ML14252A721

Memorandum and Order LBP 14 13 (Denying Motion to File New Contention and Terminating Proceeding)

ML14252A721
Person / Time
Site:	Watts Bar
Issue date:	09/09/2014
From:	Abramson P, Gary Arnold, Paul Ryerson Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel
To:
SECY RAS
References
50-391-OL, ASLBP 09-893-01-OL-BD01, RAS 26461
Download: ML14252A721 (4)

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LBP-14-13 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD Before Administrative Judges:

Paul S. Ryerson, Chairman Dr. Paul B. Abramson Dr. Gary S. Arnold In the Matter of TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY (Watts Bar Unit 2)

Docket No. 50-391-OL ASLBP No. 09-893-01-OL-BD01 September 9, 2014 MEMORANDUM AND ORDER (Denying Motion to File New Contention and Terminating Proceeding)

The background of this proceeding is set forth in earlier orders of the Board.1 On July 9, 2012, Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE) moved for leave to file a new contention concerning temporary storage and ultimate disposal of nuclear waste.2 In accordance with the Commissions direction in CLI-12-16,3 on August 9, 2012 the Board ordered the motion held in abeyance.4 1 See LBP-09-26, 70 NRC 939, 945-46 (2009); Licensing Board Order (Granting TVAs Unopposed Motion to Dismiss SACE Contention 1) at 1 (June 2, 2010) (unpublished).

2 Southern Alliance for Clean Energys Motion for Leave to File a New Contention Concerning Temporary Storage and Ultimate Disposal of Spent Reactor Fuel at Watts Bar Unit 2 (July 9, 2012).

3 CLI-12-16, 76 NRC 63, 68-69 (2012).

4 See Licensing Board Order (Holding Waste Confidence Contention in Abeyance) (Aug. 9, 2012) (unpublished).

On August 26, 2014, in view of its adoption of a revised rule codifying the NRCs generic determinations regarding the pertinent environmental impacts associated with continued storage of spent nuclear fuel, the Commission issued a memorandum and order (CLI-14-08) directing this Board (among others) to reject pending contentions on this issue.5 Accordingly, SACEs motion for leave to file a new contention is denied.

The Board previously granted SACEs unopposed motion to withdraw the only then-remaining admitted contention.6 Therefore, the adjudicatory proceeding before this Board concerning TVAs application for an operating license for a second nuclear reactor at the Watts Bar Nuclear Plant is terminated. In accordance with 10 C.F.R. § 2.341(b), any petition for review of this Memorandum and Order must be filed within twenty-five (25) days after it is served.

It is so ORDERED.

THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD

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Paul S. Ryerson, Chairman ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE

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Dr. Paul B. Abramson ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE

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Dr. Gary S. Arnold ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE Rockville, Maryland September 9, 2014 5 CLI-14-08, 80 NRC _, _, (slip op. at 10) (Aug. 26, 2014).

6 See Licensing Board Order (Granting Motion to Withdraw Contention 7) (July 17, 2013).

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION In the Matter of

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TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY

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Docket No. 50-391-OL

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(Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Unit 2)

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that copies of the foregoing MEMORANDUM AND ORDER LBP-14-13 (Denying Motion to File New Contention and Terminating Proceeding) have been served upon the following persons by the Electronic Information Exchange and by e-mail where indicated with an asterisk (*).

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Mail Stop: T-3F23 Washington, DC 20555-0001 Paul S. Ryerson, Chair Administrative Judge E-mail: paul.ryerson@nrc.gov Paul B. Abramson Administrative Judge E-mail: paul.abramson@nrc.gov Gary S. Arnold Administrative Judge E-mail: gary.arnold@nrc.gov Kathleen Schroeder, Law Clerk E-mail: kathleen.schroeder@nrc.gov U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of the Secretary of the Commission Mail Stop: O-16C1 Washington, DC 20555-0001 Hearing Docket E-mail: hearingdocket@nrc.gov U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of the General Counsel Mail Stop: O-15D21 Washington, DC 20555-0001 Edward L. Williamson, Esq.

E-mail: edward.williamson@nrc.gov David E. Roth, Esq.

E-mail: david.roth@nrc.gov Catherine Kanatas, Esq.

E-mail: catherine.kanatas@nrc.gov Anita Ghosh, Esq.

E-mail: anita.ghosh@nrc.gov John Tibbetts, Paralegal E-mail: john.tibbetts@nrc.gov OGC Mail Center E-mail: OGCMailCenter@nrc.gov U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Commission Appellate Adjudication Mail Stop: O-16C1 Washington, DC 20555-0001 OCAA Mail Center E-mail: ocaamail@nrc.gov

Docket No. 50-391-OL MEMORANDUM AND ORDER LBP-14-13 (Denying Motion to File New Contention and Terminating Proceeding) 2 Tennessee Valley Authority Office of the General Counsel 400 W. Summit Hill Drive, WT 6A-K Knoxville, TN 37902 Scott Vance, Esq.

E-mail: savance@tva.gov Blake J. Nelson, Esq.

E-mail: bjnelson@tva.gov Christopher Chandler, Esq.

E-mail: ccchandler@tva.gov Diane Curran, Esq.

Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE)

Harmon, Curran, Spielberg & Eisenberg, LLP 1726 M Street N.W., Suite 600 Washington, DC 20036 E-mail: dcurran@harmoncurran.com Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP Counsel for Tennessee Valley Authority 1111 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.

Washington, DC 20004 Kathryn M. Sutton, Esq.

E-mail: ksutton@morganlewis.com Paul M. Bessette, Esq.

E-mail: pbessette@morganlewis.com Raphael P. Kuyler, Esq.

rkuyler@morganlewis.com Esther Park, Esq.

esther.park@morganlewis.com Jonathan M. Rund, Esq.

jrund@morganlewis.com Martin ONeill, Esq.

martin.oneill@morganlewis.com Anna Jones, Esq.

anna.jones@morganlewis.com Stephen Burdick, Esq.

sburdick@morganlewis.com Lesa G. Williams-Richardson, Legal Secretary E-mail: lrichardson@morganlewis.com Erich Pica, President*

Friends of the Earth 1100 15th Street, NW 11th Floor Washington, D.C. 20005 E-mail: mkeever@foe.org

[Original signed by Brian Newell]

Office of the Secretary of the Commission Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 9th day of September 2014