ML19210C336
| ML19210C336 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Allens Creek File:Houston Lighting and Power Company icon.png |
| Issue date: | 10/26/1979 |
| From: | Wolfe S Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel |
| To: | DOHERTY, J.F. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7911140097 | |
| Download: ML19210C336 (2) | |
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Sheldon J. Wolfe, Esquire, Chairman l'
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In the Matter of
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Occket No. 50 255 CP
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(Allens Creek Nuclear Generating
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Station, Unit 1)
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ORDER (October 26. 19791 On October 4,1979, an intervening party, Mr. Jchn Coherty, filed a Motion To Dismiss Or Postpone Applicant's Construction License Application.
Therein, the Intervenor requested that the Board dismiss t.e application for a construction pernit or, in the alternative, that we postpone proceedings upon the instant ap' plication until Applicant demonstrates that it can operate its other nuclear power facility (the South Texas Nuclear Proj3ct) fcr one year without endangering the publi: health and safety.
In support of his motion, Intervenor argues that (1) Applicant's construction work and quality control at the South Texas site have been poor, (2) Applicant's engineering staff is incompetent, (3) Applicant does not intend to begin constraction when it obtains its license, and (a) if Acplicant does croceed with construc-tion, it will do so merely to increase its rate base and to ha/e additional assurance against interconnecting with utilities whicn interconnect cut of state.
Apolicant and Staff opoosed the instant motion in Responses respectively filed on October 11 and Octcber 24, 1979.
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We are not authorized to grant an intervenor's motion either to d'3miss summarily a :anstruction permit appli-cation or to suspend proceedings until an Acolicant has shown that it can operate another. nuclear generating facility without endangering the public health and safety. Accordingly, we give no weight to Mr. Doherty's argu-ments and allegations.
To the extent tnat his allegations are reflected in his and in other intervencrs' acmitted cententions, we will consider the evidence presented :nereen during tne hearing, ano, pursuant to 10 C.F.:.
3 2.750, in our initial decision, we will determine whether or not to grant the construction pernit.
Dr. Cheatum and Mr. Linenberger concur.
FOR THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD dkFAh h @S(f.,
Shelcon J. Mlfe, Etquire Chainnan Dated at Bethesia, Maryland this 26th day of October, 1979.
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