ML20214Q652

Order Denying Numerous Employees Motion to Dismiss Aamodts as Parties to Proceeding & Extending Time Until 870116 for Aamodts to File Proposed Findings on Individual Responsibility Issues.Served on 861202

ML20214Q652
Person / Time
Site:	Three Mile Island
Issue date:	12/01/1986
From:	Kelley J Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel
To:	AAMODTS, GENERAL PUBLIC UTILITIES CORP.
References
CON-#486-1766 86-519-02-SP, 86-519-2-SP, LRP, NUDOCS 8612050227
Download: ML20214Q652 (2)

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION l Before the Presiding Board: '86 DEC -2 P3 :33 James L. Kelley, Chairman

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In the Matter of ) Docket No. LRP

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) ASLBP No. 86-519-02 SP INQUIRY INTO THREE MILE ISLAND UNIT 2 )

LEAK RATE DATA FALSIFICATION December 1, 1986 l

1 ORDER (Denying Motion to Dismiss the Aamodts as Parties and Extending Their Time 1 to File Proposed Findings)

The Numerous Employees have moved to dismiss the Aamodts as parties to this proceeding on the ground that the Aamodts have not made an adequate contribution to the record. The Aamodts oppose the motion; the other parties have not responded to it.

We need not pause long in denying this motion. The Aamodts did make a contribution in the prehearing phases. Unfortunately, they did not attend a single day of the thirty-two days of evidentiary hearings.

The Board held at one point that the reasons for their non-attendance did not justify postponement, but suggested that the Aamodts might  ;

participate by mailing questions to the Board. Thereafter, the Aamodts i i

did propose questions for a number of witnesses. )

1 The Aamodts' contribution to the record to date has fallen below our expectations when we admitted them as parties. In our view, 1

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however, that does not justify dismissing them as parties at this point.

They have obtained copies of the transcript and are in a position to prepare helpful findings of fact. We expect them to be the only party, other than the Numerous Employees, to file proposed findings on some of the individual responsibility issues.

The Aamodts have asked for an additional month to file findings, until February 9,1986. This largely unsupported request is denied in major part. Reference is made to "the Aamodt family schedule for December." All parties have been on notice for some time that December would be a month for writing findings in this proceeding. Accordingly, the Aamodts may have to rearrange their December schedule. Unlike the Numerous Employees, we do not expect the Aamodts to file proposed findings on most of the individual responsibility issues because they did not propose questions for most of the witnesses. In view of their apparent interest in numerous witnesses, however, we are granting the

! Aamodts a one week e 'nsion, until January 16, 1986, to file their proposed findings. The Aamodts were advised of this extension by telephone on November 26, 1986.

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4 Jameg. Keney,JChaiman ADMImSTRATIVE[DGE Bethesda, Maryland

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