ML20176A192

6-19-20 Petition for Review (DC Cir.)(Case No. 20-1225)

ML20176A192
Person / Time
Site:	HI-STORE
Issue date:	06/19/2020
From:	Andrew Averbach, Lodge T - No Known Affiliation, Citizens for Alternatives to Chemical Contamination, Citizens' Environmental Coalition, Don't Waste Michigan, Nuclear Energy Information Service, Nuclear Issues Study Group, Public Citizen, San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace
To:	Andrew Averbach NRC/OGC, US Federal Judiciary, Court of Appeals, for the District of Columbia Circuit
References
1848593, 20-1225, 72-1051-ISFSI, CLI-20-04
Download: ML20176A192 (73)

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USCA Case #20-1225 Document #1848593 Filed: 06/19/2020 Page 1 of 65 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT DONT WASTE MICHIGAN, )

CITIZENS ENVIRONMENTAL COALITION, CITIZENS FOR ) Case No. 20-1225 ALTERNATIVES TO CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION, NUCLEAR )

ENERGY INFORMATION SERVICE, PUBLIC CITIZEN, INC., )

SAN LUIS OBISPO MOTHERS FOR PEACE AND NUCLEAR )

ISSUES STUDY GROUP,

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Petitioners,

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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION and )

the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, )

Respondents. )

PETITION FOR REVIEW Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 2239, 28 U.S.C. § 2344, 5 U.S.C. § 702, 42 U.S.C.

§ 10139, Fed. R. App. P. 15(a), and D.C. Cir. Rule 15(a), Petitioners Dont Waste Michigan, Citizens for Alternatives to Chemical Contamination, Public Citizen, Inc., San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace, Nuclear Energy Information Service, (Page 1 of Total)

USCA Case #20-1225 Document #1848593 Filed: 06/19/2020 Page 2 of 65 Citizens Environmental Coalition, and Nuclear Issues Study Group, through their undersigned counsel, hereby petition for review of the following order entered by the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the NRC or Commission):

the Commissions Memorandum and Order CLI-20-04, issued on April 23, 2020 (CLI-20-04) (attached as Exhibit A).

Petitioners seek review of CLI-20-04 on the grounds that the Commission wrongfully and unlawfully denied Petitioners leave to participate as formal intervenors in a proceeding pending before the Commission captioned In re Holtec International (HI-STORE Consolidated Interim Storage Facility), Docket No.

72-1051-ISFSI, in violation of the Atomic Energy Act (AEA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 2011 et seq., the Nuclear Waste Policy Act (NWPA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 10101 et seq., and the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), 5 U.S.C. §§ 706.

Petitioners further maintain that in CLI-20-04, the NRC wrongfully and unlawfully applied the AEA, NWPA, APA and/or the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 4321 et seq. when it ruled that Petitioners had failed to plead any contentions that were admissible into the aforementioned proceeding. Specifically, Petitioners seek review of the Commissions rulings as to these eight Contentions:

! Contention 1: Redaction of Historic and Cultural Properties Precludes (Page 2 of Total)

USCA Case #20-1225 Document #1848593 Filed: 06/19/2020 Page 3 of 65 Public Consultation and Participation;

! Contention 2: Insufficient Assurance of Financing;

! Contention 3: Underestimation of Low-Level Radioactive Waste Volume;

! Contention 4: Holtec Does Not Qualify For Continued Storage GEIS Presumptions;

! Contention 7: Holtecs Start Clean/Stay Clean Policy Is Unlawful and Directly Causes a Public Health Threat;

! Contention 9: Incomplete and Inadequate Disclosure of Transportation Routes;

! Contention 11: NEPA Requires Significant Security Risk Analysis.

Consequently, Petitioners respectfully request this Court to review, reverse, and vacate CLI-20-04, order the dismissal of the license application under review, and grant such other remedies that may be warranted, at law and in equity.

Petitioners filing is timely because it is made within the 60-day period established by the Hobbs Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2344, for bringing a petition for judicial review of an agency action. CLI-20-04 was decided within the last 60 days.

Further, venue is appropriate within the D.C. Circuit pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2343.

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/s/ Terry J. Lodge Terry J. Lodge, Esq.

316 N. Michigan St., Suite 520 Toledo, OH 43604-5627 (419) 205-7084 tjlodge50@yahoo.com lodgelaw@yahoo.com Counsel for Petitioners (Page 4 of Total)

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USCA Case #20-1225 Document #1848593 Filed: 06/19/2020 Page 1 of 8 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT DONT WASTE MICHIGAN, )

CITIZENS ENVIRONMENTAL COALITION, CITIZENS FOR ) Case No. 20-1225 ALTERNATIVES TO CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION, NUCLEAR )

ENERGY INFORMATION SERVICE, PUBLIC CITIZEN, INC., )

SAN LUIS OBISPO MOTHERS FOR PEACE AND NUCLEAR )

ISSUES STUDY GROUP,

)

Petitioners,

)

v.

)

UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION and )

the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, )

Respondents. )

PETITIONERS RULE 26.1 DISCLOSURE Pursuant to Fed. R. App. P. 26.1 and D.C. Cir. Rule 26.1, Petitioners Dont Waste Michigan, Citizens for Alternatives to Chemical Contamination, Public Citizen, Inc., San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace, Nuclear Energy Information Service, Citizens Environmental Coalition, and Nuclear Issues Study (Page 66 of Total)

USCA Case #20-1225 Document #1848593 Filed: 06/19/2020 Page 2 of 8 Group, through their undersigned counsel, hereby state as follows:

1) Dont Waste Michigan states that it is an incorporated nonprofit organization that has no parent companies. No publicly held companies have a ten percent or greater ownership interest in Dont Waste Michigan.

2) Citizens for Alternatives to Chemical Contamination states that it is an unincorporated association that has no parent companies. No publicly held companies have a ten percent or greater ownership interest in Citizens for Alternatives to Chemical Contamination.

3) Public Citizen, Inc. states that it is an incorporated nonprofit organization that has no parent companies. No publicly held companies have a ten percent or greater ownership interest in Public Citizen, Inc.

4) San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace states that it is an incorporated nonprofit organization that has no parent companies. No publicly held companies have a ten percent or greater ownership interest in San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace,

5) Nuclear Energy Information Service states that it is an incorporated nonprofit organization that has no parent companies.No publicly held companies have a ten percent or greater ownership interest in Nuclear Energy Information Service.

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USCA Case #20-1225 Document #1848593 Filed: 06/19/2020 Page 3 of 8

6) Citizens Environmental Coalition states that it is an incorporated nonprofit organization that has no parent companies.No publicly held companies have a ten percent or greater ownership interest in Citizens Environmental Coalition.

7) Nuclear Issues Study Group states that it is an unincorporated association that has no parent companies. No publicly held companies have a ten percent or greater ownership interest in Nuclear Issues Study Group.

/s/ Terry J. Lodge Terry J. Lodge, Esq.

316 N. Michigan St., Suite 520 Toledo, OH 43604-5627 (419) 205-7084 tjlodge50@yahoo.com lodgelaw@yahoo.com Counsel for Petitioners (Page 68 of Total)

USCA Case #20-1225 Document #1848593 Filed: 06/19/2020 Page 4 of 8 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT DONT WASTE MICHIGAN, )

CITIZENS ENVIRONMENTAL COALITION, CITIZENS FOR ) Case No.

ALTERNATIVES TO CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION, NUCLEAR )

ENERGY INFORMATION SERVICE, PUBLIC CITIZEN, INC., )

SAN LUIS OBISPO MOTHERS FOR PEACE AND NUCLEAR )

ISSUES STUDY GROUP,

)

Petitioners,

)

v.

)

UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION and )

the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, )

Respondents. )

CERTIFICATE AS TO PARTIES, RULING, AND RELATED CASES Pursuant to D.C. Circuit Rules 27(a)(4) and 28(a)(1)(A), counsel for Petitioners Dont Waste Michigan, Citizens for Alternatives to Chemical Contamination, Public Citizen, Inc., San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace, Nuclear Energy Information Service, Citizens Environmental Coalition, and Nuclear (Page 69 of Total)

USCA Case #20-1225 Document #1848593 Filed: 06/19/2020 Page 5 of 8 Issues Study Group, certifies as follows:

1. Parties, Intervenors, and Amici Curiae Petitioners are Dont Waste Michigan, Citizens for Alternatives to Chemical Contamination, Public Citizen, Inc., San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace, Nuclear Energy Information Service, Citizens Environmental Coalition, and Nuclear Issues Study Group. Respondents are the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or Commission) and the United States of America.

Currently, there are no other parties to the case.

2. Rulings Under Review Petitioners seek the review of rulings made by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in its Memorandum and Order CLI-20-04, issued April 23, 2020.

The Memorandum and Order was entered in NRC Docket No. 72-1051. The Federal Register published notice of the commencement of Docket No. 72-1051 on July 16, 2018 at 83 Fed. Reg. 32,919.

3. Related Cases.

There is a related case, Beyond Nuclear, Inc. v. United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the United States of America, D.C. Cir. Case No. 20-1187.

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/s/ Terry J. Lodge Terry J. Lodge, Esq.

316 N. Michigan St., Suite 520 Toledo, OH 43604-5627 (419) 205-7084 tjlodge50@yahoo.com lodgelaw@yahoo.com Counsel for Petitioners (Page 71 of Total)

USCA Case #20-1225 Document #1848593 Filed: 06/19/2020 Page 7 of 8 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT DONT WASTE MICHIGAN, )

CITIZENS ENVIRONMENTAL COALITION, CITIZENS FOR ) Case No.

ALTERNATIVES TO CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION, NUCLEAR )

ENERGY INFORMATION SERVICE, PUBLIC CITIZEN, INC., )

SAN LUIS OBISPO MOTHERS FOR PEACE AND NUCLEAR )

ISSUES STUDY GROUP,

)

Petitioners,

)

v.

)

UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION and )

the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, )

Respondents. )

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I, Terry J. Lodge, Counsel for Petitioners, hereby certify that on June 19, 2020, I served Petitioners Petition for Review; Rule 26.1 Disclosure Statement; and Certificate as to Parties, Rulings, and Related Cases on the following by first-class mail and by posting them on the Courts ECF system:

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USCA Case #20-1225 Document #1848593 Filed: 06/19/2020 Page 8 of 8 William Barr, Attorney General (registered mail, return receipt. requested)

United States Department of Justice Environment and Natural Resources Division 950 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20530-001 Marian Zobler, General Counsel Office of the General Counsel U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 Annette L. Vietti-Cook, Secretary U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mail Stop O-16G4 Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 Jay E. Silberg, Esq. (counsel to Holtec International)

Pillsbury Winthrop, Shaw Pittman, LLP 1200 Seventeenth St. N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20036

/s/ Terry J. Lodge Terry J. Lodge, Esq.

316 N. Michigan St., Suite 520 Toledo, OH 43604-5627 (419) 205-7084 tjlodge50@yahoo.com lodgelaw@yahoo.com Counsel for Petitioners (Page 73 of Total)