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{{#Wiki_filter:UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSIONATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD Before Administrative Judges: E.Roy Hawkens, Chairman Dr. Michael F. KennedyDr. Sue H. Abreu In the Matter of FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY (Turkey Point Units 3 and 4)  Docket Nos. 50-250-SLR and 50-251-SLR ASLBP No. 18-957-01-SLR-BD01 December 21, 2018 O R DER (Adopting Transcript Corrections)
{{#Wiki_filter:UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD Before Administrative Judges:
Before this Board in the above captioned proceeding is a joint motion submitted by the oral argument participants-Florida Power and Light Co.; Southern Alliance for Clean Energy; Friends of the Earth, Inc., Natural Resources Defense C ouncil, Inc., Miami Waterkeeper, Inc.; and the NRC Staff-requesting that certain corrections be made to the transcript of the December 4, 2018 oral argument concerning contention admissibility.
E. Roy Hawkens, Chairman Dr. Michael F. Kennedy Dr. Sue H. Abreu In the Matter of                                   Docket Nos. 50-250-SLR and 50-251-SLR FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY                      ASLBP No. 18-957-01-SLR-BD01 (Turkey Point Units 3 and 4)                      December 21, 2018 ORDER (Adopting Transcript Corrections)
See Joint Motion for the Correction of the Transcript of the Oral Argument Held on December 4, 2018 (Dec. 20, 2018). Given that all parties agree on the proposed corrections, this Board adopts those corrections. The transcript of the oral argument held on December 4, 2018 is hereby revised per Appendix A to this Order. It is so ORDERED. FOR THE ATOMIC SAFETY   AND LICENSING BOARD
Before this Board in the above captioned proceeding is a joint motion submitted by the oral argument participantsFlorida Power and Light Co.; Southern Alliance for Clean Energy; Friends of the Earth, Inc., Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., Miami Waterkeeper, Inc.; and the NRC Staffrequesting that certain corrections be made to the transcript of the December 4, 2018 oral argument concerning contention admissibility. See Joint Motion for the Correction of the Transcript of the Oral Argument Held on December 4, 2018 (Dec. 20, 2018). Given that all parties agree on the proposed corrections, this Board adopts those corrections. The transcript of the oral argument held on December 4, 2018 is hereby revised per Appendix A to this Order.
________________________ E. Roy Hawkens, ChairmanADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE Rockville, Maryland December 21, 2018 APPENDIX A CORRECTIONS TO THE TRANSCRIPT OF THE ORAL ARGUMENT HELD ON DECEMBER 4, 2018 (DOCKET NOS. 50-250-SLR AND 50-251-SLR)
It is so ORDERED.
Page Line Now Reads Should Read Speaker December 4, 2018 12 11 202-739-5733 (O'Neill) 713-890-5710 (O'Neill)
FOR THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD
N/A 13 9 Shwerwin.turk@nrc.gov Sherwin.Turk@nrc.gov JeremyWachutka@nrc.gov Esther.Houseman@nrc.gov N/A 14 7 Ken Rumelt, ESQ. Kenneth Rumelt, ESQ.
                                                              /RA/
N/A 14 9 University of Vermont Law School Vermont Law School Environmental and Natural Resources Law Clinic N/A 14 10 164 Chelsea St.
________________________
P.O. Box 96, 164 Chelsea St.
E. Roy Hawkens, Chairman ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE Rockville, Maryland December 21, 2018
N/A 20 20 Dr. --- Turk 24 20 say, you can says you can Curran 24 21 doesn't it use But doesn't use Curran 28 4 renewal GEIS, but renewal GEIS. But Curran 33 23 right now?
 
right now. Curran 37 14 their mind their minds Turk 45 23 initial or subsequent "initial or subsequent" Turk 45 24 initial "initial" Turk 47 25 simply simple Turk 53 5 (c)(2) 51.53(c)(2)
APPENDIX A CORRECTIONS TO THE TRANSCRIPT OF THE ORAL ARGUMENT HELD ON DECEMBER 4, 2018 (DOCKET NOS. 50-250-SLR AND 50-251-SLR)
Turk 53 20 I would negate I would not negate Turk 59 5 51.53(c)(3) Table B-1 applies 51.53(c)(3) and Table B-1 apply O'Neill 62 21 CLI-0110 CLI-01-10 O'Neill 76 14 SRMSECY-14-0016 SRM-SECY-14-0016 Curran 80 12 no new Curran 81 2 SOR applications either SLR applications here Curran 81 24 crocodiles, third, crocodiles. Third, Curran 81 25 we are intended we intended Curran 83 6 purview that purview the Curran 84 7 here is here Curran 85 12 usually mutually Curran 94 12 CCIS CCS Curran 103 5 from for Curran 105 10 evidence by evidenced by O'Neill 105 16 impacts impact O'Neill 106 11 state EPA ability state EPA delegee O'Neill 107 3 second guessing the terminations second guessing the determinations O'Neill 107 19 discussed really discussed fully O'Neill 107 22 current status under the CCS current status of the CCS O'Neill 107 25 regulators have acquired of FPL regulators have required of FPL O'Neill 108 4 mitigation ledgers mitigation measures O'Neill    Page Line Now Reads Should Read Speaker 108 6-8 interaction between FPL, in the state and local county regulators have occurred interaction between FPL and the state and local county regulators that has occurred O'Neill 108 10 even in even an O'Neill 108 24 confides of the permit confines of the permit Judge Abreu 109 5 mitigation ledgers mitigation measures O'Neill 111 14 the nuke well field the Newton well field O'Neill 111 16 Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority as a well field Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority well field O'Neill 112 21 containment discharges contaminant discharges Judge Abreu 115 12-13 not a water quality violation, that was caused not a water quality violation that was caused Hamrick 116 14 our par O'Neill 116 19-20 really from the kind of the 2015 to 2017 standpoint. really from the 2015 to 2017 timeframe.
Page Line               Now Reads                             Should Read             Speaker December 4, 2018 12   11   202-739-5733 (O'Neill)                 713-890-5710 (ONeill)             N/A 13   9     Shwerwin.turk@nrc.gov                 Sherwin.Turk@nrc.gov               N/A JeremyWachutka@nrc.gov Esther.Houseman@nrc.gov 14   7     Ken Rumelt, ESQ.                       Kenneth Rumelt, ESQ.               N/A 14   9     University of Vermont Law School       Vermont Law School                 N/A Environmental and Natural Resources Law Clinic 14   10   164 Chelsea St.                       P.O. Box 96, 164 Chelsea St.       N/A 20   20   Dr.                                   ---                                 Turk 24   20   say, you can                           says you can                       Curran 24   21   doesnt it use                         But doesnt use                     Curran 28   4     renewal GEIS, but                     renewal GEIS. But                   Curran 33   23   right now?                             right now.                         Curran 37   14   their mind                             their minds                         Turk 45   23   initial or subsequent                 initial or subsequent             Turk 45   24   initial                               initial                           Turk 47   25   simply                                 simple                             Turk 53   5     (c)(2)                                 51.53(c)(2)                         Turk 53   20   I would negate                         I would not negate                 Turk 59   5     51.53(c)(3) Table B-1 applies         51.53(c)(3) and Table B-1 apply     ONeill 62   21   CLI-0110                               CLI-01-10                           ONeill 76   14   SRMSECY-14-0016                       SRM-SECY-14-0016                   Curran 80   12   no                                     new                                 Curran 81   2     SOR applications either               SLR applications here               Curran 81   24   crocodiles, third,                     crocodiles. Third,                 Curran 81   25   we are intended                       we intended                         Curran 83   6     purview that                           purview the                         Curran 84   7     here is                               here                               Curran 85   12   usually                               mutually                           Curran 94   12   CCIS                                   CCS                                 Curran 103 5     from                                   for                                 Curran 105 10   evidence by                           evidenced by                       ONeill 105 16   impacts                               impact                             ONeill 106 11   state EPA ability                     state EPA delegee                   ONeill 107 3     second guessing the terminations       second guessing the determinations ONeill 107 19   discussed really                       discussed fully                     ONeill 107 22   current status under the CCS           current status of the CCS           ONeill 107 25   regulators have acquired of FPL       regulators have required of FPL     ONeill 108 4     mitigation ledgers                     mitigation measures                 ONeill
O'Neill 118 16 technics techniques O'Neill 118 20 bolder formulation Boulder Formation O'Neill 119 12-13 I think that's a Safe Drinking Water Act, if I recall. I think that's a Safe Drinking Water Act limit, if I recall.
 
O'Neill 120 25 could act commutatively could act cumulatively O'Neill 121 12 mitigation ledgers mitigation measures O'Neill 121 14 and some thoughts too at some expense too O'Neill 122 5 litigation ledgers mitigation measures O'Neill 122 8 litigation measures mitigation measures O'Neill 122 14-15 I think the we be more for instance. I think the Levy Board, for instance.
Page Line                 Now Reads                                 Should Read                 Speaker 108 6-8   interaction between FPL, in the state       interaction between FPL and the state ONeill and local county regulators have            and local county regulators that has occurred                                   occurred 108 10   even in                                     even an                               ONeill 108 24   confides of the permit                     confines of the permit                 Judge Abreu 109 5     mitigation ledgers                         mitigation measures                   ONeill 111 14   the nuke well field                         the Newton well field                 ONeill 111 16   Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority as a       Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority well   ONeill well field                                  field 112 21   containment discharges                     contaminant discharges                 Judge Abreu 115 12-13 not a water quality violation, that was     not a water quality violation that was Hamrick caused                                      caused 116 14   our                                         par                                   ONeill 116 19-20 really from the kind of the 2015 to         really from the 2015 to 2017           ONeill 2017 standpoint.                            timeframe.
O'Neill 122 24 available technical available technology O'Neill 125 2 tritium levels nutrient levels O'Neill 125 4 litigation ledgers mitigation measures O'Neill 126 16 use views Houseman 126 20 1. The One, the Houseman 126 21 B1 B-1 Houseman 127 5 Commissions roles Commission's rules Houseman 127 7 51.53(c) (iii) 51.53(c)(3) Houseman 127 7 Table B1 Table B-1 Houseman 127 16 governments government's Houseman 127 18 licenses licensees Houseman 128 8 SACEs counsels SACE Counsel's Houseman 129 5 operation, the operation of the Houseman 129 8 prospectively respectively Houseman 129  12 Notable Notably Houseman 129 13 Note 35 Note 38 Houseman 129 14-15 Footnote 35 Footnote 38 Houseman 130 16 what SACE does not SACE does not Houseman 130 25 FTP's  the FDEP's Houseman 131 2 hyper-saline hypersaline Houseman 131 15 irregularity regularity Houseman 133 1 consent order a consent order Houseman 133 23 nearly merely Houseman   Page Line Now Reads Should Read Speaker 133 23 tritium and tritium in Houseman 134 12 tone tome Houseman 135 1 would like I would like Houseman 135 10 NRCs NRC Houseman 135 20 water use complex. water use conflicts. Houseman 136 2 Staffs Staff's Houseman 136 4 sometimes sometime Houseman 136 7 service surface Houseman 136 8 peer speculation on SACEs mere speculation on SACE's Houseman 136 9 SACEs SACE's Houseman 136 10 on the CCS of the CCS Houseman 137 3 effects affects Houseman 138 2 issues. Including issues, including Houseman 138 3 D sites DSEIS Houseman 138 15 DERMs DERM's Houseman 140 7 NEPA's permit NPDES permit Houseman 140 10 hyper-saline Hypersaline Houseman 141 14 NEPA permit NPDES permit Houseman 142 1 for moment for that moment Houseman 142 22 decline declines Houseman 145 14 D size simulator and F size (phonetic). DSEIS and similarly an FSEIS. Houseman 145 16 B.1 B-1 Houseman 145 18 B.1 B-1 Houseman 145 19 B.1 B-1 Houseman 145 22 F size (phonetic).
118 16   technics                                   techniques                             ONeill 118 20   bolder formulation                         Boulder Formation                     ONeill 119 12-13 I think that's a Safe Drinking Water       I think that's a Safe Drinking Water   ONeill Act, if I recall.                          Act limit, if I recall.
FSEIS. Houseman 145 24 B.1 B-1 Judge Abreu 146 3 B.1 B-1 Judge Abreu 146 22 B.1 B-1 Houseman 147 5 underlining underlying Houseman 147 6 B.1 B-1 Houseman 147 13 It's Its Houseman 148 7 it is cited Vermont Yankee, Pilgrim it cited Vermont Yankee/Pilgrim Houseman 148 12 B.1 B-1 Houseman 150 5 B.1 B-1 Houseman 151 7 B.1 B-1 Turk 151 15 B.1 B-1 Turk 151 19 B.1 B-1 Turk 151 21 get passed get past Judge Abreu 152 6 B.1 B-1 Turk 152 17 Table 1 Table B-1 Judge Abreu 155 9 nuisance to GEIS new since the GEIS Judge Abreu 157 12 looking at, looking at it, Turk 157 15 to NEPA in NEPA Turk 158 10 litigation mitigation Turk 159 1 we look we looked Turk 160 15-16 here are the - but, for instance here are the impacts, for instance Turk 160 16-17 the temperature, the gradients that exists the temperature gradients that exist Turk   Page Line Now Reads Should Read Speaker 161 10 that they that Turk 161 16 as one is not one Turk 162 24 5195(c) or 5171(d) 51.95(c) or 51.71(d)
120 25   could act commutatively                     could act cumulatively                 ONeill 121  12   mitigation ledgers                         mitigation measures                   ONeill 121 14   and some thoughts too                       at some expense too                   ONeill 122 5     litigation ledgers                         mitigation measures                   ONeill 122 8     litigation measures                         mitigation measures                   ONeill 122 14-15 I think the we be more for instance.       I think the Levy Board, for instance. ONeill 122 24   available technical                         available technology                   ONeill 125 2     tritium levels                             nutrient levels                       ONeill 125  4     litigation ledgers                         mitigation measures                   ONeill 126 16   use                                         views                                 Houseman 126 20   1. The                                     One, the                               Houseman 126 21   B1                                         B-1                                   Houseman 127 5     Commissions roles                           Commissions rules                     Houseman 127 7     51.53(c) (iii)                             51.53(c)(3)                           Houseman 127 7     Table B1                                   Table B-1                             Houseman 127 16   governments                                 governments                          Houseman 127 18   licenses                                   licensees                             Houseman 128 8     SACEs counsels                             SACE Counsels                        Houseman 129 5     operation, the                             operation of the                       Houseman 129 8     prospectively                               respectively                           Houseman 129  12   Notable                                     Notably                               Houseman 129 13   Note 35                                     Note 38                               Houseman 129 14-15 Footnote 35                                 Footnote 38                           Houseman 130 16   what SACE does not                         SACE does not                         Houseman 130 25   FTPs                                      the FDEPs                            Houseman 131 2     hyper-saline                               hypersaline                           Houseman 131 15   irregularity                               regularity                             Houseman 133 1     consent order                               a consent order                       Houseman 133 23   nearly                                     merely                                 Houseman
Turk 166 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 3 Curran 172 6 between between us Curran 172 13 move off goof off Curran 172 21 agreement is agreement -- is Curran 185 6 standard is is the alternative standard is: Is the alternative Ayres 185 11-12 We pointed to two authorities on the authorities point-I'm sorry-on the alternatives point.
 
We pointed to two authorities on the alternatives point.
Page Line               Now Reads                               Should Read               Speaker 133 23   tritium and                               tritium in                           Houseman 134 12   tone                                     tome                                 Houseman 135 1     would like                               I would like                         Houseman 135 10   NRCs                                     NRC                                 Houseman 135 20   water use complex.                       water use conflicts.                 Houseman 136 2     Staffs                                    Staffs                             Houseman 136 4     sometimes                                 sometime                             Houseman 136 7     service                                   surface                             Houseman 136 8     peer speculation on SACEs                 mere speculation on SACEs          Houseman 136 9     SACEs                                     SACEs                              Houseman 136 10   on the CCS                               of the CCS                           Houseman 137 3     effects                                   affects                             Houseman 138 2     issues. Including                         issues, including                   Houseman 138 3     D sites                                   DSEIS                               Houseman 138 15   DERMs                                    DERMs                               Houseman 140 7     NEPAs permit                             NPDES permit                         Houseman 140 10   hyper-saline                             Hypersaline                         Houseman 141 14   NEPA permit                               NPDES permit                         Houseman 142 1     for moment                               for that moment                     Houseman 142 22   decline                                   declines                             Houseman 145 14   D size simulator and F size (phonetic). DSEIS and similarly an FSEIS.       Houseman 145 16   B.1                                       B-1                                 Houseman 145 18   B.1                                       B-1                                 Houseman 145 19   B.1                                       B-1                                 Houseman 145 22   F size (phonetic).                       FSEIS.                               Houseman 145 24   B.1                                       B-1                                 Judge Abreu 146 3     B.1                                       B-1                                 Judge Abreu 146 22   B.1                                       B-1                                 Houseman 147 5     underlining                               underlying                           Houseman 147 6     B.1                                       B-1                                 Houseman 147 13   Its                                      Its                                 Houseman 148 7     it is cited Vermont Yankee, Pilgrim       it cited Vermont Yankee/Pilgrim     Houseman 148 12   B.1                                       B-1                                 Houseman 150 5     B.1                                       B-1                                 Houseman 151 7     B.1                                       B-1                                 Turk 151 15   B.1                                       B-1                                 Turk 151 19   B.1                                       B-1                                 Turk 151 21   get passed                               get past                             Judge Abreu 152 6     B.1                                       B-1                                 Turk 152 17   Table 1                                   Table B-1                           Judge Abreu 155 9     nuisance to GEIS                         new since the GEIS                   Judge Abreu 157 12   looking at,                               looking at it,                       Turk 157 15   to NEPA                                   in NEPA                             Turk 158 10   litigation                               mitigation                           Turk 159 1     we look                                   we looked                           Turk 160 15-16 here are the - but, for instance         here are the impacts, for instance   Turk the temperature, the gradients that       the temperature gradients that exist Turk 160  16-17 exists
Ayers 185 25 both sentences.
 
both senses.
Page Line               Now Reads                               Should Read               Speaker 161 10   that they                                 that                                 Turk 161 16   as one                                   is not one                           Turk 162 24   5195(c) or 5171(d)                       51.95(c) or 51.71(d)                 Turk 166 5     Chapter 6                                 Chapter 3                           Curran 172 6     between                                   between us                           Curran 172 13   move off                                 goof off                             Curran 172 21   agreement is                             agreement -- is                     Curran 185 6     standard is is the alternative           standard is: Is the alternative     Ayres 185 11-12 We pointed to two authorities on the     We pointed to two authorities on the Ayers authorities pointIm sorryon the        alternatives point.
Ayers 186 23 So we think that that is So we think that reasonableness is Ayers 187 2 those words were used, that word was used, Ayers 187 9 So one side, So on one side, Ayers 197 6 cooling tower.
alternatives point.
cooling canals. Rumelt 201 15 Mr. O'Neill Mr. Bessette R. Lighty 206 8 positive dispositive R. Lighty 217 22 our contention their contention Turk 218 16 benefit to benefit compared to Turk 221 14 cooling system cooling canal system Turk 222 8-9 concluded the staff concluded, "the staff Turk 222 15 with groundwater -
185 25   both sentences.                           both senses.                         Ayers 186 23   So we think that that is                 So we think that reasonableness is   Ayers 187 2     those words were used,                   that word was used,                 Ayers 187 9     So one side,                             So on one side,                     Ayers 197 6     cooling tower.                           cooling canals.                     Rumelt 201 15   Mr. ONeill                              Mr. Bessette                         R. Lighty 206 8     positive                                 dispositive                         R. Lighty 217 22   our contention                           their contention                     Turk 218 16   benefit to                               benefit compared to                 Turk 221 14   cooling system                           cooling canal system                 Turk 222 8-9   concluded the staff                       concluded, the staff               Turk 222 15   with groundwater - with saltwater         with saltwater                       Turk 222 16   in the GEIS                               in the GEIS.                       Turk 223 10   cooling ponds and salt marshes           cooling ponds in salt marshes       Turk 223 20   there is no impact on - or there is a     there is a small impact on           Turk small impact on 223 22   this is the same                         This is the same                   Turk 224 1     conclusion.                               conclusion.                         Turk 225 9     impacts of                               impacts on                           Wachutka 227 9     the third issue                           a material issue                     Wachutka 227 13   the affected environment, Chapter 3       the affected environment is in       Wachutka Chapter 3 228 18   the alleged valor                         the alleged failure                 Wachutka 228 19   cooling tower                             cooling canal                       Wachutka 230 12   This argue,                               This argument,                       Wachutka 230 15   its licenses                             its permits                         Wachutka 232 6     this agency has                           these agencies have                 Houseman 232 17   The consent order, the consent           The consent order and consent       Houseman agreement                                agreement 233 3     SEIS                                     SACE                                 Houseman 234 14   Joint Petitioner has                     Joint Petitioners have               Houseman 234 15   thermal                                   thermal,                             Houseman 234 16   applied                                   aquatic                             Houseman 234 17   applied                                   aquatic                             Houseman 234 19   51.53(c) (3) i                           51.53(c)(3)(ii)                     Houseman 235 5     mitigation                               Mitigation                         Houseman 235 6     effective                               affected                             Houseman
with saltwater with saltwater Turk 222 16 in the GEIS in the GEIS."
 
Turk 223 10 cooling ponds and salt marshes cooling ponds in salt marshes Turk 223 20 there is no impact on - or there is a small impact on there is a small impact on Turk 223 22 this is the same "This is the same Turk 224 1 conclusion.
Page Line               Now Reads                               Should Read     Speaker 235 11-12  is expected.                         is extracted.               Houseman 237 9     same analysis,                         SAMA analysis,               Houseman Section 18 51.53(c)(3), Roman numeral Section 51.53(c)(3)(ii)(L). Houseman 238  8-9  IIL.
conclusion."
240  10    you are then referred up to           you then refer it up to     Turk 242 13   contention and                         contention                   Houseman 244 1     credible                             federal                     Houseman 246 15   In the hearing process,               In the hearing process,     Turk 246 15   In the hearing process                 In the hearing process     Turk 246 18   a waiver of the rule.                 a waiver of the rule.       Turk 247 3     Petitioners                           . . . petitioners           Turk 247 4     its purpose. A                         its purpose as a             Turk 247 9     page 77                               page 377                     Turk 247 13   theyre saying                         were saying                 Turk 247 22   the GEIS                               a GEIS                       Turk 248 2     contention                             contention                 Turk 251 16   at the plain.                         at the plant.               Rumelt 256 15   SAS                                   SEIS                         Turk
Turk 225 9 impacts of impacts on Wachutka 227 9 the third issue a material issue Wachutka 227 13 the affected environment, Chapter 3 the affected environment is in Chapter 3 Wachutka 228 18 the alleged valor the alleged failure Wachutka 228 19 cooling tower cooling canal Wachutka 230 12 This argue, This argument, Wachutka 230 15 its licenses its permits Wachutka 232 6 this agency has these agencies have Houseman 232 17 The consent order, the consent agreement The consent order and consent agreement Houseman 233 3 SEIS SACE Houseman 234 14 Joint Petitioner has Joint Petitioners have Houseman 234 15 thermal thermal, Houseman 234 16 applied aquatic Houseman 234 17 applied aquatic Houseman 234 19 51.53(c) (3) i 51.53(c)(3)(ii) Houseman 235 5 mitigation "Mitigation Houseman 235 6 effective affected Houseman   Page Line Now Reads Should Read Speaker 235 11-12  is expected. is extracted." Houseman 237 9 same analysis, SAMA analysis, Houseman 238 8-9 Section 18 51.53(c)(3), Roman numeral IIL. Section 51.53(c)(3)(ii)(L)." Houseman 240 10 you are then referred up to you then refer it up to Turk 242 13 contention and contention Houseman 244 1 credible federal Houseman 246 15 In the hearing process, "In the hearing process, Turk 246 15 In the hearing process "In the hearing process Turk 246 18 a waiver of the rule. a waiver of the rule."
 
Turk 247 3 Petitioners . . . petitioners Turk 247 4 its purpose. A its purpose as a Turk 247 9 page 77 page 377 Turk 247 13 they're saying we're saying Turk 247 22 the GEIS a GEIS Turk 248 2 contention contention" Turk 251 16 at the plain. at the plant. Rumelt 256 15 SAS SEIS Turk UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION In the Matter of
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION In the Matter of                                   )
) )  FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY
                                                  )
) Docket No s. 5 0-25 0-SLR )           5 0-251-S L R (Turkey Point Nuclear Generating
FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY                     )       Docket Nos. 50-250-SLR
  )      Units 3 & 4)
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- O-14A44 Washington, DC  20555
-0001 Anita Ghosh, Esq.
Brian Harris, Esq.
Brian Harris, Esq.
Esther R. Houseman David E. Roth, Esq.
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Sherwin E. Turk, Esq.
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Jeremy L. Wachutka, Esq
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. Mitzi A. Young, Esq.
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Ryan K. Lighty, Esq.                                Monroe County, Florida Martin J. ONeill                                  Derek Howard, Esq.
Stephen J. Burdick, Esq.
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD Before Administrative Judges:

E. Roy Hawkens, Chairman Dr. Michael F. Kennedy Dr. Sue H. Abreu In the Matter of Docket Nos. 50-250-SLR and 50-251-SLR FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY ASLBP No. 18-957-01-SLR-BD01 (Turkey Point Units 3 and 4) December 21, 2018 ORDER (Adopting Transcript Corrections)

Before this Board in the above captioned proceeding is a joint motion submitted by the oral argument participantsFlorida Power and Light Co.; Southern Alliance for Clean Energy; Friends of the Earth, Inc., Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., Miami Waterkeeper, Inc.; and the NRC Staffrequesting that certain corrections be made to the transcript of the December 4, 2018 oral argument concerning contention admissibility. See Joint Motion for the Correction of the Transcript of the Oral Argument Held on December 4, 2018 (Dec. 20, 2018). Given that all parties agree on the proposed corrections, this Board adopts those corrections. The transcript of the oral argument held on December 4, 2018 is hereby revised per Appendix A to this Order.

It is so ORDERED.

FOR THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD

/RA/

________________________

E. Roy Hawkens, Chairman ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE Rockville, Maryland December 21, 2018

APPENDIX A CORRECTIONS TO THE TRANSCRIPT OF THE ORAL ARGUMENT HELD ON DECEMBER 4, 2018 (DOCKET NOS. 50-250-SLR AND 50-251-SLR)

Page Line Now Reads Should Read Speaker December 4, 2018 12 11 202-739-5733 (O'Neill) 713-890-5710 (ONeill) N/A 13 9 Shwerwin.turk@nrc.gov Sherwin.Turk@nrc.gov N/A JeremyWachutka@nrc.gov Esther.Houseman@nrc.gov 14 7 Ken Rumelt, ESQ. Kenneth Rumelt, ESQ. N/A 14 9 University of Vermont Law School Vermont Law School N/A Environmental and Natural Resources Law Clinic 14 10 164 Chelsea St. P.O. Box 96, 164 Chelsea St. N/A 20 20 Dr. --- Turk 24 20 say, you can says you can Curran 24 21 doesnt it use But doesnt use Curran 28 4 renewal GEIS, but renewal GEIS. But Curran 33 23 right now? right now. Curran 37 14 their mind their minds Turk 45 23 initial or subsequent initial or subsequent Turk 45 24 initial initial Turk 47 25 simply simple Turk 53 5 (c)(2) 51.53(c)(2) Turk 53 20 I would negate I would not negate Turk 59 5 51.53(c)(3) Table B-1 applies 51.53(c)(3) and Table B-1 apply ONeill 62 21 CLI-0110 CLI-01-10 ONeill 76 14 SRMSECY-14-0016 SRM-SECY-14-0016 Curran 80 12 no new Curran 81 2 SOR applications either SLR applications here Curran 81 24 crocodiles, third, crocodiles. Third, Curran 81 25 we are intended we intended Curran 83 6 purview that purview the Curran 84 7 here is here Curran 85 12 usually mutually Curran 94 12 CCIS CCS Curran 103 5 from for Curran 105 10 evidence by evidenced by ONeill 105 16 impacts impact ONeill 106 11 state EPA ability state EPA delegee ONeill 107 3 second guessing the terminations second guessing the determinations ONeill 107 19 discussed really discussed fully ONeill 107 22 current status under the CCS current status of the CCS ONeill 107 25 regulators have acquired of FPL regulators have required of FPL ONeill 108 4 mitigation ledgers mitigation measures ONeill

Page Line Now Reads Should Read Speaker 108 6-8 interaction between FPL, in the state interaction between FPL and the state ONeill and local county regulators have and local county regulators that has occurred occurred 108 10 even in even an ONeill 108 24 confides of the permit confines of the permit Judge Abreu 109 5 mitigation ledgers mitigation measures ONeill 111 14 the nuke well field the Newton well field ONeill 111 16 Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority as a Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority well ONeill well field field 112 21 containment discharges contaminant discharges Judge Abreu 115 12-13 not a water quality violation, that was not a water quality violation that was Hamrick caused caused 116 14 our par ONeill 116 19-20 really from the kind of the 2015 to really from the 2015 to 2017 ONeill 2017 standpoint. timeframe.

118 16 technics techniques ONeill 118 20 bolder formulation Boulder Formation ONeill 119 12-13 I think that's a Safe Drinking Water I think that's a Safe Drinking Water ONeill Act, if I recall. Act limit, if I recall.

120 25 could act commutatively could act cumulatively ONeill 121 12 mitigation ledgers mitigation measures ONeill 121 14 and some thoughts too at some expense too ONeill 122 5 litigation ledgers mitigation measures ONeill 122 8 litigation measures mitigation measures ONeill 122 14-15 I think the we be more for instance. I think the Levy Board, for instance. ONeill 122 24 available technical available technology ONeill 125 2 tritium levels nutrient levels ONeill 125 4 litigation ledgers mitigation measures ONeill 126 16 use views Houseman 126 20 1. The One, the Houseman 126 21 B1 B-1 Houseman 127 5 Commissions roles Commissions rules Houseman 127 7 51.53(c) (iii) 51.53(c)(3) Houseman 127 7 Table B1 Table B-1 Houseman 127 16 governments governments Houseman 127 18 licenses licensees Houseman 128 8 SACEs counsels SACE Counsels Houseman 129 5 operation, the operation of the Houseman 129 8 prospectively respectively Houseman 129 12 Notable Notably Houseman 129 13 Note 35 Note 38 Houseman 129 14-15 Footnote 35 Footnote 38 Houseman 130 16 what SACE does not SACE does not Houseman 130 25 FTPs the FDEPs Houseman 131 2 hyper-saline hypersaline Houseman 131 15 irregularity regularity Houseman 133 1 consent order a consent order Houseman 133 23 nearly merely Houseman

Page Line Now Reads Should Read Speaker 133 23 tritium and tritium in Houseman 134 12 tone tome Houseman 135 1 would like I would like Houseman 135 10 NRCs NRC Houseman 135 20 water use complex. water use conflicts. Houseman 136 2 Staffs Staffs Houseman 136 4 sometimes sometime Houseman 136 7 service surface Houseman 136 8 peer speculation on SACEs mere speculation on SACEs Houseman 136 9 SACEs SACEs Houseman 136 10 on the CCS of the CCS Houseman 137 3 effects affects Houseman 138 2 issues. Including issues, including Houseman 138 3 D sites DSEIS Houseman 138 15 DERMs DERMs Houseman 140 7 NEPAs permit NPDES permit Houseman 140 10 hyper-saline Hypersaline Houseman 141 14 NEPA permit NPDES permit Houseman 142 1 for moment for that moment Houseman 142 22 decline declines Houseman 145 14 D size simulator and F size (phonetic). DSEIS and similarly an FSEIS. Houseman 145 16 B.1 B-1 Houseman 145 18 B.1 B-1 Houseman 145 19 B.1 B-1 Houseman 145 22 F size (phonetic). FSEIS. Houseman 145 24 B.1 B-1 Judge Abreu 146 3 B.1 B-1 Judge Abreu 146 22 B.1 B-1 Houseman 147 5 underlining underlying Houseman 147 6 B.1 B-1 Houseman 147 13 Its Its Houseman 148 7 it is cited Vermont Yankee, Pilgrim it cited Vermont Yankee/Pilgrim Houseman 148 12 B.1 B-1 Houseman 150 5 B.1 B-1 Houseman 151 7 B.1 B-1 Turk 151 15 B.1 B-1 Turk 151 19 B.1 B-1 Turk 151 21 get passed get past Judge Abreu 152 6 B.1 B-1 Turk 152 17 Table 1 Table B-1 Judge Abreu 155 9 nuisance to GEIS new since the GEIS Judge Abreu 157 12 looking at, looking at it, Turk 157 15 to NEPA in NEPA Turk 158 10 litigation mitigation Turk 159 1 we look we looked Turk 160 15-16 here are the - but, for instance here are the impacts, for instance Turk the temperature, the gradients that the temperature gradients that exist Turk 160 16-17 exists

Page Line Now Reads Should Read Speaker 161 10 that they that Turk 161 16 as one is not one Turk 162 24 5195(c) or 5171(d) 51.95(c) or 51.71(d) Turk 166 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 3 Curran 172 6 between between us Curran 172 13 move off goof off Curran 172 21 agreement is agreement -- is Curran 185 6 standard is is the alternative standard is: Is the alternative Ayres 185 11-12 We pointed to two authorities on the We pointed to two authorities on the Ayers authorities pointIm sorryon the alternatives point.

alternatives point.

185 25 both sentences. both senses. Ayers 186 23 So we think that that is So we think that reasonableness is Ayers 187 2 those words were used, that word was used, Ayers 187 9 So one side, So on one side, Ayers 197 6 cooling tower. cooling canals. Rumelt 201 15 Mr. ONeill Mr. Bessette R. Lighty 206 8 positive dispositive R. Lighty 217 22 our contention their contention Turk 218 16 benefit to benefit compared to Turk 221 14 cooling system cooling canal system Turk 222 8-9 concluded the staff concluded, the staff Turk 222 15 with groundwater - with saltwater with saltwater Turk 222 16 in the GEIS in the GEIS. Turk 223 10 cooling ponds and salt marshes cooling ponds in salt marshes Turk 223 20 there is no impact on - or there is a there is a small impact on Turk small impact on 223 22 this is the same This is the same Turk 224 1 conclusion. conclusion. Turk 225 9 impacts of impacts on Wachutka 227 9 the third issue a material issue Wachutka 227 13 the affected environment, Chapter 3 the affected environment is in Wachutka Chapter 3 228 18 the alleged valor the alleged failure Wachutka 228 19 cooling tower cooling canal Wachutka 230 12 This argue, This argument, Wachutka 230 15 its licenses its permits Wachutka 232 6 this agency has these agencies have Houseman 232 17 The consent order, the consent The consent order and consent Houseman agreement agreement 233 3 SEIS SACE Houseman 234 14 Joint Petitioner has Joint Petitioners have Houseman 234 15 thermal thermal, Houseman 234 16 applied aquatic Houseman 234 17 applied aquatic Houseman 234 19 51.53(c) (3) i 51.53(c)(3)(ii) Houseman 235 5 mitigation Mitigation Houseman 235 6 effective affected Houseman

Page Line Now Reads Should Read Speaker 235 11-12 is expected. is extracted. Houseman 237 9 same analysis, SAMA analysis, Houseman Section 18 51.53(c)(3), Roman numeral Section 51.53(c)(3)(ii)(L). Houseman 238 8-9 IIL.

240 10 you are then referred up to you then refer it up to Turk 242 13 contention and contention Houseman 244 1 credible federal Houseman 246 15 In the hearing process, In the hearing process, Turk 246 15 In the hearing process In the hearing process Turk 246 18 a waiver of the rule. a waiver of the rule. Turk 247 3 Petitioners . . . petitioners Turk 247 4 its purpose. A its purpose as a Turk 247 9 page 77 page 377 Turk 247 13 theyre saying were saying Turk 247 22 the GEIS a GEIS Turk 248 2 contention contention Turk 251 16 at the plain. at the plant. Rumelt 256 15 SAS SEIS Turk

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION In the Matter of )

)

FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY ) Docket Nos. 50-250-SLR

) 50-251-SLR (Turkey Point Nuclear Generating )

Units 3 & 4)

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that copies of the foregoing ORDER (Adopting Transcript Corrections) have been served upon the following persons by Electronic Information Exchange and by electronic mail as indicated by an asterisk (*).

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@nrc.gov Anita Ghosh, Esq.

Brian Harris, Esq.

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Esther R. Houseman Office of the Secretary of the Commission David E. Roth, Esq.

Mail Stop: O-16B33 Sherwin E. Turk, Esq.

Washington, DC 20555-0001 Jeremy L. Wachutka, Esq.

E-mail: hearingdocket@nrc.gov Mitzi A. Young, Esq.

Krupskaya T. Castellon, Paralegal Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel E-mail: Anita.Ghosh@nrc.gov U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Brian.Harris@nrc.gov Washington, DC 20555-0001 Esther.Houseman@nrc.gov E. Roy Hawkens, Chairman David.Roth@nrc.gov Sue Abrue, Administrative Judge Sherwin.Turk@nrc.gov Michael F. Kennedy, Administrative Judge Jeremy.Wachutka@nrc.gov Sarah B. Ladin, Law Clerk Mitzi.Young@nrc.gov Joseph D. McManus, Law Clerk Krupskaya.Castellon@nrc.gov E-mail: Roy.Hawkens@nrc.gov Sue.Abrue@nrc.gov Florida Power & Light Company Michael.Kennedy@nrc.gov 801 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Suite 220 Sarah.Ladin@nrc.gov Washington, DC 20004 Joseph.McManus@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 ORDER (Adopting Transcript Corrections)

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Albert Gomez*

1111 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. 3566 Vista Court Washington, DC 20004 Miami, FL 33133 Paul M. Bessette, Esq. E-mail: albert@icassemblies.com Stephen J. Burdick, Esq.

Ryan K. Lighty, Esq. Monroe County, Florida Martin J. ONeill Derek Howard, Esq.

E-mail: Paul.Bessette@morganlewis.com Assistant Monroe County Attorney Stephen.Burdick@morganlewis.com 1111 12th Street, Suite 408 Ryan.Lighty@morganlewis.com Key West, FL 33040 Martin.Oneill@mrganlewis.com E-mail: howard-derek@monroecounty-fl.gov Natural Resources Defense Council 1152 15th Street, NW, Suite 300 Washington, DC 20005 Geoffrey H. Fettus E-mail: gfettus@nrdc.org Southern Alliance for Clean Energy 1725 DeSales Street N,W., Suite 500 Washington, DC 20036 Diane Curran Harmon, Curran, Spielberg, & Eisenberg, LLP E-mail: dcurran@harmoncurran.com Counsel for Miami Waterkeeper, Inc.

The Super Law Group 180 Maiden Lane, Suite 601 New York, NY 10038 Edan Rotenberg, Esq.

Email: edan@superlawgroup.com

[Original signed by Clara Sola ]

Office of the Secretary of the Commission Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 21st day of December, 2018 2

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