ML19310A068
| ML19310A068 | |
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| Site: | South Texas, Comanche Peak  |
| Issue date: | 05/09/1980 |
| From: | Barnett E HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER CO. |
| To: | Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel |
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| Download: ML19310A068 (7) | |
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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 Nos. 50-498A et al.
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50-499A
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(South Texas Projecb, Units
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l Nos. 1 and 2)
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TEXAS UTILITIES GENERATING
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Docket Nos. 50-445A COMPANY, et al.
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50-446A
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(Comanche Peak Steam Electric
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Station, Units 1 and 2)
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HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER COMPANY REPORT ON STATUS OF SETTLEMENT By order dated April 10, 1980, the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board issued an order in this proceeding extending the dates for filing trial briefs and indefinitely postponing the dates for the final prehearing conference and the evidentiary hearing.
These dates were extended on the basis of a joint motion filed by the majority of the parties to the proceeding wherein it was represented that additional time was required in order to pursue settlement of this proceeding and related litigation.
In that order the Board also directed the parties to provide a written status report on the negotia-tions on or before May 9, 1980.
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Since the issuance of the Board's order on April 10, substantial progress has been made in the settlement discus-sions.
On Friday, April 18, attorneys and officers from CSW, HL&P and TU met with representatives from the Department of Justice, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Department of Energy for the purpose of explaining the content of the settlement among CSW, TU and HL&P.
It was explained that the settlement involved the construction of two direct current (DC) interconnections between the Electric Reliability Council of Texas and the Southwest Power Pool.
It was explained that the private parties had canvassed the electric utilities in Texas and the surrounding states to determine whether any other utilities desired to participate in the construction and ownership of these interconnection facilities and that the interconnections had been sized to accommodate the expression of interest
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It was also explained that a formal invitation of participation would be made to all of the parties participating in the FERC proceeding and that the final determination as to the size of the interconnection would be based upon the responses received as a result of that formal invitation.
Engineering personnel from the three companies answered questions concerning various technical aspects of the interconnection as best they could considering the preli-minary engineering work that had been done as of that date.
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. v Subsequent to the April 18 meeting, representatives of each of the three companies met individually with attorneys and consultants for the Department of Justice, NRC and FERC.
At these meetings the representatives for the government agencies explained the concerns they had with respect to the settlement and requested that the three companies respond with suggestions as to how to resolve those concerns.
The three companies subsequently responded to these concerns in writing and negotiations are still continuing with respect to those matters.
Houston believes that substantial progress has been made in the last month and that furt.:er postponement of the trial schedule is warranted.
Additional time is required for con-tinuance of the negotiations because of the complexity of the issues that are involved.
Houston believes that an additional extension of thirty days would be reasonable and appropriate.
Respectfully submitted, 64 h
Barne,ttm=3 E. W.
Attorney for Houston Lighting &
Power Company OF COUNSEL:
Baker & Botts 3000 One Shell Plaza Houston, Texas 77002 Lowenstein, Newman, Reis, Axelrad & Toll 1025 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C.
20036 DATED:
May 9, 1980
9 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 Nos. 50-498A et al.
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50-499A
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(South Texas Project, Units 1
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and 2)
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TEXAS UTILITIES GENERATING COMPANY
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Docket Nos. 50-445A et al.
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50-446A
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(Comanche Peak Steam Electric
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Station, Units 1 and,2)
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I HEREBY CERTIFY that copies of the foregoing:
HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER COMPANY REPORT ON STATUS OF SETTLEMENT were served upon the following persons, by hand *, or by deposit in the United States Mail, first class. postage prepaid, this 9th day of May, 1980.
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Marchall E. Miller, Enquirs Fredric D. Chnntnia, Esquirr 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.S.
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 t
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 Chagles 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.
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. 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, Esquire Central Power & Light Company Energy Section Antitrust Division Post Office Box 2121 U.S.
Department of Justice Corpu5 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, Lsquire 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.
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Dennis Ahearn, Esquire Post Office 151 Debevoise & Liberman Nursery, TX 77976 1200 Seventeenth Street, N.W.
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.
Suite 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 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.
1101 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.
711 West. Third Street Suite 1201 Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 Washington, D.C.
20036
e Paul W.
Eaton, Jr., Esquire Hinkle, Cox, Eaton, Coffield & Hensley 600 Henkle Building Post Office Box 10 Roswell, New Mexico 88201 Robert M.
Rader, Esquire Conner, Moore & Corber 1747 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C.
20006 W.N. Woolsey, Esquire Kleberg, Dyer, Redford & Weil 1030 Petroleum Tower 4
Corpus Christi, Texas 78474 Donald M.
Clements, -Esquire Gulf States Utilities Company Post Office Box 2951 Beaumont, Texas 77704 Dick Terrell Brown, Esquire 800 Milam Building San Antonio, Texas 78205 o
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