ML12135A405

Intervenors' Unopposed Motion to Vacate and Reschedule Oral Argument on Proposed Contention No. 5

ML12135A405
Person / Time
Site:	Davis Besse
Issue date:	05/14/2012
From:	Lodge T J - No Known Affiliation, Beyond Nuclear, Citizens Environmental Alliance of Southwestern Ontario, Don't Waste Michigan, Green Party of Ohio
To:	Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel
SECY RAS
References
RAS 22438, 50-346-LR, ASLBP 11-907-01-LR-BD01
Download: ML12135A405 (5)

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UNITED STAT ES O F AMERICA NUCLEAR REG ULATORY COMMISSION Before the At om ic Saf ety and Licensin g Board I n the Matter of First Energy Nuclear Ope rating Company (Da vis-Be sse Nucle ar Powe r Station, Unit 1)

.) Docke t No. 50-346-L R)May 14, 2012) *****INTERV ENORS' UNOPPOSED MOTION TO V ACA TE AND RES CHEDULE ORAL AR GUMENT ON PROPO SED CONTENTION NO. 5 Now come Be y ond Nuclea r, Citiz ens Environment Allianc e of Southwester n Ontario (CEA), Don' t Waste Michiga n, and the Gr een Par ty of Ohio (c ollectively , I nterve nors), by and throug h counsel, a nd move the B oard to va cate the pre sent, May 18, 2012, oral a rg ument of proposed Contention No. 5 slated to take place in Port Cl inton, Ohio. The NRC St aff and FirstEne rg y do not oppose this request.

/s/ Terry J. L odg e Terr y J. L odg e (O hio Ba r #0029271) 316 N. Michig an St., Ste. 520 Toledo, OH 43604-5627 Phone/fax (419) 255-7552 tjlodge50@

y ahoo.com Counsel for I nterve nors A. Background By prior orde r ASL BP No. 11-907-01-L R-BD 01, dated Ma rch 28, 2012), the B oard schedule d oral a rg ument to be conve ned in Port Clint on on May 18 to hear from the pa rties conce rning the proposed Contention 5, which state s: I nterve ners c ontend that Fir stEnerg y's re cently-discover ed, extensive cra cking of unknown orig in in the Davis-B esse shield building

/seconda ry rea ctor ra diologica l containment structur e is an a g ing-rela ted fe ature of the plant, the c ondition of which pre cludes saf e oper ation of the a tomic rea ctor be y ond 2017 for a ny period of time, let alone the proposed 20-y ear license pe riod.The NRC Staff ha s proposed a lternative w ording which would tra nsform the c ontention into a contention of omission. FENOC a nd the Staff ha ve timely responde d to the orig inal contention motion.B. A Change of Circum stances Has Occurr ed Which Militates A gainst Pr ocee din g on May 18 Shortly afte r the e ntry of the B oard's order , FEN OC promulga ted its idea of a n ag ing manag ement plan (AMP) to addre ss the shield building cr acking issue, on April 5, 2012. .

I nterve nors have until J une 4, 2012 by which time to move to amend or supplement their proposed Contention 5 based upon this disclosure by FEN OC, and I nterve nors wish to avail themselves of tha t option. Also, I nterve nors, hoping to acc eler ate the disc overy proce ss in order to reinfor ce the ir proposed c ontention, tendere d a F OI A re quest to the NRC in J anuar y 2012, and curr ently awa it the NRC's provision of requeste d information re lated to the cr acking issue.On May 14, 2012 (date of filing of this Motion), repre sentatives of the I nterve nors con-fer red w ith counsel for the NRC St aff and F ENOC on the matter of whe ther ora l arg ument on May 18 would be a pr oductive use of the ASL B's and par ties' time. Procee ding w ith oral arg ument on May 18 would risk wasting the B oard's time on a matter whic h is not li kely to be ripe on May 18 for r esolution. I n the intere st of conser ving judicia l resourc es, I nterve nors reque st that the Boa rd vac ate the Ma y 18, 2012 oral a rg ument and re schedule the same to a date when the pr oposed Contention 5 may be fina lly considere d for a dmissibi lity to this proceeding. Both the N RC S taff's counsel and F ENOC's counse l stated during the May 14 consulta-tion that they do not oppose this request.

WHEREFORE , I nterve nors re spectfully ask that the May 18, 2012 oral a rg ument date be vac ated a nd resc heduled./s/ Terry J. L odg e Terr y J. L odg e (O hio Ba r #0029271) 316 N. Michig an St., Ste. 520 Toledo, OH 43604-5627 Phone/fax (419) 255-7552 tjlodge50@

y ahoo.com Counsel for I nterve nors UNITED STAT ES O F AMERICA NUCLEAR REG ULATORY COMMISSION Before the At om ic Saf ety and Licensin g Board I n the Matter of First Energy Nuclear Ope rating Company (Da vis-Be sse Nucle ar Powe r Station, Unit 1)

.) Docke t No. 50-346-L R)May 14, 2012) *****CERTIFIC ATE OF SERVICE OF

'INTERVENORS' UNOP P OSE D MOTION TO VACATE AND RESCHEDULE ORAL ARG UMENT ON P ROP OSE D CONTENTION NO. 5' We here by cer tify that a copy of the "I NTERVENORS' UNO PPOS ED MOTI ON TO VACATE AN D RESCHEDUL E ORAL ARGUMENT ON PROP OSED CONTENTI ON NO. 5" was sent by us to the following pe rsons via ele ctronic de posit filing with the Commiss ion's EI E sy stem on the 14th day of May , 2012: Administrative J udg e Wil liam J. Fr oehlich, Chair Atomic Safety and L icensing Boa rd Panel U.S. Nuclea r Reg ulatory Commi ssion Washington, DC 20555-0001 E-mail: wjf1@nrc.g ov Administrative J udg e Dr. Willi am E. Ka stenberg Atomic Safety and L icensing Boa rd Panel U.S. Nuclea r Reg ulatory Commi ssion Washington, DC 20555-0001 E-mail: wek1@nr c.g ov Administrative J udg e Nicholas G. Tr ikouros Atomic Safety and L icensing Boa rd Panel U.S. Nuclea r Reg ulatory Commi ssion Washington, DC 20555-0001 E-mail: ng t@nrc.g ov Offic e of the Secre tary U.S. Nuclea r Reg ulatory Commi ssion Rulemaking s and Adjudica tions S taff Washington, DC 20555-0001 E-mail: hear ingdoc ket@nrc.g ov Offic e of the Gene ral Counsel U.S. Nuclea r Reg ulatory Commi ssion Mail Stop O-15D21 Washington, DC 20555-0001 Catherine K anata s cathe rine.ka natas@nr c.g ov Br ian G. Ha rris E-mail: Br ian.Har ris@nrc.g ov L loy d B. Subin lloy d.subin@nrc.g ov Offic e of Commission Appellate Adjudication U.S. Nuclea r Reg ulatory Commi ssion Mail Stop:

O-16C1 Washington, DC 20555-0001 E-mail: ocaa mail@nrc.g ov Michae l Keeg an Don't Waste Michig an 811 Har rison Street Monroe, MI 48161 E-mail: mkeeg anj@comc ast.net Stephen J. Bur dick Morg an, L ewis & Boc kius L L P 1111 Pennsy lvania Ave nue, N.W.Washington, D.C. 20004 Phone: 202-739-5059 Fa x: 202-739-3001 E-mail: sburdick@morg anlewis.c om Timothy Matthews, Esq.

Morg an, L ewis & Boc kius L L P 1111 Pennsy lvania Ave nue, N.W.Washington, DC 20004 Phone: (202) 739-5830 Fa x: (202) 739-3001 E-mail: tmatthews@morg anlewis.c om Respectf ully submitt ed,/s/ Terry J. L odg e Terr y J. L odg e (O hio Ba r #0029271) 316 N. Michig an St., Ste. 520 Toledo, OH 43604-5627 Phone/fax (419) 255-7552 tjlodge50@

y ahoo.com Counsel for I nterve nors/s/ Kevin Kamps Kevin Ka mps Radioactive Waste Watchdog Be y ond Nuclea r 6930 Carroll Ave nue, Suite 400 Takoma Par k, MD 20912 Tel. 301.270.2209 ext. 1 Email: kevin@bey ondnuclea r.org Website: www.bey ondnuclea r.org Pro se on behalf of I nterve nors-5-