ML18180A185
| ML18180A185 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Turkey Point  |
| Issue date: | 06/29/2018 |
| From: | Denise Mcgovern NRC/SECY |
| To: | Friends of the Earth, Natural Resources Defense Council, Southern Alliance for Clean Energy |
| SECY RAS | |
| References | |
| 50-250-SLR, 50-251-SLR, License Renewal, RAS 54352 | |
| Download: ML18180A185 (4) | |
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
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In the Matter of
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Docket Nos.
50-250-SLR
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50-251-SLR FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT CO.
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(Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Units 3 and 4)
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ORDER On May 2, 2018, the NRC provided notice in the Federal Register of Florida Power &
Light Company (FPL)s application for the subsequent license renewal of its operating licenses for Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Unit Numbers 3 and 4.1 The Federal Register notice set a deadline of July 2, 2018, for members of the public to file a request for a hearing and petition for leave to intervene on FPLs application.
The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and the Friends of the Earth (FOE) request a 120-day extension of time to file hearing petitions on FPLs application.2 NRDC/FOE explain that they seek an extension of time because FPLs license-renewal application is the first request from a nuclear operator to extend the life of an operating reactor to eighty years.
FPL opposes NRDC/FOEs extension request, although FPL explains that it would not be 1 Florida Power & Light Company; Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Unit Nos. 3 and 4, 83 Fed.
Reg. 19,304 (May 2, 2018).
2 Extension of Time for Opportunity to Request a Hearing and Petition for Leave to Intervene in the NRC's Review of FPL License Renewal Application, Docket ID NRC-2018-0074 (June 4, 2018) (ADAMS accession no. ML18158A185).
opposed to a short extension of time because the current filing deadline falls within a holiday week.3 The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE) also requests an extension of time.
SACE requests a 91-day extension of time until October 1, 2018, to file hearing petitions, and SACE also requests that the deadline be extended for all potential parties.4 Like NRDC/FOE, SACE primarily argues that the first-of-its-kind nature of FPLs subsequent license renewal applicationan application that would allow Turkey Point to operate for eighty yearsis sufficient grounds for an extension of time. The NRC Staff opposes SACEs 91-day extension request, although the NRC Staff explains that it would not oppose a reasonable extension of time.5 After reviewing all pleadings, I hereby grant, in part, NRDC/FOEs and SACEs requests by extending the deadline an additional thirty days for all interested persons to file hearing petitions. All interested persons now have until August 1, 2018, to file hearing petitions on FPLs license application.
3 Applicants Answer to the Natural Resources Defense Councils and Friends of the Earths Request for Extension (June 15, 2018) (ML18166A133).
4 Southern Alliance for Clean Energys Motion to Extend Deadline for All Hearing Requests Regarding Turkey Point Subsequent License Renewal Application (June 20, 2018)
(ML18171A406).
5 NRC Staffs Answer to Southern Alliance for Clean Energys Motion for Extension of Time to File Petitions to Intervene and Requests for Hearing (June 21, 2018) (ML18172A241).
This Order is issued under my authority in 10 C.F.R. § 2.346(b).
For the Commission NRC Seal
/RA/
Denise L. McGovern Acting Secretary of the Commission Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 29th day of June, 2018
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION In the Matter of
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FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY
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Docket Nos. 50-250-SLR
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50-251-SLR (Turkey Point Nuclear Generating
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Units 3 & 4)
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that copies of the foregoing ORDER (Granting a Partial Extension of Time) have been served upon the following persons by Electronic Information Exchange.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Commission Appellate Adjudication Mail Stop: O-16B33 Washington, DC 20555-0001 ocaamail@nrc.gov U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of the Secretary of the Commission Mail Stop: O-16B33 Washington, DC 20555-0001 E-mail: hearingdocket@nrc.gov U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of the General Counsel Mail Stop - O-14A44 Washington, DC 20555-0001 Anita Ghosh, Esq.
Brian Harris, Esq.
Sherwin E. Turk, Esq.
Jeremy L. Wachutka, Esq Mitzi A. Young, Esq.
John Tibbetts, Paralegal E-mail: Anita.Ghosh@nrc.gov Brian.Harris@nrc.gov Sherwin.Turk@nrc.gov Jeremy.Wachutka@nrc.gov Mitzi.Young@nrc.gov John.Tibbets@nrc.gov Florida Power & Light Company 801 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Suite 220 Washington, DC 20004 Steven C. Hamrick, Esq.
E-mail: steven.hamrick@fpl.com Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 1111 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.
Washington, DC 20004 Paul M. Bessette, Esq.
Stephen J. Burdick, Esq.
E-mail: Paul.Bessette@morganlewis.com Stephen.Burdick@morganlewis.com Natural Resources Defense Council 1152 15th Street, NW, Suite 300 Washington, DC 20005 Geoffrey H. Fettus E-mail: gfettus@nrdc.org Southern Alliance for Clean Energy 1725 DeSales Street N,W., Suite 500 Washington, DC 20036 Diane Curran Harmon, Curran, Spielberg, & Eisenberg, LLP dcurran@harmoncurran.com
[Original signed by Clara Sola ]
Office of the Secretary of the Commission Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 29th day of June, 2018