ML19323G671
| ML19323G671 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Maine Yankee |
| Issue date: | 05/06/1980 |
| From: | Dignan T, Gad R Maine Yankee, ROPES & GRAY |
| To: | Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8006060447 | |
| Download: ML19323G671 (3) | |
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Docket No. 50-309 MAINE YANKEE ATOMIC POWER COMPANY
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(Spent Fuel Pool
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(Maine Yankee Atomic Power Station)
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i LICENSEE'S MOTIO!! FOR EvTENSION OF TIME TO RESPOND TO INTERVENOR'S SPECIFIC CONTENTIONS Now comes the Licensee and says as follows:
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On January 4, 1980 the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board (Board) issued a Notice of~Special Prehearing Conference in the above-entitled matter setting such conference down for February 12, 1980' and setting January 28, 1980 as_the date for filing specific contentions and February: 8, 1980 as the date for responding thereto.
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On January 16, 1980 the intervenor, Sensible Maine Power-(SMP), filed a motion for a ninety-day enlargement of l
the time for filing its contentions.and for rescheduling the-I prehearing conference.
3 On January 25, 1980 the. motion was granted by the j
t Board and the times for filing specific contentions and 8 0 06 0o 0 W 7
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d responses thereto as April 28, 1980 and May 12, 1980, respectively.
4 On April 28, 1980 SMP did file its specific con-tentions which (due to the excellence of the U.S. mails) were not received ty counsel for the Licensee until Friday, May 2, 1980.
5 Both trial counsel for the Licensee are currently involved in various cases before the courts and agencies of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts which preclude their under-taking the necessary review and consultation to draft a meaningful response to the contentions at least until May 20, 1980.
In addition, these same counsel must prepare for an argument before the Commission on the Seabrook Docket Nos.
50-443, 50-444 proceeding on May 23, 1980.
WHEREFORE:
The Licensee moves that the time for filing its response to SMP's specific contentions be extended 30 days to and including June 11, 1980.
We are authorized to say that SMP has no objection to this request.
By its attorneys,
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Thodas/U. Dignanf Jr.
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K. Gad, III Ropes & Gray 225 Franklin Street Boston, Massachusetts 02110 (617) 423-6100 t
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I, Thomas G.
Dignan, Jr., hereby certify that on May 6, 1980, I made service of the within document, by mailing a copy thereof, postage prepaid, to:
Robert M.
Lazo, Esquire Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C.
20555 Dr. Cadet H. Hand, Jr.
Director, Bodega Marine Laboratory University of California P. O. Box 247 Bodega Bay, California 94923 Mr. Gustave A.
Linenberger Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C.
20555 Henry J. McGurren, Esquire Office of the Executive Legal Director U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C.
20555 Stanley R. Tupper, Esquire Tupper and Bradley 102 Townsend Avenue Boothbay Harbor, Maine 04538 David Santee Miller, Esquire 213 Morgan Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C.
20001 John M. R. Paterson, Esquire Deputy Attorney General Department of the Attorney General State House Augusta, Maine 04333
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