ML20052D039

Joint Reply to City Public Svc Board of Brownsville,Tx Response to Administrative Law Judge 820413 Questions.Judge Should Order Settlement License Conditions Be Attached to Ol.Certificate of Svc Encl

ML20052D039
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Site:	South Texas, Comanche Peak, 05000000
Issue date:	05/04/1982
From:	Balough R, Bouknight J, Stahl D, Wilson W AUSTIN, TX, CENTRAL POWER & LIGHT CO., HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER CO., SAN ANTONIO, TX
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ISSUANCES-A, NUDOCS 8205060216
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Before James A. Laurenson, Administrative Law Judge In the Matter of )

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HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER COMPANY ) NRC Docket Nos. 50-498A CITY PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD OF SAN ) 50-499A ANTONIO )

CITY OF AUSTIN )

CENTRAL POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY )

(South Texas Project, Units Nos. )

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TEXAS UTILITIES GENERATING ) NRC Docket Nos. 50-445A COMPANY, et al ) 50-446A (Comanche Peak Steam Electric )

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TO BROWNSVILLE'S RESPONSE TO JUDGE'S QUESTIONS d' yyg-p L:: }

The Applicants in this proceeding, Houston Lightiggi& ' [* f's/'s

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g, j,;f Austin, Texas, and the City Public Service Board of San Antonio, Texas, hereby respond to the pleading filed by the City of Brownsville, Texas, in response to the questions posed by the Administrative Law Judge at the Conference of Counsel on April 13, 1982.

In light of Brownsville's response, Applicants respect-fully request that the Administrative Law Judge order that the settlement license conditions will be attached to the South Texas Project operating license, and implement the procedures for termination of this proceeding set forth below.

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6 At the Conference of Counsel on April 13, 1982, all parties to this proceeding, except for Brownsville, confirmed their positions, presented in pleadings to the Licensing ,

Board in December 1980, that they accept the proposed settle- .

ment conditions and seek no further proceedings in this matter. Brownsville, however, requested additional time to permit it to "take up the matter of what position to take in this proceeding" at its next meeting set for April 19, 1982 (Tr. 1273), and indicated that Brownsville at that point would be prepared to identify any issues it deemed to remain for resolution (Tr. 1285).

The ALJ accordingly directed Brownsville to answer, subsequent to that meeting, four specific interrogatories concerning the settlement license conditions (Tr . 12 9 0-91) ,

and Counsel for Brownsville agreed to do so. Further, the ALJ raised the following question: "if Brownsville decides it wants to continue to litigate this matter, what specific issues it wants to litigate." Counsel for Brownsville indi-cated that Brownsville "would be advising you on those matters" in its response (Tr. 1315).

In its response, Brownsville states that it has no objection to the settlement license conditions and does not oppose their acceptance at this time. Moreover, in its pleading Brownsville does not indicate any intention to con-tinue to litigate or seek further proceedings in this matter.

Since Brownsville's response was submitted subsequent to a meeting of its Public Utilities Board at which the question

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0 e of further proceedings was to be decided upon, and since counsel for Brownsville indicated that should Brownsville wish any further proceedings it would so advise the ALJ in its response, it is apparent that, if the settlement condi-itions are accepted, Brownsville does not seek any further proceedings herein.

It would thus appear that nor.e of the parties to this mat-ter is now requesting or seeking further proceedings or relief, and there is no controversy among them with respect to this matter. The law is clear that under these circumstances, the ,

proceeding should be terminated. Memorandum and Order Con-cerning Motions to Dismiss, Terminate and Vacate, Florida Power

& Light Company (St. Lucie Plant, Unit No. 2), Docket No. 50-389A '

(March 24, 1982); Georgia Power Company (Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant, Unit No. 2), LBP-74-52, 8 AEC 107 (1974); Georgia Power Company (Vogtle Nuclear Plant, Unit Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4), CLI 25, 7 AEC 955 (1974).

Accordingly, Applicants respectfully request the ALJ (1) to accept the proposed License Conditions and direct that they be attached to the subject operating license; and (2) to issue an Order providing that this proceeding shall be

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and is terminated unless Brownsville files within 7 days

• / This proceeding has now been on-going for over four years, and for-nearly two of those years the proposed settlement has been pending, with Brownsville posing the only impediment to resolution of the' matter. It is important, both for the parties, and for the ALJ and the Commission, that the status of the proceeding be finally resolved without further delay so that all involved may commit their resources to other matters.

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of such Order a clear statement that it wishes to continue to litigate this matter, and if so, on what specific grounds and issues.

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9dvid M. Stahl Counsel to Central Power &

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Richard C. BaloTigh Assistant City Attorney City of Austin, Texas bl ~

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Counsel to the City Public Service Board of San Antonio Dated: May 4, 1982

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA l NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION BEFORE THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD In the Matter of )

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HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER COMPANY ) NRC Docket Nos. 50-498A CITY PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD OF SAN ) 50-499A ANTONIO )

CITY OF AUSTIN )

CENTRAL POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY )

(South Texas Project, Unit Nos. )

1 and 2) )

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TEXAS UTILITIES GENERATING ) NRC Docket Nos. 50-445A COMPANY, et al. ) 50-446A (Comanche Peak Steam Electric )

Station, Units 1 and 2) )

l CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that copies of the foregoing:

JOINT REPLY OF SOUTH TEXAS APPLICANTS TO BROWNSVILLE'S RESPONSE TO JUDGE'S QUESTIONS were served upon the following persons, by hand *, or by deposit in the United States Mail, first class postage prepaid, this 4th day of May, 1982.

,Is g g l a s l G'. Green enstein, Newman, Reis &

Axelrad 1025 Connecticut Ave., N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20036 (202) 862-8400 DATED: May 4, 1982

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• James A. Laurenson Antitrust and Economic Analysis Administrative Law Judge Branch Atomic Safety and Licensing Division of Engineering l Board Office of Nuclear Reactor U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Regulation Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Washington, D.C. 20555 Commission Washington, D.C. 20555 Ann P. Hodgdon, Esq. David A. Dopsovic, Esq.

Stephen H. Lewis, Esq. Nancy H. McMillen, Esq.

Office of the Executive Legal Energy Section Director Antitrust Division U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Department of Justice Commission P. O. Box 14141 Washington, D.C. 20555 Washington, D.C. 20044 Alan S. Rosenthal, Esq. Mr. William C. Price Chairman Central Power & Light Co.

Atomic Safety and Licensing P. O. Box 2121 Appeal Board Corpus Christi, Texas 78403 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Isham, Lincoln & Beale Washington, D.C. 20555 Suite 325 1120 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.

Thomas S. Moore, Esq. Washington, D.C. 20036 Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal Board David M. Stahl, Esq.

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Michael I. Miller, Esq.

Commission Peter Thornton, Esq.

Washington, D.C. 20555 Isham, Lincoln & Beale One First National Plaza, Suite Atomic Safety and Licensing 4200 Appeal Board Chicago, Illinois 60603 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission G. W. Oprea, Jr.

Washington, D.C. 20555 Executive Vice President Houston Lighting and Power Atomic Safety and Licensing Company Board P. O. Box 1700 l

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Houston, Texas 77001 Commission Washington, D.C. 20555 R. Gordon Gooch, Esq.

Baker & Botts Docketing and Service Branch 1701 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.

Office of the Secretary Washington, D.C. 20006 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission J. Gregory Copeland, Esq.

Washington, D.C. 20555 J. Michael Baldwin, Esq.

Baker & Botts 3000 One Shell Plaza Houston, Texas 77002

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Joseph B. Knotts, Jr., Esq. Don R. Butler, Esq.

Debevoise & Liberman 1225 South West Tower 1200 Seventeenth Street, N.W. Austin, Texas 78701 Washington, D.C. 20036 Wheatley and Wollesen Merlyn D. Sampels, Esq. 1112 Watergate Office Building J. Irion Worsham, Esq. 2600 Virginia Avenue, N.W.

Worsham, Forsythe & Sampels Washington, D.C. 20037 2001 Bryan Tower, Suite 2500 Dallas, Texas 75201 Jay M. Galt, Esq.

Jack P. Fite, Esq.

George Spiegel, Esq. Looney, Nichols, Johnson & Hayes Robert A. Jablon, Esq. 219 Couch Drive Spiegel & McDiarmid Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102 2600 Virginia Avenue, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20037 Robert E. Bathen, Esq.

R. W. Beck & Associates W. Roger Wilson, Esq. P. O. Box 6817 Jon C. Wood, Esq. Orlando, Florida 32803 Matthews & Branscomb 1500 Alamo National Building Ms. Evelyn H. Smith San Antonio, Texas 78205 Route 6, Box 298 Gaffney, South Carolina 29340 Douglas F. John, Esq.

McDermott, Will and Emery Morgan Hunter, Esq.

Suite 500 McGinnis, Lochridge & Kilgore 1850 K Street, N.W. Texas State Bank Building Washington, D.C. 20006 Fifth Floor 900 Congress Avenue Jerry L. Harris, Esq., City Austin, Texas 78701 Attorney Richard C. Balough, Assistant John W. Davidson, Esq.

City Attorney Sawtelle, Goode, Davidson & Troilo City of Austin Suite 800 P. O. Box 1088 601 Northwest Loop 410 Austin, Texas 78767 San Antonio, Texas 78216 Dan H. Davidson, City Manager Robert M. Rader, Esq.

City of Austin Conner, Moore and Corber P. O. Box 1088 1747 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.

Austin, Texas 78767 Washington, D.C. 20006

R. L. Hancock, Director Linda L. Asker, Esq.

City of Austin Electric Utility Leon J. Barish, Esq.

P. O. Box 1088 Attorney General's Office Austin, Texas 78767 P. O. Box 12548 Austin, Texas 78711 l

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Ms. Nancy Holdam Jacobson Maynard Human, General Manager Coordinator, Citizens for Fair Western Farmers Electric Coopera-Utility Regulatory tive 1400 Hemphill Street P. O. Box 429 Fort Worth, Texas 76104 Anadarko, Oklahoma 73005 Frederick H. Ritts, Esq. Donald M. Clements, Esq.

Law Offices of Northcutt Ely Gulf States Utilities Company Watergate 600 Building P. O. Box 2951 Washington, D.C. 20037 Beaumont, Texas 77704 Robert A. O'Neil, Esq. Mr. G. Holman King Miller, Balis & O'Neil, P.C. West Texas Utilities Co.

776 Executive Building P. O. Box 841 1030 - 15th Street, N.W. Abilene, Texas 79604 Washington, D.C. 20005 Robert E. Cohn, Esq.

William H. Burchette, Esq. Richard J. Leidi, Esq.

Heron, Burchette & Ruckert Butler, Binion, Rice, Cook &

Suite 420 Knapp 1200 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W. 818 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20030 Washington, D.C. 20006 J. K. Spruce, General Manager Perry G. Brittain, President City Public Service Board Texas Utilities Generating Co.

P. O. Box 1771 2001 Bryan Tower San Antonio, Texas 78296 Dallas, Texas 75201 W. N. Woolsey, Esq.

Kleberg, Dyer, Redford & Weil 1030 Petroleum Tower

! Corpus Christi, Texas 78474 1

Dick Terrell Brown, Esq.

l 800 Milam Building San Antonio, Texas 78205 Somervell County Public Library P. O. Box 417 Glen Rose, Texas 76043 James E. Monahan Executive Vice President and l General Manager Brazos Electric Power Cooperative, l Inc.

P. O. Box 6296 Waco, Texas 76706 i

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