ML23037A791
| ML23037A791 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Comanche Peak  |
| Issue date: | 02/06/2023 |
| From: | Brooke Clark NRC/SECY |
| To: | Sustainable Energy and Economic Development Coalition (SEED) |
| SECY RAS | |
| References | |
| RAS 56626, 50-445-LR, 50-446-LR | |
| Download: ML23037A791 (5) | |
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION In the Matter of VISTRA OPERATIONS COMPANY, LLC (Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2)
Docket Nos. 50-445-LR 50-446-LR ORDER The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has before it an application filed by Vistra Operations Company, LLC, to renew its licenses for Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2. By Federal Register notice dated December 1, 2022, the NRC provided an opportunity to request a hearing and petition for leave to intervene with respect to the license renewal application.1 The notice stated that requests for a hearing must be filed by January 30, 2023.
Ms. Karen Hadden, on behalf of SEED Coalition, requested a ninety-day extension to the January 30, 2023, deadline for all members of the public to request a hearing and petition to intervene.2 In addition, Ms. Hadden raised several concerns regarding the conduct of the NRC Staffs public meeting held in January 2023. Given the barriers to participation during the public meeting articulated by the requestor, I refer these concerns, as well as associated requests to 1 Vistra Operations Co., LLC; Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2, 87 Fed.
Reg. 73,798 (Dec. 1, 2022) (Hearing Notice).
2 E-mail from Karen Hadden to Hearing Docket, NRC (Jan. 30, 2023).
extend the environmental scoping comment period, to the NRC Staff for its review and response, consistent with my earlier order in this matter.3 Pursuant to the authority delegated to me by the Commission on February 3, 2023, I extend the deadline for all persons to file a hearing request until March 1, 2023. Petitions to intervene and requests for hearing should be filed consistent with the Supplementary Information section of the Hearing Notice.4 IT IS SO ORDERED.
For the Commission Brooke P. Clark Secretary of the Commission Dated at Rockville, Maryland, This 6th day of February 2023.
3 Order (Granting Requests for Extension of Time) (Jan. 30, 2023) (unpublished) (referring similar concerns to the NRC Staff).
4 See Hearing Notice, 87 Fed. Reg. at 73,799-73,800 (Dec. 1, 2022).
Brooke P.
Clark Digitally signed by Brooke P. Clark Date: 2023.02.06 11:35:06 -05'00'
From:
KarenD Hadden To:
Docket, Hearing; Clara Sola; tam Tran; Manny Sayoc; Chair Resource; Molly Marsh; CMRBARAN Resource; CMRWright Resource; CMRCaputo Resource; CMRCrowell Resource Cc:
The Honorable Lloyd Doggett; The Honorable Lloyd Doggett
Subject:
[External_Sender] Request to broaden extended deadline to the general public Date:
Monday, January 30, 2023 11:35:25 PM Attachments:
Screen Shot 2023-01-30 at 10.29.39 PM.png Rep Doggett letter to NRC.pdf Comanche Peak SECY Order 1 30 2023.pdf RE: NRC-2022-0183
Dear Hearing Docket NRC Officials,
It was good to see that five individuals were given an additional 30 days, but Im writing to ask that the extension be for the public as a whole.
Please extend the deadline for requesting a hearing and petition to intervene for all members of the public, many of whom have already made a similar request for a 90 day extension. At least 2600 of these requests from members of the public have now reached you.
I have personally submitted this request numerous times, in numerous ways, starting several weeks ago.
Congressman Lloyd Doggetta January 26, 2023 letter with the deadline request is included here.
It has been very difficult to respond in a timely manner to the Comanche Peak LRA since it was published Dec. 1, 2022 in the Federal Register, right at the start of the holiday season. Last minute changes in public meeting plans presented the next hurdle.Two in-person meetings were to in Texas on January 10, 2023. The press release announcing rescheduling was posted on the NRC website 4 PM on the 9th, for a meeting to be held at 1 PM the next day. The meetings were replaced by a single online meeting held in the day on January 17th, when many people are at work or in school.
At least five people could not be heard at all due to technical difficulties with the online meeting, which appear to have been due to problems on the NRC end of things. Instructions to unmute were unsuccessful since they failed to solve the problem.
So, while this is a last minute (repeated) request, Im hoping that a huge federal agency can as respond as quickly to this simple request as the public has had to do in response to ever-changing circumstances and barriers to participation.
Thank you for your consideration. Again, please be fair and extend the deadlines for 90 days, uniformly to all interested parties, not just to five individuals for one month.
Best wishes, Karen Hadden SEED Coalition 512-797-8481
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION In the Matter of
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VISTRA OPERATIONS COMPANY, LLC
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Docket Nos. 50-445-LR
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50-446-LR (Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant,
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Units 1 and 2)
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that copies of the foregoing ORDER (Granting Request for Extension of Time to Request for Hearing) have been served upon the following persons by Electronic Information Exchange 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 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 Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Mail Stop: T-3F23 Washington, DC 20555-0001 Roy Hawkens, Chief Administrative Judge E-mail: roy.hawkens@nrc.gov U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of the General Counsel Mail Stop - O-14A44 Washington, DC 20555-0001 Marcia Carpentier Ethan P. Licon David E. Roth Susan H. Vrahoretis E-mail: Marcia.Carpentier@nrc.gov Ethan.Licon@nrc.gov David.Roth@nrc.gov Susan.Vrahoretis@nrc.gov Counsel for Vistra Operations Company, LLC Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLC 1111 Pennsylvania Ave NW Washington, DC 20004 Ryan K. Lighty Paul Bessette Timothy Matthews E-mail: ryan.lighty@morganlewis.com paul.bessette@morganlewis.com timothy.matthews@nrc.gov Karen D. Hadden 605 Charismatic Lane Austin, TX 78748 E-mail: karendhadden@gmail.com
Vistra Operations Company, LLC (Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2)
ORDER (Granting Request for Extension of Time to Request for Hearing) 2 Office of the Secretary of the Commission Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 6th day of February 2023.
Clara I.
Sola Digitally signed by Clara I. Sola Date: 2023.02.06 11:38:01
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