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MONTHYEAR3F0999-05, Comment Supporting Proposed Rules 10CFR50 & 72 Re Reporting Requirements for Nuclear Power Reactors & Draft NUREG-1022, Rev 2, Event Reporting Guidelines1999-09-14014 September 1999 Comment Supporting Proposed Rules 10CFR50 & 72 Re Reporting Requirements for Nuclear Power Reactors & Draft NUREG-1022, Rev 2, Event Reporting Guidelines L-99-201, Comment Supporting Proposed Rules 10CFR50 & 72 Re Reporting Requirements for Nuclear Power Reactors.Fpl Followed Development of NEI Comments on Rulemaking & Endorse These Comments1999-09-0707 September 1999 Comment Supporting Proposed Rules 10CFR50 & 72 Re Reporting Requirements for Nuclear Power Reactors.Fpl Followed Development of NEI Comments on Rulemaking & Endorse These Comments ML20206H4441999-05-0303 May 1999 Comment Opposing Proposed Rules 10CFR170 & 10CFR171 Re Rev of Fy 1999 Fee Schedules ML20205J0461999-04-0101 April 1999 Comment Supporting Proposed Draft Std Review Plan on Foreign Ownership,Control & Domination.Util Supports Approach Set Forth in SRP Toward Reviewing Whether Applicant for NRC License Owned by Foreign Corp.Endorses NEI Comments ML20205B3771999-03-16016 March 1999 Comment Opposing PRM 50-64 Re Liability of Joint Owners of Npps.Util Endorses Comments of NEI & Urges Commission to Deny Petition for Rulemaking ML17355A2511999-03-0909 March 1999 Comment Supporting Amend to Policy & Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions Re Treatment of Severity Level IV Violations at Power Reactors.Util Also Endorses Comments of NEI on Revs L-98-306, Comment Opposing Proposed Rule 10CFR50 Re Requirements for Monitoring Effectiveness of Maint at NPP1998-12-10010 December 1998 Comment Opposing Proposed Rule 10CFR50 Re Requirements for Monitoring Effectiveness of Maint at NPP L-98-272, Comment on Draft Reg Guide DG-4005, Preparation of Suppl Environ Repts for Applications to Renew Nuclear Power Plant Operating Licenses1998-10-28028 October 1998 Comment on Draft Reg Guide DG-4005, Preparation of Suppl Environ Repts for Applications to Renew Nuclear Power Plant Operating Licenses L-98-252, Comment Supporting Proposed Rules 10CFR2 & 51 Re Streamlined Hearing Process for NRC Approval of License Transfers.Fpl Also Endorses Comments of NEI on Proposed Rule1998-10-0606 October 1998 Comment Supporting Proposed Rules 10CFR2 & 51 Re Streamlined Hearing Process for NRC Approval of License Transfers.Fpl Also Endorses Comments of NEI on Proposed Rule L-98-248, Comment Supporting Statement of Policy on Conduct of Adjudicatory Proceedings.Fpl Also Endorses Comments of NEI on Policy Statement1998-10-0505 October 1998 Comment Supporting Statement of Policy on Conduct of Adjudicatory Proceedings.Fpl Also Endorses Comments of NEI on Policy Statement ML17354A8741998-03-27027 March 1998 Comment Opposing Proposed Generic Communication,Lab Testing of nuclear-grade Activated Charcoal (M97978) ML17354B1061998-02-26026 February 1998 Submits Listed Requests for NRC EA Per 10CFR2.206 to Modify OLs for All FPL NPPs Until Licensee Can Demonstrate Open Communication Channels Exist Between NRC & Licensee.Also Requests EA to Address Alleged Discriminatory Practices ML20217M0751997-08-13013 August 1997 Licensee Response to Supplemental 10CFR2.206 Petitions Filed by Tj Saporito & National Litigation Consultants.Petition Provides No Basis for Extraordinary Relief Requested. Petition Should Be Denied.W/Certificate of Svc ML20217J4321997-08-0707 August 1997 Memorandum & Order.* Grants Staff Petition for Review & Reverses Presiding Officer Decision Requiring Staff to Issue Tetrick SRO License.Order Disapproved by Commissioner Diaz. W/Certificate of Svc.Served on 970807 ML20148P8461997-06-25025 June 1997 Memorandum & Order (Determination of Remand Question).* Concludes That Presiding Officer Reaffirms Determination That Response of Rl Tetrick to Question 63 of Exam to Be SRO Was Incorrect.W/Certificate of Svc.Served on 970626 ML17354A5521997-06-18018 June 1997 Comment Opposing Proposed NRC Bulletin 96-001,suppl 1, CR Insertion Problems. ML20141F5441997-06-13013 June 1997 NRC Staff Response to Presiding Officer Memorandum & Order (Questions Relevant to Remand).* Staff Submits That Tetrick Request for Reconsideration of Grading of Question 63 on SRO License Written Exam Should Be Denied ML20141F5711997-06-13013 June 1997 Supplemental Affidavit of B Hughes & Ta Peebles.* Affidavit Re Tetrick Request for Reconsideration of Grading of Question 63 on SRO License Written Exam.W/Certificate of Svc ML20148G6531997-05-27027 May 1997 Notice.* Forwards Documents Received & Read by Author from Rl Tetrick on 970317 W/O Being Served as Required Under Procedural Rules.W/Certificate of Svc.Served on 970527 ML17354A5181997-05-27027 May 1997 Licensee Response to 10CFR2.206 Petition Filed by Tj Saporito & National Litigation Consultants.Petition Should Be Denied,Based on Listed Info.W/Certificate of Svc ML20148G7071997-05-27027 May 1997 Memorandum & Order (Questions Relevant to Remand).* Rl Tetrick May Respond to Questions W/Filing Served Pursuant to Procedural Regulations W/Notarized Statement to Be Received by 970617.Certificate of Svc Encl.Served on 970527 ML20148G7501997-05-20020 May 1997 Memorandum & Order CLI-97-05.* Staff May Withhold Issuance of SRO License to Rl Tetrick Pending Further Order of Commission.W/Certificate of Svc.Served on 970520 ML17354A5631997-05-17017 May 1997 Second Suppl to 970423 Petition Requesting Enforcement Against Listed Util Employees by Imposing Civil Penalties, Restricting Employees from Licensed Activities & Revoking Unescorted Access ML20141C7331997-05-16016 May 1997 Order Extending Until 970616,time within Which Commission May Rule on NRC Staff 970416 Petition for Review of Presiding Officer Initial Decision.W/Certificate of Svc. Served on 970516 ML17354A5611997-05-11011 May 1997 Suppl to 970423 Petition Requesting Enforcement Action Against Util Former Executive Vice President,Site Vice President & Maint Superintendent by Imposing Civil Monetary Penalty ML20138J2331997-05-0202 May 1997 Affidavit.* Affidavit of B Hughes Re Denial of Application for SRO License for Rl Tetrick.W/Certificate of Svc ML20138J2241997-05-0202 May 1997 Line (Providing Omitted Citation).* Informs That Submitted Citation Inadvertently Omitted from Response to Questions Posed in Commission Order of 970425.W/Certificate of Svc ML20138J2271997-05-0202 May 1997 NRC Staff Response to Questions Posed in Commission Order of 970425.* Staff Respectfully Submits That Commission Should Undertake Review of Presiding Officer Decisions in Proceedings LBP-97-2 & LBP-97-6 ML20138J2401997-04-25025 April 1997 Scheduling Order.* Staff Instructed to File W/Commission,By COB 970502,response to Tetrick Argument Re Question 63 & Discussion of Legal Significance of Consistent Staff Practices.W/Certificate of Svc.Served on 970425 ML17354A5651997-04-23023 April 1997 Requests That NRC Take EA to Modify,Suspend or Revoke FPL Operating Licenses for All Four Nuclear Reactors Until Licensee Can Sufficiently Demonstrate to NRC & Public That Employees Encouraged to Freely Raise Safety Concerns ML20137X5921997-04-16016 April 1997 NRC Staff Petition for Commission Review of Presiding Officer Decisions in Proceeding (LBP-97-2 & LBP-97-6).* Commission Should Undertake Review of Presiding Officer Decisions in Proceeding.W/Certificate of Svc ML20137X5511997-04-11011 April 1997 NRC Request for Issuance of Order Staying Effectiveness of Presiding Officer Decisions in Proceeding (LBP-97-2 & LBP-97-6).* Commission Should Stay Effectiveness of Decision in Subj Proceeding.W/Certificate of Svc ML20137R3531997-03-27027 March 1997 Correct Copy of Memorandum & Order (Denial of Reconsideration,Stay).* Denies NRC Staff Motion for Reconsideration.W/Certificate of Svc.Served on 970327 ML20137F5551997-03-25025 March 1997 NRC Staff Response to Memorandum & Order of 970321.* Presiding Officer Should Grant Staff 970310 Motion for Reconsideration.W/Certificate of Svc ML20137F8251997-03-21021 March 1997 Memorandum & Order (Grant of Housekeeping Stay).* Orders That Effect of Initial Decision Postponed Until Close of Business on 970326.W/Certificate of Svc.Served on 970321 ML20137F5371997-03-17017 March 1997 NRC Staff Motion for Reconsideration in Matter of Rl Tetrick.* Requests That Presiding Officer Deny NRC Staff Request for Reconsideration ML20137F5081997-03-17017 March 1997 NRC Staff Motion for Issuance of Stay.* Requests That Presiding Officer Deny NRC Staff Request for Issuance of Stay in Matter of Issuance of SRO License ML20136F2981997-03-12012 March 1997 Memorandum & Order (Grant of Housekeeping Stay).* Informs That Initial Decision Issued by Presiding Officer on 970228 Postponed Until 970321 & Rl Tetrick May File Response by 970318.W/Certificate of Svc.Served on 970312 ML20136F2351997-03-10010 March 1997 NRC Staff Motion for Reconsideration Introduction.* Requests That Presiding Officer Reconsider Determination That Tetrick Passed Written Exam & Find,Instead,That Tetrick Failed Written Exam ML20136F3411997-03-10010 March 1997 NRC Staff Request for Issuance of Order Staying Effectiveness of Presiding Officers Initial Decision LBP-97-2.* Staff Submits That Presiding Officer Should Stay Effectiveness of Initial Decision.W/Certificate of Svc ML20136F2721997-03-0606 March 1997 Supplemental Affidavit of B Hughes.* Supports Staff Motion for Reconsideration of Presiding Officer Initial Decision of 970228.W/Certificate of Svc ML20138Q0191997-02-28028 February 1997 Initial Decision.* Concludes That Rl Tetrick Had Passing Score of 80% & Should Be Granted License as Sro. W/Certificate of Svc.Served on 970228 ML20134A6551997-01-23023 January 1997 Written Presentation of NRC Staff.* Staff Concludes That SE Turk Failed Written Exam & Did Not Establish Sufficient Cause to Change Grading of Answers to Listed Questions. Denial of Application for SRO License Should Be Sustained ML20134A6661997-01-23023 January 1997 Affidavit of B Hughes & Ta Peebles Re Denial of Application for SRO License.W/Certificate of Svc.Served on 970124 ML20135F3901996-12-0909 December 1996 Memorandum & Order (Extension of Time).* Rl Tetrick Shall Serve Written Presentation by 970103 & NRC May Respond W/ Document That Complies W/Regulations by 970124.W/Certificate of Svc.Served on 961209 ML20129J5681996-10-23023 October 1996 Memorandum & Order (Error).* Informs of Incorrect Caption Identified in Order .W/Certificate of Svc.Served on 961023 ML20129D4981996-10-21021 October 1996 Memorandum & Order (Grant of Request for Hearing Scheduling).* Requests for Hearing Hereby Granted. W/Certificate of Svc.Served on 961021 ML20129D6681996-10-18018 October 1996 NRC Staff Answer to Rl Tetrick Request for Hearing.* Staff Does Not Oppose Request & Will Be Prepared to Submit Hearing File.W/Certificate of Svc & Notice of Appearance ML20129D4401996-10-0909 October 1996 Designating of Presiding Officer.* Pb Bloch Designated to Serve as Presiding Officer to Conduct Informal Adjudicatory Hearing in Proceeding of Rl Tetrick Re Denial of SRO License.W/Certificate of Svc.Served on 961010 ML17353A6311996-01-19019 January 1996 Decision & Remand Order Re FPL Discrimination Against RR Diaz-Robainas.FPL Ordered to Offer Reinstatement to RR Diaz-Robainas W/Comparable Pay & Benefits,To Pay Him Back Pay W/Interest & to Pay His Costs & Expenses Re Complaint 1999-09-07
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MONTHYEARML20217J4321997-08-0707 August 1997 Memorandum & Order.* Grants Staff Petition for Review & Reverses Presiding Officer Decision Requiring Staff to Issue Tetrick SRO License.Order Disapproved by Commissioner Diaz. W/Certificate of Svc.Served on 970807 ML20148G7071997-05-27027 May 1997 Memorandum & Order (Questions Relevant to Remand).* Rl Tetrick May Respond to Questions W/Filing Served Pursuant to Procedural Regulations W/Notarized Statement to Be Received by 970617.Certificate of Svc Encl.Served on 970527 ML20148G7501997-05-20020 May 1997 Memorandum & Order CLI-97-05.* Staff May Withhold Issuance of SRO License to Rl Tetrick Pending Further Order of Commission.W/Certificate of Svc.Served on 970520 ML20141C7331997-05-16016 May 1997 Order Extending Until 970616,time within Which Commission May Rule on NRC Staff 970416 Petition for Review of Presiding Officer Initial Decision.W/Certificate of Svc. Served on 970516 ML20138J2401997-04-25025 April 1997 Scheduling Order.* Staff Instructed to File W/Commission,By COB 970502,response to Tetrick Argument Re Question 63 & Discussion of Legal Significance of Consistent Staff Practices.W/Certificate of Svc.Served on 970425 ML20137R3531997-03-27027 March 1997 Correct Copy of Memorandum & Order (Denial of Reconsideration,Stay).* Denies NRC Staff Motion for Reconsideration.W/Certificate of Svc.Served on 970327 ML20137F8251997-03-21021 March 1997 Memorandum & Order (Grant of Housekeeping Stay).* Orders That Effect of Initial Decision Postponed Until Close of Business on 970326.W/Certificate of Svc.Served on 970321 ML20136F2981997-03-12012 March 1997 Memorandum & Order (Grant of Housekeeping Stay).* Informs That Initial Decision Issued by Presiding Officer on 970228 Postponed Until 970321 & Rl Tetrick May File Response by 970318.W/Certificate of Svc.Served on 970312 ML20135F3901996-12-0909 December 1996 Memorandum & Order (Extension of Time).* Rl Tetrick Shall Serve Written Presentation by 970103 & NRC May Respond W/ Document That Complies W/Regulations by 970124.W/Certificate of Svc.Served on 961209 ML20129J5681996-10-23023 October 1996 Memorandum & Order (Error).* Informs of Incorrect Caption Identified in Order .W/Certificate of Svc.Served on 961023 ML20129D4981996-10-21021 October 1996 Memorandum & Order (Grant of Request for Hearing Scheduling).* Requests for Hearing Hereby Granted. W/Certificate of Svc.Served on 961021 ML17353A6311996-01-19019 January 1996 Decision & Remand Order Re FPL Discrimination Against RR Diaz-Robainas.FPL Ordered to Offer Reinstatement to RR Diaz-Robainas W/Comparable Pay & Benefits,To Pay Him Back Pay W/Interest & to Pay His Costs & Expenses Re Complaint ML20059M6431990-09-25025 September 1990 Memorandum & Order (Consideration of Possible Sua Sponte Issues).* No Issues of Sufficient Importance Identified to Declare Sua Sponte Issue & Case Dismissed.Certificate of Svc Encl.Served on 900925 ML20055G7261990-07-19019 July 1990 Order.* Oral Argument in Proceeding Canceled & Appeals Will Be Decided on Basis of Briefs of All Parties & Record Before Licensing Board.Certificate of Svc Encl.Served on 900720 ML20055G6601990-07-17017 July 1990 Memorandum & Order (Motion to Dismiss).* Nuclear Energy Accountability Project (Neap) & Tj Saporito Dismissed as Parties & NRC Requested to Comment on Admitted Contentions. Certificate of Svc Encl.Served on 900718 ML20055D8311990-06-25025 June 1990 Order.* Argument Scheduled for 900710 Postponed Until Further Order.Util & NRC May File Single Reply to Motions Re Relocation of 900710 Hearing to Miami,Fl Area by 900706. Served on 900626.W/Certificate of Svc ML20248J1261989-10-0303 October 1989 Order.* Grants in Part & Denies in Part Intervenors Motion for Extension of Time & Motion to Revise Hearing Schedule in Accordance W/Listed Schedule.W/Certificate of Svc.Served on 891004 ML20244D3551989-06-0808 June 1989 Memorandum & Order (Ruling Upon Contentions).* Denies Admission of Petitioners Contention 1 & Admits Contentions 2 & 3,per Stated Limitations.W/Certificate of Svc.Served on 890612 ML20247L5511989-05-30030 May 1989 Order Denying Request for Hearing.* Denies Tj Saporito 890516 Request for Hearing & Petition for Leave to Intervene Re Proposed Amends to Licenses Revising Tech Spec Sections 6.2 & 6.3.W/Certificate of Svc.Served on 890531 ML20154A0711988-09-0606 September 1988 Order.* Advises That Time within Which Commission May Act to Review ALAB-898 Extended Until 880927.Served on 880906 ML20196G8741988-06-27027 June 1988 Order.* Invites Parties to Submit Views on Question Re Applicant Establishment of Surveillance Programs for Boraflex,By 880715.Served on 880628 ML20197E1711988-05-27027 May 1988 Order.* Advises That No Appeals Taken from Board 880419 Decision in OL Amend Proceeding Re Expansion of Capacity of Facility Spent Fuel Pools.Completion of Review & Further Order Pending.Served on 880527 ML20236L8631987-11-0404 November 1987 Memorandum & Order.* Affirms Board 870623 Memo & Order Terminating Proceeding on Util Application for Amends to License.Served on 871105 ML20236L9061987-11-0404 November 1987 Order.Extends Time Until 871112 for Commission to Act to Review 84-504-07 La.Served on 871105 ML20235K8041987-09-29029 September 1987 Order.* Advises That All Mail Addressed to EA Luebke in Proceeding Should Be Sent to Stated Address.Served on 870930 ML20235J0521987-07-13013 July 1987 Order.* Written Testimony Shall Be Filed by Each Party on or Before 870831,per Agreement Reached Between Parties & Approved by Board.Served on 870714 ML20216D0541987-06-23023 June 1987 Memorandum & Order (Terminating Proceeding).* Grants Licensee 861120 Motion to Terminate Proceeding & Allows Amends 99 & 93 to Licenses DPR-31 & DPR-41,respectively,to Remain in Force.Served on 870624 ML20214B1041987-05-15015 May 1987 Order Establishing Schedule for Hearing (Expansion of Spent Fuel Pool Storage Capacity).* Each Party Must Identify Witnesses Who Will Testify W/Respect to Each Contention by 870623.Hearing Scheduled for 870915.Served on 870518 ML20205F4071987-03-25025 March 1987 Memorandum & Order (Ruling on Summary Disposition Motions).* Util Motion for Summary Disposition of Contentions 3,4,7,8 & 10 Granted,Nrc Motion Re Contention 4 Granted & Util Motion Re Contentions 5 & 6 Denied.Served on 870326 ML20211B0281986-10-14014 October 1986 Order Imposing Civil Monetary Penalty in Amount of $25,000. NRC Assessment of Licensee Response Encl ML20210B7531986-09-16016 September 1986 Memorandum & Order ALAB-846,affirming ASLB 860724 Initial Decision LBP-86-23,authorizing Requested Amends to Tech Specs for Licenses DPR-31 & DPR-41 Re Vessel Flux Reduction. Served on 860917 ML20212M8211986-08-25025 August 1986 Memorandum & Order Granting Summary Disposition Motion Re Contention 3 & Terminating OL Amend Proceeding.Served on 860827 ML20206M7901986-08-19019 August 1986 Order That ASLB 860724 Initial Decision LBP-86-23 Authorizing Requested Amends to Tech Specs for Licenses DPR-31 & DPR-41 Re Vessel Flux Reduction,Not to Be Deemed Final,Pending Further Order of Aslab.Served on 860820 ML20214J8781986-08-12012 August 1986 Confirmatory Order Requiring Continuation of Performance Enhancement Program,Rev 1 & Phase II Assessment Program Based on Failure to Maintain Mgt Controls & Deficiencies in Plant Sys ML20207J9761986-07-24024 July 1986 Order Accepting Staff 860110 & Licensee 860121 Motions Re Encl Transcript Corrections for 851210-12 Hearings.Served on 860725 ML20154B7341986-02-26026 February 1986 Order Granting Ctr for Nuclear Responsibility & J Lorion Motion for Extension of Time Until 860319 for Filing Response to Util 860123 Motion for Summary Disposition. Served on 860228 ML20141N1751986-02-26026 February 1986 Order Granting Ctr for Nuclear Responsibility 860123 Motion for Extension of Time to & Including 860319 for Filing Response to Licensee 860123 Motion for Summary Disposition Re Spent Fuel Pool Expansion.Served on 860228 ML20151T2451986-02-0505 February 1986 Order Extending Time Until 860214 for Ctr for Nuclear Responsibility & J Lorion to File Proposed Findings of Fact & Conclusions of Law.Served on 860207 ML20137D6321985-11-25025 November 1985 Order Extending Time Until 851127 for Intervenors to Respond to Licensee Interrogatories, .Served on 851125 ML20137D6191985-11-25025 November 1985 Order Granting Extension of Time Until 851127 for Intervenors to File Response to Licensee 851028 Interrogatories.Served on 851125 ML20198E2991985-11-0808 November 1985 Order Denying Licensee Second Motion for Summary Disposition of Contention (D).Served on 851112 ML20132B9181985-09-24024 September 1985 Memorandum & Order Admitting Contention 3 & Rejecting Contentions 1,2 & 4 of Ctr of Nuclear Responsibility & J Lorion 850307 Amended Petition as Issues in Controversy in Fuel Enrichment Processing.Served on 850925 ML20137P9461985-09-18018 September 1985 Order Scheduling Evidentiary Hearing on 851210 in Miami,Fl Re Amends 93 & 99 to Licenses DPR-41 & DPR-31,respectively, Issued on 841223.Served on 850919 ML20135G1031985-09-16016 September 1985 Memorandum & Order Admitting Contentions 3,4,5,6,7,8 & 10 & Rejecting 1,2 & 9 of Ctr for Nuclear Responsibility,Inc & J Lorion 850307 Amended Petition Re Proposed Amends to Expand Spent Fuel Pool Storage Capability.Served on 850917 ML20134E7951985-08-16016 August 1985 Order Granting Util 840810 Motion for Summary Disposition of Contention (B) & Denying Util 840810 Motion for Summary Disposition of Contention (D),Intervenor 831012 Motion to Strike & Util 840921 Motion to Strike.Served on 850819 ML17273A0631979-08-0303 August 1979 Order 8995 Adopting FERC Order 450 Re Location & Preservation of Records 1997-08-07
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UNITED STATES OF AMERI ,
,- ~I NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMI na t W h 4 ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD PANEIi"H Before Administrative Judges: SERVED HAR 271997 Peter B. Bloch, Presiding Officer Peter Lam, Special Assistant'
.i In the matter of Docket No. 55-20726-SP RALPH L. TETRICK Re: Operator License
.(Denial'of Application for Reactor Operator License) ASLBP No. 96-721-01-SP l CORRECTED COPY OF MEMORANDUM AND ORDER (Denial of Reconsideration, Stay) l On March 10, 1997, the Staff of the Nuclear Regulatory.
Commission filed a motion, "NRC S_aff's Request 'or Issuance of I
l an Order Staying-the Effectiveness of the Presiding Officer's Initial Decision (LBP-97-2)" (Motion for a Stay). The Staff asked that the Presiding Officer issue an Order staying the
' effectiveness of his Initial Decision in this proceeding,1 pending the Presiding Officer's review and consideration of the Staf f's Motion for. Reconsideration (Motion for ht onsideration),
Ra.lph L. Tetrick (Denial of' Application for Reactor Operator. License),- LBP-97-2, 45 N.R.C. ,Feb. 28, 1997 i (Initial Decision). l l
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g filed simultaneously'. Ralph L. Tetrick filed his response to t% Staff motions on March 17, 1997.
- Because the Motion for Reconsideration has been filed, we ;
r7tain jurisdiction over this case. See 10 C. F.R. S 2.771; Consumers Power Company (Midland Plant, Units 1 and 2), ALAB-235, 9 AEC 645 (1974).
have decided that the Motion for Reconsideration shall be denied because it improperly raises an argument based on e v i d er.. 'e that should have been incorporated in the record earliet in this case. The motion for a stay also shall be d m ,a d . The Motion for a Stay stated, in part, that it was pending "the Presiding Officer's review and consideration of the i Staff's Motion for Reconsideration." Upon denial of the Motion for Reco'isideration, I no longer have jurisdiction of this case, so it would be inappropriate to grant a stay "pending consider-ation by the Commission," as the Staff also requests.
With respect to the motion for reconsideration, I note that:
a motion for reconsideration should not include new argu-ments or evidence unless a party demonstrates that its new material relates to a Board concern that could not reason-ably have been anticipated.
Texas Utili ties Electric Co. (Comanche Peak Steam Electric Station, Units 1 and 2), LBP-84-10, 19 NRC b09, 517-18 (1984).
(Emphasis added to the quoted paragraph by the Staff. See "NRC Staff's Response to Memorandum and Order of March 21, 1997," i l
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March 25, 1997 [ Staff Response] at 2). In this case, Staff-
-l opposed Mr. Tetrick's challenges to three questions on its Senior Reactor Operator's examination. It now argues that it i
could not anticipate that one of these three questions might be struck, forcing the Presiding Officer to decide whether or not a score of 79.59% should be considered passing or failing.2 NRC i Response at 3-4. We reject Staff's argument that it "did not yet-have any reason to anticipate that the Presiding Officer 4
would strike Question 96. . . .
(NRC Response at 4.) The key l question being litigated was the ~ validity of each of the challenged questions and whether or not Mr. Tetrick would pass the examination. I conclude that the Staff should have antici-pated this contingency and presented arguments about how it l l should be resolved. In the interest of finality in decision l
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making, I do not consider it appropriate to permit the Staff to raise this argument at this stage of the proceeding. ]
l In making this ruling, I recognize that Mr. Tetrick will
- be granted a license while other candidates, with scores between l I
79.5% and 80.0%, were denied a license. NUREG-1021, " Operator Licensing Examiner Standards," sets forth that "80% of the questions must be correctly answered." Motion for Reconsidera-2 It was necessary to the decision in this case for the Presiding Officer to determine whether or not to round off the l examination score. The Staff suggestion that this decision was J "sua sponte"'is frivolous.
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(J J tion at 5. Only recently,-the Staff has amended its NUREG to require a passing score of "80.00" percent, changing the number ,
of significant digits in the NUREG itself from a whole percent-age to 1/100th of a percentage point. Motion for Reconsid-eration, attached Supplemental Affidavit of Brian Hughes, at 5, ,
1 10. At the time that Mr. Tetrick took his examination, the .
. t revised NUREG was not in effect and there was no published j guidance, other than the NUREG itself, concerning the number of significant digits in an examination score or how a score should ;
be rounded. I find, as the Staff suggests, that the Staff had !
an established practice - firs t presented to the Presiding ,
Officer only after issuance of the Initial Decision. The Staff l practice, which may be inconsistent with the use or' a whole percentage point standard ("80%") in the NUREG,3 has required applicants to achieve a grade of 80 percent or greater --
without rounding off -- in order to pass their written examina-tion. Staff Motion for Reconsideration at 5; Supplemental Affidavit of Brian Hughes at 8-10.
3There is a strong presumption that the plain language of a statute or, by analogy, of regulatory guidance expresses the intent of its drafters. Ardestani v. I.N.S., 112 S. Ct. 515, 116 L. Ed.2d 496 (1991). It is appropri ate to look to an extrinsic aid, such as Staff practice, only if the language of the regulatory guidance is unclear or if its apparent clarity leads to absurd results. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama
- v. h'eitz, 913 F.2d 1544 at 1548, rehearing denied 921 F.2d 283.
M If'this matter seriously affected public safety, I would consider this evidentiary point even though it is untimely. See j Consumers Power Company (Midland Plant, Units 1 and 2), ALAB-235, 8 AEC 645 (1974). However, I have no reason to believe ,
that a 0.41% difference in the score of a candidate on one !
portion of his examination is a valid reason for concern that his performance will be inadequate.
This decision also will have little effect on the Staff's ;
I use of a uniform passing grade. It is necessary to establish i
and consistently apply a passing grade for examinations, and the t Staff has clarified the precise passing grade by amending the NUREG. Candidates whose scores fall even a fraction of a point below the passing grade should fail, even though they are not ;
l measurably inferior to candidates who pass by a fraction of a j l
point. In this case, I have not decided the merits of the Staff argument about the interpretation of "80%" in a NUREG that is no longer current. My decision is based on the untimeliness of the argument and does not affect future cases. There is no reason to suspect a substantial negative effect on public safety because Mr. Tetrick had a written examination score of 79.59%,
rounded off to 80% through a permissible interpretation of the language of the applicable version of NUREG-1021. I am confi-dent that Mr. Tetrick, who has capably and respectfully con-ducted himself in this proceeding, will continue to improve his
a skills and that he will not permit his marginal score on the written examination to interfere with his being an outstanding Senior Reactor Operator.
ORDER-For all the foregoing reasons and upon consideration of the entire record in this macter, it is this 27th day of March,
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1997, ORDERED, that:
- 1. The "NRC Staff's Motion for Reconsideration," March 10, 1997, is denied. ,
- 2. The "NRC Staff's Request for Issuance of an Order Staying the Effectiveness of the Presiding Officer's Initial Decision (LBP-97-2)," March 10, 1997, is denied.
- 3. The Staff of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission may issue to Mr. Ralph L. Tetrick a Senior Reactor Operator License for Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Plant, Units 3 and 4.
- 4. Because of the issuance of housekeeping stays in this case, March 27, 1997 shall be considered the date of issuance of the Initial Decision (LBP-97-2) for the pur-pose of calculating parties' rights and obligations con- +
cerning an appeal. ;
- 5. Pursuant to 10 C.F.R. 5 2.1251, this initial decision constitutes the final action of the Commission thirty (30) days after March 27, 1997, unless any party petitions for Commission re"lew in accordance with 9 2.786 or the Com-mission takes review of the decision sua sponte. If there is no petition for review, the date on which this decision will become' final is Monday, April 28, 1997.
- 6. Pursuant to 10 C.F.R. S 2.786, a petition for review must be filed within fifteen (15) days 6fter service of this Memorandum and Order, which is considered served on !
the date it is mailed, pursuant to 10 C.F.R. S 2.712(e). i However, since service of this decision is by mail, five
-days shall be added to the prescribed period of response, '
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pursuant to 10 C.F.R. S 2.710, which governs the computa-tion of time. Consequently, the date the petition for review must be served is Wednesday, April 16, 1997. Ser-vice of the petition for review must, pursuant to this Order, be made by express mail.
- 7. A petition for review and a' response to a petition for review'must meet the requirements of 10 C.F.R. S 2.786.
- 8. If'a petition for review is filed, the answer must be filed within 10 days. Since the petition for review shall ,
be filed by express mail, two days shall be added to the '
period of response pursuant to 10 C.F.R. S 2.710, which governs the computation of time. Consequently, the date the answer must be served is Monday, April 28, 1997.
Service of the answer must, pursuant to this Order, be :
made by express mail.
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Presiding Officer Rockville, Maryland I
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4 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION In the Matter of , ,
RALPH L. TETRICK Docket No.(s) 55-20726-SP.
(Denial of Senior Reactor 0perator's i License)
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that copies of the foregoing LB CORRECTED M&O--LBP-97-6 >
have been served upon the following persons by U.S. mail, first class, except as otherwise noted and in acccrdance with the requirements of 10 CFR Sec. 2.712.
f.dministrative Judge Office of Cmunission Appellate Peter B. Bloch, Presid'g Ofer Adjudication Atomic Safety and Licensing Board U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mail Stop - T-3 F23 Washington, DC 20555 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555 Administrative Judge Mitzi A. Young, Esq.
Peter S. Lam Sherwin E. Turk, Esq.
Special Assistant Office of the General Counsel Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Mail Stop 15 818 Mail Stop - T-3 F23 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Consnission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comunission Washington, DC 20555 Washington, DC 20555
- Ralph L. Tetrick 18990 SW 270 Street Homestead, FL 33031 l Dated at Rockville, Md. this 27 day of March 1997 l Office of the Secretary dT the Commission i
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