ML20212C170

Memorandum & Order (Revised General Schedule).* Orders That Parties Should Provide Board with Joint Rept That Outlines Suggested Schedule for Estimated One to Two Day Evidentiary Hearing.With Certificate of Svc.Served on 990920

ML20212C170
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Site:	07200022
Issue date:	09/20/1999
From:	Bollwerk G Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel
To:	AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED, NRC OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL (OGC), UTAH, STATE OF
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CON-#399-20830 97-732-02-ISFSI, ISFSI, NUDOCS 9909210157
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA DOCKETED NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION USHRC ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD 99 SEP 20 A10:06 Before Administrative Judges:

G. Paul Bollwerk, III, Chairman OFT '

Dr. Jerry R. Kline ghj,pb Dr. Peter S. Lam fF SERVED SEP 2 01999 In the Matter of Docket No. 72-22-ISFSI PRIVATE FUEL STORAGE, L.L.C. ASLBP No. 97-732-02-ISFSI

-(Independent Spent' Fuel September 20, 1999

Storage Installation)

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER (Revised General Schedule)

In an August 30, 1999 order, the Board provided the parties with administrative and procedural guidance for the hearing on the Group I contentions, which currently is scheduled to begin on November 1, 1999. In addition, the Board requested that the parties provide it with an estimate I of the time necessary to conduct evidentiary sessions on contentions Utah K/ Confederated Tribes B, Utah R, and Security-C, the three issues remaining for litigation following the Board summary disposition rulings on Group I

' contentions. Ege Licensing Board Memorandum and Order (Administrative and Scheduling Matters) (Aug. 30, 1999) at-1-2 (unpublished). As part of a September 7, 1999 joint report regarding the evidentiary hearing schedule, applicant Private Fual Storage, L.L.C., (PFS) proposed (without 9909210157 990920 POR ADOCK 07200022 C PDR

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objection from the NRC staff or Group I issues lead intervenor State of Utah (State)) that the November 1999 hearings be deferred. According to PFS, postponing the hearing actually would be more efficient because of the

-relatively small number of hearing-ready issues; the fact the staff would not be able to take a position on a deferred portion of contention Utah K/ Confederated Tribes B to permit that part to be tried in November; the need for PFS and the staff to focus their efforts on outstanding issue analyses; and the possibility a deferral would permit an earlier start for a combined hearing on Group I and Group II contentions than was contemplated for Group II issues alone. See Joint Report to the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board (Sept. 7, 1999) at unnumbered pp. 1-2. ,

The Board discussed this PFS proposal with the parties as part of a September 8, 1999 telephone conference. During this conference, the Board acknowledged the staff position closure problem concerning contention Utah K/ Confederated Tribes B, but indicated it was interested in proceeding to hearing with contentions Utah R and Security-C. The Board was advised, however, that because of a problem with identifying PFS witnesses regarding Security-C, that issue would not be ready for hearing, leaving only contention Utah R as a candidate for a November 1999 evidentiary hearing. ~ S_q_q Tr. at 1183-88.

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proposed revised schedule for litigation of Group I and Group II issues, which was submitted to the Board by letter i

from staff counsel dated September 14, 1999. After reviewing that suggested schedule, we have decided to adopt it, as is reflected in the revised general schedule included as attachment A to this issuance. This schedule also I reflects our ruling today on the impact on other pending contentions of our decision in LBP-99-34, 50 NRC (Aug. 30, 1999) concerning contention Utah B and the licensing of the proposed PFS Rowley Junction, Utah intermodal transfer point. Sea LBP-99-39, 50 NRC ,

(slip op. at 7-9) (Sept. 20, 1999).

In addition, we provide the following guidance regarding the revised schedule:

1. Additional Discovery on Group I Issues. Formal discovery on the remaining Group I issues, other than for the portion of contention Utah K/ Confederated Tribes B that previously was deferred by the Board, see Licensing Board Order (Granting Filing Extension Motions and Setting Schedule for Responses to Request for Admission of Late-Filed Contention) (July 27, 1999) at 2 (unpublished),

closed in August 1999. Accordingly, any. party wishing to obtain additional discovery concerning the nondeferred

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portions of this contention or the other two Group I contentions during the additional discovery window must obtain the Board's permission. In this regard, in its motion requesting permission to reopen discovery, the party should inform the Board about the scope of any proposed additional discovery and the position of other interested i

parties regarding its request.

2. Interroaatory Limitation. The limitation on interrogatories specified in the Board's March 29, 1999 memorandum and order, see Licensing Board Memorandum and Order (Granting Motion for Additional Limited Discovery on Group II and Group III Contentions) (Mar. 29, 1999) at 4-6 (unpublished), is applicable to discovery on all Group I and Group II contentions during the November-January limited discovery window provided for in this issuance, subject to the following schedule revisions: absent leave of the Board (a) no more than seven interrogatories can be utilized (i) against parties other than the staff after Friday, December 10, 1999, and (ii) against the staf f af ter Friday, December 31, 1999; and (b) no more than four interrogatories can be used (i) against parties other than the staff after Fridav. December 31, 1999, and (ii) against the staff after Friday January 14, 2000.

3. Contention Security-C Evidentiarv Hearina. The l

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La hearing on contention Security-C could involve protected safeguards information. That issue thus will be tried in the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel's Rockville, Maryland hearing room where proper security can be readily maintained. On or before Mondav, November 1, 1999, those parties should provide the Board with a joint report that outlines a suggested schedule for the estimated one to two day evidentiary hearing on this issue. .

4. Limited Annearance Statements. The Board will defer entertaining oral limited appearance statements until the time of the evidentiary hearing on the Group I and Group II issues. Written limited appearance statements can f

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be provided to the Board at any time. Egg 63 Fed. Reg.

23,476, 23,477 (1998).

It is so ORDERED.

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.e UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION In the Matter of PRIVATE. FUEL STORAGE, LLC Docket No.(s) 72-22-ISFSI (Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation)

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that copies of the foregoing LB M&O--REVISED GEN. SCHEDULE

' have been served upon the following persons by U.S. mail, first class, except as otherwise noted and in accordance with the requirements of 10 CFR Sec. 2.712.

Administrative Judge

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Office of Commission Appellate- G. Paul Bo11werk, III, Chairman Adjudication Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel 3 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mail Stop - T-3 F23 d Washington, DC 20555- U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555 4 Administrative Judge Administrative Judge Jerry R. Kline Peter S. Las Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Mail Stop - T-3 F23 Mail Stop - T-3 F23 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission U.S, Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555 Washington, DC 20555 Sherwin'E. Turk, Esq.

Catherine L. Marco, Esq. Diane Curran, Esq.

Office of the General Counsel Harmon, Curran, Spielberg Mail Stop 15 D21 & Eisenberg, L.L.P.

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 1726 M Street, NW, Suite 600 Washington, DC 20555 Washington, DC 20036 Martin S. Kaufman, Esq. Joro Walker, Esq.

- Atlantic Legal ' Foundation Land and Water Fund of the Rockies 205 E.~42nd St. 2056 East 3300 South, suite 1 New York, NY 10017_ Salt Lake City, UT 84109 l

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Docket No.(s)72-22-ISFSI ,

LB M&O--REVISED GEN. SCHEDULE Denise Chancellor, Esq.

Assistant Attorney General Daniel G. Moquin, Esq.

Utah Attorney General's Office Utah Attorney General's Office 160 East 300 South, 5th Floor 1594 West North Temple, Suite 300 P.O. Box 140873 Salt Lake City, UT 84114 Salt Lake City, UT 84114 Jay E. Silberg, Esq. John Paul Kennedy, Esq.

Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge Confederated Tribes of the Goshute 2300 N Street, NW Reservation and David Pete Washington, DC 20037 1385 Yale Avenue l Salt Lake City, UT 84105 l Richard E. Condit, Esq. Danny Quintana, Esq.

Land and Water Fund of the Rockies Skull Valley Band of Goshute Indians 2260 Baseline Road, Suite 200 Danny Quintana & Assocs., P.C. i Boulder, CO 80302 68 South Main Street, Suite 600 Salt Lake City, UT 84101 l Richard Wilson Department of Physics Harvard University Cambridge, MA 02138 Dated at Rockville, Md. this 20 day of September 1999 Q [g Dffice of the Secretary of the Commission