ML15267A851
| ML15267A851 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Indian Point  |
| Issue date: | 09/24/2015 |
| From: | Desai M, Sipos J State of NY, Office of the Attorney General |
| To: | Kennedy M, Lawrence Mcdade, Richard Wardwell Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel |
| SECY RAS | |
| References | |
| 50-247-LR, 50-286-LR, ASLBP 07-858-03-LR-BD01, RAS 28320 | |
| Download: ML15267A851 (5) | |
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STATE OF NEW YORK OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL ERIC T. SCHNEIDERMAN DIVISION OF SOCIAL JUSTICE ATTORNEY GENERAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION BUREAU September 24, 2015 Lawrence G. McDade, Chair Dr. Richard E. Wardwell Dr. Michael F. Kennedy Atomic Safety and Licensing Board U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mail Stop - T-3 F23 Two White Flint North 11545 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852-2738 Re: Indian Point Nuclear Generating Station, Unit 2 and Unit 3 Docket Nos. 50-247-LR/50-286-LR; ASLBP No. 07-858-03-LR-BD01
Dear Administrative Judges:
We write in response to the September 18, 2015 letter to the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board (Board) from counsel for Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. (Entergy). Through its letter, Entergy filed public, redacted versions of its August 10, 2015 statements of position and pre-filed testimony on the Track 2 safety contentions. As the Board is aware, Entergy originally designated these documents as proprietary, in their entirety, and served them via NRCs Electronic Information Exchange non-public submission portal, to the limited persons authorized to view such information pursuant to the September 4, 2009 Protective Order in these proceedings.
The State appreciates counsels collegial approach throughout the course of this matter, and Entergys filing of public, redacted versions of these documents on September 18. Entergy, however, has previously, and as a matter of course, claimed entire documents to be proprietary, despite many such documents containing only small amounts of information that is arguably proprietary. Entergys approach has the effect of converting information that is clearly non-proprietary into information that is wholly unavailable for public review. This is contrary to the NRCs stated goals of transparency and public involvement in its regulatory processes, and is, in the States view, contrary to the Boards Protective Order in this proceeding.
By way of example, Entergy originally claimed the entire 153 pages of Testimony of Entergy Witnesses Azeveo, Dolansky, Cox, Strosnieder, Griesbach, Lott and Gray Regarding Contention NYS-25 (Embrittlement), dated August 10, 2015, to be proprietary and protected THE CAPITOL, ALBANY, N.Y. 12224-0341 PHONE (518) 776-2400 FAX (518) 650-9363 WWW.AG.NY.GOV
from public disclosure under the Boards October 7, 2011 Protective Order. However, in Entergys public, redacted version, submitted on September 18, approximately two (2) of 153 pages of the document text were actually redacted as representing proprietary information.
In light of Entergys filing of public, redacted versions of these documents, the State is considering whether the States redactions to its own submissions in this proceeding can be narrowed. In addition, on September 17, 2015, the State notified Entergy of its objections to Entergys proprietary designations for other Entergy submissions and pre-filed exhibits. The State anticipates that the parties will discuss this issue further in the coming weeks.
Throughout the course of this proceeding, and in particular with regard to the Track 2 issues, New York has sought reasonable redaction of documents to protect truly proprietary information while also fostering public participation in the license renewal process, to the extent possible. Recognizing that the issues related to proprietary information and the conduct of the Track 2 hearing will ultimately be the province of the Board, the State has been consistent in encouraging the parties and the Board to maximize the extent of public involvement in this important matter, and will continue to do so.
Respectfully submitted, Signed (electronically) by John J. Sipos Mihir A. Desai Assistant Attorneys General cc: All individuals, parties, or NRC offices on the Service List The Capitol, Albany, NY 12224 (518) 474-8096 Fax (518) 473-2534 (Not for Service of Papers) http://www.oag.state.ny.us
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD
x In re: Docket Nos. 50-247-LR and 50-286-LR License Renewal Application Submitted by ASLBP No. 07-858-03-LR-BD01 Entergy Nuclear Indian Point 2, LLC, DPR-26, DPR-64 Entergy Nuclear Indian Point 3, LLC, and Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. September 24, 2015
x CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on September 24, 2015, copies of the State of New Yorks letter to the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board were served electronically via the Electronic Information Exchange on the following recipients:
Lawrence G. McDade, Chair Kathleen Schroeder, Law Clerk Richard E. Wardwell, Administrative Judge Alana Wase, Law Clerk Michael F. Kennedy, Administrative Judge Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mailstop 3 F23 Mailstop 3 F23 Two White Flint North Two White Flint North 11545 Rockville Pike 11545 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852-2738 Rockville, MD 20852-2738 Kathleen.Schroeder@nrc.gov Lawrence.McDade@nrc.gov Alana.Wase@nrc.gov Richard.Wardwell@nrc.gov Michael.Kennedy@nrc.gov Office of Commission Appellate Adjudication Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mailstop 16 G4 Mailstop 3 F23 One White Flint North Two White Flint North 11555 Rockville Pike 11545 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852-2738 Rockville, MD 20852-2738 ocaamail@nrc.gov
Office of the Secretary William B. Glew, Jr., Esq.
Attn: Rulemaking and Adjudications Staff Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 440 Hamilton Avenue Mailstop 3 F23 White Plains, NY 10601 Two White Flint North wglew@emtergy.com 11545 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852-2738 Mark Churchill, Esq.
hearingdocket@nrc.gov Matthew M. Leland, Esq.
brian.newell@nrc.gov McDermott Will & Emery LLC 600 13th Street, NW Sherwin E. Turk, Esq. Washington, DC 20005-3096 David E. Roth, Esq. mchurchill@mwe.com Beth N. Mizuno, Esq. mleland@mwe.com Brian G. Harris, Esq.
Anita Ghosh, Esq. Emre N. Ilter, Esq.
Office of the General Counsel McDermott Will & Emery LLC U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 500 North Capitol Street, NW Mailstop 15 D21 Washington, DC 20001 One White Flint North eilter@nwe.com 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852-2738 Elise N. Zoli, Esq.
sherwin.turk@nrc.gov Goodwin Procter, LLP david.roth@nrc.gov Exchange Place beth.mizuno@nrc.gov 53 State Street brian.harris@nrc.gov Boston, MA 02109 anita.ghosh@nrc.gov ezoli@goodwinprocter.com Kathryn M. Sutton, Esq. Robert D. Snook, Esq.
Paul M. Bessette, Esq. Assistant Attorney General Raphael Kuyler, Esq. Office of the Attorney General Grant W. Eskelsen, Esq. State of Connecticut Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 55 Elm Street 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW P.O. Box 120 Washington, DC 20004 Hartford, CT 06141-0120 ksutton@morganlewis.com robert.snook@ct.gov pbessette@morganlewis.com rkuyler@morganlewis.com Melissa-Jean Rotini, Esq.
geskelsen@morganlewis.com Assistant County Attorney Office of the Westchester County Attorney Martin J. ONeill, Esq. Michaelian Office Building Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 148 Martine Avenue, 6th Floor Suite 4000 White Plains, NY 10601 1000 Louisiana Street MJR1@westchestergov.com Houston, TX 77002 martin.oneill@morganlewis.com
Theresa Knickerbocker, Mayor Richard Webster, Esq.
Kevin Hay, Village Administrator Public Justice, P.C.
Village of Buchanan Suite 200 Municipal Building 1825 K Street, NW 236 Tate Avenue Washington, DC 20006 Buchanan, NY 10511-1298 rwebster@publicjustice.net Administrator@villageofbuchanan.com theresak@villageofbuchanan.com Andrew B. Reid, Esq.
Springer & Steinberg, P.C.
Daniel Riesel, Esq. 1600 Broadway, Suite 1200 Thomas F. Wood, Esq. Denver, CO 80202 Victoria S. Treanor, Esq. areid@springersteinberg.com Sive, Paget & Riesel, P.C.
460 Park Avenue Peter A. Gross New York, NY 10022 Executive Director driesel@sprlaw.com Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Inc.
vtreanor@sprlaw.com 724 Wolcott Avenue Beacon, NY 12508 Michael J. Delaney, Esq. peter@clearwater.org Director Energy Regulatory Affairs David A. Repka, Esq.
NYC Department of Environmental Westinghouse Electric Company LLC Protection Winston & Strawn LLP 59-17 Junction Boulevard 1700 K Street, NW Flushing, NY 11373 Washington, DC 20006-3817 mdelaney@dep.nyc.gov drepka@winston.com Deborah Brancato, Esq.
Riverkeeper, Inc.
20 Secor Road Ossining, NY 10562 dbrancato@riverkeeper.org Signed (electronically) by Teresa Manzi Legal Assistant State of New York (518) 776-2402 Teresa.Manzi@ag.ny.gov Dated at Albany, New York this 24th day of September 2015