ML11353A520
| ML11353A520 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Pilgrim |
| Issue date: | 12/19/2011 |
| From: | Gaukler P, Doris Lewis Pillsbury, Winthrop, Shaw, Pittman, LLP, Entergy Nuclear Generation Co, Entergy Nuclear Operations |
| To: | NRC/OCM |
| SECY RAS | |
| References | |
| RAS 21582, 50-293-LR, ASLBP 06-848-02-LR, LBP-11-35 | |
| Download: ML11353A520 (5) | |
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December 19, 2011 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Before the Commission In the Matter of )
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Entergy Nuclear Generation Company and ) Docket No. 50-293-LR Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. ) ASLBP No. 06-848-02-LR
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(Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station) )
ENTERGYS ANSWER OPPOSING PILGRIM WATCHS PETITION FOR REVIEW OF LBP-11-35 Pursuant to 10 C.F.R. § 2.341, Entergy Nuclear Generation Company and Entergy Nu-clear Operations, Inc. (collectively Entergy) respond in opposition to the December 8, 2011 Pilgrim Watch Petition for Review1 of LBP-11-352 in the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station (PNPS or Pilgrim) license renewal proceeding.
In LBP-11-35, the Board rejected the contention proffered by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts concerning the Fukushima accident. See LBP-11-35. As such, the PW Petition should be rejected out of hand because Pilgrim Watch has no right to appeal the denial of another partys contention. Pilgrim Watch has no standing to press before [the Commission] a possible grievance of another party to the proceeding who is not represented by Pilgrim Watch. Carolina Power & Light Co. (Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant), ALAB-837, 23 N.R.C. 525, 542-43 n.58 (1986) (citing Houston Lighting and Power Co. (Allens Creek Nuclear Generating Station, Unit No. 1), ALAB-631, 13 N.R.C. 87, 89 (1981)). In other words, a party may act to vindicate 1
Pilgrim Watchs Petition for Review of Memorandum and Order (Denying Commonwealth of Massachusetts Re-quest for Stay, Motion for Waiver, and Request for Hearing on a New Contention Relating to the Fukushima Acci-dent) Nov. 28, 2011 (Dec. 8, 2011) (PW Petition).
2 Entergy Nuclear Generation Co. (Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station), LBP-11-35, 74 N.R.C. __, slip op. (Nov. 28, 2011) (LBP-11-35)
its own rights in the proceedings; it has no standing, however, to assert the rights of others.
Tennessee Valley Authority (Clinch River Breeder Reactor Plant), ALAB-345, 4 N.R.C. 212, 213 (1976). Thus, Pilgrim Watch has no right to appeal the denial of the Commonwealths con-tention.
In any event, Pilgrim Watchs Petition merely repeats its meritless arguments currently pending before the Commission with respect to Pilgrim Watchs own appeals.3 These erroneous arguments claim that the Commissions standards for reopening a closed record do not apply to this proceeding, PW Petition at 1-8, notwithstanding clear language in the NRC rules and case law to the contrary. Entergy and the NRC Staff have previously addressed and opposed these arguments.4 Moreover, contrary to Pilgrim Watchs assertion that Judge Young recognized that the record in this proceeding has not been closed (PW Petition at 5), the Licensing Board unani-mously ruled that the Commissions reopening standards applied to Pilgrim Watchs late-filed contentions that were resolved in LBP-11-20 and LBP-11-23.5 Pilgrim Watch advances no new argument not previously addressed by Entergy and the NRC Staff and rejected by the Boards rulings. And its Petition fails to demonstrate any clear error of law in the Boards rulings.
3 Pilgrim Watchs Petition for Review of Memorandum and Order (Denying Pilgrim Watchs Requests for Hearing on Certain New Contentions) ASLBP No. 06-848-02-LR, August 11, 2011 (Aug. 26, 2011) at 3-6; Pilgrim Watchs Petition for Review of Memorandum and Order (Denying Pilgrim Watchs Requests for Hearing on New Conten-tions Relating to Fukushima Accident) Sept. 8, 2011 (Sept. 23, 2011) at 7-9.
4 Entergy Answer Opposing Pilgrim Watchs Petition for Review (Sept. 6, 2011) at 8-10; NRC Staffs Answer to Pilgrim Watchs Petition for Review of Memorandum and Order (Denying Pilgrim Watchs Requests for Hearing on Certain New Contentions) (Sept. 6, 2011) at 7-8; Entergy Answer Opposing Pilgrim Watchs Petition for Review (Oct. 3, 2011) at 8-12; NRC Staffs Answer to Pilgrim Watchs Petition for Review of Memorandum and Order (Denying Pilgrim Watchs Requests for Hearing on New Contentions Relating to Fukushima Accident) (Oct. 3, 2011) at 6-8.
5 Entergy Nuclear Generation Co. (Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station), LBP-11-20, 74 N.R.C. __, slip op. (Aug.11, 2011) at 3 (Board majority) & Separate Statement of Judge Young at 1-3; Entergy Nuclear Generation Co. (Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station), LBP-11-23, 74 N.R.C. __, slip op. (Sept. 8, 2011) at 5 (Board majority) & Separate State-ment of Judge Young at 1.
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For the reasons set forth above, the Commission should reject Pilgrim Watchs Petition.
Respectfully Submitted,
/signed electronically by Paul A. Gaukler/
David R. Lewis Paul A. Gaukler PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN LLP 2300 N Street, NW Washington, DC 20037-1128 Tel. (202) 663-8000 E-mail: david.lewis@pillsburylaw.com Dated: December 19, 2011 Counsel for Entergy 3
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Before the Commission In the Matter of )
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Entergy Nuclear Generation Company and ) Docket No. 50-293-LR Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. ) ASLBP No. 06-848-02-LR
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(Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station) )
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that copies of Entergys Answer Opposing Pilgrim Watchs Petition for Review of LBP-11-35, dated December 19, 2011, was provided to the Electronic Information Exchange for service on the individuals below, this 19th day of December, 2011.
Secretary Office of Commission Appellate Adjudication Attn: Rulemakings and Adjudications Staff Mail Stop O-16 C1 Mail Stop O-16 C1 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Washington, DC 20555-0001 OCAAmail@nrc.gov hearingdocket@nrc.gov Administrative Judge Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Ann Marshall Young, Esq., Chair Mail Stop T-3 F23 Atomic Safety and Licensing Board U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mail Stop T-3 F23 Washington, DC 20555-0001 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Ann.Young@nrc.gov Administrative Judge Administrative Judge Dr. Richard F. Cole Dr. Paul B. Abramson Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Mail Stop T-3 F23 Mail Stop T-3 F23 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Washington, DC 20555-0001 Richard.Cole@nrc.gov Paul.Abramson@nrc.gov 403231811v3
Susan L. Uttal, Esq. Matthew Brock, Assistant Attorney General Andrea Z. Jones, Esq. Commonwealth of Massachusetts Brian Harris, Esq. Office of the Attorney General Beth Mizuno, Esq. One Ashburton Place Office of the General Counsel Boston, MA 02108 Mail Stop O-15 D21 Martha.Coakley@state.ma.us U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Matthew.Brock@state.ma.us Washington, DC 20555-0001 Susan.Uttal@nrc.gov ; andrea.jones@nrc.gov ;
brian.harris@nrc.gov ; beth.mizuno@nrc.gov Ms. Mary Lampert Sheila Slocum Hollis, Esq.
148 Washington Street Duane Morris LLP Duxbury, MA 02332 505 9th Street, NW mary.lampert@comcast.net Suite 1000 Washington, DC 20006 sshollis@duanemorris.com Mr. Mark D. Sylvia Richard R. MacDonald Town Manager Town Manager Town of Plymouth 878 Tremont Street 11 Lincoln St. Duxbury, MA 02332 Plymouth, MA 02360 macdonald@town.duxbury.ma.us msylvia@townhall.plymouth.ma.us Chief Kevin M. Nord Katherine Tucker, Esq.
Fire Chief and Director, Duxbury Emergency Law Clerk, Management Agency Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel 688 Tremont Street Mail Stop T3-E2a P.O. Box 2824 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Duxbury, MA 02331 Washington, DC 20555-0001 nord@town.duxbury.ma.us Katie.Tucker@nrc.gov
/signed electronically by Paul A. Gaukler/
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