ML20052E532

Answer Concurring in NRC 820426 Motion to Reject Proposed Contentions II-1,III-1 & in part,III-2,since Need for Power & Alternative Sources Issues Will No Longer Be Considered in OL Hearings.Certificate of Svc Encl

ML20052E532
Person / Time
Site:	Limerick, 05000383
Issue date:	05/06/1982
From:	Conner T, Rader R CONNER & WETTERHAHN, PECO ENERGY CO., (FORMERLY PHILADELPHIA ELECTRIC
To:	Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel
References
NUDOCS 8205110210
Download: ML20052E532 (5)

Text

e e

• CQG[7:

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 82 lM -7 P1 :59 NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Before the Atomic Safety and Licensin~g Board In the Matter of ) =

} 4 Philadelphia Electric Company ) Docket No -352 <

(Limerick Generating Station,

) 0-3 BE g gD g

) . -

Units 1 and 2) )  ; g101 7 APPLICANT'S ANSWER TO NRC STAFF

[

5%[  ?

MOTION TO REJECT PROPOSED CONTENTIONS 9/ [

II-1, III-1, AND, IN PART, III-2 0:

By motion dated April 26, 1982, the NRC Staff requested the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board herein to reject a number of proposed contentions on the basis of two recent amendments to 10 C.F.R. Part 51 which provide that need for power and alternative sources issues will no longer be considered in operating license proceedings and eliminate previous requirements under 10 C.F.R. Part 50 for review of utility applicant's financial qualifications, including funding for decommissioning.

Applicant concurs in the motion by the Staff to eliminate contentions II-1, III-l and III-2 for the reasons set forth in the motion. Moreover, the Appeal Board has recently acknowledged that issues of financial qualifi-cations are no longer cognizable in NRC proceedings.

Houston Lighting and Power Company (Allens Creek Nuclear Generating Station, Unit 1) , ALAB-671, 14 NRC (March 31, 1982).

0205110210 020506 PDR ADOCK 05000352 g)o)

G PDR D/

oil

In addition, Applicant notes that some of the proposed contentions (e.g., I-23) are apparently based upon the same rationale which the Commission expressly rejected in adopting the new financial qualifications rule, i.e., that an applicant has a strong financial incentive to ignore safety requirements. To such extent, those contentions ,

should be rejected as well.

Conclusion For the reasons discussed above, Applicant concurs in the motion of the Staff and requests that it be granted.

Respectfully submitted, CONNER & WETTERHAHN, P.C.

Troy . Conner, Jr.

Robert M. Rader Suite 1050

, 1747 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.

l Washington, D.C. 20006 202/833-3500 Counsel for the A,rplicant May 6, 1982 l

l

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION In the Matter of )

)

Philadelphia Electric Company ) Docket Nos. 50-352

) 50-353 (Limerick Generating Station, )

Units 1 and 2) )

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that copies of " Applicant's Answer to NRC Staff Motion to Reject Proposed Contentions II-1, III-1, and, in Part, III-2," in the captioned matter have been served upon the following by deposit in the United States mail this 6 th day of May, 1982.

Judge Lawrence Brenner Atomic Safety and Licensing Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal Panel Board U.S. Nuclear Regulatory U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Commission Washington, D.C. 20555 Washington, D.C. 20555 Docketing and Service Section Judge Richard F. Cole Office of the Secretary Atomic Safety and Licensing U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Board Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Washington, D.C. 20555 Commission Washington, D.C. 20555 Stephen H. Lewis, Esq.

Counsel for NRC Staff Judge Peter A. Morris Office of the Executive Atomic Safety and Licensing Legal Director Board U.S. Nuclear Regulatory U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Commission Washington, D.C. 20555 Washington, D.C. 20555

, . Atomic Safety and Licensing Philadelphia Electric Company Board Panel ATTN: Edward G. Bauer, Jr.

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Vice President &

Commission General Counsel Washington, D.C. 20555 2301 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19101 Mr. Frank R. Romano 61 Forest Avenue Robert W. Adler, Esq.

Ambler, PA 19002 Assistant Counsel Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Mr. Charles B. Taylor DER 24 West Tenth Avenue 505 Executive House Collegeville, PA 19426 P.O. Box 2357 Harrisburg, PA. 17120 Mr. Robert L. Anthony 103 Vernon Lane Thomas Gerusky, Director Moylan, PA 19065 Bureau of Radiation Protection Department of Environmental Mr. Marvin I. Lewis Resources 6504 Bradford Terrace 5th Floor, Fulton Bank Bldg.

Philadelphia, PA 19149 Third and Locust Streets Harrisburg, PA 17120 Samuel & Clarissa B. Cooper P.O. Box 16 Director Colora, Maryland 21917 Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency Judith A. Dorsey, Esq. Basement, Transportation and 1315 Walnut Street Safety Building Suite 1632 Harrisburg, PA 17120 Philadelphia, PA 19107 John Shniper, Esq.

Charles W. Elliott, Esq. Hy Mayerson, P.C.

123 N. 5th Street Meeting House Law Bldg. and Suite 101 Gallery Allentown, PA 18102 Mennonite Church Road Schuylkill Road Mr. William Lochstet Spring City, PA 19475 119 E. Aaron Drive State College, PA 16804 Steven P. Hershey, Esq.

Community Legal Services, Inc.

Mr. Alan J. Nogee Law Center North Central 3700 Chestnut Street Beury Building Philadelphia, PA 19104 3701 North Broad Street Philadelphia, PA 19140 Mr. Steven Levin 11 Beard Circle James M. Neill, Esq.

Phoenixville, PA 19460 Box 511 Dublin, PA 18917

a Donald S. Bronstein, Esq. Robert J. Sugarman, Esq.

1425 Walnut Street Sugarman & Denworth Philadelphia, PA 19102 Suite 510, North American Bldg.

121 South Broad Street Mr. Joseph H. White, III Philadelphia, PA 19107 11 South Merion Avenue Bryn Mawr, PA 19010 W. Wilson Goode Managing Director Dr. Judith H. Johnsrud City of Philadelphia Co-Director, ECNP Philadelphia, PA 433 Orlando Avenue State College, PA 16801 Ann P. Hodgden, Esq.

Elaine I. Chan, Esq.

Walter W. Cohen, Esq. Counsel for NRC Staff Consumer Advocate Office of the Executive Office of Attorney General Legal Director-1425 Strawberry Square U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Harrisburg, PA 17120 Commission Washington, D.C. 20555 8

Rdbert M.'Rader Counsel for the Applicant l

-. . _ _ .