ML17164A238

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Resubmitted Request for Extension of Time to File Request for Hearing and Petition for Leave to Intervene
ML17164A238
Person / Time
Site: Vermont Yankee Entergy icon.png
Issue date: 06/13/2017
From: Shadis R
New England Coalition
To: Annette Vietti-Cook
NRC/SECY
SECY RAS
Shared Package
ML17164A237 List:
References
50-271-LT-2, License Transfer, RAS 53889
Download: ML17164A238 (2)


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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Before the Secretary June 13, 2017 Mrs. Annette Vietti-Cook Secretary U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 RE: Docket-50-271, NRC 2017 - 0125 (Vermont Yankee License Transfer)- Request for Extension of Time in Which to File Request for a Hearing and Petition For Leave to Intervene

Dear Mrs. Vietti-Cook,

This the resubmission of a Request for Extension of Time made by New England Coalition on June 9, 2017. That submittal inadvertently left out 10 C.F.R. § 2.323(b) Certification, which is now appended.

New England Coalition, a non-profit advocacy organization incorporated in the State of Vermont since 1971, respectfully requests an extension of time of two weeks (from June 13, 2017 to June 27, 2017) in which to file a Request for a Hearing and Petition for Leave to Intervene in the matter of Vermont Yankee License Transfer- Docket 50-271/NRC 2017-0125.

The license transfer is the subject of Federal Register Notice 82.FR.23849, published May 24, 2017 and establishing a filing deadline of June 13, 2017 for Requests for a Hearing and Petitions for Leave to Intervene.

New England Coalition cannot afford to keep an attorney and expert witness on retainer and so must depend largely on volunteers from among our members to do the work of preparing a credible hearing request; as we have done in numerous interventions before NRC and its predecessor agency, the AEC.

Nonetheless, this short 20-day window of opportunity to seek participation in the NRC hearing process has caught New England Coalition at a very difficult time as our very few active volunteer advocates are caught up in contentious state proceedings regarding application for issuance of a Certificate of Public Good for the transfer of ownership of Vermont Yankee and key members of our team have been traveling to attend the college commencement of family members and/or long-planned visits with family involving extended air and auto travel during the last few weeks.

Happily, our volunteer team is now all-hands-on-deck and eager to provide NRC with solid material with which to build a sound adjudicatory record.

What we need is time.

Please consider the foregoing with as favorable a light as your discretion will allow and grant us a relatively short addition of two weeks.

10 C.F.R. § 2.323(b) CERTIFICATION

New England Coalition, through its pro se representative, hereby certifies that a good faith effort was made to reach agreement with the Applicants counsel via E-mail. Copies of the pertinent e-mails are attached and follow the pleading.

Respectfully Submitted, /Signed electronically by/

Raymond Shadis Pro Se for New England Coalition Post Office Box 76 Edgecomb, Maine 04556 207-882-7801 shadis@prexar.com