ML19329C071

Applicants' Reply to NRC Motion to Authorize ASLB to Consider & Rule on Consolidation.Certificate of Svc Encl

ML19329C071
Person / Time
Site:	Davis Besse, Perry
Issue date:	06/18/1975
From:	Charnoff G CLEVELAND ELECTRIC ILLUMINATING CO., SHAW, PITTMAN, POTTS & TROWBRIDGE, TOLEDO EDISON CO.
To:	US ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION (AEC)
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NUDOCS 8002120805
Download: ML19329C071 (8)

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEILR REGULATORY COMMISSION Before the Commission . . -4 y , t '. ' ' '

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Company ) NRC Docket No. 50-346A (Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station, ) s- -

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The Cleveland Electric Illuminating )

Company, et al. ) NRC Docket Nos. 50-440A (Perry Nuclear Power Plant Units 1 ) 50-414A and 2) )

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The Toledo Edison Company, et al. )

(Davis-Besse Power, Station, Units 2 ) NRC Docket Nos. 50-500A and'3) ) 50-501A APPLICANTS' REPLY TO MOTION BY NRC STAFF TO AUTHORIZE THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD TO CONSIDER AND RULE ON CONSOLIDATION

1. In a motion dated June 16, 1975, the Regulatory Staff moved the Commission for an order to direct and authorize the Atomic Safety and Licensing Boards sitting in the above-captioned proceedings to decide whether the Davis-Besse Units 2 and 3 proceeding should be consolidated with the on-going Perry Units 1 and 2 and Davis-Besse Unit 1 proceed-ings (hereinafter "the Perry Proceeding").

2. Subject to the conditions set forth below the Applicants in the above-captioned proceedings have no objec-tions to the entry of the order requested by the Regulatory Staff and to consolidation of the captioned proceedings.

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3. While the Licensing Board in the Davis-Besse Units 2 and 3 proceed,ing, in an order' dated May 22, 1975, has established that the matters at issue for purposes of discovery are identical to those previously established for the same purpose in the Perry Proceeding, Applicants hereby maintain their objection to the adequacy of that articulation of the matters in issue for purposes of determining the matters ultimately to be controverted in either or both the Davis-Besse Units 2 and 3 proceeding and the Perry Proceeding. Those issues fail to conform with the specificity requirements set forth in the Com-mission's Rules of Practice in 10 CFR 552.714 and 2.752.

4. Applicants' agreement to consolidation of the captioned proceedings is conditioned on no enlarge-ment of the matters at issue and no expansion of the already broad scope of discovery allowed in the Perry Proceeding. Applicants reserve the right to carry out a second round of discovery in the Davis-Besse Units 2 and 3 proceeding. The Department of Justice has already initiated such an additional discovery activity in that proceeding.

5. While Applicants, subject to the foregoing conditions, do not object to consolidation, it should be recognized that such consolidation could imperil the pre-sent very tight Perry Proceeding schedule. Accordingly,

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we respectfully submit that the fundamental purpose of consolidation, i e., the desire to avoid the cost of essentially redundant proceedings, can be accomplished by other means. In our view the Commission could direct the Licensing Board to proceed.with the Perry Proceeding issues in the context of the Davis-Besse Units 2 and 3 proceeding with such expansion of the issues or schedules as the Licensing Board may deem appropriate. At the same time, the Commission could formally terminate the ongoing Perry' Proceeding on the condition, to which we would stipulate, that the units involved in that proceed-ing would be subject to the final decision rendered in the Davis-Besse Units 2 and 3 proceeding. In this manner, the Commission could assure that there would be no delay in the commencement of construction of the Perry facilitics without any detriment to the public interest and to those other interests represented by the other parties in the captioned proceedings. The suggested proceeding would allow a full antitrust hear-ing to proceed and would allow all interested parties a fair-opportunity to present and argue their respec-tive positions. The Commission, we respectfully sub-mit, should direct the Licensing Board and particularly O 889W@**M** .

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the Staff to secure the consent of all parties to this procedure.

R spectfully submitted, i acGS Gerald Charnoff (j Counsel for Applicants Dated: June 18, 1975

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Before the Commission In the Matter of )

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The Toledo-Edison Company and )

The Cleveland Electric Illuminating )

Company ) NRC Docket No. 50-346A (Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station, )

Unit 1) )

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The Cleveland Electric Illuminating )

Company, et al. ) NRC Docket Nos. 50-440A (Perry Nuclear Power Plant Units 1 ) 50-414A and 2) )

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The Toledo Edison Company, et al. )

(Davis-Besse Power, Station, Units 2 ) NRC Docket Nos. 50-500A and~3) ) 50-501A CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that copies of Applicants' Reply to Motion by NRC Staff to Authorize the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board to Consider and Rule on Consolidation were served on the following and on each of the persons listed on the attached Service List by U. S. mail, postage prepaid, on this 18th day of June, 1975.

William A. Anders, Chairman Victor S. Gilinsky, Commissioner U. S. Nuclear Regulatory U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Commission Washington, D. C. 20555 Washington, D. C. 20555 Marcus A. Rowden, Commissioner Richard T. Kennedy, Commissioner U. S. Nuclear Regulatory U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Commission Washington, D. C. 20555 Washington, D. C. 20555 Edward A. Mason, Commissioner SHAW, PITTMAN, POTTS &

U.-S. Nuclear Regulatory TROWBRIDGE Commission Washington, D. C. 20555 f .

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Gerald Charnoff pi Counsel for Applicant's Dated: June 18, 1975

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION In the Matter of )

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THE. TOLEDO EDISON COMPANY and )

THE CLEVELAND ELECTRIC ILLUMINATING ) NRC Docket No. 50-346A COMPANY )

(Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station, )

Unit-1) )

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THE CLEVELAND ELECTRIC ILLUMINATING )

COMPANY, ET AL. ) NRC Docket Nos. 50-440A (Perry Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 ) 50-441A and 2) )

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THE TOLEDO EDISON COMPANY, ET AL. )

(Davis-Besse Power Station, Units 2 ) NRC Docket Nos. 50-500A and 3) ) 50-501A SERVICE LIST Douglas V. Rigler, Esq. Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Chairman Panel Atomic Safety and Licensing U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Board Commission Foley, Lardner, Hollabaugh Washington, D. C. 20555 and Jacobs Chanin Building Melvin G. Berger, Esq.

815 Connecticut Avenue, N. W. P. O. Box 7513 Washington, D. C. 20006 Washington, D. C. 20044 John H. Brebbia, Esq. Docketing and Service Section Atomic Safety and Licensing Office of the Secretary Board .

U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Alston, Miller & Gaines Commission 1800 M Street, N. W. Washington, D. C. 20555 Washington, D. C. 20036 Roy P. Lessy, Jr., Esq.

Mr. John M. Frysiak Office of the Executive Legal Atomic Safety and Licensing Director Board Panel U. S. Nuclear Regulatory U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Commission Washington, D. C. 20555 washington, D. C. 20555 Robert J. Verdisco, Esq.

Office of the Executive Legal Director U. S. 'luclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D. C. 20555

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Benjamin H. Vogler, Esq. Richard M. Firestone Assistant Chief Antitrust Assistant Attorney General

' Office of the Executive Legal Antitrust Section Director 30 East Broad Street U. S. Nuclear Regulatory .5th Floor Commission Columbus, Ohio 43215 Washington, D. C. 20555 Mr. Raymond Kudukis, Director Joseph J. Saunders, Esq. of Public Utilities Steven Charno, Esq. City of Cleveland Antitrust Division 1201 Lakeside Avenue P. O. Box 7513 Cleveland, Ohio 44114 Washington, D. C. 20044

• gggbegtD 'HahhfES4 Frank R. Clokey, Esq. Department of Law Special Assistant Attorney 1201 Lakeside Avenue General Cleveland, Ohio 44114 Room 219 Towne House Apartments John C. Engle, President Harrisburg, Pennsylvanis 17105 AMP-0, Inc.

Municipal Building Edward A. Matto 20 High Street Assistant Attorney General Hamilton, Ohio 45012 Chief, Antitrust Section 30 East Broad Street Reuben Goldberg, Esq.

15th Floor David C. Hjelmfelt, Esq.

Columbus, Ohio 43215 1700 Pennsylvania Avenue, N. W.

Washington, D. C. 20006 George Chuplis Commissioner of Light & Power Wallace L. Duncan, Esq. j City of Cleveland Jon T. Brown, Esq. '

1201 Lakeside Avenue Duncan Brown,Weinberg & Palmer Cleveland, Ohio 44114 1700 Pennsylvania Avenue, N. W.

Washington, D. C. 20006 Karen H. Adkins, Esq.

Assistant Attorney General David McNeil Olds Antitrust Section Reed, Smith, Shaw & McClay 30 East Broad Street Union Trust Building 15th Floor Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15230 Columbus, Ohio 43215 John Lansdale, Esq.

Christo'pher R. Schraff, Esq. Cox, Langford & Brown Assistant Attorney General 21 Dupont Circle, N. W.

Environ' ental Law Section Washington, D. C. 20036 361 East Broad Street 8th Flcor Donald H. Hauser, Esq.

Columbus, Ohio -43215 Corporate Solicitor The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Wallace E. Brand,-Esq. Company Pearce & Brand 55 Public Square Suite 1200 Cleveland, Ohio 44101 1

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Leslie Henry,' Esq.

Fuller, Henry, Hodge & Snyder 300 Madison Avenue -

. Toledo, Ohio 43604 Thomas A. Kayuha, Esq.

Attorney Chio Edison Company 47 North Main Street

-Akron, Ohio 44308 Thomas J. Munsch,.Esq.

General Attorney Duquesne Light Company 435 Sixth Avenue Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219 Abraham Braitman, Esq.

Office of Antitrust and Indemnity Nuclear Regulatory Commission

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