ML19323A271
| ML19323A271 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Comanche Peak, South Texas  |
| Issue date: | 04/02/1980 |
| From: | Chanania F, Copeland J, Stahl D CENTRAL POWER & LIGHT CO., HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER CO., NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE LEGAL DIRECTOR (OELD) |
| To: | Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel |
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| NUDOCS 8004180167 | |
| Download: ML19323A271 (6) | |
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t UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
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BEFORE THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD l
In the Matter of:
HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER
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Docket Nos. 50-498A i
COMPANY, _et _al
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50-499A
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(South Texas Project, Units
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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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JOINT MOTION OF THE STAFF OF THE COMMISSION, CENTRAL AND SOUTH WEST CORPORATION, HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER i
COMPANY, TEXAS UTILITIES GENERATING COMPANY, THE CITY OF AUSTIN, THE CITY PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD OF SAN ANTONIO, l
i THE STEC-MEC ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES, AND TEX-LA ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE OF TEXAS, INC., FOR A 30-DAY EXTENSION OF TIME The Staff of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Central and j
j South West Corporation, Houston Lighting & Power Company, Texas Utilities Generating Company, The City of Austin, The City Public j
Service Board of San Antonio, The South Texas Electric Cooperative, The Medina Electric Cooperative and Tex-La Electric Cooperative I
of Texas, Inc., pursuant to S2.759 of the Commission's regu-f lations, hereby respectfully move'the Board for a 30-day extension i
i of time in the instant proceedings.
This motion is based on the progress of very meaningful settlement negotiations among certain private parties which could lead to a resolution of part or all
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of these proceedings.
Movants jointly submit to the Board that I
such a modest extension is warranted and will serve the interests j
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' of judicial economy and the Commission's policy to encourage compromise.
As the Board is aware, certain private parties in recent weeks have continued their efforts to attempt to settle the underlying controversies between themselves which constitute a substantial part of these cases.
The settlement negotiations have reached a point where these parties can r9present to the Board that, if the extension is granted, there is a reasonable probability that the substantial matters in issue in this dis-pute can be resolved and settled, among at least some, and perhaps all of the parties.
Additional time is needed to formalize the understandings which now appear to present a basis for possible resolution of this dispute and to fully apprise and include the governmental parties in the negotiations.
Given the current time frame, it simply is not possible to complete preparation for the hearing while simultaneously attempting to consummate the settlement negotiations.
Moreover, at this sensitive and pivotal stage in the process, the filing of trial briefs and exhibits would effectively rigidify the parties' positions, constraining negotiations.
The parties recognize the exigencies of time, and the important interests of the Commission and the Board in moving this matter to an expeditious resolution.
It is respectfully submitted that the modest extension requested here would serve to further these interests significantly by permitting the possible resolution of substantial matters ndw in dispute.
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l With the exception of the Department of Justice and the Public Utilities Board of Brownsville, this motion is joined El in by all parties in these proceedings.
For these reasons, the moving parties respectfully request the Board to grant the extension of time herein requested, and extend all procedural dates in this proceeding for 30 days.
Respectfully submitted,
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Fredric D.
Chanania, Esq.
Counsel to U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Edf20-p% n J
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David M. StagZ,Esq.
Counsol to Central Power &
Light Company
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William H'."Bhf6hette,'Esq.
Counsel to Tex-La Electric Cooperative of Texas, Inc.
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Josep B.
Knott$, Jr., Esq.
Date:
April 2, 1980 C
sel to Texas Utilities Generating Company 1/
Movants have expressly agreed that their participation in discussions to settle these proceedings in no way waives their respective positions concerning the discoverability or admissability at hearing of so-called settlement documents which were and are sought by the NRC and Department of Justice as set forth in their joint motion of February 28, 1980.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION In the Matter of:
HOUSTON LIGHTING AND POWER CO.,
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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 and 2)
)
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TEXAS UTILITIES GENERATING
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Docket Nos. 50-445A COMPANY, _et _al.
)
50-446A (Comanche Peak Steam Electric
)
' Station, Units 1 and 2)
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that copies of " Joint Motion of the Staff of the Commission, Central and South West Corporation, Houston Lighting & Power Company, Texas Utilities Generating Company, The City of Austin, The City Public Service Board of San Antonio, The Stec-Mec Electric Cooperatives, and Tex-La Electric Cooperative of Texas, Inc., for a 30-day Extension of Time" in the above captioned matters, were served upon the following persons by deposit in the United States mail,'first class postage prepaid this 2nd day of April, 1980,
- by hand delivery,
- Marshall E. Miller, Esq.-
Mr. Jerome D.
Saltzman U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Chief, Antitrust and Commission Indemnity Group i
Washington, D.C.
20555 Nuclear Reactor Regulation U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
- Michael L. Glaser, Esq.
Commission 1150 17th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C.
20555 Washington, D.C.
20036 J.
Irion Worsham, Esq.
- Sheldon J. Wolfe, Esq.
Merlyn D.
Sampels, Esq.
U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Spencer C.
Relyea, Esq.
Commission Worsham, Forsythe & Sampels Washington, D.C.
20555 2001 Bryan Tower, Suite 2500
5201 Dallas, Texas Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal Board Panel Jon C. Wood, Esq.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory W. Roger Wilson, Esq.
Matthews, "owlin, Macfarlane &
Commission Washington, D.C.
20555 Barrett i
1500 Alamo National Building Chase R.
Stephens San Antonio, Texas 78205 Docketing and Service Branch U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Dick Terrell Brown, Esq.
Commission 800 Milam Building Washington, D.C.
20555 San' Antonio, Texas 78205
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. - Charles G. Thrash, Jr., Esq.
Susan B. Cyphert, Esq.
E.W. Barnett, Esq.
Frederick H. Parmenter, Esq.
Theodore F. Weiss, Esq.
David A. Dopsovic, Esq.
- J.
Gregory Copeland, Esq.
- Robert Fabrikant, Esq.
l Baker & Botts Nancy Luque, Esq.
3000 One Shell Plaza Kenneth M. Glazier, Esq.
Houston, Texas 77002 U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division Steven R. Hunsicker, Esq.
P.O. Box 14141 R. Gordon Gooch, Esq.
Washington, D.C.
20044 John P. Mathis, Esq.
Baker & Botts Jerry L. Harris, Esq.
1701 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Richard C. Balough, Esq.
Washington, D.C.
20006 City of Austin 4
P.O. Box 1088 Roy P.
Lessy, Jr., Esq.
Austin, Texas 78767 Michael B.
Blume, Esq.
- Fredric D.
Chanania, Esq.
Robert Lowenstein, Esq.
Ann P.
Hodgdon, Esq.
J.A. Bouknight, Jr., Esq.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory William J. Franklin, Esq.
Commission Douglas G. Green, Esq.
Washington, D.C.,
20555 Lowenstein, Newman, Reis, Axelrad and Toll Mr.JRoff. Hardy 1025 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.
Chairman and Chief Executive Washington, D.C.
20036 t
Officer Central Power and Light Company John W. Davidson, Esq.
P.O. Box 2121 Sawtelle, Goode, Davidson &
Corpus Christi, Texas 78403 Tioilo 1100 San Antonio Savings Bldg.
Mr. Perry G. Brittain San Antonio, Texas 78205 President Texas Utilities Generating
- Douglas F. John, Esq.
Company McDermott, Will and Emery 2001 Bryan Tower 1101 Connecticut Ave., N.W.
Dallas, Texas 75201 Suite 1201 Mr.
R.
L.
Hancock, Director City of Austin Electric Utility Bill D.
St. Clair, Esq.
P.O. Box 1086 Morgan Hunter, Esq.
Austin, Texas 78767 McGinnis, Lockridge & Kilgore Fifth Floor, Texas State Mr.
G.
W.
Oprea, Jr.
Bank Building _
Executive Vice President 900 Congress Avenue Houston Lighting & Power Austin, Texas 78701 Company s
P.O. Box 1700
- David ' M.
Stahl, Esq.
Houston, Texas 77001 Isham, Lincoln & Beale ll2C Connecticut Avenue, N.W.
Don R.
Butler, Esq.
Suite 325
-211 East Seventh Street Washington, D.C.
Mr. G.
Holman King Sara Welling, Esq.
West Texas Utilities Co.
Michael I. Miller, Esq.
P.O. Box 841 James A.
Carney, Esq.
Isham, Lincoln & Beale.
Abilene, Texas 79604 One First National Plaza Kevin B.
Pratt, Esq.
Suite 4200 Chicago, Illinois 60603 Attorney General's Office State of Texas P.O. Box 12548 Mr. Don H. Davidson Austin, Texas 78711 City Manager City of Austin Frederick H.
Ritts, Esq.
P.O. Box 1088
, William H. Burchette, Esq.
Austin, Texas 78767 Northcutt Ely Mr. W.S.
Robson Watergate 600 Building General Manager Washington, D.C.
20037 i
South Texas Electric Cooperative, Inc.
Route 6, Building.102 Victoria Regional Airport
/'71)h"g(f >
Victoria, Texas 77901 ose h B.
KnottsI, Jr.
- George Spiegel, Esq.
Robert C. McDiarmid, Esq.
Robert Jablon, Esq.
Marc Poirier, Esq.
Spiegel & McDiarmid 2600 Virginia Ave., N.W.
Ste. 312 Washington, D.C.
20037 W.N. Woolsey, Esq.
Dyer and Redford 1030 Petroleum Tower Corpus Christi, Texas 78474 Mr. Donald M. Clements Gulf States Utilities Company Post Office Box 2951 Beaumont, Texas 77704 Marc J. Wetterhahn, Esq.
Robert M.
Rader, Esq.
Conner & Moore 1747 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C.
20006 o
Mr. William C. Price Central Power & Light Co.
P.O. Box 2121 Corpus Christi, Texas 78403