ML19339C910
| ML19339C910 | |
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| Site: | South Texas  |
| Issue date: | 02/09/1981 |
| From: | Newman J LOWENSTEIN, NEWMAN, REIS, AXELRAD & TOLL |
| To: | Bechhoefer C, John Lamb, Luebke E Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8102120296 | |
| Download: ML19339C910 (4) | |
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to Dr. James C. Lamb III Administrative Judge 313 Woodhaven Road Chapel Hill, NC 27514 In the Matter of Houston Lighting and Power Company, et al.
(South Texas Project, Units 1 and 2)
Docket Nos. 50-498, 50-499 Gentlemen:
We are in receipt of the NRC staff's January 26, 1981 letter to the Members of the Board, and wish to express our agreement that the hearing car. be commenced in early May, despite the delay in the schedule for issuance of the Staff's Safety Evaluation Report (SER).
The Staff's letter proposes that the issues to be covered by the SER be deferred for hearing until late June, but that hearing on other issues be commenced h
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LowzNsTEIN, NEwM AN, Hzas & AXE 1. CAD Members of the Board February 9, 1981 Page 2 in early May.
The Staff's SER is to address the quality assurance program for plant operation and the ability and competence of HL&P to manage the operation of STP (see the transcript of the November 19, 1980 prehearing conference at page 313).
These matters are the primary focus of Issues C and F, as accepted for consideration by the Board's Order dated December 2, 1980.
In Applicant's view, it will not adversely affect the orderly presentation of evidence to conduct a separate hearing session on the aspects of issues C and F related solely to Applicant's plans for plant operation.
Accordingly, Applicant supports the Staff's suggested schedule since it would permit an early commencement of the hearing on Issues A, B, D and E and intervenors' contentions 1 and 2.
The Board's second Prehearing Conference Order (December 2, 1980) adopted a schedule that requires identification of witnesses and the substance of testimony by all parties on March 2, 1981, and the filing of written testimony on April 15, 1981.
If the Board accepts the Staff's proposed schedule modification, it would be helpful if the Board (1) would reaffirm the schedule for identification of witnesses and filing of testimony with respect to the matters to be considered in the early session of the hearing (presumably Issues A, B, D and E, and intervenors' contentions 1 and 2); and (2) would confirm the deferral of identification of witnesses and filing of testimony with respect to the matters to be covered in the Staff's SER (presumably Issues C and F) and indicate that the schedule for such filings will be established by the Board at a later date.
Sincerely,
.44d*A gg Jack R. Newman Counsel for Houston Lighting & Power Company cc:
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION BEFORE THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD In the Matter of
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that copies of the letter to the members of the Board from Jack R. Newman dated February 9, 1981, were served on the following by deposit in the mail, postage prepaid this 9th day of February, 1981.
Charles Bechhoefer, Chairman Docketing and Service Section Administrative Judge Office of the Secretary Atomic Safety and Licensing Board U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C.
20555 Washington, D.C.
20555 Dr. James C. Lamb Mrs. Peggy Buchorn Administrative Judge Executive Director 313 Woodhaven Road Citizens for Equitable Utilities, Inc.
l Chapel Hill, NC 27514 Brazoria, TX 77422 Dr. Emmeth A. Luebka Pat Coy Administrative Judge Citizens Concerned About Nuclear Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Power l
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 5106 Casa Oro Washington, D.C.
20555 San Antonia, TX 78233 Bernard M. Bordenick, Esquire Atomic Safety and Licensing Office of the Executive Legal Board Panel Director U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C.
20555 Washington, D.C.
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' l Brian E. Berwick Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal Assistant Attorney General Board Panel for the State of Texas U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P.O. Box 12548 Washington, D.C.
20555 Austin, TX 78711 Tim Hof f:aan, Esquire i
Betty Wheeler, Esquire Hoffman, Steeg & Wheeler 1008 S. Jhdison Amarillo, TX 79101 g #Ma'L-I 1