ML100540291
| ML100540291 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Prairie Island  |
| Issue date: | 02/22/2010 |
| From: | Doris Lewis Northern States Power Co, Pillsbury, Winthrop, Shaw, Pittman, LLP |
| To: | NRC/OCM |
| SECY RAS | |
| References | |
| 50-282-LR, 50-306-LR, ASLBP 08-871-01-LR-BD01, RAS 17278 | |
| Download: ML100540291 (4) | |
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February 22, 2010 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Before the Commission In the Matter of
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Docket Nos. 50-282-LR Northern States Power Co.
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50-306-LR
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(Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant,
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ASLBP No.
08-871-01-LR Units 1 and 2)
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NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANYS ANSWER SUPPORTING NRC STAFF PETITION FOR INTERLOCUTORY REVIEW Pursuant to 10 C.F.R. § 2.341(b)(3), Northern States Power Company, a Minnesota corporation (NSPM) submits this answer supporting the NRC Staffs Petition for Interlocutory Review of Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Decision Admitting Late Filed and Out of Scope Safety Culture Contention (Feb. 12, 2010). As discussed in Northern States Power Companys Petition for Interlocutory Review of an Order Admitting a Safety Culture Contention (Feb. 12, 2010), which addresses the matters in 10 C.F.R. § 2.341(b)(2), NSPM agrees that the Boards January 28, 2010 Order admitting a safety culture contention outside the scope of the proceeding warrants interlocutory review because it affects the structure of the proceeding in a pervasive and unusual manner. For the reasons discussed in the NRC Staffs Petition, NSPM also agrees that the Boards acceptance of the contention as timely was clearly erroneous1 and that the admission of this contention affects the structure of the proceeding in a pervasive and unusual manner.
1 See Northern States Power Companys Petition for Interlocutory Review of an Order Admitting a Safety Culture Contention (Feb. 12, 2010) at 6-7, and 8 n.18.
2 Respectfully Submitted,
/Signed electronically by David R. Lewis/
David R. Lewis Matias F. Travieso-Diaz PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN LLP 2300 N Street, NW Washington, DC 20037-1128 Tel. (202) 663-8148 Counsel for Northern States Power Co.
Dated: February 22, 2010
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Before the Commission In the Matter of
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Docket Nos. 50-282-LR Northern States Power Co.
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50-306-LR
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(Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant,
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ASLBP No. 08-871-01-LR Units 1 and 2)
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that copies of Northern States Power Companys Answer Supporting NRC Staff Petition for Interlocutory Review dated February 22, 2010, was provided to the Electronic Information Exchange for service on the individuals listed below, this 22nd day of February, 2010.
Hon. Gregory B. Jaczko Chairman U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 chairman@nrc.gov Hon. Kristine L. Svinicki Commissioner U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 cmrsvinicki@nrc.gov Hon. Dale E. Kline Commissioner U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 cmrklein@nrc.gov U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of the Secretary of the Commission Mail Stop O-16C1 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 secy@nrc.gov; hearingdocket@nrc.gov Office of Commission Appellate Adjudication Mail Stop O-16C1 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 E-mail: ocaamail@nrc.gov Administrative Judge William J. Froehlich, Esq., Chair Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Mail Stop T-3F23 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Email: wjf1@nrc.gov
Administrative Judge Dr. Gary S. Arnold Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Mail Stop T-3F23 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Email: gxa1@nrc.gov Administrative Judge Dr. Thomas J. Hirons Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Mail Stop T-3F23 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Email: thomas.hirons@nrc.gov U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of the General Counsel Mail Stop O-15D21 Washington, DC 20555-0001 Beth N. Mizuno, Esq.
David E. Roth, Esq.
Maxwell C. Smith, Esq.
Brian G. Harris, Esq.
E-mail: beth.mizuno@nrc.gov; david.roth@nrc.gov; maxwell.smith@nrc.gov Philip R. Mahowald, Esq.
General Counsel, Prairie Island Indian Community 5636 Sturgeon Lake Road Welch, MN 55089 E-mail: pmahowald@piic.org
/Signed electronically by David R. Lewis/
David R. Lewis