ML19320C554
| ML19320C554 | |
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|---|---|
| Site: | South Texas, Comanche Peak  |
| Issue date: | 07/11/1980 |
| From: | Cyphert S JUSTICE, DEPT. OF |
| To: | Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel |
| References | |
| ISSUANCES-A, NUDOCS 8007170364 | |
| Download: ML19320C554 (6) | |
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA bi NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Offa d de 9j /."
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s Before the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board In the Matter of
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HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER
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COMPANY, et al. (South
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Docket Nos.
50-498A Texas Project, Units 1
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50-499A and 2)
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TEXAS UTILITIES GENERATING
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COMPANY, et al. (Comanche
)
Docket Nos.
50-445A Peak Steam Electric
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50-446A Station, Units 1 and 2)
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SETTLEMENT STATUS REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE On June 13, 1980, the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board
(" Licensing Board") issued an Order extending the period for settlement discussions to July 14, 1980.
In addition, the Li-cen; j Board denied the Department of Justice's (" Department" or "D0J") May 21, 1980 Motion to establish a trial date, On June 16, 1980, the Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal Board (" Appeal Board") filed an Order concurring in the Licen-sing Board's decision to extend the period for settlement dis-cussions and to defer sett21g of a trial date.
The Orders of the Licensing Board and the Appeal Board encouraged the parties to use the additional time to explore settlement possibilities and instructed the parties to file supplemental Settlement Status Reports on July 11, 1980.
In compliance with these Orders, the Department hereby submits this Settlement Status Report.
Since filing the Department's Settlement Status Report on 80071703((
s June 9, 1980,, the Department has participated in the following meetings in order.to-accomplish a potential settlement of these proceedings.
Participants Places of Date of Meeting in Meeting Meeting June 16,.1980 NRC Staff Washington, D.C.
DOJ Staff FERC Staff June 17, 1980 NRC Staff Washington, D.C.
00J Staff FERC Staff June 18, 1980 NRC Staff Washington, D.C.
DOJ Staff J
FERC Staff June 19, 1980 NRC Staff Washington, D.C.
DOJ Sttff FrRC S'taff i
June 26, 1980 NRC Staff-Washington, D.C.
DOJ Staff FERC Staff June 27, 1980 NRC Staff Washington, D.C.
DOJ Staff FERC Staff June 30, 1980 STEC-MEC Cooperative Washington, D.C.
DOJ Staff NRC Staff FERC Staff July 1,.1980 Power Procurement Group Abilene, Texas DOJ Staff NRC Staff FERC Staff July 9, 1980 DOJ Staff Washington, D.C.
Counsel for TU Counsel for HLi' In' addition to these meetings, almost daily telephone con-versations have Deen held with the Staf f of the Nuclear Regu-
4 latory Commission, and the Staff of the Federal Energy Regu-latory Commission, or counsel for various parties in these pro-ceedings in order to discuss their positions and reactions to different aspects of the June 9, 1980 Settlement Agreement be-tween Central and South West Corporation, Houston Lighting &
Power Company, Texas Power & Light Company, Texas Electric Service Company and Dallas Power & Light Co.,
as well as to discuss proposec license conditions applicable to the nuclear licenses which
' subject of these proceedings.
While the De
. will continue to pursue a settlement 4
s of the disputed issues in these proceedings, the Department does not presently believe that such a settlement will be reached, at least as between the Department and Applicants.
Thus, the Department does-not believe that granting a further extension of time will ensure a complete settlement of these proceedings.
Respectfully submitted, W
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Susan Braden Cyphert Attorney, Energy Section Antitrust Divison Depar'tment of Justice (202) 724-6667 Washington, D.C.
July 11. 1980
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In the Matter of
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HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER
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- COMPANY, et al. (S ou th
)
Docket Nos. 50-498A Texas Project, Units 1
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50-499A and 2)
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TEXAS UTILITIES GENERATING
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COMPANY, et al. (Comanche
)
Docket Nos. 50-445A Peak Steam Electric
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50-446A Station, Units 1 and 2)
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that service of the foregoing Settlement Status Report of the Department of Justice has been made on the following parties listed hereto this llth day of July, 1980, by depositing copies thereof in the United States mail, first class, postage prepaid.
Marshall E. Miller, Esquire Alan S.
Rosenthal, Esquire Chairman Chairman Atomic Safety & Licensing Board Michael C. Farrar, Esquire Panel Thovas S. Moore, Esquire U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Ato aic Safety and Licensing Commission Appeal Board Panel Washington, D.
C.
20555 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Colamission Michael L. Glaser, Esquire Wa shir.gt on, D.
C.
20555 1150 17th S treet, N.W.
Washington, D. C.
20036 Jerome E.
Sharfman, Esquire U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Sheldon J. Wolf e, Esquir e Commission Atomic Safety & Licensing Board Washington, D.
C.
20555 Panel U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Chase R. Stephens, Secretary Commission Docketing and Service Branch Washington, D. C.
20555 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
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Commission i
Samuel J. Chilk, Secretary Washington, D. C.
20555 Office of the Secretary of the Commission Stephen H. Lewis, Esquire U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Ann P. Hodgdon Commission U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Washington, D. C.
20555 Commission Office of the Executive Legal Director Washington, D. C.
20555
4 Jerome Saltzman Michael I.
Miller, Esquize Chief, Antitrust and Jame A. Carney, Esquire Indemnity Group Sarah N. Welling, Esquire U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Isham, Lincoln & Beale Commissfon 4200 One First National Plaza Washington, D. C.
20555 Chicagt illinois 60603 Mr. William C. Price Michael Blume, Esquire Central Power & L'_ght Co.
Fredric D.
Chanania, Esq.
P. O. Box 2121 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Corpus Christi, Texas 78403 Commission Washington, D.
C.
20555 G. K. Spruce, General Manager City Public Service Board Jerry L. Harris, Esquire P.O.
Box 1771 City Attorney, San ATtonio, Texas 78203 Richard C. Balough, Esquire Assistant City Attorney Perry G. Brittain City of Austin President P.O. Box 1088 Texas Utilities Generating Austin, Texas 78767 Company 2001 Bryan Tower Robert C. McDiarmid, Esquire Dallas, Texas 75201 Robert A. Jablon, Esquire Spiegel and McDiarmid R.L. Hancock, Director 2600 Virginia Avenue, N.W.
City of Austin Electric Washington, D.
C.
20036 Utility Department P. O. Box 1088 Dan H. Davidson Austin, Texas 78767 City Manager City of Austin G. W. Oprea, Jr.
P. O. Box 1088 Executive Vice President Austin, Texas 78767 Houston Lighting & Power Company Don R. Butler, Esquire P. O. Box 1700 1225 Southwest Tower Houston, Texas 77001 Austin, Texas 78701 Jon C. Wood, Esquire Joseph Irion Worsham, Esquire W. Roger Wilson, Esquire Merlyn D.
Sampels, -rquire Matthews, Nowlin, Macfarlane Spencer C. Relyea, Esquire
& Barrett Robert A. Wooldridge 1500 Alamo National Building Worsham, Forsythe & Sampels San Antonio, Texas 78205 2001 Bryan Tower, Suite 2500 Dallas, Texas 75201 David M. Stahl, Esquire Isham, Lincoln & Beale Joseph Knotts, Esquire Suite 325 Nicnolas S.
Reynolds, Esquire 1120 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.
Leonard W. Belter Washington, D. C.
20036 Debevoise & Liberman 1200 17th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.
C.
20036
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Douglas F. John, Esquire Robert Lowenstein, Esquire j
McDermott, Will and Emery J. A.
Bouknight, Esquire 1101 Conne ticu t Ave., N.W.
William J.
Franklin, Esquire Suite 1201 Lowenstein, Newman, Reis, Washington, D.C.
20036 Axelrad & Toll i
1025 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.
Morgan Hunter, Esquire Washington, D. C.
20036 McGinnis, Lochridge & Kilgore 5th Floor, Texas State Bank E. W. Barnett, Esquire i
Building Charles G. Thrash, Jr., Esquire 900 Congress Avenue J. Gregory Copeland, Esquire Austin, Texas 78701 Theodore F. Weiss, Jr., Esquire Baker & Botts 1
Jay M. Galt, Esquire 3000 One Shell Plaza Looney, Nichols, Johnson Houston, Texas 77002
& Hayes 219 Couch Drive Kevin B. Pratt, Esquire Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73101 Assistant Attorney General P.O. Box 12548 Knoland J. Plucknett Capital Station Executive Director Austin, Texas 78711 Committee on Power for the Southwest, Inc.
Frederick H.
Ritts, Esquire 5541 East Skelly Drive Law Of fices of Northcutt Ely Tulsa, Oklahoma 7a135 Watergate 600 Building Washington, D.C.
20037 John W. Davidson, Esquire Sawtelle, Goode, Davidson Donald M. Clements, Esq.
& Tioilo Gulf States Utilities Company 1100 San Antonio Savings P.O.
Box 2951 Building Beaumont, Texas 77704 San Antonio, Texas 78205 Mr. G. Holman King W.
S. Robson West Texas Utilities Co.
General Manager P.
O. Box 841 South Texas Electric Abilene, Texas 79604 Cooperative, Inc.
Route 6, Building 102 W. N. Woolsey, Esquire Victoria Regional Airport Kleberg, Dyer, Redford & Weil Victoria, Texas 77901 1030 Petroleum Tower Corpus Christi, Texas 78474 Robert M. Rader, Esquire Conner, Moore & Corber Robert A. O'Neil 1747 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.
Miller, Balis & O 'Nei l, P.C.
Washington, n.C. 20006 776 Executive Building 1030 Fif teenth Street, N.W.
R. Gordon Gooch, Esquire Washington, D.C.
20005 John P. Mathis, Esquire Steven R. Huns icker Baker & Botts 1701 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D. C.
20006 Susan B. Cypnert, Attorney Jnergy Section Antitrust Division Department of Justice