ML13218A297
| ML13218A297 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Limerick  |
| Issue date: | 08/06/2013 |
| From: | William Froehlich Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel |
| To: | Natural Resources Defense Council |
| SECY RAS | |
| References | |
| RAS 24896, 50-352-LR, 50-353-LR, ASLBP 12-916-04-LR-BD01 | |
| Download: ML13218A297 (4) | |
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD Before Administrative Judges:
William J. Froehlich, Chairman Dr. Michael F. Kennedy Dr. William E. Kastenberg In the Matter of EXELON GENERATION COMPANY, LLC (Limerick Generating Station, Units 1 and 2)
Docket Nos. 50-352-LR, 50-353-LR ASLBP No. 12-916-04-LR-BD01 August 6, 2013 MEMORANDUM (Clarifying the Boards July 12, 2013 Order)
On July 12, 2013, this Board issued a brief order tolling the deadline for the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) to submit certain contentions relating to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Staffs Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement.1 On July 22, 2013, Exelon Generation Company, LLC (Exelon) filed a motion to clarify that order, or in the alternative, for leave to seek reconsideration of that order.2 NRDC filed an answer in opposition to the motion on July 31, 2013.3 The NRC Staff did not file a response to Exelons motion.
The confusion appears to center around our use of the phrase these contentions in the July 12 order. In using this phrase, we intended to toll the deadline for NRDC to re-submit the contentions that are currently pending before the Commission in NRDCs waiver petition. These contentions (enumerated Contentions 1-E-1, 1-E-2, and 3-E) are reflected on page 6 of NRDCs 1 Licensing Board Memorandum and Order (Ruling on Resubmission of Contentions) (July 12, 2013) (unpublished) [hereinafter July 12 Order].
2 Exelons Motion for Clarification or, in the Alternative, for Leave to Request Partial Reconsideration of the Boards July 12 Order (July 22, 2013) [hereinafter Motion].
3 [NRDCs] Opposition to Exelons Motion for Clarification or, in the Alternative, for Leave to Request Partial Reconsideration of the Boards July 12 Order (July 31, 2013) [hereinafter Answer].
May 30 motion re-submitting its contentions.4 Because the Commissions pending decision on NRDCs waiver petition would affect these contentions only, the deadline for NRDC to re-submit these contentions is tolled. We do not toll the deadline for the remaining portions of Contention 1-E or for Contentions 2-E and 4-E because the Commissions decision on the waiver petition will have no impact on those contentions. That is, the Boards ruling on NRDCs initial petition to intervene is the final word on those contentions.5 Finally, we do not toll the deadline for NRDC to re-submit its Waste Confidence Decision-related contention because the Commission has ordered that the Boards hold such contentions in abeyance pending further Commission order.6 Because we are aware of no Commission order on this subject, this contention remains in abeyance.
FOR THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD William J. Froehlich, Chairman ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE Rockville, Maryland August 6, 2013 4 [NRDCs] Resubmission of Contentions in Response to Staffs Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (May 30, 2013).
5 See LBP-12-08, 75 NRC 529 (2012). Specifically, the Board held that [i]n all other respects, we find Contention 1-E is inadmissible, id. at 562; Contention 2-E is inadmissible because NRDC has not raised a dispute with Exelons application, contravening 10 C.F.R. § 2.309(f)(1)(vi), and because it is outside the scope of this proceeding, id. at 564; and Contention 4-E is inadmissible because it fails to provide a concise statement of the alleged facts or expert opinions which support the petitioners position on the issue. Id. at 570.
6 See Calvert Cliffs 3 Nuclear Project, LLC (Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 3) et al.,
CLI-12-16, 76 NRC 63, 68-69 (2012).
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION In the Matter of
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Exelon Generation Company, LLC
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Docket Nos. 50-352-LR and 50-353-LR (Limerick Generating Station, Units 1 and 2)
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ASLBP No. 12-916-04-LR-BD01 (License Renewal)
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that copies of the foregoing MEMORANDUM (Clarifying the Boards July 12, 2013 Order) have been served upon the following persons by Electronic Information Exchange.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Mail Stop T-3F23 Washington, DC 20555-0001 William J. Froehlich, Chair Administrative Judge E-mail: william.froehlich@nrc.gov Michael F. Kennedy Administrative Judge E-mail: michael.kennedy@nrc.gov William E. Kastenberg Administrative Judge E-mail: William.kastenberg@nrc.gov Matthew Flyntz Law Clerk E-mail: matthew.flyntz@nrc.gov Onika Williams, Law Clerk Email: onika.williams@nrc.gov U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Commission Appellate Adjudication Mail Stop O-16C1 Washington, DC 20555-0001 OCAA Mail Center: ocaamail@nrc.gov U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of the Secretary of the Commission Mail Stop O-16C1 Washington, DC 20555-0001 Hearing Docket: hearingdocket@nrc.gov U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of the General Counsel Mail Stop O-15D21 Washington, DC 20555-0001 Catherine Kanatas, Esq.
Mary Spencer, Esq.
Edward Williamson, Esq.
Christina England, Esq.
Esther Houseman, Esq.
John Tibbetts, Paralegal catherine.kanatas@nrc.gov mary.spencer@nrc.gov edward.williamson@nrc.gov christina.england@nrc.gov esther.houseman@nrc.gov john.tibbetts@nrc.gov
Limerick Generating Station, Units 1 and 2, Docket Nos. 50-362-LR and 50-363-LR MEMORANDUM (Clarifying the Boards July 12, 2013 Order) 2 Exelon Generation Company, LLC Exelon Business Services Company 200 Exelon Way, Suite 305 Kennett Square, PA 19348 Donald Ferraro, Asst. General Counsel donald.ferraro@exeloncorp.com Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Warrenville Road Warrenville, IL 60555 J. Bradley Fewell, Dep. General Counsel bradley.fewell@exeloncorp.com Natural Resources Defense Counsel Meyer Glitzenstein & Crystal 1601 Connecticut Ave., N.W. Suite 700 Washington, D.C. 20009 Howard M. Crystal, Esq.
hcrystal@meyerglitz.com Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) 1152 - 15th Street, N.W., #300 Washington, DC 20005 Geoffrey H. Fettus, Sr. Project Attorney gfettus@nrdc.org National Legal Scholars Law Firm, P.C.
241 Poverty Lane, Unit 1 Lebanon, New Hampshire 03766 Anthony Roisman, Managing Partner aroisman@nationallegalscholars.com Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20004 Alex Polonsky, Esq.
Kathryn Sutton, Esq.
Anna Jones, Esq.
Laura Swett, Esq.
Angela Tieperman, Paralegal Mary Freeze, Legal Secretary Doris Calhoun, Legal Secretary apolonsky@morganlewis.com ksutton@morganlewis.com anna.jones@morganlewis.com lswett@morganlewis.com atieperman@morganlewis.com mfreeze@morganlewis.com dcalhoun@morganlewis.com Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP 1701 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19103-2921 Brooke Leach, Esq.
bleach@morganlewis.com
[Original signed by Herald M. Speiser ]
Office of the Secretary of the Commission Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 6th day of August, 2013