ML20202A053

Order (Concerning Oral Argument)

ML20202A053
Person / Time
Site:	HI-STORE
Issue date:	07/20/2020
From:	Paul Ryerson Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel
To:
SECY RAS
References
72-1051-ISFSI, ASLBP 18-958-01-ISFSI-BD01, Holtec International, RAS 55737
Download: ML20202A053 (6)

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD Before Administrative Judges:

Paul S. Ryerson, Chairman Nicholas G. Trikouros Dr. Gary S. Arnold In the Matter of HOLTEC INTERNATIONAL (HI-STORE Consolidated Interim Storage Facility)

Docket No. 72-1051-ISFSI ASLBP No. 18-958-01-ISFSI-BD01 July 20, 2020 ORDER (Concerning Oral Argument)

As previously ordered,1 the Board will hear oral argument concerning Faskens pending motions,2 by telephone, on Wednesday, August 5, 2020, commencing at 1:00 PM EDT.

In addition to being prepared to respond to the Boards questions on any aspect of the pleadings, the participants may expect to address the following questions:

1. Fasken contends that it seeks leave to file Amended Contention 2 to contest newly disclosed and highly pertinent information, as well as material omissions, inadequacies and inconsistencies contained in Holtecs licensing application documents....3 Does Fasken dispute that, at this time, it may challenge alleged deficiencies in Holtecs licensing application documents only on the basis of newly disclosed information?

1 Licensing Board Order (Scheduling Oral Argument) (June 25, 2020) (unpublished).

2 Fasken Motion to Reopen the Record (May 11, 2020) [hereinafter Motion to Reopen]; Fasken Motion for Leave to File Amended Contention No. 2 (May 11, 2020) [hereinafter Motion for Leave].

3 Motion for Leave at 1 (emphasis added).

2. Fasken contends that inaccurate and inconsistent statements in Holtecs application lead to faulty premises and conclusions in the NRC Staffs DEIS.4 Does Fasken dispute that, at this time, it may challenge alleged inaccuracies in Holtecs application only on the basis of newly disclosed information?

3. Fasken contends that statements made for the very first time in the recent DEIS in fact continue to misrepresent the control and ownership of subsurface mineral rights, the status of industry operations, and geologic characteristic in the region of the proposed Holtec CISF project.5 Does Fasken claim that statements in the DEIS are based on alleged misrepresentations in Holtecs licensing application documents? If so, does Fasken dispute that, at this time, it may challenge alleged misrepresentations in Holtecs licensing application documents only on the basis of newly disclosed information? Or does Fasken claim that repetition in the DEIS, without more, entitles Fasken to challenge alleged misrepresentations in Holtecs licensing application documents that Fasken did not challenge when hearing petitions on Holtecs license application were initially due?

4. Does Fasken claim that its Amended Contention 2 raises an exceptionally grave issue as that term is used in 10 C.F.R. §2.326(a)(1)?

The participants may address these matters in their opening statements or may wait for the Boards questions, as they prefer.

4 Motion to Reopen at 8.

5 Motion for Leave at 11.

Finally, the participants should arrange to have access to the DEIS during the Boards questions. Portions that are likely to be the subject of questions include Figures 2.2-2 and 3.2-4.

It is so ORDERED.

FOR THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD Paul S. Ryerson, Chairman ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE Rockville, Maryland July 20, 2020

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION In the Matter of

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that copies of the foregoing ORDER (Concerning Oral Argument) have been served upon the following persons by Electronic Information Exchange (EIE).

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 Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Mail Stop: T-3F23 Washington, DC 20555-0001 Paul S. Ryerson, Chair Administrative Judge Nicholas G. Trikouros Administrative Judge Dr. Gary S. Arnold Administrative Judge E-mail: paul.ryerson@nrc.gov nicholas.trikouros@nrc.gov gary.arnold@nrc.gov Ian Curry, Law Clerk Stephanie Fishman, Law Clerk Molly Mattison, Law Clerk Taylor Mayhall, Law Clerk E-mail: ian.curry@nrc.gov stephanie.fishman@nrc.gov molly.mattison@nrc.gov taylor.mayhall@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 Office of the General Counsel Mail Stop - O-14A44 Washington, DC 20555-0001 Sheldon Clark, Esq.

Joseph I. Gillespie, Esq.

Esther Houseman, Esq.

Sara B. Kirkwood, Esq.

Mauri Lemoncelli, Esq.

Patrick Moulding, Esq.

Carrie Safford, Esq.

Thomas Steinfeldt, Esq.

Rebecca Susko, Esq.

Alana M. Wase, Esq.

Brian Newell, Senior Paralegal Stacy Schumann, Paralegal E-mail: sheldon.clark@nrc.gov joe.gillespie@nrc.gov esther.houseman@nrc.gov sara.kirkwood@nrc.gov mauri.lemoncelli@nrc.gov patrick.moulding@nrc.gov carrie.safford@nrc.gov thomas.steinfeldt@nrc.gov rebecca.susko@nrc.gov alana.wase@nrc.gov brian.newell@nrc.gov stacy.schumann@nrc.gov

Holtec International - Docket No. 72-1051-ISFSI ORDER (Concerning Oral Argument) 2 Counsel for Holtec International Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP 1200 Seventeenth Street, NW Washington, DC 20036 Meghan Hammond, Esq.

Anne Leidich, Esq.

Michael Lepre, Esq.

Jay Silberg, Esq.

Timothy Walsh, Esq.

Sidney Fowler, Esq.

E-mail: meghan.hammond@pillsburylaw.com anne.leidich@pillsburylaw.com michael.lepre@pillsburylaw.com jay.silberg@pillsburylaw.com timothy.walsh@pillsburylaw.com sidney.fowler@pillsburylaw.com Counsel for Beyond Nuclear Harmon, Curran, Spielberg & Eisenberg LLP 1725 DeSales Street NW Suite 500 Washington, DC 20036 Diane Curran, Esq.

E-mail: dcurran@harmoncurran.com Turner Environmental Law Clinic 1301 Clifton Road Atlanta, GA 30322 Mindy Goldstein, Esq.

E-mail: magolds@emory.edu Counsel for Alliance Environmental Strategies Law Office of Nancy L. Simmons 120 Girard Boulevard SE Albuquerque, NM 87106 Nancy L. Simmons, Esq.

E-mail: nlsstaff@swcp.com Eddy-Lea Energy Alliance 102 S. Canyon Carlsbad, NM 88220 John A. Heaton E-mail: jaheaton1@gmail.com Counsel for Dont Waste Michigan 316 N. Michigan Street, Suite 520 Toledo, OH 43604-5627 Terry J. Lodge, Esq.

E-mail: tjlodge50@yahoo.com Counsel for Sierra Club 4403 1st Avenue SE, Suite 402 Cedar Rapids, IA 52402 Wallace L. Taylor, Esq.

E-mail: wtaylor784@aol.com Counsel for NAC International Inc.

Robert Helfrich, Esq.

NAC International Inc.

3930 E Jones Bridge Rd., Ste. 200 Norcross, GA 30092 E-mail: rhelfrich@nacintl.com Hogan Lovells LLP 555 13th Street NW Washington, DC 20004 Sachin S. Desai, Esq.

Allison E. Hellreich, Esq.

E-mail: sachin.desai@hoganlovells.com allison.hellreich@hoganlovells.com Counsel for Fasken Land and Oil and Permian Basin Land and Royalty Owners Monica R. Perales, Esq.

6101 Holiday Hill Road Midland, TX 79707 E-mail: monicap@forl.com Kanner & Whiteley, LLC 701 Camp Street New Orleans, LA 70130 Allan Kanner, Esq.

Elizabeth Petersen, Esq.

Cynthia St. Amant, Esq Conlee Whiteley, Esq.

E-mail: a.kanner@kanner-law.com e.petersen@kanner-law.com c.stamant@kanner-law.com c.whiteley@kanner-law.com

Holtec International - Docket No. 72-1051-ISFSI ORDER (Concerning Oral Argument) 3 Eddy County, NM*

101 W. Greene Street Carlsbad, NM Rick Rudometkin E-mail: rrudometkin@co.eddy.nm.us

• Eddy County not served due to no representative for the County assigned at the time of Mr. Rudometkins departure.

Lea County, NM 100 N. Main Lovington, NM 88260 Jonathan B. Sena E-mail: jsena@leacounty.net City of Hobbs, NM 2605 Lovington Highway Hobbs, NM 88242 Garry A. Buie E-mail: gabuie52@hotmail.com City of Carlsbad, NM 1024 N. Edward Carlsbad, NM 88220 Jason G. Shirley E-mail: jgshirley@cityofcarlsbadnm.com Office of the Secretary of the Commission Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 20th day of July 2020 Herald M.

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