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{{#Wiki_filter:UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION BEFORE THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD In the Matter of   ) Docket Nos. 50-247-LR and
{{#Wiki_filter:UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION BEFORE THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD In the Matter of                                             )       Docket Nos. 50-247-LR and
  )   50-286-LR ENTERGY NUCLEAR OPERATIONS, INC. )  
                                                            )                       50-286-LR ENTERGY NUCLEAR OPERATIONS, INC.                             )
  )
                                                            )
(Indian Point Nuclear Generating Units 2 and 3) )  
(Indian Point Nuclear Generating Units 2 and 3)             )
                                                            )      September 16, 2011 APPLICANTS REQUEST TO FILE A SURREPLY TO THE COMBINED REPLY OF RIVERKEEPER, INC. AND HUDSON RIVER SLOOP CLEARWATER, INC.
In accordance with Section G.3 of the Atomic Safety and Licensing Boards July 1, 2010 Scheduling Order,1 Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. (Entergy) hereby requests leave to file a surreply to the Riverkeeper, Inc. and Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Inc.s Combined Reply to NRC Staff and Entergys Answers in Opposition to Motion to Admit New Contention Regarding the Fukushima Task Force Report (Combined Reply) and the associated Reply Memorandum filed on September 13, 2011.2 In support of this request, Entergy respectfully states as follows:
: 1.        On August 11, 2011, Riverkeeper, Inc. (Riverkeeper) and Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Inc. (Clearwater) (jointly, Intervenors) filed a Motion to admit a proposed New Contention in this proceeding purportedly based on new and significant information presented by the NRC in its report, Recommendations for Enhancing Reactor Safety in the 21st Century: The 1
Licensing Board Scheduling Order at 7 (July 1, 2010) (unpublished).
2 See Reply Memorandum Regarding Timeliness and Admissibility of New Contentions Seeking Consideration of Environmental Implications of Fukushima Task Force Report in Individual Reactor Licensing Proceedings (Sept. 13, 2011).


  ) September 16, 2011  
Near-term Task Force Review of Insights from the Fukushima Dai-ichi Accident (July 12, 2011) (the Task Force Report).3
: 2.      On September 6, 2011, Entergy and the NRC Staff each filed Answers opposing the admission of the New Contention on the grounds that it does not meet the NRCs contention timeliness and admissibility criteria in 10 C.F.R. § 2.309.4
: 3.      Three days later, on September 9, 2011, the Commission issued a Memorandum and Order (CLI-11-05), in which it ruled on a series of petitions filed in numerous proceedings to suspend adjudicatory, licensing, and rulemaking activities, and requesting additional related relief, in light of the March 2011 events at Fukishima.5 CLI-11-05 indicates that Riverkeepers and Clearwaters Rulemaking Petition (and associated suspension request) was among the many filings underlying the Commissions ruling.6
: 4.      Shortly thereafter, on September 13, 2011, the Intervenors filed their Combined Reply and Reply Memorandum in response to the Answers of Entergy and the NRC Staff. In the Combined Reply and Reply Memorandum, Intervenors discuss the relevance and effect of CLI-11-05 with respect to their New Contention, suggesting that it supports admission of the contention.7 3
Motion to Admit Riverkeeper, Inc. and Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Inc. New Contention Regarding NEPA Requirement to Address Safety and Environmental Implications of the NRC Fukushima Task Force Report (Aug. 11, 2011) (Motion); Riverkeeper, Inc. and Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Inc. New Contention Regarding NEPA Requirement to Address Safety and Environmental Implications of the NRC Fukushima Task Force Report (Aug. 11, 2011) (New Contention).
4 See Applicants Answer to Riverkeeper, Inc. and Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Inc.s Motion to Admit New Contention Regarding the Fukushima Task Force Report (Sept. 6, 2011) (Applicants Answer); NRC Staffs Answer In Opposition to Motion to Admit New Contention Regarding the Safety and Environmental Implications of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Task Force Report on the Fukushima Dai-ichi Accident (Sept. 6, 2011) (NRC Staffs Answer).
5 See Union Elec. Co. d/b/a/ Ameren Missouri (Callaway Plant, Unit 2), CLI-11-05, 74 NRC __, slip op. (Sept. 9, 2011).
6 See id., Appendix at 18.
7 Combined Reply at 2; Reply Memorandum at 1-4.
: 5.      Unlike Riverkeeper and Clearwater, Entergy did not have an opportunity to address the implications of CLI-11-05 relative to the admissibility of the New Contention.
Relevant here, a portion of the Commissions decision addresses claims that the Fukushima eventsas discussed in the Task Force Reportconstitute new and significant information under NEPA that must be analyzed as part of the environmental review for new reactor and license renewal decisions.8 Accordingly, Entergy submits that its inability to address the import of CLI-11-05 in its Answer, due solely to the timing of that decision, constitutes good cause for the filing of a brief surreply to address the relevance of CLI-11-5 to the proposed new contention. Indeed, the Combined Reply recognizes as much, stating that the Intervenors would not object to a response by Entergy and the Staff to their arguments regarding the relevance of CLI-11-05 to their contention.9
: 6.      In accordance with 10 C.F.R. § 2.323(b), Counsel for Entergy has contacted Counsel for the NRC Staff, who stated that he does not oppose Entergys Motion for Leave to file a limited surreply. Intervenors noted their lack of objection in their Combined Reply.
8 See CLI-11-05, slip op. at 30-31.
9 Combined Reply at 2 n.4 (Because Entergy and the NRC Staff have not had an opportunity to address the effect of CLI-11-05 on the timeliness and admissibility of Intervenors contention, Intervenors would not object to a response by Entergy and the Staff to their arguments regarding the relevance of CLI-11-05 to their contention.).


APPLICANT'S REQUEST TO FILE A SURREPLY TO THE COMBINED REPLY  OF RIVERKEEPER, INC. AND HUDSON RIVER SLOOP CLEARWATER, INC.
WHEREFORE, Entergy respectfully requests that the Board grant its Motion for Leave to file a brief surreply to the Combined Reply and Reply Memorandum on or before Tuesday, September 20, 2011.
In accordance with Section G.3 of the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board's July 1, 2010 Scheduling Order, 1 Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. ("En tergy") hereby requests leave to file a surreply to the "Riverkeeper, In
Respectfully submitted, Signed (electronically) by Paul M. Bessette William C. Dennis, Esq.                      Kathryn M. Sutton, Esq.
: c. and Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Inc.'s Combined Reply to NRC Staff and Entergy's Answers in Opposition to Motion to Admit New Contention Regarding the Fukushima Task Force Report" ("Combined Reply") and the associated Reply Memorandum filed on September 13, 2011.
Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.            Paul M. Bessette, Esq.
2  In support of this request, Entergy respectfully states as follows:
440 Hamilton Avenue                          Martin J. ONeill, Esq.
: 1. On August 11, 2011, Riverkeeper, Inc. ("
White Plains, NY 10601                      MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP Phone: (914) 272-3202                        1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Riverkeeper") and Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Inc. ("Clearwater") (jointly, "Intervenors") filed a Motion to admit a proposed New Contention in this proceeding purportedly based on new and significant information presented by the NRC in its report, "Recommendations for Enha ncing Reactor Safety in the 21st Century: The
Fax: (914) 272-3205                          Washington, D.C. 20004 E-mail: wdennis@entergy.com                  Phone: (202) 739-3000 Fax: (202) 739-3001 E-mail: ksutton@morganlewis.com E-mail: pbessette@morganlewis.com E-mail: martin.oneill@morganlewis.com COUNSEL FOR ENTERGY Dated in Washington, D.C.
this 16th day of September 2011


1  Licensing Board Scheduling Order at 7 (July 1, 2010) (unpublished).
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION BEFORE THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD In the Matter of                                    )       Docket Nos. 50-247-LR and
2  See Reply Memorandum Regarding Timeliness and Admissibility of New Contentions Seeking Consideration of Environmental Implications of Fukushima Task Force Report in Individual Reactor Licensing Proceedings (Sept. 13, 2011). Near-term Task Force Review of Insights from the Fukushima Dai-ic hi Accident" (July 12, 2011) (the "Task Force Report").
                                                    )                     50-286-LR ENTERGY NUCLEAR OPERATIONS, INC.                    )
3 2. On September 6, 2011, Entergy and the NRC Staff each filed Answers opposing the admission of the New Contention on the grounds that it does not meet the NRC's contention timeliness and admissibility criteria in 10 C.F.R. § 2.309.
                                                    )
4  3. Three days later, on September 9, 2011, the Commission issued a Memorandum and Order (CLI-11-05), in which it ruled on a series of petitions filed in numerous proceedings to suspend adjudicatory, licensing, and rulemaking ac tivities, and requesting additional related relief, in light of the March 2011 events at Fukishima.
(Indian Point Nuclear Generating Units 2 and 3)    )
5  CLI-11-05 indicates that Riverkeeper's and Clearwater's Rulemaking Petition (and associated suspension request) was among the many filings underlying the Commission's ruling.
                                                    )      September 16, 2011 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I certify that, on September 16, 2011, a copy of Applicants Request to File a Surreply to the Combined Reply of Riverkeeper, Inc. and Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Inc., was served electronically with the Electronic Information Exchange on the following recipients:
6  4. Shortly thereafter, on September 13, 2011, th e Intervenors filed their Combined Reply and Reply Memorandum in response to the An swers of Entergy and the NRC Staff. In the Combined Reply and Reply Memorandum, Intervenors discuss the "relevance" and "effect" of CLI-11-05 with respect to their New Contention, suggesting that it supports admission of the contention.
Administrative Judge                                Administrative Judge Lawrence G. McDade, Chair                          Dr. Kaye D. Lathrop Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel            Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Mail Stop: T-3 F23                                  190 Cedar Lane E.
7 3  Motion to Admit Riverkeeper, Inc. and Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Inc. New Contention Regarding NEPA Requirement to Address Safety and Environmental Implications of the NRC Fukushima Task Force Report (Aug. 11, 2011) ("Motion"); Riverkeeper, Inc. and Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Inc. New Contention Regarding NEPA Requirement to Address Safety and Environmental Implications of the NRC Fukushima Task Force Report (Aug. 11, 2011) ("New Contention").
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission                  Ridgway, CO 81432 Washington, DC 20555-0001                          (E-mail: Kaye.Lathrop@nrc.gov)
4  See Applicant's Answer to Riverkeeper, Inc. and Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Inc.'s Motion to Admit New Contention Regarding the Fukushima Task Force Report (Sept. 6, 2011) ("Applicant's Answer"); NRC Staff's Answer In Opposition to Motion to Admit New Contention Regarding the Safety and Environmental Implications of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Task Force Report on the Fukushima Dai-ichi Accident (Sept. 6, 2011) ("NRC Staff's Answer").
(E-mail: Lawrence.McDade@nrc.gov)
5  See Union Elec. Co. d/b/a/ Ameren Missouri (Callaway Plant, Unit 2), CLI-11-05, 74 NRC __, slip op. (Sept. 9, 2011). 6  See id., Appendix at 18.
Administrative Judge                                Office of the Secretary Dr. Richard E. Wardwell                            Attn: Rulemaking and Adjudications Staff Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel            U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mail Stop: T-3 F23                                  Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission                  (E-mail: hearingdocket@nrc.gov)
7  Combined Reply at 2; Reply Memorandum at 1-4. 5. Unlike Riverkeeper and Clearwater, Ente rgy did not have an opportunity to address the implications of CLI-11-05 relative to the admissib ility of the New Contention.
Washington, DC 20555-0001 (E-mail: Richard.Wardwell@nrc.gov)
Relevant here, a portion of the Commission's decision addresses claims that the Fukushima events-as discussed in the Task Force Report-constitute "new and significant information" under NEPA that must be analyzed as part of the environmental review for new reactor and license renewal decisions.
Office of Commission Appellate Adjudication        Josh Kirstein, Law Clerk U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission                  Katherine Tucker, Law Clerk Mail Stop: O-7H4M                                  Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Washington, DC 20555-0001                          Mail Stop: T-3 F23 (E-mail: ocaamail.resource@nrc.gov)                U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 (E-mail: Josh.Kirstein@nrc.gov)
8  Accordingly, Entergy submits that its inability to address the import of CLI-11-05 in its Answer, due solely to the timing of that decision, constitutes good cause for
(E-mail: Katie.Tucker@nrc.gov)


the filing of a brief surreply to address the relevance of CLI-11-5 to the proposed new contention. Indeed, the Combined Reply recognizes as much, stat ing that the "Intervenors would not object to a response by Entergy and the Staff to their arguments regarding the relevance of CLI-11-05 to their contention."
Sherwin E. Turk, Esq.                  Melissa-Jean Rotini, Esq.
9 6. In accordance with 10 C.F.R. § 2.323(b), Counsel for Entergy has contacted Counsel for the NRC Staff, who stated that he does not oppose Entergy' s Motion for Leave to file a limited surreply. Intervenors noted thei r lack of objection in their Combined Reply.  
Beth N. Mizuno, Esq.                    Assistant County Attorney David E. Roth, Esq.                    Office of Robert F. Meehan, Esq.
Brian G. Harris, Esq.                  Westchester County Attorney Andrea Z. Jones, Esq.                  148 Martine Avenue, 6th Floor Office of the General Counsel          White Plains, NY 10601 Mail Stop: O-15D21                      (E-mail: MJR1@westchestergov.com)
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 (E-mail: Sherwin.Turk@nrc.gov)
(E-mail: Beth.Mizuno@nrc.gov)
(E-mail: david.roth@nrc.gov)
(E-mail: brian.harris@nrc.gov)
(E-mail: andrea.jones@nrc.gov)
Manna Jo Greene                        Thomas F. Wood, Esq.
Stephen C. Filler                      Daniel Riesel, Esq.
Karla Raimundi                          Victoria Shiah, Esq.
Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Inc. Sive, Paget & Riesel, P.C.
724 Wolcott Ave.                        460 Park Avenue Beacon, NY 12508                        New York, NY 10022 (E-mail: mannajo@clearwater.org)        (E-mail: driesel@sprlaw.com)
(E-mail: karla@clearwater.org)          (E-mail: vshiah@sprlaw.com)
(E-mail: stephenfiller@gmail.com)
Joan Leary Matthews, Esq.              John Louis Parker, Esq.
Associate Commissioner                  Office of General Counsel, Region 3 Hearings and Mediation Services        NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation New York State Department of            21 S. Putt Corners Road Environmental Conservation              New Paltz, New York 12561-1620 625 Broadway, 14th Floor                (E-mail: jlparker@gw.dec.state.ny.us)
Albany, NY 12233-1500 (E-mail: jlmatthe@gw.dec.state.ny.us)
John J. Sipos, Esq.                    Michael J. Delaney, Esq.
Charlie Donaldson Esq.                  Vice President -Energy Department Assistant Attorneys General            New York City Economic Development Office of the Attorney General          Corporation (NYCDEC) of the State of New York              110 William Street New York, NY 10038 The Capitol                            mdelaney@nycedc.com Albany, NY 12224-0341 (E-mail: John.Sipos@ag.ny.gov) 2


8  See CLI-11-05, slip op. at 30-31.
Phillip Musegaas, Esq.                       Daniel E. ONeill, Mayor Deborah Brancato, Esq.                       James Siermarco, M.S.
9  Combined Reply at 2 n.4 ("Because Entergy and the NRC Staff have not had an opportunity to address the effect of CLI-11-05 on the timeliness and admissibility of Intervenors' contention, Intervenors would not object to a response by Entergy and the Staff to their arguments regarding the relevance of CLI-11-05 to their contention."). WHEREFORE, Entergy respectfully requests that the Board grant its Motion for Leave to file a brief surreply to the Combined Reply and Reply Memorandum on or before Tuesday, September 20, 2011.
Riverkeeper, Inc.                           Village of Buchanan 20 Secor Road                               Municipal Building Ossining, NY 10562                           236 Tate Avenue (E-mail: phillip@riverkeeper.org)           Buchanan, NY 10511-1298 (E-mail: dbrancato@riverkeeper.org)         (E-mail: vob@bestweb.net)
 
(E-mail: smurray@villageofbuchanan.com)
Respectfully submitted, Signed (electronically) by Paul M. Bessette William C. Dennis, Esq. Kathryn M. Sutton, Esq.
Robert D. Snook, Esq.                        Janice A. Dean, Esq.
Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. Paul M. Bessette, Esq. 440 Hamilton Avenue    Martin J. O'Neill, Esq.
Assistant Attorney General                  Assistant Attorney General Office of the Attorney General               Office of the Attorney General State of Connecticut                           of the State of New York 55 Elm Street                               120 Broadway, 26th Floor P.O. Box 120                                 New York, New York 10271 Hartford, CT 06141-0120                     (E-mail: Janice.Dean@ag.ny.gov)
White Plains, NY 10601 MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP Phone:  (914) 272-3202  1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
(E-mail: Robert.Snook@po.state.ct.us)
Fax:  (914) 272-3205 Washington, D.C. 20004 E-mail:  wdennis@entergy.com  Phone: (202) 739-3000 Fax:  (202) 739-3001 E-mail:  ksutton@morganlewis.com E-mail:  pbessette@morganlewis.com E-mail:  martin.oneill@morganlewis.com
Signed (electronically) by Paul M. Bessette Paul M. Bessette, Esq.
 
MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
COUNSEL FOR ENTERGY 
Washington, D.C. 20004 Phone: (202) 739-5796 Fax: (202) 739-3001 E-mail: pbessette@morganlewis.com COUNSEL FOR ENTERGY NUCLEAR OPERATIONS, INC.
 
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Dated in Washington, D.C.
this 16th day of September 2011 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION BEFORE THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD In the Matter of  ) Docket Nos. 50-247-LR and 
  )  50-286-LR ENTERGY NUCLEAR OPERATIONS, INC.  )
  )
(Indian Point Nuclear Generating Units 2 and 3)  )
 
  ) September 16, 2011 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I certify that, on September 16, 2011 , a copy of "Applicant's Request to File a Surreply to the Combined Reply of Riverkeeper, Inc. and Huds on River Sloop Clearwater, Inc.," was served electronically with the Electronic Informa tion Exchange on the following recipients:
 
Administrative Judge
 
Lawrence G. McDade, Chair Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel
 
Mail Stop:  T-3 F23
 
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 (E-mail:  Lawrence.McDade@nrc.gov)
Administrative Judge Dr. Kaye D. Lathrop Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel
 
190 Cedar Lane E.
 
Ridgway, CO 81432 (E-mail:  Kaye.Lathrop@nrc.gov) Administrative Judge Dr. Richard E. Wardwell Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel
 
Mail Stop:  T-3 F23
 
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 (E-mail:  Richard.Wardwell@nrc.gov)
 
Office of the Secretary Attn:  Rulemaking and Adjudications Staff U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 (E-mail:  hearingdocket@nrc.gov)
Office of Commission Appellate Adjudication U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mail Stop: O-7H4M
 
Washington, DC  20555-0001 (E-mail:  ocaamail.resource@nrc.gov)
Josh Kirstein, Law Clerk Katherine Tucker, Law Clerk Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel
 
Mail Stop:  T-3 F23
 
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 (E-mail:  Josh.Kirstein@nrc.gov)
(E-mail:  Katie.Tucker@nrc.gov)
 
2  Sherwin E. Turk, Esq.
Beth N. Mizuno, Esq.
 
David E. Roth, Esq.
 
Brian G. Harris, Esq.
 
Andrea Z. Jones, Esq.
 
Office of the General Counsel
 
Mail Stop:  O-15D21
 
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC  20555-0001 (E-mail:  Sherwin.Turk@nrc.gov)
(E-mail:  Beth.Mizuno@nrc.gov)
(E-mail:  david.roth@nrc.gov)
(E-mail:  brian.harris@nrc.gov)
(E-mail:  andrea.jones@nrc.gov)
 
Melissa-Jean Rotini, Esq.
Assistant County Attorney
 
Office of Robert F. Meehan, Esq.
 
Westchester County Attorney
 
148 Martine Avenue, 6th Floor
 
White Plains, NY 10601 (E-mail:  MJR1@westchestergov.com)
Manna Jo Greene Stephen C. Filler Karla Raimundi
 
Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Inc.
724 Wolcott Ave.
 
Beacon, NY 12508 (E-mail:  mannajo@clearwater.org)
(E-mail:  karla@clearwater.org)
(E-mail:  stephenfiller@gmail.com)
 
Thomas F. Wood, Esq.
Daniel Riesel, Esq.
 
Victoria Shiah, Esq.
 
Sive, Paget & Riesel, P.C.
 
460 Park Avenue
 
New York, NY 10022 (E-mail:  driesel@sprlaw.com)
(E-mail:  vshiah@sprlaw.com)
 
Joan Leary Matthews, Esq. Associate Commissioner Hearings and Medi ation Services New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
 
625 Broadway, 14th Floor 
 
Albany, NY  12233-1500 (E-mail:  jlmatthe@gw.dec.state.ny.us)
 
John Louis Parker, Esq. Office of General Counsel, Region 3 NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation
 
21 S. Putt Corners Road
 
New Paltz, New York  12561-1620 (E-mail:  jlparker@gw.dec.state.ny.us)
 
John J. Sipos, Esq.
Charlie Donaldson Esq.
Assistant Attorneys General Office of the Attorney General
 
of the State of New York
 
The Capitol
 
Albany, NY 12224-0341 (E-mail: John.Sipos@ag.ny.gov)
Michael J. Delaney, Esq. Vice President -Energy Department New York City Economic Development
 
Corporation (NYCDEC) 110 William Street New York, NY 10038 
 
mdelaney@nycedc.com
 
3  DB1/ 68132912.1 Phillip Musegaas, Esq.
Deborah Brancato, Esq.
Riverkeeper, Inc.  
 
20 Secor Road  
 
Ossining, NY 10562 (E-mail: phillip@riverkeeper.org)
(E-mail: dbrancato@riverkeeper.org) Daniel E. O'Neill, Mayor James Siermarco, M.S.
Village of Buchanan Municipal Building
 
236 Tate Avenue
 
Buchanan, NY 10511-1298 (E-mail: vob@bestweb.net)
(E-mail: smurray@villageofbuchanan.com)
 
Robert D. Snook, Esq.
Assistant Attorney General Office of the Attorney General  
 
State of Connecticut 55 Elm Street  
 
P.O. Box 120  
 
Hartford, CT 06141-0120 (E-mail: Robert.Snook@po.state.ct.us)  
 
Janice A. Dean, Esq. Assistant Attorney General Office of the Attorney General 
 
of the State of New York
 
120 Broadway, 26th Floor
 
New York, New York 10271 (E-mail: Janice.Dean@ag.ny.gov)
Signed (electronically) by Paul M. Bessette Paul M. Bessette, Esq.       MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20004 Phone: (202) 739-5796       Fax: (202) 739-3001       E-mail: pbessette@morganlewis.com  
 
COUNSEL FOR ENTERGY NUCLEAR OPERATIONS, INC.}}

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Applicants Request to File a Surreply to the Combined Reply of Riverkeeper, Inc. and Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Inc. Applicants Request to File a Surreply to the Combined Reply of Riverkeeper, Inc. and Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Inc
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Issue date: 09/16/2011
From: Bessette P, O'Neill M, Sutton K
Morgan, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP, Entergy Nuclear Operations
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION BEFORE THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD In the Matter of ) Docket Nos. 50-247-LR and

) 50-286-LR ENTERGY NUCLEAR OPERATIONS, INC. )

)

(Indian Point Nuclear Generating Units 2 and 3) )

) September 16, 2011 APPLICANTS REQUEST TO FILE A SURREPLY TO THE COMBINED REPLY OF RIVERKEEPER, INC. AND HUDSON RIVER SLOOP CLEARWATER, INC.

In accordance with Section G.3 of the Atomic Safety and Licensing Boards July 1, 2010 Scheduling Order,1 Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. (Entergy) hereby requests leave to file a surreply to the Riverkeeper, Inc. and Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Inc.s Combined Reply to NRC Staff and Entergys Answers in Opposition to Motion to Admit New Contention Regarding the Fukushima Task Force Report (Combined Reply) and the associated Reply Memorandum filed on September 13, 2011.2 In support of this request, Entergy respectfully states as follows:

1. On August 11, 2011, Riverkeeper, Inc. (Riverkeeper) and Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Inc. (Clearwater) (jointly, Intervenors) filed a Motion to admit a proposed New Contention in this proceeding purportedly based on new and significant information presented by the NRC in its report, Recommendations for Enhancing Reactor Safety in the 21st Century: The 1

Licensing Board Scheduling Order at 7 (July 1, 2010) (unpublished).

2 See Reply Memorandum Regarding Timeliness and Admissibility of New Contentions Seeking Consideration of Environmental Implications of Fukushima Task Force Report in Individual Reactor Licensing Proceedings (Sept. 13, 2011).

Near-term Task Force Review of Insights from the Fukushima Dai-ichi Accident (July 12, 2011) (the Task Force Report).3

2. On September 6, 2011, Entergy and the NRC Staff each filed Answers opposing the admission of the New Contention on the grounds that it does not meet the NRCs contention timeliness and admissibility criteria in 10 C.F.R. § 2.309.4
3. Three days later, on September 9, 2011, the Commission issued a Memorandum and Order (CLI-11-05), in which it ruled on a series of petitions filed in numerous proceedings to suspend adjudicatory, licensing, and rulemaking activities, and requesting additional related relief, in light of the March 2011 events at Fukishima.5 CLI-11-05 indicates that Riverkeepers and Clearwaters Rulemaking Petition (and associated suspension request) was among the many filings underlying the Commissions ruling.6
4. Shortly thereafter, on September 13, 2011, the Intervenors filed their Combined Reply and Reply Memorandum in response to the Answers of Entergy and the NRC Staff. In the Combined Reply and Reply Memorandum, Intervenors discuss the relevance and effect of CLI-11-05 with respect to their New Contention, suggesting that it supports admission of the contention.7 3

Motion to Admit Riverkeeper, Inc. and Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Inc. New Contention Regarding NEPA Requirement to Address Safety and Environmental Implications of the NRC Fukushima Task Force Report (Aug. 11, 2011) (Motion); Riverkeeper, Inc. and Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Inc. New Contention Regarding NEPA Requirement to Address Safety and Environmental Implications of the NRC Fukushima Task Force Report (Aug. 11, 2011) (New Contention).

4 See Applicants Answer to Riverkeeper, Inc. and Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Inc.s Motion to Admit New Contention Regarding the Fukushima Task Force Report (Sept. 6, 2011) (Applicants Answer); NRC Staffs Answer In Opposition to Motion to Admit New Contention Regarding the Safety and Environmental Implications of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Task Force Report on the Fukushima Dai-ichi Accident (Sept. 6, 2011) (NRC Staffs Answer).

5 See Union Elec. Co. d/b/a/ Ameren Missouri (Callaway Plant, Unit 2), CLI-11-05, 74 NRC __, slip op. (Sept. 9, 2011).

6 See id., Appendix at 18.

7 Combined Reply at 2; Reply Memorandum at 1-4.

5. Unlike Riverkeeper and Clearwater, Entergy did not have an opportunity to address the implications of CLI-11-05 relative to the admissibility of the New Contention.

Relevant here, a portion of the Commissions decision addresses claims that the Fukushima eventsas discussed in the Task Force Reportconstitute new and significant information under NEPA that must be analyzed as part of the environmental review for new reactor and license renewal decisions.8 Accordingly, Entergy submits that its inability to address the import of CLI-11-05 in its Answer, due solely to the timing of that decision, constitutes good cause for the filing of a brief surreply to address the relevance of CLI-11-5 to the proposed new contention. Indeed, the Combined Reply recognizes as much, stating that the Intervenors would not object to a response by Entergy and the Staff to their arguments regarding the relevance of CLI-11-05 to their contention.9

6. In accordance with 10 C.F.R. § 2.323(b), Counsel for Entergy has contacted Counsel for the NRC Staff, who stated that he does not oppose Entergys Motion for Leave to file a limited surreply. Intervenors noted their lack of objection in their Combined Reply.

8 See CLI-11-05, slip op. at 30-31.

9 Combined Reply at 2 n.4 (Because Entergy and the NRC Staff have not had an opportunity to address the effect of CLI-11-05 on the timeliness and admissibility of Intervenors contention, Intervenors would not object to a response by Entergy and the Staff to their arguments regarding the relevance of CLI-11-05 to their contention.).

WHEREFORE, Entergy respectfully requests that the Board grant its Motion for Leave to file a brief surreply to the Combined Reply and Reply Memorandum on or before Tuesday, September 20, 2011.

Respectfully submitted, Signed (electronically) by Paul M. Bessette William C. Dennis, Esq. Kathryn M. Sutton, Esq.

Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. Paul M. Bessette, Esq.

440 Hamilton Avenue Martin J. ONeill, Esq.

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this 16th day of September 2011

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION BEFORE THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD In the Matter of ) Docket Nos. 50-247-LR and

) 50-286-LR ENTERGY NUCLEAR OPERATIONS, INC. )

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(Indian Point Nuclear Generating Units 2 and 3) )

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Sherwin E. Turk, Esq. Melissa-Jean Rotini, Esq.

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Stephen C. Filler Daniel Riesel, Esq.

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Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Inc. Sive, Paget & Riesel, P.C.

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Joan Leary Matthews, Esq. John Louis Parker, Esq.

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John J. Sipos, Esq. Michael J. Delaney, Esq.

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Phillip Musegaas, Esq. Daniel E. ONeill, Mayor Deborah Brancato, Esq. James Siermarco, M.S.

Riverkeeper, Inc. Village of Buchanan 20 Secor Road Municipal Building Ossining, NY 10562 236 Tate Avenue (E-mail: phillip@riverkeeper.org) Buchanan, NY 10511-1298 (E-mail: dbrancato@riverkeeper.org) (E-mail: vob@bestweb.net)

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Signed (electronically) by Paul M. Bessette Paul M. Bessette, Esq.

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