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Letter from Jason C. Zorn to Administrative Judges Enclosing Supplement 16 to the Hearing File Index, Updated Privilege Logs, and Affidavit of G. Edward Miller, Jr
ML053210110
Person / Time
Site: Vermont Yankee File:NorthStar Vermont Yankee icon.png
Issue date: 11/14/2005
From: Zorn J
NRC/OGC
To: Anthony Baratta, Karlin A, Rubenstein L
Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel
Jason Zorn 301-415-8350
References
50-271-OLA, ASLBP 04-832-02-OLA, RAS 10733
Download: ML053210110 (11)


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November 14, 2005 Administrative Judge Alex S. Karlin, Chair Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mail Stop: T-3F23 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 Administrative Judge Lester S. Rubenstein Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel 4760 East Country Villa Drive Tucson, AZ 85718 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:

The NRC Staff hereby provides notice that the hearing file for this proceeding has been updated pursuant to 10 C.F.R. § 2.336(d). The Staff is also producing updates to its privilege logs as required by 10 C.F.R. § 2.336(b)(5), and is continuing to preserve and maintain all privileged documents during the pendency of this proceeding. The Staff also notes that, in light of its issuance of the draft Safety Evaluation Report on October 21, 2005, it will now update the hearing file every fourteen days, pursuant to the Boards Order of February 14, 2005.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Jason C. Zorn Counsel for NRC Staff

Enclosures:

Hearing File Index Supplement Privilege Log - Proprietary Information Privilege Log - Deliberative Process Affidavit of G. Edward Miller, Jr.

cc: Service List

1 of 3 ENCLOSURE 1 VERMONT YANKEE EPU HEARING FILE AND MANDATORY DISCLOSURES HEARING FILE INDEX SUPPLEMENT 16 - November 14, 2005 Accession Number Document Date Title/Description:

402 ML053080236 9/22/2005 E-mail, Grimes, NRR, to Ennis, NRR, Re: VY EPU Communications 403 ML053080235 10/14/2005 E-mail, Stutzke, NRR, to Rubin, NRR, Re: VY EPU Containment Overpressure.

404 ML052900235 10/17/2005 10/17/05 - Vermont Yankee Licensing Condition (To: Commissioner Assistants; From: M Landau Acting for W M Dean).

405 ML053080231 10/21/2005 E-mail, Daflucas, Entergy, to Ennis, NRR, Re: VY EPU Supplement 37 406 ML053080230 10/21/2005 E-mail, Gucwa, Entergy, to Ennis, NRR, Re: VY EPU Supplement 38 407 ML052930446 10/21/2005 Transmittal of Draft Safety Evaluation - Extended Power Uprate, Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station (TAC MC0761).

408 ML052910200 10/21/2005 Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station - Draft Safety Evaluation for the Proposed Extended Power Uprate (TAC MC0761).

409 ML053000280 10/21/2005 Vermont Yankee, Technical Specification Proposed Change No. 263 - Supplement No. 37 Extended Power Uprate - Additional Information.

410 ML053000281 10/21/2005 Vermont Yankee, Technical Specification Proposed Change No. 263 - Supplement No. 38 Extended Power Uprate - Containment Overpressure Credit.

411 ML052560343 10/24/2005 Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station - Request for Withholding Information from Public Disclosure (TAC No. MC0761).

412 ML052560364 10/24/2005 Vermont Yankee Request for Withholding Information from Public Disclosure (Tac No. MC0761).

413 ML053080228 10/26/2005 E-mail, Gucwa, Entergy, to Ennis, NRR, Re: VY EPU Supplement 39.

HEARING FILE INDEX SUPPLEMENT 16 - NOVEMBER 14, 2005 Accession Number Document Date Title/Description:

2 of 3 414 ML053060324 10/26/2005 Engineering Report VY-RPT-05-00110, Rev 0, VY PSA Model - Evaluation of Containment Overpressure.

415 ML053060323 10/26/2005 Vermont Yankee, Technical Specification Proposed Change No. 263 - Supplement No. 39 Extended Power Uprate - Risk Analysis of Containment Overpressure.

416 ML053080225 10/27/2005 E-mail, Ennis, NRR, to Lobel, NRR, Et. Al., Re: VY EPU Supplement 39.

417 ML052980007 10/28/2005 Vermont Nuclear Power Station - Request for Withholding Information from Public Disclosure (TAC No. MC0761).

418 ML052980003 10/28/2005 Vermont Yankee - Withholding from Public Disclosure, RAIs EMEB-39, 143 and to EMEB-18-1, Responses to NRC Scale Model Testing Review Questions Number 6 and Question Number 8 (TAC No. MC0761).

419 ML052980005 10/28/2005 Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station - Request for Withholding Information from Public Disclosure (TAC No. MC0761).

420 ML052980002 10/28/2005 Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station - Request for Withholding Information from Public Disclosure (TAC No. MC0761).

421 ML053110279 10/29/2005 Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station - Technical Specification Proposed Change No. 263 - Supplement No. 40 Extended Power Uprate - Draft Safety Evaluation Proprietary Information.

422 ML053080220 11/2/2005 E-mail, Shadis, NEC, to Ennis, NRR, Re: VY EPU Draft SER 423 ML053010167 11/2/2005 Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station - Safety Evaluation Revision 1 - Extended Power Uprate (TAC No. MC0761).

HEARING FILE INDEX SUPPLEMENT 16 - NOVEMBER 14, 2005 Accession Number Document Date Title/Description:

3 of 3 424 ML053010145 11/2/2005 Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station - Transmittal of Draft Safety Evaluation Revision 1 (TAC MC0761).

425 ML053120378 11/2/2005 Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station Proposed Technical Specification Change No. 263 - Supplement No. 41 Re Extended Power Uprate - Condensate And Feedwater Transient Response Engineering Analysis.

426 ML042430057 11/3/2005 Vermont Yankee - Draft Environmental Assessment and Finding of no Significant Impact Related to Proposed Extended Power Uprate (TAC No. MC0761).

1 of 2 ENCLOSURE 2 VERMONT YANKEE EPU HEARING FILE AND MANDATORY DISCLOSURES PRIVILEGE LOG - PROPRIETARY INFORMATION SUPPLEMENT 16 - November 14, 2005 Certain documents otherwise subject to inclusion in the hearing file and mandatory disclosures for this proceeding have been determined by the NRC Staff to contain trade secrets, privileged or confidential commercial or financial information subject to withholding from public disclosure pursuant to 10 C.F.R. § 2.390(a)(4). Pursuant to 10 C.F.R. § 2.336(b)(5), the Staff is providing this log to identify the following documents, designated proprietary, and subject to protected status under Section 2.390(a)(4).

Accession Number Author Name/Affiliation:

Title/Description:

Document Date Document Type Addressee /

Addressee Affiliation Comment Page Count ML052910264 Ennis R B, NRC/NRR/DLPM/

LPD1 Vermont Yankee -

Draft Safety Evaluation (TAC MC0761).

10/21/2005 Safety Evaluation Report, Draft N/A Draft Safety Evaluation containing information proprietary to Entergys contractor, General Electric 349

PRIVILEGE LOG - PROPRIETARY SUPPLEMENT 16 - NOVEMBER 14, 2005 Accession Number Author Name/Affiliation:

Title/Description:

Document Date Document Type Addressee /

Addressee Affiliation Comment Page Count 2 of 2 ML053110283 Thayer J K, Entergy Nuclear Northeast, Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc -

Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station, Proposed Technical Specification Change No. 263 -

Supplement No. 40, Extended Power Uprate, Draft Safety Evaluation -

Corrections to Proprietary Markings, Proprietary.

10/29/2005 Technical Specification

, Bases Change NRC/Document Control Desk Licensees supplement number 40 to license amendment application containing information proprietary to Entergys contractor, General Electric 36 ML053010175 Ennis R B, NRC/NRR/DLPM/

LPD1 Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station - Draft Safety Evaluation Revision 1 - Power Uprate Non-Public (TAC No.

MC0761).

11/2/2005 Safety Evaluation Report, Draft N/A Draft Safety Evaluation containing information proprietary to Entergys contractor, General Electric 330

1 0f 2 ENCLOSURE 3 VERMONT YANKEE EPU HEARING FILE AND MANDATORY DISCLOSURES PRIVILEGE LOG - DELIBERATIVE PROCESS SUPPLEMENT 16 - November 14, 2005 Certain documents otherwise subject to inclusion in the hearing file and mandatory disclosures for this proceeding have been determined by the NRC Staff to contain information subject to withholding from public disclosure as predecisional, deliberative information. Pursuant to 10 C.F.R.

§ 2.336(b)(5), the Staff is providing this log to identify the following documents, withheld under the deliberative process privilege.

PDP No.

Accession Number Author Name/

Affiliation:

Title/

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Description:==

Document Date Document Type Addressee /

Addressee Affiliation Comment Page Count 16-01 ML053080208 Ennis R B, NRC/NRR E-mail, Ennis, NRR, to Richards, NRR, Et. Al., Re: VY EPU ACRS Presentation.

10/27/2005 E-Mail, Slides and Viewgraphs Richards S A, NRC/NRR Contains NRC Staff recommendations and discussion of Staff presentation to the ACRS 38 16-02 ML053080206 Anderson C J, NRC/RGN-I E-mail, Anderson, RGN-I, to Ennis, NRR, Re: VY EPU Steam Dryer.

11/2/2005 E-Mail Ennis R B, NRC/NRR Contains NRC Staff discussion of regional inspectors comments on preliminary results of VY steam dryer inspection 3

16-03 ML053080203 Ennis R B, NRC/NRR E-mail, Ennis, NRR, to Scarbrough, NRR, Et. AL., Re:

VY EPU Steam Dryer.

11/2/2005 E-Mail Scarbrough T G, NRC/NRR Contains NRC regional inspectors comments on preliminary results of VY steam dryer inspection 3

PRIVILEGE LOG - DELIBERATIVE PROCESS SUPPLEMENT 16 - NOVEMBER 14, 2005 PDP No.

Accession Number Author Name/

Affiliation:

Title/

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Description:==

Document Date Document Type Addressee /

Addressee Affiliation Comment Page Count 2 of 2 16-04 ML053080204 Ennis R B, NRC/NRR E-mail, Ennis, NRR, to Scarbrough, NRR, Re: VY EPU Steam Dryer.

11/2/2005 E-Mail Scarbrough T G, NRC/NRR Contains regional inspectors comments on preliminary results of VY steam dryer inspection 5

16-05 ML053120102 Ennis R B, NRC/NRR E-mail, Ennis, NRR, to Jones, NRR, Et. Al., Re:

VY EPU Supplement 41.

11/3/2005 E-Mail, Letter Jones S R, NRC/NRR Contains NRC Staff recommendations and discussion of Staff presentation to the ACRS (Non-privileged material (Entergys Supplement 41) available at ML053120378) 19

November 14, 2005 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION BEFORE THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD In the Matter of

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ENTERGY NUCLEAR VERMONT YANKEE

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Docket No. 50-271-OLA LLC and ENTERGY NUCLEAR

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OPERATIONS, INC.

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ASLBP No. 04-832-02-OLA

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(Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station)

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AFFIDAVIT OF G. EDWARD MILLER, JR. CONCERNING MANDATORY DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENT OF 10 C.F.R. § 2.336(d)

I, G. Edward Miller, Jr., being first duly sworn, do hereby state as follows:

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I am employed as a Project Manager in the Nuclear Regulatory Commissions (NRC) Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR). I serve as a Project Manager in Plant Licensing Branch I-2, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing. Among other things, I am managing the preparation of the hearing file and mandatory disclosures in connection with the extended power uprate license amendment request at issue in this proceeding.

2.

I hereby certify that all relevant materials required to be disclosed pursuant to 10 C.F.R. §2.336 (b) and (d) in the captioned proceeding have been disclosed, and that the disclosures are accurate and complete as of the date of this certification.

3.

I hereby certify that the foregoing is true and complete to the best of my knowledge, information and belief.

/RA/

G. Edward Miller, Jr.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION BEFORE THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD In the Matter of

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ENTERGY NUCLEAR VERMONT YANKEE

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Docket No. 50-271-OLA LLC and ENTERGY NUCLEAR

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OPERATIONS, INC.

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ASLBP No. 04-832-02-OLA

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(Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station)

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that copies of the foregoing letter from Jason C. Zorn, Counsel for NRC Staff, to the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board, dated November 14, 2005, providing notice of the availability of the hearing file, together with attachments, in the captioned proceeding have been served on the following by deposit in the United States mail, first class; or as indicated by an asterisk (*), by deposit in the Nuclear Regulatory Commissions internal mail system; and by e-mail as indicated by a double asterisk (**), this 14th day of November, 2005.

Alex S. Karlin, Chair**

Administrative Judge Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Mail Stop T-3F23 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 (E-mail: ask2@nrc.gov)

Dr. Anthony J. Baratta**

Administrative Judge Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Mail Stop T-3F23 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 (E-mail: ajb5@nrc.gov)

Lester S. Rubenstein**

Administrative Judge Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel 4760 East Country Villa Drive Tucson, AZ 85718 (E-mail: lesrrr@comcast.net)

Office of the Secretary**

ATTN: Rulemaking and Adjudications Staff Mail Stop: O-16C1 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 (E-mail: HEARINGDOCKET@nrc.gov)

Office of Commission Appellate Adjudication*

Mail Stop: O-16C1 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 John M. Fulton, Esq.

Assistant General Counsel Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 Jay E. Silberg, Esq.**

Matias Travieso-Diaz, Esq.**

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP 2300 N St., NW Washington, DC 20037-1128 (E-mail: jay.silberg@pillsburylaw.com matias.travieso-diaz@pillsburylaw.com)

Raymond Shadis**

Staff Technical Advisor New England Coalition P.O. Box 98 Edgecomb, ME 04556 (E-mail: shadis@prexar.com shadis@ime.net)

Sarah Hofmann, Esq.**

Special Counsel Department of Public Service 112 State Street - Drawer 20 Montpelier, VT 05620-2601 (E-mail: sarah.hofmann@state.vt.us)

Anthony Z. Roisman, Esq.**

National Legal Scholars Law Firm 84 East Thetford Rd.

Lyme, NH 03768 (E-mail:

aroisman@nationallegalscholars.com)

Jonathan M. Rund, Esq.**

Law Clerk Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Mail Stop: T-3F23 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 (E-mail: jmr3@nrc.gov)

/RA/

Jason C. Zorn Counsel for NRC Staff