ML13331B477

Order (Denying New York'S Motion)

ML13331B477
Person / Time
Site:	Indian Point
Issue date:	11/27/2013
From:	Lawrence Mcdade Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel
To:	State of NY
SECY RAS
References
50-247-LR, 50-286-LR, ASLBP 07-858-03-LR-BD01, RAS 25357
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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) November 27, 2013 ORDER (Denying New Yorks Motion)

On November 25, 2013, the State of New York (New York) filed a motion seeking leave to submit a recently-issued ruling by the New York State Public Service Commission as an exhibit in connection with contention NYS-37.1 The Public Service Commission ruling (PSC Order) addresses energy alternatives in the form of energy efficiency, demand reduction, and combined heat and power programs.2 New York argues that the PSC Order is relevant to the NRC Staffs Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) Chapter 8s examination of the no-action alternative and alternative energy sources.3 In its Section 2.323 Certification, New York stated 1

State of New York Motion for Leave to Submit Recently-Issued Ruling by New York State Public Service Commission as an Additional Exhibit Concerning Contention NYS-37 (Nov. 25, 2013) [hereinafter New York Motion].

2 N.Y. Pub. Util. Commn, Order Accepting Indian Point Energy Center Reliability Contingency Plans, PSC Case 12-E-0503 at 5 (Nov. 4, 2013).

3 New York Motion at 3.

that the NRC Staff and Entergy object to the introduction of the November 4, 2013, NYS PSC Order as an exhibit in this proceeding.4 The Board declines to admit the PSC Order as an exhibit. In NYS-37, the question before the Board is whether the NRC Staff met its NEPA and 10 C.F.R. § 51.91(a)(1) obligation by taking a hard look at the environmental impact of the no-action alternative.

Here, the NRC Staff has not, and could not, consider the PSC Order in drafting its FSEIS.

However, pursuant to 10 C.F.R. § 51.92(a)(2), the Staff has an obligation to prepare a supplement to its EIS if there is new and significant information relevant to environmental concerns and bearing on the proposed action or its impacts.

We believe that it would be premature for the Board to consider the PSC Order before the NRC Staff has had the opportunity to review its impact and determine whether to supplement the existing FSEIS. Accordingly, the NRC Staff shall report to the Board within 45 days of the date of this order whether it will supplement the FSEIS pursuant to Section 51.92(a)(2) and, if so, shall provide a realistic estimate of when any such draft SEIS will issue.

We further direct New York to delay the filing of any new contention based on the PSC Order or the information contained therein until further Order of this Board which will await the submission of the Staffs report.

NYS-37, which concerns the adequacy of the no-action alternative analysis in the NRC Staffs FSEIS, has been resolved by our partial initial decision issued today. Relative to future action by the NRC Staff regarding the PSC Order, if New York concludes that an adequate hard look at the no-action alternative has not been taken once the Staff has had the opportunity to consider the impact of the the PSC Order, it would have the option of filing a new contention challenging the FSEIS, that would then be evaluated by the Board 4

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solely under the contention admissibility standards of 10 C.F.R. § 2.309(c), without regard to the standards of 10 C.F.R. § 2.326 that would govern any attempt to reopen the now-closed evidentiary record regarding NYS-37. Such a submission by New York would be a newly proposed contention, not a continuation of NYS-37.

If an admissible contention arising from the PSC Order is admitted, it would be the Boards intent to establish an expedited schedule so that it could be resolved with the pending Track 2 Contentions.

It is so ORDERED.

FOR THE ATOMIC SAFEY AND LICENSING BOARD

/RA/

Lawrence G. McDade, Chairman ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE Rockville, Maryland November 27, 2013

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

)

) 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 (Denying New Yorks Motion) have been served upon the following persons by Electronic Information Exchange.

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Edward L. Williamson, Esq.

Office of Commission Appellate Adjudication Beth N. Mizuno, Esq.

Mail Stop O-7H4M David E. Roth, Esq.

Washington, DC 20555-0001 Sherwin E. Turk, Esq.

ocaamail@nrc.gov Brian Harris, Esq.

Mary B. Spencer, Esq.

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Anita Ghosh, Esq.

Office of the Secretary of the Commission John Tibbetts, Paralegal Mail Stop O-16C1 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Office of the General Counsel hearingdocket@nrc.gov Mail Stop O-15D21 Washington, DC 20555-0001 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission sherwin.turk@nrc.gov; Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel edward.williamson@nrc.gov Mail Stop T-3F23 beth.mizuno@nrc.gov; brian.harris.@nrc.gov Washington, DC 20555-0001 david.roth@nrc.gov; mary.spencer@nrc.gov anita.ghosh@nrc.gov; john.tibbetts@nrc.gov Lawrence G. McDade, Chair Administrative Judge OGC Mail Center lawrence.mcdade@nrc.gov OGCMailCenter@nrc.gov Richard E. Wardwell William C. Dennis, Esq.

Administrative Judge Assistant General Counsel richard.wardwell@nrc.gov Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

440 Hamilton Avenue Michael F. Kennedy White Plains, NY 10601 Administrative Judge wdennis@entergy.com michael.kennedy@nrc.gov William B. Glew, Jr.

Carter Thurman, Law Clerk Organization: Entergy carter.thurman@nrc.gov 440 Hamilton Avenue, White Plains, NY 10601 wglew@entergy.com Kathleen E. Oprea, Law Clerk Kathleen.Oprea@nrc.gov

Docket Nos. 50-247-LR and 50-286-LR ORDER (Denying New Yorks Motion)

Elise N. Zoli, Esq. Phillip Musegaas, Esq.

Goodwin Proctor, LLP Deborah Brancato, Esq.

Exchange Place, 53 State Street Ramona Cearley, Secretary Boston, MA 02109 Riverkeeper, Inc.

ezoli@goodwinprocter.com 20 Secor Road Ossining, NY 10562 phillip@riverkeeper.org; dbrancato@riverkeeper.org Daniel Riesel, Esq. rcearley@riverkeeper.org Victoria Shiah Treanor, Esq.

Adam Stolorow, Esq.

Jwala Gandhi, Paralegal Natoya Duncan, Paralegal Melissa-Jean Rotini, Esq.

Counsel for Town of Cortlandt Assistant County Attorney Sive, Paget & Riesel, P.C. Office of Robert F. Meehan, 460 Park Avenue Westchester County Attorney New York, NY 10022 148 Martine Avenue, 6th Floor driesel@sprlaw.com; vtreanor@sprlaw.com White Plains, NY 10601 astolorow@sprlaw.com; jgandhi@sprlaw.com; mjr1@westchestergov.com nduncan@sprlaw.com Clint Carpenter, Esq.

Kathryn M. Sutton, Esq. Bobby Burchfield, Esq.

Paul M. Bessette, Esq. Matthew Leland, Esq.

Martin J. ONeill, Esq. McDermott, Will and Emergy LLP Raphael Kuyler, Esq. 600 13th Street, NW Lena Michelle Long, Esq. Washington, DC 20005 Laura Swett, Esq. ccarpenter@mwe.com; bburchfield@mwe.com Lance Escher, Esq. mleland@mwe.com Mary Freeze, Legal Secretary Antoinette Walker, Legal Secretary Matthew W. Swinehart, Esq.

Doris Calhoun, Legal Secretary Covington & Burling LLP Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP 1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20004 Washington, DC 20004 mswinehart@cov.com ksutton@morganlewis.com martin.oneill@morganlewis.com Edward F. McTiernan, Esq.

rkuyler@morganlewis.com; New York State Department llong@morganlewis.com; of Environmental Conservation lswett@morganlewis.com Office of General Counsel lescher@morganlewis.com 625 Broadway mfreeze@morganlewis.com 14th Floor awalker@morganlewis.com Albany, NY 12233-1500 dcalhoun@morganlewis.com efmctier@gw.dec.state.ny.us 2

Docket Nos. 50-247-LR and 50-286-LR ORDER (Denying New Yorks Motion)

Manna Jo Greene, Environmental Director Robert D. Snook, Esq.

Steven C. Filler Assistant Attorney General Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Inc. Office of the Attorney General 724 Wolcott Ave. State of Connecticut Beacon, NY 12508 55 Elm Street mannajo@clearwater.org; P.O. Box 120 stephenfiller@gmail.com Hartford, CT 06141-0120 robert.snook@po.state.ct.us Richard Webster, Esq.

Public Justice, P.C. Janice A. Dean, Esq.

For Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Inc. Kathryn Liberatore, Esq.

1825 K Street, NW, Suite 200 Assistant Attorney General Washington, D.C. 20006 Office of the Attorney General rwebster@publicjustice.net of the State of New York 120 Broadway, 26th Floor New York, New York 10271 Michael J. Delaney, Esq. janice.dean@ag.ny.gov Director, Energy Regulatory Affairs kathryn.liberatore@ag.ny.gov NYC Department of Environmental Protection 59-17 Junction Boulevard Sean Murray, Mayor Flushing, NY 11373 Kevin Hay, Village Administrator mdelaney@dep.nyc.gov Village of Buchanan Municipal Building John J. Sipos, Esq. 236 Tate Avenue Charles Donaldson, Esq. Buchanan, NY 10511-1298 Assistant Attorneys General smurray@villageofbuchanan.com Office of the Attorney General administrator@villageofbuchanan.com of the State of New York Elyse Houle, Legal Support The Capitol, State Street Albany, New York 12224 john.sipos@ag.ny.gov charlie.donaldson@ag.ny.gov elyse.houle@ag.ny.gov

[Original signed by Brian Newell ]

Office of the Secretary of the Commission Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 27th day of November, 2013 3