ML19322E748
| ML19322E748 | |
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| Site: | Comanche Peak, South Texas  |
| Issue date: | 02/28/1980 |
| From: | Blume M, Chanania F, Cyphert S, Dopsovic D JUSTICE, DEPT. OF, NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE LEGAL DIRECTOR (OELD) |
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION BEFORE THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD
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In the Matter of
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HOUSTON LIGHTING AND POWER
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Docket Nos. 50-498A COMPANY, et al. (South Texas )
50-499A Project, Units 1 and 2)
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TEXAS UTILITIES GENERATING
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Docket Nos. 50-445A COMPANY (Comanche Peak Steam )
50-446A Electric Station, Units 1
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and 2)
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JOINT APPLICATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND THE NRC STAFF FOR ISSUANCE OF SUPBOENAS AND LIMITED EXTENSION OF TIME FOR COMPLETION TO EXPERT TESTIMONY The Department of Justice and the NRC staff ("Movants")
pursuant to 10 CFR S2.720 hereby make application for the issu-ance of subpoenas, identified hereinafter and attached to this application.
The subpoenas call for the giving of testimony by expert witnesses, who are also officers of the particular Applicant concerned.
As the Board ruled in its oral Order in the confer-ence call with the parties on January 25, 1980, while the depo-sitions of expert witnesses scheduled in March should relate to expert testimony, the parties cannot be precluded from propounding questions to elicit responses of a factual nature where the expert is also a corporate officer of the Applicant and aware of material and relevant facts concerning the issues in these proceedings.
9004020198
r g-While the deposition of Mr.
E.
D. Scarth of Texas Utilities Generating Company, listed in this application, is scheduled within the close of expert witness discovery on March 28, 1980, Movants seek a limited extension of the deadline for expert witness discovery to depose Mr.
D.
E. Simmons of Houston Lighting and Power Company on or before April 2, 1980. 1/
Subpoenas for Deposition 1.
E.
D. Scarth, Texas Utilities Generating Company 2.
D.
E. Simmons, Houston Lighting and Power Company Respectfully submitted, Michael Blume usan B.
CypTert b O%4 e
Frederick Chanania David A.
Dopsovic Attorneys Attorneys Counsel for the NRC Staff Energy Section U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Antitrust Division Commission U.S. Department of Justice Washington, D.C.
20535 Washingtor, D.C.
20530 (Phone hc; (202) 724-6667) 1/ Movants may be required to re-depose Mr. Simnons prior to his testimony at hearing, due to Movants inability to obtain studies by Houston Lighting and Power Company ("HL&P") or its consultants regarding the impact of interstate interconnections upon HL&P's system, which Mr. Simmons may rely upon in his testimony.
(See correspondence listed in appendix attached hereto.)
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION BEFORE THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD
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In the Matter of
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HOUSTON LIGHTING AND POWER
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Docket Nos. 50-493A COMPANY, et al. (South Texas )
50-499A Project, Units 1 and 2)
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TEXAS UTILITIES GENERATING
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Docket Nos. 50-445A COMPANY (Comanche Peak Steam )
446A Electric Station, Units 1
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and 2)
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that service of the foregoing JOINT APPLI-CATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND THE NRC STAFF FOR ISSUA OF SUPBOENAS AND LIMITED EXTENSION OF TIME FOR COMPLETION TO E TESTIMONY has been made on the following parties listed hereto this 28th day of February 1979, by depositing copies thereof in the United States mail, first class, postage prepaid, and where aster-isks appear, service has been made by hand.
Marshall E. Miller, Esquire
- Atomic Safety and Licensing Chairman Appeal Board Panel Atomic Safety & Licensing Board U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Panel Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Washington, D.C.
20555 Commission Washington, D.C.
20555 Richard S. Salzman, Esquire U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Michael L. Glaser, Esquire
- Commission 1150 17th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C.
20555 Washington, D.C.
20036 Jerome E. Sharfman, Esquire Sheldon J. Wolfe, Esquire
- Atomic Safety & Licensing U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Board Panel Washington, D.C.
20555 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory l
Commission Chase R. Stephens, Secretary
- l Washington, D.C.
20555 Docketing and Service Branch U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Samuel J. Chilk, Secretary Commission Office of the Secretary of the Washington, D.C.
20555 Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Jerome Saltzman Commission Chief, Antitrust and Washington, D.C.
20555 Indemnity' Group U.S. Nuclear Regulatory l
Commission Washington, D.C.
20555
Mr. William C. Price Roy P.
Lessy, Lsquire Central Power & Light Co.
Michael Blume, Esquire P.
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Box 2121 U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Corpus Cnristi, Texas 784 03 Commission Wasnington, D.
C.
20555 G. K.
Spruce, General Manager City Public Service Boarc Jerry L.
fiarris, Esquire P.O.
Box 1771 City Attorney, San Antonio, Texas 78203 Ricnard C. Balougn, Lsquire Assistant City Attorney Perry G.
Brittain City of Austin Pr es ident 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 Virg inia Avenue, 6.W.
City of Austin Electric basnington, D.
C.
20036 Utility Department P.
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Box 1088 Dan H.
Davidson Austin, Texas 78767 City Manager City or Austin G.
W.
Oprea, Jr.
P.
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Box 1068 Executive Vice President Austin, Texas 78767 Houston Lighting & Powcr Company Don R.
Butler, Esquire P.
O. Box 1700 1225 Southwest Tower houston, Texas 77001 Austin, Texas 78701 Jon C. Wood, Esquire Joseph Irion horsham, tsquire W.
Roger Wilson, Esquire Herlyn D.
Sampels, Esquire Hatthews, Nowlin, Mactarlane Spencer C.
Relyea, Esquire
& Barrett borsnam, Forsythe & bampels 1500 Alamo National Building 2001 Bryan Tower, Suite 2500 San Antonio, Texas 76205 Dallas, Texas 75201 David M. Stahl, Esquire Joseph Knotts, Esquire Isham, Lincoln & Beale Nicholas S.
Reynolos, Esquire Suite 701 Debevoise & Liberman 1050 17th Street, h.W.
1200 17th Street, N.h.
Washington, D.
C.
20036 hashington, D.
C.
20036 Michael I. Miller, Esquire Douglas F. John, Esquire James A.
Carney, Esquire Akin, Gump, Hauer & Feld Sarah h.
Welling, Esquire 1333 New Hampsnire Avenue, N.w.
Isham, Lincoln & Beale Suite 400 4200 One First dational Plaza Washington, D.
C.
20036 Chicago, Illinois 60603 h
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Morgan Hunter, Esquire Rocert Lowenstein, Esquire McGinnis, Lochridge & Kilgore J.
A. Bou kn ig n t, Esquire 5th Floor, Texas State Bank Buildin9 William J.
Franklin, Esquire 900 Congress Avenue Lowenstein, Newman, Reis, Axelrad & Toll Austin, Texas 78701 1025 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.
Jay H. Galt, Esquire Washington, D.
C.
20036 Looney, Nicnols, Johnson E.
W.
Barnett, Esquire
& hayes 219 Couch Drive Cnarles G. Tn r asn, J r., Lsquire J.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73101 Gregory Copeland, Esquire Theodore F.
Weiss, Jr.,
Esquire Kncland J.
Plucknett Baker & Botts Executive Director 3000 One Shell Pla::a Houston, Texas 77002 Committee on Power tor the Soutnwest, Inc.
Kevin B.
Pratt, Esquire ul a kl r
o 1 5 John b..
Davidson, Esquire Capital Station Sawtelle, Goooe, Davidson Austin, Texas 78711
& Tioilo 1100 San Antonio Savings Frederick H.
Ritts, Esquire Bu ilding Law Oifices of Northcutt Ely San Antonio, Texas 78205 hatergate 600 Builaing hashington, D.C.
20037 U.
S.
Robson Donald M. Clements, Esq.
u Texas ctric
[95 P
Coope ra tive,, Inc.
Rou te 6, Bu ilding 102 Beaumont, Texas 77704 Victoria Regional Airport Victoria, Texas 77901 i4r. G. holman King West Texas Utilities Co.
P. O. Box 841 Robert M. hader, Esquire Conner, Moore & Corber Aoilene, Texas 79604 1747 Pennsylvania Ave.,
N.W.
W.
N.
- hoolsey,
- c. squire hashington, D.C.
20006 Kleberg, Dyer, Rectord & neil O Petro eum Tower Corpus Chr}isti, R. Gordon Gooch, Esquire John P.
Mathis, Esquire Texas 76474 Steven R. Hunsicker Baker & Botts 1701 Pennsylvania Avenue, h.W.
hashington, D.
C.
20006 Susan B. CyYn'e r t, Attorney Energy Section Antitrust Division Department ot Justice J
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hj u-1704-10-G rebruary 19, 1980 Mr. Michael Blume Counsel for u.R.C., Staff Ctnited States Muclear Regulatory caa==1saion
-Washington, D. c.
20555 Dear Mr. Altanen h
In rapponse to your lotter of February 11, 1930, our understa@teg of the ceaference call is that we were only ordered to respond to the roguest for production of docuaments in connection with the Dow listite deposits.
We have responded to that request.
Any diactission auring that conference call of a trotective order was in the context of 7)I representations by Mr". Dopsovic that Dow had no problem in
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producing the docur.cnts under a protective order.
It is 1
our understanding that this representation has proved to be an error.
nousten is, however, still willing to abide by whatever agreement the Departmaat may reach with Dow on this question.
G I have sent you copies of the documents requested in the second paragraph of your letter as well as ths naps you have requested.
With respect to the four numbered items t,
which you list as being requested during the deposition of Mr. Sim_=, I a:a enclosing the documents requested in Item
. k, No. 3, i.e. Mr. 81mmone" notes of the conference.
I do not ranamher the requests noted in Items No. 2 and 4.
}d know what docuseents you have in mind other ?-ha >
I do not t
the ones that have already been produced in response to your inter-(
rogatorica.
With res$ec hto Itea No. 1, we have been in the c
i process of moving our docundabd'tddfanhhgton, and aa a re-i,-
sult of soa.e logistical prob},ms,,I,have been wtable to locate i
the requestcc documents.
As scob b I do locate them, copias 5
will be sant to you.
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WASHING TON. D. C. 20555 February ll,1980
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EXPRESS Mall J. Gregory Copeland, Esq.
Baker and Botts 3000 One Shell Plaza Houston, Texas 77002 HAND DELIVER Douglas G. Green, Esq.
Lowenstein, Newman, Reis, Axelrad & Toll 1025.Connec ticut Avenue,' N.W.
Washington, D.C.
20036 Re:
Houston Lighting & Power Company, et al., (South Texas Project, Units 1 and 2), Docket Nos. 50-498A and 50-499A; Texas Utilities Generating Company, et al., (Comanche Peak Steam Electric Station, Units 1 & 2, Docket Nos.
50-445A and 50-446A Gentlemen:
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On January 25, 1980 I confirmed Staff's belief that there are outstanding discovery requests to HL&P requiring the production of documents relating both to HL&P's purchase or lease of lignite deposits fron Dow Chemical and Houston's negotiations for generation additions.
In the conference call of January 25, 1980, Chairman Miller ordered HLAP to produce documents relating to the HL&P/Dow
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lignite transaction within one week, that is, until February 1,1980, or come forward within that tir.e with a proposed protective order to shield the confi-dentiality of those documents.
Staff has, to date, received neither the documents in question nor any proposed protective order.
Instead, Staff received a letter dated February 6,1980, which explains that HL&P's contract with Dow prohibits disclosure of this information.
This does not constitute compliance with Chairman Miller's order.
The second issue discussed in the conference call of January 25th related to negotiations between HL&P and another unidentified party regarding a joint generating unit.
In my letter of January 25, 1980, I set forth the Staff's position which is and has been that discussions and documents regarding Houston's plans and negotiations for energy and capacity purchases and additions are the subject of prior discovery requests by the Staff and are subject to pan t
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a continuing obligation on Houston to fulfill the requests.
Your offer of February 6th was to respond to Staff's request for documents relating to Houston's negotiations and considerations on generation additions two weeks from the date
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your letter was written.
conference call with Chairman Miller.This would be nearly four weeks subsequent to The Staff does not consider this as ad-hering to Chairman Miller's order, which accommodated your request to maintain the confidentiality of those negotiations in a " critical" stage.
has any documents ielating to its consideration:
Thus, if Houston regarding energy purchases or capacity additions, it is under a continuing obligation to produce those documents as well, and must do so immediately.
I hope that we can quickly resolve these problems among ourselves, as factual discovery is rapidly drawing to a close.
Thus I hope to receive by February'13th the documents responsive to Staff's outstanding requests, or a proposed protectiv order.
This will also confirm Staff's requests of February 7,1980, made to counsel a t I
the deposition of Mr. D.E. Sir. tons, for:
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Document Nos. ~207, 203, 238, 242, and 250 identified in Appendix C to the July 11,1979 " Motion of the Department of Justice to Compet Production by Houston Lighting & Power Company of Certian Documents Which It Contends Are Privileged."
or will be. produced. Counsel represented that these documents have either been produ (2)
All documents relating to the determination, estimation, or comparison of costs, benefits, or'other factors pertaining to interconnections, or possibly interconnecting TIS with SWPP, including all cost estimates for D.C. intercon-nections.
Such documents were requested by Staff in Interrogatory No. 3 of Staff's " Third Set of Interrogatories and Requests for Production of Documents to HL&P," da ted November 26, 1919.
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Mr. D.E. Simmons' notes prepared for his presentation in October 1979 regarding direct current interconnections between TIS and SWPP.
in response to your offer at Mr. Simmons' deposition of February 7 to produce This request is those notes.
(4) Any analyses, evaluations or studies relating to Houston's considera-tion of the purchase of energy or ca,pacity out of TU's Forest Grove Unit.
Interrogatory No. 3(d) of its " Third Set" requests this type of information.Sta ff's
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I will take this opportunity as 'well to renew, once again, my requests for a current, full-sized map showing HL&P's service crea and dual or multipic certi-fication areas, as well as for full-sized, color copies of maps shoping HL&P's current and planned transmission facilities 69 kv and above.
Thank you for your continuing cooperation and assistance.
Yours truly, e.
t f YL h Michael B. Blume Counsel for NRC Staff cc: Service List
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