ML13331B477
| ML13331B477 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Indian Point  |
| Issue date: | 11/27/2013 |
| From: | McDade L G Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel |
| To: | State of NY |
| SECY RAS | |
| References | |
| 50-247-LR, 50-286-LR, ASLBP 07-858-03-LR-BD01, RAS 25357 | |
| Download: ML13331B477 (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 ENTERGY NUCLEAR OPERATIONS, INC.
(Indian Point Nuclear Generating Units 2 and 3)
Docket Nos. 50-247-LR and 50-286-LR ASLBP No. 07-858-03-LR-BD01
November 27, 2013 ORDER (Denying New York's Motion)
On November 25, 2013, the State of New York (New York) filed a motion seeking leave to submit a recently-issued ruling by the New York State Public Service Commission as an exhibit in connection with contention NYS-37.
1 The Public Service Commission ruling (PSC Order) addresses energy alternatives in the form of energy efficiency, demand reduction, and
combined heat and power programs.
2 New York argues that the PSC Order is relevant to the NRC Staff's Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) Chapter 8's examination of the no-action alternative and alternative energy sources.
3 In its Section 2.323 Certification, New York stated 1 State of New York Motion for Leave to Submit Recently-Issued Ruling by New York State Public Service Commission as an Additional Ex hibit Concerning Contention NYS-37 (Nov. 25, 2013) [hereinafter New York Motion].
2 N.Y. Pub. Util. Comm'n, Order Accepting Indian Point Energy Center Reliability Contingency Plans, PSC Case 12-E-0503 at 5 (Nov. 4, 2013).
3 New York Motion at 3.
that the NRC Staff and Entergy object to the introduction of the November 4, 2013, NYS PSC Order as an exhibit in this proceeding.
4 The Board declines to admit the PSC Order as an exhibit. In NYS-37, the question before the Board is whether the NRC Staff met its NEPA and 10 C.F.R. § 51.91(a)(1) obligation by taking a hard look at the environmental impact of the no-action alternative. Here, the NRC Staff has not, and could not, consider the PSC Order in drafting its FSEIS. However, pursuant to 10 C.F.R. § 51.92(a)(2), the Staff has an obligation to prepare a supplement to its EIS if there is new and significant information relevant to environmental concerns and bearing on the proposed action or its impacts. We believe that it would be premature for the Board to consider the PSC Order before the NRC Staff has had the opportunity to review its impact and determine whether to supplement the existing FSEIS. Accordingly, the NRC Staff shall report to the Board within 45 days of the date of this order whether it will supplement the FSEIS pursuant to Section 51.92(a)(2) and, if so, shall provide a realistic estimate of when any such draft SEIS will issue.
We further direct New York to delay the filing of any new contention based on the PSC Order or the information contained therein until further Order of this Board which will await the submission of the Staff's report. NYS-37, which concerns the adequacy of the no-action alternative analysis in the NRC Staff's FSEIS, has been resolved by our partial initial decision issued today. Relative to future action by the NRC Staff regarding the PSC Order, if New York concludes that an adequate hard look at the no-action alternative has not been taken once the Staff has had the opportunity to consider the impact of the the PSC Order, it would have the option of filing a new contention challenging the FSEIS, that would then be evaluated by the Board 4 Id. solely under the contention admissibility standards of 10 C.F.R. § 2.309(c), without regard to the standards of 10 C.F.R. § 2.326 that would govern any attempt to reopen the now-closed evidentiary record regarding NYS-37. Such a submission by New York would be a newly proposed contention, not a continuation of NYS-37. If an admissible contention arising from the PSC Order is admitted, it would be the Board's intent to establish an expedited schedule so that it could be resolved with the pending Track 2 Contentions.
It is so ORDERED. FOR THE ATOMIC SAFEY AND LICENSING BOARD
________________________
Lawrence G. McDade, Chairman ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE Rockville, Maryland November 27, 2013
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION In the Matter of )
)
) 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 (Denying New York's Motion) have been served upon the following persons by Electronic Information Exchange.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Commission Appellate Adjudication Mail Stop O-7H4M Washington, DC 20555-0001
ocaamail@nrc.gov U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of the Secretary of the Commission Mail Stop O-16C1 Washington, DC 20555-0001
hearingdocket@nrc.gov
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Mail Stop T-3F23 Washington, DC 20555-0001
Lawrence G. McDade, Chair
Administrative Judge lawrence.mcdade@nrc.gov Richard E. Wardwell
Administrative Judge richard.wardwell@nrc.gov
Michael F. Kennedy
Administrative Judge michael.kennedy@nrc.gov
Carter Thurman, Law Clerk carter.thurman@nrc.gov Kathleen E. Oprea, Law Clerk
Kathleen.Oprea@nrc.gov
Edward L. Williamson, Esq.
Beth N. Mizuno, Esq. David E. Roth, Esq. Sherwin E. Turk, Esq.
Brian Harris, Esq.
Mary B. Spencer, Esq.
Anita Ghosh, Esq.
John Tibbetts, Paralegal U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of the General Counsel
Mail Stop O-15D21 Washington, DC 20555-0001
sherwin.turk@nrc.gov; edward.williamson@nrc.gov beth.mizuno@nrc.gov; brian.harris.@nrc.gov david.roth@nrc.gov; mary.spencer@nrc.gov anita.ghosh@nrc.gov; john.tibbetts@nrc.gov OGC Mail Center OGCMailCenter@nrc.gov William C. Dennis, Esq.
Assistant General Counsel Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. 440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601
wdennis@entergy.com
William B. Glew, Jr.
Organization: Entergy 440 Hamilton Avenue, White Plains, NY 10601 wglew@entergy.com
Docket Nos. 50-247-LR and 50-286-LR ORDER (Denying New York's Motion) 2 Elise N. Zoli, Esq.
Goodwin Proctor, LLP Exchange Place, 53 State Street Boston, MA 02109 ezoli@goodwinprocter.com
Daniel Riesel, Esq.
Victoria Shiah Treanor, Esq.
Adam Stolorow, Esq.
Jwala Gandhi, Paralegal Natoya Duncan, Paralegal Counsel for Town of Cortlandt Sive, Paget & Riesel, P.C.
460 Park Avenue New York, NY 10022 driesel@sprlaw.com; vtreanor@sprlaw.com astolorow@sprlaw.com; jgandhi@sprlaw.com; nduncan@sprlaw.com Kathryn M. Sutton, Esq. Paul M. Bessette, Esq. Martin J. O'Neill, Esq.
Raphael Kuyler, Esq.
Lena Michelle Long, Esq.
Laura Swett, Esq. Lance Escher, Esq. Mary Freeze, Legal Secretary Antoinette Walker, Legal Secretary
Doris Calhoun, Legal Secretary
1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20004 ksutton@morganlewis.com martin.oneill@morganlewis.com rkuyler@morganlewis.com; llong@morganlewis.com; lswett@morganlewis.com lescher@morganlewis.com mfreeze@morganlewis.com awalker@morganlewis.com dcalhoun@morganlewis.com
Phillip Musegaas, Esq. Deborah Brancato, Esq.
Ramona Cearley, Secretary Riverkeeper, Inc.
20 Secor Road
Ossining, NY 10562 phillip@riverkeeper.org
- dbrancato@riverkeeper.org rcearley@riverkeeper.org Melissa-Jean Rotini, Esq.
Assistant County Attorney
Office of Robert F. Meehan, Westchester County Attorney 148 Martine Avenue, 6th Floor White Plains, NY 10601
mjr1@westchestergov.com
Clint Carpenter, Esq.
Bobby Burchfield, Esq.
Matthew Leland, Esq. McDermott, Will and Emergy LLP
600 13th Street, NW Washington, DC 20005 ccarpenter@mwe.com; bburchfield@mwe.com mleland@mwe.com
Matthew W. Swinehart, Esq.
Covington & Burling LLP
1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20004 mswinehart@cov.com Edward F. McTiernan, Esq.
New York State Department
of Environmental Conservation Office of General Counsel 625 Broadway
14 th Floor Albany, NY 12233-1500 efmctier@gw.dec.state.ny.us
Docket Nos. 50-247-LR and 50-286-LR ORDER (Denying New York's Motion) 3 Manna Jo Greene, Environmental Director Steven C. Filler
Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Inc.
724 Wolcott Ave.
Beacon, NY 12508
mannajo@clearwater.org; stephenfiller@gmail.com
Richard Webster, Esq.
Public Justice, P.C. For Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Inc.
1825 K Street, NW, Suite 200 Washington, D.C. 20006 rwebster@publicjustice.net
Michael J. Delaney, Esq.
Director, Energy Regulatory Affairs NYC Department of Environmental Protection
59-17 Junction Boulevard Flushing, NY 11373 mdelaney@dep.nyc.gov John J. Sipos, Esq.
Charles Donaldson, Esq. Assistant Attorneys General Office of the Attorney General of the State of New York
Elyse Houle, Legal Support The Capitol, State Street Albany, New York 12224 john.sipos@ag.ny.gov charlie.donaldson@ag.ny.gov elyse.houle@ag.ny.gov Robert D. Snook, Esq. Assistant Attorney General Office of the Attorney General State of Connecticut 55 Elm Street P.O. Box 120 Hartford, CT 06141-0120 robert.snook@po.state.ct.us
Janice A. Dean, Esq.
Kathryn Liberatore, Esq.
Assistant Attorney General Office of the Attorney General of the State of New York 120 Broadway, 26th Floor New York, New York 10271 janice.dean@ag.ny.gov kathryn.liberatore@ag.ny.gov Sean Murray, Mayor Kevin Hay, Village Administrator Village of Buchanan Municipal Building
236 Tate Avenue
Buchanan, NY 10511-1298 smurray@villageofbuchanan.com administrator@villageofbuchanan.com
[Original signed by Brian Newell ] Office of the Secretary of the Commission
Dated at Rockville, Maryland
this 27 th day of November, 2013