ML17291A979

Establishment of Atomic Safety and Licensing Board

ML17291A979
Person / Time
Site:	River Bend
Issue date:	10/18/2017
From:	Hawkens E R Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel
To:
SECY RAS
References
50-458-LR, ASLBP 17-956-01-LR-BD01, RAS 53999
Download: ML17291A979 (3)

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION ENTERGY OPERATIONS, INC. Docket No. 50-458-LR ASLBP No. 17-956-01-LR-BD01 ESTABLISHMENT OF ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD Pursuant to delegation by the Commission, see 37 Fed. Reg. 28,710 (Dec. 29, 1972), and the Commission's regulations, see, e.g., 10 C.F.R. §§ 2.104, 2.105, 2.300, 2.309, 2.313, 2.318, 2.321, notice is hereby given that an Atomic Safety and Licensing Board (Board) is being established to preside over the following proceeding: ENTERGY OPERATIONS, INC. (River Bend Station, Unit 1)

This proceeding involves an application by Entergy Operations, Inc. to renew for twenty years its operating license for River Bend Station, Unit 1, located in St. Francisville, Louisiana. The current operating license for River Bend Station, Unit 1, expires on midnight, August 29, 2025. In response to a notice published in the Federal Register, see 82 Fed. Reg. 37,908 (Aug. 14, 2017), announcing the opportunity to request a hearing, the Sierra Club on October 12, 2017 filed a petition to intervene and request for a hearing.

2 The Board is comprised of the following Administrative Judges: E. Roy Hawkens, Chairman Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 Dr. Michael F. Kennedy Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 Dr. Richard E. Wardwell Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 All correspondence, documents, and other materials shall be filed in accordance with the NRC E-Filing rule. See 10 C.F.R. § 2.302. /RA/ Edward Hawkens Chief Administrative Judge Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Rockville, Maryland October 18, 2017

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

) Docket No. 50-458-LR ENTERGY OPERATIONS, INC. )

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(River Bend Station, Unit 1 - License Renewal ) ) Application) )

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that copies of the foregoing ESTABLISHMENT OF ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD have been served upon the following persons by Electronic Information Exchange. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Commission Appellate Adjudication Mail Stop: O-16B33 Washington, DC 20555-0001

E-mail: ocaamail@nrc.gov

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of the Secretary of the Commission Mail Stop: O-16B33 Washington, DC 20555-0001

E-mail: hearingdocket@nrc.gov Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Mail Stop T-3F23 Washington, DC 20555-0001 E. Roy Hawkens, Chairman Dr. Michael F. Kennedy, Administrative Judge Dr. Richard E. Wardwell, Administrative Judge E-mail: Roy.Hawkens@nrc.gov Michael.Kennedy@nrc.gov Richard.Wardwell@nrc.gov

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of the General Counsel Mail Stop: O-14A44 Washington, DC 20555-0001 Sherwin E. Turk, Esq.

David E. Roth, Esq.

Joe I. Gillespie, Esq.

E-mail: Sherwin.Turk@nrc.gov David.Roth@nrc.gov Joe.Gillespie@nrc.gov Counsel for Entergy Operations, Inc.

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.

Washington, DC 20004 Stephen Burdick, Esq.

Kathryn M. Sutton, Esq.

E-mail: Stephen.Burdick@morganlewis.com Kathryn.Sutton@morganlewis.com

Counsel for Sierra Club Wallace L. Taylor

118 3 rd Avenue, S.E., Suite 326 Cedar Rapids, IA 52401

E-mail: wtaylorlaw@aol.com

[Original signed by Clara Sola ] Office of the Secretary of the Commission

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, This 18 th day of October, 2017