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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. 50-458-OLA; ASLBP No. 93-680-04-OLA]

 

Atomic Safety and Licensing Board; Hearing

September 13, 1994.
    In the Matter of: Gulf States Utilities Co., et al. River Bend 
Station, Unit 1.

Before Administrative Judges:

B. Paul Cotter, Jr., Chairman
Dr. Richard F. Cole
Dr. Peter S. Lam

    This proceeding concerns two license amendments for the River Bend 
Station, a nuclear facility located in Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. The 
amendments: (1) Authorize Gulf States Utilities Company to become a 
wholly owned subsidiary of Entergy Corporation; and (2) designate 
Entergy Operations, Inc. as a new licensee to operate, manage, and 
maintain River Bend.
    In response to a Notice of Opportunity for Hearing, 58 FR 36,423, 
36,435-36 (1993), Cajun Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Cajun) petitioned 
to intervene in this proceeding. On December 16, 1993, the NRC Staff 
issued the license amendments requested, and on January 27, 1994 an NRC 
Licensing Board admitted Cajun as an intervener (LBP-94-3, 39 NRC 3). 
The decision to admit Cajun was subsequently affirmed by the Commission 
on August 24, 1994 (CLI-94-10, 39 NRC ____).
    Please take notice that a hearing will be conducted in this 
proceeding. Matters currently at issue are Cajun's contention that the 
proposed license amendments may result in a reduction in the margin of 
safety at River Bend caused by underfunding of the facility.
    During the course of the proceeding, the Board may hold prehearing 
conferences, pursuant to 10 CFR 2.752, as well as evidentiary hearing 
sessions, at times and places to be announced hereafter, through 
notices published in the Federal Register and made available at the 
Public Document Rooms noted below.
    In accordance with 10 CFR 2.715(a), any person, not a party to the 
proceeding, will be permitted to submit a written limited appearance 
statement setting forth his or her position on the issues. These 
statements, which may be submitted at any time during the proceeding, 
do not constitute testimony or evidence but may assist the Board and 
the parties in defining the issues to be considered. Persons desiring 
to submit a limited appearance statement should transmit any such 
statement to the Office of the Secretary, Docketing and Service Branch, 
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C. 20555. A copy of 
such statements should also be served on the Chairman of this Licensing 
Board. At a later date, the Board will consider whether or not to hold 
a session in which to hear oral limited appearance statements.
    Documents related to this proceeding are available for public 
inspection at the NRC Document Room, 2120 L Street, N.W., Washington, 
D.C. 20555, and at the local public document room, Louisiana State 
University, Troy H. Middleton Library, Government Documents Department, 
Baton Rogue, Louisiana 70803.

    For The Atomic Safety And Licensing Board.

    Rockville, Maryland, September 13, 1994.
B. Paul Cotter, Jr.,
Chairman, Administrative Judge.
[FR Doc. 94-23139 Filed 9-16-94; 8:45 am]
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