ML101620343

2010/06/11-LB Order (Granting Consent Motion Regarding Privilege Logs)

ML101620343
Person / Time
Site:	Prairie Island
Issue date:	06/11/2010
From:	William Froehlich Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel
To:	Northern States Power Co, NRC/OGC, Prairie Island Indian Community
SECY RAS
References
50-282-LR, 50-306-LR, ASLBP 08-871-01-LR-BD01, RAS 18004
Download: ML101620343 (4)

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD Before Administrative Judges:

William J. Froehlich, Chairman Dr. Gary S. Arnold Dr. Thomas J. Hirons

In the Matter of

Northern States Power Co.

(Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2)

Docket Nos. 50-282-LR and 50-306-LR

ASLBP No. 08-871-01-LR-BD01

June 11, 2010 ORDER (Granting Consent Motion Regarding Privilege Logs)

On May 13, 2010, this Atomic Safety and Licensing Board (Board) issued an Order defining the scope of disclosure in this proceeding.

1 The Board's May 13 Order requires that "[i]f a party seeks to withhold documents as privileged or otherwise protected, it must provide a privilege log, pursuant to 10 C.F.R. §§ 2.336(a)(3) and (b)(5)."

2 On June 10, 2010, Applicant Northern States Power Company (NSPM), on its own behalf and on behalf of the Prairie Island Indian Community (PIIC) and the NRC Staff (collectively, the Parties), filed a Consent Motion Regarding Privilege Logs with the Board seeking approval of an agreement reached by the parties regarding the production of privilege logs for the mandatory disclosures in this proceeding.

3 The Parties state they "have agreed to waive the requirement to include in the privilege logs those documents claimed to be covered by 1 Licensing Board Order (Defining Scope of Disclosure) (May 13, 2010) (unpublished).

2 Id. at 9. 3 Consent Motion Regarding Privilege Logs (June 10, 2010).

the attorney-client and attorney work product privileges."

4 The Parties indicate they "will still produce a log identifying documents claimed under privileges other than attorney-client and attorney work product."

5 For good cause shown, the Parties' June 10, 2010 Consent Motion Regarding Privilege Logs is GRANTED. It is so ORDERED. FOR THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD

/RA/ E. Roy Hawkens for William J. Froehlich, Chairman ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE

Rockville, Maryland June 11, 2010 4 Id. at 1. 5 Id.

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

NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY )

)

) Docket Nos. 50-282-LR

) 50-306-LR (Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant, ) Units 1 and 2) ) )

(License Renewal) )

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that copies of the foregoing LB ORDER (GRANTING CONSENT MOTION REGARDING PRIVILEGE LOGS) have been served upon the following persons by Electronic Information Exchange.

Office of Commission Appellate

Adjudication U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 E-mail: 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 E-mail: hearingdocket@nrc.gov U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel

Mail Stop T-3F23 Washington, DC 20555-0001

Administrative Judge William J. Froehlich, Chairman E-mail: wjf1@nrc.gov Administrative Judge Gary S. Arnold E-mail: gxa1@nrc.gov

Administrative Judge Thomas J. Hirons

E-mail: thomas.hirons@nrc.gov

Matthew Rotman, Law Clerk

E-mail: mfr1@nrc.gov U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of the General Counsel

Mail Stop O-15D21 Washington, DC 20555-0001 Edward Williamson, Esq.

Beth Mizuno, Esq.

David Roth, Esq.

Brian G. Harris, Esq.

Maxwell Smith, Esq. Mary Baty, Esq.

Brian Newell

E-mail: elw2@nrc.gov bnm1@nrc.gov der@nrc.gov brian.harris@nrc.gov maxwell.smith@nrc.gov mary.baty@nrc.gov bpn1@nrc.gov OGC Mail Center :

OGCMailCenter@nrc.gov

2 DOCKET NOS. 50-282 AND 50-306-LR LB ORDER (GRANTING CONSENT MOTION REGARDING PRIVILEGE LOGS)

Xcel Energy Services, Inc.

414 Nicollet Mall

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55401 Peter M. Glass, Counsel for Nuclear Management Company, LLC Joyce A. Gasca Jean Borrett

E-mail: peter.m.glass@xcelenergy.com E-mail: Joyce.A.Gasca@xcelenergy.com E-mail: jean.l.borrett@xcelenergy.com Prairie Island Indian Community

5636 Sturgeon Lake Road Welch, Minnesota 55089

Philip R. Mahowald, Esq.

E-mail: pmahowald@piic.org Nuclear Management Company, LLC Pillsbury, Winthrop, Shaw, Pittman, LLP 2300 N. Street, NW Washington, DC 20037-1122 David R. Lewis, Esq.

Matias F. Travieso-Diaz, Esq.

Stefanie Nelson George, Esq.

Alison M. Crane, Esq. Jason B. Parker, Esq.

E-mail: david.lewis@pillsburylaw.com matias.travieso-diaz@pillsburylaw.com stefanie.george@pillsburylaw.com alison.crane@pillsburylaw.com jason.parker@pillsburylaw.com

[Original signed by Evangeline S. Ngbea ] Office of the Secretary of the Commission

Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 11 th day of June 2010.