ML12138A302

Order (Granting NRC Staff'S Unopposed Motion for Extension; Seeking Input from Parties)

ML12138A302
Person / Time
Site:	Pilgrim
Issue date:	05/17/2012
From:	Austin Young Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel
To:	NRC/OGC
SECY RAS
References
RAS 22471, 50-293-LR, ASLBP 12-917-05-LR-BD01
Download: ML12138A302 (4)

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD Before Administrative Judges:

Ann Marshall Young, Chair Dr. Paul B. Abramson Dr. Richard F. Cole In the Matter of: Docket No. 50-293-LR ENTERGY NUCLEAR GENERATION ASLBP No. 12-921-08-LR-BD01 COMPANY AND ENTERGY NUCLEAR OPERATIONS, INC.

(Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station) May 17, 2012 ORDER (Granting NRC Staffs Unopposed Motion for Extension; Seeking Input from Parties)

Earlier on this date, this Licensing Board was established to adjudicate the Jones River Watershed Association (JRWA) and Pilgrim Watch (PW) Request to Reopen, for a Hearing, and to File New Contentions , filed May 14, 2012. On May 15, 2012, the NRC Staff filed a request for extension of time to respond to this filing, asking to extend the deadline from May 29 to June 8, 2012.1 The Staff indicates that the other parties herein do not oppose the motion, noting that Petitioner-Intervenors condition their consent on it not being construed as agreeing to any near-term granting of the applied-for license renewal at issue herein, prior to full litigation and resolution of all outstanding issues, including pending contentions and appeals.2 1

NRC Staffs NRC Staffs Unopposed Motion for an Extension of Time to Respond to Jones River Watershed Association and pilgrim Watchs May 14, 2012, Request to Reopen, for a Hearing and to File New contentions (May 15, 2012) [hereinafter Staff Motion]; Jones River Watershed Association (JRWA) and Pilgrim Watch (PW) Request to Reopen, for a Hearing, and to File New Contentions and JRWA Motion to Intervene On Issues Of: (1) Violations of State and Federal Clean Water Laws; (2) Lack of Valid State § 401 Water Quality Certification; (3)

Violation of State Coastal Zone Management Policy; and (4) Violation o NEPA (May 14, 2012).

2 Staff Motion at 2.

2 For good cause shown, the Licensing Board GRANTS the Staffs motion, with the understanding that Petitioner-Intervenors maintain their opposition to issuance of the sought license (a matter now before the Commission) prior to resolution of pending matters.

FOR THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD

/RA/

Ann Marshall Young, Chair ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE Rockville, Maryland May 17, 20123 3

Copies of this Order were filed with the agencys EIE system for service to the parties on this date.

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

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ENTERGY NUCLEAR GENERATION CO. ) Docket No. 50-293-LR-3 AND )

ENTERGY NUCLEAR OPERATIONS, INC. ) ASLBP No. 12-921-08-LR-BD01

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(Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station) )

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that copies of the foregoing ORDER (Granting NRC Staffs Unopposed Motion for Extension; Seeking Input from Parties) have been served upon the following persons by Electronic Information Exchange (EIE) and by electronic mail as indicated by an asterisk*.

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Office of the General Counsel Mail Stop - T-3 F23 Mail Stop: O-15 D21 Washington, DC 20555-0001 Washington, DC 20555-0001 Administrative Judge Susan L. Uttal, Esq.

Ann Marshall Young, Chair E-mail: Susan.Uttal@nrc.gov E-mail: Ann.Young@nrc.gov Maxwell Smith, Esq.

E-mail: maxwell.smith@nrc.gov Administrative Judge Andrea Jones, Esq.

Richard F. Cole E-mail: andrea.jones@nrc.gov E-mail: Richard.Cole@nrc.gov Edward Williamson, Esq.

E-mail: edward.williamson@nrc.gov Administrative Judge Joseph Lindell, Esq.

Paul B. Abramson E-mail: joseph.lindell@nrc.gov E-mail: Paul.Abramson@nrc.gov Brian Newell, Paralegal E-mail: Brian.Newell@nrc.gov James Maltese, Law Clerk E-mail: OGCMailCenter.Resource@nrc.gov James.maltese@nrc.gov U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Commission Appellate Adjudication Office of Secretary of the Commission Mail Stop: O-16C1 Mail Stop: O-16C1 Washington, DC 20555-0001 Washington, DC 20555-0001 E-mail: OCAAMail.Resource@nrc.gov E-mail: hearingdocket@nrc.gov

2 Docket No. 50-293-LR-3 ORDER (Granting NRC Staffs Unopposed Motion for Extension; Seeking Input from Parties)

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Pillsbury, Winthrop, Shaw, Pittman, LLP Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation 2300 N. Street, N.W.

Mail Stop: O11-F1 Washington, DC 20037-1128 Washington, DC 20555-0001 David R. Lewis, Esq.

Lisa Regner* E-mail: david.lewis@pillsburylaw.com Senior Project Manager Paul A. Gaukler, Esq.

Division of License Renewal E-mail: paul.gaukler@pillsburylaw.com E-mail: Lisa.Regner@nrc.gov Jason B. Parker, Esq.

E-mail: jason.parker@pillsburylaw.com Pilgrim Watch Timothy Walsh, Esq.

148 Washington Street timothy.walsh@pillsburylaw.com Duxbury, MA 02332 Jones River Watershed Association and Mary E. Lampert, Director Pilgrim Watch E-mail: mary.lampert@comcast.net 61 Grozier Road Cambridge, MA 02138 Margaret E. Sheehan, Esq.

E-mail: meg@ecolaw.biz

[Original signed by Nancy Greathead]

Office of the Secretary of the Commission Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 17th day of May 2012