ML12181A044

Order (Scheduling July 9, 2012, Status Conference)

ML12181A044
Person / Time
Site:	Indian Point
Issue date:	06/29/2012
From:	Lawrence Mcdade, Kennedy M, Richard Wardwell Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel
To:
SECY RAS
References
RAS 22857, 50-247-LR, 50-286-LR, ASLBP 07-858-03-LR-BD01
Download: ML12181A044 (6)

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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 Docket Nos. 50-247-LR and 50-286-LR ENTERGY NUCLEAR OPERATIONS, INC. ASLBP No. 07-858-03-LR-BD01 (Indian Point Nuclear Generating Units 2 and 3) June 29, 2012 ORDER (Scheduling July 9, 2012, Status Conference)

Late in the evening on June 25, 2012, Riverkeeper, Inc. (Riverkeeper) filed a motion to hold Contention RK-EC-3/CW-EC-1 (RK-EC-3) in abeyance pending the outcome of its current settlement negotiations with Entergy regarding this contention.1 Riverkeeper represented that both Entergy and the NRC Staff (Staff) oppose this motion.2 As of the time the Board received this motion, there were only three days until Riverkeepers June 29, 2012, deadline for filing its RK-EC-3 rebuttal testimony.3 Accordingly, while on June 26, 2012, we temporarily suspended the deadline for Riverkeepers rebuttal testimony on RK-EC-3 until further Order, we also notified the parties that we were convening a 1

Riverkeeper, Inc. Motion to Hold Contention RK-EC-3/CW-EC-1 in Abeyance Pending the Outcome of Settlement Negotions (June 25, 2012) at 4.

2 Id. at 1.

3 See Licensing Board Order (Granting Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time) (May 16, 2012) at 1-2 (Unpublished).

status conference to discuss the issues raised in Riverkeepers motion, and requested input on their availability for this status conference.4 The parties have responded to that request, and it appears that all parties are available on Monday, July 9, 2012. Thus, we will conduct the status conference via telephone on Monday, July 9, 2012, at 1:30 p.m. EDT. The telephone number and passcode to join the teleconference are as follows:

Telephone number: 1-800-779-6032 Passcode: 28650.

Any party wishing to file a written response to Riverkeepers motion to hold RK-EC-3 in abeyance must do so by 1:00 p.m. EDT on Friday, July 6, 2012.

As the Board has previously indicated, Entergy filed its direct testimony on March 30, 2012, and Riverkeeper has therefore had nearly ninety days to prepare its rebuttal testimony.

Thus, Riverkeeper is instructed to continue preparing its rebuttal testimony on RK-EC-3 during this brief delay because the window for submission of this testimony after the status conference may well be very small.5 On June 26, 2012, the Staff also issued its draft Supplement to the Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (FSEIS).6 The Board previously instructed the Intervenors in this proceeding not to file contentions on the [FSEIS] until told by the Board they may do so.7 We also indicated that after the issuance of the FSEIS, we would either convene a pre-hearing conference or sua sponte set a schedule for submission of any such new or amended 4

See e-mail from Shelbie Lewman, Judicial Law Clerk, Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel, to Parties (June 26, 2012).

5 Id.

6 See letter from Sherwin E. Turk, Counsel for NRC Staff, to the Licensing Board (June 26, 2012).

7 Licensing Board Order (Memorializing Items Discussed at April 16, 2012 Pre-Hearing Conference) (Apr. 18, 2012) at 4 (unpublished).

contentions.8 Given that we will convene a status conference on July 9, 2012, to discuss Riverkeepers motion, we will also discuss the schedule for filing new and amended contentions that might arise from the FSEIS during that conference.

FOR THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD

/RA/

Lawrence G. McDade, Chairman ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE Rockville, Maryland June 29, 2012 8

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

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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 (SCHEDULING JULY 9, 2012, STATUS CONFERENCE) have been served upon the following persons by Electronic Information Exchange.

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Commission Appellate Adjudication Office of the Secretary of the Commission Mail Stop O-7H4M Mail Stop O-16C1 Washington, DC 20555-0001 Washington, DC 20555-0001 E-mail: ocaamail@nrc.gov Hearing Docket E-mail: hearingdocket@nrc.gov U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Sherwin E. Turk, Esq.

Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Edward L. Williamson, Esq.

Mail Stop T-3F23 Beth N. Mizuno, Esq.

Washington, DC 20555-0001 David E. Roth, Esq.

Brian Harris, Esq.

Lawrence G. McDade, Chair Mary B. Spencer, Esq.

Administrative Judge Anita Ghosh, Esq.

E-mail: lawrence.mcdade@nrc.gov Karl Farrar, Esq.

Brian Newell, Paralegal Richard E. Wardwell U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Administrative Judge Office of the General Counsel E-mail: richard.wardwell@nrc.gov Mail Stop O-15D21 Washington, DC 20555-0001 Kaye D. Lathrop E-mail:

Administrative Judge sherwin.turk@nrc.gov 190 Cedar Lane E. edward.williamson@nrc.gov Ridgway, CO 81432 beth.mizuno@nrc.gov E-mail: kaye.lathrop@nrc.gov brian.harris.@nrc.gov david.roth@nrc.gov Anne Siarnacki, Law Clerk mary.spencer@nrc.gov E-mail: anne.siarnacki@nrc.gov anita.ghosh@nrc.gov Shelbie Lewman, Law Clerk karl.farrar@nrc.gov E-mail: shelbie.lewman@nrc.gov brian.newell@nrc.gov James Maltese, Law Clerk E-mail: james.maltese@nrc.gov OGC Mail Center OGCMailCenter@nrc.gov

Docket Nos. 50-247-LR and 50-286-LR ORDER (SCHEDULING JULY 9, 2012, STATUS CONFERENCE)

William C. Dennis, Esq. Thomas F. Wood, Esq.

Assistant General Counsel Daniel Riesel, Esq.

Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. Victoria Shiah Treanor, Esq.

440 Hamilton Avenue Adam Stolorow, Esq.

White Plains, NY 10601 Jwala Gandhi, Paralegal Email: wdennis@entergy.com Peng Deng, Paralegal Counsel for Town of Cortlandt Sive, Paget & Riesel, P.C.

460 Park Avenue New York, NY 10022 E-mail: driesel@sprlaw.com vtreanor@sprlaw.com astolorow@sprlaw.com jgandhi@sprlaw.com pdeng@sprlaw.com Elise N. Zoli, Esq. Phillip Musegaas, Esq.

Goodwin Proctor, LLP Deborah Brancato, Esq.

Exchange Place Ramona Cearley, Secretary 53 State Street Riverkeeper, Inc.

Boston, MA 02109 20 Secor Road E-mail: ezoli@goodwinprocter.com Ossining, NY 10562 E-mail: phillip@riverkeeper.org dbrancato@riverkeeper.org rcearley@riverkeeper.org Kathryn M. Sutton, Esq. Melissa-Jean Rotini, Esq.

Paul M. Bessette, Esq. Assistant County Attorney Martin J. ONeill, Esq. Office of Robert F. Meehan, Raphael Kuyler, Esq. Westchester County Attorney Jonathan M. Rund, Esq. 148 Martine Avenue, 6th Floor Lena Michelle Long, Esq. White Plains, NY 10601 Laura Swett, Esq. E-mail: MJR1@westchestergov.com Lance Escher, Esq.

Mary Freeze, Legal Secretary Manna Jo Greene, Environmental Director Antoinette Walker, Legal Secretary Steven C. Filler Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP Karla Raimundi 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Inc.

Washington, DC 20004 724 Wolcott Ave.

E-mail: ksutton@morganlewis.com Beacon, NY 12508 pbessette@morganlewis.com E-mail: mannajo@clearwater.org martin.oneill@morganlewis.com stephenfiller@gmail.com rkuyler@morganlewis.com karla@clearwater.org jrund@morganlewis.com llong@morganlewis.com lswett@morganlewis.com 2

Docket Nos. 50-247-LR and 50-286-LR ORDER (SCHEDULING JULY 9, 2012, STATUS CONFERENCE) lescher@morganlewis.com Michael J. Delaney, Esq.

mfreeze@morganlewis.com Director, Energy Regulatory Affairs awalker@morganlewis.com NYC Department of Environmental Protection 59-17 Junction Boulevard Flushing, NY 11373 E-mail: mdelaney@dep.nyc.gov John Louis Parker, Esq. Robert D. Snook, Esq.

Office of General Counsel, Region 3 Assistant Attorney General New York State Department Office of the Attorney General of Environmental Conservation State of Connecticut 21 South Putt Corners Road 55 Elm Street New Paltz, NY 12561-1620 P.O. Box 120 E-mail: jlparker@gw.dec.state.ny.us Hartford, CT 06141-0120 E-mail: robert.snook@po.state.ct.us John J. Sipos, Esq.

Charles Donaldson, Esq. Sean Murray, Mayor Assistant Attorneys General Kevin Hay, Village Administrator Office of the Attorney General Village of Buchanan of the State of New York Municipal Building Elyse Houle, Legal Support 236 Tate Avenue The Capitol Buchanan, NY 10511-1298 State Street E-mail: SMurray@villageofbuchanan.com Albany, New York 12224 Administrator@villageofbuchanan.com E-mail: John.Sipos@ag.ny.gov charlie.donaldson@ag.ny.gov elyse.houle@ag.ny.gov Janice A. Dean, Esq.

Assistant Attorney General Kathryn Liberatore, Esq.

Office of the Attorney General of the State of New York 120 Broadway, 26th Floor New York, New York 10271 E-mail: janice.dean@ag.ny.gov kathryn.liberatore@ag.ny.gov

[Original signed by Evangeline S. Ngbea ]

Office of the Secretary of the Commission Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 29th day of June 2012 3