ML19309H648

Affidavit Stating That 30-day Extension Will Be of Substantial Assistance in Efforts Made for Attaining Settlement.Progress in Negotiations Has Already Been Achieved.Certificate of Svc Encl

ML19309H648
Person / Time
Site:	South Texas, Comanche Peak
Issue date:	04/10/1980
From:	Simmons D HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER CO.
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NUDOCS 8005130614
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA i NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION BEFORE THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD In the Matter of )

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HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER COMPANY, ) 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 COMPANY, ) Docket Nos. 50-445A et al. ) 50-446A

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(Comanche Peak Steam Electric )

Station, Units 1 and 2) )

AFFIDAVIT OF D. EUGENE SIMMONS l

I, D. Eugene Simmons, Vice-President of Houston Lighting and Power Company (" Houston") being duly sworn, hereby depose and state:

1. Houston, Texas Utilities Company ("TU") and Central and South West Corporation ("CSW") have been engaged in negotiations to attain a settlement of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission proceedings captioned Houston Lighting & Power Company et al. (South Texas Pro-ject, Units 1 and 2), Docket Nos. 50-498A and 50-499A, and Texas Utilities Generating Company, et al. (Comanche Peak Steam Electric Station, Units 1 and 2), Docket Nos.

50-445A and 50-446A. Substantial progress has recently been achieved. Houston, TU and CSW have agreed upon prin-ciples which would settle the differences among them in these proceedings and proceedings in otFs: forums.

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g Houston is optimistic about the prospects of moving from this stage to achieve a formal and binding settlement agree-ment in the near future.

2. I believe that the thirty-day extension that has been requested will be of substantial assistance in our effort to communicate with the other parties to this pro-ceeding in furtherance of our objective of attaining a fair and reasonable settlement.

3. I have personal knowledge of the facts stated herein, and they are true and correct to the best of my information, knowledge, and belief.

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D. p gene Simmons V Subscribed and sworn before me by the said D. Eugene Simmons, en this /d day of April, 1980.

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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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IIOUSTON LIGilTING & POWER COMPANY, ) 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 COMPANY ) Docket Nos. 50-445A

et al. ) 50-446A

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Station, Units 1 and 2) )

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I !!EREBY CERTIFY that copies of the foregoing:

Affidavit of D. Eugene Simmons were served upon the following persons, by hand *, or by deposit in the United States Mail, first class postage prepaid, this 10th day of April, 1980.

Peter G. Flynn /

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• Marshall E. Miller, Esquire Fredric D. Chanania, Esquire p U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Michael B. Blume, Esquire Washington, D.C. 20555 Ann P. Hodgdon, Esquire U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

• Michael L. Glaser, Esquire Washington, D.C. 20555 1150 17th Street, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20555 Roff Hardy Chairman and Chief Executive

• Sheldon J. Wolfe, Esquire Officer U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Central Power and Light Company Washington, D.C. 20555 Post Office Box 2121 Corpus Christi, Texas 78403 Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal Board Panel G.K. Spruce, General Manager U.7 Nuclear Regulatory Commission City Public Service Board Washington, D.C. 20555 Post Office Box 1771 San Antonio, Texas 78203

• Chase R. Stephens, Supervisor (20)

Docketing and Service Branch Mr. Perry G. Brittain U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission President Washington, D.C. 20555 Texas Utilities Generating Company 2001 Bryan Tower Mr. Jerome D. Saltzman Dallas, Texas 75201 Chief, Antitrust and Indemnity Group G.W. Oprea, Jr.

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Executive Vice President Washington, D.C. 20555 Houston Lighting & Power Company Post Office Box 1700 J. Irion Worsham, Esquire Houston, Texas 77001 Merlyn D. Sampels, Esquire Spencer C. Relyea, Esquire R.L. Hancock, Director Worsham, Forsyth & Sampels City of Austin Electric utility 2001 Bryan Tower, Suite 2500 Post Office Box 1086 Dallas, Texas 75201 Austin, Texas 78767 Jon C. Wood, Esquire Joseph Gallo, Esquire Matthews, Nowlin, Macfarlane Robert H. Loeffler, Esquire

& Barrett David M. Stahl, Esquire 1500 Alamo National Building Isham, Lincoln & Beale San Antonio, Texas 78205 1120 Connecticut Avenue, Suite 325 Washington, D.C. 20036 Charles G. Thrash, Jr., Esquire E.W. Barnett, Esquire Michael I. Miller, Esquire Theodore F. Weiss, Esquire James A. Carney, Esquire J. Gregory Copeland, Esquire Sarah Welling, Esquire Baker & Botts Martha E. Gibbs, Esquire 3000 One Shell Plaza Isham, Lincoln & Beale Houston, Texas 77002 One First National Plaza Suite 4200 R. Gordon Gooch, Esquire Chicago, Illinois 60603 Steven R. Hunsicker, Esquire Baker & Botts 1701 Pennsylvania Avenue Washington, D.C. 20006

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f s' Kenneth M. Glazier, Esquire Don R. Butler, Esquire David A. Dopsovic, Esquire 211 East Seventh Street Frederick H. Parmenter, Esquire Austin, Texas 78701 Susan B. Cyphert, Esquire Nancy A. Luque, Esquire Mr. William C. Price Robert Fabrikant, ?, squire Central Power & Light Company Energy Section Antitrust Division Post Office Box 2121 U.S. Department of Justice Corpus Christi, Texas 78403 P.O. Box 14141 Washington, D.C. 20044 Mr. G. Holman King West Texas Utilities Company Morgan Hunter, Esquire Post Office Box 841 Bill D. St. Clair, Esquire Abilene, Texas 79604 McGinnis, Lockridge & Kilgore Fifth Floor Jerry L. Harris, Esquire Texas State Bank Building Richard C. Balough, Esquire 900 Congress Avenue City of Austin Austin, Texas 78701 Post Office Box 1088 Austin, Texas 78767 W.S. Robson General Manager Joseph B. Knotts, Jr., Esquire South Texas Electric Cooperative, Nicholas S. Reynolds, Esquire Inc.

C. Dennis Ahearn, Esquire Route 6, Building 102 Debevoise & Liberman Victoria Regional Airport 1200 Seventeenth Street, N.W. Victoria, Texas 77901 Washington, D.C. 20036 Robert C. McDiarmid, Esquire Don H. Davidson George Spiegel, Esquire City Manager Robert A. Jablon, Esquire City of Austin Marc R. Poirier, Esquire P.O. Box 1088 Spiegel & McDiarmid Austin, Texas 78767 2600 Virginia Avenue, N.W.

Sulte 312 Jay Galt, Esquire Washington, D.C. 20037 Looney, Nichols, Johnson & Hays 219 Couch Drive Kevin B. Pratt Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102 Texas Attorney General's Office Post Office Box 12548 Knolant J. Plucknett Austin, Texas 78711 Executive Director J

Committee on Power for the South- William H. Burchette, Esquire west, Inc. Frederick H. Ritts, Esquire 5541 East Skelly Drive Law Offices of Northcutt Ely Tulsa, Oklahoma 74135 Watergate 600 Building Washington, D.C. 20036 John W. Davidson, Esquire Sawtell, Goode, Davidson & Tioili Tom W. Gregg, Esquire 1100 San Antonio Savings Building Post Office Box Drawer 1032 San Antonio, Texas 78205 San Angelo, Texas 76902 Douglas F. John, Esquire Leland F. Leatherman, Esquire McDermott, Will and Emery McMath, Leatherman & Woods, P.A. -

ll'01. Connecticut Av'enue, N.W. .711 West Third. Street Suite 1201 Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 l Washington, D.C. 20036

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Paul W. Eaton, Jr., Esquire Hinkle, Cox, Eaton, Coffield & Hensley 600 Henkle Building ,

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Robert M. Rader, Esquire 1 Conner, Moore & Corber 1747 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20006 l W.N. Woolsey, Esquire Kleberg, Dyer, Redford & Weil 3,

1030 Petroleum Tower Corpus Christi, Texas 78474 i Donald M. Clements, Esquire

{ Gulf States Utilities Company

Post Office Box 2951

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Dick Terrell Brown, Esquire 1 800 Milam Building '

San Antonio, Texas 78205 j

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