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 UNITED STATES OF AMERICANUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSIONBEFORE THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARDIn the Matter of )))PROGRESS ENERGY FLORIDA, INC. ) Docket Nos. 52-029 and 52-030))(Levy County Nuclear Site, Units 1 and 2) )NRC STAFF ANSWER TO “PETITION TO INTERVENE ANDREQUEST FOR HEARING BY THE GREEN PARTY OF FLORIDA, THE ECOLOGY PARTYOF FLORIDA AND NUCLEAR INFORMATION AND RESOURCE SERVICE”Sara B. KirkwoodMichael A. Spencer Laura R. GoldinCounsel for the NRC Staff March 3, 2009
 
 
TABLE OF CONTENTS
BACKGROUND............................................................................................................................1 DISCUSSION................................................................................................................................3I. LEGAL STANDARDS.......................................................................................................3A. STANDING TO INTERVENE........................................................................................3B. LEGAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CONTENTIONS.........................................................6II. EACH OF THE JOINT PETITIONERS HAS ESTABLISHED REPRESENTATIONALSTANDING.......................................................................................................................9A. GPF’S STANDING........................................................................................................9B. EPF’S STANDING.......................................................................................................11C. NIRS STANDING........................................................................................................12III. JOINT PETITIONERS’ PROPOSED CONTENTIONS....................................................13A. CONTENTION 1 (AP1000 Deficiencies).....................................................................141. Petitioners’ Challenge to the Commission’s Licensing Process..............................152. Petitioners’ Challenge to the AP1000 Recirculation Screen Design andInstrumentation and Controls..................................................................................163. Petitioners’ Challenge to the Structure of the DCD.................................................184. Joint Petitioners’ Misplaced Disputes Based on AP1000 Revision 17....................225. Joint Petitioners’ Challenges Regarding Accident Analyses...................................25B. CONTENTION 2 (Part 50 Should Apply)....................................................................26C. PROPOSED CONTENTION 3....................................................................................271. Petitioners fail to establish a genuine dispute with the applicant............................272. Petitioners fail to demonstrate that the issue raised is within the scope of theproceeding..............................................................................................................28D. PROPOSED CONTENTION 4.A.................................................................................29E. PROPOSED CONTENTION 4.B.................................................................................30F. PROPOSED CONTENTION 4.C.................................................................................31
 
- -ii G. Proposed Contention 4.D............................................................................................32H. Proposed Contention 4.E............................................................................................34I. PROPOSED CONTENTION 4.F.................................................................................361. Petitioners fail to demonstrate a genuine dispute with the applicant on amaterial issue of law or fact.....................................................................................362. Petitioners fail to support their contention with facts or expert opinion...................37J. PROPOSED CONTENTION 4.G................................................................................37K. PROPOSED CONTENTION 4.H.................................................................................39L. PROPOSED CONTENTION 4.I..................................................................................40M. PROPOSED CONTENTION 4.J.................................................................................41N. PROPOSED CONTENTION 4.K.................................................................................43O. PROPOSED CONTENTION 4.L.................................................................................43P. PROPOSED CONTENTION 4.M................................................................................44Q. PROPOSED CONTENTION 4.N.................................................................................45R. PROPOSED CONTENTION 4.O................................................................................451. The contention is inadmissible under 10 C.F.R. § 2.309(f)(1)(iv) because it isnot material to a decision NRC must make.............................................................472. The contention is inadmissible because it fails to satisfy10 C.F.R. § 2.309(f)(1)(v) and (vi)...........................................................................49S. PROPOSED CONTENTION 4.N-2:............................................................................51T. PROPOSED CONTENTION 5:...................................................................................551. An accident at CREC is outside the scope of the proceeding................................552. Joint Petitioners fail to demonstrate why a discussion of an accident at CREC isrequired...................................................................................................................55S. PROPOSED CONTENTION 6.A.................................................................................56U. PROPOSED CONTENTION 6.B.................................................................................57V. PROPOSED CONTENTION 7....................................................................................59
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