ML24009A192
| ML24009A192 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Turkey Point  |
| Issue date: | 01/09/2024 |
| From: | Emily Krause Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel |
| To: | |
| SECY RAS | |
| References | |
| ASLBP 24-981-01-SLR-BD01, RAS 56906, 50-251-SLR-2, 50-250-SLR-2 | |
| Download: ML24009A192 (0) | |
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD PANEL
Before the Licensing Board:
Emily I. Krause, Chair Dr. Sue H. Abreu Dr. Michael F. Kennedy
In the Matter of: Docket Nos. 50-250-SLR-2 50-251-SLR-2 FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY ASLBP No. 24-981-01-SLR-BD01 (Turkey Point Nuclear GeneratingUnits 3 and 4) January 9, 2024
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER (Providing Administrative Information and Topic for Initial Prehearing Conference)
As described in our December 21, 2023 Memorandum and Order,1 this Licensing Board
will hold oral argument using the Cisco WebEx web conferencing platform on Wednesday,
January 24, 2024, beginning at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET). The Board anticipates that the
argument will not exceed 2 hours2.314815e-5 days <br />5.555556e-4 hours <br />3.306878e-6 weeks <br />7.61e-7 months <br />.
The Board will hear from counsel for Miami Waterkeeper, counsel for the Nuclear
Regulatory Commission (NRC) Staff, and counsel for Florida Power & Light Company (FPL), in
that order. Miami Waterkeeper will be allotted 30 minutes to present oral argument and answer
questions. The NRC Staff and FPL each will be allotted 15 minutes. Miami Waterkeeper may
reserve up to 10 minutes of their prescribed time for rebuttal. No other rebuttal will be
permitted.
1 See Licensing Board Order (Scheduling Initial Prehearing Conference) (Dec. 21, 2023)
(unpublished).
Along withtheotherissues raised in Miami Waterkeepers hearing request, counsel
should be prepared to address the appropriate scope of this proceeding, particularly in light of
the Commissions decision in CLI-22-3, including (1) the Commissions statement that the new
notice of opportunity for hearing would be limited to contentions based on new information in
the site-specific environmental impact statement; (2) the Commissions expectations that
Intervenors would not be required to meet heightened pleading standards for newly filed or
refiled contentions and that they would update references, as appropriate, in any refiled
contentions; and (3) the Commissions dismissal of the motions, petitions, and appeals pending before it in this matter without prejudice.2Counsel should keep in mind that the Board has read
their written pleadings. Accordingly, counsel should not merely repeat arguments, but rather
should focus on the principal points in controversy and endeavor to provide responsive answers
to the Boards questions, with reference to material presented in the written filings. Counsel
should not attempt to introduce new information during the argument.
On or before noon ET on Friday, January 12, 2024, counsel shall provide the Boards
law clerk, Emily Newman (Emily.Newman@nrc.gov), with an email specifying the name of the representative for each participant who will be presenting argument. 3 Ms. Newman will reach
out to the participants counsel to schedule a test for the Cisco WebEx conferencing platform.
Although counsel will be appearing remotely, the Board expects those taking part in the oral
argument to conduct themselves as if in a hearing room setting, which includes seeking to
minimize outside noise and interruptions while the argument is ongoing.
2 Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC (Oconee Nuclear Station, Units 1, 2, and 3), CLI-22-3, 95 NRC 40, 42-43 & n.8.
3 If a participant anticipates that they will need video access to the argument for more than one representative, by the Friday deadline above, they should provide a separate e-mail to Ms.
Newman, with a copy to all other participants, that identifies the additional individual(s) who should be given video access and explains why such access is necessary. Video access, however, will not provide participants counsel with the ability to communicate separately with the designated individual(s). Counsel should make other arrangements that will allow for prompt consultation in formulating a response to a Board question.
Members of the public and other interested persons who wish to listen to the oral
argument may access the listen-only line by dialing (301) 576-2978 and entering passcode 938
948 097, followed by the # sign. After successful entry of the passcode, you will hear the
following message: You are not allowed to unmute. To raise your hand press *5. This
conference line is not being monitored and pressing *5 will not allow you to participate in the
conference. The argument will be transcribed, and the transcript will be placed promptly in the
NRCs electronic hearing docket, where it will be publicly available.
It is so ORDERED.
FOR THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD
/RA/
Emily I. Krause, Chair ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE
Rockville, Maryland January 9, 2024
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
In the Matter of )
)
FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY ) Docket Nos. 50-250-SLR-2
) 50-251-SLR-2 (Turkey Point Nuclear Generating )
Units 3 & 4) )
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that copies of the foregoing MEMORANDUM AND ORDER (Providing Administrative Information and Topic for Initial Prehearing Conference) have been served upon the following persons by Electronic Information Exchange.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Commission Appellate Adjudication Office of the General Counsel Mail Stop: O-16B33 Mail Stop - O-14A44 Washington, DC 20555-0001 Washington, DC 20555-0001 E-mail: ocaamail.resource@nrc.gov David E. Roth, Esq.
Sherwin E. Turk, Esq.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Blake C. Vaisey, Esq.
Office of the Secretary of the Commission Jeremy L. Wachutka, Esq.
Mail Stop: O-16B33 Susan H. Vrahoretis, Esq.
Washington, DC 20555-0001 Brian P. Newell, Paralegal E-mail: hearingdocket@nrc.gov Georgiann E. Hampton, Paralegal Caitlin R. Byrd, Paralegal Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel E-mail: David.Roth@nrc.gov U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Sherwin.Turk@nrc.gov Washington, DC 20555-0001 Blake.Vaisey@nrc.gov Emily I. Krause, Chair, Administrative Judge Jeremy.Wachutka@nrc.gov Dr. Sue H. Abreu, Administrative Judge Susan.Vrahoretis@nrc.gov Dr. Michael F. Kennedy, Administrative Judge Brian.Newell@nrc.gov Noel M. Johnson, Law Clerk Georgiann.Hampton@nrc.gov Emily Newman, Law Clerk Caitlin.Byrd@nrc.gov E-mail: Emily.Krause@nrc.gov Sue.Abreu@nrc.gov Florida Power & Light Company Michael.Kennedy@nrc.gov 801 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Suite 220 Noel.Johnson@nrc.gov Washington, DC 20004 Emily.Newman@nrc.gov Steven C. Hamrick, Esq.
E-mail: steven.hamrick@fpl.com
Turkey Point, Units 3 & 4, Docket Nos. 50-250 and 50-251-SLR-2 MEMORANDUM AND ORDER (Providing Administ rative Information and Topic for Initial Prehearing Conference)
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 1111 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.
Washington, DC 20004 Paul M. Bessette, Esq.
Ryan K. Lighty, Esq.
E-mail: Paul.Bessette@morganlewis.com Ryan.Lighty@morganlewis.com
Miami Waterkeeper P.O. Box 141596 Coral Gables, FL 33115 Cameron Bills, Esq.
Email: cameron@miamiwaterkeeper.org
Office of the Secretary of the Commission
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 9th day of January 2024.
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