ML19269D470

Tx Utils Generating Co Discovery Progress Rept for Apr 1979: Responded to Interrogatories from Doj,Met W/Doj & NRC & Endeavored to Coordinate Remaining Discovery W/City of Brownsville,Tx.Certificate of Svc Encl

ML19269D470
Person / Time
Site:	South Texas, Comanche Peak
Issue date:	05/04/1979
From:	Knotts J DEBEVOISE & LIBERMAN
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NUDOCS 7906040122
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HOUSTON LIGHTING AND POWER CO., ) Docket Nos. 50-498A

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

Station, Units 1 and 21 1 REPORT OF TUGCO, et al., - APRIL, 1979 Pursuant to,,the direction of the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board during the Special Prehearing Conference on June 21, 1978 (Tr. 124-1251 in South Texas, and during the con-ferences in Comanche Peak and South Texas on December 5, 1978 (Tr. 79-90), TUGCO submits this report on discovery during the month of April, 1979.

During the month TUGCO provided two supplements to its previous responses to the initial interrogatories and requests for production of documents to it from the Department of Justice, and also met with the Department's attorneys regarding disco.very matters.

I Also during the month, TUGCO met with NRC Staff counsel regarding discovery matters and plans at least one further such meeting. Supplemental responses to . Staff interrogato' ries are in preparation.

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. Counsel for TUGCO in Dallas have had schedule discussions regarding supplemental discovery with representatives of the Public Utilities Board of the City of Brownsville. Consistent with the Board's suggestion at the last prehearing conference, TUGCO is endeavoring to coordinate all outstanding discovery matters and believes that its supplemental responses to the ,

Department of Justice and to the NRC Staff will go a long way toward meeting Brownsville's needs. TUGCO will be in a position to provide any further supplementary responses to Brownsville that may be required upon review and discussion by both parties of TUGCO's supplements to Justice and NRC.

During April, TUGCO received the Department's responses to TUGCO's initial set of interrogatories and request for pro-duction of documents.

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Joseph B. Knotts, Jr.

DEBEVOISE & LIBEIDIAN 1200 Seventeenth Street, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20036 Date: May 4, 1979 a

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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

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

- April, 1979" in the above captioned matters dated May 4, 1979, were served upon the following persons by deposit in the United States mail, first class, postage prepaid this 4th day of May, 1979:

e Marshall E. Miller, Esq. '

Mr. Jerome D. Saltzman U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Chief, Antitrust and Commiss ion 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 Commission -

Washington, D.C. 20555 2258 008

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, Ese P.O. Box 1409 Baker & Botts Austin, Texas 78767 3000 One Shall 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, NW '

Washington, D.C. 20006 Don E. Davidson City Manager ,

Roy P. Lessy, Jr., Esq. City of Austin -

Michael B. Blume, Esq. P.O. Box 1088 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Austin, Texas 78767 Commission Washington, D.C. 20555 Robert Lowenstein J. A. Bouknight, Jr.

Roff Hardy William J. Franklin Chairman and Chief Executive Lowenstein, Newman, Reis &

Officer Axelrad Central Power and Light Company 1025 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.

P.O. Box 2121 Washington, D.C. 20036 Corpus Christi, Texas 78403 Jou. W. Davidson, Esq.

Mr. Perry G. Brittain Sawtelle, Goode, Davidson &

President - Tioilo Texas Utilities Generating 1100 San Antonio Savings Company .

Building 2001 Bryan Tcwer San Antonio, Texas 78205 Dallas, Texas 75201 Douglas F. John, Esq.

R.L. Hancock, Director Akin, Gump, Haver & Feld City of Austin Electric Utility 1100 Madison Office Building P.O. Box 1086 1155 15th Street, N.W.

Austin, Texas 78767 Washington, D.C. 20005 G.W. Oprea, Jr. Morgan hunter, Esq.

Executive Vice President McGinnis. Lockridge'& Kilgore Houston Lighting & Power Fifth Floor, Texas State

, Company Bank Building P.O. Box 1700 900 Congress Avenue .

Houston, Texas 77001 Austin, Texas 78701 Judith Harris, Esq. Richard D. Cudahy, Esq.

Ronald Clark, Esq. Joseph Gallo, Esq.

U.S. Department of Just.ce i Robert E. Leof fler,- Esq.

Antitrust Division Isham, Lincoln & Beale P.O. Box 14141 1050 17th Street, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20044 Suite 701 Washington, D.C. 20036 2258 209

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

Richard E. Powell, Esq. Attorney General's Office David M. Stahl, Esq. State of Texas Thomas G. Ryan, Esq. P.O. Box 12548 Isham, Lincoln & Beale Austin, Texas 78711 One First National Plaza Chicago, Illinois 60603 Frederick H. Ritts, Esq. '

William H. Burchett, Esq. -

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Bill D. S t. Clair, Esq. Northcutt Ely McGinnis, Lockridge & Kilgore Watergate 600 Building '

Fifth Floor, Texas State Bank Washington, D.C. 20037 -

Building .

900 Congress Avenue Austin, Texas 78701 y W.S. Robson General Manager South Texas Electric Cooperative, Inc..

Route 6, Building 102 Victoria Regional Airport Victoria, Texas 77901 Robert C. McDiarmid,'Esq.

Robert Jablon, Esq.

2600 Virginia Avenue, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20037

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