ML19263D045

Submits Feb 1979 Progress Rept for Houston Lighting & Power Co.Certificate of Svc Encl

ML19263D045
Person / Time
Site:	South Texas
Issue date:	03/02/1979
From:	Franklin W LOWENSTEIN, NEWMAN, REIS, AXELRAD & TOLL
To:	Glasser M, Mark Miller, Wolfe S Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel
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NUDOCS 7903200478
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.a Marshall E. Miller, Esquire g j Michael L. Glaser, 2 squire 'n3 Sheldon J. Wolfe, Esquire Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555 Re: Houston Lighting & Power Company South Texas Project, Units 1 and 2 (Docket Nos. 50-498A and 50-499A)

Gentlemen:

This is the February 1979 progress report of Houston Lighting & Power Company.

February was a busy month for Houston. On February 7, Houston received a Motion to Compel Fuller Responses from the Department of Justice. By the Board's Order of February 15, Houston has until March 5 te respond to th2s motion. Houston is working on that responst.

On February 9, Houston served second sets of inter-rogatories on both the Department and the NRC Staff. Houston sought to learn from both the Department and the Staff the names of all prospective witnesses which each anticipates calling and certain further information concerning expert wit-nesses, a permitted by the NRC Rules of Practice.

The NRC Staff responded informally on February 26, and, pursuant to the Board's Order of February 27, is scheduled to answer or object to these interrogatories by March 12.

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L'owsxsress. NEWM AN Rzzs. AxEtaAo & Tott Marshall E. Miller, Esquire March 2, 1979 Page Two The Department, on the other hand, filed on February 22, a motion to defer answering these interrogatories indefinitely.

Houston responded to this n.otion on February 27.

Houston filed answers and objections to interrogatories from the NRC Staff on February 20, and filed a corresponding motion for a protective order on February 22.

Houston received a second set of interrogatories from Central Power & Light Co. (CP&L) on February 23. During the month Houston agreed that CP&L could have a 30-day extension in responding to Houston's interrogatories, until March 23.

On February 28, Houston learned that Judge Porter's Memorandum Opinion in West Texas Utilities Co., No CA3-76-0663-F (N.D. Texas, January 30, 1979), has become final as of February 27 with only typographical errors corrected.

Finally, Houston has been preparing answers end objections to interrogatories from the Public Utility Board of Brownsville.

This response is due March 7. During the month Houston has continued to provide informal discovery to the Department, the Staff, and other parties when so requested.

Respectfully submitted, William J. ranklin Attorney for Houston Lighting

& Power Company lw cc: Attached service list

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 ) Docket Nos. 50-498A COMPANY, 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 the foregoing:

FEBRUARY 1979 MONTHLY PROGRESS REPORT OF HOUSTON LIGHTING &

POWER COMPANY, dated March 2, 1979,were served upon the following persons, by hand *, or by deposit in the United States Mail, first class postage prepaid, this 2nd day of March 1979.

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Marshall E. Miller, Esquire Roy P. Lessy, Jr., Esquire U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Michael B. Blume, Esquire Washington, D.C. 20555 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555 Michael L. Glaser, Esquire 1150 17th Street, N.W. Roff Hardy Washington, D.C. 20036 Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Sheldon J. Wolfe, Esquire Central Power and Light Company U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P.O. Box 2121 Washington, D.C. 20555 Corpus Christi, Texas 78403 Atomic Safety and Licensing G.K. Spruce, General Manager Appeal Board Panel City Public Service Board U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P.O. Box 1771 Washington, D.C. 20555 San Antonio, Texas 78203 Chase R. Stephens, Supervisor (20)

• Mr. Perry G. Brittain Docketing and Service Branch President U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Texas Utilities General Company Washington, D.C. 20555 2001 Bryan Tower Dallas, Texas 75201 Mr. Jerome D. Saltzman Chief, Antitrust and Indemnity R.L. Hancock, Director Group City of Austin Electric Utility U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P.O. Box 1086 Washington, D.C. 20555 Austin, Texas 78767 J. Irion Worsham, Esquire G.W. Oprea, Jr.

Merlyn D. Sampels, Esquire Executive Vice President Spencer C. Relyea, Esquire Houston Lighting & Power Company Worsham, Forsyth & Sampels P.O. Box 1700 2001 Bryan Tower, Suite 2500 Houston, Texas 77001 Dallas, Texas 75201 Richard D. Cudahy, Esquire Jon C. Wood, Esquire Joseph Gallo, Esquire W. Roger Wilson, Esquire Robert H. Loeffler, Esquire Matthews, Nowlin, Macfarlane Isham, Lincoln & Beale

& Barrett 1050 17th Street, N.W., Suite 701 1500 Alamo National Building Washington, D.C. 20036 San Antonio, Texas 78205 Michael I. Miller, Esquire Charles G. Thrash, Jr., Esquire Richard E. Powell, Esquire E.W. Barnett, Esquire David M. Stahl, Esquire Theodore F. Weiss, Esquire Thomas G. Ryan, Esquire J. Gregory Copeland, Esquire Isham, Lincoln & Beale Baker & Botts One First National Plaza 3000 One Shell Plaza Chicago, Illinois 60603 Houston, Texas 77002 R. Gordon Gooch, Esquire Baker & Botts 1701 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.

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