ML20137P953

Urges Establishment of Schedule Conforming to Util 850826 Proposal for Discovery on Emergency Planning Contentions. Svc List Encl.Related Correspondence

ML20137P953
Person / Time
Site:	Vogtle
Issue date:	09/17/1985
From:	Churchill B GEORGIA POWER CO., SHAW, PITTMAN, POTTS & TROWBRIDGE
To:	Lindenberger G, Margulies M, Paris O Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel
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CON-#385-526 OL, NUDOCS 8509190836
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September 17, 1985 ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,

Morton B. Margulies, Chairman Mr. Gustave A. Linenberger, Jr.

Atomic Safety and Licensing Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Board U.S. Nuclear Regulatory U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Commission Washington, D.C. 20555 Washington, D.C. 20555 .

Dr. Oscar H. Paris Atomic Safety and Licensing Board U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555 In the Matter of Georgia Power Company, et al.

(Vogtle Electric Generating Plant 7UiiIts 1 and 2)

Docket Nos. 50-424 and 50-425 r/

Gentlemen:

By letter dated September 4, the Board requested that Joint Intervenors respond to the schedule, proposed by Appli-cants and endorsed by the NRC Staff, for discovery on emergency planning contentions. That schedule was set forth in Appli-cants' August 26 letter to the Board. We received today "In-tervenors' Proposal for Emergency Response Discovery Schedule,"

which would extend discovery on these contentions at least into April 1986. '

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4 Administrative Judges Sept. 17, 1985 page 2 As compared to other issues, the emergency planning con-tentions are being litigated relatively late in this proceed-ing. Accordingly, it would be reasonable to establish an expe-ditious schedule rather than a protracted schedule, such as that proposed by Joint Intervenors. For example, Joint Inter-venors have proposed October 15 as the deadline for filing first round discovery requests. However, the Board's "Memoran-dum and Order (Ruling On Joint Intervenors' Proposed Conten-tions on Emergency Planning)" was issued on August 12, 1985.

Thus, Joint Intervenors have already had more than four weeks to frame discovery requests on admitted emergency planning con-tentions.

Similarly, Joint Intervenors propose that answers to first round discovery requests would be due "within sixty days after receipt of the discovery requests." This is a marked contrast to the Commission's Rules of Practice, which normally provide for the service of answers to interrogatories "within 14 days after service of the interrogatories." See 10 C.F.R.

S 2.740b(b). The schedule proposed by Applicants is thus more generous than that specified in the regulations. Under Appli-cants' proposal, ansv es to discovery requests would be due within 20 days after service of the request.

For these reasons, Applicants urge the Board to establish a schedule which conforms as closely as possible to Appli-cants' proposal (adjusted as necessary to reflect the passage of September 16, which Applicants had proposed as the deadline for filing first round discovery requests).

Sincerely yours,

\ %s e %. urchill Counsel for Applicants cc Service List (attached)

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA i

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

, Before the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board i

I In the Matter of )

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GEORGIA POWER COMPANY, et al. ) Docket Nos. 50-424

) 50-425 (Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, )

Units 1 and 2) )

SERVICE LIST -

i i Morton B. Margulies, Chairman Douglas C. Tepe'r'~ '

i Atomic Safety and Licensing Board 1253 Lenox Circle ..

i U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Atlanta, GA 30306 Washington, D.C. 20555 Laurie Fowler Mr. Gustave A. Linenberger, Jr. Legal Environmental Assistance Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Foundation U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 218 Flora Avenue, N.E.

4 Washington, D.C. 20555 Atlanta, GA 30307

) Dr. Oscar H. Paris Tim Johnson Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Campaign for a Prosperous U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Georgia 20555 Washington, D.C. 175 Trinity Avenue, S.W.

Atlanta, GA 30303

Bernard M. Bordenick, Esq.

! Office of Executive Legal Director Docketing and Service Section I

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of the Secretary i

Washington, D.C. 20555 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory i

Commission Atomic Safety and Licensing Washington, D.C. 20555 Board Panel

! U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Bradley Jones, Esquire Washington, D.C. 20555 Regional Counsel U.S. Nuclear Regulatory l Atomic Safety and Licensing Commission l Appeal Board Panel Suite 3100 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 101 Marietta Street .

Washington, D.C. 20555 Atlanta, GA 30303 '

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