ML20154G455
| ML20154G455 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Vermont Yankee File:NorthStar Vermont Yankee icon.png |
| Issue date: | 04/06/1988 |
| From: | Hodgdon A NRC OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL (OGC) |
| To: | Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel |
| References | |
| CON-#288-6049 OLA-2, NUDOCS 8805240381 | |
| Download: ML20154G455 (4) | |
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BEFORE THE A.TOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD 00CKCijtgly M.I in the Matter of
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(Testing Requirements for POWER CORPOPATION
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MPC STAFF MOTION FOR FURTHER EXTENSION OF TIME IN WHICH TO RESPOND TO. STATE OF VERMONT AND COVVONWFAl.TH OF MASSACHUSETTS' PETITIONS TO INTERVENE l.
I NTRODL'C TIO N On January 26, 1988, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission published in the Federal Register a notice of opportunity for prior hearing on a proresed amendrr.ent to revise the Technical Specifications in the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station's license relating to the testing of the re-mairir.g train (s) of the Errergency Core Cooling (ECCS) and Standby Lic-uld Control (SLC) systerrs whenever one train has a component out of service.
53 Fed. Reg. 2114 On February 25, 1988, the State of Vermont filed a "Petition of the State of Vermont for Leave to intervene."
Also on February 25, 1988, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts filed a "Request for a Hearing and Petition to-intervene with Respect to Vermont Yankee's Reauest to Elimi-nate Certain ECCs and SLCs Testing Recuirements."
GRANTED oeomem g%888e71 For the Licensing Board PDR ADOCK pun du buA$aAJ 'bltr dministrative Jt/dge Ob
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THE MOTION, The NRC staff has been pursuing a settlement agreement with the petitioners in the hope,of resolving their concerns without the need for a hearing.
On March 15, i988, the Staff sought and was granted a one-week extension of time un'til March 23, 1988, in which to file its re-spense to the intervention retitions.
Memorandum and Order (Extension of T'ime/Viscellaneous Rulings), March 17, 1988.
On March 22, 1988, the Staff filed a n.otion for a further extension until April 6,1988, which was cranted on March 23, 1988.
The parties have continued to g ursue a sett!cment and have made substantial progress toward resolving tbls matter.
Technical discussions have narrowed the issues ard the Staff is preparing documents that it hopes will resolve the few issues that remain.
%herefore, the Staff moves the Licensing Board to further extend the time for the filing of the Staff's response to the petition of the State of Vermont and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts by thirty days from April 6, until May 6,1988,1#
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The Staff has filed a slmllar motion for further extension of time in another proceeding before another licensing board.
That proceeding on OLA-3 concerns logic system functional testing.
Staff counsel telephoned Judge Bechhoefer on April 5, 1988 to indicate that the Staff would be filing the Instant motion.
Judge Bechhoefer indicated that the motion would be granted.
f Counsel for the State and the Licensee have indicated to Staff coun-l sei that they do not object to the granting of this motion.
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has not been able to reach counsel for the Commonwealth by telephone.
Fespectfully sttwlttod, i
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[hted at Rockville, Maryland this 6th oay of April,1988 i
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UN!?t0 $7ATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISS!0N In the Matter of 1
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I CERT!FICATE OF SERV!CE I hereby certify that copies of the foregoing L) Granted - Staff Motion...
have been served uccn the follcNing persons in accordance with the requireeents of 10 CFR section 2.712.
Administrative Judge Administrative Judge Charles techhcefer, Chairean Glenn O. Bright Atetic Safety and Licensing Board Atomic Safety and Licensing leard U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555 Washington, DC 20555 Aceintstrative Judge Ann P. Hodgdon, Esq.
James H. Carpenter Office of the General Counsel Atcalc Safety and Licensing Scard U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commisticn U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Consission Washington, DC 20!!5 Washington, DC 20:55 John A. Ritscher, Esc.
Secrge B. Dean, Esq.
Repes & Gray Assistant Attorney General 225 Franklin Street Office of the Atterney Seneral Boston, MA 02110 One Ashburton Place, 19th Floor Boston, MA 0210B David J. Mullett, Esq.
Special Assistant Attorney General Vereent Department of Public Service 120 State Street Montpelier, VT O!602 Dated at Washington, D.C. this 1 day of January 1980
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