ML20138J341
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| Site: | Claiborne |
| Issue date: | 05/02/1997 |
| From: | Walker N CITIZENS AGAINST NUCLEAR TRASH, SIERRA CLUB LEGAL DEFENSE FUND, INC. |
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| CON-#297-18301 91-641-02-ML, 91-641-2-ML, LBP-96-25, ML, NUDOCS 9705080165 | |
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA DOCKEIED NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION USNRC BEEORE THE COMMISSION VI MAY -6 Pl2 :09 Docket No. 70-ggG & SERVICE SECRETARY
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ASLBP No.91-641 2 LOUISIANA ENERGY SERVICES, L.P.
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(Special Nuclear l
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Materials License)
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May 2,1997
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l CORRECTION TO OPPOSITION BRIEF OF INTERVENOR, CITIZENS AGAINST NUCLEAR TRASH, QN APPEAL OF LBP-E25 Citizens Against Nuclear Trash (" CANT") hereby files a correction to the " Opposition Brief OfIntervenor, Citizens Against Nuclear Trash, On Appeal Of LBP-96-25" dated April 30 1997. Inadvertently included in the CANT brief dated April 30,1997 was a rough draft of the table of contents and the table of authorities. Attached hereto are the final versions of the table of contents and the table of authorities for CANT's April 30th brief.
j Respectfully submitted, 4
Nathalie M. Walker SIERRA CLUB LEGAL DEFENSE FUND, INC.
400 Magazine Street, Suite 401 New Orleans, Louisiana 70130 Telephone: (5 ) 522-1394 By:
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Nathalie M. Walker Attorneys for Intervenor, Citizens Against Nuclear Trash 9705000165 970502 PDR ADOCK 07003070 JM--
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l TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS........................................ i TABLE OF AUTHORITIES
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INTRODUCTION........................................... 1
SUMMARY
OF THE PROCEEDINGS............................. 4 STANDARD OF REVIEW..................................... 4 ARGUMENT.............................................. 6 i
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THE NRC STAFF AND LES SHARE THE BURDEN OF DEMONSTRATING COMPLIANCE WITH NEPA ON CONIT:STED ISSUES, AND THE BOARD HAS A SEPARATE, INDEPENDENT OBLIGATION TO EVALUATE NEPA COMPLIANCE........................... 6 II.
THE LICENSING BOARD CORRECTLY HELD THAT THE FEIS' DISCUSSION OF THE BENEFITS OF AND l
NEED FOR THE FACILITY IS INADEQUATE...........
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The Licensing Board Applied The l
Appropriate Standard For Assessing The Need For And The Benefits Of L
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B.
The Licensing Board Correctly Found The Discussion Of The Benefits Of And The Need For The Facility Inadequate..........
9 1.
The Licensing Board Did Not Misstate The Asserted Benefits Of The CEC Or Ignore Benefits Alleged By LES And The NRC Staff.........
10 2.
In Evaluating LES's Market Forecasts, The Licensing Board Did Not Exceed The l
NRC's Mandate To Explore j
Environmental Benefits.................
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I III.
THE LICENSING BOARD CORRECTLY HELD THAT THE FEIS' DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF l
THE NO-ACTION ALTERNATIVE IS INADEQUATE.....
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The Licensing Board Correctly Found The Discussion Of The Avoided Impacts Of The No-Action Alternative To Be Inadequate..............................
22 B.
The Licensing Board Correctly Forbade Consideration Of Secondary Impacts In The Cost-Benefit Analysis Of The No-Action Alternative.......................
26 IV.
THE LICENSING BOARD CORRECTLY HELD THAT LES HAS NOT DEMONSTRATED THE REQUISITE i
FINANCIAL QUALIFICATIONS
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The Licensing Board Did Not Violate Rules Of Statutory Construction Or Misinterpret The Hearing Order Or i
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Relevant Rulemakings In Applying The j
Principles Set Forth In 10 C.F.R. Part 50 To The Financial Qualifications Review Of LES
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The Licensing Board Did Not Violate Rules O.f Statutory Construction In Applying The Principles Set Forth In 10 C.F.R. Part 50 To The Financial Qualifications Review Of LES
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It Is Not Legally Significant That The Hearing Order For This Proceeding Does Not Reference The Part 50 1
Financial Qualifications Standards
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10 C.F.R. ! 50.33 and Appendix C To Part 50 Constitute Definitive Guidance For The Interpretation Of 10 C.F.R. 6 70.23(a)(5), And Preclude Licensing Of The CEC
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The Seabrook Decision Does Not l
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Excuse LES From Satisfying The l
Objective Financial Qualifications Criteria In Part 50 And In Appendix C
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The Standard Requiring LES To Show " Commitments" For Funding By Parent Or Affiliated Companies -- Not Just Their
" Ability" or " Capability" To i
Provide Funding -- May Not l
Lawfully Be Ignored
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The Generally Predictive Nature Of
" Reasonable Assurance" Findings Does Not Excuse LES From Compliance With-The Objective Criteria For Demonstrating Reasonable Assurance Of Obtaining Financing, As Set Forth In Part 50 and Appendix C..........................
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Even Under The Erroneous Standard Proffered By Appellants, LES Has Failed To Demonstrate That Its Financing Plan Provides A Reasonable Assurance Of Obtaining Financing In The Future.............................
49 CONCLUSION............................................ 52 iii
6 TABLE OF AUTHORITIES COURT CASES Anson v. Eastburn, 582 F. Supp.18 (S.D. Ind.1983)................... 20, 21 Andrus v. Sierra Club,442 U.S. 347 (1979)........................... 7 l
Calvert Cliffs Coordinatine Comm. v. U.S. Atomic Energy Comm'n, 449 F.2d 1109 (D.C. Cir.1971)..................
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Citizens Against Burlington v. Busev, 938 F.2d 190 (D.C. Cir.), ggIL denied, 502 U.S. 994 (1991)...........................
11,17, 20, 22, 26 Citizens Awareness Network v. NRC,59 F.3d 284 (1st Cir.1995)...................................... 27,35 City of Graoevine v DOT,17 F.3d 1502 (D.C. Cir.),
I cert. denied,115 S.Ct. 635 (1994)............................
20 F.C.C. v. Allentown Broadcastine Cos, 349 U.S. 358 (1955)................
5 Hamlin Testine Laboratories v. A.E.C,
J 357 F.2d 632 (6th Cir.1966)................................ 5 J.
Hughes River Watershed Conservancy v. Agriculture Dep't, 81 F.3d. 437 (4th Cir. 1996)..............................
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Johnston v. Davis, 698 F.2d 1088 (10th Cir.1983)......................
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Lecklieder v. Chicago City Railway Co.,
172 Ill. App. 5 57 (1912)..................................
33 Lewis Trucking Corn. v. Commonwealth, 147 S.E. 2d 747 (Va. 1966)................................
34 McMillan Park Comm. v. National Capital Plannine Comm'n,968 F.2d 1283 (D.C. Cir.1992)..................
8 Mountain States Ixgal Found. v. Glickman, 92 F.3d 1228 (D.C. Cir. 1996)..............................
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Natural Resources Defense Council v. Morton, 458 F.2d 827 (D.C. Cir. 1972)..............................
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Robertson v. Methow Valley Citizens Council, 490 U.S. 332 (1989)
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Roosevelt Camoobello Int'l Park v. EPA, 2
684 F.2d 1041 (1st Cir.1982)...............................
20 Sierra Club v. Adams, 578 F.2d 389 (D.C. Cir.1978)....................
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$1cteker's Bay Neighborhood Council v. Karlen, 444 U.S. 223 (1980) (per curiam).............................
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2 Union of Concerned Scientists v. U.S. Nuc! ear Regulatory Comm'n,735 F.2d 1437 (D.C. Cir.1984),
sea denied, 469 U.S.1132 (1985)............................
48 ADMINISTRATIVE DECISIONS j
Consumers Power Co. (Midland Plant, Units 1 and 2),
i ALAB-458, 7 NRC 155 (1978)............................ 19, 20 Duke Power Co. (Catawba Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2),
ALAB-355, 4 NRC 397 (1976)...................... 5,6,16,49,51 J
i Louisiana Energy Services. L.P. (Claiborne Enrichment Center),
j CLI-97-3, _ NRC _ (February 13, 1997)........................ 4 i
Louisiana Enerev Services. L.P. (Claiborne Enrichment Center),
j LBP-97-3, _, NRC _ (March 7, 1997).........................
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Louisiana Energy Services. L.P. (Claiborne Enrichment Center),
CLI-97-4, _ NRC _ (March 21,1997)......................... 4 1
l Niagra Mohawk Power Coro. (Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, Lnit 2), ALAB-264,1 NRC 347 (1975).................
5, 6, 49 2
Northern Indiana Public Service Co, (Bailly Generating i
Station, Nuclear-1, ALAB-303, 2 NRC 858 (1975)................
5,11 Pacific Gas & Electric Co, (Diablo Canyon Nuclear i
Power Plant, Unit 2), ALAB-254, 8 AEC 1184 (1975)................. 5 v
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Philadelphia Electric Co. (Limerick Generating Station, Units 1 and 2), ALAB-836,23 NRC 479 (1986)
...................48 Public Service Co. of New Hampshire, (Seabrook Station, Units 1 and 2), ALAB-422, 6 NRC 33 (1977), afCd, New England Coalition on Nuclear Pollution v. NRC, 582 F.2d 87 (1st Cir.1978) 16,19,20 Public Service Co. of New Hampshire, (Seabrook Station, Units 1 and 2), CLI-78-1, 7 NRC 1 (1978)..................
41, 42, 44 Public Service Co. of New Hampshire, (Seabrook Station, Units 1 and 2), ALAB-471,7 NRC 477 (1978)
....................27 Public Service Co. of Nev Hampshire, (Seabrook Station, Units 1 and 2), CLI-90-2, 31 NRC 197 (1990) affd, Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comm'n, 924 F.2d 311 (D.C. Cir.1991).................
47 Iennessee Valley Authority, (Hartsville Nuclear Plant Units 1A, 2A,1B and 2B), ALAB-367, 5 NRC 92 (1977)..............
20 Wisconsin Electric Power, (Point Beach Nuclear Plant, Unit 2), ALAB-78, 5 AEC 319 (1972)...................
5, 6, 49 STATUTES 42 U. S. C. 6 4332(2)(C)........................................ 7 National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, Pub. L.
No.91-190, 83 Stat. 852 (1970),42 U.S.C.
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...................................... passim Solar, Wind, Waste, and Geothermal Power Production Incentives Act of 1990, Pub. L. No. 101-575, 104 S tat. 2 834....................................... 3 8, 39 REGULATIONS 10 C.F.R. Part 4 0......................................... 3 7-3 9 10 C.F.R. Part 50......................................... passim 10 C.F.R. Part 50, Appendix C................................ passim vi e
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10 C.F.R. 5 50.33........................................ 41,48 i
10 C.F. R. 1 50. 33 (f)......................................... 49 i
10 C.F.R. f 50.33(f)(1)..................................... 30, 41 10 C.F.R. 6 50.33(f)(2)..................................... 30, 41 1
10 C.F.R. 6 50.33(f)(3)..................................
30, 41, 43 4
l 10 C.F.R. 6 50.3 3(f)(4)....................................... 43 10 C.F.R. 6 50.40
..........................................33 10 C.F.R. 6 50.46(b)....................................... 32-34 10 C.F.R. 6 50.47
..........................................40 10 C.F.R. % 5 0. 47(a)......................................... 47 10 C.F.R. f 50.47(b)................................
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10 C.F.R. i 50.81
..........................................36 10 C.F.R. Part 51........................................ 7,8,23 i
10 C.F.R. Part 51, Appendix A................................
8, 24 10 C.F.R. Part 51, Appendix A, 6 4.............................
8,18 10 C.F.R. Part 51, Appendix A, 5 5, 6 6, 6 7.........................
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10 C.F.R. 5 51.10(a).......................................... 7 1
10 C.F.R. 6 51.45(b)(3)....................................... 24 1
10 C.F.R. fl 51.45(c) and (e)................................... 28 10 C.F.R. 6 51. 60(a)....................................... 24, 2 8 i
10 C.F.R. f 6 51.70(b) and 51.90.................................. 8 10 C.F.R. 6 51.71(d).......................................
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10 C.F.R. Part 70......................................... parsim l
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10 C.F.R. I 70.22(a)(8), note
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10 C.F.R. 70.22(h)(2)(i)(1)..................................... 4 0 10 C.F.R. I 70.23.............................. 28,29,33,36,37,39 I
10 C.F.R. 6 70.23(a)(5)..................................... parsim i
10 C.F.R. 6 70.23(e)......................................... 32 10 C.F.R. 5 70.25
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10 C.F.R. 6 70.25(a)(5)........................................ 3 i
l 40 C.F.R. 6 6 1500-1517........................................ 7 i
l 40 C. F. R. I 15 00.1........................................... 4 j
40 C.F.R. 6 1500.1(1)....................................
7, 12, 21 i
40 C. F.R. I 1502(d)......................................... 23 40 C.F.R. 6 1502.1.............
........................... 7 4 0 C.F.R. I 1502.13.......................................... 9 40 C.F.R. I 15 02.14....................................... 23, 24 '
40 C.F.R. 6 1502.14(b).......................................
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1 40 C. F. R. I 1502.16......................................... 24 l
FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICES i
l 33 Fed. Reg. 9704 (1968)...................................... 47 4
i 43 Fed. Reg. 55978, 55983 (1978)
........................ 19,23 46 Fed. Reg. 18026 (19 81)..................................... 24 a
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46 Fed. Reg. 18026, 18028 (1981)
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49 Fed. Reg. 35747, 35749 (1984)
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56 Fed. Reg. 23310 (1991).................................. $, 28, 38 56 Fed. Reg. 23310, 23312 (1991)
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56 Fed. Reg. 46739, 46740 (1991)
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57 Fed. Reg. 183 8 8 (1992)................................... 3 8, 39 4
61 Fed. Reg. 28467, 28471 (1996)
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LEGISLATIVE HISTORY Hearing Before the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy, Licensing and Regulation of Nuclear Reactors, 90th Cong.
1st Sess. (19 67)............................................ 3 5 Oversight Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment of the Committee on Interior & Insular Affairs, 101st Cong. 2d Sess. (1991)...............................
13, 34, 3 5 REGULATORY GUIDES Reg. Guide 4.9.......................................... 27,28 Reg. Guide 4. 9 -25........................................... 2 8 MISCELLANEOUS 6 C.J.S. Appear Vol. 6 ( 19 3 7)....................................
3 3 Black's Law Dictionary (5th ed.1979)............................ 33, 43 Davis, Administrative Law Treatise (1958 Ed.), il 10.03 and 10.04................................... 5 ix
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i UNITED STATES OF AMERICA DOCKETED i
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION USNRC
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BEFORE TIIE COMMISSION VI MAY -6 Pl? :10l
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Docket No. 70-3070-MLOFFICE OF SECRETA 00CKEI i' ERVICq a
In the Matter of
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ASLBP No. 91-641-02-ML LOUISIANA ENERGY SERVICES, L.P.
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(Special Nuclear (Claiborne Enrichment Center)
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Materials License)
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May 2,1997 OERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that copies of the " CORRECTION TO OPPOSITION BRIEF OF INTERVENOR, CITIZENS AGAINST NUCLEAR TRASH, ON APPEAL OF LBP-96-25" have been served on this 2nd day of May,1997, as follows:
Secretary of the Commission By first class mail U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission original plus 2 copies Washington, D.C. 20555 Attention: Chief, Docketing and Service Section Shirley Ann Jackson, Chairman By first class mail j
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 1 copy j
Washington, D.C. 20555 Kenneth C. Rogers, Commissioner By first class mail U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 1 copy Washington, D.C. 20555 j
Greta J. Dieus, Commissioner 13y first class mail U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 1 copy Washington, D.C. 20555
Nils J. Diaz, Commissioner By first class mail U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 1 copy Washington, D.C. 20555 l
Edward McGaffigan, Jr., Commission By first class mail U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 1 copy Washington, D.C. 20555 Administrative Judge By first class mail i
Thomas S. Moore, Chairman Icopy Atomic Safety and Licensing Board
' U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555 4
l Administrative Judge By first class mail Richard F. Cole 1 copy Atomic Safety and Licensing Board U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555 Administrative Judge By first class mail Frederick J. Shon 1 copy 3
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Atomic Safety and Licensing Board U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555 Office of Commission Appelle.te By first class mail Adjudication 1 copy U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555 Eugene Holler, Esq.
By first class mail Office of the General Counsel 1 copy U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555 Joseph DiStefano By first class mail Quinn, Racusin & Gazzola 1 copy 1401 H Street, N.W.
Suite 510 Washington, D.C. 20005 2
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j Robert G. Morgan - WC26B By first class mail Licensing Manager 1 copy Duke Engineering & Services, Inc.
400 South Tryon Street Charlotte, NC 28201-1004 Marcus A. Rowden By first class mail Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver 1 copy
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