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{{#Wiki_filter:Pr~.ccuiILPfs.,LAWOFFICESLOWEHSTEIV,NENZLh&,REIS8cAXELRADROBERTLOWCNSTCINJACKR.NLWHANHAROLDF.REI5HAURICCAXCLRADKATHLCCNH,5HCAJ.A.BOUKNIOHT.JR.HICHACLA.BAUSCRDOUGLASB.ORECNC.ORCBORYBARNCSALBERTV.CARR,JR.ANNEW.COTTINGHAHKATHLCCNACOXROBERTH.CULPPETERO.FLYNNSTEVENP.'RANTZFREDERICSBRAYALVINH.OUTTCRHANDAVID0POWCLL+DAVIDB.RASKINDONALDJ.SILVCRHAN>ADM,KCN,IIQPIJJ@~~198June10,1981IO2SCONNECTICUTAVENUE>N.W.WASHINGTON>0.C.20036202~862-8400~"WHYusHRC~iuN<0A8pfiieoQTgin~wCCrn~~0,'i'cin-5SsticeBranchMr.SamuelJ.ChilkSecretaryoftheCommissionU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionWashington,D.C.20555Re:LetterofMr.GeorgeF.Landegger,President,,Parsons&Whittemore,Inc.
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JR.HICHACLA.BAUSCRDOUGLASB.ORECNC.ORCBORYBARNCSALBERTV.CARR,JR.ANNEW.COTTINGHAH KATHLCCNACOXROBERTH.CULPPETERO.FLYNNSTEVENP.'RANTZFREDERICSBRAYALVINH.OUTTCRHAN DAVID0POWCLL+DAVIDB.RASKINDONALDJ.SILVCRHAN
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0.C.20036202~862-8400~"WHYusHRC~iuN<0A8pfiieoQTgin~wCCrn~~0,'i'cin-5SsticeBranchMr.SamuelJ.ChilkSecretary oftheCommission U.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission Washington, D.C.20555Re:LetterofMr.GeorgeF.Landegger, President,,
Parsons&Whittemore, Inc.


==DearMr.Chilk:==
==DearMr.Chilk:==
ThisletterismadenecessarybythesubmittaltotheCommissionofacommunicationdatedMay29,1981fromG.F.Landegger,onbehalfofParsons&Whittemore,Inc.anditssubsidiary[P&W],acopyofwhichwasrecentlyreceivedbytheundersigned.Inthatletter,P&Wclaimsthatit"holds.title"tgh"resourcerecoveryplant"forprocessingsewageinMiami,FloridaandthatindecliningtoaccedetovariousdemandsconcerningthatplantbyP&W,FloridaPower&LightCompany[FPL]hassomehowdeniedP&WNNRC-conferredrights"andviolatedthelicenseconditionsapprovedbytheLicensingBoardinDocketNo.50-389Kvis-a-visFPL'sSt.LuciePlant,UnitNo.2.ThereisnobasisintheNRC'sregulationsfortheCommissiontoentertainthisletterortoactiriresponsetoit.Moreover,P&W'sletternotonlyhurlschargeswhichaedemonstrablyuntrue,itwithholdsthematerialfactsadversetoitsallegationstosuchadegreethatFPLfeelscompelledtoapprisetheCommission,withthisbriefresponse,ofatleastafewofthepertinentfactsP&Womits:1..P&W'sletterfailstoinformtheCommissionthatP&WhasraisedallegationsbasedonthesamesetofallegedfactsintwoproceedingspendingbeforetheNRC.P&WhasfiledggP+tl LO%'EPSTEINNEWMAN,Rzxs&Mr.SamuelJ.ChilkJune10,1981PageTwoPetitionstoInterveneinboththeSt.LucieUnitNo.2operatinglicenseproceeding,DocketNo.50-389-OLandtheon-goingantitrustproceedingDocketNo.50-389A.P&W'spetitionwasproperlydeniedintheoperatinglicenseproceedingbyOrderdatedJune3,1981."/2.AsisthecasewithotherfilingsthatP&Whasmadeto%heLicensingBoardsintheproceedingsnotedabove,itsletter'failstoinformtheCommissionthatcontractsexistwhichdepriveP&Wofanyvalidlegalinterestinthe"re-sourcerecoveryplant."Infact,P&WisactingindisregardofitsowncontractualobligationsconcerningthatplantandininterferencewiththelegalrightsofFPLandthemunicipal-ityofDadeCounty,Florida.Abriefdescriptionofthefacts,tothe'extentFPLhasdiscoveredthemoverP&W'sresistance,mayilluminatewhytheywerenotvoluntarilydisclosed--theybelieP&W'sassertions.P&Wisapparentlyaconstructioncompany;itisundercontracttoconstructtheresourcerecoveryplantforDadeCounty,Florida.Theplantinvolvesbothasolidwasteprocessingfacilityandanelectricgeneratorwhichissup-posedtoproduceelectricityfromthesteamraisedinthesolidwastedisposalprocess.P&W'sletter,anditspriorpleadings,neglecttodisclosetotheCommissionthatFPL'sexpressedreasonforrefusingtoaccedetoP&W'sdemandswastheexistenceofabindingcontractbetweenFPLandDadeCounty,Florida,whichvestsinFPLthelegalrighttoown,operate,andproduceelectricityfromthepartoftheplantwhichisdesignedtoproduceelectricity.FPLunderstandsShatDadeCountyisentitledtoownandusethesolidwasteprocessingpartofthefacility.FPL'scounselisinformedthatthereexistsanothercontract,an"AssumptionAgreement"betweenP&WandDadeCounty(whichP&Whasalsofailedtodisclosetoth'eCommissioninanyofitssubmissions)inwhichP&WapparentlyhasassumedtheobligationsofDadeCountytoFPLandhasitselfconfirmedthatFPLhasthelegalrighttothegeneratingfac-ility.~*/ThesefactsdefeatanyclaimonP&W'sparttoalaw-fulrighttocontrol,ownership,oroperationofthefacility."/ThePetition,however,wasstillpendingatthetimeP&Wsubmittedits'lettertotheCommission."*/See,ApplicationforIssuanceofSubpoenas,datedMay8,1981,addressedtotheAtomicSafetyandLicensingBoardinDocketNo.50-389A.
Thisletterismadenecessary bythesubmittal totheCommission ofacommunication datedMay29,1981fromG.F.Landegger, onbehalfofParsons&Whittemore, Inc.anditssubsidiary
Lowzvsvzzm,Nm~,Rzxs&a~UMr.SamuelJ.ChilkJune10,.1981PageThreeNoneofthesefactshasbeenbroughttotheattentionoftheCommissionoranyAtomicSafetyandLicensingBoardbyP&W.Indeed,beforetheLicensingBoardinDocketNo.50-389A,PGWhasvigorouslyresisteddiscoveryintothebasisofitsassertionsconcerningthegeneratorinquestion,andhasarguedthattheBoardshouldgrantitspetitiontointervenewhetheritsassertionsaretrueornot."/3.Inassertinginitsletterthatitisa"qualifyingfacility"withinthemeaningofthePublicUtilitiesRegulatoryPolicyAct,PGWdidnotmentionthatithasfiledanappli-cationwiththeFederalEnergyRegulatoryCommissionassertingsuchqualifications,thatFPLhasopposedtheapplicationandthatFERChasnotyetacted.FPLbelievesthatapplicationwillbedenied.FPLisinfullcomplianceandintendstocontinuetocomplywithFERCregulationsconcerningqualifyingfaciities,aswellaswiththelicenseconditionsimposed,bythisCommission.4.InitsletterP&WclaimsthatFPLisresponsibleforthe"resourcerecoveryplant"not,beingcurrentlyusedtogenerateelectricity.Thatmisstatesthefacts.Assumingtheplantvillopeate,anassumptionthatissubjecttocon-siderabledoubt,*"/,.then...thereason-it.isnotinoperationnowisthatP&WEasrenegedonitso'utstand7ngcontractualobligations.Allthat,wouldbenecessaryfortheplanttobegin"generating-electricitywouldbeforP&Wtocomplywithitscommitmentstotransferpossessionoftheplant'toDadeCountyandFPLsothatitcanbeoperated.IfthefacilitycouldbemadetoworkandifP&Wweretrulymotivatedbytheloftynationalpolicyconsiderationsitcites,andnotbyitsowngain,FPLcouldbeginpromptlytogenerateelectricityfrom~/SeeBriefofParsons6Whittemore,Inc.anditsSubsidiariesinOppositiontoApplicationforIssuanceofSubpoenas,datedJune1,1981,inDocketNo.50-389A.""'/AccordingtoaComplaintfiledagainstPGWbyMetropolitanDadeCounty,Florida,intheUnitedStatesDistrictCourtfortheSouthernDistrictofFlorida,theonlyprevioussuchplanteverconstructedbyParsons&Whittemorehasfailedtooperateproperly.MetroolitanDadeCountv.ParsonsaWhittemore,No.80-33-Czv.EPS,fileFeb.8,981,Paras,53-54.Accordingly,theCounty,whichhasdedicatedtotheproject$128million,thevirtualentiretyofitssolidwastedisposalfunding,nowfearsthatithasfruitlessly"exhaustedallthefundsavailableandsetasideforprovisionofnecessarywastetreatment."Para.56(d).
[P&W],acopyofwhichwasrecentlyreceivedbytheundersigned.
i0LowaNsrzxw;Nmm~,Rzzs8:Aa~Mr.SamuelJ.ChilkJune10,.1981PageFourthefacilitypursuanttoitslawfulrighttodoso.AndDadeCountycouldequallypromptlyobtainthewastedis-posalfacilitieswhichitneeds.,Instead,itisclearthatP&W'smotivationisconsiderablymorematerialisticthanaltruistic.FPLbelievesthatP&W'sobjective,infloodingtheNRCwithitspapers,istogainleveragewhich(ithopes)willaiditinextracting(fromDadeCountyandFPL)moremoneythanitisentitledtounderitscontract.Insum,thereisnomerittoP&W'scomplaint,and,more-over,P&WcomesbeforetheCommissionwithuncleanhands.Ithas,bynowonseveraloccasions,submittedpleadingswithsignificantomissionstotheCommissionanditsinstrumental-ities.Thefactswhich'P&WhavechosennottodiscloserevealcommercialconductonP&W'spartwhichFPLbelievesshouldnotbe,.andwillnotbe,foundacceptablebyanycourtoragency.FPLbelievesthatP&W'sassertionshavenorelevanceormaterialityinanyproceeding"beforethisCommission.However,iftheCommissionintendstoconsideranyactionbasedonP&W'sletter,FPLrespectfullyrequeststheopportunitytopresenttotheCommissionacompleteresponse.Respectfuiiysubmitted,JAB/arcc:ServiceListMr.MerrettStierheim.A.Bouknight,Jr.ttorneyforFloridaPower&LightCompany lA1~fUNITEDSTATESOFAMERICANUCLEARREGULATORYCOMMISSIONBEFORETHEATOMICSAFETYANDLICENSINGBOARD!~)bOCK~USMPCHUM$9)98),>"'~-S'.crehr~'',~S:face))FLORIDAPOWER&LIGHTCOMPANY)(St.LuciePlant,UnitNo.2))Docket.No.50-389ACERTIFICATEOFSERVICEIherebycertifythatcopiesoflettertoSamuelJ.Chilk,U.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionreletterofGeorgeF.Landegger,President,Parsons&Whittemore,Inc.'wasservedbyhanddelivery*orbydepositintheU.S.Mail,firstclass,postageprepaidthis10thdayofJune,1981.IvanW.Smith,EsquireChairmanAtomicSafetyandLicensingBoardU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionWashington,D.C.20555RobertM.Lazo,EsquireAtomicSa'fetyandLicensingBoardU.S.Nucle'ar.Regulatory;-Commission'ashington,D.C.20555MichaelA.Duggan,EsquireCollegeofBusinessAdministrationUniversityofTexasAustin,Texas78712DocketingandServiceBranchOfficeoftheSecretaryU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionWashington,D.C.20555JeromeSaltzman,ChiefAntitrust&IndemnityGroupU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionWashington,D.C.20555ThomasGurney,Sr.,Esquire203NorthMagnoliaAvenueOrlando,Florida32802AtomicSafetyandLicensingBoardU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionWashington,D.C.20555RobertE.BathenFredSaffer.R.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,'squireRobertFabrikant,EsquireAntitrustDivisionU.S.DepartmentofJusticeWashington,D.CD20530.*JosephRutberg,EsquireLeeScottDewey,EsquireFredricD.Chanania,EsquireCounselforNRCStaffU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionWashington,D.C.20555CharlesR.P.Brown,EsquireBrown,PaxtonandWilliams301South6thStreetP.O.Box1418FortPierce,Florida33450I.'enjaminH.VoglerU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionWashington,D.C.20555*GeorgeR.Kucik,EsquireMareGary,EsquireEllenE.Sward,EsquireArent,Fox,Kintner,Plotkin6Kahn1815HStreet,N.W.Washington,D.C.20006AnnP.Hodgdon,Esquire-Office-'oftheExecutiveLegalDirectorU;S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionWashington,D.C.20555RichardS.Salzman,EsquireAtomicSafetyandLicensingAppealBoardPanelU.S.NuclearRegulatory.CommissionWashington,D.C.205558.A.Boknight,Jr.owenstein,Newman,Reis6.Axelrad1025ConnecticutAvenue,N.W.Washington,D.C.20036(202)862-8400DATED:June10,1981}}
Inthatletter,P&Wclaimsthatit"holds.title"tgh"resource recoveryplant"forprocessing sewageinMiami,Floridaandthatindeclining toaccedetovariousdemandsconcerning thatplantbyP&W,FloridaPower&LightCompany[FPL]hassomehowdeniedP&WNNRC-conferred rights"andviolatedthelicenseconditions approvedbytheLicensing BoardinDocketNo.50-389Kvis-a-vis FPL'sSt.LuciePlant,UnitNo.2.ThereisnobasisintheNRC'sregulations fortheCommission toentertain thisletterortoactiriresponsetoit.Moreover, P&W'sletternotonlyhurlschargeswhichaedemonstrably untrue,itwithholds thematerialfactsadversetoitsallegations tosuchadegreethatFPLfeelscompelled toapprisetheCommission, withthisbriefresponse, ofatleastafewofthepertinent factsP&Womits:1..P&W'sletterfailstoinformtheCommission thatP&Whasraisedallegations basedonthesamesetofallegedfactsintwoproceedings pendingbeforetheNRC.P&WhasfiledggP+tl LO%'EPSTEIN NEWMAN,Rzxs&Mr.SamuelJ.ChilkJune10,1981PageTwoPetitions toIntervene inboththeSt.LucieUnitNo.2operating licenseproceeding, DocketNo.50-389-OL andtheon-goingantitrust proceeding DocketNo.50-389A.P&W'spetitionwasproperlydeniedintheoperating licenseproceeding byOrderdatedJune3,1981."/2.AsisthecasewithotherfilingsthatP&Whasmadeto%heLicensing Boardsintheproceedings notedabove,itsletter'failstoinformtheCommission thatcontracts existwhichdepriveP&Wofanyvalidlegalinterestinthe"re-sourcerecoveryplant."Infact,P&Wisactingindisregard ofitsowncontractual obligations concerning thatplantandininterference withthelegalrightsofFPLandthemunicipal-ityofDadeCounty,Florida.Abriefdescription ofthefacts,tothe'extent FPLhasdiscovered themoverP&W'sresistance, mayilluminate whytheywerenotvoluntarily disclosed
--theybelieP&W'sassertions.
P&Wisapparently aconstruction company;itisundercontracttoconstruct theresourcerecoveryplantforDadeCounty,Florida.Theplantinvolvesbothasolidwasteprocessing facilityandanelectricgenerator whichissup-posedtoproduceelectricity fromthesteamraisedinthesolidwastedisposalprocess.P&W'sletter,anditspriorpleadings, neglecttodisclosetotheCommission thatFPL'sexpressed reasonforrefusingtoaccedetoP&W'sdemandswastheexistence ofabindingcontractbetweenFPLandDadeCounty,Florida,whichvestsinFPLthelegalrighttoown,operate,andproduceelectricity fromthepartoftheplantwhichisdesignedtoproduceelectricity.
FPLunderstands ShatDadeCountyisentitledtoownandusethesolidwasteprocessing partofthefacility.
FPL'scounselisinformedthatthereexistsanothercontract, an"Assumption Agreement" betweenP&WandDadeCounty(whichP&Whasalsofailedtodisclosetoth'eCommission inanyofitssubmissions) inwhichP&Wapparently hasassumedtheobligations ofDadeCountytoFPLandhasitselfconfirmed thatFPLhasthelegalrighttothegenerating fac-ility.~*/
ThesefactsdefeatanyclaimonP&W'sparttoalaw-fulrighttocontrol,ownership, oroperation ofthefacility.
"/ThePetition, however,wasstillpendingatthetimeP&Wsubmitted its'lettertotheCommission.
"*/See,Application forIssuanceofSubpoenas, datedMay8,1981,addressed totheAtomicSafetyandLicensing BoardinDocketNo.50-389A.
Lowzvsvzzm, Nm~,Rzxs&a~UMr.SamuelJ.ChilkJune10,.1981PageThreeNoneofthesefactshasbeenbroughttotheattention oftheCommission oranyAtomicSafetyandLicensing BoardbyP&W.Indeed,beforetheLicensing BoardinDocketNo.50-389A,PGWhasvigorously resisteddiscovery intothebasisofitsassertions concerning thegenerator inquestion, andhasarguedthattheBoardshouldgrantitspetitiontointervene whetheritsassertions aretrueornot."/3.Inasserting initsletterthatitisa"qualifying facility" withinthemeaningofthePublicUtilities Regulatory PolicyAct,PGWdidnotmentionthatithasfiledanappli-cationwiththeFederalEnergyRegulatory Commission asserting suchqualifications, thatFPLhasopposedtheapplication andthatFERChasnotyetacted.FPLbelievesthatapplication willbedenied.FPLisinfullcompliance andintendstocontinuetocomplywithFERCregulations concerning qualifying faciities,aswellaswiththelicenseconditions imposed,bythisCommission.
4.InitsletterP&WclaimsthatFPLisresponsible forthe"resource recoveryplant"not,beingcurrently usedtogenerateelectricity.
Thatmisstates thefacts.Assumingtheplantvillopeate,anassumption thatissubjecttocon-siderable doubt,*"/,.then...the reason-it.isnotinoperation nowisthatP&WEasrenegedonitso'utstand7ng contractual obligations.
Allthat,wouldbenecessary fortheplanttobegin"generating-electricity wouldbeforP&Wtocomplywithitscommitments totransferpossession oftheplant'toDadeCountyandFPLsothatitcanbeoperated.
IfthefacilitycouldbemadetoworkandifP&Wweretrulymotivated bytheloftynationalpolicyconsiderations itcites,andnotbyitsowngain,FPLcouldbeginpromptlytogenerateelectricity from~/SeeBriefofParsons6Whittemore, Inc.anditsSubsidiaries inOpposition toApplication forIssuanceofSubpoenas, datedJune1,1981,inDocketNo.50-389A.""'/According toaComplaint filedagainstPGWbyMetropolitan DadeCounty,Florida,intheUnitedStatesDistrictCourtfortheSouthernDistrictofFlorida,theonlyprevioussuchplanteverconstructed byParsons&Whittemore hasfailedtooperateproperly.
MetroolitanDadeCountv.ParsonsaWhittemore, No.80-33-Czv.EPS,fileFeb.8,981,Paras,53-54.Accordingly, theCounty,whichhasdedicated totheproject$128million,thevirtualentiretyofitssolidwastedisposalfunding,nowfearsthatithasfruitlessly "exhausted allthefundsavailable andsetasideforprovision ofnecessary wastetreatment.
"Para.56(d).
i0LowaNsrzxw; Nmm~,Rzzs8:Aa~Mr.SamuelJ.ChilkJune10,.1981PageFourthefacilitypursuanttoitslawfulrighttodoso.AndDadeCountycouldequallypromptlyobtainthewastedis-posalfacilities whichitneeds.,Instead, itisclearthatP&W'smotivation isconsiderably morematerialistic thanaltruistic.
FPLbelievesthatP&W'sobjective, infloodingtheNRCwithitspapers,istogainleveragewhich(ithopes)willaiditinextracting (fromDadeCountyandFPL)moremoneythanitisentitledtounderitscontract.
Insum,thereisnomerittoP&W'scomplaint, and,more-over,P&WcomesbeforetheCommission withuncleanhands.Ithas,bynowonseveraloccasions, submitted pleadings withsignificant omissions totheCommission anditsinstrumental-ities.Thefactswhich'P&W havechosennottodiscloserevealcommercial conductonP&W'spartwhichFPLbelievesshouldnotbe,.andwillnotbe,foundacceptable byanycourtoragency.FPLbelievesthatP&W'sassertions havenorelevance ormateriality inanyproceeding "beforethisCommission.
However,iftheCommission intendstoconsideranyactionbasedonP&W'sletter,FPLrespectfully requeststheopportunity topresenttotheCommission acompleteresponse.
Respectfuiiy submitted, JAB/arcc:ServiceListMr.MerrettStierheim
.A.Bouknight, Jr.ttorneyforFloridaPower&LightCompany lA1~fUNITEDSTATESOFAMERICANUCLEARREGULATORY COMMISSION BEFORETHEATOMICSAFETYANDLICENSING BOARD!~)bOCK~USMPCHUM$9)98),>"'~-S'.crehr~'',
~S:face))FLORIDAPOWER&LIGHTCOMPANY)(St.LuciePlant,UnitNo.2))Docket.No.50-389ACERTIFICATE OFSERVICEIherebycertifythatcopiesoflettertoSamuelJ.Chilk,U.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission reletterofGeorgeF.Landegger, President, Parsons&Whittemore, Inc.'wasservedbyhanddelivery*orbydepositintheU.S.Mail,firstclass,postageprepaidthis10thdayofJune,1981.IvanW.Smith,EsquireChairmanAtomicSafetyandLicensing BoardU.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission Washington, D.C.20555RobertM.Lazo,EsquireAtomicSa'fetyandLicensing BoardU.S.Nucle'ar.
Regulatory;-Commission'ashington, D.C.20555MichaelA.Duggan,EsquireCollegeofBusinessAdministration University ofTexasAustin,Texas78712Docketing andServiceBranchOfficeoftheSecretary U.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission Washington, D.C.20555JeromeSaltzman, ChiefAntitrust
&Indemnity GroupU.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission Washington, D.C.20555ThomasGurney,Sr.,Esquire203NorthMagnoliaAvenueOrlando,Florida32802AtomicSafetyandLicensing BoardU.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission Washington, D.C.20555RobertE.BathenFredSaffer.R.W:Beck,.&Associates P.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&Stripling PostOfficeDrawer0Gainesville, Florida32602 JanetUrban,EsquireP.O.Box14141Washington, D.C.20044DonaldA.Kaplan,'squire RobertFabrikant, EsquireAntitrust DivisionU.S.Department ofJusticeWashington, D.CD20530.*JosephRutberg,EsquireLeeScottDewey,EsquireFredricD.Chanania, EsquireCounselforNRCStaffU.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission Washington, D.C.20555CharlesR.P.Brown,EsquireBrown,PaxtonandWilliams301South6thStreetP.O.Box1418FortPierce,Florida33450I.'enjamin H.VoglerU.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission Washington, D.C.20555*GeorgeR.Kucik,EsquireMareGary,EsquireEllenE.Sward,EsquireArent,Fox,Kintner,Plotkin6Kahn1815HStreet,N.W.Washington, D.C.20006AnnP.Hodgdon,Esquire-Office-'of theExecutive LegalDirectorU;S.NuclearRegulatory Commission Washington, D.C.20555RichardS.Salzman,EsquireAtomicSafetyandLicensing AppealBoardPanelU.S.NuclearRegulatory.
Commission Washington, D.C.205558.A.Boknight,Jr.owenstein, Newman,Reis6.Axelrad1025Connecticut Avenue,N.W.Washington, D.C.20036(202)862-8400DATED:June10,1981}}

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Issue date: 06/10/1981
From: BOUKNIGHT J A
FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT CO., LOWENSTEIN, NEWMAN, REIS, AXELRAD & TOLL
To: CHILK S J
NRC COMMISSION (OCM)
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Pr~.ccuiILPfs.,LAWOFFICESLOWEHSTEIV, NENZLh&,REIS8cAXELRADROBERTLOWCNSTCIN JACKR.NLWHANHAROLDF.REI5HAURICCAXCLRADKATHLCCNH,5HCAJ.A.BOUKNIOHT.

JR.HICHACLA.BAUSCRDOUGLASB.ORECNC.ORCBORYBARNCSALBERTV.CARR,JR.ANNEW.COTTINGHAH KATHLCCNACOXROBERTH.CULPPETERO.FLYNNSTEVENP.'RANTZFREDERICSBRAYALVINH.OUTTCRHAN DAVID0POWCLL+DAVIDB.RASKINDONALDJ.SILVCRHAN

>ADM,KCN,IIQPIJJ@~~198June10,1981IO2SCONNECTICUT AVENUE>N.W.WASHINGTON>

0.C.20036202~862-8400~"WHYusHRC~iuN<0A8pfiieoQTgin~wCCrn~~0,'i'cin-5SsticeBranchMr.SamuelJ.ChilkSecretary oftheCommission U.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission Washington, D.C.20555Re:LetterofMr.GeorgeF.Landegger, President,,

Parsons&Whittemore, Inc.

DearMr.Chilk:

Thisletterismadenecessary bythesubmittal totheCommission ofacommunication datedMay29,1981fromG.F.Landegger, onbehalfofParsons&Whittemore, Inc.anditssubsidiary

[P&W],acopyofwhichwasrecentlyreceivedbytheundersigned.

Inthatletter,P&Wclaimsthatit"holds.title"tgh"resource recoveryplant"forprocessing sewageinMiami,Floridaandthatindeclining toaccedetovariousdemandsconcerning thatplantbyP&W,FloridaPower&LightCompany[FPL]hassomehowdeniedP&WNNRC-conferred rights"andviolatedthelicenseconditions approvedbytheLicensing BoardinDocketNo.50-389Kvis-a-vis FPL'sSt.LuciePlant,UnitNo.2.ThereisnobasisintheNRC'sregulations fortheCommission toentertain thisletterortoactiriresponsetoit.Moreover, P&W'sletternotonlyhurlschargeswhichaedemonstrably untrue,itwithholds thematerialfactsadversetoitsallegations tosuchadegreethatFPLfeelscompelled toapprisetheCommission, withthisbriefresponse, ofatleastafewofthepertinent factsP&Womits:1..P&W'sletterfailstoinformtheCommission thatP&Whasraisedallegations basedonthesamesetofallegedfactsintwoproceedings pendingbeforetheNRC.P&WhasfiledggP+tl LO%'EPSTEIN NEWMAN,Rzxs&Mr.SamuelJ.ChilkJune10,1981PageTwoPetitions toIntervene inboththeSt.LucieUnitNo.2operating licenseproceeding, DocketNo.50-389-OL andtheon-goingantitrust proceeding DocketNo.50-389A.P&W'spetitionwasproperlydeniedintheoperating licenseproceeding byOrderdatedJune3,1981."/2.AsisthecasewithotherfilingsthatP&Whasmadeto%heLicensing Boardsintheproceedings notedabove,itsletter'failstoinformtheCommission thatcontracts existwhichdepriveP&Wofanyvalidlegalinterestinthe"re-sourcerecoveryplant."Infact,P&Wisactingindisregard ofitsowncontractual obligations concerning thatplantandininterference withthelegalrightsofFPLandthemunicipal-ityofDadeCounty,Florida.Abriefdescription ofthefacts,tothe'extent FPLhasdiscovered themoverP&W'sresistance, mayilluminate whytheywerenotvoluntarily disclosed

--theybelieP&W'sassertions.

P&Wisapparently aconstruction company;itisundercontracttoconstruct theresourcerecoveryplantforDadeCounty,Florida.Theplantinvolvesbothasolidwasteprocessing facilityandanelectricgenerator whichissup-posedtoproduceelectricity fromthesteamraisedinthesolidwastedisposalprocess.P&W'sletter,anditspriorpleadings, neglecttodisclosetotheCommission thatFPL'sexpressed reasonforrefusingtoaccedetoP&W'sdemandswastheexistence ofabindingcontractbetweenFPLandDadeCounty,Florida,whichvestsinFPLthelegalrighttoown,operate,andproduceelectricity fromthepartoftheplantwhichisdesignedtoproduceelectricity.

FPLunderstands ShatDadeCountyisentitledtoownandusethesolidwasteprocessing partofthefacility.

FPL'scounselisinformedthatthereexistsanothercontract, an"Assumption Agreement" betweenP&WandDadeCounty(whichP&Whasalsofailedtodisclosetoth'eCommission inanyofitssubmissions) inwhichP&Wapparently hasassumedtheobligations ofDadeCountytoFPLandhasitselfconfirmed thatFPLhasthelegalrighttothegenerating fac-ility.~*/

ThesefactsdefeatanyclaimonP&W'sparttoalaw-fulrighttocontrol,ownership, oroperation ofthefacility.

"/ThePetition, however,wasstillpendingatthetimeP&Wsubmitted its'lettertotheCommission.

"*/See,Application forIssuanceofSubpoenas, datedMay8,1981,addressed totheAtomicSafetyandLicensing BoardinDocketNo.50-389A.

Lowzvsvzzm, Nm~,Rzxs&a~UMr.SamuelJ.ChilkJune10,.1981PageThreeNoneofthesefactshasbeenbroughttotheattention oftheCommission oranyAtomicSafetyandLicensing BoardbyP&W.Indeed,beforetheLicensing BoardinDocketNo.50-389A,PGWhasvigorously resisteddiscovery intothebasisofitsassertions concerning thegenerator inquestion, andhasarguedthattheBoardshouldgrantitspetitiontointervene whetheritsassertions aretrueornot."/3.Inasserting initsletterthatitisa"qualifying facility" withinthemeaningofthePublicUtilities Regulatory PolicyAct,PGWdidnotmentionthatithasfiledanappli-cationwiththeFederalEnergyRegulatory Commission asserting suchqualifications, thatFPLhasopposedtheapplication andthatFERChasnotyetacted.FPLbelievesthatapplication willbedenied.FPLisinfullcompliance andintendstocontinuetocomplywithFERCregulations concerning qualifying faciities,aswellaswiththelicenseconditions imposed,bythisCommission.

4.InitsletterP&WclaimsthatFPLisresponsible forthe"resource recoveryplant"not,beingcurrently usedtogenerateelectricity.

Thatmisstates thefacts.Assumingtheplantvillopeate,anassumption thatissubjecttocon-siderable doubt,*"/,.then...the reason-it.isnotinoperation nowisthatP&WEasrenegedonitso'utstand7ng contractual obligations.

Allthat,wouldbenecessary fortheplanttobegin"generating-electricity wouldbeforP&Wtocomplywithitscommitments totransferpossession oftheplant'toDadeCountyandFPLsothatitcanbeoperated.

IfthefacilitycouldbemadetoworkandifP&Wweretrulymotivated bytheloftynationalpolicyconsiderations itcites,andnotbyitsowngain,FPLcouldbeginpromptlytogenerateelectricity from~/SeeBriefofParsons6Whittemore, Inc.anditsSubsidiaries inOpposition toApplication forIssuanceofSubpoenas, datedJune1,1981,inDocketNo.50-389A.""'/According toaComplaint filedagainstPGWbyMetropolitan DadeCounty,Florida,intheUnitedStatesDistrictCourtfortheSouthernDistrictofFlorida,theonlyprevioussuchplanteverconstructed byParsons&Whittemore hasfailedtooperateproperly.

MetroolitanDadeCountv.ParsonsaWhittemore, No.80-33-Czv.EPS,fileFeb.8,981,Paras,53-54.Accordingly, theCounty,whichhasdedicated totheproject$128million,thevirtualentiretyofitssolidwastedisposalfunding,nowfearsthatithasfruitlessly "exhausted allthefundsavailable andsetasideforprovision ofnecessary wastetreatment.

"Para.56(d).

i0LowaNsrzxw; Nmm~,Rzzs8:Aa~Mr.SamuelJ.ChilkJune10,.1981PageFourthefacilitypursuanttoitslawfulrighttodoso.AndDadeCountycouldequallypromptlyobtainthewastedis-posalfacilities whichitneeds.,Instead, itisclearthatP&W'smotivation isconsiderably morematerialistic thanaltruistic.

FPLbelievesthatP&W'sobjective, infloodingtheNRCwithitspapers,istogainleveragewhich(ithopes)willaiditinextracting (fromDadeCountyandFPL)moremoneythanitisentitledtounderitscontract.

Insum,thereisnomerittoP&W'scomplaint, and,more-over,P&WcomesbeforetheCommission withuncleanhands.Ithas,bynowonseveraloccasions, submitted pleadings withsignificant omissions totheCommission anditsinstrumental-ities.Thefactswhich'P&W havechosennottodiscloserevealcommercial conductonP&W'spartwhichFPLbelievesshouldnotbe,.andwillnotbe,foundacceptable byanycourtoragency.FPLbelievesthatP&W'sassertions havenorelevance ormateriality inanyproceeding "beforethisCommission.

However,iftheCommission intendstoconsideranyactionbasedonP&W'sletter,FPLrespectfully requeststheopportunity topresenttotheCommission acompleteresponse.

Respectfuiiy submitted, JAB/arcc:ServiceListMr.MerrettStierheim

.A.Bouknight, Jr.ttorneyforFloridaPower&LightCompany lA1~fUNITEDSTATESOFAMERICANUCLEARREGULATORY COMMISSION BEFORETHEATOMICSAFETYANDLICENSING BOARD!~)bOCK~USMPCHUM$9)98),>"'~-S'.crehr~,

~S:face))FLORIDAPOWER&LIGHTCOMPANY)(St.LuciePlant,UnitNo.2))Docket.No.50-389ACERTIFICATE OFSERVICEIherebycertifythatcopiesoflettertoSamuelJ.Chilk,U.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission reletterofGeorgeF.Landegger, President, Parsons&Whittemore, Inc.'wasservedbyhanddelivery*orbydepositintheU.S.Mail,firstclass,postageprepaidthis10thdayofJune,1981.IvanW.Smith,EsquireChairmanAtomicSafetyandLicensing BoardU.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission Washington, D.C.20555RobertM.Lazo,EsquireAtomicSa'fetyandLicensing BoardU.S.Nucle'ar.

Regulatory;-Commission'ashington, D.C.20555MichaelA.Duggan,EsquireCollegeofBusinessAdministration University ofTexasAustin,Texas78712Docketing andServiceBranchOfficeoftheSecretary U.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission Washington, D.C.20555JeromeSaltzman, ChiefAntitrust

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Commission Washington, D.C.205558.A.Boknight,Jr.owenstein, Newman,Reis6.Axelrad1025Connecticut Avenue,N.W.Washington, D.C.20036(202)862-8400DATED:June10,1981