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CONSUMERS POWER COMPANY .) . Docket Nos. 50-32T'M(Midland Plant, Units 1 &-2 ) ~50-330 OL

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APPLICANT'S MOTION TO REOPEN AND SUPPLEMENT '

THE RECORD ON SINCLAIR CONTENTION 14

'During the: hearings held with' respect to Sinclair

Contention 14 cus March 9 :and 10,1983, the Atomic Safety

and Licensing Board inquired of witnesses for both the

Applicant and the NRC. Staff whether it would be useful and

cost effective-for Applicant to plant a stand of trees in

the near future along Gordonville. Road to mitigate the-

effects ofcfog.from the Midland plant cooling pond on the

road.' Tr.-12620, 12792.- By this motion, Applicant seeks -

leave to reopen the'~ record on Sinclair Contention ~14 so as

-to' submit the attached. affidavits of David A. Sommers,

JohnfP. Bradley_and Clemens'R.-Nefe in response to the~,

Licensing Board's inquiries.

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.In . Consumers Power Company - (Midland Plant, Units 1

and 2),-Memorandum and Order (Denying Motion to Reopen

-Record on Containment. Cracks)', LBP-83-50 (August 17, 1983),

the Licensing Board observed that the record is not'yet.

closed in these proceedings. Instead, only the hearing of

certain~ issues has been completed. As a result, the Licensing

- LBoard' ruled thatitwo criteria governed the motion to reopen,

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before it: whether the motion was file'd in a timely fashion,n. ,

and whethEr the motion falsed21ssues of signific5hce.'% Con-

sumers Power, LBP-83-50, supra, at 10. The Licensing Board9 s

also took account of th,e fact that the burden for reopening. s -

the r(cord of a proceeding not yet closed might be somewhat ..+\ -

less than if.the record of.the proceeding had been closed.* .

' ssId. at 10, citing Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp., (Vermont'

YadkheNuclearPowerStation),'ALAB-138,6A.E.C. 520,.523,

n. 12'(1973). '

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With respect to'the first of the two governing '

criteria, Applicant submitts that the instant motion and thet'

attached affidavits are filed in a timely fashion. As,

accepted by the~ Licensing Board, Sinclair' Contention 14

addresses the appr>oriateness of basing the NRC Staff DEISs

thermal performance and ice and fog generation analyses "on,

a study based on cooling pond performance in a subs tantially

different climatic region." ConsumersPowerCompahy(Midland

Plant, Units 1 and 2), Memorandum and Order (Rewritten Con-

tentions'of M.'Sinclair), LBP-82-ll8 (December 30, 1982),\

at 37-38. The issue of'what actions could be taken to mitigatethe impact tif fog |on: Gor'donville Road was not raised until

the Licensing Board addr$ssed it during the hearings held onMarch 9 and 10, 1983 (see Tr. 12620, 12792).. Thereafter,

on August 2, 1983, the Licensing Board indicated that it wished

the parties to file proposed findings of fact and conclusions

of law on Sinclair Contention 14 at the same time they filed

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issues.- See Tr. 20188-20191.- Applicant has endeavored toa'

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prepare the_ attached affidavits in a timely fashion since being

notified by the Licensing Board that findings and conclusionss

)".on Sinclair contention 14 were expected within this time

frame. In any event, the Licensing Board has previously,

held 1that the timeliness inquiry is clearly subsid'iary to thes-

significance of the material to be considered, and that a

motion to reopen should be granted notwithstanding that it

might have been presented earlier.- Consumers Power,

LBP-83-50, supra, at 10, citing Vermont Yankee, ALAB-138,

supra, 6 A.E.C. at 523.

With respect to the second of the two governing'

criteria, Applicant submits that the matters sought to be..

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raised are significant. The affidavits attached hereto

provide the results of an analysis of the effectiveness

of a postulated evergreen fog' sweep or barrier planted

between'the Midland _ plant cooling pond dike and Gordonville

Road. This analysis indicates that such a postulated

planting could cost millions of dollars and would provide

little -- if any - , increase in visibility along Gordonville

Road. These affidavits are directly responsive to an arti-

culated Licensing. Board concern.

1 WHEREFORE, for the reasons stated above, Appli-

cant respectfully requests that this Licensing Board grant

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Respectfully submitted,

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Brian R. Gilomen.One of the| Attorneys fory

Consumers Power-Company

~Isham, Lincoln.& BealeThree First National PlazaChicago,~IL 60602-(312) -558-7500

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-Dated: October.- 28,'1983.

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CONSUMERS' POWER COMPANY :) Docket Nos. 50-329 OL'(Midland Plant,-Units.-l'& 2 ) 50-330 OL

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I, Brian R. Gilomen, one of the attorneys for*

Consumers Power Company, hereby certify:that a copy of" Applicant's Motion-to Reopen and Supplement the Recordon Sinclair Contention.14," with the attached affidavitsof. David A..Sommers,. John P. Bradley and Clemens R. Nefewas served upon all persons shown in the attached servicelist by deposit in the| United States mail, first class,this 28th day of October, 1983.;

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SERVICE LIST

, Frank.'J. Kelley, Esq._ Mr. Scott W. .StuckyAttorney General of the Chief, Docketing & Serviceso

| State'of Michigan U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comm..Carole Steinberg, Esq.4

Assistant: Attorney General,-Office of the Secretary

5- Washington, D.C. 20555Environmental Protection Div.720-Law Building Ms. Mary SinclairLansing, Michigan- _48913 5711 Summerset Street

Midland, Michigan 48640Myron.M. Cherry,-Esq.Cherry & Flynn William D. Paton, Esq.Suite 3700. Counsel'for the NRC Staff.Three'First National Plaza- U.S.-Nuclear Regulatory. Chicago, Illinois 60602 ' Commission

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~Washington, D.C. 20555

Mr. Wendell H. Marshall4625 S.-Saginaw Rd. Atomic Safety & LicensingMidland, Michigan 48640 Board Panel

._ . . U.S. Nuclear Regulatory. Charles Bechhoefer, Esq. CommissionAtomic Safety.&' Licensing Washington, D.C. 20555

Board PanelU.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comm. Barbara StamirisWashington, D.C. 20555 5795 North River Road

Route 3Dr. Frederick P. Cowan Freeland, Michigan 486236152'N. Verde TrailApt. B-125' Dr. Jerry HarbourBoca Raton, Florida' 33433 Atomic Safety & Licensing

Board PanelMr '. D. F..Judd U.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionBabcock & Wilcox Washington, D.C. 20555P.O. Box 1260'Lynchburg, Virginia 24505 'Lynne Bernabei

Thomas DevineJames E. Brunner, Esq. Louis ClarkConsumers' Power. Company Government Accountability Project~212 West Michigan Avenue of The Institute ForJackson, Michigan 49201 Policy Studies

1901 Q Street N.W. .

Steve Gadler. Washington, D.C. 20009-2120 Carter AvenueSt._ Paul', Minnesota 55108 Samuel A. Haubold, Esq.

Kirkland & Ellis~ Atomic Safety & Licensing 200 East Randolph Drive

Appeal' Panel Chicago, Illinois 60601U.S. Nuclear. Regulatory Comm.Washington, D.C.- 20555

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