ML20147C908

Requires That Parties in Proc Re Subj Facils Shall Advise Aslab by 781218 Re Whether Evidentiary Hearing Is Unnecessary.If Hearing Is to Be Held,Evidence Is Due by 790105.Hearing Will Commence on 790115,if Need Be

ML20147C908
Person / Time
Site:	Seabrook
Issue date:	12/08/1978
From:	Duflo M NRC ATOMIC SAFETY & LICENSING APPEAL PANEL (ASLAP)
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NUDOCS 7812180443
Download: ML20147C908 (3)

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION p. g th ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING APPEAL BOARD $

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ORDER December 8, 1978 This Board held a telephone conference this morning with counsel for all of the active parties to this proceeding.

The principal purpose of the conference was to explore preliminarily with the parties whether there is a need to ,

l conduct an evidentiary hearing on the alternate site question I which remains before the Board for resolution. See CLI-73-14, 7 NRC 952 (197 8 ) ; ALAB -471, 7 NRC 4 77 (1979). More specifically, we wish to ascertain whether any of the parties propose to challenge, through either the presentation of affirmative evidence of its own or cross-examination, portions of the i

NRC staff's alternate site ana_ysis which is now on file in the form of the direct testimony of the staff. /

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2 On the basis of the' extended discussion in that

conference, it is hereby' ordered that:

i 3 (1) the parties shall confer among themselves and l l 1

advise this Board no.later than December 18, 1978, whether I

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they have reached agreement that an evidentiary hearing l

, is; unnecessary:- l (2) in.the event that the parties are unable to reach such. agreement, the Board shall be further advised by that  !

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cete respecting the precise issue or issues which one or l more-of the parties desire to pursue in connection with l

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the staff's alternate site analysis; l

(3) any affirmative evidence which a party proposes to  !

present in support of its position on any issue or issues i

it may wish considered at a hearing shall, unless this Board l

. should. grant an extension, be in the hands of the Board and counsel for the other parties no later than January 5, 1979. i l

4 Any request for an extension shall be made as soon as its i

i need becomes apparent and shall particularize the basis for j i

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(4) the' evidentiary hearing, if any, shall conmence on January- 15, 1979- in Nashua, New Hampshire,unless, for good  ;

cause.shown, a party obtains an extension of the time within

.which to' submit affirmative evidence. Should such an extensien I i e

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be granted, the hearing shall be rescheduled for the earliest practicable date in light thereof. In this connecticn, the Board reaffirms its intention announced during the course of the conference to proceed with the consideration and resolution of the alternate site cuestion before it with the maximum dispatch consistent with affording all parties a fair opportunity to be heard on the sufficiency and correctness of the staff's analysis. l 1

It is so ORDERED.

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