ML19312D317

Motion by Joint Intervenors for Reconsideration of ASLB Order Denying of Il Motion for Continuance Re CP Extension Proceeding.Urges Continuance for Petitions' Suppls Filing & for Prehearing Conference.Certificate of Svc Encl

ML19312D317
Person / Time
Site:	Bailly
Issue date:	02/20/1980
From:	Vollen R VOLLEN, R.J. & WHICHER, J.M.
To:	Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel
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ML19312D318	List: ML19312D317 ML19312D321
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F" FEB i61980+ .1 JOINT INTERVENORS' MOTION FOR . .

Omcegthe (1) RECONSIDERATION OF DENIAL p 0F STATE OF ILLINOIS MOTION FOR Dew 3 CONTINUANCE, and (2) CONTINUANCE 9 8#

em Porter County Chapter of the Izaak Walton League of-America, Inc.; Concer'e'd' n Citizens Against Bailly Nuclear Site;;

Businessmen for the Public Interest, Inc. ; James E. Newmari ,

, oI. s andMildredWarner.("JointIntervenors"),by.oneoftheirj. l attorneys, hereby move the Board to en'ter an Order granting reconsideration offit.s order denying the State of Illinoisg

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n a continuance of the date for the prehearing conference in ll

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this matter and of the date for. petitioners to, file supplements '

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In~ support of1 this Motion,-Joint Intervenors state -

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.1. As' indicated in the attached'Statemen.t of~' '. +o .;, O s

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Robert J.. Vol,len, it appears thati on or before February -

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'in the,Sta.te of Illinois Motion for Continuance,, filed. W

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February 15, 1980. ' It 'further appears that. informatiori fio(ml~ p ....

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.on the motion,. was communicated ti the Chairmary of the Boa [rd'1 s -

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. in an ex pai-te conversation 'pribr~ t o the ruling. .Tp the tie'st-

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of' Joint Intervenors I counsel's know, ledge,. no other. party ij

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presented its views to .the Cha,irman o'r the Board prior to l' [

3 the ruling. On February 20,11980, Joint Intervenors filedi their Response to the Motion, by mailing it 'from Chicago

• and thus it could not have b'een before the Board prior to '

the ruling.

'2. The procedure by which the Board' or the Chairman ruled on the Motion was unfair and inappropriate'.

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should 'be given. an. opportunity to express their positions jand ..

to know the positions expressed .by other parties . Even if,  ;

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the Board believed that prompt action on the Motion was- '

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. required, means other than .e_x parte conversations are availab1'e

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to obtainfexpedition. . For example, the Commission's ruled

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l' specifically. authorize telephone conferences, a device used in other~ Commission' proceedings.' Accordingly, because oflthe li f . .

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, utifairness 'and the impropriety of the e_x_ parte communicatiolits t

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3. :A continuance.of the d'5'e.for'the a prehearing

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. . 'li~[f conference sn.1 p~articularly .of.the date for filing supplements.' '

. . to - the petitions is necessary and : appropriate. - The time N;d- ,

between' receipt of ' the Board',s Order ~ o,f ' Februaryq.7,1980

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and the scheduled date of Fe15ruary 26,.1980 for filing -

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supplements..is simply inadequate for Joint Intervenors to

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prepare a supplement adequately presenting their position.il;[, .

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Both the.NRC.St.aff.and NIPSCO have' raised a hest 'of new .

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issues in theii: responses and more time is,necessary to

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properly respond. Although Joint Intervenors did not file

.their'own motion for. continuance, we did rely on the propriety and fairness of the relief requested by the State of Illinois motion.

4. Joint Intervenors are not aware of any reason having been proffered for the denial of a continuance nor of any harm that any party has . asserted it will suffer if one is

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Inde'ed, for.the last'several years, there has been.

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no particular expedition concerning any aspect of the Peilly$~ '

• plant. For. example, no construction has taken place since  !

. d September, 1977.- Particularly in connection with the matter,'

'L of NIPSCO's instant request for a construction permit amendment;

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. . matters have heretofore proceeded at a rather leisurely pace.-

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. Fr.om NIPSCO's first letter date.d February 7,1979, it took; uhi:il' 3y August'31, 1979 before NIPSCO sought to complete or amend i l! .

. I y its application, and .then it was three months later, on ,'? p November- 30,~1979, that the Notice of Opportunity for. Hear g, Lwas published._ NIPSCO sought and received its requested 4 extension' of . time to. respond to the - timely filed petitionst for .

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. . .to intervene. We submit that Joint Intervenors, and all .' -

other petiitioners, should. be granted the same opportunity [ : .

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l.c Dated: February 20, 1980 , .

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