ML12244A484

Order (Granting State of New York Motion for Extension of Time to File New Contentions)

ML12244A484
Person / Time
Site:	Indian Point
Issue date:	08/31/2012
From:	Lawrence Mcdade Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel
To:	State of NY
SECY RAS
References
RAS 23402, 50-247-LR, 50-286-LR, ASLBP 07-858-03-LR-BD01
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD Before Administrative Judges:

Lawrence G. McDade, Chairman Dr. Michael F. Kennedy Dr. Richard E. Wardwell In the Matter of

ENTERGY NUCLEAR OPERATIONS, INC.

(Indian Point Nuclear Generating Units 2 and 3)

Docket Nos. 50-247-LR and 50-286-LR

ASLBP No. 07-858-03-LR-BD01 August 31, 2012 ORDER (Granting State of New York Motion for Extension of Time to File New Contentions)

On August 20, 2012, the State of New York (New York) filed a motion for an extension of time to file new contentions, resulting from Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.'s (Entergy's) Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA) environmental report supplement.

1 The motion requested that time be extended such that any new contention arising from the contents of Entergy's supplement would be timely up to thirty days after the Board rules on Entergy's motion for declaratory order on the CZMA issue.

2 Responses to the motion for declaratory order have been delayed by Board order until January 14, 2013.

3 1 State of New York Motion for Extension of Time to File New Contentions, If Any, on Entergy's Environmental Report "Supplement" Regarding the Coastal Zone Management Act (Aug. 20, 2012). 2 Id. at 1. See also Motion and Memorandum by Applicant Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. for Declaratory Order that It has Already Obtained the Required New York State Coastal Management Program Consistency Review of Indian Point Units 2 and 3 for Renewal of

Operating Licenses (July 30, 2012).

3 Licensing Board Order (Granting, in Part, the NRC Staff's and New York's Motions for Extension of Time) (Aug. 8, 2012) at 2 (unpublished). In order to give Entergy and the NRC Staff adequate time to respond to New York's request, the Board allowed Entergy and the NRC Staff until August 30, 2012, to file responses and indicated that the Board would make a determination on New York's motion for an extension of time "[o]nce the Board has had the opportunity to review those responses."

4 On August 27, 2012, the NRC Staff filed an answer, in which the Staff stated that New York's request is "unreasonable and excessive" but noted that the Staff does not oppose an extension until January 14, 2013, the date by which both the Staff and New York must respond to Entergy's motion for declaratory order on the CZMA issue.

5 On August 28, 2012, Entergy filed its opposition to the extension request-agreeing that January 14, 2013 was an appropriate extension and arguing that New York failed to demonstrate appropriate cause for a longer extension.

6 In addition, Entergy argued that the issues contained in its motion for declaratory order and those that would arise in a new filed contention overlap, and similar filing deadlines "would allow the Board to consider the same issue just once."

7 After reviewing the parties' filings, we agree with New York. It is reasonable to file motions for new contentions arising from the CZMA supplement to the environmental report after the Board's ruling on Entergy's motion for declaratory order on the CZMA issue because the Order may affect the scope and content of proposed new contentions. Thus, New York is granted an extension until thirty days after the Board has issued its ruling on Entergy's motion 4 Licensing Board Order (Concerning State of New York's Motion for Extension of Time to File New Contentions) (Aug. 21, 2012) at 2 (unpublished).

5 NRC Staff's Answer to "State of New York Motion for Extension of Time to File New Contentions, If Any, on Entergy's Environmental Report 'Supplement' Regarding the Coastal

Zone Management Act" (Aug. 27, 2012) at 1-2.

6 Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.'s Answer for Opposing New York State's Motion for Extension of Time to File New Contentions (Aug. 28, 2012) at 1.

7 Id. at 2-3. for a declaratory order to file any contentions arising from Entergy's CZMA supplement to its Environmental Report. It is so ORDERED. FOR THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD

___________________________

Lawrence G. McDade, Chairman ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE

Rockville, Maryland August 31, 2012

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION In the Matter of ) ) ENTERGY NUCLEAR OPERATIONS, INC. ) Docket Nos. 50-247-LR ) and 50-286-LR (Indian Point Nuclear Generating, )

Units 2 and 3) )

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that copies of the foregoing ORDER (Granting State of New York Motion for Extension of Time to File New Contentions) have been served upon the following persons by Electronic Information Exchange.

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Commission Appellate Adjudication

Mail Stop O-7H4M Washington, DC 20555-0001 ocaamail@nrc.gov U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of the Secretary of the Commission

Mail Stop O-16C1 Washington, DC 20555-0001 Hearing Docket

hearingdocket@nrc.gov

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Mail Stop T-3F23 Washington, DC 20555-0001

Lawrence G. McDade, Chair

Administrative Judge lawrence.mcdade@nrc.gov

Richard E. Wardwell

Administrative Judge richard.wardwell@nrc.gov Michael F. Kennedy Administrative Judge michael.kennedy@nrc.gov

Anne Siarnacki, Law Clerk anne.siarnacki@nrc.gov Shelbie Lewman, Law Clerk shelbie.lewman@nrc.gov James Maltese, Law Clerk

james.maltese@nrc.gov Sherwin E. Turk, Esq.

Edward L. Williamson, Esq.

Beth N. Mizuno, Esq. David E. Roth, Esq.

Brian Harris, Esq.

Mary B. Spencer, Esq.

Anita Ghosh, Esq.

Karl Farrar, Esq.

Brian Newell, Paralegal U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of the General Counsel

Mail Stop O-15D21 Washington, DC 20555-0001 sherwin.turk@nrc.gov

edward.williamson@nrc.gov beth.mizuno@nrc.gov

brian.harris.@nrc.gov david.roth@nrc.gov

mary.spencer@nrc.gov anita.ghosh@nrc.gov

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Docket Nos. 50-247-LR and 50-286-LR ORDER (Granting State of New York Motion for Extension of Time to File New Contentions) 2 William C. Dennis, Esq. Assistant General Counsel Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

440 Hamilton Avenue

White Plains, NY 10601 wdennis@entergy.com William B. Glew, Jr. Organization: Entergy 440 Hamilton Avenue, White Plains, NY 10601 wglew@entergy.com Elise N. Zoli, Esq.

Goodwin Proctor, LLP Exchange Place 53 State Street Boston, MA 02109 ezoli@goodwinprocter.com Thomas F. Wood, Esq.

Daniel Riesel, Esq.

Victoria Shiah Treanor, Esq.

Adam Stolorow, Esq.

Jwala Gandhi, Paralegal Peng Deng, Paralegal Counsel for Town of Cortlandt Sive, Paget & Riesel, P.C.

460 Park Avenue

New York, NY 10022 driesel@sprlaw.com

vtreanor@sprlaw.com astolorow@sprlaw.com

jgandhi@sprlaw.com pdeng@sprlaw.com Kathryn M. Sutton, Esq.

Paul M. Bessette, Esq. Martin J. O'Neill, Esq.

Raphael Kuyler, Esq.

Jonathan M. Rund, Esq.

Lena Michelle Long, Esq.

Laura Swett, Esq. Lance Escher, Esq. Mary Freeze, Legal Secretary Antoinette Walker, Legal Secretary

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP

1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20004 ksutton@morganlewis.com martin.oneill@morganlewis.com rkuyler@morganlewis.com jrund@morganlewis.com llong@morganlewis.com

lswett@morganlewis.com lescher@morganlewis.com mfreeze@morganlewis.com awalker@morganlewis.com Phillip Musegaas, Esq.

Deborah Brancato, Esq. Ramona Cearley, Secretary Riverkeeper, Inc.

20 Secor Road

Ossining, NY 10562 phillip@riverkeeper.org

dbrancato@riverkeeper.org rcearley@riverkeeper.org

Melissa-Jean Rotini, Esq.

Assistant County Attorney Office of Robert F. Meehan, Westchester County Attorney

148 Martine Avenue, 6 th Floor White Plains, NY 10601 MJR1@westchestergov.com Clint Carpenter, Esq. Bobby Burchfield, Esq.

Matthew Leland, Esq.

McDermott, Will and Emergy LLP

600 13 th Street, NW Washington, DC 20005 ccarpenter@mwe.com

bburchfield@mwe.com mleland@mwe.com Manna Jo Greene, Environmental Director Steven C. Filler Karla Raimundi

Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Inc.

724 Wolcott Ave.

Beacon, NY 12508 mannajo@clearwater.org

stephenfiller@gmail.com karla@clearwater.org

Docket Nos. 50-247-LR and 50-286-LR ORDER (Granting State of New York Motion for Extension of Time to File New Contentions) 3 Matthew W. Swinehart, Esq.

Covington & Burling LLP

1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20004 mswinehart@cov.com

John Louis Parker, Esq.

Office of General Counsel, Region 3 New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

21 South Putt Corners Road

New Paltz, NY 12561-1620 jlparker@gw.dec.state.ny.us

Michael J. Delaney, Esq.

Director, Energy Regulatory Affairs NYC Department of Environmental Protection

59-17 Junction Boulevard Flushing, NY 11373 mdelaney@dep.nyc.gov

John J. Sipos, Esq. Charles Donaldson, Esq.

Assistant Attorneys General Office of the Attorney General of the State of New York Elyse Houle, Legal Support

The Capitol

State Street Albany, New York 12224 John.Sipos@ag.ny.gov

charlie.donaldson@ag.ny.gov elyse.houle@ag.ny.gov

Robert D. Snook, Esq.

Assistant Attorney General Office of the Attorney General State of Connecticut 55 Elm Street P.O. Box 120

Hartford, CT 06141-0120

robert.snook@po.state.ct.us Janice A. Dean, Esq. Assistant Attorney General

Kathryn Liberatore, Esq.

Office of the Attorney General of the State of New York 120 Broadway, 26 th Floor New York, New York 10271 janice.dean@ag.ny.gov

kathryn.liberatore@ag.ny.gov Sean Murray, Mayor Kevin Hay, Village Administrator Village of Buchanan Municipal Building 236 Tate Avenue Buchanan, NY 10511-1298 SMurray@villageofbuchanan.com Administrator@villageofbuchanan.com Dated at Rockville, Maryland [Original signed by Christine M. Pierpoint]

this 31st day of August 2012 Office of the Secretary of the Commission