ML20147C414
| ML20147C414 | |
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| Site: | South Texas, Comanche Peak  |
| Issue date: | 12/01/1978 |
| From: | Barnett E, Bouknight J BAKER & BOTTS, LOWENSTEIN, NEWMAN, REIS, AXELRAD & TOLL |
| To: | |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7812180258 | |
| Download: ML20147C414 (6) | |
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BEFORE THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD E
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In the Matter of
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TEXAS UTILITIES GENERATING
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Docket Nos. 50-445A i
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50-446A
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(Comanche Peak Steam Electric
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Station, Units 1 and 2)
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HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER
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Docket Nos. 50-498A COMPANY, _e t _a l.
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50-499A (South Texas Project,
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Units 1 and 2)
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RESPONSE OF HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER COMPANY TO j
TEXAS UTILITIES GENERATING COMPANY MOTION FOR PARTIAL CONSOLIDATION In its November 16, 1978, Motion for Partial Consoli-dation in the above proceedings.
(" Motion" ), Texas Utilities Generating' Company moved the Board in both proceedings to consolidate discovery (Motion at 1) and to partially consolidate hearings as to common issues.
(Motion at 3.)
The Motion contem-plates separato hearings on issues pecular to only one application, and separate initial decisions.
(Id.)
Texas Utilities Generating Company ("TU") is an Applicant in Comanche Peak and an intervenor in South Texas Houston Lighting j
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(" Houston") is an Applicant in South Texas but has not sought to intervene in Comanche Peak.
As to discovery, Houston supports TU's Motion for Consolidation of discovery phases of the two separate proceedings.
As to evidentiary hearings, Houston urges that a decision on TU's Motion be deferred until discovery is substantially i
completed.
Houston submits that the merits (and demerits) of consolidation of the evidentiary hearings are too speculative for rational decision-making at this time.
The hearings themselves are sometime away; the motion, premature.
Other present uncertainties argue for deferral of the motion as to hearing consolidation.
As TU observes in its Motion, "there are some aprties to one proceeding who are not parties to i
the other.
(Motion at 4.)
At this time, the contentions which will be litigated in Comanche Peak have not been identified.
Moreover, as TU states, "one proceeding may experience signifi-j cant delays not experienced in the other proceeding."
(Motion at 4.)
The hearing schedule for either proceeding is currently unknown.
Finally, the extent of hearing consolidation which would result from granting of the motion is not predictable.
With differing participants and potentially differing contentions at issue in the two proceedings, even TU seeks "[sleparate hearings.
on matters pecular to each application," as J
r well.as separate initial decisions in each proceeding.
(Motion at 5. )
Pursuant-to 10 CFR-92.715a and S2.716, any party _to either proceeding may. seek severance of' specific issues to'further the ends of-justice or to avoid prejudice.
At this time it is not known whether, if TU's motion were to be granted, the amount of separate hearings would be de minimus, orLcontrolling.
j Houston shares TU's concern to " avoid unnecessary j
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(Motion at 45.)
For this reason the Board in each proceeding should consolidate discovery, a matter of bnmediate concern and action.
However, for the reasons stated above, the Board in each proceeding should defer ruling l
on TU's motion for consolidation of the evidentiary hearings until discovery is substantially completed and the hearings near.
Respectfully submitted, OF COUNSEL:
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Baker & Botts Baker & Botts 1701 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.
3000 One Shell Plaza Washington, D.C.
20006 8 uston, Texas 77002 J. A.
Bouknight, Jr.
Lowenstein, Newman, Reis & Axelrad 1025 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C.
20036 Attorneys for Houston Lighting & Power Company Dated:
December 1, 1978
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION BEFORE THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD 4
In the matter of
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TEXAS' UTILITIES GENERATING
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Docket Nos. 50-445A COMPANY, et al..
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50-446A (Comanche Peak Steam Electric Station, Units.1 and 2)
HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER
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Docket Nos. 50-498A COMPANY, et al-
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50-499A (South Texas Project,
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Units 1 and 2)
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I HEREBY CERTIFY that copies of the foregoing Response of Houston Lighting & Power Company to Texas Utilities Generating i
Company Motion for Partial Consolidation were served upon the following persons by deposit in the United States mail, on this j
lst day of December, 1978.
Marshall E. Miller, Esquire Chase R.
Stephens, Secretary U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (20 copies)
Washington, D.C.
20555 Docketing and Servico Branch U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Michael L.
Glaser, Esquire Commission 1150 17th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C.
20555 Washington, D.C.
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Jerome Saltzman, Chief I
Sheldon J. Wolfe, Esquire Antitrust and Indemnity Group i
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission U.S. Nuclear Reg-ulatory Washington, D.C.
20555 Commission Washington, D.C.
20555 Samuel J. Chilk, Secretary i
Office of the Secretary of the Roff Hardy, Chairman Commission and Chief Executive Officer l
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Central Power and Light Company 1
Washington, D.C.
20555 P.O.
Fox 2121 Corpus Christi, Texas 78403 Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal Board Panel
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K. Spruce, General Manager i
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission City Public Service Board Washington, D.C.
20555 P.O.
Box 1771 i
San Antonio, Texas 78203 Jerome E.
Sharfman, Esquire U.S. Nuclea'r Regulatory Commission Perry G.
Brittain, President Washington, D.C.
20555 Texas Utilities Generating Co.
2001 Bryan Tower
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Dallas, Texas 75201 i
Michael Blume, Esquire Jerry L. Harris, Esquire Office of the Executive City Attorney Legal Director George K.
Elbrecht, Esquire U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Assistant City Attorney Commission City of Austin 7735 Old Georgetown Road P.O.
Box 1088 j
Bethesda, Maryland Tustin, Texas 7,8767 R. L. Hancock, Director Robert C. McDiarmid, Esquire City of Austin Electric Spiegel and McDiarmid Utility Department 2600 Virginia Avenue, N.W.
P.O. Box 1088 Washington, D.C.
20036 Austin, Texas 78767 Dan H.
Davidson, City Manager G. W. Oprea, Jr.
City of Austin Executive Vice President P.O.
Box 1088 Houston Lighting & Power Company Austin, Texas 78767 P.O. Box 1700 Houston, Texas 77001 Don R.
Butler, Esquire j
1225 Southwest Tower Jon C. Wood, Esquire Austin, Texas 78701 W. Roger Wilson, Esquire Matthews, Nowlin, Macfarlane Joseph Irion Worsham, Esquire
& Barrett Merlyn D.
Sampels, Esquire 1500 Alamo National Building Spencer C.
Relyea, Esquire San Antonio, Texas 78205 Worsham, Forsythe & Samples 2001 Bryan Tower, Suite 2500 Joseph Gallo, Esquire Dallas, Texas 75201 Richard D.
Cudahy, Esquire Robert H.
Loeffler, Esquire Joseph Knotts, Esquire Isham, Lincoln & Beale Nicholas'S. Reynolds, Esquire Suite 701 Debevoise & Liberman 1050 17th Street, N.W.
806 15th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C.
20036 Suite 700 Washington, D.C.
20005 Michael I. Miller, Esquire Richard E.
Powell, Esquire Douglas F. John, Esquire David M. Stahl, Esquire Akin, Gump, Hauer & Feld Thomas G.
Ryan, Esquire 1100 Madison Office Building Isham, Lincoln & Beale 1155 15th Street, N.W.
One First National Plaza Washington, D.C.
20024 Chicago, Illinois 60603 Morgan Hunter, Esquire John Whitler, Esquire McGinnis, Lochridge & Kilgore U.S.
Department of Justice 5th Floor, Texas State Bank Blog.
Antitrust Division 900 Congress Avenue Room 9420 Austin, Texas 78701 414 lith Street Washington, D.C.
Jay M.
Galt, Esquire Looney, Nichols, Johnson & Hayes Roy P. Lessy, Jr., Esquire 219 Couch Drive Michael B. Blume, Esquire Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73101 l
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C.
20555
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Knoiand J. Plucknett-Executive Director' Committee on Power ' for the Southwest, Inc.
5541 East Skelly-Drive Tulsa, Oklahoma 74135 Tom W. Gregg, Esquire P.O. Box Drawer 1032 San Angelo, Texas 76902 Leland F. Leatherman, Esquire McMath, Leatherman & Woods, P.A.
i 711 West Th rd Street-Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 John W.
Davidson,-Esquire
- Sawtelle, Goode, Davidson & Tioilo
' 1100 San Antonio SavinV4 Building San Antonio, Texas.78205 j
W.
S. Robson General Manager' South Texas Electric Cooperative, Inc.
Route 6, Building 102 Victoria Regional Airport Victoria, Texas 77901 Paul W.-Eaton, Jr. Esquire Hinkle, Cox, Eaton, Coffield & Hensley 600.Henkle Building P'.O.
Box 10 Roswell, New Mexico 88201 R.
Gordon Gooch, Esquire Baker & Botts 1701 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C.
20036 Charles G. Thrash, Jr. Esquire Theodore F. Weiss, Jr. Esquire J.
Gregory Copeland, Esquire Baker & Botts 3000 One Shell Plaza Houston, Texas 77002 1
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