ML20006F432
| ML20006F432 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Seabrook  |
| Issue date: | 02/15/1990 |
| From: | Dignan T PUBLIC SERVICE CO. OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, ROPES & GRAY |
| To: | NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
| References | |
| CON-#190-9906 ALAB-924, OL, NUDOCS 9002280018 | |
| Download: ML20006F432 (7) | |
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In the Matter of PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY-_
Docket Nos. 50-443-OL OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, 3131 50-444-OL (Seabrook Station, Units 1 (Offsite Emergency and 2)
Planning and Safety Issues) t APPLICANTS' RESPONSE TO INTERVENORS' REQUEST FOR AN OPPORTUNITY TO BRIEF ALAB-924 IN THE EVENT THE< COMMISSION DECIDES TO REVIEW IT AND FOR A HOUSEKEEPING STAY.
I 1990, _several Intervenors'in this Under-date of February 8, i
pro-g filed a " Request for an Opportunity" to Brief ALAB-924 in t.
ent the Commission Decides to Review It and-For a Housekeeping Stay" (Request).
Applicants reply ~thereto as follows:
1-1.
The question of whether or not to allow further
.is a matter within the Commission's sound L
briefing as to ALAB-924 discretion.
The regulation, 10 C.F.R. 5 2.786 (b) (6), - states that i
upon the grant of a petition for review the Commission "may" call for.' briefs, not that.it "shall" call for briefs.
The regulation I
is-one designed to facilitate the Commission's needs, not to tie decisional hands.
We respectfully suggest that the matters i
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presented by the Petition for Review filed by the applicants are not so difficult as to require briefing beyond the opposition which the Intarvenors have already filed.
In addition, for the reasons stated in their opposition thereto, the Applicants believe that the Petition for Review filed by the Intervenors does not present any issue worthy of the Commission's scrutiny.
Therefore we urge the Commission to exercise its discretion to deny the motion insofar as it seeks an opportunity for further briefing with respect to ALAB-924.
2.
Intervenor's argue that this Commission is precluded by the pendency of a Petition for Review in the United States Court of Appeale for the District of Columbia Circuit' from reversing ALAB-924. 2 This simply is not in accord with prior agency precedent.
Tbe rule is that the agency, at most, will view itself to be precluded from acting to alter any ruling which is squarely before the Court of Appeals, but is free to act on any matter not squarely before the Court of Appeals.3 The only thing squarely before the Court of Appeals as a result of the Petition for Review relied upon is the issue of the correctness of LBP-L b
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' Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. HEg, No. 89-1743 (D.C.
Cir.).
2Recuest at 5-6.
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Public Service Comoany of New Hamoshire (Seabrook Station, Units 1 &nd 2), ALAB-349, 4 NRC 235, vacated on other l'
orounds, CLI-76-17, 4 NRC 451 (1976) with Public Service comoany of New Hamoshirq (Seabrook Station, Units 1 and 2), ALAB-350, 4 NRC 365 (1976).
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The Petition for Review did not seek review of ALAB-924.
Thus, there
- 1. no bar to the Commission acting to reverse ALAB-924.
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The question of whether to grant a housekeeping stay is i
also a matter committed to the sound discretion of the Commission.
We believe that in the circumstances of this case no i
housekeeping stay should be granted, and surely not the lengthy stay requested by the Intervenors.5 Respectfully submitted,
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'homa s "G. Dfgnan, Jr.
George H. Lewald Kathryn A. Selleck Jeffrey P. Trout Ropes & Gray One International Place Boston, MA 02110-2624 (617) 951-7000 counsel for Applicants 4
'The issue of whether it should become immediately ef fective is n21 before the Court of Appeals.
5&gg Philadelchia Electric Co. (Limerick Generating Station, Units 1 and 2), CLI-85-15, 22 NRC 184, 188-89 (1985). - -
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,a 00CKETED USNRC CERTIFICATE OF SERVIC 10 FEB 16 N0:39 I, Thomas G.
Dignan, Jr., one of the attorneys for the Applicants herein, hereby certify that on February 15, ljfAgr KF SECRETARY 5LkVICI-made service of the within document by depositing copies cheifef63CH s
with Federal Express, prepaid, for delivery to (or where un indicated, by depositing in the United States mail, first class postage paid, addressed to) the individuals listed below:
Kenneth M. Carr, Chairman Thomas M. Roberts, Commissioner U.S. Nuclear Regulatory U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Commission One White Flint North One White Flint North 11555 Rockville Pike 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852 Rockville, MD 20852 Forrest J. Remick, Commissioner James R. Curtiss, Commissioner U.S. Nuclear Regulatory U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Commission One White Flint North One White Flint North 11555 Rockville Pike 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852 Rockville, MD 20852 Kenneth C.
Rogers, Commissioner William C.
Parler, Esquire U.S. Nuclear Regulatory General Counsel Commission Office of the General Counsel One White Flint North Cne White Flint North 11555 Rockville Pike 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852 Rockville, MD 20852 G.
Paul Bollwerk, III, Chairman Howard A. Wilber Atomic Safety and Licensing Atomic Safety and-Licensing Appeal Panel Appeal Panel U.S. Nuclear Regulatory U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Commission East West Towers Building East West Towers Building 4350 East West Highway 4350 East West Highway Bethesda, MD 20814 Bethesda, MD 20814 Alan S. Rosenthal, Esquire Thomas S. Moore Atomic Safety and Licensing Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal Panel Appeal Panel U.S. Nuclear Regulatory U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Commission
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East West Towers Building East West Towers Building 4350 East West Highway 4350 East West Highway Bethesda, MD 20814 Bethesda, MD 20814
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Administrative Judge Ivan Smith Administrative Judge Kenneth A.
Chairman, Atomic Safety and McCollom Licensing Board 1107 West Knapp Street U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Stillwater, OK 74075 Commission East West Towers Building 4350 East West Highway Bethesda, MD 20814 Administrative Judge Richard F.
H. Jcasph Flynn, Esquire Cole,_ Atomic Safety and offlet of Cencral counsel Licensing Board Federal Thstger.cy Management U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Agency Commission 500 C Stract, 83W.
East West Towers Building Washington, DC 20472 4350 East West Highway Bethesda, MD 20814 Mr. Richard R.
Donovan Dihno Curran,, Esquire Federal Emergency Management Andro 6 C.
Ferster, Esquire Agency Harmon, Curran & Tousley Federal Regional Center Suita 430 130 228th Street, S.W.
2001 S Gtreat, H.W.
Bothell, WA 98021-9796 Washington, DC 20009 Robert R.
Pierce, Esquire George Dtnt Bisbee, Esquire Atomic Safety and Licensing Associnto httorney General Board Office of the Attorney General U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 25 Capitol Street Commission Concord, NH 03301-6397 East West Towers Building 4350 East West Highway Bethesda, MD 20814 Adjudicatory File Mitzi A.
Young, Esquire Atomic Safety and Licensing Edwin J. Reis, Esquire Board Panel Docket (2 copies)
Office of the General Counsel U.S. Nuclear Regulatory U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Commission East West Towers Building one White Flint North, 15th F1.
4350 East West Highway 11555 Rockville Pike Bethesda, MD 20814 Rockville, MD 20852
- Atomic Safety and Licensing Robert A. Backus, Esquire Appeal Board Backus, Meyer & Solomon U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory 116 Lowell Street Commission P.O.
Box 516 Washington, DC 20555 Manchester, NH 03105 O
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Philip Ahrens, Esquire Suzanne P. Egan, City Solicitor l
Assistant Attorney General Lagoulis, Hill-Whilton &
Department of the Attorney Rotondi 1
General 79 State Street Augusta, NE 04333 Newburyport, MA 01950
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Shaines & McEachern Assistant Attorney General l
Maplewood Avenue Department of the Attorney P.O.
Box 360 General Portsmouth, NH 03801 One Ashburton Place, 19th Floor Boston, MA 02108
- Senator Gordon J. Humphrey R. Scott Hill-Whilton, Esquire U.S. Senate Lagoulis, Hill-Whilton &
Washington, DC 20510 Rotondi
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Tom Burack) 79 State Street Newburyport, MA 01950
- Senator Gordon J. Humphrey Barbara J.
Saint Andre, Esquire One Eagle Square, Suite 507 Kopelman and Paige, P.C.
l Concord, NH 03301 77 Franklin Street
-(Attn:
Herb Boynton)
Boston, MA 02110 Ashod N. Amirian, Esquire Judith H. Mizner, Esquire 145 South Main Street 79 State Street, 2nd Floor P.O.
Box 38 Newburyport, MA 01950 Bradford, MA 01835 Gary W. Holmes, Esquire Marjorie Nordlinger, Esquire Holmes & Ells Office of the General Counsel 47 Winnacunnet Road One White Flint North Hampton, NH 03842 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852 Mr. Jack Dolan Federal Emergency Management Agency Region I J.W. McCormack Post Office &
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