ML17012A172

Order - (Holding Further Filings in Abeyance and Requesting Availability for Telephone Status Conference)

ML17012A172
Person / Time
Site:	Indian Point
Issue date:	01/12/2017
From:	Lawrence Mcdade Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel
To:
SECY RAS
References
50-247-LR, 50-286-LR, ASLBP 07-858-03-LR-BD01, RAS 51554
Download: ML17012A172 (6)

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD Before Administrative Judges:

Lawrence G. McDade, Chairman Dr. Michael F. Kennedy Dr. Richard E. Wardwell In the Matter of Docket Nos. 50-247-LR and 50-286-LR ENTERGY NUCLEAR OPERATIONS, INC. ASLBP No. 07-858-03-LR-BD01 (Indian Point Nuclear Generating Units 2 and 3) January 12, 2017 ORDER (Holding Further Filings in Abeyance and Requesting Availability for Telephone Status Conference)

On January 11, 2017, the Board was notified by letter of a settlement agreement entered into by the State of New York (New York), Riverkeeper, Inc. (Riverkeeper), and Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. (Entergy).1 In that letter, the parties informed the Board that the settlement agreement pertains to the continued operation and early shutdown of Indian Point Units 2 and 3 and provides for the final resolution of numerous pending legal challenges to Indian Point Units 2 and 3 license renewal, including an agreement from New York and Riverkeeper to withdraw the three Track 2 safety contentions at issue in this proceeding.2 The parties then jointly requested a conference call with the Board for two purposes: 1) to discuss the impact of the 1 Letter from Paul M. Bessette, Counsel for Entergy, to the ASLB, Re: Joint Request for Conference Call to Discuss the Parties Recent Settlement Agreement and Need for Immediate Deferral of Near-Term Filing Deadlines at 1 (Jan. 11, 2017).

2 Id. As part of this agreement, Entergy must submit to the NRC an amendment to its License Renewal Application that shortens the proposed terms of the renewed licenses for Units 2 and 3 to those established in the agreement. Id.

agreement on matters pending before the Board, and 2) to discuss the deferral of current filing dates pending the implementation of certain related terms of the settlement agreement.3 In light of these events, the Board orders that all pending deadlines for filings in this proceeding be held in abeyance until further order of the Board.

Additionally, the Board directs each party to submit its availability for a telephone status conference on January 17 or 18, 2017. Such notice shall state at what times, if any, during that period a party would be unavailable and include an explanation of why they would be unavailable for the telephone conference. Additionally, in their response to this Order, the parties shall include a discussion of the issues that they believe should be discussed during the teleconference, keeping in mind that the Board intends to discuss, at minimum:

1) whether, and if so the date by which New York and Riverkeeper anticipate filing a joint motion to withdraw the Track 2 Contentions, and if these contentions are withdrawn, whether it will resolve litigation regarding baffle-former bolt failures;

2) the target date for Entergy to file the proposed amendment to its pending License Renewal Application, and whether the NRC Staff anticipates a need to provide Notice and Opportunity for Hearing on the License Renewal Application amendment (counsel should be prepared to advise the Board who will make that decision and provide a good faith estimate of the schedule for making that decision);

3) what, if any, entities have approved the settlement agreement to date, and what entities still must approve the agreement; 3 Id. at 2. The specific filing dates mentioned are the January 17, 2017 deadline for New York State and Riverkeeper to file supplemental testimony on baffle-former bolt issues, and the January 19, 2017 deadline for New York and Riverkeeper to file a report on status updates from Entergy and the NRC Staff regarding pending matters related to the Coastal Zone Management Act and the Clean Water Act.

4) what contingencies exist in the settlement agreement that would allow a party to withdraw from the agreement and the consequences to this proceeding and license renewal generally if such a contingency should occur; and

5) if the settlement agreement and the motion to withdraw the Track 2 Contentions are approved, what additional action must occur before the Commission can act on the License Renewal Application.

Such notice shall be submitted via email to the Boards law clerks (julie.reynolds-engel@nrc.gov and kimberly.hsu@nrc.gov) no later than 1:00 PM EST on January 13, 2017.

It is so ORDERED.

FOR THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD

/RA/

Lawrence G. McDade, Chairman ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE Rockville, Maryland January 12, 2017

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

)

ENTERGY NUCLEAR OPERATIONS, INC. ) Docket Nos. 50-247-LR

) and 50-286-LR (Indian Point Nuclear Generating, )

Units 2 and 3) )

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that copies of the foregoing ORDER (Holding Further Filings in Abeyance and Requesting Availability for Telephone Status Conference) have been served upon the following persons by Electronic Information Exchange.

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Sherwin E. Turk, Esq.

Office of Commission Appellate Adjudication Brian Harris, Esq.

Mail Stop O-7H4M Anita Ghosh, Esq.

Washington, DC 20555-0001 Catherine E. Kanatas, Esq.

ocaamail@nrc.gov Vinh D. Hoang, Esq.

John Tibbetts, Paralegal U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of the Secretary of the Commission Office of the General Counsel Mail Stop O-4F00 Mail Stop O-14A44 Washington, DC 20555-0001 Washington, DC 20555-0001 hearingdocket@nrc.gov catherine.scott@nrc.gov; beth.mizuno@nrc.gov; sherwin.turk@nrc.gov; U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission brian.harris.@nrc.gov; Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel david.roth@nrc.gov; Mail Stop T-3F23 anita.ghosh@nrc.gov; Washington, DC 20555-0001 catherine.kanatas@nrc.gov; vinh.hoang@nrc.gov; Lawrence G. McDade, Chair john.tibbetts@nrc.gov Administrative Judge lawrence.mcdade@nrc.gov OGC Mail Center Richard E. Wardwell OGCMailCenter@nrc.gov Administrative Judge richard.wardwell@nrc.gov William B. Glew, Jr.

Organization: Entergy Michael F. Kennedy 440 Hamilton Avenue, White Plains, NY 10601 Administrative Judge wglew@entergy.com michael.kennedy@nrc.gov Julie Reynolds-Engel, Law Clerk Julie.Reynolds-Engel@nrc.gov Kimberly Hsu, Law Clerk Kimberly.Hsu@nrc.gov Catherine L. Scott, Esq.

Beth N. Mizuno, Esq.

David E. Roth, Esq.

Docket Nos. 50-247-LR and 50-286-LR ORDER (Holding Further Filings in Abeyance and Requesting Availability for Telephone Status Conference)

Elise N. Zoli, Esq.

Goodwin Proctor, LLP Matthew W. Swinehart, Esq.

Exchange Place, 53 State Street Covington & Burling LLP Boston, MA 02109 1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW ezoli@goodwinprocter.com Washington, DC 20004 mswinehart@cov.com Daniel Riesel, Esq.

Victoria Shiah Treanor, Esq. Manna Jo Greene, Environmental Director Adam Stolorow, Esq. Steven C. Filler Natoya Duncan, Paralegal Peter A. Gross Counsel for Town of Cortlandt Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Inc.

Sive, Paget & Riesel, P.C. 724 Wolcott Ave.

460 Park Avenue Beacon, NY 12508 New York, NY 10022 mannajo@clearwater.org; driesel@sprlaw.com; vtreanor@sprlaw.com stephenfiller@gmail.com; astolorow@sprlaw.com; nduncan@sprlaw.com peter@clearwater.org Kathryn M. Sutton, Esq. Andrew Reid, Esq.

Paul M. Bessette, Esq. Organization: Hudson River Sloop Martin J. ONeill, Esq. Clearwater, Inc.

Brooke McGlinn, Esq. Ved Nanda Center for International and Grant Eskelsen, Esq. Comparative Law Ryan Lighty, Esq. 1075 Waite Drive Lesa G. Williams-Richardson, Legal Secretary Boulder, CO 80303 Mary Freeze, Legal Secretary lawyerreid@gmail.com Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20004 Richard Webster, Esq.

kathryn.sutton@morganlewis.com Public Justice, P.C.

martin.oneill@morganlewis.com For Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Inc.

bmcglinn@morganlewis.com 1825 K Street, NW, Suite 200 grant.eskelsen@morganlewis.com Washington, D.C. 20006 rlighty@morganlewis.com rwebster@publicjustice.net lrichardson@morganlewis.com mfreeze@morganlewis.com Michael J. Delaney, Esq.

Director, Energy Regulatory Affairs Melissa-Jean Rotini, Esq. NYC Department of Environmental Protection Assistant County Attorney 59-17 Junction Boulevard Office of Robert F. Meehan, Flushing, NY 11373 Westchester County Attorney mdelaney@dep.nyc.gov 148 Martine Avenue, 6th Floor White Plains, NY 10601 Robert D. Snook, Esq.

mjr1@westchestergov.com Assistant Attorney General Office of the Attorney General State of Connecticut 55 Elm Street P.O. Box 120 Hartford, CT 06141-0120 robert.snook@po.state.ct.us 2

Docket Nos. 50-247-LR and 50-286-LR ORDER (Holding Further Filings in Abeyance and Requesting Availability for Telephone Status Conference)

David A. Repka, Esq. Lisa S. Kwong, Esq.

Victoria Hsia, Esq. Brian Lusignan, Esq.

Carlos L. Sisco, Paralegal Mihir Desai, Esq.

Winston & Strawn Faith McEwan, Esq.

1701 K Street NW Assistant Attorneys General Washington, DC 20006 Teresa Manzi, Legal Assistant drepka@winston.com Office of the Attorney General vhsia@winston.com of the State of New York CSisco@winston.com The Capitol, State Street Albany, New York 12224 Paul Gallay, Esq. lisa.kwong@ag.ny.gov Deborah Brown brian.lusignan@ag.ny.gov Ramona Cearley, Secretary mihir.desai@ag.ny.gov Riverkeeper, Inc. faith.mcewan@ag.ny.gov 20 Secor Road teresa.manzi@ag.ny.gov Ossining, NY 10562 jmccave@riverkeeper.org pgallay@riverkeeper.org Laura Heslin, Esq.

dbrown@riverkeeper.org Assistant Attorney General rcearley@riverkeeper.org Office of the Attorney General of the State of New York 120 Broadway, 26th Floor Counsel for Riverkeeper New York, New York 10271 Diane Curran, Esq. laura.heslin@ag.ny.gov Harmon, Curran, Spielberg, and Eisenberg, L.L.P. Sean Murray, Mayor 1726 M Street NW, Suite 600 Kevin Hay, Village Administrator Washington, DC 20036 Village of Buchanan dcurran@harmoncurran.com Municipal Building 236 Tate Avenue Buchanan, NY 10511-1298 smurray@villageofbuchanan.com administrator@villageofbuchanan.com

[Original signed by Brian Newell ]

Office of the Secretary of the Commission Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 12th day of January, 2017 3