ML090270919
| ML090270919 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Prairie Island  |
| Issue date: | 01/23/2009 |
| From: | William Froehlich Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel |
| To: | |
| SECY RAS | |
| References | |
| 50-282-LR, 50-306-LR, ASLBP 08-871-01-LR-BD01, RAS 2232 | |
| Download: ML090270919 (4) | |
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD Before Administrative Judges:
William J. Froehlich, Chairman Dr. Gary S. Arnold Dr. Thomas J. Hirons In the Matter of Docket Nos. 50-282-LR and 50-306-LR Northern States Power Co. (formerly Nuclear Management Company, LLC) ASLBP No. 08-871-01-LR (Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2) January 23, 2009 NOTICE OF CONFERENCE CALL (Conference Call to Discuss Matters Relating to Case Scheduling and Management)
On Thursday, February 5, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. EST, this Board will convene a conference call with the parties to discuss matters relating to case scheduling and management.1 The parties should be prepared to discuss the preparation of a scheduling order that is consistent with the model milestones for Subpart L hearings provided in 10 C.F.R. Part 2, Appendix B (II).
In particular, the Board will solicit the parties views on the following topics: (1) the status of the mandatory disclosure process;2 (2) the effect of NRC Staffs projected schedule for completing its safety and environmental evaluations on the scheduling order;3 (3) what plans, if any, the parties have for the filing of preliminary motions or other pleadings; (4) what plans, if any, the parties have for the filing of motions for summary disposition on the currently-admitted 1
See 10 C.F.R. § 2.332(a).
2 Id. §§ 2.336, 2.1203; see also Licensing Board Order (Granting Joint Motion on Disclosure Schedule) (Dec. 17, 2008) (unpublished).
3 10 C.F.R. § 2.332(d).
contentions; (5) whether the parties are aware of any other matters that may impact the scheduling order; (6) the parties current views on the selection of a venue for the hearing(s);
and (7) any other matters that counsel may wish to bring to the Boards attention. The Board is especially interested in determining whether settlement is feasible and whether Alternative Dispute Resolution efforts should be pursued.4 The Board anticipates that the conference call can be conducted in 60 minutes or less.
No later than 5:00 p.m. EST on Monday, February 2, 2009, counsel should notify Sara Culler - who is a member of the Licensing Board Panels administrative staff, and who may be reached at 301-415-5694 - of their ability to participate in the call at the scheduled time. Ms.
Culler will provide instructions for participating in the call, including the telephone number and pass code. When contacting Ms. Culler, please advise her as to the number of separate locations from which you and any colleagues or associates will be calling, so that she may reserve an appropriate number of phone lines. To assure that the conference call commences promptly, all participants should access the telephone number a few minutes before the conference is scheduled to begin.
The conference call will be stenographically transcribed. After the call, the Board will issue an appropriate Scheduling and Case Management Order.
It is so ORDERED.
FOR THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD5
/RA/
William J. Froehlich, Chairman ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE Rockville, Maryland January 23, 2009 4
Id. §§ 2.332(c)(5), 2.338.
5 Copies of this order were sent this date by the agencys E-Filing system to counsel for (1)
Applicant, Northern States Power Co., (2) Petitioner, Prairie Island Indian Community, and (3)
NRC Staff.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION In the Matter of )
)
NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY )
)
) Docket Nos. 50-282-LR
) 50-306-LR (Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant, )
Units 1 and 2) )
)
(License Renewal) )
CORRECTED CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that copies of the foregoing LB NOTICE OF CONFERENCE CALL (CONFERENCE CALL TO DISCUSS MATTERS RELATING TO CASE SCHEDULING AND MANAGEMENT), along with this corrected certificate of service have been re-served upon the following persons by Electronic Information Exchange.
Office of Commission Appellate U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Adjudication Office of the Secretary of the Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mail Stop O-16C1 Washington, DC 20555-0001 Washington, DC 20555-0001 E-mail: ocaamail@nrc.gov Hearing Docket E-mail: hearingdocket@nrc.gov U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Office of the General Counsel Mail Stop T-3F23 Mail Stop O-15D21 Washington, DC 20555-0001 Washington, DC 20555-0001 Edward Williamson, Esq.
Administrative Judge William J. Froehlich, Beth Mizuno, Esq.
Chairman David Roth, Esq.
E-mail: wjf1@nrc.gov Marcia Simon, Esq.
Brian G. Harris, Esq.
Administrative Judge Gary S. Arnold Brian Newell E-mail: gxa1@nrc.gov E-mail: elw2@nrc.gov bnm1@nrc.gov Administrative Judge Thomas J. Hirons der@nrc.gov E-mail: thomas.hirons@nrc.gov mjs5@nrc.gov brian.harris@nrc.gov bpn1@nrc.gov Matthew Rotman, Law Clerk E-mail: mfr1@nrc.gov OGC Mail Center : OGCMailCenter@nrc.gov
2 DOCKET NOS. 50-282 AND 50-306-LR LB NOTICE OF CONFERENCE CALL (CONFERENCE CALL TO DISCUSS MATTERS RELATING TO CASE SCHEDULING AND MANAGEMENT)
Xcel Energy Services, Inc. Prairie Island Indian Community 414 Nicollet Mall 5636 Sturgeon Lake Road Minneapolis, Minnesota 55401 Welch, Minnesota 55089 Peter M. Glass, Counsel for Nuclear Philip R. Mahowald, Esq.
Management Company, LLC E-mail: pmahowald@piic.org E-mail: peter.m.glass@xcelenergy.com Nuclear Management Company, LLC Pillsbury, Winthrop, Shaw, Pittman, LLP 2300 N. Street, NW Washington, DC 20037-1122 David R. Lewis, Esq.
Matias F. Travieso-Diaz, Esq.
E-mail: david.lewis@pillsburylaw.com matias.travieso-diaz@pillsburylaw.com
[Original signed by Evangeline S. Ngbea]
Office of the Secretary of the Commission Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 27th day of January 2009