ML18026A508

Certifies Svc of Applicants' Motion for Summary Disposition of Contention 16 W/Supportive Statement of Matl Facts & Wj Rhoades Affidavit,On 801027

ML18026A508
Person / Time
Site:	Susquehanna
Issue date:	10/27/1980
From:	SILBERG J E ALLEGHENY ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC., PENNSYLVANIA POWER & LIGHT CO.
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NUDOCS 8010300561
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UNITEDSTATESOFAMERICA'cOQ".p(CNUCLEARREGULATORYCOMMISSION0//Icy~0@BEFORETHEATOMICSAFETYANDLICENSINGBO'gZntheMatterofPE'HNSYLVANIAPOWER&LIGHTCOMPANYandALLEGHENYELECTRICCOOPERATIVEINC.F(SusquehannaSteamElectricStation,Units1and2)88~)))DocketNos.50-387)50-3))))CERTIFICATEOFSERVICEThisistocertifythatcopiesoftheforegoing"Applicants'otionForSummaryDispositionofContention16(CoolingTowerDischarge)","Applicants'tatementToMaterialFactsAsToWhichThereZsNoGenuineIssueToBeHeard(Contention16)"and,"Affidavit,OfWalterJ.RhoadesZnSupportofSummaryDispositionOfContention16(CoolingTowerDischarge)"wereservedbydepositintheU.S.Mail,firstclass,postageprepaid,this27thdayofOctober,1980,toallthoseontheattachedServiceList.Ja.ribg'ated:October27,1980H UNITEDSTATESOFAMENUCLEARREGULATORY'COMMISSIONBEFORETHEATOMICSAFETYANDLICENSINGBOARDIntheMatterof"PENNSYLVANIAPOWER&LIGHTCOMPANYandALLEGHENYELECTRICCOOPERATIVE,,INC.(SusquehannaSteamElectricStation,Units1and2))))))DocketNos.50-387)50-388),))).SERVICELISTSecretaryoftheCommissionU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionWashington,D.C.20555CharlesBechhoefer,Esp.ChairmanAtomicSafetyandLicensingBoardPanelU."S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionWashington,D.C.20555Mr.GlennO.BrightA'tomicSafetyandLicensingBoardPanelU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionWashington,D.C.20555Dr.OscarH.ParisAtomicSafetyandLicensingBoardPanelU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionWashington,D.C.20555AtomicSafetyandLicensing~BoardPanelU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionWashington,D.C.20555,DocketingandServiceSectionOfficeoftheSecretaryU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionWashington,D.C.20555Dr.JudithH.JohnsrudCo-DirectorEnvironmentalCoalitiononNuclearPower433OrlandoAvenueStateCollege,Pennsylvania16801SusquehannaEnvironmentalAdvocatesc/oGeraldSchultz,EsquirePqstOfficeBox1560Wzlkes-Barre,Pennsylvania18703Mrs.IreneLemanowicz,,ChairpezsonTheCitizensAgainstNuclearDangerPostOfficeBox377R.D.1Bezwick,Pennsylvania18603Ms.ColleenMarsh558A,R.D.N4Mt.,Top,Pennsylvania18707

-2JamesM.Cutchin,ZV,Esp.OfficeoftheExecutiveLegalDirectorU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionWashington,D.C.20555KarinW.Carter,Esp.DepartmentofEnvironmentalResourcesCommonwealthofPennsylvania505ExecutiveHousePostOfficeBox2357Harrisburg,Pennsylvania17120Mr.ThomasM.Gerusky,DirectorBureauofRadiationProtectionDepartmentofEnvironmentalResourcesCommonwealthofPennsylvaniaPost,OfficeBox2063Harrisburg,Pennsylvania17120AtomicSafetyandLicensing.AppealBoardPanelU."S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionWashington,D.C.20555 ljL' UNITEDSTATESOFAMERICANUCLEARREGULATORYCOMMISSION(/a(1BEFORETHEATOMICSAFETYANDLICENSINGBOARDIntheMatterofPENNSYLVANIAPOWERALLEGHENYELECTRIC(SusquehannaSteamUnits1and2))ANDLIGHTCOMPANY;)COOPERATIVE,INC.))ElectricStation,))DocketNos.50-38750-388~NRCSTAFF'SANSWERINSUPPORTOFAPPLICANTS'OTIONTOESTABLISHADISCOVERYSCHEDULEFORSAFETYISSUESINTRODUCTIONOnOctober7,1980,Applicantsfiled"Applicants'otiontoEstablish-DiscoveryScheduleforHealthandSafetyIssues."CitingthesignificantreductionthathasoccurredinthepredictedtimeperiodbetweenissuanceoftheFinalEnvironmentalStatement(FES)andtheSafetyEvaluationReport(SER),theApplicants'tatethatitnolongerappearsfeasibletoawaitcompletionofahearingonenvironmentalissuesbeforerestartingdiscoveryonsafetyissues,andrequestthattheBoard"reinstatethediscoveryprocess."ForthereasonsdiscussedbelowtheNRCStaffsupportstheApplicants'otion.DISCUSSIONInits"MemorandumandOrderonDiscoveryMotions(II)"theBoardsuspendedalldiscoveryobligationswithrespecttosafetyandcombinedsafety/environ-mentalcontentionsuntilafterthehearingofenvironmentalissuesis completed.-TheBoardcitedamongitsreasonsfortakingthatactionthefactthatsuchapostponementwouldnotadverselyaffecttheabilityofanypartytoprepareforhearingorpreventthecoranencementofthehearingonatimelybasis./Anotherofitspurposeswastoreducewhatitviewed3/tobethethenheavydemandsofthediscoveryprocessonIntervenors.-AstheApplicantspointout,changedcircumstancessupportreconsiderationoftheBoard'sdecisiontosuspenddiscoveryonsafetycontentionsuntilthehearingofenvironmentalissuesiscompleted.AtthetimetheBoardmadeitsdecisiontosuspenddiscoveryonsafetyissuesitappeared,basedonthetimeperiodbetweenissuanceoftheFinalEnvironmentalStatement(FES)andtheSafetyEvaluationReport(SER)andSERSupplement,thatthehearingonsafetyissuescouldnotbeginuntilalmostayearafterthehearingonenvironmentalissueshadbegun.~4/BasedonmorerecentestimatesofthescheduleforissuingtheFESandtheSERitnowappearsthatwaitinguntilaftercompletionofthehearingonenvironmentalissuestoreinstatediscoveryobligationsonsafetyissuescouldresultinunnecessarydelaysinboththestartofthehearingonsafetyissuesandcompletion1/LBP-79-31,10NRC597,605.(October30,1979).2/Id.g3Id.4/Id.

oftheentireproceeding.-Thecurrentlypredictedtimespanbetween5/issuanceoftheFESandtheSERisonemonth.TheFESandtheSERarescheduledtobeissuedonJanuary1andFebruary1,1981respectively.-6/Itwouldappearprudenttoreinstatediscoveryobligationsonsafetyissuesnowwhilethetimedemandsofthisproceedingonpartiesarerelativelylight.Aftercompletionofthehearingonenvironmentalissues,thedutytoprepareproposedfindingsandconclusionsonenvironmentalissuesandtheobligationtocompletediscoveryandprepareforthehearingonsafetyissueswouldimposeconflictingtimedemandsonallpartiestotheproceeding.CONCLUSIONForthereasonssetforthabovetheStaffbelievesthattheApplicants'equestforthereinstatementofsuspendeddiscoveryobligationsonsafetyissuesshouldbegranted.Respectfullysubmitted,+~~XilJamesM.Cutchin,IVCounselforNRCStaffDatedatBethesda,Marylandthis27thdayofOctober,19805/See:LetterfromStaffCounseltoLicensingBoardMembersdatedJuly10,1980(copyattached).Q6"InterimBlueBook,"NUREG-0580,(August1,1980),page2-27.

~paRICINGc'40'i:.'~;:glftL-+4t4+~'NITEDSTATESNUCLEARREGULATORYCOMMISSIONWASHINGTON,D.C.20555July10,1380CharlesBechhoefer,Esq.,ChairmanAtomicSafetyandLicensingBoardU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionWashington,D.C.20555Dr.OscarH.ParisAtomicSafetyandLicensingBoardU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionWashington,D.C.20555Mr.Glenn0.BrightAtomicSafety-and.l.icensingBoardU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionWashington,D.C.-20555Gentlemen:IntheMatterofPennsylvaniaPowerandLightCo.AlleghenyElectricCooperative,Inc.(SusquehannaSteamElectricStation,Units1and2)DocketNos.50-287,50-388AttheSpecialPrehearingConferenceheldonJanuary29-31,1979,IagreedtokeeptheBoardandthepartiesadvisedofsignificantchangesinestimateddatesforissuanceofcertainStaffdocuments.(Tr.at368.)IhavebeeninformedthattheStaff'scurrentestimateddatesforissuanceoftheFinal'nvironmentalStatement(FES),SafetyEvaluationReport(SER)andSFRSupplementareearlyDecember1980,earlyFebruary1981andlateMay1981,respectively.ThusthepredictedtimespanbetweenissuanceoftheFESandissuanceoftheSERcontinuestogrowshorter.ItisnowabouttwomonthsratherthansevenmonthsaswaspredictedwhentheBoardissueditsDiscoveryOrderIIonOctober30,1979.Based-onthelongertimespantheBoardcurrentlyplanstowaituntilaftercompletiorfoftheenvironmentalphaseofthehearingtoestablishaschedulefordiscoveryonsafetycontentions'tnowappearsthattheBoard'scurrentplanforschedulingdiscoveryonsafetycontentions,whencoupledwiththetimeinvolvedshouldintervenorsfileadditionalcontentionsbasedon"newinformation"intheFESasallowedbytheBoard'sOrderofJune24',1980,couldresultinunnecessarydelayinboththestartofthesafetyphaseofthehearingandthecompletionoftheproceeding.

IwilladvisetheBoardandthepartiesoffurthersignificantchanges,ifany,intheestimateddatesforissuanceoftheFES,theSERandtheSERSupplement.Sincerely,JamesM.Cutchin,IYCounselforNRCStaffcc:JaySilberg,Esq.Dr.JudithH.JohnsrudMr.ThomasM.GeruskyMs.ColleenMarshMrs.IreneLemanowiczSusquehannaEnvironmentalAdvocatesBryanA.Snapp,Esq.Mr.RobertM.GalloAtomicSafetyandLicensingBoardPanelAtomicSafetyandLicensingAppealBoardSecretary UNITEDSTATESOFAMERICANUCLEARREGULATORYCOMMISSIONBEFORETHEATOMICSAFETYANDLICENSINGBOARDIntheMatterofPENNSYLVANIAPOWERANDLIGHTCO.ALLEGHENYELECTRICCOOPERATIVE,INC.(SusquehannaSteamElectricStation,Units1and2))DocketNos.50-38750-388CERTIFICATEOFSERVICEIherebycertifythatcopiesof"NRCSTAFF'SANSWERINSUPPORTOFAPPLICANTS'OTIONTOESTABLISHADISCOVERYSCHEDULEFORSAFETYISSUES,"datedOctober27,1980,intheabove-captionedproceeding,havebeenservedonthefollowingbydepositintheUnitedStatesmail,firstclass,orasindicatedbyanasteriskthroughdepositintheNuclearRegulatoryCommission'sinternalmailsystem,this27thdayofOctober,1980:*CharlesBechhoefer,Esq.,ChairmanAtomicSafety8LicensingBoardU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionWashington,D.C.20555*Mr.Glenn0.Bright,MemberAtomicSafety5LicensingBoardU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionWashington,D.C.20555*Dr.OscarH.Paris,MemberAtomicSafety5LicensingBoardU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionWashington,D.C.20555JaySilberg,Esq.Shaw,Pittman,PottsandTrowbridge1800MStreet,N.W.Washington,D.C.20036BryanA.Snapp,Esq.PennsylvaniaPower8LightCompanyTwoNorthNinthStreetAllentown,Pennsylvania18101Dr.JudithH.JohnsrudCo-DirectorEnvironmentalCoalitiononNuclearPower433OrlandoAvenueStateCollege,Pennsylvania16801Mr.ThomasM.Gerusky,DirectorBureauofRadiationProtectionDepartmentofEnvironmentalResourcesCommonwealthofPennsylvaniaP.0.Box2063Harrisburg,Pennsylvania17120Ms.ColleenMarshBox538A,RD84MountainTop,Pennsylvania17120Mrs.IreneLemanowicz,ChairpersonTheCitizensAgainstNuclearDangersP.0.Box377RDPlBerwick,Pennsylvania18503

• RichardS.Salzman,Esq.,ChairmanAtomicSafety5LicensingAppealBoardU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionWashington,D.C.20555*Dr.JohnH.Buck,MemberAtomicSafety8LicensingAppealBoardU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionWashington,D.C.20555"Mr.ThomasS.Moore,MemberAtomicSafety8LicensingAppealBoardU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionWashington,D.C.20555"AtomicSafety5LicensingBoardPanelU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionWashington,D.C.20555+AtomicSafety&LicensingAppealBoardPanelU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionWashington,D.C.20555"SecretaryU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionATTN:Chief,Docketing8ServiceBranchWashington,D.C.20555SusquehannaEnvironmentalAdvocatesP.0.Box1560Wilkes-Barre',Pennsylvania18703Mr.RobertM.GalloResidentInspectorP.0.Box52Shickshinny,Pennsylvania18655KarinW.Carter,Esq.DepartmentofEnvironmentalResources505ExecutiveHouseP.0.Box2357Harrisburg,Pennsylvania17120JamesM.Cutchin,IVCounselforNRCStaff