ML20127M954

Corrected Version of Transcript of 930111 ASLB Gpc,Et Al, Vogtle Electric Generating Plant,Units 1 & 2.Pp 1-4.Related Documentation Encl

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.O OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT OF PROCEEDINGS Agericy: u.s. nuclear Regulatory commission Atomic Safety & Licensing Beard ENC' GEORGIA POWER COMPANY, et al, VOCTLE ELECTRIC CENERATING PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 Docket No. so-424-ot.A-3 50-425-OLA-3

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7 GEORGIA POWER COMPANY, et a1  : Case Nos. 50-424-OLA-3 8 VOGTLE ELECTRIC GENERATIllG  : 50-425-OLA-3 9 PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2  :

10 ------------------------------x 11 12 Room No. 240 13 State Court Room 14 Law Enforcement Center 15 401 Walton Way 16 Augusta, Georgia 17 18 Monday, January 11, 1993 19 20 The above-entitled matter came on for hearing, 21 pursuant to notice, before Peter B. Bloch, Board Chairman, 22 at 7:00 p.m.

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2 1 APPEARANCES 2

3 DOARD MEMBERS PRESENT:

4 5 PETER B. DI4CH, JUDGE, DOARP CHAIRMAN l 6 THOMAS D. MURPHY, JUDGE 7 JAMES CARPENTER, JUDGE 8

9 ON BEHALF OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL 10 11 CHARLES A. BARTH, ESQUIRE 12 Office of General Counsel 13 Nuclear Regulatory Commission i

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2 [7:00 p.m.) l 3 CHAIRMAN BIDCll: Good evening. The hearing will 4 please come to order. My name is Peter Bloch and I'm the 5 Chair of the Georgia Power Company amendment case involving 6 a transfer of a license from Georgia Power to Southern 7 Nuclear, transfer of operating authority.

8 The case number is 50-424-OIA-3 and 50-425-OLA-3.

9 The purpose of this evening's hearing is to hear limited 10 appearance statements. I'd like to introduce my fellow 11 Judges. On my left is Judge James Carpenter and on my right 12 is Thomas Murphy.

13 The purpose of having limited appearance 14 statements is so that local people who are concerned about 15 proceedings before the Nuclear Regulatory Commission would 16 have an opportunity to speak. There has been a lot of 17 controveitsy in the past, as you people know, and there 18 appears to be much less now, particularly in this area at 19 this time.

20 There was a motion by the licensee in this case to 21 not have a limited appearance statement, and we denied that 22 motion on the grounds that the limited appearances are 23 scheduled at any time that there is a preliminary hearing.

24 It doesn't require that there be a case, in my opinion.

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() 1 speak. Therefore, I'm going to adjourn for seven minutes.

At ten after, if there's no one here to speak, we'll adjourn 2

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4 I had wanted to start on time because that's my 5 habit. I expect proceedings that I call to be on time and 6 the people to be there on time.

7 Thank you all for j ining us and we'll have a 8 little bit of a little gap here before we adjourn 9 permanently.

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11 CHAIRMAN BLoCH: The hearing will come to order.

12 I have before me a written appearance statement from 13 oglethorpe Power Corporation. I'm going to ask that it be 14 bound into the record of this proceeding.

15 There being no further business before us this 16 evening, I'd like to thank all of you for being in 17 attendance and the hearing is adjourned. We'll start at 18 nine in the morning.

19 [Whereupon, at 7:08 p.m., the hearing was 20 recessed, to reconvene the following day, Tuesday, January 21 12, 1993, at 9:00 a.m.)

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This is to certify that the attached proceedings before the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission In the Matter oft HAME OF PROCEEDING: ceorgia Power company, et al.

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5 0- 4 2 4-01.A- 3 DOCKET NUMBER: 50- 4 2 5- 01.A- 3 PIACE OF PROCEEDING: Aur,usta, ceorgia were held as herein appears, and that this is the original transcript thereof for the file of the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission taken by me and thereafter reduced to typewriting by me or under the direction of the court reporting company, and that the

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In the matter of ) Docket Nos. 50-424-OLA-3 1

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GEORGIA POWER COMPANY, )

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) (Transfer to Southern (Vogtle Electric Generating ) Nuclear) J Plant, Units 1 and 2) )

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) ASLBP No. 96-671-01-OLA-3 1

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l LIMITED APPEARANCE STATEMENT OF OGLETHORPE POWER CORPORATION l

In response to the Notice (Limited Appearance; Prehearing Conference), dated December 14, 1992, Oglethorpe Power Corporation (Oglethorpe) submits the following limited appearance statement for consideration by the Board.

1. Oglethorpe is an Electric Membership Corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Georgia, with its principal place of business in_ Tucker, Georgia. It is engaged in the generation and transmission of electric power and energy for its 39 member-_ rural electric cooperatives, that provide electric service to their respective retail customers throughout the State of Georgia.

2. Oglethorpe owns a 30% undivided ownership interest in the Vogtle Electric Generating Plant (Plant Vogtle). The-other ,

joint owners of this plant are Georgia Power Company (Georgia Power), the Municipal-Electric Authority of Georgia (MEAG) and the City of Dalton (Dalton).

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() 3. Oglethorpe's 30% ownership interest in Plant Vogtle.

represents a significant portion of the capacit serve the needs of the customers of Oglethorpe'y required to cooperatives. The continued reliable operations of member Plant Vogtle is important to Oglethorpe and each of its member cooperatives.

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In order to protect its interest, Oglethorpo has exercised  !

l its rights to monitor the management of Plant Vogtle. This monitoring is conducted by executives and a small staf f.  !

l Some are located at Oglethorpe's corporate office and some are permanently located at the plant site. Overall, the Oglethorpe personnel involved in the monitoring of Plant vogtle have in the aggregate, more than 100 man years of i nuclear training and experience in the United States Navy's-nuclear program and at other utilities which own and-operate ,

commercial nuclear generating stations.

5. As a result of its monitoring activities and its review of operations of other nuclear unite, Oglethorpe considers that the objectives of assembling all of the nuclear ,

expertise of The Southern Company.under the management of a j

single entity, Southern Nuclear, will be beneficial to-l Oglethorpe Vogtle.

and all others affected by the operation of Plant First, the combination of resources required for the operation of these nuclear plants will mean that each'.

plant will have greater resources _available to it under both normal and abnormal circumstances. Second, the singular ,

focus of Southern Nuclear on the operation of nuclear j facilities without competino distractions of conducting transmission, distribution and other utility business-should '

lead to enhancements in.the safe and reliable operation of Plant Vogtle and each of the other nuclear facilities ae >

well. Third, the focused mission of Southern Nuclear should serve to attract and retain qualified and professionally motivated people'to manage, operate and maintain all-of the L

nuclear facilities involved. Fourth,-placing the_ licensed authority to operate all of the nuclear facilities involved with Southern Nuclear should result in the simplification of the rather convoluted delegations of responsibilities that currently exist.

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) In light of all of the foregoing considerations, Oglethorpe supports the proposed amendment of the licenses for the ,

vogtle units to transfer the. licensed authority to operate such units from~ Georgia Power to Southern Nuclear. .

Accordingly, Oglethorpe urges that.the requested amendments  ;

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Oglethorpe does not wish to make an oral presentation to the Board at the limited appearance session scheduled for January 11, 1993, nor otherwise become as party to the proceeding.

Respectfully submitted, OGLETilORPE POWER CORPORATIO!1 Dys as l ' h David Self Senior Vice President, Operations O

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In the matter of ) Docket tios. 50-424-OLA-3

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE-

.I hereby certify that copies of the foregoing Limited Appearance  !

Statement of Oglethorpe Power Corporation have been served _upon the following persons by U.S. mail, first class, or overnight '

mail as otherwise in accordance with the requirements of 10 CFR Sec. 2.712. ,

Office of-Commission Administrative Judge .

Appellate Adjudication Peter B, Oloch, Chairman O.S. Nuclear Regulatory Atomic Safety and Commission Licensing Board _

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20555. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555 Administrative Judge Administrative Judge James H. Carpenter Thomas-D. Murphy-Atomic Safety and Licensing Atomic Safety and Board Licensing Board U.S.-11uclear Regulatory . U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission -

Commission Wasaington, D.C. 20555 Washington,-D.C. 20555 Office of the General Counsel John.Lamberski, Esq.

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Counsel for Georgia Power Commission Company-i- Washington,-D.C. 20555 F

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Atomic Safety and Licensing Board I United States fluclear Regulatory Commission I Secretary's Office Washington, D.C. 20555 i l

Re: Genigi2LPowetfamp.anyat_ah (Vogtle Elect ric 1 Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2); Docket lion.

50-424-OLA-3, 50-425-OLA-3; License Amendment (Transfer to Southern flucleat); ASLDP llo.

96-671-01-OLA-3.

Dear Sir or Madam:

O Enclosed for filing are the original and three (3) copies of the " Limited Appearance Statement of Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia" in connection with the referenced matter. We would appreciate your returning the extra copy to the writer, showing the date of filing, in the enclosed stamped, postage-paid envelope.

Thank you for your assistance.

Very .ruly yours,

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. i UNITED STATES OF AMERICA O NUCLEAR REG'JLATORY C01,NISS10P ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD ,

Before Administrative Judges:

Peter B, Bloch, Chair Dr. James H. Carpenter Thomas D. Murphy l

IN TliE MATTER OF:  : DOCKET NOS. 50-424-OLA-3

50-425-OLA-3 GEORGIA POWER COMPANY, et al. .

. RE: License Amendment (Transfer (Vogtle Electric Generating Plant,  : to Southern Nuclear)

Units 1 and 2)  :

ASLBP NO. 96-671-01-OLA-3 LIM 11EDJPPEARANCE_SIAIEMENI_0E MURlCIEALELECIllLClllIHORITY OF CEORGIA The MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC AUTiiORITY OF GEORGIA 3# ("MEAG"),

respectfully submits this Limited Appearance Statement in the above-captioned proceeding pursuant to the Licensing Board's December 15, 1992 Notice, MEAG is a co-owner of Plant Yogtle along with Georgia Power Company, Oglethorpe Power Corporation and The City of Dalton, Georgia, MEAG has a 22.7% undivided ownership interest in Plant Vogtle and has previously J/ MEAG is a public corporation created by Georgia statute in 1975 in order _to supply wholesale power to thore political subdivisions of the State of Georgia that own and operate electric distribution systems. The 48 Participants of MEAG are the Clties of AdeI, Albany, Barnesviile, Blakely, Brinson, Buford, Cairo, Calhoun, Camilla, Crrtersville, College Park, Commerce, Covington, Doerun, Douglas, East Point, Elberton, Ellaville, Fairburn, Fitzgerald, Forsyth, Fort Valley, Grantsville, Griffin, Hogansville, Jackson, Lafayette, LaGrange, Lawrenceville, Mansfield, Marietta, Monroe, Monticello, Mouttrie, Newnaa, Norcross, 0xford, Palmetto. Quitman, Sandersville, Sylvania, Sylvester, Thomaston, Thomasville, Washington, West Point, Whigham, Georgia, all municipal corporations organized and existing under the laws of the State of Georgia, and the Crisp County Power Commission, Crisp County, Georgia.

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O eviherized oee<9 i e eewer co naev to ci ae it 9emi '" ce""ectio" ith the operation and maintenance of Plant Vogtle.

MEAG fully supports the proposed license amendments, filed by Georgia Power Company wi th the Nuclear Regulatory Conrnission ("NRC") on September 18, 1992, which would amend the Plant Vogtle operating licenses to designate Southern Nuclear Operating Coinpany as the exclusive operating licensee.

MEAG is well-informed with the current Georgia Power Company managers and officers responsible for the day-to-day operation of Plant Vogtle. MEAG is confident in the ability of such individuals to operate Plarit Vogtle in full compliance with the Plant Vogtle operating licenses and the rules, regulations and orders of the NRC. Furthermore, since such individuals are expected to continue operating Plant Vogtle, as Southern Nuclear employees, when the license amendments are issued, MEAG is of the belief that Southern Nuclear can and will operate Plant Vogtle in full compliance with the Plant Vogtle operating licenses and the rules, regulations and orders of the NRC.

MEAG opposes the intervention petition of Allen L. Mosbaugh in this proceeding and requests that the Licensing Board deny his petition.

Respectfutly submitted, 2 hW .

'L.ClifforhAdams,Jr,,Gener#alCounsel (Georgia Bd No. 003700)

Robert J. Middleton, Jr (Georgia Bar No. 504915)

Sulte 1400 999 Peachtree Street, NE Atlanta, Georgia 30309-3999 (404) 870-0478 January __., 1993 ATTORNEYS FOR THE MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC Atlanta, Georgia AUTHORITY OF GEORGIA O

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA O NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISS10f4 ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD Before Administrative Judgen:

Peter B. Bloch, Chair Dr. James H. Carpenter Thomas D. Murphy IN THE MAllER OF:

DOCKET NOS. 50-424-OLA-3

. 50-425-OLA-3 CEORGIA POWER COMPANY, et al. .

RE: License Amendment (Transfer (Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, to Southern Nuclear)

Unitc 1 and 2)

ASLBP N0.06-671-01-OLA-3 CEllUELCMEJf_SUlY1CE I hereby certify that copies of the foregoing LIMITED APPEARANCE STATEMENT OF WJNICIPAL ELECTRIC AUTHORITY OF GEORGI A have been served upon the following persons, by U.S. Mail, First Class except as otherwise noted and in accordance with the requirements of 10 C.F.R. 5 2,712.

Office of Commission Appellate Administrative Judge Adjudication Peter B. Bloch, Chairman r U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Washington, DC 20555 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555 Administrative Judge Administrative Judge James H. Carpenter Thomas D. Murphy Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Atomic Safety and Licensing Board U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555 Washington, DC 20555 Office of the General Counsel John Lamberski, Esquire U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Counsel-for Georgia Power Company Washington, DC 20555 Troutman Sanders Suite 5200, 600 Peachtree Street, NE Atlanta, Georgia 30308 O

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Vice President Nuclear, Vogtle Project Georgia Power Company 517 Florida Avenue, NW Post Office Box 1205 Washington, DC 20001 Birmingham, AL 35201 This(( day of January, 1993.

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