ML081830695
| ML081830695 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | WM-00011, PAPO-001 |
| Issue date: | 07/01/2008 |
| From: | Bollwerk G, Moore T, Paul Ryerson Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel |
| To: | Nuclear Energy Institute |
| SECY RAS | |
| References | |
| ASLBP 08-861-01-PAPO-BD01, PAPO-001, RAS 868 | |
| Download: ML081830695 (8) | |
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD Before Administrative Judges:
Thomas S. Moore, Chairman G. Paul Bollwerk, III Paul S. Ryerson In the Matter of U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (High-Level Waste Repository: Pre-Application Matters, Advisory PAPO Board)
Docket No. PAPO-001 ASLBP No. 08-861-01-PAPO-BD01 July 1, 2008 MEMORANDUM AND ORDER (Denying Motion for Reconsideration of Portion of Advisory PAPO Boards June 20, 2008 Memorandum and Order)
The Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) has moved for reconsideration, pursuant to 10 C.F.R.
§ 2.323(e), of a portion of the Advisory Pre-License Application Presiding Officer Board (Board)s June 20, 2008 Case Management Order (Order). According to NEI, the Order suggests1 - or appear[s] to contemplate2 - that potential parties in addition to the Department of Energy and the NRC Staff may be allowed to file answers to contentions in violation of the Commissions regulations. NEI sees clear and material error.3 NEI reads the Boards Order incorrectly. The Commission did not empower the Board to 1 The Nuclear Energy Institutes Motion for Leave to File and Motion for Reconsideration of a Portion of the Advisory PAPO Boards June 20, 2008 Memorandum and Order (June 30, 2008) at 1, 6.
2 Id. at 2.
3 Id.
DOCKETED 07/01/08 SERVED 07/01/08 address the standing or capacity of any entity to file any document,4 and the Board did not do so. The Boards Order addressed formatting issues. Whether any party or potential party may file any particular document, consistent with the Commissions regulations, would appropriately be raised with the boards that may be constituted to consider petitions to intervene in any high-level waste repository construction authorization proceeding.
NEIs motion for reconsideration is denied.
It is so ORDERED.
The Advisory Pre-License Application Presiding Officer Board Thomas S. Moore, Chairman ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE G. Paul Bollwerk, III ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE Paul S. Ryerson ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE Rockville, Maryland July 1, 2008 4 On June 17, 2008, the Commission empowered the Board to issue only limited procedural orders, confined to [t]he organization of petitions to intervene, in particular, the formatting and labeling of contentions, an associated structure for responses and replies regarding contentions, the organization of standing arguments, and a uniform system for referencing or attaching supporting materials. U.S. Dept of Energy (High-Level Waste Repository: Pre-Application Matters, Advisory PAPO Board), CLI-08-14, 67 NRC __, __ (slip op.
at 6) (June 17, 2008).
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION In the Matter of
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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
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Docket No. PAPO-001
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(Advisory Pre-License Application: )
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(Advisory PAPO Board)
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that copies of the foregoing MEMORANDUM AND ORDER (DENYING MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION OF PORTION OF ADVISORY PAPO BOARDS JUNE 20, 2008 MEMORANDUM AND ORDER), dated July 1, 2008, have been served upon the following persons by Electronic Information Exchange.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Mail Stop T-3F23 Washington, DC 20555-0001 Thomas S. Moore, Chair Administrative Judge E-mail: tsm2@nrc.gov G. Paul Bollwerk, III Administrative Judge E-mail: gpb@nrc.gov Alex S. Karlin, Administrative Judge E-mail: ask2@nrc.gov Paul S. Ryerson Administrative Judge E-mail: psr1@nrc.gov ASLBP (contd.)
Anthony C. Eitreim, Esq.
Chief Counsel E-mail: ace1@nrc.gov James M. Cutchin: jmc3@nrc.gov Joseph Deucher: jhd@nrc.gov Marcia Carpentier: mxc7@nrc.gov Lauren Bregman: lrb1@nrc.gov Zachary Kahn: zxk1@nrc.gov Erica LaPlante: eal1@nrc.gov Johanna Thibault: jrt3@nrc.gov Emily Krause: eik1@nrc.gov Daniel J. Graser LSN Administrator E-mail: djg2@nrc.gov ASLB HLW Adjudication E-mail: ASLBP_HLW_Adjudication@nrc.gov U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of the Secretary of the Commission Mail Stop O-16C1 Washington, DC 20555-0001 Hearing Docket E-mail: hearingdocket@nrc.gov U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Public Affairs Mail Stop O-16D3 Washington, DC 20555-0001 David McIntyre:
E-mail: dtm@nrc.gov
DOCKET NO. PAPO-001 MEMORANDUM AND ORDER (DENYING MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION OF PORTION OF ADVISORY PAPO BOARDS JUNE 20, 2008 MEMORANDUM AND ORDER) 2 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of the General Counsel Mail Stop O-15D21 Washington, DC 20555-0001 Janice E. Moore, Esq.
E-mail: jem@nrc.gov Mitzi A. Young, Esq.
E-mail: may@nrc.gov Marian L. Zobler, Esq E-mail: mlz@nrc.gov Andrea L. Silvia, Esq.
E-mail: alc1@nrc.gov Margaret J. Bupp, Esq.
E-mail: mjb5@nrc.gov Daniel W. Lenehan, Esq.
E-mail: dwl2@nrc.gov Jessica Bielecki, Esq.
E-mail: jab2@nrc.gov OGC Mail Center E-mail: OGCMailCenter@nrc.gov U.S. Department of Energy Office of General Counsel 1000 Independence Avenue S.W.
Washington, DC 20585 Martha S. Crosland, Esq.
E-mail: Martha.crosland@hq.doe.gov Nicholas P. DiNunzio, Esq.
E-mail: nick.dinunzio@rw.doe.gov Angela M. Kordyak, Esq.
E-mail: angela.kordyak@hq.doe.gov Mary B. Neumayr, Esq.
E-mail: mary.neumayr@hq.doe.gov U.S. Department of Energy 1551 Hillshire Drive Las Vegas, NV 89134-6321 Timothy C. Gunter E-mail: timothy_gunter@ymp.gov Susan L. Rives E-mail: susan_rives@ymp.gov U.S. Department of Energy Office of General Counsel 1551 Hillshire Drive Las Vegas, NV 89134-6321 George W. Hellstrom, Esq.
E-mail: george.hellstrom@ymp.gov
DOCKET NO. PAPO-001 MEMORANDUM AND ORDER (DENYING MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION OF PORTION OF ADVISORY PAPO BOARDS JUNE 20, 2008 MEMORANDUM AND ORDER) 3 Counsel for the U.S. Department of Energy Morgan, Lewis, Bockius LLP 1111 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Washington, DC 20004 Cliff Cooper, Paralegal E-mail: ccooper@morganlewis.com Lewis Csedrik, Esq.
E-mail: lcsedrik@morganlewis.com Jay Gutierrez, Esq.
E-mail: jguiterrez@morganlewis.com Thomas Poindexter, Esq.
E-mail: tpoindexter@morganlewis.com Alex S. Polonsky, Esq.
E-mail: apolonsky@morganlewis.com Thomas A. Schmutz, Esq.
E-mail: tschmutz@morganlewis.com Donald Silverman, Esq.
E-mail: dsilverman@morganlewis.com Paul J. Zaffuts, Esq.
E-mail: pzaffuts@morganlewis.com Thomas E. Reinert, Jr., Esq.
E-mail: treinert@morganlewis.com Corrine A. Niosi, Esq.
E-mail: cniosi@morganlewis.com Liesel J. Danjczek, Esq.
E-mail: ldanjczek@morganlewis.com Anna L. Vinson, Esq.
E-mail: avinson@morganlewis.com Annette M. White, Esq.
E-mail: annette.white@morganlewis.com Counsel for the U.S. Department of Energy Hunton & Williams, LLP Riverfront Plaza, East Tower 951 East Byrd Street Richmond, VA 23219 W. Jeffrey Edwards, Esq.
E-mail: jewards@hunton.com Kelly L. Faglioni, Esq.
E-mail: kfaglioni@hunton.com Melissa Grier E-mail: mgrier@hunton.com Donald P. Irwin, Esq.
E-mail: dirwin@hunton.com Stephanie Meharg:
E-mail: smeharg@hunton.com Edward P. Noonan, Esq.
E-mail: enoonan@hunton.com Audrey B. Rusteau E-mail: arusteau@hunton.com Michael R. Shebelskie, Esq.
E-mail: mshebelskie@hunton.com Pat Slayton E-mail: pslayton@hunton.com Belinda A. Wright E-mail: bwright@hunton.com Counsel for the State of Nevada Egan, Fitzpatrick & Malsch, PLLC 2001 K Street Washington, DC 20006 Martin G. Malsch, Esq.
E-mail: mmalsch@nuclearlawyer.com Susan Montesi E-mail: smontesi@nuclearlawyer.com Counsel for Lincoln County Carter Ledyard & Milburn, LLP 1401 Eye Street, N.W., Suite 300 Washington, DC 20005 Barry S. Neuman, Esq.
E-mail: neuman@clm.com
DOCKET NO. PAPO-001 MEMORANDUM AND ORDER (DENYING MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION OF PORTION OF ADVISORY PAPO BOARDS JUNE 20, 2008 MEMORANDUM AND ORDER) 4 Egan, Fitzpatrick & Malsch, PLLC 12500 San Pedro Avenue, Suite 555 San Antonio, TX 78216 Charles J. Fitzpatrick, Esq E-mail: cfitzpatrick@nuclearlawyer.com John W. Lawrence, Esq.
E-mail: jlawrence@nuclearlawyer.com Laurie Borski, Paralegal E-mail: lborski@nuclearlawyer.com Clark County (NV) Nuclear Waste Division 500 S. Grand Central Parkway Las Vegas, NV 98155 Engelbrecht von Tiesenhausen E-mail: evt@co.clark.nv.us Phil Klevorick E-mail: klevorick@co.clark.nv.us Counsel for the State of Nevada Ross Dixon & Bell 2001 K. Street N.W., Suite 400 Washington, DC 20006 Merril Hirsh, Esq.
E-mail: mhirsh@rdblaw.com Clark County, Nevada 500 South Grand Central Parkway Las Vegas, NV 89106 Elizabeth A. Vibert, Deputy District Attorney E-mail: VibertE@co.clark.nv.us Counsel for Eureka County, Nevada Harmon, Curran, Speilberg & Eisenberg, LLP 1726 M. Street N.W., Suite 600 Washington, DC 20036 Diane Curran, Esq.
E-mail: dcurran@harmoncurran.com Churchill County, Eureka County, Lander County, Mineral County, Esmeralda County 1975 Village Center Circle, Suite 140 Las Vegas, NV 89134-6237 Robert F. List, Esq.
E-mail: rlist@armstrongteasdale.com City of Las Vegas 400 Stewart Avenue Las Vegas, NV 89101 Margaret Plaster, Management Analyst E-mail: mplaster@LasVegasNevada.gov Liane Lee, Legislative Affairs Officer E-mail: lilee@LasVegasNevada.GOV Nuclear Energy Institute 1776 I Street, NW Suite 400 Washington, DC 20006-3708 Michael A. Bauser, Esq.
E-mail: mab@nei.org Anne W. Cottinghan, Esq.
E-mail: awc@nei.org Ellen C. Ginsberg, Esq.
E-mail: ecg@nei.org
DOCKET NO. PAPO-001 MEMORANDUM AND ORDER (DENYING MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION OF PORTION OF ADVISORY PAPO BOARDS JUNE 20, 2008 MEMORANDUM AND ORDER) 5 White Pine County, City of Caliente, Lincoln County P.O. Box 126 Caliente, NV 89008 Jason Pitts E-mail: jayson@idtservices.com Inyo County (CA ) Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Repository Assessment Office 163 May St.
Bishop, CA 93514 Chris Howard, GIS/LAN Administrator E-mail: choward@inywater.org NWOP Consulting, Inc.
1705 Wildcat Lane Ogden, UT 84403 Loreen Pitchford, LSN Coordinator For Churchill, County, Eureka County, and Lander County, E-mail: lpitchford@comcast.net Nuclear Waste Project Office 1761 East College Parkway, Suite 118 Carson City, NV 89706 Robert Loux E-mail: bloux@nuc.state.nv.us Steve Frishman, Tech. Policy Coordinatory E-mail: Steve.frishman@gmail.com Nye County (NV) Regulatory/Licensing Adv.
18160 Cottonwood Rd. #265 Sunriver, OR 97707 Malachy Murphy, Esq.
E-mail: mrmurphy@chamberscable.com Zoie Choate, Secretary E-mail: zchoate@co.nye.nv.us Sherry Dudley, Administrative Technical Coordinator E-mail: sdudley@co.nye.nv.us Counsel for Nye County, Nevada 530 Farrington Court Las Vegas, NV 89123 Jeffrey D. VanNiel, Esq.
E-mail: nbrjdvn@gmail.com Timbisha Shoshone Tribe Frederick and Peebles, LLP 1001 Second St.
Sacramento, CA 95814 Darcie L. Houck, Esq.
E-mail: dhouch@ndlaw.com John M. Peebles, Esq.
E-mail: jpeebles@ndlaw.com Joe Kennedy, Esq.
E-mail: chairperson@timbisha.org Talisman International, LLC 1000 Potomac St., NW Suite 300 Washington, DC 20007 Patricia Larimore, Senior Paralegal E-mail: plarimore@talisman-intl.com
DOCKET NO. PAPO-001 MEMORANDUM AND ORDER (DENYING MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION OF PORTION OF ADVISORY PAPO BOARDS JUNE 20, 2008 MEMORANDUM AND ORDER) 6 Yucca Mountain Project Licensing Group DOE/BSC Regulatory Programs 1180 North Town Center Dr.
Las Vegas, NV 89144 Jeffrey Kriner E-mail: jeffrey_kriner@ymp.gov California Department of Justice Office of the Attorney General 1515 Clay Street, 20th Floor P.O. Box 70550 Oakland, CA 94612-0550 Timothy E. Sullivan, Deputy Attorney General Email: Timothy.Sullivan@doj.ca.gov Michele Mercado, Analyst Email: Michele.Mercado@doj.ca.gov California Department of Justice Office of the Attorney General 1300 I Street P.O. Box 944255 Sacramento, CA 94244-2550 Susan Durbin, Deputy Attorney General E-mail susan.durbin@doj.ca.gov California Department of Justice 300 S. Spring Street, Suite 1700 Los Angeles, CA 90013 Brian Hembacher, Deputy Attorney General Email: brian.hembacher@doj.ca.gov California Energy Commission 1516 9th Street Sacramento, CA 95814 Kevin, W. Bell, Senior Staff Counsel E-mail: kwbell@energy.state.ca.us
[Original Signed by L. D. Lewis]
Office of the Secretary of the Commission Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 1st day of July 2008