ML15267A839

Order of the Secretary Granting Entergy'S Extension Request to Appeal LBP-15-24 Until Ten Days After the Board'S Ruling on Its Motion to Withdraw

ML15267A839
Person / Time
Site:	Vermont Yankee File:NorthStar Vermont Yankee icon.png
Issue date:	09/24/2015
From:	Vietti-Cook A L NRC/SECY
To:	Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee
SECY RAS
References
50-271-LA-3, ASLBP 15-940-03-LA-BD01, RAS 28319
Download: ML15267A839 (3)

Text

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION In the Matter of ENTERGY NUCLEAR VERMONT YANKEE, LLC and ENTERGY NUCLEAR OPERATIONS, INC.

(Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station) ))))

)

)

)) Docket No. 50-271-LA-3 ORDER The Atomic Safety and Licensing Board recently issued LBP-15-24, in which it granted the hearing request of the State of Vermont in this license amendment matter. Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee, LLC and Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. have moved the Board to withdraw the license amendment application.1 At the same time, Entergy filed an unopposed motion to extend the time to appeal LBP-15-24 until ten days after the Board's ruling on its motion to withdraw.2 Pursuant to my authority under 10 C.F.R. § 2.346(b), Entergy's extension request is granted. Any party may appeal LBP-15-24 within ten days after the Board's ruling on Entergy's motion to withdraw. IT IS SO ORDERED. For the Commission NRC SEAL /RA/ . Annette L. Vietti-Cook Secretary of the Commission Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 24th day of September, 2015. 1 See Entergy's Motion to Withdraw Its September 4, 2014 License Amendment Request (Sept. 22, 2015); LBP-15-24, 82 NRC __ (Aug. 31, 2015) (slip op.). 2 Entergy's Unopposed Motion to Extend the Time to Appeal LBP-15-24 (Sept. 22, 2015).

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

ENTERGY NUCLEAR VERMONT YANKEE, LLC ) Docket No. 50-271-LA-3 AND ENTERGY NUCLEAR OPERATIONS, INC. )

)

(Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station) ) CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that copies of the foregoing OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY ORDER 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-3 F23 Washington, DC 20555-0001 William J. Froehlich, Chairman William.Froehlich@nrc.gov Dr. Michael F. Kennedy Michael.Kennedy@nrc.gov Dr. Richard E. Wardwell Richard.Wardwell@nrc.gov U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of the General Counsel Mail Stop: O15D21 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Beth Mizuno, Esq.

Mitzi Young, Esq.

Anita Ghosh, Esq.

Jeremy Wachutka, Esq.

Daniel Straus, Esq. Edward Williamson, Esq. John Tibbetts, Paralegal beth.mizuno@nrc.gov mitzi.young@nrc.gov anita.ghosh@nrc.gov jeremy.wachutka@nrc.gov daniel.straus@nrc.gov edward.williamson@nrc.gov john.tibbetts@nrc.gov Nicole Pepperl, Law Clerk Nicole.Pepperl@nrc.gov Cooper Strickland, Law Clerk Cooper.Strickland@nrc.gov Vermont Department of Public Service 112 State Street - Drawer 20 Montpelier, VT 05620-2601 Aaron Kisicki, Esq. Kyle Landis-Marinello, Esq.

aaron.kisicki@state.vt.us kyle.landis-marinello@vermont.gov U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Commission Appellate Adjudication Mail Stop: O-7H4M Washington, DC 20555-0001 ocaamail@nrc.gov DOCKET NO. 50-271-LA-3 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY ORDER 2 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of the Secretary of the Commission Mail Stop: O-16C1 Washington, DC 20555-0001 Hearing Docket hearingdocket@nrc.gov Entergy Services, Inc. 101 Constitution Ave., NW Washington, DC 200012133 Susan Raimo, Esq.

sraimo@entergy.com Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20004 Paul M. Bessette, Esq.

Stephen Burdick, Esq.

Raphael Kuyler, Esq.

Ryan Lighty, Esq. pbessette@morganlewis.com sburdick@morganlewis.com rkuyler@morganlewis.com rlighty@morganlewis.com

[Original signed by Brian Newell ] Office of the Secretary of the Commission

Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 24th day of September, 2015