ML19330A909
| ML19330A909 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Crane  |
| Issue date: | 07/23/1980 |
| From: | Smith I Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel |
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| References | |
| ISSUANCES-SP, NUDOCS 8007290739 | |
| Download: ML19330A909 (2) | |
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ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD JUL.2 41980 * :-
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Docket No. 50-289-SP
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MEMORANDUM Mr. Sholly telephoned the chairman on July 21, 1980 to inquire whether the board's Memorandum and Order Resuming Schedule for Discovery and Contentions on Emergency Planning, dated July 15, 1980, was inteaded to control the schedule for discovery of Commonwealth and local government emergency plans.
The resumed schedule has the dual purpose of setting the time within which the Commission's discovery authority may be e= ployed and establishing a schedule which will bring the parties to hearing ready for litigating emergency planning issues.
To the extent that the Commonwealth and local governments are will-ing to provide information voluntarily, the use of the NRC dis-covery process is not required.
In that case, parties may proceed to gather information voluntarily provided whenever they choose.
The Commonwealth has indicated that it does not regard itself as
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Local governments, not parties to the proceeding, are not subj ect to normal discovery, but they may be subj ect to subpoenas when the need is demonstrated.
Even though parties may arrange the timing and conditions 4
for requesting _ data between themselves and the Commonwealth and local governments, the schedule would still be applicable as it relates to the filing of revised emergency plan contentions and-the schedule would be considered in assessing a party's diligance in preparing for hearing on the issue.
THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND ICENSING BOARD h
Ivan W.
Smith, Chairman Bethesda, Maryland July 23, 1980 9
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