ML19338C178

Advises Board of Planned Responses to Saginaw Intervenors' Statement of Environ Contentions.Many Intervenor Conventions Objectionable on One or More Grounds.Applicant Will File Appropriate Motion in Framing Issues

ML19338C178
Person / Time
Site:	Midland
Issue date:	02/15/1972
From:	Lowenstein R LOWENSTEIN, NEWMAN, REIS, AXELRAD & TOLL
To:	Goodman C, Hall D, Murphy A Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel
References
NUDOCS 8008050629
Download: ML19338C178 (2)

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DOCKET NOS. 50-329 AND 50-330 Arthur W.. Murphy, Esq., Chairman Dr.' Clark Goodman-

-Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Professor of Physics.

Columbia University School of Law University of Houston Box 38, 435 West'116th Street 3801-Cullen Boulevard

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.Dr. David B. Hall Los.' Alamos Scientific Laboratory

-P.-O. Box 1663' Los Alamos, New Mexico R7544 Gentlemen:

,' The purpose of this letter is to advise the Board and the parties:of our planned' responses to_Saginaw intervenors'

" Statement of Environmental Contentions," dated February.6, 1972.

I Within the next~several' days, applicant will:

' l'. Tile with the .AEC and serve upon the parties

applicant's com;aents upon Saginaw intervenors' '

" Statement of Environmental Contentions;"

'2 Serve and. file a motion for order requiring lSaginaw intervenors to' respond:to'. interrogatories

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respecting Saginaw:intervenors' environmental contentions; and;-

3. Serve and file applicant's< response to

ExhibitKActo'Saginaw-intervenors February 6

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statementi. : Exhibit ~A-.-~ consists' of -(a) a motion

-~for order; permittingl.Saginaw intervenors to file det' ailed: requests.for. discovery afterLthe Board

<has ruled upon~the scope 'of(environmenta.i inquiry;.

TandT(b) :a' request for ' identification. of d. cuments.

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, . LoiV ENSTEIN, NEWM AN l k REIS .

Arthur W.; Murphy, . Esq.

,. -Dr. David -_B . Hall February 15, 1972 Dr. ClarkiGoodman Many of the contentions ' included within Saginaw

- intervenors? " Statement ofJEnvironmental Contentions" dated February 6'are' objectionable on one or more of

- several grounds,' including (but without limitation)

.'excessiveHgenerality, lack'of relevance, matters:

L barred as too late by prior order of the Board, and so L forth. Applicant does not plan, however, at this time to -file a motion--to strike: such contentions in view of ~

j. the fact that Saginaw intervenors will have a- further

- opportunity after issuance of AEC's final detailed environmental statement to submit additional content. ions to ,the-Board.- - As--appropriate thereaf ter, applicant will file an appropriate motion designed to assist.the Board in framing environmental' issues for consideration at the prehearing conference and the hearing.

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Algie A. Wells, Esq.

Irving Like,-Esq.

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L James A.lKendall,'Esq.

3 -- David E. Kartalia, Esq.

., ' Milton R..Wesscl, Esq.

i James ~N.-O'.Connor, Esq.

Myron M. Cherry,.Esq.

Anthony-Z. Roisman, Esq. -

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