ML17209B263

Memo of 810611 Conference Call Discussing Cities Opposition to Issuance of Ol.Util Will File Motion Requesting That Cities Be Precluded from Objecting to Issuance of Ol. Certificate of Svc Encl

ML17209B263
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Site:	Saint Lucie
Issue date:	06/11/1981
From:	BOUKNIGHT J A FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT CO., LOWENSTEIN, NEWMAN, REIS, AXELRAD & TOLL
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FloridaPower&LightCompanySt.LucieUnitNo.2DocketNo.50-389AJunell,1981MEMORANDUMOFCONFERENCECALLAconferencecallwasheldonMonday,Junellat'herequestofFloridaPower&LightCompany(FPL).ChairmanSmith,JudgeLazo,Mr.Roth(counselfortheinterveningcities),Ms.Urban(counselfortheDepartmentofJustice),Mr.VoglerandMs.Hodgdon(counselfortheNRCStaff)andMessrs.BouknightandDym(counselforFPL)participated.JudgeBlochjoinedthecallinprogress.ChairmanSmithbeganbyinformingthepartiesthathehadrequestedJudgeBlochtojoininthecallbecausetherewasapossibilitythatJudgeBlochwouldbeappointedtoreplaceChairmanSmithasamemberoftheBoardduetoChairmanSmithsotherresponsibilities.ChairmanSmithnotedtheabsenceofcounselforParsons&Whittemoreandstatedthat,althoughParsons&Whittemorehasnotbeenadmittedasapartytotheproceeding,theBoardisnot,inclinedtomakeanyrulingwhichmightaffectParsons&WhittemoreintheeventitisadmittedasapartytotheproceedingwithoutfirsthearingfromParsons&Whittemore.CounselforFPLstatedthatFPLisconcernedwiththetimingoftheproceeding,becauseFPL'spresentplanscallforloadingoffuelatSt.LucieUnitNo.2inOctober1982.FPLbelievesthattheCities,becauseofrepresentationswhichtheymadeatthetimethattheysoughtlateinterventionin

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intheproceedingin1976and1977,areprecludedfromobjectingtoissuanceofanoperatinglicenseatthetimewhenthelicenseisotherwise.ripeforissuancenotwith-standingthependencyofantitrustproceedingswithrespecttoSt.LucieUnitNo.2.CounselforFPLdescribedcommuni-cationsbetweenFPLandtheCitieswh'ichhaveoccurredsub-sequenttoMay27,1981,thedateonwhichCities'otiontoEstablishProcedures,etc.wasfiled.CounselforCitieshastakenthepositionindiscussionswithFPLthattheCitiesarenotnowprecludedbyanyrepresentationsorstipulationsfromopposingissuanceoftheoperatinglicenseuntilantitrustproceedingshavebeencompleted.Asaresultofthesediscussions,FPLrequestedthattheCitiesnowenterintoastipulationthatissuanceoftheoperatinglicensewillnotbedelayedduetothependencyofantitrustproceedings.CounselforFPLstatedthattheCities'esponsehadbeenreadtohimbyMr.Rothoverthetelephoneafewminutesbeforethecallbegan.ThediscussionduringtheconferencecallindicatedthattheCitiesarenotnowpreparedtoenterintothestipulationrequestedbyFPLunlessFPLeither(1)stipulatestoprocedureswhichwillassurethatanin-itialdecisioncanbeissuedbeforetheoperatinglicenseisissuedandwaivesanyrighttoseekastayofanyreliefimposedbyaninitialdecisionpendingappealofthatdecision,or(2)stipulatedthatanoperatinglicenseissuedbeforeantitrustproceedingsarecompletedshallcontain"interim" licenseconditionsacceptabletotheCities.Mr.Rothindi-cated,however,thatCitieshavenotyetdeterminedwhethertheywouldagreetounconditionalstipulationiftheconditionswhichtheyproposeareunacceptabletoFPL.CounselforFPLstatedthatFPLwillfileamotionrequestingthattheCitiesbeprecludedfromobjectingtoissuanceofanoperatinglicensenotwithstandingthependencyofantitrustproceedings.Mr.RothindicatedthattheCitiesmight,intheirresponse,addressprocedureswhichcouldbeadoptedtoincreasethelikelihoodthatthisproceedingwillbecompletedbeforeanoperatinglicenseisotherwiseripeforissuance.ChairmanSmithdirectedthattheCitiesalsoanticipatethepossibilitythatthisproceedingwillnotbecompletedat,suchtimeandstateunambiguouslytheirpositionastowhethertheoperatinglicensecouldthenissuenotwithstandingthependencyofantitrustproceedings.Heemphasizedtheimportanceofthepartiesbeingpreparedtoassumeresponsibilityfortheconsequencesofthepositionswhichtheytakeonthisquestion.ChairmanSmithrequestedthatthepartiesintheirpleadingsconcerningthepossibilityofissuinganoperatinglicensenotwithstandingthependencyofantitrustproceedingsaddressthequestionoftheBoard'sjurisdictiontoaccomplishthisresult.

CounselforFPLindicatedthat,inlightoftheabsenceofanyagreementonastipulation,FPLwouldpromptlyfileamotionrequestingthatdiscoveryresumeandthatanswerstooutstandinginterrogatoriesberequiredwithinthenearfuture.ChairmanSmithstatedthattheBoardfoundthepriorpleadingssubmittedbytheCitiesconcerningthesettlementproposedbyFPL,theDepartmentofJusticeandtheNRCStafftobevagueandlackinginspecificityastothere-liefwhichtheCitiessought.TheChairmanstatedthattheBoardexpectstheCitiesforthcomingpleadingtocontainanunambiguousstatementoftheadditionalreliefwhichthe*/Citiesseek,-andhestatedthatanyfurtherpleadingwhichisasvagueasthepriorpleadingsmaynotbegivenmuchweight.ChairmanSmithaskedcounselfortheCitiesiftheMay27pleadingwasintendedtobeamotionforsummarydispositionundertheNRC'srules.Mr.Rothrepliedintheaffirmative."/ThisistheunderstandingofcounselforFPL.CounselfortheCities'nderstoodtheBoardtobedirectingtheCitiestobeunambiguousinforthcomingpleadingsaboutwhattheCitiesseekinthosepleadings,anddoesnotunderstandtheCitiesnortobeobligatedtospecifytheultimatereliefwhichtheyseeksuchastheexactmegawattagetheywant.

CounselforFPLsaidthataresponsetoamotionforsummarydisposition,whichappearstobeaddressedtoallissuesinthecaseotherthanrelief,shouldnotberequireduntilfurtherdiscoveryhasbeencompleted,andthatFPLin-tendstofileamotionrequestingthatitnotberequiredatthistimetorespondtotheMay27pleadingasamotionforsummarydisposition.Inclosing,ChairmanSmithagainstatedthedecisionoftheBoardtoreceivefromtheCitiesanunambiguousstatementoftheirpositionandspecificationofthefurther*/reliefsoughtbytheCities.-InaccordancewiththeChairman'sdirections,thismemorandumwaspreparedbycounselforFPLandcirculatedtoallparticipantsintheconferencecallforapprovalbeforefilingwiththeBoard.J.A.Bouknight,Jr."/Seefootnoteonpreviouspage.

UNITEDSTATESOFAMERICANUCLEARREGULATORYCOMMISSIONBEFORETHEATOMICSAFETYANDLICENSINGBOARDIntheMatterof))FLORIDAPOWER&LIGHTCOMPANY)(St.LucrePlant,UnitNo.2))DocketNo.50-389ACERTIFICATEOFSERVICEIherebycertifythatcopiesoflettertotheAtomicSafetyandLicensingBoardmembers,transmittingMemorandumofConferenceCall,fromJ.A.Bouknight,Jr.wasservedbyhanddelivery*orbydepositintheU.S.Mail,firstclass,postageprepaidthis15thdayofJune,1981.IvanW.Smith,EsquireChairmanAtomicSafetyandLicensingBoardU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionWashington,D.C.20555RobertM.Lazo,EsquireAtomicSafetyandLicensingBoardU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionWashington,D.C.20555MichaelA.Duggan,EsquireCollegeofBusinessAdministrationUniversityofTexasAustin,Texas78712DocketingandServiceStationOfficeoftheSecretaryU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionWashington,D.C.20555JeromeSaltzman,ChiefAntitrust&IndemnityGroupU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionWashington,D.C.20555ThomasGurney,Sr.,Esquire203NorthMagnoliaAvenueOrlando,Florida32802AtomicSafetyandLicensingBoardU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionWashington,D.C.20555RobertE.BathenFredSafferR.W.Beck&AssociatesP.O.Box6817Orlando,Florida32803RobertA.Jablon,EsquireAlanJ.Roth,Esquire2600VirginiaAvenue,N.W.Washington,D.C.20037WilliamC.Wise,EsquireSuite500120018thStreet,-N.W.Washington,D.C.20036WilliamH.Chandler,EsquireChandler,O'Neal,Avera,Gray&StriplingPostOfficeDrawer0Gainesville,Florida32602 JanetUrban,EsquireP.O.Box14141Washington,D.C.20044DonaldA.Kaplan,EsquireRobertFabrikant,EsquireAntitrustDivisionU.S.DepartmentofJusticeWashington,D.C.20530JosephRutberg,EsquireLeeScottDewey,EsquireFredricD.Chanania,EsquireCounselforNRCStaffU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionWashington,D.C.20555CharlesR.P.Brown,EsquireBrown,PaxtonandWilliams301South6thStreetP.O.Box1418FortPierce,Florida33450BenjaminH.VoglerU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionWashington,D.C.20555AnnP.Hodgdon,EsquireOfficeoftheExecutiveLegalDirectorU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionWashington,D.C.20555GeorgeR.Kucik,EsquireNarcGary,EsquireEllenE.Sward,EsquireArent,Fox,Kintner,Plotkin6Kahn1815HStreet,N.W.Washington,D.C.20006RichardS.Salzman,EsquireAtomicSafetyandLicensingAppealBoardPanelU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionWashington,D.C.20555.A.Bouknigt,Jr.Lowenstein,Newman,Reis&Axelrad1025ConnecticutAvenue,N.W.Washington,D.C.20036(202)862-8400DATED:June15,1981