ML19208C303

Motion to Schedule Special Prehearing Conference on 790920. Requests That Notice of Prehearing State Necessity of Petitioner Presence,In Order to Respond to Inquiries Under Oath.Draft of Proposed Order & Certificate of Svc Encl

ML19208C303
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Site:	Allens Creek File:Houston Lighting and Power Company icon.png
Issue date:	07/30/1979
From:	Copeland J, Culp R BAKER & BOTTS, HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER CO., LOWENSTEIN, NEWMAN, REIS, AXELRAD & TOLL
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NUDOCS 7909260005
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NUCLEAR REdULATORY COIOiISSION BEFORE THE ATOMIC SAFE"Y AND LICENSING BOARD In the Matter of )

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HOUSTON LIGHTING AND POWER COMPANY ) Docket No. 50-466

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(Allens Creek Nuclear Generating )

Station, Unit 1) )

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MOTION TO SCHEDULE SPECIAL PREHEARING CONFERENCE PURSUA'1T TO 10 CFR S2.751a I.

On June 18, 1979; the Board published a Supplementary Notice of Intervention Procedures which provided an opportunity for persons who did not file petitions for leave to intervene pursuant to he t Board's earlier notices because of restrictions on permissible contentions to file petitions for leave to intervene. The time for filing of these petitions expired on July 18, 1979. 44 Fed. Reg. 35062 (June 18, 1979).

Pursuant to the Supplementary Notice, some 63 petitions for leave to intervene and communications evidencing interest in the proceeding have been addressed to the Commission to date. Responses to these petitions and communications have been, or wil.. be filed in the near future, by the Applicant, 7 90926 czo I a S f 'i,

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Houston Lighting & Power Company, and the NRC Staff. Applicant believes that in order to afford these petitioners the maximum

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amount of time to formula'te their " contentions" as required by 10 CFR S2.714(b), consistent with a reasonable schedule for this proceeding, the Board should at this time schedule the date for the special prehearing conference under 10 CFR S2.751a. Applicant respectfully requests that the Board do so as promptly as possible and set the date for the special prehearing conference for Thursday, September 20, 1979.

If the special prehearing conference is scheduled for September 20, 1979, petitioners would be required to file their contentions by September 5, 1979, which is more than five weeks away. Such prompt Board action would afford petitioners more than ample notice of the date for filing their contentions. In this connection, it should be noted that the Appeal Board has stated that petitioners should begin formulating their contentions immediately after the filing of their petitions for leave to intervene. IIous ton Lighting and Power Co. (Allens Creek Muclear Generation Station, Unit 1), ALAB-535, Slip. Op. 19, n. 16.

Applicant further requests that the notice of the special prehearing conference state that the Board, in considering petitions for leave to intervene, will require petitioners to be present and respond to inquiries as to the basis for their statements that they failed to file petitions for 1015 3yg

leave to intervene under the Board's notices of May 31 and September 11, 1978,' because of the restrictions on con-

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tentions contained in those notices. A number of the petitions to intervene are ambiguous in this respect.-2/

Consequently, at a minimum, inquiry should be made as to whether each of the petitioners who responded to the Supple-mentary Notice was actually aware of the Board's prior notices at the time of their issuance and of the restrictions on contentions contained therein. In addition, for reasons stated in the Applicant's response to the fifteen petitions submitted on a form (Michael J. Ancarrow, et al.) those petitioners should be required to respond to such Board inquiries under oath.

Applicant respectfully requests the Board to set September 20 as the date for the special prehearing con-ference and issue such order inthe form attached hereto.

II.

In response to the Board's Memorandum ani Order of April 11, 1979, additional contentions and clarifications

- were filed in April-June, 1979, by intervenors 'lexPirg and Doherty and petiticners Potthoff and Marrack. Additional untimely contentions were filed by these intervenors/

2/ For example, in his letter of July 11, 1979, William J. Schuessler states "It has been my understanding in the past that restrictions on contentions did not permit me to ,

intervene, so I made no attempt to do so."

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petitioners and by petitioners Robert and Madelin Franson.

Both Applicant and the NRC Staff filed responses to these filings, the last response being filed in mid-July. Since

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these issues have been thoroughly briefed by the parties, they are ripe for determination by the Board as to their admissibility. Therefore, we urge the Board to rule on the admissibility of these contentions prior to the time of the special prehearing conference in order that the case may proceed in an orderly and expeditious manner. At the pre-hearing conference, a discovery schedule with respect to the contentions which are admitted can be discussed.

Respectfully submitted,

' N' Jack R. Newman

& 8 Harold F. Reis Robert H. Culp 1025 Connecticut Avenue, N. W.

Washington, D. C. 20036 J. Gregory Copeland C. Thomas Biddle, Jr.

Charles G. Thrash, Jr.

3000 One Shell Plaza Houston, Texas 77002 ATTORNEYS FOR APPLICANT HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER COMPANY OF COUNSEL:

LOWENSTEIN, NEWMAN, REIS, AXELRAD & TOLL 1025 Connecticut Avenue, N. W.

Washington, D. C. 20036 BAKER & BOTTS 3000 One Shell Plaza ,

Houston, Texas 77002 1015 320

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA '

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COICIISSION BEFORE THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD In the IIatter of )

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HOUSTON LIGHTING AND FONER COMPANY } Docket 50-466

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(Allens Creek Nuclear Generating )

Station, Unit 1) )

ORDER SCHEDULING SPECIAL PREHEARING CONFERENCE Pursuan" to 10 CFR S 2.751a, on September 20, 1979, (and thereafter as necessary) a Special Prehearing Conference will be held at a time of day and place to be announced at a later time in order to:

a. Permit identification Of the key issues in the proceeding;

b. Take any steps necessary for further identifi-cation of the issues;

c. Consider all intervention petitions to allow the presiding officer to make such preliminary or final deter-minations as to the parties to the proceeding, as may be 1015 322

appropriate.-1/ ,

d. Discuss discovery schedule for admitted contentions filed pursuant to the Board's Memorandum and Order of April 11, 1979, (and other late-filed contentions) previously ruled upon; and

e. Establish a schedule for further actions in the proceeding.

Further, pursuant to 10 CFR S 2.714 (b) , as amended, not later than fifteen (15) days prior to the holding of the Special Prehearing Conference, or by September 5, 1979, any person who filed a petition for leave to intervene pur-suant to the Supplementary Notice of Intervention Procedures shall file a supplement to his petition to intervene which must include a list of the contentions which petitioner seeks to have litigated in this proceeding and the bases for each contention set forth with reasonable specificity.

1/ In that connection there will be an inquiry into whether Ehe individuals who filed petitions to intervene in response to the Supplementary Notice of Intervention Procedures pub-liahed in the Federal Register on June 18, 1979 (44 Fed. Reg. 35062), did not in fact file petitions for leave to intervene pursuant to the Board's notices concerning intervention procedures dated 11ay 31 and September 11, 1978, because of restrictions on permissible contentions contained in those notices. Such petitioners for leave to intervene will be expected to appear at the Special Prehearing Conference and respond to questions concerning that matter. Inquiry will be made into such matters as whether the oc :tioners were in fact aware of the May 31 and September 11 notices af ter their issuance and of the restrictions on permissible contentions contained therein. In some cases the Board may

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require responses under oath.

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Limited appearance statements will not be received ,

at the above-mentioned conference, but will be received at any subsequent prehearing conference nd/or at the begin-ning of the hearing.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

FOR THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD Sheldon J. Wolfe, Esquiie Chairman Dated at Bethesda, Maryland this day of , 1979 1015 324

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA .

MUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION BEFORE THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICEMSING BOARD In the Matter of )

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HOUSTON LIGHTING AND P_OWER COMPANY ) Docket No. 50-466

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(Allens Creek Nuclear Generating )

Station, Unit 1) )

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that copies of the Applicant's Motion to Schedule Special Prehearing Conference Pursuant to 10 CFR S2.751a with attached draft Order Scheduling Special Prehearing Conference were served on ene rollowing by deposit in the United States mail, postage prepaid, or hand-delivery, this 30th day of July, 1979.

Sheldon J. Wolfe, Esq., Chairman R. Gordon Gooch, Esq.

Atomic Safety and Licensing Baker and Bot:s Board Panel 1701 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20006 Washington, DC 20555 Richa.d Lower-^, Esq.

Dr. E. Leonard Cheatum Assistant Attorney General Route 3, Box 350A for the State of Texas Watkinsville, Georgia 30677 P. O. Box 12548 Capitol Station Mr. Gustave A. Linenberger Austin, Texas 78711 Atcmic Safety and Licensing acard Panel Hon. Charles J. Dusek U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Ccmmission Mayor, City of Wallis Washington, DC 20555 P. O. Box 312 Wallis, Texas 77485 Chase R. Stephens Cocketing and Service Section Hon. Leroy H. Grebe Office of the Secretary of the County Judge, Austin County Commission P. O. Box 99 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Bellville, Texas 77413 Washington, DC 20555 1015 525

Atomic Safety and Licensing Charles Perez Acceal Board 1014 Montrose Blvd.

U.S'.' Nuclear Regulatory Houston, Texas 77019 Commission Washington, DC 20555 -

Mrs. Karen L. Stade -

P. O. Box 395 Atomic Safety and Licensing Guy, Texas 77444 Board Panel U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Gayle De Gregori Commission 2327 Goldsmith Washington, DC 20555 Houston, Texas 77030 Steve Schinki, Esq. Jon D. Pittman, Sr.

Staff Counsel 2311 Batore U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Rosenberg, Texas 77471 Commission Washington, DC 20555 Mrs. W. S. Cleaves 8141 Joplin Street John F. Doherty Houston, Texas 77017 4438 1/2 Leeland Housten, Texas 77023 Ms. Ann Kharton 1424 Kipling Madcline Bass Framson Houston, Texas 77006 4322 Waynesboro Drive Houston, Texas 77035 Vesta Eidman 1117 River Bend Drive Robert S. Framson Houston, Texas 77063 4322 Waynesboro Drive Houston, Texas 77035 Ms. Kathy Mohnke 1411 Lamonte Carro Hinderstein Houston, Texas 77013 8739 Link Terrace Houston, Texas 77025 Mr. James H. Robinson 1228 Bomar D. Marrack Houston, Texas 77024 420 Mulberry Lane Bellaire, Texas 77401 Dick Day 3603 Drummond Brenda McCorkle Houston, Texas 77025 6140 Darnell Houston, Texas 77074 Ms. Bonny Wallace 614 Meadowlawn F. H. Potthoff, III Laporte, Texas 77571 1814 Pine Village Houston, Texas 77080 Niami Hanson 6441 1/2 Mercer Wayne E. Rentfro Houston, Texas 77005 P. O. Box 1335 Rosenberg, Texas 77471 Elinore P. Cumings 926 Horace Mann James M. Scott, Jr. Rosenberg, Texas 77471 8302 Albacore Houston, Texas 77074 1015 326

Mr. Bruce A. Palmiter Robert C. Kuehn P. O. Ecx 133 1155 Curtin 302 South Missouri Street Houston, Texas 77081 Orchard, Texas 77464

. Rachel Weinreb-Kuehm .

Coreen J. Dvorin Palmiter 1155 Curtin P. O. Box 183 Houston, Texas 77013 302 South Missouri Street Orchard, Texas 77464 William Schuessler 5810 Darnell Fern Barnes Houston, Texas 77074 2406 Otorning Glory Pasadena, Texas 77503 Dana Erickson Pat Erickson Jeanne Robertson 327 Hedwig 23 Muecas 3treet Houston, Texas 77024 Bay City , Texas 77417 Stephen A. Doggett, Esc.

Eugene E. Mueller P. O. Box 592 15602 Corsair Rd. Rosenberg, Texas 77471 Houston, Texas 77053 Bryan L. Baker J. Michael Ancarrew 1113 Montrose 4130 Bell Houston, Texas 77019 Houston, Texas 77023 J. Morgan Bishop John Beverage Margaret Bishop Jeanette Beverage 11418 Oak Spring 13031 Harwin Houston, Texas 77043 Houston, Texas 77072 Janice Blue Barbara Blatt 1708 Rosewood 4314 1/2 Bell Houston, Texas 77004 Houston, Texas 77023 Stephanie M. Brown Laura 3 rode 3510 E. Broadway d612 5422 Olana Drive Pearland, Texas 77513 Houston, Texas 77032 Carolina Conn

- James D. Chilcoat - 1414 Scenic Ridge

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4310 Bell Houston, Texas 77043 Houston, Texas 77023 Fortes Johnston Gabriella Cosgriff 1407 Scenic Ridge 5203 Crystall Bay Houston, Texas 77043 Houston, Texas 77043 Gregory J. Kainer Abrahan Davidson 11118 Wickwccd 704 Hyde Park Houston, Texas 77024 Houston, Texas 77006 Barbara Karkabi J. Cl. De Brenaecker 1917 Wentworth 2129 Addiscn Houston, Texas 77004 Houston, Texas 77030 1015 327

E. Elder Rosemary M. Le==er T.

11423 Oak Spring 2005 Ha ard Houston, Texas 77C43 Ecuston, Texas 77019 Helen Foley Laura Lewis

• 3723 Law sl6 1203 Bartlett 44 Mctston, Texas 77005 Houston, Texas 77006 Mary L. Fuller Susan S. McGuire .

614 Bienville 8337 Larston Ecuston, Texas 77015 Houston, Texas 77055 Barbara J. Ginn Frances Pavlovic 4303 Bell 111 Datenia Houston, Texas 77023 Bellaire, Texas 77401 Rc'oin Griffith Virginia Perrenod 1034 Sally Ann 2704 Beatty #112 Rosenberg, Texas 77471 Houston, Texas 77023 Marjorie A. Gurasich Connie Wilson Ecuta 1, Box 410 11427 Oak Scring Wallis, Texas 77405 Houston, Texas 77043

. Matthew Perrenad James R. Piepmeier 4070 Merrick 613 West Drew Houston, Texas 77025 Houston, Texas 77006 Dorothy J. Ryan Patricia L. Streilein 4309 Bell Route 2, Box 395-C Houston, Texas 77023 Richmond, Texas Glen Van Slyke D. B. Naller 1739 Marshall 1703 Kipling Houston, Tenas 77093 Houston, Texas 77093 Marlene R. Warner Ron Waters 602G Beaudry 3620 Washington Ave., Mo. 362 Houston, Texas 77035 Houston, Texas 77007 Jeffery R. West Dorothy F. Carrick 10903 Sageberry Box 409 Wagon Rd, afd 41 Houston, Texas 77039 Uallis, Texas 77045 Mancy L. Durhan Simonton, Texas 77476 Darby T. Sidie 1509 South Post Oak Lane usto , Texas 77056 $ A6Ch hh* , ,

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