Case 1:98-cv-00126-JFM
Document 856-4
Filed 09/03/2004
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Case 1:98-cv-00126-JFM
Document 856-4
Filed 09/03/2004
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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS
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YANKEE ATOMIC ELECTRIC COMPANY;
CONNECTICUT YANKEE ATOMIC POWER
COMPANY; MAINE YANKEE- ATOMIC
POWER COMPANY;
: Case Nos. 98-483C,
98- 126C,
98-154C, 98-474C,
98-484C,
FLORIDA POWER
98-485C, 98-486C,
98-488C, 98- 614C,
LIGHT COMPANY; NORTHERN STATES
POWER COMPANY;- DUKE POWER,
Di vision of DUKE ENERGY CORP.
98- 621C, 99-447C,
00- 440C, 00-695C, 00- 703C, 01-115C,
INDIANA MICHIGAN POWER COMPANY;
SACRAMENTO MUNICIPAL UTILITY
01- 116C, 01- 249C
page)
(Caption continued on the next
Deposi tion of LAKE H. BARR~TT
Washington, D.
C.
Monday, April 22, 2002
9:31 a.
Job No. : 11792-4
Pages 1 through 272, Volume
Reported by:
Diane Gomez, RPR
D. REPORTING COMPANY, INC.
1100 Connecticut Avenue, NW . Suite 1150,
Fax: 202. 861. 3425
Washington, D. c.
20036 . 202. 861.3410
. 800. 292. 4789. Website: ladreporting. com . E-mail:
lisa~ladreporting. com
NATIONWIDE COURT REPORTERS AND VIDEOGRAPHERS
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DEPOSITION OF LAKE H. BARRETT, VOLUME CONDUCTED ON MONDAY, APRIL 22, 2002
DISTRICT; SOUTHERN NUCLEAR
OPERATING COMPANY, et al.
COMMONWEALTH EDISON COMPANY;
BOSTON EDISON COMPANY; GPU
NUCLEAR, INCORPORATED; WISCONSIN
ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY; POWER
AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF NEW
YORK; OMAHA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT;:
NEBRASKA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT;
and TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY
Plaintiffs
THE UNITED STATES,
Defendant
- - - - - - - X
(301) 762-
8282 (202)
D. REPORTING COMPANY, INC.
861-
3410 (800)
292-
4789 (703)
288- 0026
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DEPOSITION OF LAKE H. BARRETT, VOLUME CONDUCTED ON MONDAY, APRIL 22, 2002
Until January of '
take?
93.
And in January 1993 what position did you
Admiral Watkins made me acting director of
RW.
And RW stands
for?
Offices of Civilian Radioactive Waste
Management.
And what were your duties in that position?
MR. CRAWFORD:
Obj ection , vague.
Obj ection, lack of
foundation.
The duties of the director of the Office of
Radioacti ve Waste Management.
You ran the program at that point, correct?
That'
s correct.
And have you basically held that position
ei ther as
acting director, director , or deputy
director through today?
MR. CRAWFORD:
Obj ection, vague.
I was either the
I was never the director.
acting director or the deputy
director.
And today you are the deputy
director,
288- 0026
(301) 762-
8282 (202)
L. A. D. REPORTING COMPANY, INC.
861-
3410 (800)
292-
4789 (703)
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correct?
Correct.
When you took the position as acting director, was the development of an MRS still under
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cons idera tion?
Yes.
And how did you enVlSlon or how did you
plan for the MRS to operate at that point in
believe it was you said December ' 93?
time?
January.
Excuse me.
January
' 93.
MR. CRAWFORD:
founda tion.
Obj ection, lack of
The plans then were to pursue a volunteer
MRS site and to have the volunteer present their
proposal for site and congressional
approval.
Did you envision the MRS as a stand- alone
facili ty at that
wi th
time, not operating in conjunction
a repository to be buil
MR. CRAWFORD:
Obj ection, foundation.
My understanding was it was still an
integrated facility with a
repository. The only
288- 0026
D. REPORTING COMPANY, INC.
(301) 762-8282 (202)
861-
3410 (800) 292-4789 (703)
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Case 1:98-cv-00126-JFM Document 856-4 Filed 09/03/2004 DEPOSITION OF LAKE H. BARRETT, VOLUME I
CONDUCTED ON MONDAY , APRIL 22 , 2002
68 (Pages 269 to 272)
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271
ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF DEPONENT , Lake H. Ban-eu , do hereby acknowledge that I have read and examined the foregoing testimony, and the same is a true, correct and complete transcription o'ftheteslimony given by me and any corrections appear on the attached Errata s et signed by me.
ERRATA SHEET
IN RE: YANKEE ATOMIC v. UNITED STATES
3 RETURN BY:
4 PAGE LINE, CORRECTION AND REASON
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(DATE)
18.
(DATE)
(SIGNATURE)
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CERTIFICATE OF SHORTHAND REPORTER. NOTARY PUBLIC
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ERRATA SHEET CONTINUED
IN RE: YANKEEATOMIC". UNITED STATES
, Diane Gomez . Registered Professional Reponer.
Iheofficer before whom the foregoing proceedings were
4 taken , do hereby cenify thaI the foregoing transcript
3 RETURN BY:
4 PAGE LINE CORRECTION AND REASON
is a true and correct record of the proceedings: thaI
said proceedings were taken by me stenographically and
thereaf1t;r reduced to typewriting under my
supervision; and that I am nei'her counsel for
related to , nor employed by any of the panies '0 this
10 case and have no interest , financial or otherwise. in
1 1 its outcome.
12 IN WITNESS WHEREOF. I have hereun'o set my hand
13 and affixed my notarial seal this 25th day of April
14 2002.
15 My commission expires:
16 June 14
2005
20 NOTARY PUBLIC IN AND FOR
21 THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
(DATE)
(SIGNATURE)
LAD. REPORTING COMPANY, INC.
(30 J) 762- 8282 (202) 86 J -3410 (800) 292-4789 (703) 288- 0026