc.gov) (E-Mail: rewi).nrc.aov)

Administrative Law Judge Office of the Secretary Hon. Kaye D. Lathrop Attn: Rulemakings & Adjudications Staff 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 (E-Mail: hearingdocket(rnrc.gov)

Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 (E-Mail: kdl2(-).nrc.,ov)

Susan Shapiro, Esq.

Office of Commission Appellate Adjudication FUSE U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commmission 21 Perlman Drive Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 Spring Valley, NY 10077 (E-mail: ocaamailhinrc.aov) (E-mail: palisadesart*aol.com)

Joan Leary Matthews, Esq. Sherwin E. Turk, Esq.

NYS Dept. of Env. Conserv. Lloyd B. Subin, Esq.

625 Broadway, 14 th Floor Beth N. Mizuno, Esq.

Albany, NY 12233-5500 Office of the General Counsel (E-mail: i lmatthews(d!w.dec.state.nv.us) (E-mail: setnanrc. ov)

(E-mail: lbs3@nrc.aov)

(E-mail: bnm I nrc.aov)

Sherwood Martinelli Zachary S. Khan, Law Clerk FUSE Atomic Safety & Licensing Board 351 Dykman Street Mail Stop: T-3 F23 Peekskill, NY 19566 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (E-mail: rovcepenstinger aol.com) (E-mail: zxkl(a-nrc.2ov)

Mlichael J. Delaney Kathryn M. Sutton, Esq.

V.P. - Energy Paul M. Bessette, Esq.

New York City Martin J. O'Neill, Esq.

Economic Development Corp. Morgan, Lewis & Bockius 110 William Street 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.

New York, NY 10038 Washington, D.C. 20004 (E-mail: mdelanevcwnveedc.eom) (E-mail: ksuttona.morganleyis.com)

(E-mail: pbessette(@mor,.anlewis.com)

(E-mail: martin.o.neill(moruanlewis.corn)

Arthur J. Kremer, Chair Manna Jo Greene The New York Affordable Reliable Member-Authorized Representative Electricity Alliance Hudson River Sloop Clearwater 347 Fifth Avenue, Suite 508 112 Little Market Street New York, NY 10016 Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 (E-mail: kremer(@iarea-alliance.org) (E-mail: officenamail.clearwater.org.

William C. Dennis, Esq. John J. Sipos, Esq.

Assistant. General Counsel Assistant Attorney General Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. Office of the New York State Attorney General 440 Hamilton Avenue The Capitol - State Street White Plains, NY 10601 Albany, NY 12224 (E-mail: wdennis(ihentergv.com) (E-mail: John.Siposraboag.state.nv.us)

Richard A. Berkley, Esq. )

Counsel to Assemblyman Richard L.*rodsky Signed and Dated at Albany, New York This 4th day of December, 2007.