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{{#Wiki_filter:UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD Before Administrative Judges:
{{#Wiki_filter:UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD Before Administrative Judges:
Lawrence G. McDade, Chairman Dr. Michael F. Kennedy Dr. Richard E. Wardwell In the Matter of                                       Docket Nos. 50-247-LR and 50-286-LR ENTERGY NUCLEAR OPERATIONS, INC.                      ASLBP No. 07-858-03-LR-BD01 (Indian Point Nuclear Generating Units 2 and 3)        April 15, 2016 MEMORANDUM AND ORDER (Denying Riverkeepers Request for Admission of a New Contention)
Lawrence G. McDade, Chairman Dr. Michael F. Kennedy Dr. Richard E. Wardwell In the Matter of ENTERGY NUCLEAR OPERATIONS, INC.
I. Background On March 8, 2016, Riverkeeper moved for the admission of a new environmental contention, RK-EC-11.1 In its motion, Riverkeeper stated that it seeks admission of a single place-holder contention challenging the Nuclear Regulatory Commissions (NRCs) reliance, in proposing to re-license Indian Point Units 2 and 3, on the Continued Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel Rule . . . and the Generic Environmental Impact Statement for Continued Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel (Continued Storage Rule and GEIS).2 Riverkeeper specified that while
(Indian Point Nuclear Generating Units 2 and 3)
Docket Nos. 50-247-LR and 50-286-LR ASLBP No. 07-858-03-LR-BD01 April 15, 2016 MEMORANDUM AND ORDER (Denying Riverkeepers Request for Admission of a New Contention)
I.  
 
===Background===
On March 8, 2016, Riverkeeper moved for the admission of a new environmental contention, RK-EC-11.1 In its motion, Riverkeeper stated that it seeks admission of a single place-holder contention challenging the Nuclear Regulatory Commissions (NRCs) reliance, in proposing to re-license Indian Point Units 2 and 3, on the Continued Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel Rule... and the Generic Environmental Impact Statement for Continued Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel (Continued Storage Rule and GEIS).2 Riverkeeper specified that while
[it] seeks admission of its contention, it does not seek to litigate the substantive content of the contention in an adjudicatory hearing, as it has already raised its concerns about the regulation at issue in comments on draft versions of those documents, which the NRC has 1 Riverkeepers Request for Admission of New Environmental Contention (Mar. 8, 2016)
[it] seeks admission of its contention, it does not seek to litigate the substantive content of the contention in an adjudicatory hearing, as it has already raised its concerns about the regulation at issue in comments on draft versions of those documents, which the NRC has 1 Riverkeepers Request for Admission of New Environmental Contention (Mar. 8, 2016)
[hereinafter Riverkeeper Motion].
[hereinafter Riverkeeper Motion].
2 Id. at 1.
2 Id. at 1.
 
already rejected or disregarded.3 The Continued Storage Rule and GEIS are currently on appeal to the U.S Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.4 The NRC Staff and Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. (Entergy) both oppose Riverkeepers request, 5 arguing that the new contention is outside the scope of this individual licensing proceeding because it challenges an agency regulation and is therefore inadmissible.6 The Staff and Entergy both also contend that the motion is untimely.7 The NRC Staff further challenge the motion as failing to raise a genuine dispute of a material issue of fact or law.8 II.
already rejected or disregarded.3 The Continued Storage Rule and GEIS are currently on appeal to the U.S Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.4 The NRC Staff and Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. (Entergy) both oppose Riverkeepers request, 5 arguing that the new contention is outside the scope of this individual licensing proceeding because it challenges an agency regulation and is therefore inadmissible.6 The Staff and Entergy both also contend that the motion is untimely.7 The NRC Staff further challenge the motion as failing to raise a genuine dispute of a material issue of fact or law.8 II.     Board Ruling The Board views RK-EC-11 as an attack on the agencys Continued Storage Rule9 and GEIS.10 The Commission has previously denied as inadmissible substantially similar challenges 3 Id.
Board Ruling The Board views RK-EC-11 as an attack on the agencys Continued Storage Rule9 and GEIS.10 The Commission has previously denied as inadmissible substantially similar challenges 3 Id.
4 Id. at 2 (citing Beyond Nuclear v. NRC, Docket No. 14-1216 (filed Oct. 29, 2014)). This case was consolidated with several similar appeals and is now captioned New York et al. v. NRC, Docket Nos. 14-1210, 14-1212, 14-1216, and 14-1217 (Consolidated) (filed Oct. 31, 2014).
4 Id. at 2 (citing Beyond Nuclear v. NRC, Docket No. 14-1216 (filed Oct. 29, 2014)). This case was consolidated with several similar appeals and is now captioned New York et al. v. NRC, Docket Nos. 14-1210, 14-1212, 14-1216, and 14-1217 (Consolidated) (filed Oct. 31, 2014).
Riverkeeper Motion at 2, note 1. The case has been argued and the parties await a decision.
Riverkeeper Motion at 2, note 1. The case has been argued and the parties await a decision.
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8 See Staff Answer at 18-19.
8 See Staff Answer at 18-19.
9 See 79 Fed. Reg. 56,238 (Sept. 19, 2014).
9 See 79 Fed. Reg. 56,238 (Sept. 19, 2014).
10 See Waste Confidence Directorate, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Generic Environmental Impact Statement for Continued Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel,
10 See Waste Confidence Directorate, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Generic Environmental Impact Statement for Continued Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel, in numerous separate operating license proceedings for this same reason.11 Accordingly, we find that pursuant to 10 C.F.R. § 2.309(f)(1)(iii), Riverkeepers proposed contention, a direct challenge to an NRC regulation, is outside the scope of this individual license renewal proceeding for Indian Point Units 2 and 3 and is therefore inadmissible. The motion is denied.
 
in numerous separate operating license proceedings for this same reason.11 Accordingly, we find that pursuant to 10 C.F.R. § 2.309(f)(1)(iii), Riverkeepers proposed contention, a direct challenge to an NRC regulation, is outside the scope of this individual license renewal proceeding for Indian Point Units 2 and 3 and is therefore inadmissible. The motion is denied.
It is so ORDERED.
It is so ORDERED.
FOR THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD
FOR THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD Lawrence G. McDade, Chairman ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE Dr. Richard E. Wardwell ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE Dr. Michael F. Kennedy ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE Rockville, Maryland April 15, 2016 NUREG-2157 (Sept. 2014) (Vol. 1, ADAMS Accession No. 14196A105) (Vol. 2, ADAMS Accession No. ML14196A107).
                                                                  /RA/
11 See Callaway, CLI-15-11, 81 NRC at 549 (2015); DTE Elec. Co. (Fermi Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 3), CLI-15-12, 81 NRC 551, 553-54 (2015); Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC (William States Lee III Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2), CLI-15-15, 81 NRC 803, 804 (2015)).  
Lawrence G. McDade, Chairman ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE
/RA/
                                                                /RA/
/RA/
Dr. Richard E. Wardwell ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE
/RA/
                                                                  /RA/
Dr. Michael F. Kennedy ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE Rockville, Maryland April 15, 2016 NUREG-2157 (Sept. 2014) (Vol. 1, ADAMS Accession No. 14196A105) (Vol. 2, ADAMS Accession No. ML14196A107).
11 See Callaway, CLI-15-11, 81 NRC at 549 (2015); DTE Elec. Co. (Fermi Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 3), CLI-15-12, 81 NRC 551, 553-54 (2015); Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC (William States Lee III Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2), CLI-15-15, 81 NRC 803, 804 (2015)).


UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION In the Matter of                                   )
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION In the Matter of  
                                                  )
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ENTERGY NUCLEAR OPERATIONS, INC.                   )     Docket Nos. 50-247-LR
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                                                  )     and 50-286-LR (Indian Point Nuclear Generating,                 )
ENTERGY NUCLEAR OPERATIONS, INC.  
Units 2 and 3)                             )
)
Docket Nos. 50-247-LR  
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and 50-286-LR (Indian Point Nuclear Generating,  
)
Units 2 and 3)  
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that copies of the foregoing MEMORANDUM AND ORDER (Denying Riverkeepers Request for Admission of a New Contention) have been served upon the following persons by Electronic Information Exchange.
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U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Commission Appellate Adjudication           Catherine L. Scott, Esq.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Commission Appellate Adjudication Mail Stop O-7H4M Washington, DC 20555-0001 ocaamail@nrc.gov U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of the Secretary of the Commission Mail Stop O-16C1 Washington, DC 20555-0001 hearingdocket@nrc.gov U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Mail Stop T-3F23 Washington, DC 20555-0001 Lawrence G. McDade, Chair Administrative Judge lawrence.mcdade@nrc.gov Richard E. Wardwell Administrative Judge richard.wardwell@nrc.gov Michael F. Kennedy Administrative Judge michael.kennedy@nrc.gov Alana Wase, Law Clerk alana.wase@nrc.gov Julie Reynolds-Engel, Law Clerk Julie.Reynolds-Engel@nrc.gov Catherine L. Scott, Esq.
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Beth N. Mizuno, Esq.
Washington, DC 20555-0001                              David E. Roth, Esq.
David E. Roth, Esq.
ocaamail@nrc.gov                                      Sherwin E. Turk, Esq.
Sherwin E. Turk, Esq.
Brian Harris, Esq.
Brian Harris, Esq.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission                    Anita Ghosh, Esq.
Anita Ghosh, Esq.
Office of the Secretary of the Commission              Christina England, Esq.
Christina England, Esq.
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Alana Wase, Law Clerk                                  Organization: Entergy alana.wase@nrc.gov                                    440 Hamilton Avenue, White Plains, NY 10601 wglew@entergy.com Julie Reynolds-Engel, Law Clerk Julie.Reynolds-Engel@nrc.gov
Organization: Entergy 440 Hamilton Avenue, White Plains, NY 10601 wglew@entergy.com  


Docket Nos. 50-247-LR and 50-286-LR MEMORANDUM AND ORDER (Denying Riverkeepers Request for Admission of a New Contention)
Docket Nos. 50-247-LR and 50-286-LR MEMORANDUM AND ORDER (Denying Riverkeepers Request for Admission of a New Contention) 2 Elise N. Zoli, Esq.
Elise N. Zoli, Esq.
Goodwin Proctor, LLP Exchange Place, 53 State Street Boston, MA 02109 ezoli@goodwinprocter.com Daniel Riesel, Esq.
Goodwin Proctor, LLP                           Matthew W. Swinehart, Esq.
Victoria Shiah Treanor, Esq.
Exchange Place, 53 State Street               Covington & Burling LLP Boston, MA 02109                               1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW ezoli@goodwinprocter.com                      Washington, DC 20004 mswinehart@cov.com Daniel Riesel, Esq.
Adam Stolorow, Esq.
Victoria Shiah Treanor, Esq.                   Manna Jo Greene, Environmental Director Adam Stolorow, Esq.                           Steven C. Filler Natoya Duncan, Paralegal                       Peter A. Gross Counsel for Town of Cortlandt                 Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Inc.
Natoya Duncan, Paralegal Counsel for Town of Cortlandt Sive, Paget & Riesel, P.C.
Sive, Paget & Riesel, P.C.                    724 Wolcott Ave.
460 Park Avenue New York, NY 10022 driesel@sprlaw.com; vtreanor@sprlaw.com astolorow@sprlaw.com; nduncan@sprlaw.com Kathryn M. Sutton, Esq.
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Paul M. Bessette, Esq.
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Martin J. ONeill, Esq.
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Brooke McGlinn, Esq.
Washington, DC 20004                           Public Justice, P.C.
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Docket Nos. 50-247-LR and 50-286-LR MEMORANDUM AND ORDER (Denying Riverkeepers Request for Admission of a New Contention)
Docket Nos. 50-247-LR and 50-286-LR MEMORANDUM AND ORDER (Denying Riverkeepers Request for Admission of a New Contention) 3 Hartford, CT 06141-0120 robert.snook@po.state.ct.us David A. Repka, Esq.
Hartford, CT 06141-0120 robert.snook@po.state.ct.us John J. Sipos, Esq.
Victoria Hsia, Esq.
Carlos L. Sisco, Paralegal Winston & Strawn 1701 K Street NW Washington, DC 20006 drepka@winston.com vhsia@winston.com CSisco@winston.com Paul Gallay, Esq.
Deborah Brown Ramona Cearley, Secretary Riverkeeper, Inc.
20 Secor Road Ossining, NY 10562 pgallay@riverkeeper.org dbrown@riverkeeper.org rcearley@riverkeeper.org John J. Sipos, Esq.
Lisa S. Kwong, Esq.
Lisa S. Kwong, Esq.
David A. Repka, Esq.                      Brian Lusignan, Esq.
Brian Lusignan, Esq.
Victoria Hsia, Esq.                      Mihir Desai, Esq.
Mihir Desai, Esq.
Carlos L. Sisco, Paralegal                Assistant Attorneys General Winston & Strawn                          Teresa Manzi, Legal Assistant 1701 K Street NW                          Siobhan Blank, Legal Assistant Washington, DC 20006                      Office of the Attorney General drepka@winston.com                          of the State of New York vhsia@winston.com                        The Capitol, State Street CSisco@winston.com                        Albany, New York 12224 john.sipos@ag.ny.gov Paul Gallay, Esq.                        lisa.kwong@ag.ny.gov Deborah Brown                            brian.lusignan@ag.ny.gov Ramona Cearley, Secretary                mihir.desai@ag.ny.gov Riverkeeper, Inc.                        teresa.manzi@ag.ny.gov 20 Secor Road                            siobhan.blank@ag.ny.gov Ossining, NY 10562 pgallay@riverkeeper.org dbrown@riverkeeper.org                    Kathryn M. DeLuca, Esq.
Assistant Attorneys General Teresa Manzi, Legal Assistant Siobhan Blank, Legal Assistant Office of the Attorney General of the State of New York The Capitol, State Street Albany, New York 12224 john.sipos@ag.ny.gov lisa.kwong@ag.ny.gov brian.lusignan@ag.ny.gov mihir.desai@ag.ny.gov teresa.manzi@ag.ny.gov siobhan.blank@ag.ny.gov Kathryn M. DeLuca, Esq.
rcearley@riverkeeper.org                  Laura Heslin, Esq.
Laura Heslin, Esq.
Assistant Attorneys General Office of the Attorney General of the State of New York 120 Broadway, 26th Floor New York, New York 10271 kathryn.deluca@ag.ny.gov laura.heslin@ag.ny.gov Sean Murray, Mayor Kevin Hay, Village Administrator Village of Buchanan Municipal Building 236 Tate Avenue Buchanan, NY 10511-1298 smurray@villageofbuchanan.com administrator@villageofbuchanan.com
Assistant Attorneys General Office of the Attorney General of the State of New York 120 Broadway, 26th Floor New York, New York 10271 kathryn.deluca@ag.ny.gov laura.heslin@ag.ny.gov Sean Murray, Mayor Kevin Hay, Village Administrator Village of Buchanan Municipal Building 236 Tate Avenue Buchanan, NY 10511-1298 smurray@villageofbuchanan.com administrator@villageofbuchanan.com
[Original signed by R. Giitter           ]
[Original signed by R. Giitter ]
Office of the Secretary of the Commission Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 15th day of April, 2016 3
Office of the Secretary of the Commission Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 15th day of April, 2016  


UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD Before Administrative Judges:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD Before Administrative Judges:
Lawrence G. McDade, Chairman Dr. Michael F. Kennedy Dr. Richard E. Wardwell In the Matter of                                       Docket Nos. 50-247-LR and 50-286-LR ENTERGY NUCLEAR OPERATIONS, INC.                      ASLBP No. 07-858-03-LR-BD01 (Indian Point Nuclear Generating Units 2 and 3)        April 15, 2016 MEMORANDUM AND ORDER (Denying Riverkeepers Request for Admission of a New Contention)
Lawrence G. McDade, Chairman Dr. Michael F. Kennedy Dr. Richard E. Wardwell In the Matter of ENTERGY NUCLEAR OPERATIONS, INC.
I. Background On March 8, 2016, Riverkeeper moved for the admission of a new environmental contention, RK-EC-11.1 In its motion, Riverkeeper stated that it seeks admission of a single place-holder contention challenging the Nuclear Regulatory Commissions (NRCs) reliance, in proposing to re-license Indian Point Units 2 and 3, on the Continued Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel Rule . . . and the Generic Environmental Impact Statement for Continued Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel (Continued Storage Rule and GEIS).2 Riverkeeper specified that while
(Indian Point Nuclear Generating Units 2 and 3)
Docket Nos. 50-247-LR and 50-286-LR ASLBP No. 07-858-03-LR-BD01 April 15, 2016 MEMORANDUM AND ORDER (Denying Riverkeepers Request for Admission of a New Contention)
I.  
 
===Background===
On March 8, 2016, Riverkeeper moved for the admission of a new environmental contention, RK-EC-11.1 In its motion, Riverkeeper stated that it seeks admission of a single place-holder contention challenging the Nuclear Regulatory Commissions (NRCs) reliance, in proposing to re-license Indian Point Units 2 and 3, on the Continued Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel Rule... and the Generic Environmental Impact Statement for Continued Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel (Continued Storage Rule and GEIS).2 Riverkeeper specified that while
[it] seeks admission of its contention, it does not seek to litigate the substantive content of the contention in an adjudicatory hearing, as it has already raised its concerns about the regulation at issue in comments on draft versions of those documents, which the NRC has 1 Riverkeepers Request for Admission of New Environmental Contention (Mar. 8, 2016)
[it] seeks admission of its contention, it does not seek to litigate the substantive content of the contention in an adjudicatory hearing, as it has already raised its concerns about the regulation at issue in comments on draft versions of those documents, which the NRC has 1 Riverkeepers Request for Admission of New Environmental Contention (Mar. 8, 2016)
[hereinafter Riverkeeper Motion].
[hereinafter Riverkeeper Motion].
2 Id. at 1.
2 Id. at 1.
 
already rejected or disregarded.3 The Continued Storage Rule and GEIS are currently on appeal to the U.S Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.4 The NRC Staff and Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. (Entergy) both oppose Riverkeepers request, 5 arguing that the new contention is outside the scope of this individual licensing proceeding because it challenges an agency regulation and is therefore inadmissible.6 The Staff and Entergy both also contend that the motion is untimely.7 The NRC Staff further challenge the motion as failing to raise a genuine dispute of a material issue of fact or law.8 II.
already rejected or disregarded.3 The Continued Storage Rule and GEIS are currently on appeal to the U.S Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.4 The NRC Staff and Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. (Entergy) both oppose Riverkeepers request, 5 arguing that the new contention is outside the scope of this individual licensing proceeding because it challenges an agency regulation and is therefore inadmissible.6 The Staff and Entergy both also contend that the motion is untimely.7 The NRC Staff further challenge the motion as failing to raise a genuine dispute of a material issue of fact or law.8 II.     Board Ruling The Board views RK-EC-11 as an attack on the agencys Continued Storage Rule9 and GEIS.10 The Commission has previously denied as inadmissible substantially similar challenges 3 Id.
Board Ruling The Board views RK-EC-11 as an attack on the agencys Continued Storage Rule9 and GEIS.10 The Commission has previously denied as inadmissible substantially similar challenges 3 Id.
4 Id. at 2 (citing Beyond Nuclear v. NRC, Docket No. 14-1216 (filed Oct. 29, 2014)). This case was consolidated with several similar appeals and is now captioned New York et al. v. NRC, Docket Nos. 14-1210, 14-1212, 14-1216, and 14-1217 (Consolidated) (filed Oct. 31, 2014).
4 Id. at 2 (citing Beyond Nuclear v. NRC, Docket No. 14-1216 (filed Oct. 29, 2014)). This case was consolidated with several similar appeals and is now captioned New York et al. v. NRC, Docket Nos. 14-1210, 14-1212, 14-1216, and 14-1217 (Consolidated) (filed Oct. 31, 2014).
Riverkeeper Motion at 2, note 1. The case has been argued and the parties await a decision.
Riverkeeper Motion at 2, note 1. The case has been argued and the parties await a decision.
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8 See Staff Answer at 18-19.
8 See Staff Answer at 18-19.
9 See 79 Fed. Reg. 56,238 (Sept. 19, 2014).
9 See 79 Fed. Reg. 56,238 (Sept. 19, 2014).
10 See Waste Confidence Directorate, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Generic Environmental Impact Statement for Continued Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel,
10 See Waste Confidence Directorate, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Generic Environmental Impact Statement for Continued Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel, in numerous separate operating license proceedings for this same reason.11 Accordingly, we find that pursuant to 10 C.F.R. § 2.309(f)(1)(iii), Riverkeepers proposed contention, a direct challenge to an NRC regulation, is outside the scope of this individual license renewal proceeding for Indian Point Units 2 and 3 and is therefore inadmissible. The motion is denied.
 
in numerous separate operating license proceedings for this same reason.11 Accordingly, we find that pursuant to 10 C.F.R. § 2.309(f)(1)(iii), Riverkeepers proposed contention, a direct challenge to an NRC regulation, is outside the scope of this individual license renewal proceeding for Indian Point Units 2 and 3 and is therefore inadmissible. The motion is denied.
It is so ORDERED.
It is so ORDERED.
FOR THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD
FOR THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD Lawrence G. McDade, Chairman ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE Dr. Richard E. Wardwell ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE Dr. Michael F. Kennedy ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE Rockville, Maryland April 15, 2016 NUREG-2157 (Sept. 2014) (Vol. 1, ADAMS Accession No. 14196A105) (Vol. 2, ADAMS Accession No. ML14196A107).
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11 See Callaway, CLI-15-11, 81 NRC at 549 (2015); DTE Elec. Co. (Fermi Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 3), CLI-15-12, 81 NRC 551, 553-54 (2015); Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC (William States Lee III Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2), CLI-15-15, 81 NRC 803, 804 (2015)).  
Lawrence G. McDade, Chairman ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE
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Dr. Richard E. Wardwell ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE
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Dr. Michael F. Kennedy ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE Rockville, Maryland April 15, 2016 NUREG-2157 (Sept. 2014) (Vol. 1, ADAMS Accession No. 14196A105) (Vol. 2, ADAMS Accession No. ML14196A107).
11 See Callaway, CLI-15-11, 81 NRC at 549 (2015); DTE Elec. Co. (Fermi Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 3), CLI-15-12, 81 NRC 551, 553-54 (2015); Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC (William States Lee III Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2), CLI-15-15, 81 NRC 803, 804 (2015)).


UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION In the Matter of                                   )
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION In the Matter of  
                                                  )
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ENTERGY NUCLEAR OPERATIONS, INC.                   )     Docket Nos. 50-247-LR
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                                                  )     and 50-286-LR (Indian Point Nuclear Generating,                 )
ENTERGY NUCLEAR OPERATIONS, INC.  
Units 2 and 3)                             )
)
Docket Nos. 50-247-LR  
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and 50-286-LR (Indian Point Nuclear Generating,  
)
Units 2 and 3)  
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that copies of the foregoing MEMORANDUM AND ORDER (Denying Riverkeepers Request for Admission of a New Contention) have been served upon the following persons by Electronic Information Exchange.
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that copies of the foregoing MEMORANDUM AND ORDER (Denying Riverkeepers Request for Admission of a New Contention) have been served upon the following persons by Electronic Information Exchange.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Commission Appellate Adjudication           Catherine L. Scott, Esq.
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Mail Stop O-7H4M                                      Beth N. Mizuno, Esq.
Beth N. Mizuno, Esq.
Washington, DC 20555-0001                              David E. Roth, Esq.
David E. Roth, Esq.
ocaamail@nrc.gov                                      Sherwin E. Turk, Esq.
Sherwin E. Turk, Esq.
Brian Harris, Esq.
Brian Harris, Esq.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission                    Anita Ghosh, Esq.
Anita Ghosh, Esq.
Office of the Secretary of the Commission              Christina England, Esq.
Christina England, Esq.
Mail Stop O-16C1                                      Catherine E. Kanatas, Esq.
Catherine E. Kanatas, Esq.
Washington, DC 20555-0001                              Joseph Lindell, Esq.
Joseph Lindell, Esq.
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Alana Wase, Law Clerk                                  Organization: Entergy alana.wase@nrc.gov                                    440 Hamilton Avenue, White Plains, NY 10601 wglew@entergy.com Julie Reynolds-Engel, Law Clerk Julie.Reynolds-Engel@nrc.gov
Organization: Entergy 440 Hamilton Avenue, White Plains, NY 10601 wglew@entergy.com  


Docket Nos. 50-247-LR and 50-286-LR MEMORANDUM AND ORDER (Denying Riverkeepers Request for Admission of a New Contention)
Docket Nos. 50-247-LR and 50-286-LR MEMORANDUM AND ORDER (Denying Riverkeepers Request for Admission of a New Contention) 2 Elise N. Zoli, Esq.
Elise N. Zoli, Esq.
Goodwin Proctor, LLP Exchange Place, 53 State Street Boston, MA 02109 ezoli@goodwinprocter.com Daniel Riesel, Esq.
Goodwin Proctor, LLP                           Matthew W. Swinehart, Esq.
Victoria Shiah Treanor, Esq.
Exchange Place, 53 State Street               Covington & Burling LLP Boston, MA 02109                               1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW ezoli@goodwinprocter.com                      Washington, DC 20004 mswinehart@cov.com Daniel Riesel, Esq.
Adam Stolorow, Esq.
Victoria Shiah Treanor, Esq.                   Manna Jo Greene, Environmental Director Adam Stolorow, Esq.                           Steven C. Filler Natoya Duncan, Paralegal                       Peter A. Gross Counsel for Town of Cortlandt                 Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Inc.
Natoya Duncan, Paralegal Counsel for Town of Cortlandt Sive, Paget & Riesel, P.C.
Sive, Paget & Riesel, P.C.                    724 Wolcott Ave.
460 Park Avenue New York, NY 10022 driesel@sprlaw.com; vtreanor@sprlaw.com astolorow@sprlaw.com; nduncan@sprlaw.com Kathryn M. Sutton, Esq.
460 Park Avenue                               Beacon, NY 12508 New York, NY 10022                             mannajo@clearwater.org; driesel@sprlaw.com; vtreanor@sprlaw.com       stephenfiller@gmail.com; astolorow@sprlaw.com; nduncan@sprlaw.com       peter@clearwater.org Kathryn M. Sutton, Esq.                        Andrew Reid, Esq.
Paul M. Bessette, Esq.
Paul M. Bessette, Esq.                         Organization: Hudson River Sloop Martin J. ONeill, Esq.                        Clearwater, Inc.
Martin J. ONeill, Esq.
Brooke McGlinn, Esq.                           Ved Nanda Center for International and Grant Eskelsen, Esq.                             Comparative Law Ryan Lighty, Esq.                             1075 Waite Drive Lesa G. Williams-Richardson, Legal Secretary   Boulder, CO 80303 Doris Calhoun, Legal Secretary                 lawyerreid@gmail.com Mary Freeze, Legal Secretary Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW                   Richard Webster, Esq.
Brooke McGlinn, Esq.
Washington, DC 20004                           Public Justice, P.C.
Grant Eskelsen, Esq.
ksutton@morganlewis.com                       For Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Inc.
Ryan Lighty, Esq.
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148 Martine Avenue, 6th Floor                  Assistant Attorney General White Plains, NY 10601                        Office of the Attorney General mjr1@westchestergov.com                        State of Connecticut 55 Elm Street P.O. Box 120 2
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724 Wolcott Ave.
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Organization: Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Inc.
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Public Justice, P.C.
For Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Inc.
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Director, Energy Regulatory Affairs NYC Department of Environmental Protection 59-17 Junction Boulevard Flushing, NY 11373 mdelaney@dep.nyc.gov Robert D. Snook, Esq.
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Docket Nos. 50-247-LR and 50-286-LR MEMORANDUM AND ORDER (Denying Riverkeepers Request for Admission of a New Contention)
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Hartford, CT 06141-0120 robert.snook@po.state.ct.us John J. Sipos, Esq.
Victoria Hsia, Esq.
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Deborah Brown Ramona Cearley, Secretary Riverkeeper, Inc.
20 Secor Road Ossining, NY 10562 pgallay@riverkeeper.org dbrown@riverkeeper.org rcearley@riverkeeper.org John J. Sipos, Esq.
Lisa S. Kwong, Esq.
Lisa S. Kwong, Esq.
David A. Repka, Esq.                      Brian Lusignan, Esq.
Brian Lusignan, Esq.
Victoria Hsia, Esq.                      Mihir Desai, Esq.
Mihir Desai, Esq.
Carlos L. Sisco, Paralegal                Assistant Attorneys General Winston & Strawn                          Teresa Manzi, Legal Assistant 1701 K Street NW                          Siobhan Blank, Legal Assistant Washington, DC 20006                      Office of the Attorney General drepka@winston.com                          of the State of New York vhsia@winston.com                        The Capitol, State Street CSisco@winston.com                        Albany, New York 12224 john.sipos@ag.ny.gov Paul Gallay, Esq.                        lisa.kwong@ag.ny.gov Deborah Brown                            brian.lusignan@ag.ny.gov Ramona Cearley, Secretary                mihir.desai@ag.ny.gov Riverkeeper, Inc.                        teresa.manzi@ag.ny.gov 20 Secor Road                            siobhan.blank@ag.ny.gov Ossining, NY 10562 pgallay@riverkeeper.org dbrown@riverkeeper.org                    Kathryn M. DeLuca, Esq.
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Memorandum and Order Denying Riverkeepers Request for Admission of a New Contention
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Issue date: 04/15/2016
From: Kennedy M, Lawrence Mcdade, Richard Wardwell
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD Before Administrative Judges:

Lawrence G. McDade, Chairman Dr. Michael F. Kennedy Dr. Richard E. Wardwell In the Matter of ENTERGY NUCLEAR OPERATIONS, INC.

(Indian Point Nuclear Generating Units 2 and 3)

Docket Nos. 50-247-LR and 50-286-LR ASLBP No. 07-858-03-LR-BD01 April 15, 2016 MEMORANDUM AND ORDER (Denying Riverkeepers Request for Admission of a New Contention)

I.

Background

On March 8, 2016, Riverkeeper moved for the admission of a new environmental contention, RK-EC-11.1 In its motion, Riverkeeper stated that it seeks admission of a single place-holder contention challenging the Nuclear Regulatory Commissions (NRCs) reliance, in proposing to re-license Indian Point Units 2 and 3, on the Continued Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel Rule... and the Generic Environmental Impact Statement for Continued Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel (Continued Storage Rule and GEIS).2 Riverkeeper specified that while

[it] seeks admission of its contention, it does not seek to litigate the substantive content of the contention in an adjudicatory hearing, as it has already raised its concerns about the regulation at issue in comments on draft versions of those documents, which the NRC has 1 Riverkeepers Request for Admission of New Environmental Contention (Mar. 8, 2016)

[hereinafter Riverkeeper Motion].

2 Id. at 1.

already rejected or disregarded.3 The Continued Storage Rule and GEIS are currently on appeal to the U.S Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.4 The NRC Staff and Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. (Entergy) both oppose Riverkeepers request, 5 arguing that the new contention is outside the scope of this individual licensing proceeding because it challenges an agency regulation and is therefore inadmissible.6 The Staff and Entergy both also contend that the motion is untimely.7 The NRC Staff further challenge the motion as failing to raise a genuine dispute of a material issue of fact or law.8 II.

Board Ruling The Board views RK-EC-11 as an attack on the agencys Continued Storage Rule9 and GEIS.10 The Commission has previously denied as inadmissible substantially similar challenges 3 Id.

4 Id. at 2 (citing Beyond Nuclear v. NRC, Docket No. 14-1216 (filed Oct. 29, 2014)). This case was consolidated with several similar appeals and is now captioned New York et al. v. NRC, Docket Nos. 14-1210, 14-1212, 14-1216, and 14-1217 (Consolidated) (filed Oct. 31, 2014).

Riverkeeper Motion at 2, note 1. The case has been argued and the parties await a decision.

Id. at 5.

5 See NRC Staffs Answer to Riverkeepers Request for Admission of New Environmental Contention (Contention RK-EC-11) (Apr. 4, 2016) [hereinafter NRC Answer]; Entergys Opposition to Riverkeepers Proposed Placeholder Contention RK-EC-11 Concerning the Continued Storage Rule (Apr. 4, 2016) [hereinafter Entergy Answer].

6 NRC Answer at 15; Entergy Answer at 6-7 (citing Union Elec. Co. (Callaway Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 1) CLI-15-11, 81 NRC 546, 549 (2015)). See also 10 C.F.R. § 2.309(f)(1)(iii)

(providing that an admissible contention must [d]emonstrate that the issue raised in the contention is within the scope of the proceeding).

7 NRC Answer at 19; Entergy Answer at 9. In its motion, Riverkeeper argued that the filing was timely because its admissibility depends entirely on an event that will occur in the future, namely the ruling on the appeal before the DC Circuit. Riverkeeper Motion at 8.

8 See Staff Answer at 18-19.

9 See 79 Fed. Reg. 56,238 (Sept. 19, 2014).

10 See Waste Confidence Directorate, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Generic Environmental Impact Statement for Continued Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel, in numerous separate operating license proceedings for this same reason.11 Accordingly, we find that pursuant to 10 C.F.R. § 2.309(f)(1)(iii), Riverkeepers proposed contention, a direct challenge to an NRC regulation, is outside the scope of this individual license renewal proceeding for Indian Point Units 2 and 3 and is therefore inadmissible. The motion is denied.

It is so ORDERED.

FOR THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD Lawrence G. McDade, Chairman ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE Dr. Richard E. Wardwell ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE Dr. Michael F. Kennedy ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE Rockville, Maryland April 15, 2016 NUREG-2157 (Sept. 2014) (Vol. 1, ADAMS Accession No. 14196A105) (Vol. 2, ADAMS Accession No. ML14196A107).

11 See Callaway, CLI-15-11, 81 NRC at 549 (2015); DTE Elec. Co. (Fermi Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 3), CLI-15-12, 81 NRC 551, 553-54 (2015); Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC (William States Lee III Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2), CLI-15-15, 81 NRC 803, 804 (2015)).

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION In the Matter of

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ENTERGY NUCLEAR OPERATIONS, INC.

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Docket Nos. 50-247-LR

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and 50-286-LR (Indian Point Nuclear Generating,

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Units 2 and 3)

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that copies of the foregoing MEMORANDUM AND ORDER (Denying Riverkeepers Request for Admission of a New Contention) have been served upon the following persons by Electronic Information Exchange.

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Commission Appellate Adjudication Mail Stop O-7H4M Washington, DC 20555-0001 ocaamail@nrc.gov U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of the Secretary of the Commission Mail Stop O-16C1 Washington, DC 20555-0001 hearingdocket@nrc.gov U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Mail Stop T-3F23 Washington, DC 20555-0001 Lawrence G. McDade, Chair Administrative Judge lawrence.mcdade@nrc.gov Richard E. Wardwell Administrative Judge richard.wardwell@nrc.gov Michael F. Kennedy Administrative Judge michael.kennedy@nrc.gov Alana Wase, Law Clerk alana.wase@nrc.gov Julie Reynolds-Engel, Law Clerk Julie.Reynolds-Engel@nrc.gov Catherine L. Scott, Esq.

Beth N. Mizuno, Esq.

David E. Roth, Esq.

Sherwin E. Turk, Esq.

Brian Harris, Esq.

Anita Ghosh, Esq.

Christina England, Esq.

Catherine E. Kanatas, Esq.

Joseph Lindell, Esq.

John Tibbetts, Paralegal U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of the General Counsel Mail Stop O-15D21 Washington, DC 20555-0001 catherine.scott@nrc.gov; beth.mizuno@nrc.gov; sherwin.turk@nrc.gov; brian.harris.@nrc.gov; david.roth@nrc.gov; anita.ghosh@nrc.gov; christina.england@nrc.gov; catherine.kanatas@nrc.gov; joseph.lindell@nrc.gov; john.tibbetts@nrc.gov OGC Mail Center OGCMailCenter@nrc.gov William B. Glew, Jr.

Organization: Entergy 440 Hamilton Avenue, White Plains, NY 10601 wglew@entergy.com

Docket Nos. 50-247-LR and 50-286-LR MEMORANDUM AND ORDER (Denying Riverkeepers Request for Admission of a New Contention) 2 Elise N. Zoli, Esq.

Goodwin Proctor, LLP Exchange Place, 53 State Street Boston, MA 02109 ezoli@goodwinprocter.com Daniel Riesel, Esq.

Victoria Shiah Treanor, Esq.

Adam Stolorow, Esq.

Natoya Duncan, Paralegal Counsel for Town of Cortlandt Sive, Paget & Riesel, P.C.

460 Park Avenue New York, NY 10022 driesel@sprlaw.com; vtreanor@sprlaw.com astolorow@sprlaw.com; nduncan@sprlaw.com Kathryn M. Sutton, Esq.

Paul M. Bessette, Esq.

Martin J. ONeill, Esq.

Brooke McGlinn, Esq.

Grant Eskelsen, Esq.

Ryan Lighty, Esq.

Lesa G. Williams-Richardson, Legal Secretary Doris Calhoun, Legal Secretary Mary Freeze, Legal Secretary Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20004 ksutton@morganlewis.com martin.oneill@morganlewis.com bmcglinn@morganlewis.com grant.eskelsen@morganlewis.com rlighty@morganlewis.com lrichardson@morganlewis.com dcalhoun@morganlewis.com mfreeze@morganlewis.com Melissa-Jean Rotini, Esq.

Assistant County Attorney Office of Robert F. Meehan, Westchester County Attorney 148 Martine Avenue, 6th Floor White Plains, NY 10601 mjr1@westchestergov.com Matthew W. Swinehart, Esq.

Covington & Burling LLP 1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20004 mswinehart@cov.com Manna Jo Greene, Environmental Director Steven C. Filler Peter A. Gross Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Inc.

724 Wolcott Ave.

Beacon, NY 12508 mannajo@clearwater.org; stephenfiller@gmail.com; peter@clearwater.org Andrew Reid, Esq.

Organization: Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Inc.

Ved Nanda Center for International and Comparative Law 1075 Waite Drive Boulder, CO 80303 lawyerreid@gmail.com Richard Webster, Esq.

Public Justice, P.C.

For Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Inc.

1825 K Street, NW, Suite 200 Washington, D.C. 20006 rwebster@publicjustice.net Michael J. Delaney, Esq.

Director, Energy Regulatory Affairs NYC Department of Environmental Protection 59-17 Junction Boulevard Flushing, NY 11373 mdelaney@dep.nyc.gov Robert D. Snook, Esq.

Assistant Attorney General Office of the Attorney General State of Connecticut 55 Elm Street P.O. Box 120

Docket Nos. 50-247-LR and 50-286-LR MEMORANDUM AND ORDER (Denying Riverkeepers Request for Admission of a New Contention) 3 Hartford, CT 06141-0120 robert.snook@po.state.ct.us David A. Repka, Esq.

Victoria Hsia, Esq.

Carlos L. Sisco, Paralegal Winston & Strawn 1701 K Street NW Washington, DC 20006 drepka@winston.com vhsia@winston.com CSisco@winston.com Paul Gallay, Esq.

Deborah Brown Ramona Cearley, Secretary Riverkeeper, Inc.

20 Secor Road Ossining, NY 10562 pgallay@riverkeeper.org dbrown@riverkeeper.org rcearley@riverkeeper.org John J. Sipos, Esq.

Lisa S. Kwong, Esq.

Brian Lusignan, Esq.

Mihir Desai, Esq.

Assistant Attorneys General Teresa Manzi, Legal Assistant Siobhan Blank, Legal Assistant Office of the Attorney General of the State of New York The Capitol, State Street Albany, New York 12224 john.sipos@ag.ny.gov lisa.kwong@ag.ny.gov brian.lusignan@ag.ny.gov mihir.desai@ag.ny.gov teresa.manzi@ag.ny.gov siobhan.blank@ag.ny.gov Kathryn M. DeLuca, Esq.

Laura Heslin, Esq.

Assistant Attorneys General Office of the Attorney General of the State of New York 120 Broadway, 26th Floor New York, New York 10271 kathryn.deluca@ag.ny.gov laura.heslin@ag.ny.gov Sean Murray, Mayor Kevin Hay, Village Administrator Village of Buchanan Municipal Building 236 Tate Avenue Buchanan, NY 10511-1298 smurray@villageofbuchanan.com administrator@villageofbuchanan.com

[Original signed by R. Giitter ]

Office of the Secretary of the Commission Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 15th day of April, 2016

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

Lawrence G. McDade, Chairman Dr. Michael F. Kennedy Dr. Richard E. Wardwell In the Matter of ENTERGY NUCLEAR OPERATIONS, INC.

(Indian Point Nuclear Generating Units 2 and 3)

Docket Nos. 50-247-LR and 50-286-LR ASLBP No. 07-858-03-LR-BD01 April 15, 2016 MEMORANDUM AND ORDER (Denying Riverkeepers Request for Admission of a New Contention)

I.

Background

On March 8, 2016, Riverkeeper moved for the admission of a new environmental contention, RK-EC-11.1 In its motion, Riverkeeper stated that it seeks admission of a single place-holder contention challenging the Nuclear Regulatory Commissions (NRCs) reliance, in proposing to re-license Indian Point Units 2 and 3, on the Continued Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel Rule... and the Generic Environmental Impact Statement for Continued Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel (Continued Storage Rule and GEIS).2 Riverkeeper specified that while

[it] seeks admission of its contention, it does not seek to litigate the substantive content of the contention in an adjudicatory hearing, as it has already raised its concerns about the regulation at issue in comments on draft versions of those documents, which the NRC has 1 Riverkeepers Request for Admission of New Environmental Contention (Mar. 8, 2016)

[hereinafter Riverkeeper Motion].

2 Id. at 1.

already rejected or disregarded.3 The Continued Storage Rule and GEIS are currently on appeal to the U.S Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.4 The NRC Staff and Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. (Entergy) both oppose Riverkeepers request, 5 arguing that the new contention is outside the scope of this individual licensing proceeding because it challenges an agency regulation and is therefore inadmissible.6 The Staff and Entergy both also contend that the motion is untimely.7 The NRC Staff further challenge the motion as failing to raise a genuine dispute of a material issue of fact or law.8 II.

Board Ruling The Board views RK-EC-11 as an attack on the agencys Continued Storage Rule9 and GEIS.10 The Commission has previously denied as inadmissible substantially similar challenges 3 Id.

4 Id. at 2 (citing Beyond Nuclear v. NRC, Docket No. 14-1216 (filed Oct. 29, 2014)). This case was consolidated with several similar appeals and is now captioned New York et al. v. NRC, Docket Nos. 14-1210, 14-1212, 14-1216, and 14-1217 (Consolidated) (filed Oct. 31, 2014).

Riverkeeper Motion at 2, note 1. The case has been argued and the parties await a decision.

Id. at 5.

5 See NRC Staffs Answer to Riverkeepers Request for Admission of New Environmental Contention (Contention RK-EC-11) (Apr. 4, 2016) [hereinafter NRC Answer]; Entergys Opposition to Riverkeepers Proposed Placeholder Contention RK-EC-11 Concerning the Continued Storage Rule (Apr. 4, 2016) [hereinafter Entergy Answer].

6 NRC Answer at 15; Entergy Answer at 6-7 (citing Union Elec. Co. (Callaway Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 1) CLI-15-11, 81 NRC 546, 549 (2015)). See also 10 C.F.R. § 2.309(f)(1)(iii)

(providing that an admissible contention must [d]emonstrate that the issue raised in the contention is within the scope of the proceeding).

7 NRC Answer at 19; Entergy Answer at 9. In its motion, Riverkeeper argued that the filing was timely because its admissibility depends entirely on an event that will occur in the future, namely the ruling on the appeal before the DC Circuit. Riverkeeper Motion at 8.

8 See Staff Answer at 18-19.

9 See 79 Fed. Reg. 56,238 (Sept. 19, 2014).

10 See Waste Confidence Directorate, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Generic Environmental Impact Statement for Continued Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel, in numerous separate operating license proceedings for this same reason.11 Accordingly, we find that pursuant to 10 C.F.R. § 2.309(f)(1)(iii), Riverkeepers proposed contention, a direct challenge to an NRC regulation, is outside the scope of this individual license renewal proceeding for Indian Point Units 2 and 3 and is therefore inadmissible. The motion is denied.

It is so ORDERED.

FOR THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD Lawrence G. McDade, Chairman ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE Dr. Richard E. Wardwell ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE Dr. Michael F. Kennedy ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE Rockville, Maryland April 15, 2016 NUREG-2157 (Sept. 2014) (Vol. 1, ADAMS Accession No. 14196A105) (Vol. 2, ADAMS Accession No. ML14196A107).

11 See Callaway, CLI-15-11, 81 NRC at 549 (2015); DTE Elec. Co. (Fermi Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 3), CLI-15-12, 81 NRC 551, 553-54 (2015); Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC (William States Lee III Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2), CLI-15-15, 81 NRC 803, 804 (2015)).

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION In the Matter of

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ENTERGY NUCLEAR OPERATIONS, INC.

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Docket Nos. 50-247-LR

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and 50-286-LR (Indian Point Nuclear Generating,

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Units 2 and 3)

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that copies of the foregoing MEMORANDUM AND ORDER (Denying Riverkeepers Request for Admission of a New Contention) have been served upon the following persons by Electronic Information Exchange.

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Commission Appellate Adjudication Mail Stop O-7H4M Washington, DC 20555-0001 ocaamail@nrc.gov U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of the Secretary of the Commission Mail Stop O-16C1 Washington, DC 20555-0001 hearingdocket@nrc.gov U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Mail Stop T-3F23 Washington, DC 20555-0001 Lawrence G. McDade, Chair Administrative Judge lawrence.mcdade@nrc.gov Richard E. Wardwell Administrative Judge richard.wardwell@nrc.gov Michael F. Kennedy Administrative Judge michael.kennedy@nrc.gov Alana Wase, Law Clerk alana.wase@nrc.gov Julie Reynolds-Engel, Law Clerk Julie.Reynolds-Engel@nrc.gov Catherine L. Scott, Esq.

Beth N. Mizuno, Esq.

David E. Roth, Esq.

Sherwin E. Turk, Esq.

Brian Harris, Esq.

Anita Ghosh, Esq.

Christina England, Esq.

Catherine E. Kanatas, Esq.

Joseph Lindell, Esq.

John Tibbetts, Paralegal U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of the General Counsel Mail Stop O-15D21 Washington, DC 20555-0001 catherine.scott@nrc.gov; beth.mizuno@nrc.gov; sherwin.turk@nrc.gov; brian.harris.@nrc.gov; david.roth@nrc.gov; anita.ghosh@nrc.gov; christina.england@nrc.gov; catherine.kanatas@nrc.gov; joseph.lindell@nrc.gov; john.tibbetts@nrc.gov OGC Mail Center OGCMailCenter@nrc.gov William B. Glew, Jr.

Organization: Entergy 440 Hamilton Avenue, White Plains, NY 10601 wglew@entergy.com

Docket Nos. 50-247-LR and 50-286-LR MEMORANDUM AND ORDER (Denying Riverkeepers Request for Admission of a New Contention) 2 Elise N. Zoli, Esq.

Goodwin Proctor, LLP Exchange Place, 53 State Street Boston, MA 02109 ezoli@goodwinprocter.com Daniel Riesel, Esq.

Victoria Shiah Treanor, Esq.

Adam Stolorow, Esq.

Natoya Duncan, Paralegal Counsel for Town of Cortlandt Sive, Paget & Riesel, P.C.

460 Park Avenue New York, NY 10022 driesel@sprlaw.com; vtreanor@sprlaw.com astolorow@sprlaw.com; nduncan@sprlaw.com Kathryn M. Sutton, Esq.

Paul M. Bessette, Esq.

Martin J. ONeill, Esq.

Brooke McGlinn, Esq.

Grant Eskelsen, Esq.

Ryan Lighty, Esq.

Lesa G. Williams-Richardson, Legal Secretary Doris Calhoun, Legal Secretary Mary Freeze, Legal Secretary Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20004 ksutton@morganlewis.com martin.oneill@morganlewis.com bmcglinn@morganlewis.com grant.eskelsen@morganlewis.com rlighty@morganlewis.com lrichardson@morganlewis.com dcalhoun@morganlewis.com mfreeze@morganlewis.com Melissa-Jean Rotini, Esq.

Assistant County Attorney Office of Robert F. Meehan, Westchester County Attorney 148 Martine Avenue, 6th Floor White Plains, NY 10601 mjr1@westchestergov.com Matthew W. Swinehart, Esq.

Covington & Burling LLP 1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20004 mswinehart@cov.com Manna Jo Greene, Environmental Director Steven C. Filler Peter A. Gross Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Inc.

724 Wolcott Ave.

Beacon, NY 12508 mannajo@clearwater.org; stephenfiller@gmail.com; peter@clearwater.org Andrew Reid, Esq.

Organization: Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Inc.

Ved Nanda Center for International and Comparative Law 1075 Waite Drive Boulder, CO 80303 lawyerreid@gmail.com Richard Webster, Esq.

Public Justice, P.C.

For Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Inc.

1825 K Street, NW, Suite 200 Washington, D.C. 20006 rwebster@publicjustice.net Michael J. Delaney, Esq.

Director, Energy Regulatory Affairs NYC Department of Environmental Protection 59-17 Junction Boulevard Flushing, NY 11373 mdelaney@dep.nyc.gov Robert D. Snook, Esq.

Assistant Attorney General Office of the Attorney General State of Connecticut 55 Elm Street P.O. Box 120

Docket Nos. 50-247-LR and 50-286-LR MEMORANDUM AND ORDER (Denying Riverkeepers Request for Admission of a New Contention) 3 Hartford, CT 06141-0120 robert.snook@po.state.ct.us David A. Repka, Esq.

Victoria Hsia, Esq.

Carlos L. Sisco, Paralegal Winston & Strawn 1701 K Street NW Washington, DC 20006 drepka@winston.com vhsia@winston.com CSisco@winston.com Paul Gallay, Esq.

Deborah Brown Ramona Cearley, Secretary Riverkeeper, Inc.

20 Secor Road Ossining, NY 10562 pgallay@riverkeeper.org dbrown@riverkeeper.org rcearley@riverkeeper.org John J. Sipos, Esq.

Lisa S. Kwong, Esq.

Brian Lusignan, Esq.

Mihir Desai, Esq.

Assistant Attorneys General Teresa Manzi, Legal Assistant Siobhan Blank, Legal Assistant Office of the Attorney General of the State of New York The Capitol, State Street Albany, New York 12224 john.sipos@ag.ny.gov lisa.kwong@ag.ny.gov brian.lusignan@ag.ny.gov mihir.desai@ag.ny.gov teresa.manzi@ag.ny.gov siobhan.blank@ag.ny.gov Kathryn M. DeLuca, Esq.

Laura Heslin, Esq.

Assistant Attorneys General Office of the Attorney General of the State of New York 120 Broadway, 26th Floor New York, New York 10271 kathryn.deluca@ag.ny.gov laura.heslin@ag.ny.gov Sean Murray, Mayor Kevin Hay, Village Administrator Village of Buchanan Municipal Building 236 Tate Avenue Buchanan, NY 10511-1298 smurray@villageofbuchanan.com administrator@villageofbuchanan.com

[Original signed by R. Giitter ]

Office of the Secretary of the Commission Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 15th day of April, 2016

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