ML20003H798

Motion for Addl Testimony & cross-examination on Conservation Techniques,Interconnection & Effects of Const Delay.Proceedings Have Not Addressed These Issues. Certificate of Svc Encl

ML20003H798
Person / Time
Site:	Allens Creek File:Houston Lighting and Power Company icon.png
Issue date:	04/22/1981
From:	Doherty J DOHERTY, J.F.
To:	Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel
Shared Package
ML20003H799	List: ML20003H798 ML20003H802
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ISSUANCES-CP, NUDOCS 8105070462
Download: ML20003H798 (3)

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NUCLEAR REGULATORT COMMISSION gj. c: Q ,

BEFORE TE 13DMIC SAFETY & LICENSING 30ARL pg ,

In the Matter of: 6 g,, i j, E_

HOUSTON LIGHTING & PC' DER CO.

(Allens Creek Nuclear Gen-Docket No. 50-466 CP 4 4

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JOHN F. DOHERTY'S MOTION FOR ADDITIONAL TESTIMONY AND CROSS EyU4INATION ON CONSERVAIION TECHNIQUES, INTERCONNECTION AND THE EFFECTS OF DELAY OF CONSTRUCTION FROM APPLICANT & F Johr F. Doherty, Intervenor pro-se in the above pzp/@  :

Of j ceeding now files this first motion as titled above. T$tsg 'D 0 s 7pg Intervenor is in receipt of a letter and attachment to g ,

Board of March 27, ^981, from Counsel Newman, relevant / '

this proceeding, stating Applicant's ". . . [dpnstruction se e tn ule ~ will be attenuated owing td financial constraints. In-tervenor is further in receipt of the attached Houston Post article of March 28, 1981 which informs of the delay and gives statements of Applicant's Vice President G. Oprea

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withregardtoa"..$badmanagementprogramthat'sexpected to save 1,200 megawatts by 1990", that "...[zieduce(ing) system voltage during extreme peak periods" is being' considered" l and that HI&P also hopes to buy more electric power from neighboring t.tilities throughout the 1980s.

The Commission's rules permit the Board wide discretion in the case of newly arising circumstances. Hence, both 40 CFR 2.718 (j) which permit re-opening of a proceeding and 10 CFR 2.718 (1) which permit any ac'tY5'n' con'sisteilt '

with the Act, Sec. 2 of 10 CFR, and Sec.: 551- 558 of title-l 5 of U. S. Code (Administrative Procedures Act), empower this Board to gather testimony and other, evidence in li6ht

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of Applicant's change in construction plans. gelow,wthi_s ,

Intervenor will show the announced changes impact 1o'n the .

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decision to be rendered by this Boarti sufficiently to reouire additional testimony, cross-examination and other '

fact finding. These are now sought under 10 CFR 2.718 (k)

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of the Rules of Practice.

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,. l The most significant revelation in Applicant's March 27, 1981 l letter and its attachment, and the newspaper article which is

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confirmed in the attachment is the proEram of load management I

Apolicant intends to use. There was no written testimony with reSard to this from Applicant's witness Guy. .Loade. management  :

would appear to have particular impact on exhibit'JDG-4; a part of that testimony. (Unfortunately the Feb. 9 transcript

- of Guy's testimony is unavailable at this time) ThiseIntervanor recalls.but,a' sing 16. question on the use of load management conservation asked Witness Guy.

With re6ard to construction delay, TexPIRG Counsel Scott asked a single question on delay (Tr. 5507-8) which was objected to successfully. The Transcript (Tr. 5512) shows there were no Board questions to this witness. Hence no' questions with regard to load management consertation nor construction were asked. -

Because the changes announced by Applicant effect the testimony, and

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- information, conclusions drawa by them may be erroneous, out of date, b may unfairly prejudice them. Therefore, this Intervenor moves the Board request the testimony above.

Respectfully-Submitted, John F. Doherty, J. D.

Intervenor pro-se CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE Copies of " JOHN F. DOHERTY'S MOTION FOR ADDITIONAL TESTIMONY AND CROSS EXAMINATION ON CONSERVATION TECHNIQUES, INTERCONNECTION AND THE EFFECTS l

OF DELAY OF CONSTRUCTION FROM APPLICANT AND STAFF" were served on the l parties below via First Class U. S. Postal Service, this of April, 1981.

Sheldon Wolfe, Esq., Custave A. Linenberger, Dr. E. Leonard Cheatum, Admin-istrative Judges.

J. Gregory Copeland, Esq., and Jack R. Newman, Esq. Counsel for Applicant Richard A. Black, Esq. Counsel for Staff Docketing & Service, NRC Atomic Safety Licensing & Appeal Board

( Richard Priester, Esq., State of Texas The Several Intervening Parties

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