ML14316A336
| ML14316A336 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Vermont Yankee  |
| Issue date: | 11/12/2014 |
| From: | Hawkens E Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel |
| To: | |
| SECY RAS | |
| References | |
| 50-271-LA, ASLBP 15-934-01-LA- BD01, RAS 26913 | |
| Download: ML14316A336 (4) | |
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD Before Administrative Judges:
E. Roy Hawkens, Chairman Dr. Michael F. Kennedy Dr. Richard E. Wardwell In the Matter of Docket No. 50-271-LA ENTERGY NUCLEAR VERMONT YANKEE, LLC, AND ENTERGY NUCLEAR ASLBP No. 15-934-01-LA-BD01 OPERATIONS, INC.
November 12, 2014 (Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station)
NOTICE AND ORDER (Scheduling and Providing Instructions for Oral Argument)
Oral argument on contention admissibility will be held telephonically on Monday, December 1, 2014, beginning at 3:00 p.m. EST.1 The Board expects that argument will conclude by 5:00 p.m. EST. This order includes instructions concerning the format of oral argument and also identifies topics that counsel should be prepared to address.
The Board will hear argument in the following order: (1) the Vermont Department of Public Service (Vermont); (2) Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee, LLC and Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. (Entergy); and (3) the NRC Staff. Vermont will have 60 minutes of argument 1
See Vermont Department of Public Service Notice of Intention to Participate, Petition to Intervene, and Hearing Request (Sept. 22, 2014); see also Entergy's Answer Opposing the State of Vermont's Notice of Intention to Participate, Petition to Intervene and Hearing Request (Oct. 20, 2014); NRC Staff Answer to Vermont Department of Public Service Notice of Intention to Participate, Petition to Intervene, and Hearing Request (Oct. 20, 2014); State of Vermont's Reply to NRC Staff and Entergy Answers to the State of Vermont's Notice of Intention to Participate, Petition to Intervene, and Hearing Request (Oct. 31, 2014).
time. Entergy and the NRC Staff will each have 30 minutes of argument time. Vermont may reserve up to 15 minutes of its allotted time for rebuttal. No other rebuttal will be permitted.
The following list provides an overview of topics on which the Board intends to ask questions during oral argument. This list is not intended to be exclusive.
Timeliness of Vermonts Petition Regulatory meaning of shut down permanently Purpose and plain language of 10 C.F.R. Part 50, Appendix E Status of ERDS at facilities shut down after 1991 Interaction between 10 C.F.R. § 50.54(q)(3) and Appendix E Regulatory responsibility for evaluating interfaces with State and local governments, and for reviewing whether State and local emergency plans are adequate and capable of being implemented On or before Tuesday, November 25, 2014, Vermont, Entergy, and the NRC Staff must each provide by email to the Board and the service list the name of the attorney who will present oral argument. The Boards law clerk, Nicole Pepperl, will contact the parties with the dial-in number and passcode for the December 1, 2014, oral argument. Members of the public or media who wish to listen to the oral argument may do so, and should contact Ms. Pepperl at Nicole.Pepperl@nrc.gov for the listen-in number or with any questions.
It is so ORDERED.
FOR THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD
/RA/
E. Roy Hawkens, Chairman ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE Rockville, Maryland November 12, 2014
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION In the Matter of )
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ENTERGY NUCLEAR VERMONT YANKEE, LLC ) Docket No. 50-271-LA AND ENTERGY NUCLEAR OPERATIONS, INC. )
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(Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station) )
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that copies of the foregoing NOTICE AND ORDER (Scheduling and Providing Instructions for Oral Argument) have been served upon the following persons by the Electronic Information Exchange.
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: O15D21 Washington, DC 20555-0001 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 E. Roy Hawkens, Chairman Beth Mizuno, Esq Roy.Hawkens@nrc.gov Jeremy Wachutka, Esq.
Brian Harris, Esq.
Dr. Michael F. Kennedy Edward Williamson, Esq.
Michael.Kennedy@nrc.gov John Tibbetts, Paralegal beth.mizuno@nrc.gov Dr. Richard E. Wardwell jeremy.wachutka@nrc.gov Richard.Wardwell@nrc.gov brian.harris@nrc.gov edward.williamson@nrc.gov john.tibbetts@nrc.gov Nicole Pepperl, Law Clerk Vermont Department of Public Service Nicole.Pepperl@nrc.gov 112 State Street - Drawer 20 Montpelier, VT 05620-2601 Aaron Kisicki, Esq.
aaron.kisicki@state.vt.us U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Commission Appellate Adjudication Mail Stop: O-7H4M Washington, DC 20555-0001 ocaamail@nrc.gov
DOCKET NO. 50-271-LA NOTICE AND ORDER (Scheduling and Providing Instructions for Oral Argument)
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Entergy Services, Inc.
Office of the Secretary of the Commission 101 Constitution Ave., NW Mail Stop: O-16C1 Washington, DC 200012133 Washington, DC 20555-0001 Susan Raimo, Esq.
Hearing Docket sraimo@entergy.com hearingdocket@nrc.gov
[Original signed by Brian Newell ]
Office of the Secretary of the Commission Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 12th day of November, 2014 2