ML20148K502
| ML20148K502 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | New England Power |
| Issue date: | 10/24/1978 |
| From: | Fitch H NEW ENGLAND LEGAL FOUNDATION |
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| NUDOCS 7811170173 | |
| Download: ML20148K502 (4) | |
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION BEFORE THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD In the Matter of )
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NEW ENGLAND POWER COMPANY, ) Docket Nos. STN 50-568 et al. ) STN 50-569
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TO COMPEL NEP TO SUPPLEMEN" ITS ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT S
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%< ,d The Motion of the State of Rh' ode Island and P ' t Qfd Plantations for an order directing the New England Power Co. (NEP) to supplement the information contained in its Environmental Re-port on alternative sit'es should be denied.
First, the Motion is nothing more than a discovery motion.
Under this Board's order of February 22, 1978 discovery is not to commence until the date set by this Board. This Board stated: I Under the facts in this case, we~have con-cluded that the period for discovery, probably about 90 days, should commence after both the i DES and SER have been issued. The dates of -
the discovery period will be fixed 54 the Board after an evidentiary hearing which will con-sider the f acts involved in the Douglas Point criteria for the exercise of a sound discretion in deciding whether and when early hearings or discovery should be held on specific issues.
A 30-day-notice.of.such hearing will be issued promptly after both the DES and SER have been filed, the date depending on which document is filed later. At 41-42 (emphasis added) .
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. , . ' Since the Board has not set a discovery schedule the Rhode Island Motion is untimely and should be denied.
Second, assuming Rhode Island's motion has some other purpose, it should still be denied since the only party with standing to make such a demand of NEPCO is the NRC staff. The staff must prepare the final Environmental' Statement based in part upon the DES, the ER and the DES comments. If the ER and DES contain insufficient information'on alternative sites, then i
Rhode Island should so note in its DES comment . The question, if there is one, is not before this Board.
For the reasons stated above, the motion should be l
denied.
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New England Legal Foundation 110 Tremont Street Boston, Massachusetts 02108 Counsel for LAMP, e t al.
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION D \ N Qh 4 in BEFORE THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING B D
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NEW ENGLAND POWER COMPANY, ) Docket Nos. STN 50-568 et al.
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing " Response to Rhode Island's Motion to Compel NEP to Supplement its Environ-mental Report" was mailed, postage pre-paid, this 24th day of October, 1978, to each of the following:
Marshall E. Miller, Esq. Atomic Safety and Licensing Chairman Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Board U.S. Nuclear Regulatory U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Commission Washington, D.C. 20555 Washington, D.C. 20555 Dr. Emmeth A. Luebke Atomic Safety and Licensing Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Appeal Board U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Washington, D.C. 20555 Commission Washington, D.C. 20555 Dr. Oscar H. Paris Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Docketing and Service Section U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of the Secretary Washington, D.C. 20555 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Myron Karman, Esq. Washington, D.C. 20555 Office ' of the Executive Legal Director' Joseph T. Turo, Esq.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Town Solicitor for the Washington, D.C. 20555 Town of Westerly 47 High Street Thomas G. Dignan, Jr., Esq. Westerly, Rhode Island 02 891 Ropes & Gray-225 Franklin Street Rhode Islanders for Safe Power Boston, Massacusetts 02110 c/o Mary Ann Scott-Ketner
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R.D. 5 700 Ministerial Road Wakefield, Rhode Island 02879
Ms. Katherine Spencer Doherty Physicians Concerned About Ai]uidneck Island Ecology Nuclear Power
. Box 573 c/o Robert L. Conrad Newport, Rhodo Island 02840 '30 Kenyon Avenuu Wakefield, Rhode Island 02879 Richard A. Poirier, President Rhode Island Association of Eric D. Schneider Conservation Commissioners Claudine C. Schneider Polo 95, Stillwater Road 56 Cent ra l Stteet Smithfield, Rhode Island 02917 Narragansett, Rhode Island 0281 V. James Santaniello, Esq. John R. Scanlon, Executive Town Solicitor Director Town of West Greenwich Save the Bay, Inc.
Manning, West, Santaniello & Pari 655 Main Street 711 Industrial Bank Building East Greenwich, Rhode Providence, Rhode Island 02903 Island 02818 Sister Arlene Violet Edward H. Newman, Esq.
187 Westminster Mall Town Solicitor Suite 50 7 Town of Richmond Providence, Rhode Island 02903 42 Granite Street Westerly , Rhode Island 02891 Karin P. Sheldon, Esq.
Sheldon, Harmon & Roisman Raymond L. Thorp, Jr.
1025 15th Street, N.W. Chairman for Intervention Washington, D.C. 20005 The Taxpayers and Voters of Cha rles town Philip W. Noel, Esq. RFD 15 Westminster Street Bradford, Rhode Island 02808 Providence Rhode Island 02913 Sean Kelleher Henry Shelton, Esq. Energy Advisor Coalition for Consumer Justice Of fice of the Governor 410 Board Street State House Central Falls, Rhode Island 02863 Providence, Rhode Island 0290 3 Thomas J. Liguori, Jr. John P. Toscano, Jr., Esq.
Urso and Adams 23 Canal Street 42 Granite Street Westerly, Rhode Island 02891 Westerly, Rhode Island 02891 James O. Watts, Esq.
Town Solicitor Town of Charlestown 56 7 Main Street Wakefield, Rhode Island 02879 Archibald B. Kenyon, Jr., Esq.
Town Solicitor Town of South Kingstown 51 Tower Mill Road Wakefield, Rhode Island 02979
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Y1 Yarrison A. Fitch, Esq.