ML110900292
| ML110900292 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Davis Besse  |
| Issue date: | 03/31/2011 |
| From: | William Froehlich Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel |
| To: | Beyond Nuclear, Citizens Environmental Alliance of Southwestern Ontario, Don't Waste Michigan, FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Co, Green Party of Ohio, NRC/OGC |
| SECY RAS | |
| References | |
| 50-346-LR, ASLBP 11-907-01-LR-BD01, RAS 19851 | |
| Download: ML110900292 (4) | |
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD Before Administrative Judges:
William J. Froehlich, Chairman Nicholas G. Trikouros Dr. William E. Kastenberg In the Matter of: Docket No. 50-346-LR FirstEnergy NUCLEAR OPERATING ASLBP No. 11-907-01-LR-BD01 COMPANY March 31, 2011 (Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station, Unit 1)
NOTICE (Pursuant to 10 C.F.R. § 2.309(i))
Before this Atomic Safety and Licensing Board (Board) is a petition to intervene and a request for a hearing (Petition), dated December 27, 2010, filed jointly by four organizations.1 These four organizations (Joint Petitioners) challenge an application filed on August 27, 20102 by FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company (FirstEnergy) pursuant to Part 54 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations.3 FirstEnergy seeks to renew its operating license for the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station, Unit 1 (Davis-Besse) for an additional twenty years from the current expiration date of April 22, 2017 to April 22, 2037. The Davis-Besse facility is located in Ottawa County, Ohio, approximately twenty miles east of Toledo, Ohio.4 1
Beyond Nuclear, Citizens Environment Alliance of Southwestern Ontario, Dont Waste Michigan, and the Green Party of Ohio Request for Public Hearing and Petition for Leave To Intervene (Dec.
27, 2010).
2 Notice of Acceptance for Docketing of the Application, Notice of Opportunity for Hearing for Facility Operating License No. NPF-003 for an Additional 20-Year Period; FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company, Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station, 75 Fed. Reg. 65,528, 65,528-29 (Oct.
25, 2010).
3 License Renewal Application Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 1.0-1 (Aug. 2010). The application also seeks renewal of the source material, special nuclear material, and by-product material licenses under 10 C.F.R. Parts 30, 40, and 70. Id.
4 Id. at 1.2-1.
The Joint Petitioners filed their reply on January 28, 2011,5 and filed an errata to the reply on February 10.6 Meanwhile, FirstEnergy moved to strike portions of the reply on February 7,7 and Joint Petitioners opposed the motion to strike on February 17.8 On February 18 this Board granted the motion to strike and ordered Joint Petitioners to file a revised reply,9 which they did on February 24.10 Oral argument was held in Port Clinton, Ohio on March 1.11 The Board hereby provides notice pursuant to 10 C.F.R. § 2.309(i)12 that it anticipates issuing a decision on the Petition on or before April 29, 2011. This extension of the date for the Boards ruling is necessary because of the number and complexity of the issues to be decided.
FOR THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD13
/RA/
William J. Froehlich, Chairman ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE Rockville, Maryland March 31, 2011 5
Joint Intervenors Combined Reply in Support of Petition for Leave To Intervene (Jan. 28, 2011).
6 Errata (Feb. 10, 2011).
7 FirstEnergys Motion To Strike Portions of Petitioners Combined Reply (Feb. 7, 2011).
8 Joint Intervenors Combined Reply in Opposition to FENOCs Motion To Strike (Feb. 17, 2011).
9 Licensing Board Memorandum and Order (Granting Motion To Strike and Requiring Re-filing of Reply) (Feb. 18, 2011) (unpublished).
10 Joint Intervenors Combined Reply in Support of Petition for Leave To Intervene (2nd, Final Corrected Version) (Feb. 24, 2011).
11 Tr. 1.
12 10 C.F.R. § 2.309(i) provides that a board issue a decision on each request for hearing/petition to intervene within 45 days after the filing of answers and replies. Accordingly, the Boards decision granting or denying the petition to intervene and a request for a hearing would have been due on March 14, 2011.
13 A copy of this Notice was sent this date by the NRCs E-Filing System to: (1) the pro se representative for Beyond Nuclear; (2) Counsel for Citizens Environment Alliance of Southwestern Ontario, Dont Waste Michigan, and the Green Party of Ohio; (3) Counsel for FirstEnergy; and (4)
Counsel for the NRC Staff.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION In the Matter of )
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FIRST ENERGY NUCLEAR OPERATING )
COMPANY )
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(Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station, Unit 1) ) Docket No. 50-346-LR
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that copies of the foregoing NOTICE (Pursuant to 10 C.F.R. § 2.309(i)) have been served upon the following persons by Electronic Information Exchange.
Office of Commission Appellate Office of the Secretary of the Commission Adjudication U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 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. Office of the General Counsel Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mail Stop T-3F23 Mail Stop O-15D21 Washington, DC 20555-0001 Washington, DC 20555-0001 Edward L. Williamson, Esq.
William J. Froehlich, Chair E-mail: edward.williamson@nrc.gov Administrative Judge Brian Harris, Esq.
E-mail: William.froehlich@nrc.gov E-mail: brian.harris@nrc.gov Emily Monteith, Esq Nicholas G. Trikouros E-mail: emily.monteith@nrc.gov Administrative Judge Brian P. Newell, Paralegal E-mail: nicholas.trikouros@nrc.gov E-mail: brian.newell@nrc.gov William E. Kastenberg OGC Mail Center : OGCMailCenter@nrc.gov Administrative Judge E-mail: wek1@nrc.gov FirstEnergy Service Company.
Mailstop: A-GO-15 Hillary Cain 76 South Main Street Law Clerk Akron, OH 44308 E-mail: hillary.cain@nrc.gov David W. Jenkins, Esq.
E-mail : djenkins@firstenergycorp.com
Docket No. 50-346-LR NOTICE (Pursuant to 10 C.F.R. § 2.309(i))
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius Citizens Environmental Alliance (CEA)
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW of Southwestern Ontario Washington, D.C. 20004 1950 Ottawa Street Stephen Burdick, Esq. Windsor, Ontario Canada N8Y 197 E-mail: sburdick@morganlewis.com Alex Polonsky, Esq. Green Party of Ohio E-mail: apolonsky@morganlewis.com 2626 Robinwood Avenue Kathryn M. Sutton, Esq. Toledo, Ohio 43610 E-mail: ksutton@morganlewis.com Martin ONeill, Esq. Dont Waste Michigan E-mail: martin.oneill@morganlewis.com 811 Harrison Street Timothy Matthews, Esq. Monroe, Michigan 48161 E-mail: tmatthews@morganlewis.com Michael Keegan Mary Freeze, Legal Secretary E-mail: mkeeganj@comcast.net E-mail: mfreeze@morganlewis.com Terry J. Lodge, Counsel for CEA, Dont Waste Michigan, and Green Party of Ohio 316 N. Michigan Street, Suite 520 Toledo, OH 43604-5627 E-mail: tjlodge50@yahoo.com Beyond Nuclear 6930 Carroll Avenue Suite 400 Takoma Park, Md. 20912 Kevin Kamps E-mail : kevin@beyondnuclear.org Paul Gunter E-mail : paul@beyondnuclear.org
[Original signed by Christine M. Pierpoint ]
Office of the Secretary of the Commission Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 31st day of March 2011 2