In the Matter of Northeast Nuclear Energy Company (Millstone Nuclear Power Station, Unit No. 3; Facility Operating License NPF-49); Notice of Prehearing Conference

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. 50-423-LA-3; ASLBP No. 00-771-01-LA]

In the Matter of Northeast Nuclear Energy Company (Millstone

Nuclear Power Station, Unit No. 3; Facility Operating License NPF-49);

Notice of Prehearing Conference

November 2, 1999.

This proceeding involves the proposed increase in capacity (through

the addition of high-density storage racks) of the spent fuel storage

pool of the Millstone Nuclear Power Station, Unit No. 3, in New London

County, Connecticut. Notice is hereby given that, as described in the

Atomic Safety and Licensing Board's Memorandum and Order (Intervention

Petition), dated October 28, 1999, a prehearing conference is hereby

scheduled for Monday, December 13, 1999, beginning at 2 p.m., and

continuing (to the extent necessary) on Tuesday, December 14, 1999, at

the Ernst Common Room, Connecticut College, 270 Mohegan Avenue, New

London, Connecticut 06320.

The conference will consider the standing of and proposed

contentions submitted jointly by the Connecticut Coalition Against

Millstone (CCAM) and the Long Island Coalition Against Millstone (CAM),

petitioners for intervention in this proceeding. To the extent

appropriate, the conference will also consider proposed discovery and

hearing schedules, possibilities of settlement of various issues, and

other procedural matters as may aid in the orderly disposition of the

proceeding.

During the course of this proceeding, the Licensing Board, pursuant

to 10 CFR 2.715(a), will entertain written or oral limited appearance

statements, from any person who is not a party to the proceeding or a

petitioner for intervention. The Licensing Board does not plan to

entertain such statements at the December 13-14, 1999 prehearing

conference. Written statements, and requests to make oral statements,

should be submitted to the Office of the Secretary, Rulemaking and

Adjudications Staff, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC

20555. A copy of such statement or request should also be served on the

Chairman of this Atomic Safety and Licensing Board, T3 F23, U.S.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555, or CXB[email protected].

Documents related to this proceeding, issued prior to December 1,

1999, are available in print form for public inspection at the

Commission's Public Document Room (PDR), 2120 L St. NW, Washington, DC.

Documents issued prior to November 1, 1999 may be found in microfiche

format at the Learning Resources Center, Three Rivers Community-

Technical College, 574 New London Turnpike, Norwich, Connecticut (860-

885-2346); at the Russell Library, 123 Broad Street, Middletown,

Connecticut (860-347-2520); and, in late November, at the Connecticut

State Library, Federal Documents, 231 Capitol Avenue, Hartford,

Connecticut (860-566-4889). Documents issued subsequent to November 1,

1999, are available electronically through the Agencywide Documents

Access and Management System (ADAMS), with access to the public through

NRC's Internet Web site (Public Electronic Reading Room Link, http://

www.nrc.gov/NRC/ADAMS/index.html>). The PDR and the majority of public

libraries have terminals for public access to the Internet.

Rockville, Maryland, November 2, 1999.

For the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board.

Charles Bechhoefer,

Chairman, Administrative Judge.

[FR Doc. 99-29120 Filed 11-5-99; 8:45 am]

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