IR 05000271/2013404

IR 05000271/2013404; 9/23/13 to 9/25/13; Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station; Temporary Instruction (Ti) 2515/186, Inspection of Procedures and Processes for Responding to Potential Aircraft Threats Letter Only

ML13311B336
Person / Time
Site:	Vermont Yankee
Issue date:	11/06/2013
From:	Diane Jackson Division of Reactor Safety I
To:	Wamser C Entergy Nuclear Operations
References
IR-13-404
Download: ML13311B336 (4)

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SECURITY - RELATED INFORMATION UNITED STATES ber 6, 2013

SUBJECT:

VERMONT YANKEE NUCLEAR POWER STATION, TEMPORARY INSTRUCTION 2515/186, "INSPECTION OF PROCEDURES AND PROCESS FOR RESPONDING TO POTENTIAL AIRCRAFT THREATS;" INSPECTION REPORT NO. 05000271/2013404

Dear Mr. Wamser:

On September 25, 2013, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed an inspection at your Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station using Temporary Instruction 2515/186, Inspection of Procedures and Processes for Responding to Potential Aircraft Threats. The enclosed inspection report documents the results of the inspection, which were discussed with you and other members of your staff.

The objective of this inspection was to assess the implementation procedures and processes at the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station that are required by Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 50.54(hh)(1), which provides the requirements for responding to a potential aircraft threat. The results from this inspection, along with the results from this inspection performed at other operating commercial nuclear plants in the United States, will be used to evaluate the U.S. nuclear industrys readiness to safely respond to similar events.

These results will also help the NRC to determine if additional regulatory actions are warranted.

The inspection examined activities conducted under your license as they relate to the implementation of 10 CFR 50.54(hh)(1), your compliance with the Commissions rules and regulations, and with the conditions of your operating licenses. Within these areas, the inspection involved examination of selected procedures and representative records, observations of activities, and interviews with personnel.

No findings were identified during this inspection.

Enclosure transmitted herewith contains Sensitive Unclassified Non-Safeguards Information. When separated from enclosure, this transmittal document is decontrolled. SECURITY - RELATED INFORMATION SECURITY - RELATED INFORMATION In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records System (PARS) component of NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room). However, the material enclosed herewith contains Security-Related Information in accordance with 10 CFR 2.390(d)(1) and its disclosure to unauthorized individuals could present a security vulnerability. Therefore, the material in the enclosure will not be made available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the PARS component of NRC's ADAMS. If you choose to provide a response and Security-Related Information is necessary to provide an acceptable response, please mark your entire response Security-Related Information - Withhold from public disclosure under 10 CFR 2.390 in accordance with 10 CFR 2.390(d)(1) and follow the instructions for withholding in 10 CFR 2.390 (b)(1).

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390(b)(1)(ii), the NRC is waiving the affidavit requirements for your response.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Donald E. Jackson, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket No. 50-271 License No. DPR-28 Enclosure:

Inspection Report 05000271/2013404 w/Attachment: Supplemental Information cc w/o encl; w/o OUO-SRI: Distribution via ListServ cc w/encl; w/OUO-SRI P. Ryan, Security Manager C. Recchia, Commissioner, Department of Public Service J. Giarrusso, Division Chief, MA Emergency Management Agency P. Plummer, Acting Director, State of New Hampshire Homeland Security SECURITY - RELATED INFORMATION SECURITY - RELATED INFORMATION