ML19250B770
| ML19250B770 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Allens Creek File:Houston Lighting and Power Company icon.png |
| Issue date: | 10/04/1979 |
| From: | Sohinki S NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE LEGAL DIRECTOR (OELD) |
| To: | Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7911050214 | |
| Download: ML19250B770 (9) | |
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5 NRC PUBLIC DOCUMFJE m)eg UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION O RE THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD s
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HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER COMPANY
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Docket No. 50-466
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(Allens Creek Nuclear Generating
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Station, Unit 1)
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NRC STAFF'S RESPONSE TO SUPPLEMENT TO PETITION TO INTERVENE AND LIST OF CONTENTIONS OF GLEN VAN SLYKE On September 13, 1979, Mr. Van Slyke filed a timely supplement to his prior petition for leave to intervene in the captioned proceeding in which he (1) moves that the Board allow timely contentions to be filed by all petitioners until September 30, 1979 as Mr. Van Slyke alleges it required by 10 CFR 52.714(b);
(2) provides additional infomation regarding the petitioner's standing in this proceeding; and (3) sets forth three contentions which the petitioner seeks to have admitted as issues in controversy in this proceeding. The Staff will deal with each aspect of Mr. Van Slyke's filing below.
The Motieq This Board, by order of August 6,1979, established September 14,1979 as the deadline for the filing of contentions in this proceeding by all petitioners for leave to intervene. As a result of that order, Mr. Van Slyke and all other petitioners have been provided five weeks from the date of the order, and almost three months from the date of this Board's "Supolemental Notice of Intervention Proc.edures," dated June 18, 1979 (44 Fed. Reg. 35062),in wnich to frame 12;'9 "70 21" 4
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, contentions. While it is true that 10 CFR 92.714 pemits contentions to be filed up to fifteen days prior to the first prehearing conference,10 CFR 92.711(a) confers authority on this Board to alter tha time periods in the rules for good cause.S Given the large number of petitioners in this case, and the considerable time necessary on the parts of the Staff and Applicant to adequately address the contentions of those petitioners, the August 6 Order of this Board is eminently reasonable. Mr. Van Slyke's motion should be denied.
Standir.g As this Board has noted, in Portland General Electric Comoany, et al. (Pebble Sorings Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2), CLI-76-27, 4 NRC 610, 613 (1976), the Commission stated that, to have standing, a petitioner had to allege both an injury which had occurred or would probably occur as a result of the proposed action, and an interest that is " arguably within the zone of interests" protected by the statute.
In the supplement to his petition for leave to intervene, Mr. Van Slyke makes clear that his interest in this proceeding is chiefly as a vehicle for complaining about alleged harassment and political spying and for detemining whether there will be threats posed t0 his civil liberties by issuance of the proposed construction pemit. As this Board stated in denying the cetition for leave to intervene filed previously in this proceeding by the National Lawyer's Guild:
3 See Houston Lighting and Power Comoany (Allens Creek Nuclear Gene-ating Station, Unit 1), ALAB-564, NRC
, Docket No. 50-466 (September 19, 1979), Slip op.
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. Obviously petitioner is in the wrong forum--civil liberties do not come within the " zone of interests" to be protected or regulated by the Atomic Energy Act and the National Environmental Policy Act, which are enforced in our licensing proceedings. 2/
Therefore, the Staff believes that Mr. Van Slyke has not established the requisite standing in this proceeding.
Contentionsl/
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The petitioner contends that the Applicant may overreact to peaceful protests and treat them in a " violent and unjustified" manner.
In addition, the petitioner appears to be complaining about alleged ambiguities in the defi-nition of industrial sabotage contained in 10 CFR 573.55(a)(1). The con-tention should be rejected for two reasons. First it is totally speculative with regard to its allegations of perceived possibie responses to peaceful protest. Se.condly, to the extent that petitioner believes there are ambiguities in the regulations, the proper forum to resolve those is not in an individual licensing proceeding but by way of a petition for ruleraking pursuant to 10 CFR 12.802.
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This contention is similar to the first in that it complains about the potential for illegal harassment by the Applicant's security personnel l/" Order Ruling Upon Intervention Petitions," dated February 9,1979, pp. 64-65.
2/The Staff notes that the petitioner's contentions all relate to aspects of a detailed security plan which will not be submitted until the operating license stage of review. They are, therefore, premature at best.
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. and attacks alleged ambiguities in 10 CFR Part 73, App. B.
The contention should be rejected for the same two reasons discussed above in opposition to contention 1.
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In this contention, the petitioner complains about the failure of the Applicant to specify the details of its " Safeguards Contingency Plan" re-quired pursuant to 10 CFR Part 73, Appendix C.
However petitioner fails to recognize that the specific provisions of that plan are not required to be submitted until the operating license stage of review. See 10 CFR 550.34(d).
Conclusion For all the above reasons, the Staff believes that Mr. Van Slyke has established neither standing to participate in this proceeding nor at least one litigable contention as required by 10 CFR 52.714. Therefore, we believe that his petition should be denied. 8 Respectfully submitted, g k (p h 4 -
Stephen M. Schinki Counsel for NRC Staff Dated at Bethesda, Maryland this 4th day of October,1979
-# Since Mr. Vcn 0:' e's only interest in this case is to raise matters which are not cognizable before this Board, the Staff does not believe that " dis-cretionary intervention" is appropriate in this case. See Pebble Springs, s up ra.
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION BEFORE THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD In the Matter of"
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HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER COMPANY
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Docket No.
50-466 (Allens Creek Nuclear Generating Station, Unit 1)
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that copies of "NRC STAFF'S RESPONSE TO SUPPLEMENT TO PETITION TO INTERVENE AND LIST OF CONTENTIONS OF GLEN VAN SLYKE" in the above-captioned proceeding have been served on the following by deposit in the United States mail, first class, or, as indicated by an asterisk, through deposit in the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's internal mail system, this 4th day of October,1979:
Sheldon J. Wolfe, Esq., Chairman
- Jack Newman, Esq.
Atomic Safety and Licensino Lowenstein, Reis, Newman & Axelrad Board Panel 1025 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.
U.S. Nuclear Reaulatory Comission Washington, D. C.
20037 Washincton, D. C.
20555 Richard Lowerre, Esq.
Dr. E. Leonard Cheatun Asst. Attorney General for the Route 3, Box 350A State of Texas Watkinsville, Georgia 30677 P. O. Box 12548 Capitol Station Mr. Gustave A. Linenberger
- Austin, Texas 78711 Atenic Safety and Licensina Board Panel Hon. Jerry Sliva, Mayor U.S. Nuclear Reaulatory Commission City of Wallis, Texas 77485 Washington, D. C.
20555 Hon. John R. fiikeska R. Gordon Gooch, Eso.
Austin County Judge Baker & Botts P. O. Box 310 1701 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Bellville, Texas 77418 Washington, D. C.
20006 Atomic Safety and Licensing J. Grecory Cooeland, Esq.
Appeal Board
- Baker & Botts U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission One Shell Plaza Washington, D. C.
20555 Houston, Texas 77002 1270 '71
. Atomic Safety and Licensing Carro Hinderstein Board Panel
- 8739 Link Terrace U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission Houston, Texas 77025 Washington, DC 20555 Docketing and Service Section
- Texas Public Interest Office of the Secretary Research Group, Inc.
'j.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission c/o James Sr.ott, Jr., Esq.
Washington, DC 20555 8302 Albacore Mr. John F. Doherty 4327 Alconbury Street Brenda A. McCorkle liouston, Texas 77021 6140 Darnell Houston, Texas 77074 Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Framson 4822 Waynesboro Drive Mr. Wayne Rentfro Houston, Texas 77035 P.O. Box 1335 Rosenberg, Texas 77471 Mr. F. H. Potthoff, III 1814 Pine Village Rosemary N. Lemmer Houston, Texas 77080 11423 Oak Spring Houston, TX 77043 D. Marrack 420 Mulberry Lane Laura Lewis Bellaire, Texas 77401 1203 Bartlett da Houston, TX Mr. Jean-Claude De Bremaecker 2128 Addison Houston, Texas 77030 Mrs. Karen L. Stade Gregory J. Kainer P.O. Box 395 11118 Wickwood Guy, Texas 77444 Houston, TX 77024 Jon D. Pittman, Sr.
Gayle De Grecori 2311 Bamore 2327 Goldsnith Rosenberg, Texas 77471 Houston, Texas 77030 Ms. Ann Wharton Mrs. W. S. Cleaves 1424 Kipling 8141 Joolin Street Houston, Texas 77006 Houston, Texas 77017
- s. My Mohnke Barbara Karkaki Lamonte 1917 Wentworth uston, Texas 77018 Houston, TX 77004 1270 '75
. Mr. James H. Robinson Dick Day 1228 Bomar 3603 Drummond Houston, Texas 77024 Houston, Texas 77025 Ms. Bonny Wallace Niami Hanson 614 Headowlawn 6441 1/2 Mercer LaPorte, Texas 77571 Houston, Texas 77005 Mr. Robert C. Kuehm 1155 Curtin Houston, Texas 77018 Ms. Dana Erichson Dr. Marlene R. Warner 327 Hedwig 6026 Beaudry Houston, Texas 77024 Houston, Texas 77035 Ms. Nancy L. Durham Mr. Ergene E. Mueller Box 328 15602 Corsair Road Simonton, Texas 77476 Houston, Texas 77053 T. E. Elder Mr. William J. Schuessler 2205 Hazard 5810 Darnell Houston, TX 77019 Houston, Texas 77074 Helen Foley D. B. Waller, Jr.
3923 Law 816 1708 Kipling Houston, TX 77005 Houston, TX Marjorie A. Gurasich Jeffery R. West Route 1, Box 410 10903 Sageber.y Wallis, TX 77485 Houston, TX 77039 Mrs. R. P. Erichsen Janice Blue 327 Hedwig Road 1708 Rosewood Houston, TX 77024 Housten, TX 77004 Abraham Davidson Gabrielle Cosgriff 704 Hyde Park 5203 Crystal Bay Houston, TX 77006 Housten, TX 77043 Susan G. McGuire Charles Andrew Perez 8837 Larston 1014 Montrose Blvd.
Houston, TX 77055 Houston, TX 77019 Margaret Bishoo Leotis Johnston 11418 Oak Spring 1407 Scenic Ridge Houston, TX 77043 Houston, TX 77043 127 0 ^' 7 6
. Robin Griffith Barcara Blatt 1034 Sally Ann 4314 1/2 Bell Street Rosenberg, TX 77471 Houston, TX 77023 Ron Waters Laura Brode 3620 Washington Avenue 5422 Olana Drive No. 362 Houston, TX 77032 Houston, TX 77007 Stephanie M. Brown Glen Van Slyke 3510 E. Broadway d612 1739 Marshall Pearland, TX 77518 Houston, TX 77098 James Chilcoat J. Morgan Bishoo 4319 Bell Street 11418 Cak Spring Houston, TX 77023 Houston, TX 77043 Barbara J. Ginn Mrs. Connie Wilson 4309 Bell 11427 Dak Spring Houston, TX 77023 Houston, TX 77043 Dorothy J. Ryan Patricia L. Streilein 4309 Bell Route 2, Box 398-C Houston, TX 77023 Richmon, TX 77469 Rachel Weinreb-Kuehn Carolina Conn 1155 Curtin 1414 Scenic Ridge Houston, TX 77018 Houston, TX 77043 John and Jeanette Beverage 13031 Harwin Houston, TX 77072 Mary L. Fuller Stephen A. Doggett, Esc.
614 Bienville Lane Pollan, Nicholson & Doggett Houston, TX 77015 P.O. Box 592 Rosenberg, TX 77471 Frances Pavlovic 111 Datonia J. Michael Ancarrow Bellaire, TX 77401 4310 Bell Houston, TX 77023 W. Matthew Perrenad 4070 Merrick Virginia Lacy Perrenad Houston, TX 77025 270 Beatty #112 Houston, TX 77023 Bryan L. Baker 1118 Montrose Jeanne Robertson Houston, TX 77019 23 Nueces Street Bay City, TX 77417 Fern Barnes 2406 Morning Glory Pasadena, TX 77503
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.. James R. Piepmeier Roy E. Loyless 618 West Drew P.O. Box 249 Houston, TX 77006 Simonton, TX 77476 Elinore P. Cumings Donald D. Weaver 926 Horace Mann P.O. Drawer V Rosen; erg, TX 77471 Sinanton, TX 77476 Mr. and Mrs. Larry J. Scott Dorothy F. Carrick Route 2, Box 31 H.Q.
Box 409 Wzoon Road Richmond, TX 77469 RFD *1
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Wallis, TX 77045 Ms. Gertrude Barnstone 1401 Harold Mr. Robert R. Edgar Houston, Texar 77006 Rt. 2 Box 31-HS Richmond, Texas 77469 Ms. Kathryn Ottie Rt. 2 Box 62L Richmond, Texas 77469 dtephedM.Sohinki Counsel for NRC Staff 12l0 '78
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