ML080570601
| ML080570601 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Palisades  |
| Issue date: | 02/26/2008 |
| From: | Annette Vietti-Cook NRC/SECY |
| To: | NRC/OCM |
| SECY RAS | |
| References | |
| 50-255-LT-2, 50-293-LT-2, Commission License Transfer 1, RAS 548 | |
| Download: ML080570601 (6) | |
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION DOCKETED 02/26/08
________________________________________ SERVED 02/26/08
)
In the Matter of )
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ENTERGY NUCLEAR PALISADES, LLC, AND )
ENTERGY NUCLEAR OPERATIONS, INC. ) Docket Nos. 50-255-LT-2
) 72-043-LT-2 (Palisades Nuclear Power Plant) )
(Big Rock Point ISFSI) )
________________________________________ )
ORDER (Denying Request for Extension of Time)
On January 16, 2008, the Commission published two Notices in the Federal Register inviting members of the public to file petitions to intervene and requests for hearing within 20 days regarding a proposed Entergy corporate restructuring and indirect license transfer insofar as they related to Entergys Big Rock Point and Palisades facilities. 73 Fed. Reg. 2948, 2956.
The Notices explained that interested petitioners should file electronically with the Commissions Office of the Secretary (SECY); it also provided contact information for petitioners needing assistance with electronic filing. The 20-day filing period expired February 5, 2008.
In response, at 11:45 p.m. on February 5th, Michael J. Keagan and others sent a short e-mail - not to SECY but instead to Douglas Pickett, the Commissions Project Manager for the proposed Entergy corporate restructuring and indirect license transfer. Signing the e-mail [o]n behalf of Don't Waste Michigan and many others, Mr. Keagan et al. requested a 45-day extension of time for Dont Waste Michigan to file a request for hearing. The entirety of the signatories justification reads as follows:
there is potential that safety concerns regarding these nuclear facilities could be potentially compromised by the pursuit of profit over safety. Twenty days is not enough to review the documents related to this transferral appropriately.
On February 6, 2008, Mr. Pickett forwarded the e-mail to the Office of the Secretary.
2 The extension request is denied. The submitters provided only the most general justification - and no reason related to this proceeding in particular -- as to why they needed 45 days in addition to the regulatorily prescribed 20 days to file a request for hearing. Two labor union locals filed their petitions to intervene and requests for hearing within the prescribed 20-day period.
In addition, the submitters did not comply with several of the Commissions procedural rules described in both Federal Register Notices: they did not submit their request to SECY and did not follow the E-Filing rule (72 Fed. Reg. 49,139 (Aug. 28, 2007)). Moreover, they did not consult with the license transfer applicants or append to their extension request the requisite certification pursuant to 10 C.F.R. § 2.323(b).
For the Commission
/RA/
Annette L. Vietti-Cook Secretary of the Commission Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 26th day of February, 2008.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION In the Matter of )
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ENTERGY NUCLEAR PALISADES, LLC, )
) Docket No. 50-255-LT-2
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(Palisades Nuclear Power Plant) )
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that copies of the foregoing COMMISSION ORDER (DENYING REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF TIME) have been served upon the following persons by Electronic Information Exchange this date.
Office of Commission Appellate Office of the General Counsel Adjudication Mail Stop - O-15 D21 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Washington, DC 20555-0001 E-mail: ocaamail@nrc.gov E-mail: ogcmailcenter@nrc.gov Scott H. Strauss, Esq. Sarah Wagner, Esq.
Spiegel & McDiarmid LLP L.O.B. Room 422 1333 New Hampshire Ave., NW Albany, NY 12248 Washington, DC 20036 E-mail: sarahwagneresq@gmail.com E-mail: zabelle.zakarian@spiegelmcd.com
2 Docket No. 50-255-LT-2 COMMISSION ORDER (DENYING REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF TIME)
Richard J. Koda, Principal Paul M. Bessette, Esq.,
Koda Consulting, Inc. Stephen J. Burdick, Esq.
409 Main Street John E. Matthews, Esq.
Ridgefield, CT 06877-4511 Martin ONeill, Esq.
E-mail: rjkoda@earthlink.net Kathryn M. Sutton, Esq.
Annette M. White, Esq.
Vincent C. Zabielski, Esq.
Mauri T. Lemoncelli, Esq.
Morgan, Lewis, & Bockius, LLP 1111 Pennsylvania, Ave., NW Washington, DC 20004 E-mail: pbessette@morganlewis.com; sburdick@morganlewis.com; jmatthews@morganlewis.com; martin.oneill@morganlewis.com; ksutton@morganlewis.com; annette.white@morganlewis.com; vzabielski@morganlewis.com; mlemoncelli@morganlewis.com
[Original signed by A. T. Byrdsong]
Office of the Secretary of the Commission Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 26th day of February 2008
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION In the Matter of )
)
ENTERGY NUCLEAR OPERATIONS, INC. ) Docket No. 72-043-LT-2
)
(Big Rock Point Plant) )
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that copies of the foregoing COMMISSION ORDER (DENYING REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF TIME) have been served upon the following persons by Electronic Information Exchange this date.
Office of Commission Appellate Office of the General Counsel Adjudication Mail Stop - O-15 D21 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Washington, DC 20555-0001 E-mail: ocaamail@nrc.gov E-mail: ogcmailcenter@nrc.gov Scott H. Strauss, Esq. Sarah Wagner, Esq.
Spiegel & McDiarmid LLP L.O.B. Room 422 1333 New Hampshire Ave., NW Albany, NY 12248 Washington, DC 20036 E-mail: sarahwagneresq@gmail.com E-mail: zabelle.zakarian@spiegelmcd.com
2 Docket No. 72-043-LT-2 COMMISSION ORDER (DENYING REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF TIME)
Richard J. Koda, Principal Paul M. Bessette, Esq.,
Koda Consulting, Inc. Stephen J. Burdick, Esq.
409 Main Street John E. Matthews, Esq.
Ridgefield, CT 06877-4511 Martin ONeill, Esq.
E-mail: rjkoda@earthlink.net Kathryn M. Sutton, Esq.
Annette M. White, Esq.
Vincent C. Zabielski, Esq.
Mauri T. Lemoncelli, Esq.
Morgan, Lewis, & Bockius, LLP 1111 Pennsylvania, Ave., NW Washington, DC 20004 E-mail: pbessette@morganlewis.com; sburdick@morganlewis.com; jmatthews@morganlewis.com; martin.oneill@morganlewis.com; ksutton@morganlewis.com; annette.white@morganlewis.com; vzabielski@morganlewis.com; mlemoncelli@morganlewis.com Original signed by A. T. Byrdsong]
Office of the Secretary of the Commission Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 26th day of February 2008