ML20236A252
| ML20236A252 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Seabrook  |
| Issue date: | 03/06/1989 |
| From: | Chilk S NRC OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY (SECY) |
| To: | MASSACHUSETTS, COMMONWEALTH OF, NEW ENGLAND COALITION ON NUCLEAR POLLUTION, SEACOAST ANTI-POLLUTION LEAGUE |
| References | |
| CON-#189-8240 CLI-89-04, CLI-89-4, OL, OL-1, NUDOCS 8903170008 | |
| Download: ML20236A252 (10) | |
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50-444-OL (Seabrook Station, Units 1 and 2 )
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MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
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By Memorandum and Order of February 8,1989, the Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal Board (Appeal Board) fomarded to us the joint motion of the
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Attorney General of Massachusetts, Seacoast Anti-Pollution League, and the New q
England Coalition on Nuclear Pollution (Interveners) seeking interlocutory relief from a scheduling order of the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board which l
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ALAB-910, (February 8,1989) (noting constraint in ruling on the subject motion in light of a February 3,1989 Comission statement commending the Licensing j
Board). The Comission's February 3 statement which commended efforts toward a goal of " bring [ing] this proceeding to a close within a reasonable timeframe, taking into account the rights of the parties" was not intended as a formal, adjudicatory approval of the scheduling order at issue here. Moreover, it is
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not inappropriate for the Comission in its supervisory capacity to interest itself in " target" date estimates, especially in matters that are particularly I
resource intensive. Such dates are not requirements unless otherwise stated.
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- Reservice of Comission's Memorandum and Order, dated March 6,1989, to provide CLI designation and correct caption.
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N is hearing offsite emergency planning issues' in this operating license-proceeding.2
.We considered Interveners' motion for. directed certification along with 3
responses of Applicants and the Staff to the motion,,to determine whether Interveners had met their burden of showing a lack of fundamental fairness in the schedule that rose to the level of a violation of due process. See,, Public Service Company of New Hampshire (Seabrook Station, Units 1 and 2), ALAB-889, 27 NRC 265, 269 (1988)(citing Public Service Company of New Hampshire (Seabrook Station, Units 1 and 2)), ALAB-864, 25 NRC 417, 420-21 (1987).
In arriving at our ruling we also reviewed the three rulings of the Appeal Board on previous.
motions for directed certification of schedules in this~oroceeding to ascertain where the schedule at issue here fell on the spectrum between one schedule that had been adjudged warranting grant of certification and those adjudged warranting denial. M ALA8-889 (denial), ALAB-864 (grant) and Public Service Company of New Hampshire (Seabrook Station, Units 1 and 2), ALAB-858, 25 NRC 17 (1987)(denial).
On consideration of all the foregoing, it is clear to us that, at the least, the staff is correct that the schedule at issue " simply cannot be said I
to be 'so draconian as to raise an issue of constitutional [due process]
dimensions.'" Staff's Response at 11, quoting ALAB-889, 27 NRC at 269 (insertion
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2Seabrook (offsite Emergency Planning), Memorandum and Order (Setting Hearing Schedule), January 24,1989(unpublished).
1 3The Commission found the Staff's paper particularly helpful in evaluating this matter.
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provided). That beino so, Interveners.have not met their burden. Accordingly,.
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. Interveners' motion for directed certification is denied.
Commissioner.Curtiss did not participate in this order.
It.is 'so ORDERED.
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Dated at Rockville, Maryland this day of M M 1989 Commissioner Roberts was not present for the affirmation of this order, if he had been present he would have approved it.
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' UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR RESULATORY COMMISSION In the Matter of I
I PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW i
Docket No.(s) 50-443/444-OL-1 HAMPSHIRE. ET AL.
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that copies of the foregoing COMM. MEMO. AND ORDER DTD 3/6 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 Administrative Judge Alan S. Rosenthal, Chairman Thomas S. Moore Atcaic Safety and Licensing Appeal Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal Board Board U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Consission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Consission Washington, DC 20555 Washington, DC 20555 Administrative Judge Howard A. Wilber Administrative Judge Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal Peter B. Bloch, Chairman Board Atomic Safety and Licensing Board U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555 Washington, DC 20555 Administrative Judge Administrative Law Judge Jerry Harbour Ivan W. Esith Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Atomic Safety and Licensing Board U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Cassission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Cossission Washington, DC 20555 Washington, DC 20555 Administrative Judge Edwir, J. Reis, Esq.
Esseth A. Luebke Office of the Sensral Counsel 5500 Friendship Boulevard, Apt. 1923N U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Cossission Chevy Chase, MD 20015 Washington, DC 20555 Diane Curran, Esc.
Thomas S. Dignan, Jr., Esq.
Harmon, Curran & Tousley Ropes & Bray 2001 S Street. N.W., Suite 430 One International Place l
Washington, DC 20009 Boston, MA 02110 l
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h Docket No.(s)50-443/444-OL-1 COMM. MEMD. AND ORDER DTD 3/6 Robert A. Backus, Esq.
Paul McEachern, Esq.
Backus, Meyer & Solcaen 8haines & McEachern 116 Lowell Street 25 Maplewood Avenue. P.O. Box 360 Manchester, NH 03106 Portsmouth, NH 03801 Gary W. Holmes, Esq.
Charles P. Graham, Esq.
Holmes & Ells McKay, Murphy and Grahan 47 Winnacunnet Road 100 Main Street Hampton, NH 03842 Asesbury, MA 01913 Barton Z. Cowan, Esq.
Jane Doughty Eckert, Seamans, Charin & Mellott Seacoast Anti-Pollution League 600 Grant Street, 42 Floor 5 Market Street Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Portsmouth, NH 03801 George W. Watson, Esq.
Edward A. Thomas Federal Emergency Management Agency Federal Energency Management Agency 500 C Street, S.W.
442 J.W. McCormack (PDCH)
Washington, DC 20472 Boston, MA 02109 1
George D. Bisbee, Esq.
Suzanne Breiseth Assistant Attorney General Board of Selectmen l
Office of the Attorney General Town of Hampton Falls 25 Capitol Street Drinkwater Road Concord, NH 03301 Hampton Falls, NW 03844 Carol S. Sneider, Esq.
Matthew T. Brock, Esq.
Assistant Attorney General Assistant Attorney General Office of the Attorney General Office of the Attorney Osneral One Ashburton Place 19th Floor One Ashburton Place, 19th Floor Boston, MA 02108 Boston, MA 0210B The Honorable Philip Ahrens, Esq.
Edward J. Markey, Chairman Assistant Attcrney General ATTN Linda Correia Office of the Attorney General Subcommittee on Energy Conservation and State House Station, #6 Power Augusta, ME 04333 House Committee on Energy and Commerce Washington, DC 20515 l
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Docket No.(s)50-443/444-OL-1 COMM. MEMO. AND ORDER DTD 3/6
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Richard A. Haspe, Esq.
J. P. Nadeau Hampe & McNicholas Board of Selectmen 35 Pleasant Street 10 Central Street Concord. NH 03301 Rye. NH 03870 Allen Lampert Willian Armstrong Civil Defense Director Civil Defense Director Town of Brentwood Town of Exeter 20 Franklin Street 10 Front Street Exeter, NH 03033 Exeter, NH 03033 l
Sandra Bavutis, Chairman Calvin A. Canney Board of Selectmen City Manager RFD #1 Box 1154 City Hall l
Kensingto'. 1H 03827 126 Daniel Street Portsmouth, NH 03801 Anne Goodman, Chairman Board of Selectaen Board of Selectmen 13-15 Newmarket-Road Town Hall - Friend Street Durham, NH 03824 Asesbury, MA 01913 Peter J. Matthews Mayor of Newburyport Michael Santosuosso. Chairman City Hall Board of Selectmen Newburyport, MA 01950 South Hampton, NH 03827 R. Scott Hill-Whilton, Esquire Stanley W. Knowles, Chairman Lagoulis, Hill-Whilton & McGuire Board of Selectmen 79 State Street P.O. Box 710 Newburyport,, MA 01950 North Hampton, NH 03862 The Honorable Bordon J. Humphrey ATTNs Janet Colt United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 Dated at Rockville, Md. this 6 day of March 1989 Office of the retary of the Commission
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR RESULATORY COMMISSION l
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PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW l
Docket No.(s) 50-443/444-OL HAMPSHIRE, ET AL.
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l CERTIFICATE OF BERVICE I hereby certify that copies of the foregoing COMM MEMO & ORDER (CLI-89-04) 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 Administrative Judge Alan S. Rosenthal, Chairman Thomas S. Moore Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal Board Board U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555 Washington, DC 20555 Administrative.1udge Howard A. Wilber Administrative Law Judge Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal Ivan W. Smith, Chairman Board Atomic Safety and Licensing Board U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555 Washington, DC 20555 Administrative Judge Administrative Judge Richard F. Cole Kenneth A. McCollom Atomic Safety aiid Licensing Board Atomic Safety and Licensing Board U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555 Washington, DC 20555 Administrative Judge Robert R. Pierce, Esquire James H. Carpenter Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Alternate Technical Member U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Washington, DC 20555 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555 Edwin J. Reis, Esq.
Lisa B. Clark Office of the Seneral Counsel Attorney U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of the General Counsel Washington, DC 20555 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555 l
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Docket Noo(s)50-443/444-OL-COMM MEMD'& ORDER (CLI-89-04).
Diane Curran, Esq.
Thomas 6. Dignan, Jr., Esq.
Harmon, Curran & Tousley Ropes & Gray 2001 S Street, N.W., Suite 430 One International Place Washington, DC 20009 Boston, MA 02110 Robert A.'Backus, Esq.
Paul McEachern, Esq.
Backus, Meyer & Solomon Shatnes & McEachern 116 Lowell Street 25 Maplewood Avenue, P.O. Box 360 Manchester, NH 03106 Portsmouth, NH 03801 Gary W. Holmes. Esc.
Judith H. Mirner.
Holmes & Ells 611verglate Gernter, Baker, Fine, 47 Winnacunnet Road Good and Mitzner Hampton, NH 03642 88 Broad Street Boston, MA 02110 Charles P. Graham, Esq.
Jane Doherty McKay, Murphy and Graham Beacoast Anti-Pollution League 100 Main Street 5 Market Street Amesbury, MA 01913 Portsmouth, NH 03B01 l
Leonard Kapelman, Esq.
Ashed N. Amirian, Esq.
Kapelman and Paige, P.C.
376 Main Street 77 Franklin Street Haverhill, MA 01830 Boston, MA 02110 i
j 6eorge W. Watson, Esc.
Edward A. Thomas I
Federal Emergency Management Agency Federal Emergency Management Agency 500 C Street, S.W.
442 J.W. McCormack (PDCH) l Washington, DC 20472 Boston, MA 02109 George D. Bisbee, Esq.
Paul A. Fritzsche, Esq.
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Assistant Attorney General Office of the Public Advocate I
Office of the Attorney General State House Station 112 25 Capitol Street Augusta ME 04333 Concord, NH 03301 I
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Docket No.(s)50-443/444-OL COMM MEMD & ORDER (CL1-89-04)
Buranne Breiseth Carol S. Sneider, Esq.
Board of Selectmen Assistant Attorney Beneral j
Town of Hampton Falls Office of the Attorney General Drinkwater Road One Ashburton Place, 19th Floor i
Hampton Falls, NH 03844 Boston, MA 02108 i
Matthew T. Brock, Esq.
Peter J. Brann, Esq.
Office of the Attorney General Assistant Attorney General One Ashburton Place, 19th Floor Office of the Attorney Beneral Boston, MA 02108 State House Station, #6 Augusta, ME 04333 The Honorable Edward J. Markey, Chairman Richard A. Hampe, Esq.
3 ATTN: Linda Correia Hampe & McNicholas Subcommittee on Energy Conservation and 35 Pleasant Street Power Concord, NH 03301 House Committee on Energy and Commerce Washington, DC 20515 J. P. Nadeau Allen Lampert Board of Selectmen Civil Defense Director 10 Central Street Town of Brentwood i
Rye, NH 03870 20 Franklin Street Exeter, NH 03833 William Armstrong Sandra Gavutis, Chairman Civil Defense Director Board of Selectmen Town of Exeter RFD #1 Box 1154 10 Front Street Kensington, NH 03027 Exeter, NH 03833 1
Calvin A. Canney Anne Goodman, Chairman 1
City Manager Board of Selectmen i
City Hall 13-15 Newmarket Road 126 Daniel Street Durham, NH 03824 Pertsmouth, NH 03801 l
William S. Lord Peter J. Matthews Board of Selectmen Mayor of Newburyport Town Hall - Friend Street City Hall l
Amesbury, MA 01913 Newburyport, MA 01950
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-Docket Noa(s)50-443/444-OL COMM MEMO & ORDER (CL1-89-04)
R. Scott Hill-Whilton,Escuire Michael Santosuosso, Chairman Lagoulis, Hill-Whilton & McGuire Board of Selecteen 79 State Street South Hampton, NH 03827 Newburyport,, MA 01950 Stanley W. Knowles, Chairman Norman C. Katner Board of Selectmen Superintendent of Schools P.O.. Box 710 School Administrative Unit No. 21 North Hampton, NH 03862 Atuani Drive Hampton, NH 03842 Sandra F. Mitchell Civil Defense Director John F. Doherty Town of Kensington 1616 P Street, N.W.
Box 10, RR1 Washington, DC 20036 East Kingston, NH 03827 The Honorable Beverly Hollingworth Gordon J. Humphrey 209 Winnacunnet Road ATTN Janet Coit Hampton, NH 03842 United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Nicholas Marvoules ATTN: Michael Greenstein 70 Washington Street Sales, MA 01970 Dated at Rockville, Md. this 9 day of March 1989
...........M Offic of the scretary of the Commission
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