ML20036A676
| ML20036A676 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Vogtle  |
| Issue date: | 05/07/1993 |
| From: | Lamberski J GEORGIA POWER CO., TROUTMANSANDERS (FORMERLY TROUTMAN, SANDERS, LOCKERMA |
| To: | Bloch P, Carpenter J, Murphy T Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel |
| References | |
| CON-#293-13947 96-671-01-OLA-3, 96-671-1-OLA-3, OLA-3, NUDOCS 9305130066 | |
| Download: ML20036A676 (5) | |
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Peter B. Bloch, Esq., Chairman Atomic Safety and' Licensing Board U.S.
Nuclear. Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C.
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Carpenter Atomic Safety and Licensing Board U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C.
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Atomic Safety and Licensing Board U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C.
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In the Matter of Georgia Power CompTny'et al.
(Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2) j Docket Nos. 50-424-OLA-3 & 50-425-OLA-3'-
.l ASLBP No. 96-671-01-OLA-3
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Gentlemen:
Georgia Power : Company- (GPC) has received initial f discovery requests from Intervenor Allen' Mosbaugh in the above-captioned Ll license amendment proceeding.. GPC wishes to' inform the Licensing j
Board and. the parties. that it intends to file' objections to 1
Intervenor's First Request for Production' of' Documents. for the reason; that many of Intervenor's requests are'oppresive,. unduly burdensome, lack relevance or should 'be considered beyond the ' scope of the Board-admitted contention.
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GPC believes that Intervenor's document request'is precisely.
I the type ~of' broad " fishing expedition" which the Board cautioned j
against. Tr. 121-22.
Intervenor's request seeks documents = totally
.j unrelated to the factual bases of' specific subject areas which he:
plead in his Amended-Petition.
For example, Intervenor seeks all 1
documents.to. or from the Department of JusticeL concerningf any
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matter related to The-L Southern Company, Alabama: Power" Company,
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Southern. Company Services,.
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Southern Nuclear. Operating-Company,. Plant Vogtle.and each of the co-owners-~of Plant Vogtle;~
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all. documents relating in any manner to any allegations that1GPC
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intentionally violated any federal or state law, or discriminated against any employee; the complete personnel files of eight individuals; all corporate resolutions pertaining to compensation and benefits of past and present officers and directors; and all board of directors meeting minutes and notes.
The subject matter and time frames covered by these requests extend far beyond the factual bases, i.e.,
the allegations of illegal license transfer i
and the 1990 Licensee Event Report associated with diesel genera-tors.
These examples are only a small sampling of Intervenor's overly broad requests.
i Protection against such unbounded, improper discovery is reasonable and achievable by limiting the scope of contentions to the subject matter of their bases.
This approach is in full accord with established NRC practice.
See Public Service Co.
o f, _ New Hampshire, ALAB-899, 28 N.R.C.
93, 97 (1988) aff'd sub pm, Massachusetts v. NRC, 924 F.2d 311 (D.C. Cir.1991) ; Public Senbte i
Co.
of New Hampshire, ALAB-947, 33 N.R.C.
299, 371-72 ( I P '21) ;
Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp. (Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station), LBP-88-25, 28 N.R.C.
394, 396 (1988) ; Illinois Power Co.
(Clinton Power Station, Unit 1), LBP-81-61, 14 N.R.C.
1735, 1737 l
(1981).
Furthermore, such delineation of the scope of contentions is consistent with the Commission's decision in Arizona Public i
Service Company (Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Stations, Units 1, 2 and 3), CLI-91-12, 34 NRC 149, 155-56 (1991), requiring strict compliance with the NRC's revised pleading requirements at 10 i
C.F.R. 5 2.714 (b) (2).
GPC intends to file its objections to Intervenor's document requests within the time permitted under the NRC's rules.
Very uly yo rs, p
John Lamberski JL:svb i
i-UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 1
ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD In the Matter of GEORGIA POWER COMPANY, Docket Nos. 50-424-OLA-3 et al.
50-425-OLA-3 (Vogtle Electric Re: License Amendment Generating Plant, (Transfer to Southern Units 1 and 2)
Nuclear)
ASLBP No. 96-671-01-OLA-3
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I CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE This is to certify that copies of'the within and fore-going letter from John Lamberski, dated May 7,
1993, were served on all those listed on the attached' service list by depositing same with an overnight express-mail delivery service.
This is the 7th day of May, 1993.
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Lamberski" ROUTMAN SANDERS Suite 5200 600 Peachtree Street, N.E.
Atlanta, GA 30308-2216 (404) 885-3000 1
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In the Matter of GEORGIA POWER COMPANY, Docket Nos. 50-424-OLA-3 et al.
50-425-OLA-3 (Vogtle Electric Re: License Amendment Generating Plant, (Transfer to Southern Units 1 and'2)
Nuclear)
ASLBP No. 96-671-01-OLA-3 f
SERVICE LIST Ivan Selin, Chairman E. Gail de Plangue, U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commissioner Commission U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory One White Flint North Commission r
11555 Rockville' Pike One White Flint North Rockville, Md.
20852 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, Md.
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Kenneth C. Rogers, Commissioner Office of Commission Appellate U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Adjudication Commission U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory one White Flint North Commission t
11555 Rockville Pike One White Flint North Rockville, Md.
20852 11555 Rockville Pike-Rockville, Md.
20852 James R.
- Curtiss, L
Commissioner Administrative Judge.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Peter B. Bloch, Chairman Commission Atomic Safety and Licensing One White Flint North Board 11555 Rockville Pike U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Rockville, Md.
20852 Commission Washington, D.C.
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Forrest J. Remick, i
Commissioner Administrative Judge' U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory
' James H.
Carpenter Commission Atomic Safety and' Licensing i
One White Flint North Board 11555 Rockville Pike U.S. Nuclear' Regulatory i
Rockville, Md.
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Washington, D.C. 20555 l
l Administrative Judge
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Thomas D. Murphy Environmental Protection Atomic Safety and Licensing Division Board Department of Natural
.l U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Resources Commission 205 Butler Street, S.E.
Washington, D.C.
20555 Suite 1252 Atlanta, Georgia 30334 Michael D. Kohn, Esq.
Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto, P.C.
Office of the Secretary 517 Florida Avenue, N.W.
U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory j
Washington, D.C.
20001 Commission Washington, D.
C.
20555 i
Stewart D.
Ebneter ATTN:
Docketing and Services Regional Administrator Branch USNRC, Region II
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101 Marietta Street, Suite 2900 Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Charic Barth, Esq.
Office of General Counsel l
One White Flint North Stop 15B18 U.S. Nuclear. Regulatory Commission Washington, D.
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