United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission 

Office of Public Affairs, Region II 

61 Forsyth Street, Suite 23T85, Atlanta, GA 30303 

Tel. 404-562-4416 or 4417 Fax 404-562-4980 

Internet: kmc2@nrc.gov or rdhl@nrc.gov 

No: 11-99-50 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

Contact: Ken Clark or Roger Hannah (Tuesday, October 19, 1999) 

ASLB TO HEAR LIMITED APPEARANCE STATEMENTS DECEMBER 7 & 8 

ON CP&L REQUEST TO INCREASE SPENT FUEL STORAGE AT HARRIS 

An Atomic Safety and Licensing Board will hear limited appearance statements in Raleigh, 

North Carolina, on Tuesday, December 7, and in Chapel Hill on December 8 in connection with 

a proceeding involving Carolina Power & Light Company's request to the U. S. Nuclear 

Regulatory Commission to increase the spent fuel storage capacity of its Shearon Harris nuclear 

power plant near Raleigh. 

On December 23, 1998, CP&L asked the NRC to amend the Harris plant's operating license 

to place two additional, unused spent fuel pools in service. The Board of Commissioners of 

Orange County, North Carolina, petitioned to intervene. A three-member ASLB granted the 

Commissioners' petition and is in the process of conducting a hearing on the merits of the request. 

Persons not a party to the proceeding will be permitted to make an oral statement setting forth 

his or her position on matters of concern related to the proceeding. These statements do not 

constitute testimony or evidence, but may help the Board and/or the parties in their deliberations 

in connection with the issues. 

Persons who have submitted a timely written request to make an oral limited appearance 

statement will be given priority over those who have not. In order to be considered timely, written 

requests to make an oral statement must be mailed, faxed or sent by e-mail so as to be received 

by the close of business (4:30 p.m. EST) on Monday, November 29. The request must specify 

the date (Tuesday, December 7, or Wednesday, December 8) and the session on that day 

(afternoon or evening) during which the requester wishes to speak. 

Written requests to make an oral statement should be sent to: 

MAIL - Office of Secretary 

Rulemakings and Adjudications Staff 

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 

Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 

FAX -(301)415-1101 

E-MAIL - hearingdocket0,nrc.gov

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A copy of the written request to make a limited appearance statement should also, using 

the same method of service, be sent to the Chairman of the licensing board as follows: 

MAIL - Administrative Judge G. Paul Bollwerk, III 

Atomic Safety & Licensing Board Panel 

Mail Stop T-3F23 

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 

Washington, D.C. 20555 - 0001 

FAX - (301) 415-5599 

E-Mail: - gDbe-nrc.gov 

The time allotted for each statement normally will be no more than five minutes, but may be 

further limited, depending on the number of written requests to speak and/or the number of 

persons present at the designated times. 

The ASLB will hear oral limited appearance statements on the following dates at the 

specified locations and times: 

Tuesday, December 7 - Jane S. McKimmon Conference Center 

North Carolina State University 

Comer of Gormon Street and Western Avenue 

Raleigh, North Carolina 

Afternoon - 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. (EST) 

Evening - 7:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. (EST) 

Wednesday, December 8 - Southern Human Resources Center 

Main Meeting Room 

2505 Homestead Road 

Chapel Hill, North Carolina 

Afternoon - 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. (EST) 

Evening - 7:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. (EST) 

Interested persons may also submit written limited appearance statements at any time by 

addressing them to those indicated for receipt of requests for time to make oral statements.