ML16160A170

Order (Adopting Schedule Deferral at Request of the Parties and Requesting Conference Call Availability)

ML16160A170
Person / Time
Site:	Indian Point
Issue date:	06/08/2016
From:	Lawrence Mcdade Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel
To:	Entergy Nuclear Operations
SECY RAS
References
50-247-LR, 50-286-LR, ASLBP 07-858-03-LR-BD01, RAS 51147
Download: ML16160A170 (6)

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

Lawrence G. McDade, Chairman Dr. Michael F. Kennedy Dr. Richard E. Wardwell In the Matter of Docket Nos. 50-247-LR and 50-286-LR ENTERGY NUCLEAR OPERATIONS, INC. ASLBP No. 07-858-03-LR-BD01 (Indian Point Nuclear Generating Units 2 and 3) June 8, 2016 ORDER (Adopting Schedule Deferral at Request of the Parties and Requesting Conference Call Availability)

On March 29, 2016, Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. (Entergy) notified the Licensing Board of recent developments potentially relevant to the Track 2 proceeding.1 During the scheduled maintenance outage that commenced on March 7, 2016, Entergy conducted visual and ultrasonic testing of the baffle-former assembly bolts in Indian Point Unit 2.2 This inspection revealed that approximately one quarter of the baffle-former bolts showed signs of degradation.3 As a result of these findings, on March 30, 2016, the parties filed a Joint Motion asking the Board to defer for thirty-five days the Track 2 hearing schedule, including post-hearing filings and evidentiary submissions, with a status update to be filed by the parties no later than May 6, 1 Letter from Counsel for Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc., to Lawrence G. McDade, Chairman, Dr. Michael F. Kennedy, and Dr. Richard Wardwell, Atomic Safety and Licensing Board (Mar.

29, 2016).

2 Id. at 1.

3 Id. at 1-2.

2016. 4 The Board granted that motion on April 1.5 On May 6, 2016, the parties filed a Joint Status Report, requesting the deferral of the Track 2 schedule for an additional thirty-two days, with a status report to be filed no later than June 7, 2016.6 The Board granted that motion on May 10, 2016.7 On June 7, 2016, the parties filed a second Joint Status Report, requesting an additional twenty-one days of deferral, until June 28, 2016.8 The parties state that the time will be used to review ongoing supplemental disclosures and assess the need for further evidentiary submissions to the Board.9 Additionally, the parties state that they plan to submit a proposed schedule for the conduct of further proceedings by June 28.10 The Board hereby grants the additional deferral. The scheduling of the post-hearing filings and the filing of further evidentiary submissions is deferred for a minimum of twenty-one days and will be rescheduled by order of the Board. A status report and proposed schedule shall be filed by the parties no later than June 28, 2016.

4 Joint Motion for Track 2 Hearing Schedule Deferral (Mar. 30, 2016) at 5.

5 Order (Adopting Joint Motion for Track 2 Hearing Schedule Deferral) (Apr. 1, 2016)

(unpublished).

6 Joint Status Report Regarding Track 2 Schedule Deferral (May 6, 2016) at 1.

7 Order (Adopting Track 2 Hearing Schedule Deferral at Request of the Parties) (May 10, 2016)

(unpublished).

8 Second Joint Status Report Regarding Track 2 Schedule Deferral (June 7, 2016).

9 Id. at 3.

10 Id. at 1.

Additionally, on or before June 28, 2016, each party shall submit to the Board its availability for a telephone conference on July 11-14, 2016. Such notice shall include who would be unavailable at those times and an explanation of why they would be unavailable for a telephone conference.

It is so ORDERED.

FOR THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD

/RA/

Lawrence G. McDade, Chairman ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE Rockville, Maryland June 8, 2016

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

)

ENTERGY NUCLEAR OPERATIONS, INC. ) Docket Nos. 50-247-LR

) and 50-286-LR (Indian Point Nuclear Generating, )

Units 2 and 3) )

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that copies of the foregoing ORDER (Adopting Schedule Deferral at Request of the Parties and Requesting Conference Call Availability) have been served upon the following persons by Electronic Information Exchange and e-mail.

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Commission Appellate Adjudication Catherine L. Scott, Esq.

Mail Stop O-7H4M Beth N. Mizuno, Esq.

Washington, DC 20555-0001 David E. Roth, Esq.

ocaamail@nrc.gov Sherwin E. Turk, Esq.

Brian Harris, Esq.

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Anita Ghosh, Esq.

Office of the Secretary of the Commission Catherine E. Kanatas, Esq.

Mail Stop O-16C1 Joseph Lindell, Esq.

Washington, DC 20555-0001 John Tibbetts, Paralegal hearingdocket@nrc.gov U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of the General Counsel U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mail Stop O-15D21 Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Washington, DC 20555-0001 Mail Stop T-3F23 catherine.scott@nrc.gov; Washington, DC 20555-0001 beth.mizuno@nrc.gov; sherwin.turk@nrc.gov; brian.harris.@nrc.gov; Lawrence G. McDade, Chair david.roth@nrc.gov; Administrative Judge anita.ghosh@nrc.gov; lawrence.mcdade@nrc.gov catherine.kanatas@nrc.gov; joseph.lindell@nrc.gov; Richard E. Wardwell john.tibbetts@nrc.gov Administrative Judge richard.wardwell@nrc.gov OGC Mail Center OGCMailCenter@nrc.gov Michael F. Kennedy Administrative Judge William B. Glew, Jr.

michael.kennedy@nrc.gov Organization: Entergy 440 Hamilton Avenue, White Plains, NY 10601 Alana Wase, Law Clerk wglew@entergy.com alana.wase@nrc.gov Julie Reynolds-Engel, Law Clerk Julie.Reynolds-Engel@nrc.gov

Docket Nos. 50-247-LR and 50-286-LR ORDER (Adopting Schedule Deferral at Request of the Parties and Requesting Conference Call Availability)

Elise N. Zoli, Esq.

Goodwin Proctor, LLP Matthew W. Swinehart, Esq.

Exchange Place, 53 State Street Covington & Burling LLP Boston, MA 02109 1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW ezoli@goodwinprocter.com Washington, DC 20004 mswinehart@cov.com Daniel Riesel, Esq.

Victoria Shiah Treanor, Esq. Manna Jo Greene, Environmental Director Adam Stolorow, Esq. Steven C. Filler Natoya Duncan, Paralegal Peter A. Gross Counsel for Town of Cortlandt Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Inc.

Sive, Paget & Riesel, P.C. 724 Wolcott Ave.

460 Park Avenue Beacon, NY 12508 New York, NY 10022 mannajo@clearwater.org; driesel@sprlaw.com; vtreanor@sprlaw.com stephenfiller@gmail.com; astolorow@sprlaw.com; nduncan@sprlaw.com peter@clearwater.org Kathryn M. Sutton, Esq. Andrew Reid, Esq.

Paul M. Bessette, Esq. Organization: Hudson River Sloop Martin J. ONeill, Esq. Clearwater, Inc.

Brooke McGlinn, Esq. Ved Nanda Center for International and Grant Eskelsen, Esq. Comparative Law Ryan Lighty, Esq. 1075 Waite Drive Lesa G. Williams-Richardson, Legal Secretary Boulder, CO 80303 Doris Calhoun, Legal Secretary lawyerreid@gmail.com Mary Freeze, Legal Secretary Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Richard Webster, Esq.

Washington, DC 20004 Public Justice, P.C.

ksutton@morganlewis.com For Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Inc.

martin.oneill@morganlewis.com 1825 K Street, NW, Suite 200 bmcglinn@morganlewis.com Washington, D.C. 20006 grant.eskelsen@morganlewis.com rwebster@publicjustice.net rlighty@morganlewis.com lrichardson@morganlewis.com dcalhoun@morganlewis.com Michael J. Delaney, Esq.

mfreeze@morganlewis.com Director, Energy Regulatory Affairs NYC Department of Environmental Protection 59-17 Junction Boulevard Melissa-Jean Rotini, Esq. Flushing, NY 11373 Assistant County Attorney mdelaney@dep.nyc.gov Office of Robert F. Meehan, Westchester County Attorney Robert D. Snook, Esq.

148 Martine Avenue, 6th Floor Assistant Attorney General White Plains, NY 10601 Office of the Attorney General mjr1@westchestergov.com State of Connecticut 55 Elm Street P.O. Box 120 Hartford, CT 06141-0120 robert.snook@po.state.ct.us 2

Docket Nos. 50-247-LR and 50-286-LR ORDER (Adopting Schedule Deferral at Request of the Parties and Requesting Conference Call Availability)

David A. Repka, Esq. John J. Sipos, Esq.

Victoria Hsia, Esq. Lisa S. Kwong, Esq.

Carlos L. Sisco, Paralegal Brian Lusignan, Esq.

Winston & Strawn Mihir Desai, Esq.

1701 K Street NW Assistant Attorneys General Washington, DC 20006 Teresa Manzi, Legal Assistant drepka@winston.com Siobhan Blank, Legal Assistant vhsia@winston.com Office of the Attorney General CSisco@winston.com of the State of New York The Capitol, State Street Paul Gallay, Esq. Albany, New York 12224 Deborah Brown john.sipos@ag.ny.gov James Bacon, Esq. lisa.kwong@ag.ny.gov Ramona Cearley, Secretary brian.lusignan@ag.ny.gov Riverkeeper, Inc. mihir.desai@ag.ny.gov 20 Secor Road teresa.manzi@ag.ny.gov Ossining, NY 10562 siobhan.blank@ag.ny.gov pgallay@riverkeeper.org dbrown@riverkeeper.org jbacon@riverkeeper.org Kathryn M. DeLuca, Esq.

rcearley@riverkeeper.org Laura Heslin, Esq.

Assistant Attorneys General Office of the Attorney General of the State of New York 120 Broadway, 26th Floor New York, New York 10271 kathryn.deluca@ag.ny.gov laura.heslin@ag.ny.gov Sean Murray, Mayor Kevin Hay, Village Administrator Village of Buchanan Municipal Building 236 Tate Avenue Buchanan, NY 10511-1298 smurray@villageofbuchanan.com administrator@villageofbuchanan.com

[Original signed by Brian Newell ]

Office of the Secretary of the Commission Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 8th day of June, 2016 3

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

Lawrence G. McDade, Chairman Dr. Michael F. Kennedy Dr. Richard E. Wardwell In the Matter of Docket Nos. 50-247-LR and 50-286-LR ENTERGY NUCLEAR OPERATIONS, INC. ASLBP No. 07-858-03-LR-BD01 (Indian Point Nuclear Generating Units 2 and 3) June 8, 2016 ORDER (Adopting Schedule Deferral at Request of the Parties and Requesting Conference Call Availability)

On March 29, 2016, Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. (Entergy) notified the Licensing Board of recent developments potentially relevant to the Track 2 proceeding.1 During the scheduled maintenance outage that commenced on March 7, 2016, Entergy conducted visual and ultrasonic testing of the baffle-former assembly bolts in Indian Point Unit 2.2 This inspection revealed that approximately one quarter of the baffle-former bolts showed signs of degradation.3 As a result of these findings, on March 30, 2016, the parties filed a Joint Motion asking the Board to defer for thirty-five days the Track 2 hearing schedule, including post-hearing filings and evidentiary submissions, with a status update to be filed by the parties no later than May 6, 1 Letter from Counsel for Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc., to Lawrence G. McDade, Chairman, Dr. Michael F. Kennedy, and Dr. Richard Wardwell, Atomic Safety and Licensing Board (Mar.

29, 2016).

2 Id. at 1.

3 Id. at 1-2.

2016. 4 The Board granted that motion on April 1.5 On May 6, 2016, the parties filed a Joint Status Report, requesting the deferral of the Track 2 schedule for an additional thirty-two days, with a status report to be filed no later than June 7, 2016.6 The Board granted that motion on May 10, 2016.7 On June 7, 2016, the parties filed a second Joint Status Report, requesting an additional twenty-one days of deferral, until June 28, 2016.8 The parties state that the time will be used to review ongoing supplemental disclosures and assess the need for further evidentiary submissions to the Board.9 Additionally, the parties state that they plan to submit a proposed schedule for the conduct of further proceedings by June 28.10 The Board hereby grants the additional deferral. The scheduling of the post-hearing filings and the filing of further evidentiary submissions is deferred for a minimum of twenty-one days and will be rescheduled by order of the Board. A status report and proposed schedule shall be filed by the parties no later than June 28, 2016.

4 Joint Motion for Track 2 Hearing Schedule Deferral (Mar. 30, 2016) at 5.

5 Order (Adopting Joint Motion for Track 2 Hearing Schedule Deferral) (Apr. 1, 2016)

(unpublished).

6 Joint Status Report Regarding Track 2 Schedule Deferral (May 6, 2016) at 1.

7 Order (Adopting Track 2 Hearing Schedule Deferral at Request of the Parties) (May 10, 2016)

(unpublished).

8 Second Joint Status Report Regarding Track 2 Schedule Deferral (June 7, 2016).

9 Id. at 3.

10 Id. at 1.

Additionally, on or before June 28, 2016, each party shall submit to the Board its availability for a telephone conference on July 11-14, 2016. Such notice shall include who would be unavailable at those times and an explanation of why they would be unavailable for a telephone conference.

It is so ORDERED.

FOR THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD

/RA/

Lawrence G. McDade, Chairman ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE Rockville, Maryland June 8, 2016

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

)

ENTERGY NUCLEAR OPERATIONS, INC. ) Docket Nos. 50-247-LR

) and 50-286-LR (Indian Point Nuclear Generating, )

Units 2 and 3) )

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that copies of the foregoing ORDER (Adopting Schedule Deferral at Request of the Parties and Requesting Conference Call Availability) have been served upon the following persons by Electronic Information Exchange and e-mail.

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Commission Appellate Adjudication Catherine L. Scott, Esq.

Mail Stop O-7H4M Beth N. Mizuno, Esq.

Washington, DC 20555-0001 David E. Roth, Esq.

ocaamail@nrc.gov Sherwin E. Turk, Esq.

Brian Harris, Esq.

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Anita Ghosh, Esq.

Office of the Secretary of the Commission Catherine E. Kanatas, Esq.

Mail Stop O-16C1 Joseph Lindell, Esq.

Washington, DC 20555-0001 John Tibbetts, Paralegal hearingdocket@nrc.gov U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of the General Counsel U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mail Stop O-15D21 Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Washington, DC 20555-0001 Mail Stop T-3F23 catherine.scott@nrc.gov; Washington, DC 20555-0001 beth.mizuno@nrc.gov; sherwin.turk@nrc.gov; brian.harris.@nrc.gov; Lawrence G. McDade, Chair david.roth@nrc.gov; Administrative Judge anita.ghosh@nrc.gov; lawrence.mcdade@nrc.gov catherine.kanatas@nrc.gov; joseph.lindell@nrc.gov; Richard E. Wardwell john.tibbetts@nrc.gov Administrative Judge richard.wardwell@nrc.gov OGC Mail Center OGCMailCenter@nrc.gov Michael F. Kennedy Administrative Judge William B. Glew, Jr.

michael.kennedy@nrc.gov Organization: Entergy 440 Hamilton Avenue, White Plains, NY 10601 Alana Wase, Law Clerk wglew@entergy.com alana.wase@nrc.gov Julie Reynolds-Engel, Law Clerk Julie.Reynolds-Engel@nrc.gov

Docket Nos. 50-247-LR and 50-286-LR ORDER (Adopting Schedule Deferral at Request of the Parties and Requesting Conference Call Availability)

Elise N. Zoli, Esq.

Goodwin Proctor, LLP Matthew W. Swinehart, Esq.

Exchange Place, 53 State Street Covington & Burling LLP Boston, MA 02109 1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW ezoli@goodwinprocter.com Washington, DC 20004 mswinehart@cov.com Daniel Riesel, Esq.

Victoria Shiah Treanor, Esq. Manna Jo Greene, Environmental Director Adam Stolorow, Esq. Steven C. Filler Natoya Duncan, Paralegal Peter A. Gross Counsel for Town of Cortlandt Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Inc.

Sive, Paget & Riesel, P.C. 724 Wolcott Ave.

460 Park Avenue Beacon, NY 12508 New York, NY 10022 mannajo@clearwater.org; driesel@sprlaw.com; vtreanor@sprlaw.com stephenfiller@gmail.com; astolorow@sprlaw.com; nduncan@sprlaw.com peter@clearwater.org Kathryn M. Sutton, Esq. Andrew Reid, Esq.

Paul M. Bessette, Esq. Organization: Hudson River Sloop Martin J. ONeill, Esq. Clearwater, Inc.

Brooke McGlinn, Esq. Ved Nanda Center for International and Grant Eskelsen, Esq. Comparative Law Ryan Lighty, Esq. 1075 Waite Drive Lesa G. Williams-Richardson, Legal Secretary Boulder, CO 80303 Doris Calhoun, Legal Secretary lawyerreid@gmail.com Mary Freeze, Legal Secretary Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Richard Webster, Esq.

Washington, DC 20004 Public Justice, P.C.

ksutton@morganlewis.com For Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Inc.

martin.oneill@morganlewis.com 1825 K Street, NW, Suite 200 bmcglinn@morganlewis.com Washington, D.C. 20006 grant.eskelsen@morganlewis.com rwebster@publicjustice.net rlighty@morganlewis.com lrichardson@morganlewis.com dcalhoun@morganlewis.com Michael J. Delaney, Esq.

mfreeze@morganlewis.com Director, Energy Regulatory Affairs NYC Department of Environmental Protection 59-17 Junction Boulevard Melissa-Jean Rotini, Esq. Flushing, NY 11373 Assistant County Attorney mdelaney@dep.nyc.gov Office of Robert F. Meehan, Westchester County Attorney Robert D. Snook, Esq.

148 Martine Avenue, 6th Floor Assistant Attorney General White Plains, NY 10601 Office of the Attorney General mjr1@westchestergov.com State of Connecticut 55 Elm Street P.O. Box 120 Hartford, CT 06141-0120 robert.snook@po.state.ct.us 2

Docket Nos. 50-247-LR and 50-286-LR ORDER (Adopting Schedule Deferral at Request of the Parties and Requesting Conference Call Availability)

David A. Repka, Esq. John J. Sipos, Esq.

Victoria Hsia, Esq. Lisa S. Kwong, Esq.

Carlos L. Sisco, Paralegal Brian Lusignan, Esq.

Winston & Strawn Mihir Desai, Esq.

1701 K Street NW Assistant Attorneys General Washington, DC 20006 Teresa Manzi, Legal Assistant drepka@winston.com Siobhan Blank, Legal Assistant vhsia@winston.com Office of the Attorney General CSisco@winston.com of the State of New York The Capitol, State Street Paul Gallay, Esq. Albany, New York 12224 Deborah Brown john.sipos@ag.ny.gov James Bacon, Esq. lisa.kwong@ag.ny.gov Ramona Cearley, Secretary brian.lusignan@ag.ny.gov Riverkeeper, Inc. mihir.desai@ag.ny.gov 20 Secor Road teresa.manzi@ag.ny.gov Ossining, NY 10562 siobhan.blank@ag.ny.gov pgallay@riverkeeper.org dbrown@riverkeeper.org jbacon@riverkeeper.org Kathryn M. DeLuca, Esq.

rcearley@riverkeeper.org Laura Heslin, Esq.

Assistant Attorneys General Office of the Attorney General of the State of New York 120 Broadway, 26th Floor New York, New York 10271 kathryn.deluca@ag.ny.gov laura.heslin@ag.ny.gov Sean Murray, Mayor Kevin Hay, Village Administrator Village of Buchanan Municipal Building 236 Tate Avenue Buchanan, NY 10511-1298 smurray@villageofbuchanan.com administrator@villageofbuchanan.com

[Original signed by Brian Newell ]

Office of the Secretary of the Commission Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 8th day of June, 2016 3