ML17209B263

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Memo of 810611 Conference Call Discussing Cities Opposition to Issuance of Ol.Util Will File Motion Requesting That Cities Be Precluded from Objecting to Issuance of Ol. Certificate of Svc Encl
ML17209B263
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Site: Saint Lucie NextEra Energy icon.png
Issue date: 06/11/1981
From: BOUKNIGHT J A
FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT CO., LOWENSTEIN, NEWMAN, REIS, AXELRAD & TOLL
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FloridaPower&LightCompanySt.LucieUnitNo.2DocketNo.50-389AJunell,1981MEMORANDUM OFCONFERENCE CALLAconference callwasheldonMonday,Junellat'herequestofFloridaPower&LightCompany(FPL).ChairmanSmith,JudgeLazo,Mr.Roth(counselfortheintervening cities),Ms.Urban(counselfortheDepartment ofJustice),

Mr.VoglerandMs.Hodgdon(counselfortheNRCStaff)andMessrs.Bouknight andDym(counselforFPL)participated.

JudgeBlochjoinedthecallinprogress.

ChairmanSmithbeganbyinforming thepartiesthathehadrequested JudgeBlochtojoininthecallbecausetherewasapossibility thatJudgeBlochwouldbeappointed toreplaceChairmanSmithasamemberoftheBoardduetoChairmanSmithsotherresponsibilities.

ChairmanSmithnotedtheabsenceofcounselforParsons&Whittemore andstatedthat,althoughParsons&Whittemore hasnotbeenadmittedasapartytotheproceeding, theBoardisnot,inclinedtomakeanyrulingwhichmightaffectParsons&Whittemore intheeventitisadmittedasapartytotheproceeding withoutfirsthearingfromParsons&Whittemore.

CounselforFPLstatedthatFPLisconcerned withthetimingoftheproceeding, becauseFPL'spresentplanscallforloadingoffuelatSt.LucieUnitNo.2inOctober1982.FPLbelievesthattheCities,becauseofrepresentations whichtheymadeatthetimethattheysoughtlateintervention in

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intheproceeding in1976and1977,areprecluded fromobjecting toissuanceofanoperating licenseatthetimewhenthelicenseisotherwise.

ripeforissuancenotwith-standingthependencyofantitrust proceedings withrespecttoSt.LucieUnitNo.2.CounselforFPLdescribed communi-cationsbetweenFPLandtheCitieswh'ichhaveoccurredsub-sequenttoMay27,1981,thedateonwhichCities'otion toEstablish Procedures, etc.wasfiled.CounselforCitieshastakenthepositionindiscussions withFPLthattheCitiesarenotnowprecluded byanyrepresentations orstipulations fromopposingissuanceoftheoperating licenseuntilantitrust proceedings havebeencompleted.

Asaresultofthesediscussions, FPLrequested thattheCitiesnowenterintoastipulation thatissuanceoftheoperating licensewillnotbedelayedduetothependencyofantitrust proceedings.

CounselforFPLstatedthattheCities'esponse hadbeenreadtohimbyMr.Rothoverthetelephone afewminutesbeforethecallbegan.Thediscussion duringtheconference callindicated thattheCitiesarenotnowpreparedtoenterintothestipulation requested byFPLunlessFPLeither(1)stipulates toprocedures whichwillassurethatanin-itialdecisioncanbeissuedbeforetheoperating licenseisissuedandwaivesanyrighttoseekastayofanyreliefimposedbyaninitialdecisionpendingappealofthatdecision, or(2)stipulated thatanoperating licenseissuedbeforeantitrust proceedings arecompleted shallcontain"interim" licenseconditions acceptable totheCities.Mr.Rothindi-cated,however,thatCitieshavenotyetdetermined whethertheywouldagreetounconditional stipulation iftheconditions whichtheyproposeareunacceptable toFPL.CounselforFPLstatedthatFPLwillfileamotionrequesting thattheCitiesbeprecluded fromobjecting toissuanceofanoperating licensenotwithstanding thependencyofantitrust proceedings.

Mr.Rothindicated thattheCitiesmight,intheirresponse, addressprocedures whichcouldbeadoptedtoincreasethelikelihood thatthisproceeding willbecompleted beforeanoperating licenseisotherwise ripeforissuance.

ChairmanSmithdirectedthattheCitiesalsoanticipate thepossibility thatthisproceeding willnotbecompleted at,suchtimeandstateunambiguously theirpositionastowhethertheoperating licensecouldthenissuenotwithstanding thependencyofantitrust proceedings.

Heemphasized theimportance ofthepartiesbeingpreparedtoassumeresponsibility fortheconsequences ofthepositions whichtheytakeonthisquestion.

ChairmanSmithrequested thatthepartiesintheirpleadings concerning thepossibility ofissuinganoperating licensenotwithstanding thependencyofantitrust proceedings addressthequestionoftheBoard'sjurisdiction toaccomplish thisresult.

CounselforFPLindicated that,inlightoftheabsenceofanyagreement onastipulation, FPLwouldpromptlyfileamotionrequesting thatdiscovery resumeandthatanswerstooutstanding interrogatories berequiredwithinthenearfuture.ChairmanSmithstatedthattheBoardfoundthepriorpleadings submitted bytheCitiesconcerning thesettlement proposedbyFPL,theDepartment ofJusticeandtheNRCStafftobevagueandlackinginspecificity astothere-liefwhichtheCitiessought.TheChairmanstatedthattheBoardexpectstheCitiesforthcoming pleadingtocontainanunambiguous statement oftheadditional reliefwhichthe*/Citiesseek,-andhestatedthatanyfurtherpleadingwhichisasvagueasthepriorpleadings maynotbegivenmuchweight.ChairmanSmithaskedcounselfortheCitiesiftheMay27pleadingwasintendedtobeamotionforsummarydisposition undertheNRC'srules.Mr.Rothrepliedintheaffirmative.

"/Thisistheunderstanding ofcounselforFPL.CounselfortheCities'nderstood theBoardtobedirecting theCitiestobeunambiguous inforthcoming pleadings aboutwhattheCitiesseekinthosepleadings, anddoesnotunderstand theCitiesnortobeobligated tospecifytheultimatereliefwhichtheyseeksuchastheexactmegawattage theywant.

CounselforFPLsaidthataresponsetoamotionforsummarydisposition, whichappearstobeaddressed toallissuesinthecaseotherthanrelief,shouldnotberequireduntilfurtherdiscovery hasbeencompleted, andthatFPLin-tendstofileamotionrequesting thatitnotberequiredatthistimetorespondtotheMay27pleadingasamotionforsummarydisposition.

Inclosing,ChairmanSmithagainstatedthedecisionoftheBoardtoreceivefromtheCitiesanunambiguous statement oftheirpositionandspecification ofthefurther*/reliefsoughtbytheCities.-Inaccordance withtheChairman's directions, thismemorandum waspreparedbycounselforFPLandcirculated toallparticipants intheconference callforapprovalbeforefilingwiththeBoard.J.A.Bouknight, Jr."/Seefootnoteonpreviouspage.

UNITEDSTATESOFAMERICANUCLEARREGULATORY COMMISSION BEFORETHEATOMICSAFETYANDLICENSING BOARDIntheMatterof))FLORIDAPOWER&LIGHTCOMPANY)(St.LucrePlant,UnitNo.2))DocketNo.50-389ACERTIFICATE OFSERVICEIherebycertifythatcopiesoflettertotheAtomicSafetyandLicensing Boardmembers,transmitting Memorandum ofConference Call,fromJ.A.Bouknight, Jr.wasservedbyhanddelivery*

orbydepositintheU.S.Mail,firstclass,postageprepaidthis15thdayofJune,1981.IvanW.Smith,EsquireChairmanAtomicSafetyandLicensing BoardU.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission Washington, D.C.20555RobertM.Lazo,EsquireAtomicSafetyandLicensing BoardU.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission Washington, D.C.20555MichaelA.Duggan,EsquireCollegeofBusinessAdministration University ofTexasAustin,Texas78712Docketing andServiceStationOfficeoftheSecretary U.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission Washington, D.C.20555JeromeSaltzman, ChiefAntitrust

&Indemnity GroupU.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission Washington, D.C.20555ThomasGurney,Sr.,Esquire203NorthMagnoliaAvenueOrlando,Florida32802AtomicSafetyandLicensing BoardU.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission Washington, D.C.20555RobertE.BathenFredSafferR.W.Beck&Associates P.O.Box6817Orlando,Florida32803RobertA.Jablon,EsquireAlanJ.Roth,Esquire2600VirginiaAvenue,N.W.Washington, D.C.20037WilliamC.Wise,EsquireSuite500120018thStreet,-N.W.

Washington, D.C.20036WilliamH.Chandler, EsquireChandler, O'Neal,Avera,Gray&Stripling PostOfficeDrawer0Gainesville, Florida32602 JanetUrban,EsquireP.O.Box14141Washington, D.C.20044DonaldA.Kaplan,EsquireRobertFabrikant, EsquireAntitrust DivisionU.S.Department ofJusticeWashington, D.C.20530JosephRutberg,EsquireLeeScottDewey,EsquireFredricD.Chanania, EsquireCounselforNRCStaffU.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission Washington, D.C.20555CharlesR.P.Brown,EsquireBrown,PaxtonandWilliams301South6thStreetP.O.Box1418FortPierce,Florida33450BenjaminH.VoglerU.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission Washington, D.C.20555AnnP.Hodgdon,EsquireOfficeoftheExecutive LegalDirectorU.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission Washington, D.C.20555GeorgeR.Kucik,EsquireNarcGary,EsquireEllenE.Sward,EsquireArent,Fox,Kintner,Plotkin6Kahn1815HStreet,N.W.Washington, D.C.20006RichardS.Salzman,EsquireAtomicSafetyandLicensing AppealBoardPanelU.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission Washington, D.C.20555.A.Bouknigt,Jr.Lowenstein, Newman,Reis&Axelrad1025Connecticut Avenue,N.W.Washington, D.C.20036(202)862-8400DATED:June15,1981