ML12235A265

Notice - (Advising Parties of Amendments to 10 C.F.R. Part 2)

ML12235A265
Person / Time
Site:	Limerick
Issue date:	08/22/2012
From:	William Froehlich Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel
To:
SECY RAS
References
RAS 23343, 50-352-LR, 50-353-LR, ASLBP 12-916-04-LR-BD01
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD Before Administrative Judges:

William J. Froehlich, Chairman Dr. Michael F. Kennedy Dr. William E. Kastenberg In the Matter of Docket Nos. 50-352-LR, 50-353-LR EXELON GENERATION COMPANY, LLC ASLBP No. 12-916-04-LR-BD01 (Limerick Generating Station, Units 1 and 2) August 22, 2012 NOTICE (Advising Parties of Amendments to 10 C.F.R. Part 2)

On August 3, 2012, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission amended its regulations related to adjudicatory proceedings under 10 C.F.R. Part 2.1 These new regulations take effect on September 4, 2012, and apply to obligations and disputes that arise after that date.2 While we expect that the parties will familiarize themselves with these new regulations in their entirety, we highlight two changes that are particularly relevant in this proceeding.

First, because the NRC Staff has yet to issue its Draft and Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statements, and because publication of these documents often gives rise to the filing of new contentions, we note that the Commission has amended the regulations regarding the filing of new and amended contentions.3 Second, we note that the Commission has clarified that the 10-day deadline in 10 C.F.R. § 2.323(a) for filing motions applies to all 1

Amendments to Adjudicatory Process Rules and Related Requirements; Final Rule, 77 Fed.Reg. 46,561 (Aug. 3, 2012).

2 Id. at 46,562.

3 See id. at 46,571-72, 46,591.

motions . . . except § 2.309 motions for new or amended contentions filed after the initial period for petitions to intervene.4 However, our Initial Scheduling Order (ISO) specifically provided that dispositive motions would be subject to a 30-day deadline rather than the default 10-day deadline.5 We will continue to enforce the 30-day deadline that we specified in the ISO.

The ISO will continue to govern the conduct of this proceeding in all other regards as well. If any of the parties believes that the new regulations require a change to our ISO, it should bring the matter to the Boards attention in a response to this issuance filed no later than Wednesday, August 29, 2012.

FOR THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD

/RA/

William J. Froehlich, Chairman ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE Rockville, Maryland August 22, 2012 4

Id. at 46,593.

5 See Initial Scheduling Order (May 7, 2012) at 10 (unpublished).

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

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Exelon Generation Company, LLC ) Docket Nos. 50-352-LR and 50-353-LR (Limerick Generating Station, Units 1 and 2) )

) ASLBP No. 12-916-04-LR-BD01 (License Renewal) )

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that copies of the foregoing NOTICE (Advising Parties of Amendments to 10 C.F.R. Part 2) have been served upon the following persons by Electronic Information Exchange.

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Office of the Secretary of the Commission Mail Stop T-3F23 Mail Stop O-16C1 Washington, DC 20555-0001 Washington, DC 20555-0001 Hearing Docket: hearingdocket@nrc.gov William J. Froehlich, Chair Administrative Judge E-mail: william.froehlich@nrc.gov U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of the General Counsel Mail Stop O-15D21 Michael F. Kennedy Washington, DC 20555-0001 Administrative Judge Catherine Kanatas, Esq.

E-mail: michael.kennedy@nrc.gov Maxwell Smith, Esq.

Mary Spencer, Esq.

William E. Kastenberg Joseph Lindell, Esq.

Administrative Judge Edward Williamson, Esq.

E-mail: William.kastenberg@nrc.gov Brian Newell, Paralegal catherine.kanatas@nrc.gov Matthew Flyntz maxwell.smith@nrc.gov Law Clerk mary.spencer@nrc.gov E-mail: matthew.flyntz@nrc.gov joseph.lindell@nrc.gov edward.williamson@nrc.gov brian.newell@nrc.gov U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Commission Appellate Adjudication Mail Stop O-16C1 OGC Mail Center: OGCMailCenter@nrc.gov Washington, DC 20555-0001 OCAA Mail Center: ocaamail@nrc.gov

Limerick Generating Station, Units 1 and 2, Docket Nos. 50-362-LR and 50-363-LR NOTICE (Advising Parties of Amendments to 10 C.F.R. Part 2)

Exelon Generation Company, LLC Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP Exelon Business Services Company 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.

200 Exelon Way, Suite 305 Washington, DC 20004 Kennett Square, PA 19348 Alex Polonsky, Esq.

Donald Ferraro, Asst. General Counsel Kathryn Sutton, Esq.

donald.ferraro@exeloncorp.com Anna Jones, Esq.

Laura Swett, Esq.

Edwin Villarico, Sr. Paralegal Exelon Generation Company, LLC Mary Freeze, Legal Secretary 4300 Warrenville Road apolonsky@morganlewis.com Warrenville, IL 60555 ksutton@morganlewis.com J. Bradley Fewell, Dep. General Counsel anna.jones@morganlewis.com bradley.fewell@exeloncorp.com lswett@morganlewis.com evillarico@morganlewis.com mfreeze@morganlewis.com Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) 1152 - 15th Street, N.W., #300 Washington, DC 20005 Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP Geoffrey H. Fettus, Sr. Project Attorney 1701 Market Street gfettus@nrdc.org Philadelphia, PA 19103-2921 Brooke Leach, Esq.

bleach@morganlewis.com National Legal Scholars Law Firm, P.C.

241 Poverty Lane, Unit 1 Lebanon, New Hampshire 03766 Anthony Roisman, Managing Partner aroisman@nationallegalscholars.com

[Original signed by Herald Speiser]

Office of the Secretary of the Commission Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 22nd day of August, 2012 2