ML23058A302
| ML23058A302 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Palisades, Big Rock Point File:Consumers Energy icon.png |
| Issue date: | 02/27/2023 |
| From: | Michael Gibson Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel |
| To: | Entergy Nuclear Operations, Entergy Nuclear Palisades, Holtec Decommissioning International, Holtec |
| SECY RAS | |
| References | |
| License Transfer, RAS 56654, 50-255-LT-2, 50-155-LT-2, 72-007-LT, 72-043-LT-2 | |
| Download: ML23058A302 (0) | |
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD Before Administrative Judge:
Michael M. Gibson Presiding Officer In the Matter of:
Docket Nos. 50-255-LT-2 ENTERGY NUCLEAR OPERATIONS, INC., 50-155-LT-2 ENTERGY NUCLEAR PALISADES, LLC, 72-007-LT HOLTEC INTERNATIONAL, and HOLTEC 72-043-LT-2 DECOMMISSIONING INTERNATIONAL, LLC ASLBP NO. 22-974-01-LT-BD01 (Palisades Nuclear Plant and Big Rock Point February 27, 2023 Site)
ORDER (Denying in Part and Granting in Part Applicants Renewed Motion to Strike)
Before the Board is Applicants Renewed Motion to Strike Portions of the Michigan Attorney Generals Written Responses and Rebuttal Testimony of Nicholas J. Capik. 1 For the reasons stated on the record at the hearing held February 8-9, 2023, the Renewed Motion is DENIED IN PART and GRANTED IN PART.
First, Applicants request that the Board strike portions of the Michigan Attorney Generals responses and supporting testimony relating to comparisons between the Palisades estimate, on 1 Applicants Motion to Strike Portions of the Michigan Attorney Generals Written Responses and Rebuttal Testimony of Nicholas J. Capik (Jan. 3, 2023). The undersigned initially denied Applicants motion at the beginning of the hearing held February 8-9, 2023.
However, the undersigned gave Applicants leave to renew their motion at the close of the hearing. Applicants orally renewed their motion on the record at the close of the hearing on February 9, 2023.
the one hand, and estimates or costs for other plants, on the other. The Renewed Motion is DENIED as to this category of testimony and responses.
Second, Applicants request that the Board strike portions of the Michigan Attorney Generals responses and supporting testimony relating to the 2030 start date for DOE pickup of spent nuclear fuel. The Renewed Motion is GRANTED as to this category of testimony and responses, and the following portions are hereby stricken:
- Exhibit MICH019, Rebuttal Testimony of Nicholas Capik (Dec. 16, 2022): Page 9, lines 10-15 (including footnotes); and
- Michigan Attorney Generals Written Responses and Rebuttal Testimony With Supporting Affidavit (Dec. 16, 2022): Page 9, indented paragraph a. in its entirety; page 10, indented paragraph b. in its entirety; and page 10, paragraph e., second sentence.
It is so ORDERED.
THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD
/RA/
Michael M. Gibson PRESIDING OFFICER Rockville, Maryland February 27, 2023
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION In the Matter of )
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Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc., Entergy ) Docket Nos. 50-255-LT-2 Nuclear Palisades, LLC, Holtec ) 50-155-LT-2 International, and Holtec Decommissioning ) 72-007-LT International, LLC ) 72-043-LT-2 (Palisades Nuclear Plant & Big Rock Point) )
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that copies of the ORDER (Denying in Part and Granting in Part Applicants Renewed Motion to Strike) have been served upon the following persons by Electronic Information Exchange.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Laura Shrum, Esq.
Office of Commission Appellate Adjudication Brian Newell, Senior Paralegal Mail Stop: O-16B33 Georgia Hampton, Paralegal Washington, DC 20555-0001 david.roth@nrc.gov ocaamail@nrc.gov anita.ghoshnaber@nrc.gov susan.vrahoretis@nrc.gov U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission jeremy.watchutka@nrc.gov Office of the Secretary of the Commission mary.woods@nrc.gov Mail Stop: O-16B33 laura.shrum@nrc.gov Washington, DC 20555-0001 brian.newell@nrc.gov hearingdocket@nrc.gov georgia.hampton@nrc.gov Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Michigan Department of Attorney General U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 525 W. Ottawa St.
Washington, DC 20555-0001 Lansing, MI 48906 Michael M. Gibson, Presiding Officer Michael Moody, Esq.
Michael.Gibson@nrc.gov Amanda Churchill, Esq.
Noel Johnson, Law Clerk Joel King, Esq.
noel.johnson@nrc.gov moodym2@michigan.gov Emily Newman, Law Clerk churchilla1@michigan.gov emily.newman@nrc.gov kingj38@michigan.gov Allison R. Wood, Law Clerk Allison.Wood@nrc.gov Counsel for Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 1200 Seventeenth Street, NW Office of the General Counsel Washington, DC 20036 Mail Stop: O-14A44 Anne R. Leidich, Esq.
Washington, DC 20555-0001 David R. Lewis, Esq.
David E. Roth, Esq. anne.leidich@pillsburylaw.com Anita G. Naber, Esq. david.lewis@pillsburylaw.com Susan Vrahoretis, Esq.
Jeremy L. Wachutka, Esq.
Mary F. Woods, Esq.
Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc, Holtec International (Palisades Nuclear Plant and Big Point Rock)
Docket No. 50-255-LT-2, 50-155-LT-2, 72-007-LT, 72-043-LT-2 ORDER (Denying in Part and Granting in Part Applicants Renewed Motion to Strike)
Susan H. Raimo, Esq. Counsel for Holtec International, Holtec Entergy Services, LLC Palisades, LLC and Holtec Decommissioning, 101 Constitution Avenue, N.W. LLC Washington, D.C. 20001 Balch & Bingham LLP sraimo@entergy.com 1901 6th Avenue North, Ste. 1500 Birmingham, AL 35203 Counsel for Holtec International Adam Israel, Esq.
Balch & Bingham LLP aisreal@balch.com 1710 Sixth Avenue North Birmingham, AL 35203-2015 Environmental Law & Policy Center Alan D. Lovett, Esq. 35 E. Wacker Drive, Ste. 1600 alovett@balch.com Chicago, IL 60601 Michael J. Zoeller mzoeller@elpc.org Clara I. Sola Digitally signed by Clara I. Sola Date: 2023.02.27 15:30:24
-05'00' Office of the Secretary of the Commission Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 27th day of February 2023 2