ML19010A376

Order (Concerning Oral Argument)

ML19010A376
Person / Time
Site:	Consolidated Interim Storage Facility
Issue date:	01/10/2019
From:	Paul Ryerson Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel
To:	Gary Arnold, Nicholas Trikouros Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel
SECY RAS
References
ASLBP 19-959-01-ISFSI-BD01, RAS 54746, WCS CISF 72-1050-ISFSI
Download: ML19010A376 (4)

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD Before Administrative Judges:

Paul S. Ryerson, Chairman Nicholas G. Trikouros Dr. Gary S. Arnold In the Matter of INTERIM STORAGE PARTNERS LLC (WCS Consolidated Interim Storage Facility)

Docket No. 72-1050-ISFSI ASLBP No. 19-959-01-ISFSI-BD01 January 10, 2019 ORDER (Concerning Oral Argument)

The Board will conduct a prehearing conference to hear oral argument on standing and contention admissibility.

As several petitioners have recognized,1 although there are differences, there are also similarities between this proceeding and a pending proceeding that involves a license application for another consolidated interim storage facility that would be constructed and operated in Lea County, New Mexico.2 The Board presently expects to issue a ruling on standing and contention admissibility in the New Mexico case in March, and believes oral argument in this case will be more productive if the participants have an opportunity to consider the Boards ruling in the New Mexico proceeding.

1 Motion of Sierra Club, Dont Waste Michigan, Citizens Environmental Coalition, Citizens for Alternatives to Chemical Contamination, Nuclear Energy Information Service, Public Citizen, Inc., San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace, Sustainable Energy and Economic Development (SEED) Coalition and Leona Morgan, Individually for Disqualification of Atomic Safety and Licensing Board (Nov. 26, 2018) at 1-2.

2 Establishment of Atomic Safety and Licensing Board: Holtec International, 83 Fed. Reg.

55,578, 55,578-79 (Nov. 6, 2018).

Accordingly, the Board intends to issue an order providing further guidance concerning oral argument in this proceeding around the time it issues its decision in the New Mexico proceeding.

It is so ORDERED.

FOR THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD Paul S. Ryerson, Chairman ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE Rockville, Maryland January 10, 2019

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION In the Matter of

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INTERIM STORAGE PARTNERS LLC

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that copies of the foregoing ORDER (Concerning Oral Argument) have been served upon the following persons by the Electronic Information Exchange:

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Mail Stop: T-3F23 Washington, DC 20555-0001 Paul S. Ryerson, Chair Administrative Judge E-mail: paul.ryerson@nrc.gov Nicholas G. Trikouros Administrative Judge E-mail: nicholas.trikouros@nrc.gov Dr. Gary S. Arnold Administrative Judge E-mail: gary.arnold@nrc.gov Joseph McManus, Law Clerk Taylor Mayhall, Law Clerk E-mail: joseph.mcmanus@nrc.gov taylor.mayhall@nrc.gov U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Commission Appellate Adjudication Mail Stop: O16-B33 Washington, DC 20555-0001 E-mail: ocaamail@nrc.gov U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of the Secretary of the Commission Mail Stop: O16-B33 Washington, DC 20555-0001 Hearing Docket E-mail: Hearing.Docket@nrc.gov U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of the General Counsel Mail Stop - O-14A44 Washington, DC 20555-0001 Joe Gillespie, Esq.

Sara Kirkwood, Esq.

Mauri Lemoncelli, Esq.

Emily Monteith, Esq.

Patrick Moulding, Esq.

Carrie Safford, Esq.

Thomas Steinfeldt Alana Wase, Esq.

E-mail: joe.gillespie@nrc.gov sara.kirkwood@nrc.gov mauri.lemoncelli@nrc.gov emily.monteith@nrc.gov patrick.moulding@nrc.gov carrie.safford@nrc.gov thomas.steinfeldt@nrc.gov alana.wase@nrc.gov

Docket No. 72-1050-ISFSI ORDER (Concerning Oral Argument) 2 Counsel for Beyond Nuclear Diane Curran, Esq.

Harmon, Curran, Spielberg and Eisenberg 1725 DeSales Street NW, Suite 500 Washington, DC 20036 E-mail: dcurran@harmoncurran.com Mindy Goldstein, Esq.

Caroline Reiser, Esq.

Emory University School of Law Turner Environmental Law Clinic 1301 Clifton Road Atlanta, GA 30322 E-mail: magolds@emory.edu caroline.j.reiser@emory.edu Diane DArrigo Nuclear Information and Resource Service (NIRS) 6930 Carroll Avenue Suite 340 Takoma Park, MD 20912 Email: dianed@nirs.org Karen D. Hadden Executive Director, Sustainable Energy and Economic Development (SEED) Coalition 605 Carismatic Lane Austin, TX 78748 E-mail: karendhadden@gmail.com Counsel for Interim Storage Partners LLC Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20004 Stephen Burdick, Esq.

Timothy Matthews, Esq.

Ryan Lighty, Esq.

Paul Bessette, Esq.

E-mail: stephen.burdick@morganlewis.com timothy.matthews@morganlewis.com ryan.lighty@morganlewis.com paul.bessette@morganlewis.com Chris Hebner, Esq.

City of San Antonio, TX P.O. Box 839966 San Antonio, TX 78283 E-mail: chris.hebner@sanantonio.gov Counsel for Sierra Club Wallace Taylor 4403 1st Avenue S.E.

Suite 402 Cedar Rapids, IA 52402 E-mail: wtaylorlaw@aol.com Counsel for Fasken Land and Oil and Permian Basin Land and Royalty Owners Robert V. Eye Law Office, L.L.C.

Robert Eye, Esq.

Timothy Laughlin 4840 Bob Billings Parkway, Suite 1010 Lawrence, KS 66049 E-mail: bob@kauffmaneye.com tijay1300@gmail.com Counsel for Dont Waste Michigan, et al Terry Lodge, Esq.

316 N. Michigan Street Suite 520 Toledo, OH 43604 E-mail: tjlodge50@yahoo.com

[Original signed by Herald M. Speiser ]

Office of the Secretary of the Commission Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 10th day of January, 2019