ML17212A363

Petition to Intervene in Const Licensing Proceeding.Outcome May Affect Rights & Opportunities Afforded Dade County Re Solid Waste Resource Recovery Project Pursuant to Contracts W/Resources Recovery,Inc.Certificate of Svc Encl

ML17212A363
Person / Time
Site:	Saint Lucie
Issue date:	07/09/1981
From:	ASKEW R, NORDHAUS R R AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED, DADE COUNTY, FL, GREENBERG, TRAURIG, ASKEW, HOFFMAN, LIPOFF, QUENTEL, VAN NESS, FELDMAN, SUTCLIFFE, CURTIS & LEVENBERG
To:	Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel
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ISSUANCES-A, NUDOCS 8107210301
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f>>UNITEDSTATESOFAMERICANUCLEARREGULATORYCOMMISSIONA,DOCKETEDUSNRCJUL20>98i>~DlficeoftheSecretaryDoeReting5Service~0Branch)IntheMatterof:))FLORIDAPOWER&LIGHTCOMPANY)(St.LuciePlant,UnitNo.2))))~I(~DocketNo.50-A,,gg6-gpss5~~go>"+~~0>+Qs~~,CO,.cgPETITIONFORLEAVETOINTERVENE'vMetropolitanDadeCounty,Florida("DadeCountherebypetitionstointerveneinthis.constructionlicensingproceeding,subjecttotheconditionsdescribedbelow.DadeCounty'sbasisforinterventioninthisproceedingisatthisIbetweenDadeCountyandResourcesRecovery(DadeCounty),Inc.("RRD")andrelatedcompaniesandarelatedagreementbetweenDadeCountyandFloridaPower&LightCompany("FPL").OnApril24,1981,RRDfiledapetitionforleavetointerveneinthisproceeding.BecauseofthenatureofDadeCounty'sinterestinthisproceeding,itseeksinterventiononlyiftheCommissionpermitsRRDoranyrelatedcompanytointerveneinthisproceeding.II.ThisPetitionisfigedbyMetropolitanDadeCounty,Florida.IIII.AllcorrespondenceandcommunicationsregardingthisPetitionshouldbeaddressedto:timelimitedtoitsinterestinprotectingitsrightsrelatingtoasolidwasteresource.recoveryproject,pursuanttocontractsReubinO'D.AskewGreenberg,Traurig,Askew,Hoffman,Lipoff,Quentel&Wolff,P.A.1401BrickellAvenueMiami,Florida33131RobertR.NordhausVanNess,Feldman,Sutcliffe,Curtis&Levenberg1050ThomasJeffersonStreet,NWSeventhFloorWashington,D.C.20007Si072i0301Si0709PDRADOCK.05000389PDR V

BACKGROUNDOnSeptember28,1976,DadeCountyandResourcesRecovery(DadeCounty),Inc.("RRD"),enteredintoapurchasecontractandamanagementandoperationscontractpursuanttowhichRRDagreedtoconstructforsaletoDadeCountyandtooperateandmanageovera20-yearperiod,respectively,asolidwasteprocessingandresourcerecoveryfacility..Thefacilitywastobecomprisedofequipmentcapableofprocessingsolidwasteintofuelandofburningthisfuelinboilerstoproducesteam.Arelatedpartofthefacilitywastoconsistoftwosteam-turbinegeneratorswithacombinedcapacityof76megawattsandrelatedtransmissionfacilities.WhenthesubjectfacilitiesweresubstantiallycompleteandothercontractualrequirementshadbeenfulfilledbyRRD,RRDwastobecompensatedpursuanttothetermsofanEscrowAgreementatwhichtimeRRDwastotransfertitletothefacilitytoDadeCounty.InNovember,1977,DadeCountyenteredintoacontractwithFPLprovidingthatDadeCountywouldsellandFPLwouldbuythereferencedelectricalgenerationfacilitiesandthesteamproducedbytheresourcerecoveryfacility'sboilers.DadeCounty'sobligationsunderthisagreementwereassumedinthemainbyRRDandarelatedcompanybyseparateagreementbetweenDadeCountyandRRD.FPLwouldoperatetheelectricalgenerationfacilitestoproduceelectricityusingthesteamproducedinthesolidwastefacilitybeingoperatedbyRRDandrelatedcompanies.In1980adisputearoseregardingperformanceunderthesecontractsbyRRDanditsrelatedcompanies.Atpresent,RRDandDadeCountyareinvolvedinarbitrationbeforetheAmericanArbitrationAssociationconcerningthisdispute.OnMarch13,1981,ResourcesRecovery(DadeCounty),Inc.(RRD)fileda"NoticeofQualificationofSmallPowerProductionFacility"pursuanttoSection292.207(a)ofthe

~~EnFederalEnergyRegulatoryCommission's("FERC")Rules.InitsNotice,RRDstatedthatitownsandoperatesasmallpowerproductionfacilityinDadeCounty,Florida.OnMay6,1981,FPLfileda"Protest,PetitionforDeclaratoryOrder,andPetitiontoIntervene"inthisproceeding.OnJuly9,1981,DadeCountyfiledaPetitiontoInterveneintheseFERCpro-.ceeding.AtthistimeFERChasnotactedonthesepetitions.Becauseofthependencyofthearbitrationproceeding,DadeCountyatthistimeexpressesnopositionastowhetherornotthefacilityisaqualifyingfacility.InviewofthereferencedcontractualdisputebetweenDadeCountyandRRDanditsrelatedcompanies,andthere-sultantuncertaintyastowhetherthefacilityisorwillbeaqualifyingfacilityundertheFERCrules,andsince'heoutcomeofthisproceedingmayaffecttherightsandopportunitiesIaffordedDadeCountywithregardtothesubjectfacility,DadeCountyseeksleavetointerveneinthisproceeding,ifRRD'sinterventionpetitionisgranted.IV.TheGroundsforInterventionResolutionofthereferencedcontractualdisputeandtheoutcomeoftheFERC'sproceedingmayresultinthefacility'sbeingdeterminedtobeaqualifyingfacility.Ifsodetermined,electricityproducedatthisfacilitymightbeofferedforsaletoFPLortootherelectricutilities.Iftheutilitiestowhichthispoweristobesoldarenotdirectlyinterconnectedwiththefacility,FPLmayberequiredtofurnishtransmissionservices,ifthepoweristoreach"theseutilities.AsdiscussedinRRD'spetitionforleavetointervene,withoutaccesstoFPL'stransmissionfacilities,powerfromthefacilitymaybepreventedfrombeingsoldtowillingbuyers.Withoutaccesstosuchbuyers,asdiscussedbelow,thefacilitymaybepreventedfromreceivingtherevenuesnecessarytocoveritsoperatingandmaintenancecostsanditsdebtservice.

V.InterestofthePetitionerinthisProceedingThesubjectfacility,isintendedtohelpdisposeofDadeCounty'ssolidwaste,andtoproducesteamandultimatelyelectricity.Inorderforthefacilitytoperformthesefunctions,itsownersmustreceiverevenuessufficienttocoveritsoperatingandmaintenancecosts.Onesourceofsuchrevenuesisthesaleofelectricity;clearly,therateatwhichelectricitygeneratedbythefacilitycanbesoldwillaffecttheviabilityoftheproject.IfFERCholdsthatthefacilityisa"qualifyingfacility",then'nderFERCrulesthisratewilldependonthepurchasingutilitysystem's"avoidedcost"(theincrementalcostoftheelectricitywhich,butforthepurchasefromthequalifyingfacility,suchutilitywouldgenerateitselforpurchasefromanothersource).Becauseofthesignificantdifferencesinthesecostsamongvariousutilities,therevenuesavailabletothefacility'sownerandthusthe'viabilityoftheprojectmaybegreatlyaffectedbythefacility'saccesstotransmissionfacilitiesrequiredtodeliverpowerfromthefacilitytopotentialutilitycustomers.VI.GroundsforNon-TimelyInterventionAsnotedinRRD'spetitionforleavetointerveneinthisproceeding<theCommission'sRulesforuntimelypetitionstointervenemaybegrantedbaseduponabalancingofcertaincriteria.Thesearesetforthin10C.F.R.Section2.714(a)(1):(i)Goodcausefornotfilingontime:DadeCounty'interestinthisproceedingisbasedonRRD'spetitionforleavetointervene.ThatpetitionwasnotfileduntilApril24,l98l;asaresult,priortothattime,DadeCountyhadnoreasontoseekinterventioninthisproceeding.(ii)Theavailability,ifany,ofothermeanstopro-tectthePetitioner'sinterests:ThisproceedingwillestablishcertainrequirementsregardingaccesstoFPL'stransmission system.DadeCountyisawareofnootherpendingproceedingsinwhichtheserequirementsarebeingestablished.(iii)TheextenttowhichPetitioner-'sParticipationmayreasonablybeexpectedindevelopinasoundrecord:AsdiscussedinRRD'spetitionforleavetointervene,DadeCounty'sinterestmaydiffersubstantiallyfromthoseofotherpartiesinthisproceeding,includingRRD.DadeCounty'sparticipationisthereforenecessaryforthedevelopmentofacompleterecordinthisproceeding.(iv)TheextenttowhichPetitioner'sinterestwillberepresentedbyexistinparties:Asnotedabove,,nootherqualifyingfacilitieshaverequestedinterventioninthisproceeding,andDadeCounty'sinterestsarenotnecessarilythesameasRRD'sorofthosepertainingtoanyotherqualifyingfacilities.Therefore,nootherpartywillrepresent,DadeCounty'sinterestsinthisproceeding.(v)TheextenttowhichPetitioner'sparticipationwillbroadentheissuesordelaytheproceedings:DadeCounty'sinterventionwillnotbroadentheissuesordelaytheproceeding.Asstatedabove,itsinterestinthispro-.ceedingisconditionedupontheCommission'streatmentof.RRD'srequestforleavetointervene.IftheCommissiondeterminesitappropriatetoconsiderRRD'sarguments,DadeCounty'sversionofsucheventswillbeamaterialfactorinthisproceeding.Iftheseissuesarealreadybeingconsidered,presentationofDadeCounty'sinterestswillnotdelayorbroadentheissues.

~~cBasedontheabove,DadeCounty'spetitionforleavetointerveneinthisproceedingshouldbegranted.Respectfullysubmitted,GREENBERGgTRAURIGiASKEWiHOFFMAN,LIPOFF,QUENTELSWOLFF,P.A.SpecialCounseltoMetropolitanDadeCounty,FloridaBy:RUBINOCD.ASKEWVANNESSgFELDMANgSUTCLIFFEfCURTIS6LEVENBERG,AssociateSpecialCounseltoMetropolitanDadeCounty,FloridaBy:OB~NORDHAUS l

UNITEDSTATESOFAMERICANUCLEARREGULATORYCOMMISSION)IntheMatterof:))FLORIDAPOWER&LIGHTCOMPANY)(St.LuciePlant,Unit'No'.2))))DocketNo.50-389A,'"CERTIFICATEOFSERVICEIherebycertifythatcopiesofthePetition'oIntervenesubmittedbyDadeCountywereservedonthefollowing.personsviafirstclassmail,postageprepaid,this,dayof'uly,l981:IvanW.Smith,Esq.,ChairmanAtomicSafetyandLicensingBoardU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionWashington,D.C.20555'ichaelA.Duggan,Esq.CollegeofBusinessAdministrationUniversityofTexasAustin,Texas787l2RobertM.Lazo,Esq.AtomicSafetyandLicensingBoardU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionWashington,D.C.20555DonaldA.Kaplan,Esq.RobertFabrikant,Esq.'ntitrustDivisionU.S.DepartmentofJusticeWashington,D.C.20530JeromeE.Sharfman,Esq.,ChairmanAtomicSafetyandLicensingAppealBoardU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionWashington,D.C.20555JosephRutberg,Esq.AntitrustCounselU.S.NuclearReguulatoryCommissionWashington,D.C.20555 Mr.JeromeD.Saltzman,ChiefAntitrustandIndemnityGroupOfficeoftheNuclearReactorRegulationU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionWashington,D.C.20555RichardE.Salzman,Esq.AtomicSafetyandLicensingAppealBoardU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionWashington,D.C.20555DanielM.Gribbons,Esq.HerbertDym,Esq.'ovingtonandBurling888-15thStreet,NWWasington,D.C.20006J.A.Bouknight,Jr.,Esq.Lowenstein,Newman,Reis&Axelrad1025ConnecticutAvenue,N.W.Washington,D.C.20036JohnE.Mathews,Jr.,Esq.Mathews,Osborne,Ehrlich,NcNatt,Gobelman"6Cobb1500AmericanHeritageLifeBuildingJacksonville,Florida32202RobertA.Jablon,Esq.SpeigelandMcDiarmid2600VirginiaAvenue,N.W.Washington,D.C.20037WilliamC.Wise,Esq.1200-18thStreet,N.W.Suite500Washington,D.C.10036JanetUrban,Esq.P.O.Box14141Washington,D.C.20044WilliamH.Chandler,Esq.ChandlerO'Neal,Avera,Gray,LangaStriplingP.O.Drawer0Gainesveille,Florida32602MichaelC.Farrar,Esq.AtomicSafetyandLicensingAppealBoardU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionWashington,D.C.20555

~t.~FloridapoweraLightCompanyAttn:Dr.RobertE.UhrigVicePresidentAdvancedSystemsaTechnologyP.O.Box529100Miami,Florida33152Respectfullysubmitted,'GREENBERGgTRAURIG,ASKEW;HOFFMANNLIPOFFgQUENTELWOLFF,P.A.SpecialCounsel.toMetropolitanDadeCoun,FloridaBy:REUBINO'SKEW ttIW'1"-I