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Transcript of 810516 Hearing in Bay City,Tx Re Project Const & Actions Resulting from NRC Order to Show Cause. Pp 1,864-1,870
ML19347F815
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Site: South Texas  STP Nuclear Operating Company icon.png
Issue date: 05/16/1981
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Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel
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ISSUANCES-OL, NUDOCS 8105260391
Download: ML19347F815 (10)


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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 2

BEFORE THE 5

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 4

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In the Matter of:

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E 14 l PURSUANT TO ADJOURNMENT, the above-entitled matter 15 l

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16 APPEARANCES:

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Administrative Judge Atomic Safety & Licensing Board 23 University of California Lawrence Livermore Laboratory, L-46 24j Livermore, California 94550 I

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APPEARANCES (Continued) :

2 DR.; JAMES C._ LAMB, III, Environmental Engineer-Administrative Judge 3

Atomic Safety & Licensing Board 313 Woodhaven Road'

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6 EDWIN REIS, ESQ.

f JAY M. GUTIERREZ, ESQ.

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E, For the Applicant,-Houston Lighting & Power Company:

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MAURICE AXELRAD, ESQ.

II Lowenstein, Newman, Reis & Axelrad 8

1025 Connecticut Avenue, N. W.

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13 FINIS COWAN, ESQ.

THOMAS B. HUDSON, JR., ESQ.

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For the Intervenor, Citizens for Equitable Utilities, Inc.:

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GEOFFREY M. GAY, ESQ.

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APPEARANCES (Continued)':

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Good morning, ladies 4

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comc on up here to the witness stand by the microphone; 21 and, please, give the reporter your name and address.

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business, and, also, have a Hallmark Card Shop.

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we ought to get off-the-stick and get started.

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That's all I've got to say.

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in Bay City for 15 years.

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ED BAKER My name is Ed Baker and I am in the retail 22 1

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I've only lived ir. Bay City for a little 23 over a year, but I'm all for the nuclear plant.

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there's very few that seem to be against it.

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are -- seem to be.for it and they would just like to 4

get on with it and get it over with, 5

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This is to certify that.the attached proceedings before the NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION in the matter of:

HOUSTON LIGHTING.& POWER COMPANY, ET AL Sou'h Texas Nuclear Project, Units 1 &2 c

DATE of proceedings: May 16, 1981 DOCKET Number:

50-498-OL, 50-499 OL Bay City, Texas PLACE of. proceedings:_

were held as herein appears, and that this is the original transcript thereof for the file of the Commission.

Lagailda Barnes Official Reporter (Typed)

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