ML24078A379
| ML24078A379 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Diablo Canyon  |
| Issue date: | 03/18/2024 |
| From: | Murphy I NRC/OGC |
| To: | Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel |
| SECY RAS | |
| References | |
| RAS 56963, 50-275 LR-2, 50-323 LR-2 | |
| Download: ML24078A379 (0) | |
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March 18, 2024 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION BEFORE THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD In the Matter of PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY (Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2)
Docket Nos. 50-275 LR-2 50-323 LR-2 NRC STAFF NOTICE OF PREFERENCES REGARDING ORAL ARGUMENT Pursuant to the Atomic Safety and Licensing Boards Initial Prehearing Order,1 the U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Staff hereby notifies the Board of its preferences regarding a potential oral argument on standing and contention admissibility in the NRCs adjudicatory proceeding regarding Pacific Gas and Electric Companys (PG&Es) license renewal application for Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2.
In terms of the date for a potential oral argument, the Board noted that it was considering April 23, 24, 25, 30, or May 1, 2.2 NRC Staff Counsel has scheduled mandatory training for attorneys at the NRCs Technical Training Center in Tennessee from April 22-26, 2024, and would be unavailable for an in-person oral argument on those dates. Therefore, of the dates identified by the Board, the NRC Staff prefers April 30, May 1, or May 2.
In terms of the location for a potential oral argument, the Board noted that it was considering two in-person options, either: (1) in the Boards Hearing Room (at the NRC Headquarters near Washington D.C.), with the argument also webcast, or (2) at a location near 1 Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Memorandum and Order (Initial Prehearing Order) (Mar.
13, 2024) (ML24073A326).
2 Id. at 10.
the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant.3 The NRC Staff has no preference regarding location.
San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace, Friends of the Earth, and Environmental Working Group stated that they prefer the location near Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant because, in part, the oral argument may be the NRCs only adjudication-related public meeting regarding PG&Es license renewal application to be held in the local area.4 Nonetheless, the NRC Staff notes that there was an in-person public scoping meeting regarding the license renewal application in San Luis Obispo on February 8, 20245 and that the NRC Staff may also hold an in-person public meeting on the draft supplemental environmental impact statement when it is issued.6 Respectfully submitted,
/Signed (electronically) by/
Ian Murphy Counsel for NRC Staff Mail Stop: O-14-A44 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Telephone: (301) 415-5233 Email: Ian.Murphy@nrc.gov Dated March 18, 2024 3 Id.
4 Petitioners Notice of Preferences for Oral Argument (Mar. 15, 2024) (ML24075A199).
5 See Notice of Intent to Conduct Scoping Process and Prepare Environmental Impact Statement; Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2, 89 Fed. Reg. 4,631 (Jan. 24, 2024); Public Meeting Announcement, Environmental Scoping Public Meeting for the Diablo Canyon License Renewal Application (ML24022A104).
6 See https://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/licensing/renewal/applications/diablo-canyon.html
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION BEFORE THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD In the Matter of PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY (Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2)
Docket Nos. 50-275 LR-2 50-323 LR-2 Certificate of Service Pursuant to 10 C.F.R. §2.305, I hereby certify that copies of the foregoing NRC STAFF NOTICE OF PREFERENCES REGARDING ORAL ARGUMENT, dated March 18, 2024, have been served upon the Electronic Information Exchange (the NRCs E-Filing System), in the captioned proceeding, this 18th day of March 2024.
/Signed (electronically) by/
Ian Murphy Counsel for NRC Staff Mail Stop: O-14-A44 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Telephone: (301) 415-5233 Email: Ian.Murphy@nrc.gov Dated March 18, 2024