ML043230051

Vermont Yankee - Letter from Brooke D. Poole to Administrative Judges Informing of the Status of the Temporary Suspension of Public Access to ADAMS

ML043230051
Person / Time
Site:	Vermont Yankee
Issue date:	11/17/2004
From:	Poole B NRC/OGC
To:	Anthony Baratta, Karlin A, Rubenstein L Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel
Byrdsong A T
References
50-271-OLA, ASLBP 04-832-02-OLA, RAS 8857
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November 17, 2004 Administrative Judge Alex S. Karlin, Chair Administrative Judge Lester S. Rubenstein Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mail Stop: T-3F23 Mail Stop: T-3F23 Washington, DC 20555-0001 Washington, DC 20555-0001 Administrative Judge Anthony J. Baratta Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mail Stop: T-3F23 Washington, DC 20555-0001 In the Matter of ENTERGY NUCLEAR VERMONT YANKEE LLC and ENTERGY NUCLEAR OPERATIONS, INC.

(Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station)

Docket No. 50-271-OLA

Dear Administrative Judges:

This letter is to inform you of the status of the temporary suspension of public access to ADAMS which was initiated on October 25, 2004. The security review which necessitated this action is ongoing. Once this process is complete, public access to NRC documents will be restored, with the exception of those that the Staff has determined could be of assistance to terrorists. Notwithstanding the suspension of public access to ADAMS, many documents on the NRC Website have remained available and access to most rulemaking documents has been available at the Ruleforum website.

Priority is being given to restoring access to hearing-related materials. To that end, access to reactor-related dockets and to several materials-related dockets has been restored on the Electronic Hearing Docket (EHD) (which is separate from the ADAMS system). The EHD docket file for this proceeding has been restored for public access. A request for access to a specific document that may be necessary for this proceeding, which is not otherwise available through the EHD, the Public Document Room, or ADAMS should be made to staff counsel.

The criteria for screening the more complex set of materials dockets are being finalized and we will begin to screen materials records in the near future. While the exact time for restoration of ADAMS access is uncertain, it is hoped that CITRIX access to ADAMS may be restored for some categories of documents within the next week.

Judge Alex S. Karlin, Chair November 17, 2004 Judge Lester S. Rubenstein Judge Anthony J. Baratta As materials records are screened, we anticipate adding additional dockets and/or records to the Electronic Hearing Dockets. With respect to specific adjudications, the Staff will apprise the Board and the parties when additional documents are made publically available through ADAMS or the EHD.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Brooke D. Poole Counsel for NRC Staff cc: John M. Fulton, Esq. Jay E. Silberg, Esq. Sarah Hofmann, Esq.

Anthony Z. Roisman, Esq. Raymond Shadis Jonathan M. Block, Esq.

SECY OCAA