ML18026A508

Certifies Svc of Applicants' Motion for Summary Disposition of Contention 16 W/Supportive Statement of Matl Facts & Wj Rhoades Affidavit,On 801027

ML18026A508
Person / Time
Site:	Susquehanna
Issue date:	10/27/1980
From:	SILBERG J E ALLEGHENY ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC., PENNSYLVANIA POWER & LIGHT CO.
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UNITEDSTATESOFAMERICA'cOQ".p(CNUCLEARREGULATORY COMMISSION 0//Icy~0@BEFORETHEATOMICSAFETYANDLICENSING BO'gZntheMatterofPE'HNSYLVANIA POWER&LIGHTCOMPANYandALLEGHENY ELECTRICCOOPERATIVE INC.F(Susquehanna SteamElectricStation,Units1and2)88~)))DocketNos.50-387)50-3))))CERTIFICATE OFSERVICEThisistocertifythatcopiesoftheforegoing "Applicants'otion ForSummaryDisposition ofContention 16(CoolingTowerDischarge)

","Applicants'tatement ToMaterialFactsAsToWhichThereZsNoGenuineIssueToBeHeard(Contention 16)"and,"Affidavit, OfWalterJ.RhoadesZnSupportofSummaryDisposition OfContention 16(CoolingTowerDischarge)

"wereservedbydepositintheU.S.Mail,firstclass,postageprepaid,this27thdayofOctober,1980,toallthoseontheattachedServiceList.Ja.ribg'ated:October27,1980H UNITEDSTATESOFAMENUCLEARREGULATORY

'COMMISSION BEFORETHEATOMICSAFETYANDLICENSING BOARDIntheMatterof"PENNSYLVANIA POWER&LIGHTCOMPANYandALLEGHENY ELECTRICCOOPERATIVE,,

INC.(Susquehanna SteamElectricStation,Units1and2))))))DocketNos.50-387)50-388),))).SERVICELISTSecretary oftheCommission U.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission Washington, D.C.20555CharlesBechhoefer, Esp.ChairmanAtomicSafetyandLicensing BoardPanelU."S.NuclearRegulatory Commission Washington, D.C.20555Mr.GlennO.BrightA'tomicSafetyandLicensing BoardPanelU.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission Washington, D.C.20555Dr.OscarH.ParisAtomicSafetyandLicensing BoardPanelU.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission Washington, D.C.20555AtomicSafetyandLicensing

~BoardPanelU.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission Washington, D.C.20555,Docketing andServiceSectionOfficeoftheSecretary U.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission Washington, D.C.20555Dr.JudithH.JohnsrudCo-Director Environmental Coalition onNuclearPower433OrlandoAvenueStateCollege,Pennsylvania 16801Susquehanna Environmental Advocates c/oGeraldSchultz,EsquirePqstOfficeBox1560Wzlkes-Barre, Pennsylvania 18703Mrs.IreneLemanowicz,,

ChairpezsonTheCitizensAgainstNuclearDangerPostOfficeBox377R.D.1Bezwick,Pennsylvania 18603Ms.ColleenMarsh558A,R.D.N4Mt.,Top,Pennsylvania 18707

-2JamesM.Cutchin,ZV,Esp.OfficeoftheExecutive LegalDirectorU.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission Washington, D.C.20555KarinW.Carter,Esp.Department ofEnvironmental Resources Commonwealth ofPennsylvania 505Executive HousePostOfficeBox2357Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17120Mr.ThomasM.Gerusky,DirectorBureauofRadiation Protection Department ofEnvironmental Resources Commonwealth ofPennsylvania Post,OfficeBox2063Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17120AtomicSafetyandLicensing

.AppealBoardPanelU."S.NuclearRegulatory Commission Washington, D.C.20555 ljL' UNITEDSTATESOFAMERICANUCLEARREGULATORY COMMISSION

(/a(1BEFORETHEATOMICSAFETYANDLICENSING BOARDIntheMatterofPENNSYLVANIA POWERALLEGHENY ELECTRIC(Susquehanna SteamUnits1and2))ANDLIGHTCOMPANY;)COOPERATIVE, INC.))ElectricStation,))DocketNos.50-38750-388~NRCSTAFF'SANSWERINSUPPORTOFAPPLICANTS'OTION TOESTABLISH ADISCOVERY SCHEDULEFORSAFETYISSUESINTRODUCTION OnOctober7,1980,Applicants filed"Applicants'otion toEstablish-Discovery ScheduleforHealthandSafetyIssues."Citingthesignificant reduction thathasoccurredinthepredicted timeperiodbetweenissuanceoftheFinalEnvironmental Statement (FES)andtheSafetyEvaluation Report(SER),theApplicants'tate thatitnolongerappearsfeasibletoawaitcompletion ofahearingonenvironmental issuesbeforerestarting discovery onsafetyissues,andrequestthattheBoard"reinstate thediscovery process."

Forthereasonsdiscussed belowtheNRCStaffsupportstheApplicants'otion.

DISCUSSION Inits"Memorandum andOrderonDiscovery Motions(II)"theBoardsuspended alldiscovery obligations withrespecttosafetyandcombinedsafety/environ-mentalcontentions untilafterthehearingofenvironmental issuesis completed.

-TheBoardcitedamongitsreasonsfortakingthatactionthefactthatsuchapostponement wouldnotadversely affecttheabilityofanypartytoprepareforhearingorpreventthecoranencement ofthehearingonatimelybasis./Anotherofitspurposeswastoreducewhatitviewed3/tobethethenheavydemandsofthediscovery processonIntervenors.-

AstheApplicants pointout,changedcircumstances supportreconsideration oftheBoard'sdecisiontosuspenddiscovery onsafetycontentions untilthehearingofenvironmental issuesiscompleted.

AtthetimetheBoardmadeitsdecisiontosuspenddiscovery onsafetyissuesitappeared, basedonthetimeperiodbetweenissuanceoftheFinalEnvironmental Statement (FES)andtheSafetyEvaluation Report(SER)andSERSupplement, thatthehearingonsafetyissuescouldnotbeginuntilalmostayearafterthehearingonenvironmental issueshadbegun.~4/Basedonmorerecentestimates ofthescheduleforissuingtheFESandtheSERitnowappearsthatwaitinguntilaftercompletion ofthehearingonenvironmental issuestoreinstate discovery obligations onsafetyissuescouldresultinunnecessary delaysinboththestartofthehearingonsafetyissuesandcompletion 1/LBP-79-31, 10NRC597,605.(October 30,1979).2/Id.g3Id.4/Id. oftheentireproceeding.

-Thecurrently predicted timespanbetween5/issuanceoftheFESandtheSERisonemonth.TheFESandtheSERarescheduled tobeissuedonJanuary1andFebruary1,1981respectively.-

6/Itwouldappearprudenttoreinstate discovery obligations onsafetyissuesnowwhilethetimedemandsofthisproceeding onpartiesarerelatively light.Aftercompletion ofthehearingonenvironmental issues,thedutytoprepareproposedfindingsandconclusions onenvironmental issuesandtheobligation tocompletediscovery andprepareforthehearingonsafetyissueswouldimposeconflicting timedemandsonallpartiestotheproceeding.

CONCLUSION ForthereasonssetforthabovetheStaffbelievesthattheApplicants'equest forthereinstatement ofsuspended discovery obligations onsafetyissuesshouldbegranted.Respectfully submitted,

+~~XilJamesM.Cutchin,IVCounselforNRCStaffDatedatBethesda, Marylandthis27thdayofOctober,19805/See:LetterfromStaffCounseltoLicensing BoardMembersdatedJuly10,1980(copyattached).

Q6"InterimBlueBook,"NUREG-0580, (August1,1980),page2-27.

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-+4t4+~'NITEDSTATESNUCLEARREGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C.20555July10,1380CharlesBechhoefer, Esq.,ChairmanAtomicSafetyandLicensing BoardU.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission Washington, D.C.20555Dr.OscarH.ParisAtomicSafetyandLicensing BoardU.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission Washington, D.C.20555Mr.Glenn0.BrightAtomicSafety-and.l.icensing BoardU.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission Washington, D.C.-20555Gentlemen:

IntheMatterofPennsylvania PowerandLightCo.Allegheny ElectricCooperative, Inc.(Susquehanna SteamElectricStation,Units1and2)DocketNos.50-287,50-388AttheSpecialPrehearing Conference heldonJanuary29-31,1979,IagreedtokeeptheBoardandthepartiesadvisedofsignificant changesinestimated datesforissuanceofcertainStaffdocuments.

(Tr.at368.)IhavebeeninformedthattheStaff'scurrentestimated datesforissuanceoftheFinal'nvironmental Statement (FES),SafetyEvaluation Report(SER)andSFRSupplement areearlyDecember1980,earlyFebruary1981andlateMay1981,respectively.

Thusthepredicted timespanbetweenissuanceoftheFESandissuanceoftheSERcontinues togrowshorter.Itisnowabouttwomonthsratherthansevenmonthsaswaspredicted whentheBoardissueditsDiscovery OrderIIonOctober30,1979.Based-onthelongertimespantheBoardcurrently planstowaituntilaftercompletiorf oftheenvironmental phaseofthehearingtoestablish aschedulefordiscovery onsafetycontentions't nowappearsthattheBoard'scurrentplanforscheduling discovery onsafetycontentions, whencoupledwiththetimeinvolvedshouldintervenors fileadditional contentions basedon"newinformation" intheFESasallowedbytheBoard'sOrderofJune24',1980,couldresultinunnecessary delayinboththestartofthesafetyphaseofthehearingandthecompletion oftheproceeding.

IwilladvisetheBoardandthepartiesoffurthersignificant changes,ifany,intheestimated datesforissuanceoftheFES,theSERandtheSERSupplement.

Sincerely, JamesM.Cutchin,IYCounselforNRCStaffcc:JaySilberg,Esq.Dr.JudithH.JohnsrudMr.ThomasM.GeruskyMs.ColleenMarshMrs.IreneLemanowicz Susquehanna Environmental Advocates BryanA.Snapp,Esq.Mr.RobertM.GalloAtomicSafetyandLicensing BoardPanelAtomicSafetyandLicensing AppealBoardSecretary UNITEDSTATESOFAMERICANUCLEARREGULATORY COMMISSION BEFORETHEATOMICSAFETYANDLICENSING BOARDIntheMatterofPENNSYLVANIA POWERANDLIGHTCO.ALLEGHENY ELECTRICCOOPERATIVE, INC.(Susquehanna SteamElectricStation,Units1and2))DocketNos.50-38750-388CERTIFICATE OFSERVICEIherebycertifythatcopiesof"NRCSTAFF'SANSWERINSUPPORTOFAPPLICANTS'OTION TOESTABLISH ADISCOVERY SCHEDULEFORSAFETYISSUES,"datedOctober27,1980,intheabove-captioned proceeding, havebeenservedonthefollowing bydepositintheUnitedStatesmail,firstclass,orasindicated byanasteriskthroughdepositintheNuclearRegulatory Commission's internalmailsystem,this27thdayofOctober,1980:*CharlesBechhoefer, Esq.,ChairmanAtomicSafety8Licensing BoardU.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission Washington, D.C.20555*Mr.Glenn0.Bright,MemberAtomicSafety5Licensing BoardU.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission Washington, D.C.20555*Dr.OscarH.Paris,MemberAtomicSafety5Licensing BoardU.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission Washington, D.C.20555JaySilberg,Esq.Shaw,Pittman,PottsandTrowbridge 1800MStreet,N.W.Washington, D.C.20036BryanA.Snapp,Esq.Pennsylvania Power8LightCompanyTwoNorthNinthStreetAllentown, Pennsylvania 18101Dr.JudithH.JohnsrudCo-Director Environmental Coalition onNuclearPower433OrlandoAvenueStateCollege,Pennsylvania 16801Mr.ThomasM.Gerusky,DirectorBureauofRadiation Protection Department ofEnvironmental Resources Commonwealth ofPennsylvania P.0.Box2063Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17120Ms.ColleenMarshBox538A,RD84MountainTop,Pennsylvania 17120Mrs.IreneLemanowicz, Chairperson TheCitizensAgainstNuclearDangersP.0.Box377RDPlBerwick,Pennsylvania 18503 *RichardS.Salzman,Esq.,ChairmanAtomicSafety5Licensing AppealBoardU.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission Washington, D.C.20555*Dr.JohnH.Buck,MemberAtomicSafety8Licensing AppealBoardU.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission Washington, D.C.20555"Mr.ThomasS.Moore,MemberAtomicSafety8Licensing AppealBoardU.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission Washington, D.C.20555"AtomicSafety5Licensing BoardPanelU.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission Washington, D.C.20555+AtomicSafety&Licensing AppealBoardPanelU.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission Washington, D.C.20555"Secretary U.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission ATTN:Chief,Docketing 8ServiceBranchWashington, D.C.20555Susquehanna Environmental Advocates P.0.Box1560Wilkes-Barre',

Pennsylvania 18703Mr.RobertM.GalloResidentInspector P.0.Box52Shickshinny, Pennsylvania 18655KarinW.Carter,Esq.Department ofEnvironmental Resources 505Executive HouseP.0.Box2357Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17120JamesM.Cutchin,IVCounselforNRCStaff