ML20107B125
| ML20107B125 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Comanche Peak  |
| Issue date: | 10/30/1984 |
| From: | Downey B BISHOP, COOK, PURCELL & REYNOLDS, TEXAS UTILITIES ELECTRIC CO. (TU ELECTRIC) |
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| Shared Package | |
| ML20107B092 | List: |
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| OL-2, NUDOCS 8411020084 | |
| Download: ML20107B125 (4) | |
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-*~me DOCFETEC L3tHC UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 84 OCT 31 R2:51 NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION BEFORE THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING rBOARD, g t,
uwr.ti,tiu a SEp EPANCH In,the Matter of
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TEXAS UTILITIES GENERATING
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Docket Nos. 50-445-2 COMPANY, et-al~.
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50-446-2
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(Comanche Peak Steam Electric
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Station, Units 1 and 2)
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MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF O.B.
CANNON'S MOTION TO STRIKE THE TESTIMONY OF JACK NORRIS By this memorandum, Applicants support 0.B. Cannon's. Motion to Strike the Testimony of Jack Norris.
This Board was convened for the express purpose of adjudicating the question of whether there was pervasive harassment and intimidation of-Quality Control
' inspectors at Comanche Peak.
As Applicants have argued, the testimony of Mr. Norris, and the other Cannon witnesses is not within the scope of this contention.
Simply put, neither Mr.
Norris, nor any of his colleagues,-have any personal knowledge relevant to this issue, and, for this reason alone, the testimony
, of Mr. Norris should be stricken from the record.
In addition, even if the testimony were relevant, Mr. Norris has been improperly called as a Board witness.
While the Board has rejected Applicants' argument on this point, the impropriety of. calling Mr. Norris at all provides a second, independent basis for striking his testimony.
Finally, the particular circumstances surrounding the examination of Mr. Norris also require that his hik20 4j i
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testimony be stricken-in. fairness to the witness and to 0.B.
Cannon.
The fairness issue is fully briefed in Cannon's memoran-dum,.and Applicants endorse Cannon's argument.
For all of the reasons discussed above, Mr. Norris' testimony should be struck and preserving it would serve no purpose except to divert'the parties' and the Board's attention for the real issues in this proceeding.
Respectfully submitted, dh Truce D. Downey BISHOP, LIBERMAN, CO PURCELL &
REYNOLDS 1200 Seventeenth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C.
20036 (202)857-9800 Counsel for Applicants October 30, 1984
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DOLMETEn U3hRC UNITED STATES-OF AMERICA
.g4 OCI31 R2:Si NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION BEFORE THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARDig,fu?s.S lh""
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TEXAS. UTILITIES ELECTRIC.
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Docket Nos. 50-445-2 a'nd COMPANY', Het _al.
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50-446-2 (Comanche Peak Steam Electric
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(Application for Station, Units.1 and 2)
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Operating Licenses)
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that copies of the foregoing "Memorandmn In Support Of 0.B.
Cannon's Motion To Strike The Testimony Of Jack Norris" in the above-captioned matter were served upon the following persons by hand-delivery on October 31 1984, or by
. overnight delivery,* or deposit in the United States mail,**
-first-class, - postage prepaid, this 31st day of October, 1984:
Peter B.
Bloch, Esq.
- Chairman, Atomic Safety and Chairman, Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal Panel
-Licensing Board U.
S.
Nuclear-Regulatory U.S.~ Nuclear Regulatory Commission Commission Washington, D.C.
20555 Washington ~,
D.C.
20555 Mr. William L.
Clements
- *Dr. Walter H. Jordan Docketing &. Services Branch
-881 West Outer Drive U.
S.
Nuclear Regulatory Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830 Commission Washington, D.C.
20555
-Herbert Grossman, Esq.
U..S. Nuclear Regulatory Stuart A.
Treby, Esq.
Commission Office of the Executive Washington, D.C.
20555 Legal Director U.
S.
Nuclear Regulatory
- Mr.
Robert D.
Martin-Commission Regional Administrator Washington, D.
C.
20555 Region IV U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory
- Chairman, Atomic Safety and Commission Licensing Board Panel 611-Ryan Plaza Drive U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Suite 1000 Commission Arlington, Texas 76011 Washington, D.C.
20555
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... **Renea Hicks, Esq.
Anthony.Z. Roisman, Esq.
Assistant Attorney General Executive Director Environmental Protection Trial Lawyers for Public Justice Division 2000 P.
- Street, N.W.
P.O.
Box'12548 Suite 600 Capitol Station.
Washington, D.
C.
20036 Austin, Texas 78711 Ellen Ginsberg, Esq.
- Mrs. Juanita Ellis Atomic Safety and Licensing
_ President, CASE Board Panel 1426' South Polk Street U.
S.
Nuclear Regulatory Dallas, Texas-75224 Commission Washington, D.
C.
20555
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V VBruce E( Downey cc:
John W.
Beck Robert Wooldridge, Esq.
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