ML100610033

Notice (Scheduling Conference)

ML100610033
Person / Time
Site:	Watts Bar
Issue date:	03/02/2010
From:	Lawrence Mcdade Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel
To:	NRC/OGC, Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, Tennessee Valley Authority
SECY RAS
References
50-391-OL, ASLBP 09-893-01-OL-BD01, RAS 17499
Download: ML100610033 (4)

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

Lawrence G. McDade, Chairman Dr. Paul B. Abramson Dr. Gary Arnold In the Matter of Docket No. 50-391-OL Tennessee Valley Authority ASLBP No. 09-893-01-OL-BD01 (Watts Bar Unit 2) March 2, 2010 NOTICE (Scheduling Conference)

The purpose of this Order is to notify the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE),

the Tennessee Valley Authority, and the NRC Staff that, as discussed during the initial scheduling conference on December 22, 2009,1 the Board will hold an additional scheduling conference via telephone on March 19, 2010, at 9:00 AM EDT for the purpose of developing a scheduling order to govern the conduct of this proceeding. The Board anticipates that this conference will last approximately 30 minutes.

The parties and the Staff should be prepared to discuss the matters set forth in the Boards notice for the initial scheduling conference.2 More specifically, the Board wishes to:

(1) receive confirmation from the NRC Staff that January 2011 remains the target date for the publication of the final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and the final supplement to the Safety Evaluation Report (SER);

1 Tr. at 13-14.

2 Licensing Board Notice (Initial Scheduling Conference) (Dec. 17, 2009) at 2-3.

(2) determine whether the applicant intends to litigate the admitted contentions as presented or to attempt to correct the alleged deficiencies, and, if appropriate, set a deadline for the submission of any Section 2.1205 Motion for Summary Disposition; (3) confirm that the Section 2.336 mandatory disclosures were made as scheduled on or before January 15, 2010, and, consistent with Section 2.309(f)(2), set a deadline for the filing of any new or amended contentions based on information provided in those initial disclosures; (4) confirm that the parties are currently proceeding on the assumption that this proceeding will be conducted pursuant to subpart L, and set a deadline for the submission of requests to proceed pursuant to subpart G or N; and (5) solicit the views of the parties regarding the minimum time that will be needed between the publication of the final EIS and the final supplement to the SER and the commencement of the hearing.

On or before March 18, 2010, counsel for each party should contact Matina Solomakos at 301-415-0453 to obtain the telephone number and pass code for the March 19, 2010 conference call.

It is so ORDERED.

FOR THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD

/RA/

Lawrence G. McDade, Chairman ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE Rockville, MD March 2, 2010

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION In the Matter of )

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TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY ) Docket Nos. 50-391-OL

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(Watts Bar Nuclear Power Plant - )

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that copies of the foregoing LB NOTICE (SCHEDULING CONFERENCE) have been served upon the following persons by the Electronic Information Exchange.

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Office of the General Counsel Mail Stop: T-3F23 Mail Stop: O-15D21 Washington, DC 20555-0001 Washington, DC 20555-0001 Lawrence G. McDade, Chair Edward Williamson, Esq.

Administrative Judge E-mail: elw2@nrc.gov E-mail: lgm1@nrc.gov David Roth, Esq.

E-mail: david.roth@nrc.gov Paul B. Abramson Andrea Jones, Esq.

Administrative Judge E-mail: axj4@nrc.gov E-mail: paul.abramson@nrc.gov Brian Newell, Paralegal E-mail: bpn1@nrc.gov Gary S. Arnold Administrative Judge OGC Mail Center E-mail: gxa1@nrc.gov E-mail: OGCMailCenter@nrc.gov Wen Bu, Law Clerk E-mail: wxb3@nrc.gov U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Commission Appellate Adjudication Office of the Secretary of the Commission Mail Stop: O-16C1 Mail Stop: O-16C1 Washington, DC 20555-0001 Washington, DC 20555-0001 OCAA Mail Center Hearing Docket E-mail: ocaamail@nrc.gov E-mail: hearingdocket@nrc.gov

2 Docket No. 50-391-OL LB NOTICE (SCHEDULING CONFERENCE)

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP Tennessee Valley Authority Counsel for Tennessee Valley Authority Office of the General Counsel 1111 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. 400 W. Summit Hill Drive, WT 6A-K Washington, DC 20004 Knoxville, TN 37902 Kathryn M. Sutton, Esq. Edward J. Vigluicci, Esq.

E-mail: ksutton@morganlewis.com E-mail: ejvigluicci@tva.gov Paul M. Bessette, Esq. Maureen H. Dunn, Esq.

E-mail: pbessette@morganlewis.com E-mail: mhdunn@tva.gov Raphael P. Kuyler, Esq. Harriet A. Cooper, Esq.

rkuyler@morganlewis.com E-mail: hacooper@tva.gov Esther Park, Esq. Christopher Chandler, Esq.

esther.park@morganlewis.com E-mail: ccchandler0@tva.gov Mary L. Freeze, Legal Secretary E-mail: mfreeze@morganlewis.com Matthew Fraser, Esq.

Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE)

Harmon, Curran, Spielberg & Eisenberg, LLP 1726 M Street N.W., Suite 600 Washington, DC 20036 E-mail: dcurran@harmoncurran.com E-mail: mfraser@harmoncurran.com

[Original signed by Evangeline S. Ngbea]

Office of the Secretary of the Commission Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 2nd day of March 2010