ML20062H553
| ML20062H553 | |
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| Site: | Shoreham File:Long Island Lighting Company icon.png |
| Issue date: | 11/19/1990 |
| From: | Mcgranery J DOW, LOHNES & ALBERTSON, SCIENTISTS & ENGINEERS FOR SECURE ENERGY, SHOREHAM-WADING RIVER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, NY |
| To: | Ferguson G, Kline J, Margulies M Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel |
| References | |
| CON-#490-11085 CLI-90-08, OLA, NUDOCS 9012050092 | |
| Download: ML20062H553 (4) | |
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November 19,.1990 o=c, m VIA TELECOPY Morton B. Margulies, Chairman g
Dr. Jerry R. Kline i
Dr. George A. Ferguson Atomic Safety and Licensing-Board' U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C.
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ASLB Letter of November.8,:1990'In The: Matter of Long. Island Lighting company (Shoreham Nuclear-Power Station.-Unit-1) Docket No.'
50-332-OIA
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By the above-referenced letter, you;have: Askedcusrand-other participants in the above-captioned proceeding to-provide our " views on whether there'.-is reason for-the' Licensing Board not 1
l to proceed with deciding the petitionsfat this time, taking into 4
consideration Petitioners' un:esolved request'for reconsideration.
of CLI-90-08."
ASLB November 8 Letter'at 2-As' suggested by your letter, Petitioners Shoreham-
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Wading River Central School District-(" School" District")'and Scientists and Engineers for Secure; Energy,RInc. ("SE ") have, E by; a
counsel,. conferred with the NRC' Staff on this> issue;and have i
considered the November:16,.1990' letterifrom the licensee's
- attorney.
(In this..latter respect', the. School; District: and SE 1
notethatLILCOLoffaredLonly<aconblusion,awithoutanyrationah-l I
that'"the' Board need not'and should'not: wait for the Commission's
! disposition of'. Petitioners October 129f(JointiPetition) for l
.(R)econsideration,-lbut~should proceed to:ruleLon'each;of-Petitioners';pending requestst for' hearing ~in(a' manner consistent-
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Given the possible(significance.of0the commission's-reconsideration l of CLI-90-08'. to.- the adope: of : these: proceedings
- and_the facttthat-ths-first orderiof businessiin'any? proceeding, a
.should'be~the/ scoping of!the; environmental impact statement.
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this time'before'the-Commiss' ion'scforthcoming,decisi,onLcould~ '
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a Atomic Safety and Licensing' Board November 19, 1990 Page 2 entail and, Petitioners argue,.would entail-a, considerable waste.
of-administrative resources on-the pa*t of'the Board,.the'NRC Staff, the Petitioners and other partics to'this proceeding.
The School District and SEg suggest tha.t there is a' considerable. likelihood that the Commission-will. reverse ~the position originally taken in CLI-90-08 because the Council on Environmental Quality and the Department of Energy have-bothi submitted comments urging such a, reversal;which comments the Commission has already determined-that itLwill consider.#as-appropriate in reviewing the Joint Petition."
In the matter of.
Long Island Lighting company.(shoreham' Nuclear Power Station, Unit'1),' Docket No.. 50-322,0rder of November-15,-1990.at 21 n.1.
Given tho' fact;that;the Supreme Court hastrepeatedlyL:
ruled.that CEQ's views on the scope and other= requirements.of.an EIS are entitled to " substantial deference", it'would appear highly-likely that the Commission will. follow the specific ~' advice offered by CEQ in these circumstances'on the appropriate scope of NEPA review.
Fu&., Robertson v. Methow Vallev Citizens Council, U.S..
', 109 S.Ct.' 1835,.1849;(1989).
Further,'given;theipendency o'f'the!JointTPetitioni CLI-90-08 is not final and, thus,-the Board sayinct rely on it (or-
" proceed in a manner consistent' with" :it as urged by' LILCO) L The School District and SE2:aleoinote that.the-Commission'sLorder-of November 15, 1990' indicates: filings by all interested parties on these, issues will be completed by. November 26,.1990.
In these circumstances,iwe believe thattit'would also1 be prudent to wait'for the' Commission's decision:on-reconsideration.
. Respectfully submitte%
James P.'McGranary,LJr.:
Counsel lfor the; Petitioners; Shoreham-Wading River Central School District and4 Scientists"and Enginee p for: Secure. Energy,--Inc.
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that copies of the letter Response by Shoreham Wading River Central '
I School District and Scientists and Engineers for Secure Energy,Inc. to the Board's '
November 8 letter were served upon the following by telecopy when indicated by an asterisk, by Federal Express when indicated by two asterisks, or otherwise by first-class '
mail, postage prepaid on this 19th day of November,1990: _
Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal Board
- Administrative Judge
- U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commissionc Morton B. Margulies, Chairman '
Washington, D.C. 20555 Atomic Safety and Licensing Board 1U.S. Nuclear: Regulatory Commission:
Administrative Judge'
. Washington, D.C. 20555 '
Jerry R. Kline
- Atomic Safety and Ucensing Board -
- Administrative Judge" U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ;
. George A. Ferguson Washington, D.C. 20555
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- 5307 Al Jones Drive 4
The Honorable Samuel J. Chilk Columbia Beach, Maryland 20764 i
The Secretary of the Commission.
Office of the Secretary; Michael R. Deland, Chairman U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Council;on Environmental Quality J
i Washington, D.C. 20555
. Executive Office of the President,
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Edwin J. Reis, Esq.*
Deputy Assistant General Counsel
' Carl Ri Schenker, Jr.; Esq.<
a for Reactor Ucensing Counsel,' Long Island Power Authority; 1Mitzi A? Young, Esq.
O'Melveny & Myers 1.
Senior Supervisory Trial Attorney 55513th Street, N.W.i" Office of the General Counsel Washington, D.C. 20004 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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2-Stephen A. Wakefield, Esq.
Donald P. Irwin, Esq.*
General Counsel Hunton & Williams U.S. Department of Energy P.O. Box 1535 ^
Washington, D.C. 20585
- Richmond, Virginia 23212 --
Charles M. Pratt, Esq. _
Samuel A. Cherniak, Esq.-
Senior Vice President and NYS Department of I.aw :
General Counsel
. Bureau of Consumer.
22nd Floor.
Frauds and Protection '
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