ML20168B001
| ML20168B001 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Vogtle  |
| Issue date: | 06/16/2020 |
| From: | Bollwerk G Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel |
| To: | Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel |
| SECY RAS | |
| References | |
| 52-025-LA-3, ASLBP 20-967-03-LA-BD01, License Amendment, RAS 55712 | |
| Download: ML20168B001 (5) | |
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD PANEL Before the Licensing Board:
G. Paul Bollwerk, III, Chairman Dr. Sue H. Abreu Dr. Gary S. Arnold In the Matter of SOUTHERN NUCLEAR OPERATING COMPANY, INC.
(Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Unit 3)
Docket No. 52-025-LA-3 ASLBP No. 20-967-03-LA-BD01 June 16, 2020 MEMORANDUM AND ORDER (Establishing Initial Prehearing Conference Schedule)
In response to the Licensing Boards June 8, 2020 memorandum and order,1 the participants to this proceeding provided the Licensing Board with a June 15, 2020 joint e-mail specifying the dates and times they would be available for a telephonic oral argument in this license amendment application proceeding regarding Vogtle Unit 3. After reviewing the participants scheduling information, the Board has decided to convene an initial prehearing conference on Wednesday, July 1, 2020, beginning at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time (ET). The Board will provide applicant Southern Nuclear Operating Co., Inc. (SNC), the NRC Staff, and petitioners Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League and its chapter Concerned Citizens of 1 See Licensing Board Memorandum and Order (Regarding Initial Prehearing Conference Scheduling and Procedures) (June 8, 2020) at 12 (unpublished) [hereinafter Board Scheduling and Procedures Order].
Shell Bluff (collectively BREDL) with the information needed to connect the speaking (leader) lines that will allow their designated representatives to participate. In addition, members of the public wanting to hear the argument can connect to a toll-free listen-only line by dialing 888-566-5903 and entering passcode 2416062, followed by the # sign. The oral argument will be transcribed, and the transcript will be placed in the agencys Electronic Hearing Docket as soon as it is available.
The Board notes that in response to the Boards June 8 issuance,2 petitioner BREDL requested four speaking (leader) lines. However, only its primary representative, Louis Zeller, has entered a notice of appearance authorizing him to speak as a BREDL representative.3 The Board would like to clarify that before the other three individuals can be authorized to speak on BREDLs behalf, each must enter a notice of appearance as well, which each should do on or before Monday, June 22, 2020.
The oral argument will be conducted in accordance with the protocols outlined in our June 8, 2020 issuance.4 The Board anticipates discussing with the participants the subjects of BREDLs standing to intervene and the admissibility of BREDLs two proffered contentions, as 2 See id. at 2.
3 See Notice of Appearance for Louis A. Zeller (May 8, 2020).
4 See Board Scheduling and Procedures Order at 24.
well as the issue raised by BREDL concerning its access to documents relevant to the SNC license amendment request at issue in this proceeding.5 It is so ORDERED.
FOR THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD G. Paul Bollwerk, III, Chairman ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE Rockville, Maryland June 16, 2020 5 With regard to the document access issue, the Board advises the participants that it may reference the following publicly available NRC Staff documents: Letter from Cayetano Santos, Project Manager, Vogtle Project Office, NRC Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) to Brian H. Whitley, Director, Regulatory Affairs, SNC (Feb. 21, 2020) (letter embedded in e-mail from Cayetano Santos to Yasmeen N. Afafeh & Brian Whitley (Feb. 21, 2020 8:37 ET))
(ADAMS Accession No. ML200052H043); NRR, NRC, NRR Office Instruction LIC-109, Acceptance Review Procedures (rev. 2 Jan. 16, 2017) (ADAMS Accession No. ML16144A521);
NRR, NRC, NRR Office Instruction LIC-111, Regulatory Audits (rev. 1 Oct. 31, 2019) (ADAMS Accession No. ML19226A274); NRR, NRC, NRR Office Instruction LIC-111, Regulatory Audits (Dec. 28, 2008) (ADAMS Accession No. ML082900195).
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION In the Matter of
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Southern Nuclear Operating Company
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Docket No. 52-025-LA-3
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(Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Unit 3)
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that copies of the foregoing MEMORANDUM AND ORDER (Establishing Initial Prehearing Conference Schedule) have been served upon the following persons by Electronic Information Exchange.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Commission Appellate Adjudication Mail Stop: O-16B33 Washington, DC 20555-0001 E-mail: ocaamail.resource@nrc.gov U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of the Secretary of the Commission Mail Stop: O-16B33 Washington, DC 20555-0001 E-mail: hearingdocket@nrc.gov U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Mail Stop: T-3F23 Washington, DC 20555-0001 G. Paul Bollwerk, III, Chairman Administrative Judge paul.ryerson@nrc.gov Dr. Sue H. Abreu Administrative Judge sue.abreu@nrc.gov Dr. Gary S. Arnold Administrative Judge gary.arnold@nrc.gov Ian Curry, Law Clerk ian.curry@nrc.gov Taylor Mayhall, Law Clerk taylor.mayhall@nrc.gov U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of the General Counsel Mail Stop - O-14A44 Washington, DC 20555-0001 Kayla Gamin, Esq.
Michael A. Spencer, Esq.
Olivia J. Mikula, Esq.
Susan Vrahoretis, Esq.
Julie G. Ezell, Esq.
Brian P. Newell, Senior Paralegal E-mail: kayla.gamin@nrc.gov michael.spencer@nr.gov olivia.mikula@nrc.gov susan.vrahoretis@nrc.gov brian.newell@nrc.gov julie.ezell@nrc.gov Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League, Inc.
PO Box 88 Glendale Springs, NC 28629 Louis A. Zeller Email: BREDL@skybest.com
Vogtle 52-025-LA-3 MEMORANDUM AND ORDER (Establishing Initial Prehearing Conference Schedule) 2 Balch & Bingham, LLP 1710 6th Avenue North Birmingham, AL 35203 Melvin S. Blanton, Esq.
Alan Lovett, Esq.
Nick Theodore, Esq.
Peter LeJeune, Esq.
Leslie G. Allen, Esq.
Email: sblanton@balch.com alovett@balch.com ntheodore@balch.com plejeune@balch.com lgallen@balch.com Morgan Lewis LLP 1111 Pennsylvania Ave NW Washington, DC 20005 Paul M. Bessette, Esq.
Email: paul.bessette@morganlewis.com Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 16th day of June 2020.
Office of the Secretary of the Commission Krupskaya T.
Castellon Digitally signed by Krupskaya T. Castellon Date: 2020.06.16 14:51:11
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