ML102430145
| ML102430145 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Diablo Canyon  |
| Issue date: | 08/31/2010 |
| From: | Annette Vietti-Cook NRC/SECY |
| To: | Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel |
| SECY RAS | |
| References | |
| 50-275-LR, 50-323-LR, ASLBP 10-900-01-LR-BD01, RAS 18500 | |
| Download: ML102430145 (4) | |
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
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In the Matter of )
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PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY ) Docket Nos. 50-275-LR &
) 50-323-LR (Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2) )
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ORDER The San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace (SLOMFP), as part of its request for hearing in this proceeding, petitioned for waiver of 10 C.F.R. § 51.53(c)(2) and 10 C.F.R. Part 51, Subpart A, Appendix B, to the extent that these regulations preclude the litigation of its proposed Contention EC-2, which relates to the environmental impacts of spent fuel storage.1 As part of its recent decision granting SLOMFPs hearing request, the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board found that SLOMFP had demonstrated a prima facie case for waiver, and certified the matter to the Commission.2 To aid in its determination on the merits of the waiver petition, the Commission invites the parties to submit briefs addressing the question whether 10 C.F.R.
§ 51.53(c)(2) and 10 C.F.R. Part 51, Subpart A, Appendix B should be waived to permit litigation of Contention EC-2.
1 Under 10 C.F.R. § 51.53(c)(2), a license renewal applicant need not discuss in the environmental report any aspect of the storage of spent fuel for the facility within the scope of the generic determination in 51.23(a) and in accordance with 51.23(b).
2 LBP-10-15, 72 NRC __ (Aug. 4, 2010) (slip op. at 45). See also 10 C.F.R. § 2.335(d). In addition, the Board admitted a narrowed version of Contention EC-2 subject to the Commission ruling on the merits of the SLOMFP request for waiver. LBP-10-15, 72 NRC __ (slip op. at 96).
As admitted, Contention EC-2 states: [Pacific Gas & Electrics] Environmental Report is inadequate to satisfy [the National Environmental Policy Act] because it does not address the airborne environmental impacts of a spent fuel pool accident caused by an earthquake adversely affecting [Diablo Canyon]. Id. (slip op., Attachment A).
Initial briefs are limited to 40 pages, exclusive of the title page, table of contents, table of authorities, and any supporting materials, and must be submitted no later than Friday, September 24, 2010. Thereafter, the parties may file responsive briefs, of no more than 15 pages, exclusive of the title page, table of contents, table of authorities, and any supporting materials, no later than Friday, October 15, 2010. Arguments made before the Board need not be repeated.
This Order is issued pursuant to my authority under 10 C.F.R. § 2.346(a).
For the Commission NRC SEAL /RA/
Annette L. Vietti-Cook Secretary of the Commission Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 31st day of August, 2010.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION In the Matter of )
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PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY ) Docket Nos. 50-275-LR
) and 50-323-LR (Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant, )
Units 1 and 2) )
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that copies of the foregoing ORDER OF THE SECRETARY (INVITING THE PARTIES TO SUBMIT BRIEFS) have been served upon the following persons by the Electronic Information Exchange.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Office of the General Counsel Mail Stop: T-3F23 Mail Stop: O-15D21 Washington, DC 20555-0001 Washington, DC 20555-0001 Alex S. Karlin, Chair Edward Williamson, Esq.
E-mail: alex.karlin@nrc.gov E-mail: elw2@nrc.gov Susan Uttal, Esq.
Nicholas G. Trikouros E-mail: susan.uttal@nrc.gov E-mail: ngt@nrc.gov Maxwell Smith, Esq.
E-mail: Maxwell.smith@nrc.gov Paul B. Abramson Lloyd Subin, Esq.
E-mail: pba@nrc.gov E-mail: lloyd.subin@nrc.gov paul.abramson@nrc.gov Catherine E. Kanatas, Esq.
E-mail: catherine.kanatas@nrc.gov Wen Bu, Law Clerk Brian Newell, Paralegal E-mail: wxb3@nrc.gov E-mail: bpn1@nrc.gov Katie Tucker, Law Clerk OGC Mail Center E-mail: katie.tucker@nrc.gov E-mail: OGCMailCenter@nrc.gov U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Commission Appellate Adjudication Office of the Secretary of the Commission Mail Stop: O-16C1 Mail Stop: O-16C1 Washington, DC 20555-0001 Washington, DC 20555-0001 OCAA Mail Center Hearing Docket E-mail: ocaamail@nrc.gov E-mail: hearingdocket@nrc.gov
2 Docket Nos. 50-275-LR and 50-323-LR ORDER OF THE SECRETARY (INVITING THE PARTIES TO SUBMIT BRIEFS)
Winston & Strawn, LLP Harmon, Curran, Spielberg, and Eisenberg Counsel for PG&E Counsel for San Luis Obispo Mothers 101 California Street For Peace San Francisco, CA 94111-5802 1726 M Street, N.W., Suite 600 Washington, DC 20036 David A. Repka, Esq.
E-mail: drepka@winston.com Diane Curran, Esq.
Tyson Smith, Esq. dcurran@harmoncurran.com E-mail: trsmith@winston.com Carlos Sisco, Senior Paralegal E-mail: CSisco@winston.com San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace 1123 Flora Road Arroyo Grande, CA 93420 Jill ZamEk, Esq.
jzk@charter.net
[Original signed by Christine M. Pierpoint]_
Office of the Secretary of the Commission Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 31st day of August 2010.