ML20010B364

Memorandum of Points & Authorities Supporting Joint Application for Issuance of Subpoenas.Certificate of Svc & Proposed Subpoenas Encl.Related Correspondence

ML20010B364
Person / Time
Site:	San Onofre
Issue date:	08/04/1981
From:	Casey S ORRICK, HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE, SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC CO., SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON CO.
To:	Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel
Shared Package
ML20010B365	List: ML20010B364
References
ISSUANCES-OL, NUDOCS 8108140407
Download: ML20010B364 (5)

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' COPY RELtTED LOPJ1ESPONDENCf3 1 DAVID R. PIGOTT to g EDWARD B. ROGIN J' 2 SAMUEL B. CASEY  %'A JOHN A. MENDEZ 3 Of ORRICK, HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE b Q(v %\\ ,

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5 Telephone: (415) 392-1122 y4 *,, y' 6 CHARLES R. KOCHER JAMES A. BEOLETTO 7 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY G N P. O. Box 800 ,,. N 8 2244 Walnut Grove Avenue 'M Rosemead, CA 91770 9 Telephone: (213) 572-1900

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 13 NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 14 BEFORE THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD 15 16 In the Matter of ) Docket Nos. 50-361 OL

) 50-362 OL 17 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA )

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(San Onofre Nuclear Generating )

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20 21 MEMORANDUM OF POINTS AND AUTHORITIES IN SUPPORT OF JOINT APPLICATION FOR 22 ISSUANCE OF SUBPOENAS TO TESTIFY TO SPECIFIED REPRESENTATIVES OF SAN 23 DIEGO AND r> RANGE COUNTIES, THE CI~'IES OF SAN CLEMENTE AND SAN JUAN 24 CAPISTRANO, THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION - PENDLETON COAST 25 OFFICE, THE U. S. MARINE CORPS - CAMP 3 PENDLETON, AND TrfE AMERICAN RED DgD y 26 CROSS (Orange County Chapter).

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l 2 THE PRESIDING OFFICER IS AJTHORIZED TO ISSUE A SUBPOENA TO TESTIFY UPON A 3 SHOWING OF GENERAL RELEVANCY.

4 Section 161(c) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as 5 amended, in pertinent part authorizes the Nuclear Regulatory 6 Commission "by subpoena to require any person to appear and 7 testify . . . at any designated place." 42 U.S.C.

l 8 6 2201(c). The only limitation on this authority contained 9 in the Commission's regulations, is the discretion of the 10 presiding officer to " require a showing of general relevance 11 of the testimony or evidence sought." 10 C.F.R. 5 2.72O(a).

12 The presiding officer may " withhold the subpoena if such a 13 showing is not made, but he shall not attempt to determine 14 the admissibility of the evidence." 10 C.F.R. $ 2.72O(a).

15 In fact, "the Commission's Rules of Practice preclude a 16 [ presiding officer] from declining to issue a subpoena on any 17 basis other than that of a lack of ' general relevance' of the 18 testimony sought." Public Service Co. of New Hampshire 19 (Seebrook), ALAB-422, 6 NRC 33, 93 (1977). The general 20 relevancy standard is satisfied unless it is " palpable that 21 the evidence sought can have no possible bearing upon the 22 issues." Commonwealth Edison Company (Zion), ALAB-196, 7 AEC 23 457, 462 (1974).

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2 OFFSITE ASSISTANCE AGENCY TESTIMONY IS l' RELEVANT TO THE ISSUES IN CONTENTION 3 l 4 The two emergency planning contentions currently 5 admitted for purposes of the hearing herein generally require  !

6 Applicants to put forth evidence on the capability of 7 involved offsite assistance agencies to adequately respond to 8 a radiological emergency at SONGS 2-and 3 with potential or 9 actual offsite consequences.

10 In this regard, the testimony of the persons 11 representing the involved offsite assistance agencies listed 12 in the accompanying " Joint Application for Issuance of 13 Subpoenas etc." is particularly relevant to the issues in 14 ct.ntention in that each of these persons is directly 15 responsible for emergency preparedness and can be expected to 16 present testimony on the current status and ongoing plans for 17 improvement of the offsite emergency response planning and 18 preparedness for SONGS 2 and 3, as it relates to the issues o

19 currently in contentien. This testimony will significantly 20 ; aid and assist this Board in the development of a sound 21 decisional record on the capability of the involved offsite

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2 ALL OTHER PROCEDURAL PREREQUISITES FOR ISSUANCE OF A SUBPOENA ARE 3 SATISFIED.

4 Notice procedures are generally satisfied by 5 service of the subpoena application upon the Board and the 6 witness to be subpoenaed ten (10) days in advance of the 7 hearing. See Commonwealth Edison Co., sup_ra , 7 AEC, at 472; 8 with notice of service of the subpoena itself being given 9 within five (5) days of the time for the witnesses' 10 appearance. See Public Service Company of Oklahoma (Black 11 Fox), LBP-77-18, 5 NRC 671, 674 (1977). The only other 12 requirements for valid issuance of a Commission subpoena are 13 tendering the fees specified in 28 U.S.C. 5 1821 upon proper 14 perso.ial service of the subpoena, 10 C.F.R. $$ 2.720(c) and 15 (d), and satisfying the formal requirements for subpoenas set 16 forth in 10 C.F.R. 5 2.720(b).

17 Applicants have attached nine proposed subpoenas 18 which satisfy these formal requirements. Notice requirements i

19 are timely met by service of the accompanying joint 20 application on the persons listed therein and notice of and 21 issuance of the subpoena to said persons. Upon issuance of l 22 the subpoenas, Applicants will take all necessary steps to i

23 have the subpoenas duly served upon said persons, along with 24 the required statutory fees, and thereafter returned with l 25 proof or acknowledgment of service to the Secretary of the 26 Commission. 10 C.F.R. 5 2.270(e).

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1 1 CONCLUSION 2 Based on the foregoing points and authorities, 3 Applicants respectfully requert execution and issuance of the 4 attached subpoenas to the persons listed in the accompanfing 5 joint application and return to Applicants for purposes of 6 personally serving the subpoenas on said persons.

7 When the exact location of.the hearing is 8 confirmed, Applicants will add this information to the 9 subpoenas in the place provided thereon for such information.

10 Dated: August 4, 1981 11 12 DAVID R. PIGOTT EDWARD B. ROGIN 13 SAMUEL B. CASEY JOHN A. MENDEZ 14 Of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe A Professional Corporation 15 CHARLES R. KOCHER 16 JAMES A. BEOLETTO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY 17 By SAMUEL. B. CASEY 19 SAMUEL B. CASEY l One of Counsel for Applicants j 20 -

Southern California Edison Company and San Diego Gas & Electric l 21 Company 1

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