ML20210B838

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Suffolk County & State of Ny Motion for Leave to File Reply.* Review of Lilco Answer Reveals That Lilco Advanced Certain Arguments Which Govts Could Not Anticipate in Motion
ML20210B838
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Site: Shoreham File:Long Island Lighting Company icon.png
Issue date: 04/27/1987
From: Mcmurray C, Zahnleuter R
KIRKPATRICK & LOCKHART, NEW YORK, STATE OF, SUFFOLK COUNTY, NY
To:
Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel
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CON-#287-3329 OL-3, NUDOCS 8705060027
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LONG ISLAND LIGHTING COMPANY

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Docket No. 50-322-OL-3 l

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(Emergency Planning)

(Shoreham Nuclear Power

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SUFFOLK COUNTY AND STATE OF NEW YORK MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE REPLY On April 13, 1987, Suffolk County and the State of New York (the " Governments") filed a Motion to compel LILCO to provide certain information.1/

On April 23, 10987, LILCO filed an Answer opposing the Governments' Motion.2/

The Governments' review of LILCO's Answer reveals that LILCO has advanced certain arguments which the Governments could not anticipate in their Motion and/or which so distort the applicable law and the facts as to require that the Board be apprised of those distortions.

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Suffolk County and State of New York Motion to Compel LILCO to Provide Sources of Data Relied Upon In Testimony (April 13, 1987) (the "Motior.").

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LILCO's Answer Opposing Intervenors Motion to Compel of April 13, 1987 (April 23, 1987) (the " Answer").

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P' For instance, LILCO's argument that the Governments' Motion is untimely is nothing short of disingenuous.

The-Governments could not reasonably have foreseen that LILCO would advance such a specious arguraent.

LILCO's argument and the reasons why it must be rejected are set forth in the Governments' Reply, which is attached hereto.

Likewise, LILCO states that the use of information over which it claims work product protection in its Direct Testimony does not constitute a waiver of the work product privilege.

This is directly contrary to applicable case law which LILCO has con-i I

veniently ignored.

t LILCO has also advanced the argument that it has already produced two documents pertinent to its testimony and that fur-ther inquiry into the validity of its testimony is not necessary.

This argument, as set forth by LILCO, is disingenuous and thus requires a reply.

Finally, LILCO argues without basis that its fears of harassment and intimidation, fears which it does not claim have been expressed by its sources, are real.

Even if its " fears" are real (which they are not) LILCO does not address the possibility of an appropriate protective order, which could allay its

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The Governments' proposed Reply is attached hereto.

For the reasons set forth above, and as explained further in the Governments' Reply, the Governments respectfully request that this Board accept the attached Reply for filing and consider it in their deliberations on the matter.

Respectfully submitted, Martin Bradley Ashare Suffolk County Attorney Building 158 North Cdunty Complex Veterans Memorial Highway Hauppauge, New York 11788 Chr is tophe r 'M.

McMurray KIRKPATRICK & LOCKHART 1800 "M"

Street, N. W.

South Lobby - Ninth Floor Washington, D. C.

20036-5891 Attorneys for Suffolk County

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- *nd /o 0m Richard J. Zannleutp Special Counsel'to the Governor of the State of New York Executive Chamber, Room 229 Capitol Building Albany, New York 12224 Attorney for Governor Mario M. Cuomo and the State of New York April 27, 1987