ML20005B940

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Application for Issuance of Subpoena to Testify Directed to E Lyon & Memorandum of Points & Authorities.Testimony Generally Relevant to Issues in Contention.Related Correspondence
ML20005B940
Person / Time
Site: San Onofre  Southern California Edison icon.png
Issue date: 08/28/1981
From: Mcclung C
FLEMMING, ANDERSON, MCCLUNG & FINCH, GUARD
To:
Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel
Shared Package
ML20005B941 List:
References
ISSUANCES-OL, NUDOCS 8109160155
Download: ML20005B940 (3)


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9 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 10 NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 11 BEFORE THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING EOARD 12 In the Matter of

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Docket Nos. 50.jl61 OL 13 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

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50-362 OL EDISON COMPANY, ET AL.

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APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF A (San Onofre Nuclear Generating

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ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE JAMES L.

KELLEY, PRESIDING OFFICER, 1

18 ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD:

19 Intervenors GUARD and A.

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Carstens, et al. ("Intervenors"),

20 through their undersigned counsel, pursuant tc 10 C.F.R.

S2.720(a) 21 hereby apply for issuance of a subpoena requiring the attendance 22 and testimony of DR. ERVING LYON, 3529 Greenfield, Los Angeles, 23 California 90034, at the hearing on emergency planning contentions.

24 This application is based upon this " Application for Issuance 25 of a Subpoena to Testify to Dr. Erving Lyon," the accompanying 26

" Memorandum of Points and Authorities" in support of issuance of a 8109160155 810828 PDR ADOCK 05000361 b# I C

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I Subpoena to Testify to Dr. Erving Lyon, the accompanying (pro-2 posed] " Subpoena to Testify to Dr. Erving Lyon", the record in the 3

above-captioned proceeding, and any and all such further briefs, 4

oral arguments or documentary evidence as may come before the 5

Board.

6 MEMORANDUM OF POINTS AND AUTHORITIES 7

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S THE PRESIDING OFFICER IS AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE A SUBPOENA TO TESTIFY TO 9

DR. ERVING LYON UPON A Si'OWING OF GENERAL RELEVANCY 10 11 Section 161(c) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, 12 in pertinent part authorizes the Nuclear Regulatory Commission 13 "by subpoena to require any person to appear and testify

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42 U.S.C. S 2201(c).

The only limitation 15 on this authority, contained in the Commission's regulations, is 16 the discretion of the presiding officer to "reguire a showing of 17 general relevance of the testimony or evidence sought."

10 C.F.R. 18 S 2.720(a).

The general relevancy standard is satisfied unless 19 it is " palpable that the evidence sought can have no possible l

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21 ALAB-196, 7 AEC 457, 462 (1974).

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23 DR. LYON'S TESTIMONY IS GENERALLY

_ RELEVANT TO ISSUES IN CONTENTION 24 25 Dr. Lyon is a professional in the field of public health.

He 26 is a member of the Los Angeles Federation of Scientists Committee 1

on Evacuation Time Study.

Dr. Lyon consulted with the Intervenors' 2

witness Dr. Sheldon C.

Plotkin in the development of Section III 3

of Dr. Plotkin's written testimony

(" Analytical Approach for 4

Determining Cancers Per Person").

5 Dr. Lyon will address the methodology and conclusions of the 6

health effects studies contained in Dr. Plotkin's testimony.

7 Dr. Lyon's testimony will be relevant to contention Number 1 which 8

considers the capability of the various emergency response organi-9 zation to evacuate or otherwise protect the populace in the event 10 of a radiological emergency.

11 CONCLUSION 4

12 Based on the foregoing points and authorities, Intervenors 13 respectfully request issuance of'the attached subpoena to Dr.

14 Erving Lyon and return to Intervenors for purposes of personally 15 serving the subpoena on Dr. Lyon as soon as possible.

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