ML11290A181

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Motion to Reply to NRC Staff Answer to Massachusetts Request to Stay Commission Decision on Pilgrim Watch Appeal or in the Alternative to Strike Reference to Massachusetts Expert

ML11290A181
Person / Time
Site:	Pilgrim
Issue date:	10/17/2011
From:	Brock M State of MA, Office of the Attorney General
To:	NRC/OCM
SECY RAS
References
RAS 21244, 50-293-LR, ASLBP 06-848-02-LR
Download: ML11290A181 (4)

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

Entergy Nuclear Generation Co ) Docket No. 50-293-LR And Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. )

(Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station) ) October 17, 2011 COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS MOTION TO REPLY TO NRC STAFF ANSWER TO MASSACHUSETTS REQUEST TO STAY COMMISSION DECISION ON PILGRIM WATCH APPEAL OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE TO STRIKE REFERENCE TO MASSACHUSETTS EXPERT Pursuant to 10 C.F.R. § 2.323(c), the Commonwealth of Massachusetts respectfully requests that it be allowed to submit this Reply to the NRC Staffs Answer to Commonwealth of Massachusetts Request to Stay Commission Decision [on the Pilgrim Watch appeal] or in the Alternative to Strike Reference to Massachusetts Expert (October 11, 2011)(Staff Opposition) because the Commonwealth could not have reasonably anticipated that the Staff would cite to law in its Opposition to a stay that is not referenced in the Commonwealths Answer and is not applicable to the relief that the Commonwealth requests. The Staff also impermissibly comments on the merits of the Commonwealths contention filings, which are currently pending for decision before the Pilgrim Atomic Safety and Licensing Board, and are not properly before the Commission for decision at this time.

Therefore the circumstances are compelling, and the Commission should allow the Commonwealths Reply.

Respectfully submitted,

/s/ Matthew Brock Matthew Brock Assistant Attorney General Environmental Protection Division Office of the Attorney General One Ashburton Place, 18th Floor Boston, Massachusetts 02108 Tel: (617) 727-2200 Fax: (617) 727-9665 matthew.brock@state.ma.us Certificate of Counsel On October 14, 2011, the Commonwealth notified all parties of record that the Commonwealth intended to file a Reply to NRC Staffs answer to Massachusetts request to stay. The NRC Staff has advised that it objects to the Commonwealths Reply.

/s/Matthew Brock 2

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

Entergy Nuclear Generation Co. ) Docket No. 50-293-LR And Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. )

(Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station) ) October 17, 2011 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that copies of the foregoing COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS MOTION TO REPLY TO NRC STAFF ANSWER TO MASSACHUSETTS REQUEST TO STAY COMMISSION DECISION ON PILGRIM WATCH APPEAL OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE TO STRIKE REFERENCE TO MASSACHUSETTS EXPERT, dated October 17, 2011, were provided to the Electronic Information Exchange (EIE) for service on the individuals below and by electronic mail as indicated by an asterisk*:

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Office of the General Counsel Mail Stop: T-3 F23 Mail Stop: O-15 D21 Washington, DC 20555-0001 Washington, DC 20555-0001 Administrative Judge Richard S. Harper, Esq.

Ann Marshall Young, Chair Susan L. Uttal, Esq.

E-mail: Ann.Young@nrc.gov Andrea Z. Jones, Esq.

Beth N. Mizuno, Esq.

Administrative Judge Brian G. Harris, Esq.

Richard F. Cole Maxwell C. Smith, Esq.

E-mail: Richard.Cole@nrc.gov Edward Williams, Esq Brian Newell, Paralegal Administrative Judge E-mail: Paul.Abramson@nrc.gov OGCMailCenter.Resource@nrc.gov, richard.harper@nrc.gov, Hillary Cain, Law Clerk susan.uttal@nrc.gov, axj4@nrc.gov, Hillary.cain@nrc.gov beth.mizuno@nrc.gov, brian.harris@nrc.gov, maxwell.smith@nrc.gov edward.williams@nrc.gov U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Office of Commission Appellate Office of the Secretary Adjudication Mail Stop: O-16C1 Mail Stop: O-16C1 Washington, DC 20555-0001 Washington, DC 20555-0001 HearingDocket@nrc.gov OCAAMail.Resource@nrc.gov U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Pillsbury, Winthrop, Shaw, Pittman LLP Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation 2300 N Street, N.W.

Mail Stop: O11-F1 Washington DC, 20037-1128 Washington, D.C. 20555 -0001 David R. Lewis, Esq.

Lisa Regner* David.lewis@pillsburylaw.com Senior Project Manager Paul A. Gaukler, Esq.

Division of License Renewal Paul.gaulker@pillsburylaw.com E-mail: Lisa.Regner@nrc.gov Jason B. Parker, Esq.

Jason.parker@pillsburylaw.com

• Maria.webb@pillsburylaw.com Entergy Nuclear Town of Plymouth 1340 Echelon Parkway Town Managers Office Mail Stop M-ECH-62 11 Lincoln Street Jackson, MS 39213 Plymouth, MA 02360 Terence A. Burke, Esq. Melissa Arrighi, Acting Town Manager*

tburke@entergy.com marrighi@townhall.plymouth.ma.us Duxbury Emergency Management Agency Town of Plymouth, MA 686 Tremont Street Duane Morris L.L.P.

Duxbury, MA 02332 505 9th Street, NW, Suite 1000 Washington, D.C. 20004-2166 Kevin M. Nord, Fire Chief & Director*

E-mail: nord@town.duxbury.ma.us Sheila Slocum Hollis, Esq.*

SSHollis@duanemorris.com Pilgrim Watch Town of Duxbury Nuclear Advisory 148 Washington Street Committee Duxbury, MA 02332 31 Deerpath Trl.

North Duxbury, MA 02332 Mary Lampert, Director Mary.Lampert@comcast.net Rebecca Chin, Vice Chair*

rebeccajchin@hotmail.com

/s Matthew Brock Matthew Brock 2