ML12136A456
| ML12136A456 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Davis Besse  |
| Issue date: | 05/15/2012 |
| From: | William Froehlich Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel |
| To: | Beyond Nuclear, Citizens Environmental Alliance of Southwestern Ontario, Don't Waste Michigan, Green Party of Ohio |
| SECY RAS | |
| References | |
| RAS 22449, 50-346-LR, ASBLP 11-907-01-LR-BD01 | |
| Download: ML12136A456 (5) | |
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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 (Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station, Unit 1) May 15, 2012 ORDER (Granting Unopposed Motion to Vacate Oral Argument)
Before this Board is a motion 1 filed by Beyond Nuclear, Citizens Environment Alliance of Southwestern Ontario, Dont Waste Michigan, and the Green Party of Ohio (collectively, Intervenors) requesting that we vacate and reschedule an oral argument scheduled for Friday, May 18, in Port Clinton, Ohio. 2 This Board issued an order on March 28, 2012, setting Intervenors proposed Contention 5, regarding shield building cracking, for oral argument. 3 Subsequently, on April 5, 2012, FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company (FENOC) submitted responses to requests for additional information and filed an amendment to its License Renewal Application (LRA),
addressing issues relating to shield building cracking and providing a new Aging Management 1
Intervenors Unopposed Motion to Vacate and Reschedule Oral Argument on Proposed Contention No. 5 (May 14, 2012) [hereinafter Motion].
2 See Licensing Board Order (Scheduling Oral Argument) (Mar. 28, 2012) (unpublished).
3 Id.
Program called Shield Building Monitoring Program. 4 FENOC then filed an unopposed motion seeking to supplement its answer opposing admission of proposed Contention 5, arguing that these recent filings had rendered Contention 5 moot. 5 Neither Intervenors nor NRC Staff filed any response to this supplemental answer.
On May 14, 2012, Intervenors filed the instant unopposed motion to vacate and reschedule the oral argument. 6 Intervenors contend that oral argument would be premature and wasteful, because they plan to amend proposed Contention 5 based on FENOCs LRA amendment, and any such filing would not be due until June 4, 2012. 7 Therefore, Intervenors ask that we cancel the oral argument scheduled for Friday, May 18, 2012, and reschedule it at a later date when the proposed Contention 5 may be finally considered for admissibility to this proceeding. 8 Inasmuch as the pending Contention 5 is likely to be amended or new contentions based on FENOCs April 5, 2012 LRA amendment are likely to be proposed, the Boards March 28, 2012 Order setting proposed Contention 5 for oral argument is vacated, and the oral argument scheduled for Friday, May 18, 2012, in Port Clinton, Ohio, is cancelled. Upon receipt of Intervenors amendments to Contention 5 and the responsive pleadings of FENOC and the NRC Staff, this Board will evaluate whether holding oral argument on the issues presented by 4
See Letter from Timothy P. Matthews to Licensing Board (Apr. 5, 2012) (ADAMS Accession No. ML12097A216).
5 FENOCs Unopposed Motion for Leave to Supplement Its Answer to the Proposed Shield Building Cracking Contention (Apr. 16, 2012).
6 Motion.
7 Id. at 2.
8 Id.
those pleadings would be helpful. Should we decide to schedule another oral argument, we will issue an Order to that effect and publish a notice in the Federal Register. 9 It is so ORDERED.
FOR THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD
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William J. Froehlich, Chairman ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE Rockville, Maryland May 15, 2012 9
If the Board decides to hold an oral argument, it will likely be held during the week of July 23, 2012, in the vicinity of the Davis-Besse plant.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION In the Matter of )
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FIRST ENERGY NUCLEAR OPERATING )
COMPANY ) Docket No. 50-346-LR
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(Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station, Unit 1) )
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that copies of the foregoing ORDER (Granting Unopposed Motion to Vacate Oral Argument) 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 Mail Stop O-7H4M Mail Stop O-16C1 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Washington, DC 20555-0001 Hearing Docket E-mail: ocaamail@nrc.gov E-mail: hearingdocket@nrc.gov Office of the General Counsel Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Mail Stop O-15D21 Mail Stop T-3F23 Washington, DC 20555-0001 Washington, DC 20555-0001 Edward L. Williamson, Esq.
E-mail: edward.williamson@nrc.gov William J. Froehlich, Chair Lloyd B. Subin, Esq.
Administrative Judge E-mail: lloyd.subin@nrc.gov E-mail: william.froehlich@nrc.gov Brian Harris, Esq.
E-mail: brian.harris@nrc.gov Nicholas G. Trikouros Catherine Kanatas, Esq.
Administrative Judge E-mail: catherine.kanatas@nrc.gov E-mail: nicholas.trikouros@nrc.gov Brian P. Newell, Paralegal E-mail: brian.newell@nrc.gov William E. Kastenberg Administrative Judge OGC Mail Center : OGCMailCenter@nrc.gov E-mail: wek1@nrc.gov FirstEnergy Service Company.
Hillary Cain, Law Clerk Mailstop: A-GO-15 E-mail: hillary.cain@nrc.gov 76 South Main Street Matthew Flyntz, Law Clerk Akron, OH 44308 E-mail: matthew.flyntz@nrc.gov David W. Jenkins, Esq.
E-mail : djenkins@firstenergycorp.com
Docket No. 50-346-LR ORDER (Granting Unopposed Motion to Vacate Oral Argument)
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius Citizens Environmental Alliance (CEA) 1111 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 Kathryn M. Sutton, Esq. Green Party of Ohio E-mail: ksutton@morganlewis.com 2626 Robinwood Avenue Martin ONeill, Esq. Toledo, Ohio 43610 E-mail: martin.oneill@morganlewis.com Timothy Matthews, Esq. Dont Waste Michigan E-mail: tmatthews@morganlewis.com 811 Harrison Street Jane Diecker, Esq. Monroe, Michigan 48161 E-mail: jdiecker@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 Nancy Greathead]
Office of the Secretary of the Commission Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 15th day of May 2012 2