ML11249A142

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Establishment of Atomic Safety and Licensing Board
ML11249A142
Person / Time
Site: Columbia Energy Northwest icon.png
Issue date: 09/06/2011
From: Hawkens E
Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel
To:
SECY RAS
References
RAS 20918, 50-397-LR, ASLBP 11-912-03-LR-BD01
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION ENERGY NORTHWEST Docket No. 50-397-LR ASLBP No. 11-912-03-LR-BD01 ESTABLISHMENT OF ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD Pursuant to delegation by the Commission dated December 29, 1972, published in the Federal Register, 37 Fed. Reg. 28,710 (1972), and the Commissions regulations, see, e.g.,

10 C.F.R. §§ 2.104, 2.105, 2.300, 2.309, 2.313, 2.318, and 2.321, notice is hereby given that an Atomic Safety and Licensing Board (Board) is being established to preside over the following proceeding ENERGY NORTHWEST (Columbia Generating Station)

This proceeding involves an application by Energy Northwest to renew for twenty years its operating license for Columbia Generating Station, which is located near Richland, Washington. The current operating license expires on December 20, 2023. In response to a Notice of Opportunity for Hearing, published in the Federal Register on March 11, 2010 (75 Fed.

Reg. 11,572), a request for hearing was submitted by Nina Bell, Executive Director, Northwest Environmental Advocates. The request, entitled Petition for Hearing and Leave to Intervene in Operating License Renewal for Energy Northwests Columbia Generating Station, was received via E-Filing on August 22, 2011.1 1

On August 22, 2011, petitioner, Ms. Bell, also filed a petition for rulemaking, coupled with a request to suspend licensing decision. Those requests are under review by Commission advisers as a separate action.

The Board is comprised of the following administrative judges:

Alan S. Rosenthal, Chair Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 Dr. Gary S. Arnold Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 Dr. William H. Reed Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 All correspondence, documents, and other materials shall be filed in accordance with the NRC E-Filing rule, which the NRC promulgated in August 2007 (72 Fed. Reg. 49,139).

/RA/

E. Roy Hawkens Chief Administrative Judge Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Issued at Rockville, Maryland, this 6th day of September 2011.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION In the Matter of )

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ENERGY NORTHWEST ) DOCKET NO. 50-397-LR (Columbia Generating Station) )

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that copies of the foregoing ESTABLISHMENT OF ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD, dated September 6, 2011, have been served upon the following persons by Electronic Information Exchange.

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 Beth Mizuno, Esq.

Alan S. Rosenthal, Chair beth.mizuno@nrc.gov Administrative Judge Brian Newell, Paralegaal alan.rosenthal@nrc.gov brian.newell@nrc.gov Maxwell Smith, Esq.

Dr. Gary S. Arnold maxwell.smith@nrc.gov Administrative Judge Lloyd Subin, Esq.

gary.arnold@nrc.gov lloyd.subin@nrc.gov Edward Williamson, Esq.

Dr. William H. Reed edward.williamson@nrc.gov Administrative Judge OGC Mail Center william.reed@nrc.gov OGCMailCenter@nrc.gov Anthony C. Eitreim, Esq.

Chief Counsel U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ace1@nrc.gov Office of Commission Appellate Adjudication Mail Stop: O-16C1 Hilliary Cain, Law Clerk Washington, DC 20555-0001 hillary.cain@nrc.gov ocaamail@nrc.gov U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of the Secretary of the Commission Mail Stop: O-16C1 Washington, DC 20555-0001 hearingdocket@nrc.gov

ENERGY NORTHWEST (Columbia Generating Station) 397-LR ESTABLISHMENT OF ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD Applicant Counsel for Applicant Energy Northwest Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP P.O. Box 968, MD PE13 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.

Richland, WA 99352 Washington, DC 20004 Pamela Bradley, Assistant General Counsel Raphael P. Kuyler, Esq.

prbradley@energy-northwest.com rkuyler@morganlewis.com Kathryn M. Sutton, Esq.

ksutton@morganlewis.com Lisa Harris, Legal Secretary lisa.harris@morganlewis.com Petitioner Northwest Environmental Advocates P.O. Box 12187 Portland, OR 972112 Nina Bell, Executive Director nbell@advocates-nwea.org

[Original signed by Linda D. Lewis]

Office of the Secretary of the Commission Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 6th day of September 2011 2