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{{#Wiki_filter:UNITEDSTATESOFAMERICANULCEARREGULATORYCOMMISIONBEFORETHECOMMISSIONIntheMatterof:))DocketNo.50-255-LA-2ENTERGYNUCLEAROPERATIONS,INC.,))August7,2015(PalisadesNuclearPlant))MOTIONBYSIERRACLUBFORPERMISSIONTOFILEAMICUSBRIEFComesnowtheSierraClub,pursuantto10C.F.R.§2.315,andinsupportofthisMotionforPermissiontoFileAmicusCuriaeBrief,statestotheCommissionasfollows:1.TheSierraClubsupportsthedecisionoftheASLBinthiscasegrantingtheIntervenorsahearingontheircontentionregardingEntergy'slicenseamendmentrequest.2.TheSierraClubisthenation'slargestgrassrootsenvironmentalorganization,withover600,000members.ItsMichiganChapterhasapproximately16,000members.TheSierraClubsupportssustainableenergyalternativesthatdonotharmtheenvironment.TheSierraClubopposesnuclearpowerbecauseitsfuelcyclefromuraniumminingtospentradioactivefuelposesgravedangerstotheenvironment.Inaddition,relianceonnuclearpowerunjustifiablydelaysthebeneficialtransitiontocleanandrenewableenergysources.3.WithspecificreferencetothePalisadesNuclearPlantandtheembrittlementofthereactorvesselatthe plant,membersoftheMichiganChapterareatriskiftheembrittledreactorvesselshattersanddispersesradioactivematerialintotheenvironment.Thiscanaffecttheair,waterandsoiluponwhichMichiganresidentsdepend.Therefore,theattemptbyEntergytoshortcutassurancesthatthereactorpressurevesselissafeposesgraveriskstotheSierraClubanditsmembersintheMichiganChapter.4.TheSierraClub'samicuscuriaebriefisdesirableinthiscasebecauseitwillpresenttheperspectiveofthemanySierraClubmemberswhoareresidentsofMichiganandareaffectedbytheoutcomeofthiscase.Thebriefwillalsoemphasizethefar-reachingimpactsofadecisioninthiscase.AdecisionallowingEntergytoavoidtestingthematerialinthepressurevesselwouldbeabadprecedentforactionsinvolvingembrittlementatotheragingreactors.5.Pursuantto10C.F.R.§2.323(b),undersignedcounselcertifiesthathehascontactedtheotherpartiestothisproceedingaboutthefilingoftheSierraClub'samicuscuriaebrief.TheIntervenorshavenoobjectiontothefilingofthebrief.EntergyNuclearOperationsandtheNRCstaffhavenoobjectiontothefilingoftheamicuscuriaebriefbutreservetherighttorespondtoit.
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6.Theamicuscuriaebriefisheretoattached.WHEREFORE,theSierraClubrequestspermissiontofileanamicuscuriaebriefinsupportoftheASLBdecision./s/WallaceL.TaylorWALLACEL.TAYLORLawOfficesofWallaceL.Taylor1183rdAve.S.E.,Suite326CedarRapids,Iowa52401319-366-2428;(Fax)319-366-3886e-mail:wtaylorlaw@aol.comATTORNEYFORSIERRACLUBCERTIFICATEOFSERVICEPursuantto10C.F.R.§2.305,Icertifythat,onAugust7,2015,copiesofSierraClub'sMotionforPermissiontoFileAmicusBriefwereservedupontheElectronicInformationExchange(theNRC'sE-FilingSystem)intheabove-captionedproceeding./s/WallaceL.TaylorWALLACEL.TAYLOR}}
                                    )     Docket No. 50-255-LA-2 ENTERGY NUCLEAR OPERATIONS, INC.,)
                                    )     August 7, 2015 (Palisades Nuclear Plant)           )
MOTION BY SIERRA CLUB FOR PERMISSION TO FILE AMICUS BRIEF Comes now the Sierra Club, pursuant to 10 C.F.R. § 2.315, and in support of this Motion for Permission to File Amicus Curiae Brief, states to the Commission as follows:
: 1. The Sierra Club supports the decision of the ASLB in this case granting the Intervenors a hearing on their contention regarding Entergys license amendment request.
: 2. The Sierra Club is the nations largest grassroots environmental organization, with over 600,000 members. Its Michigan  Chapter    has  approximately    16,000  members. The Sierra Club supports sustainable energy alternatives that do  not  harm  the  environment. The  Sierra  Club  opposes nuclear power because its fuel cycle from uranium mining to spent  radioactive    fuel  poses    grave    dangers  to  the environment. In    addition,   reliance    on  nuclear  power unjustifiably delays the beneficial transition to clean and renewable energy sources.
: 3. With specific reference to the Palisades Nuclear Plant and the embrittlement of the reactor vessel at the
 
plant, members of the Michigan Chapter are at risk if the embrittled    reactor    vessel    shatters    and    disperses radioactive material into the environment. This can affect the  air,   water  and  soil  upon  which  Michigan  residents depend. Therefore,   the  attempt    by  Entergy  to  shortcut assurances that the reactor pressure vessel is safe poses grave  risks  to  the  Sierra  Club  and  its  members  in  the Michigan Chapter.
: 4. The Sierra Clubs amicus curiae brief is desirable in this case because it will present the perspective of the many Sierra Club members who are residents of Michigan and are affected by the outcome of this case. The brief will also emphasize the far-reaching impacts of a decision in this case. A decision allowing Entergy to avoid testing the material in the pressure vessel would be a bad precedent for  actions    involving    embrittlement    at  other  aging reactors.
: 5. Pursuant  to  10  C.F.R.   § 2.323(b),   undersigned counsel certifies that he has contacted the other parties to this proceeding about the filing of the Sierra Clubs amicus curiae brief. The Intervenors have no objection to the filing of the brief. Entergy Nuclear Operations and the NRC staff have no objection to the filing of the amicus curiae brief but reserve the right to respond to it.
: 6. The amicus curiae brief is hereto attached.
WHEREFORE, the Sierra Club requests permission to file an amicus curiae brief in support of the ASLB decision.
                          /s/ Wallace L. Taylor WALLACE L. TAYLOR Law Offices of Wallace L. Taylor 118 3rd Ave. S.E., Suite 326 Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401 319-366-2428;(Fax)319-366-3886 e-mail: wtaylorlaw@aol.com ATTORNEY FOR SIERRA CLUB CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE Pursuant to 10 C.F.R. § 2.305, I certify that, on August 7, 2015, copies of Sierra Clubs Motion for Permission to File Amicus Brief were served upon the Electronic Information Exchange (the NRCs E-Filing System) in the above-captioned proceeding.
                              /s/ Wallace L. Taylor WALLACE L. TAYLOR}}

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Motion for Permission to File Amicus Brief
ML15219A427
Person / Time
Site: Palisades Entergy icon.png
Issue date: 08/07/2015
From: Taylor W
Law Offices of Wallace L. Taylor, Sierra Club
To:
NRC/OCM
SECY RAS
References
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NULCEAR REGULATORY COMMISION BEFORE THE COMMISSION In the Matter of: )

) Docket No. 50-255-LA-2 ENTERGY NUCLEAR OPERATIONS, INC.,)

) August 7, 2015 (Palisades Nuclear Plant) )

MOTION BY SIERRA CLUB FOR PERMISSION TO FILE AMICUS BRIEF Comes now the Sierra Club, pursuant to 10 C.F.R. § 2.315, and in support of this Motion for Permission to File Amicus Curiae Brief, states to the Commission as follows:

1. The Sierra Club supports the decision of the ASLB in this case granting the Intervenors a hearing on their contention regarding Entergys license amendment request.
2. The Sierra Club is the nations largest grassroots environmental organization, with over 600,000 members. Its Michigan Chapter has approximately 16,000 members. The Sierra Club supports sustainable energy alternatives that do not harm the environment. The Sierra Club opposes nuclear power because its fuel cycle from uranium mining to spent radioactive fuel poses grave dangers to the environment. In addition, reliance on nuclear power unjustifiably delays the beneficial transition to clean and renewable energy sources.
3. With specific reference to the Palisades Nuclear Plant and the embrittlement of the reactor vessel at the

plant, members of the Michigan Chapter are at risk if the embrittled reactor vessel shatters and disperses radioactive material into the environment. This can affect the air, water and soil upon which Michigan residents depend. Therefore, the attempt by Entergy to shortcut assurances that the reactor pressure vessel is safe poses grave risks to the Sierra Club and its members in the Michigan Chapter.

4. The Sierra Clubs amicus curiae brief is desirable in this case because it will present the perspective of the many Sierra Club members who are residents of Michigan and are affected by the outcome of this case. The brief will also emphasize the far-reaching impacts of a decision in this case. A decision allowing Entergy to avoid testing the material in the pressure vessel would be a bad precedent for actions involving embrittlement at other aging reactors.
5. Pursuant to 10 C.F.R. § 2.323(b), undersigned counsel certifies that he has contacted the other parties to this proceeding about the filing of the Sierra Clubs amicus curiae brief. The Intervenors have no objection to the filing of the brief. Entergy Nuclear Operations and the NRC staff have no objection to the filing of the amicus curiae brief but reserve the right to respond to it.
6. The amicus curiae brief is hereto attached.

WHEREFORE, the Sierra Club requests permission to file an amicus curiae brief in support of the ASLB decision.

/s/ Wallace L. Taylor WALLACE L. TAYLOR Law Offices of Wallace L. Taylor 118 3rd Ave. S.E., Suite 326 Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401 319-366-2428;(Fax)319-366-3886 e-mail: wtaylorlaw@aol.com ATTORNEY FOR SIERRA CLUB CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE Pursuant to 10 C.F.R. § 2.305, I certify that, on August 7, 2015, copies of Sierra Clubs Motion for Permission to File Amicus Brief were served upon the Electronic Information Exchange (the NRCs E-Filing System) in the above-captioned proceeding.

/s/ Wallace L. Taylor WALLACE L. TAYLOR

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