ML19262C091

Discovery Rept for Dec 1979.Participated in Austin,Berman Brittain & Campbell Et Al Depositions.Opposed W/O Success Discovery Extension Requested by Doj.Responded to Central Power & Light Third Interrogatories.Certificate of Svc Encl

ML19262C091
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Site:	South Texas, Comanche Peak
Issue date:	01/15/1980
From:	Ahearn C TEXAS UTILITIES CO.
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION In the Matter of )

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HOUSTON LIGHTING AND POWER CO. ) Docket Nos. 50-498A et al. ) 50-499A

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(South Texas Project, Units )

1 and 2) )

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TEXAS UTILITIES GENERATING ) Docket Nos. 50-445A COMPANY, _et _al . ) 50-446A (Comanche Peak Steam Electric )

Station, Units 1 and 2 )

REPORT OF TEXAS UTILITIES COMPANIES - DECEMBER, 1979

- Pursuant to the direction of the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board during the Special Prehearing Conference on June 21, 1978 (Tr. 124-125) in South Texas, and during the conferences in Comanche Peak and South Texas on December 5, 1978 (Tr. 79-90) ,

the Texas Utilities Company System ("TU") submits this report on discovery during the month of December, 1979.

During the month of December, TU participated in the depositions of Messrs. Austin, Berman, Brittain, Campbell, Coffman, Daniels, Gambrell, Heath, Howard, Hughes, Hulsey, Loveless, Skelton, Spense and Wilson. The deposition of Mr. Wilson was not completed and counsel agreed to continue the deposition at a mutually convenient time.

In a pleading filed with the Board on December 10,.1979, TU opposed without success the extension of discovery requested by the Department. .

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During December, TU also responded to Central Power &

Light Company's Third Set of Interrogatories and Request for Production of Documents, including therewith copies of certain of the documents requested and also nctified CSW that additional requested documents were available for inspection and copying.

TU requested:a' protective order, which was approved by applicable parties, with respect to certain documents covered by requestu made during the depositions of Messrs. Parks, Hatcher, Tanner and Bradley and called for in response to CP&L's Second Set of Interrogatories. These documents were produced in anticipation of the entry of the protective order and under agreement of applicable parties to be bound by the terms of the protective order even if not entered.

In addition, in an effort to cooperate fully with all parties in the rapid completion of discovery, TU voluntarily provided d'ocuments informally requested during the depositions of Campbell, Daniels, Howard, Skelton and Loveless. TU also made available for inspection other documents informally requested during the deposition of Mr. Taylor and at other depositions previously taken.

The depositions of Messrs. Erwin, Newell, Pennebaker, Stoddard, Wallar and Weathersby, previously noticed by the Department, were cancelled or postponed at the request of the Department. . .

Mr. Scarth, TU's expert engineering witness, was available to be deposed during most of December, but the Department was unable or unwilling to proceed at that time. Mr. Scarth's deposition has been scheduled by agreement for February 13-14, 1980.

TU is continuing to attempt to resolve the disagreement with Brownsville over the terms of a protective order covering certain fuel contracts and related documents. TU is hopeful that it will be able to resolve this problem by mutual agreement.

Respectfully submitted, A7 tot $

C. Dennis Ahearn Date: January 15, 1980 1816 094'

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION In the Matter of )

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HOUSTON LIGHTING aND POWER CO., ) Docket Nos. 50-498A et al.

) 50-499A

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(South Texas Project, Units )

1 and 2) )

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TEXAS UTILITIES GENERATING ) Docket Nos. 50-445A COMPANY, et al., ) 50-446A

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(Comanche Peak Steam Electric )

Station, Units 1 and 2) )

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that copies of " Report of TU, et al.

- December, 1979" in the above captioned matters, were serv 7 d-~~

upon the following persons by deposit in the United States mail, first class postage. prepaid, this 15th day of January, -

1980.

Marshall E. Miller, Esq. Mr. Jerome D.' Saltzman U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Chief, Antitrust and

'Commissio.1 Indemnity Group Washington, D.C. 20555 Nuclear Reactor Regulation

., U'.S. Nuclear Regulatory

' Michael L. Glaser, Esq. Commission 1150 17th Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20555 Washington, D.C. 20036 J. Irion Worsham, Esq.

Sheldon J. Wolfe, Esq. Merlyn D. Sampels, Esq.

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Spencer C. Relyea, Esq.

Commission Worsham, Forsythe & Sampels Washington, D.C. 20555 2001 Bryan Tower, Suite 2500 Dallas, Texas 75201 Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal Board Panel Jon C. Wood, Esq.

U S. Nuclear Regulatory W. Roger Wilson, Esq.

Commission Matthews, Nowlin, Macfarlane &

Washington, D.C. 20555 Barrett 1500 Alamo National Building Chase R. Stephens San Antonio, Texas 78205 Docketing and Service Branch U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Dick Terrell Brown, Esq.

Commission 800 Milam Building Washington, D.C. 20555 San Antonio, Texas 78205 1816 095

, Charles G. Thrash, Jr., Esq. Don R. Butler, Esq.

E.W. Barnett, Esq. Sneed, Vine, Wilkerson, Theodore F. Weiss, Esq. Selman & Perry J. Gregory Copeland, Esq. P.O. Box 1409 Baker & Botts Austin, Texas 78767 3000 One Shell Plaza Houston, Texas 77002 Jerry L. Harris, Esq.

Richard C. Balough, Esq.

R.Gordon Gooch, Esq. City of Austin John P. Mathis, Esq. P.O. Box 1088 Baker & Botts Austin, Texas 78767 1701 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20006 Robert Lowenstein, Esq.

J.A. Bouknight, Jr., Esq.

Roy P. Lessy, Jr., Esq. William J. Franklin, Esq.

Michael B. Blume, Esq.' Douglas G. Green, Esq.

Fredric D. Chanania, Esq. Lowenstein, Newman, Rais, Ann P. Hodgdon, Esq. Axelrad and Toll U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 1025 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.

Commission Washington, D.C. 20036 Washington, D.C. 20555 John W. Davidson, Esq.

Roff Hardy Sawtelle, Goode, Davidson &

Chairman and Chief Executive Tioilo Officer 1100 San Antonio Savings Bldg.

Central Power and Light Company San Antonio, Texas 78205 P.O. Box 2121 Corpus Christi, Texas 78403 Douglas F. John, Esq.

Akin, Gump, Haver & Feld Mr. Perry G. Brittain 1333 New Hampshire Ave., N.W.

President Suite 400 Texas Utilities Generating Washington, D.C. 20036 Company 2001 Bryah Tower Bill D. St. Clair, Esq.

Dallas, Texas 75201 Morgan' Hunter, Esq.

McGinnis, Lockridge & Kilgore R.L. Hancock, Director Fifth Floor, Texas State City of Austin Electric Utility Bank Building P.O. Box 1086 900 Congress Avenue Austin, Texas 78767 Austin, Texas 78701 G.W. Oprea, Jr.

Executive Vice President Houston Lighting & Power David M. Stahl, Esq.

Company Isham, Lincoln & Beale P.O. Box 1700 1050 17th Street, N.W.

Hous'.on, Texas 77001 Suite 701 Washington, D.C. 20036 Susan B. Cyphert, Esq.

Frederick H. Parmenter, Esq. Mr. W. N. Woolsey David A. Dopsovic, Esq. Kleberg, Dyer, Redford & Weil Nancy Luque, Esq. 1030 Petroleum Tower U.S. Department of Justice Corpus Christi,, Texas 78474 Antitrust Division P.O. Box 14141 Washington, D.C. 20044

Sarah Welling, Esq. -

Michael I. Miller, Esq. Kevin B. Pratt, Esq.

James A. Carney, Esq. Attorney General's Office Isham, Lincoln & Beale State of Texas One First National Plaza P.O. Box 12548 Suite 4200 Austin, Texas 78711 Chicago, Illinois 60603 Frederick H. Ritts, Esq.

Don H. Davidson William H. Burchette, Esq.

City Manager Northcutt Ely City of Austin Watergate 600 Building P.O. Box 1083 Washington, D.C. 20037 Austin, Texas 78767 i

W.S. Robsca General Manager Scuih Texas Electric Cooperative, Inc.

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(,.N /motin Route 6, Building 102 C. Dennis Ahearn Victoria Regional Airport Victoria, Texas 77901 Robert C. McDiarmid, Esq.

Robert Jablon, Esq.

Marc Poirier, Esq.

2600 Virginia Avenue, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20037 W.N. Woolsey, Esq.

Dyer and Redford 1030 Petroleum Tower Corpus Christi, Texas 78474 Donald M. Clements Gulf States Utilities Company Post Office Box 2951 Beaumont, Texas 77704 Marc J. Wetterhahn, Esq.

Robert M. Rader, Esq.

Conner, Moore & Corber 1747 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.

• Washington, D.C. 20006 Mr. William C. Price Central Power & Light Co.

P.O. Box 2121 Corpus Christi, Texas 78403 Mr. G. Holman King West Texas Utilitias Co

• P.O. Box 841 Abilene, Texas 79604 1816 097