ML053490042

Vermont Yankee - Letter from Jason C. Zorn to Administrative Judges Enclosing Supplement 18 to the Hearing File Index, an Upgraded Privilege Log, and Affidavit of G. Edward Miller, Jr

ML053490042
Person / Time
Site:	Vermont Yankee
Issue date:	12/12/2005
From:	Zorn J NRC/OGC
To:	Anthony Baratta, Karlin A, Rubenstein L Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel
Zorn, Jason 415-1797
References
50-271-OLA, ASLBP 04-832-02-OLA, RAS 10829
Download: ML053490042 (7)

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December 12, 2005 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 4760 East Country Villa Drive Mail Stop: T-3F23 Tucson, AZ 85718 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:

The NRC Staff hereby provides notice that it has updated the Hearing File for this proceeding 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.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Jason C. Zorn Counsel for NRC Staff

Enclosures:

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

cc: Service List

ENCLOSURE 1 VERMONT YANKEE EPU HEARING FILE AND MANDATORY DISCLOSURES HEARING FILE INDEX SUPPLEMENT 18 - December 12, 2005 Accession Number Document Date Title/Description:

436 ML053320358 11/3/2005 E-mail, Ennis, NRR, to Scarbrough, NRR, Et. Al., Re: VY EPU Steam Dryer (Note:

Non-pubic version disclosed in Supplement 17. See Document 17-01) 437 ML053320354 11/3/2005 E-mail, White, RGN-I, To Ennis, NRR, Re: VY EPU Steam Dryer. (Note: Non-pubic version disclosed in Supplement 17. See Document 17-02) 438 ML053350214 11/15/2005 Transcript of ACRS Subcommittee on Power Uprates Meeting, Nov. 15, 2005. Pages 1-247. (Note: Also contains slide presentations from NRC Staff, Entergy, and New England Coalition) 439 ML053350134 11/16/2005 Transcript of ACRS Subcommittee on Power Uprates Meeting, Nov. 16, 2005. Pages 1-374. (Note: Also contains slide presentations from NRC Staff, Entergy, and New England Coalition) 440 ML053350358 11/22/2005 E-mail, Daflucas, Entergy, To Ennis, NRR, Re: VY EPU Supplement 42.

441 ML053320364 11/22/2005 E-mail, Ennis, NRR, to Daflucas, Entergy, Re: VY EPU Conference Call.

442 ML053320361 11/22/2005 E-mail, Ennis, NRR, to Daflucas, Entergy, Re: VY EPU Supplements 38 and 39.

443 ML053320190 11/22/2005 Vermont Yankee, Technical Specification Proposed Change No. 263 - Supplement No. 42 Extended Power Uprate - Steam Dryer Inspection Results.

444 ML053350361 11/25/2005 E-mail, Ennis, NRR, to Daflucas, Entergy, Re: VY EPU RAIs.

445 ML053260427 11/25/2005 Vermont Yankee Request for Additional Information - Extended Power Uprate (TAC MC0761).

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ENCLOSURE 2 VERMONT YANKEE EPU HEARING FILE AND MANDATORY DISCLOSURES PRIVILEGE LOG - DELIBERATIVE PROCESS SUPPLEMENT 18 - December 12, 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 Accession Author Title/ Document Document Addressee / Comment Page No. Number Name/

Description:

Date Type Addressee Count Affiliation: Affiliation 18-01 ML053320396 Stutzke M A, E-mail, Stutzke, 11/21/2005 E-Mail Ennis R B, Contains NRC Staff 4 NRC/NRR NRR, to Ennis, NRC/NRR members proposed NRR, Re: VY RAIs regarding EPU Entergys probabilistic Supplements 38 risk analysis of and 39. containment overpressure (Note:

final version of RAIs available at ML053260427) 18-02 ML053320402 Reddy D K, E-mail, Reddy, 11/22/2005 E-Mail Ennis R B, Contains NRC Staff 9 NRC/NRR NRR, to Ennis, NRC/NRR members proposed NRR, Re: VY revisions to Sections EPU SE 2.5.4.4 (Condensate Revision. and Feedwater System) and 2.12 (Power Ascension Testing: BOP Systems Testing Review) of the Draft Safety Evaluation 1 of 1

ENCLOSURE 3 VERMONT YANKEE EPU HEARING FILE AND MANDATORY DISCLOSURES PRIVILEGE LOG - PROPRIETARY INFORMATION SUPPLEMENT 19 - December 12, 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 Author Title/Description: Document Document Addressee / Comment Page Number Name/Affiliation: Date Type Addressee Count Affiliation ML053320392 Drendel D, Report, GENE- 10/31/2005 Report N/A, Inspection report 13 General Electric 0000-0047-2767, completed by Co Revision 1, Steam Entergys contractor, Dryer Unit End GE, regarding VY Plant Indications, steam dryer. (Note:

Vermont Yankee Report originally RFO-25. referenced in Document 435 in Hearing File Update Supplement 17) 1 of 1

December 12, 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 ) Docket No. 50-271-OLA LLC and ENTERGY NUCLEAR )

OPERATIONS, INC. ) ASLBP No. 04-832-02-OLA

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(Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station) )

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:

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

OPERATIONS, INC. ) ASLBP No. 04-832-02-OLA

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(Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station) )

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 December 12, 2005, providing notice of the availability of the Hearing File, together with attachments, in the captioned proceeding have been served on the following. Service has been performed by deposit in the U.S. Mail, First Class; through electronic mail, with copies to follow by deposit in the NRCs internal mail system (as indicated by a single asterisk); or through electronic mail, with copies to follow by deposit in the U.S. Mail, First Class (as indicated by two asterisks), this 12th day of December, 2005.

Alex S. Karlin, Chair* Dr. Anthony J. Baratta*

Administrative Judge Administrative Judge Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Mail Stop T-3F23 Mail Stop T-3F23 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Washington, DC 20555-0001 (E-mail: ask2@nrc.gov) (E-mail: ajb5@nrc.gov)

Lester S. Rubenstein** Office of the Secretary*

Administrative Judge ATTN: Rulemaking and Adjudications Staff Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Mail Stop: O-16C1 4760 East Country Villa Drive U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Tucson, AZ 85718 Washington, DC 20555-0001 (E-mail: lesrrr@comcast.net) (E-mail: HEARINGDOCKET@nrc.gov)

Office of Commission Appellate John M. Fulton, Esq.

Adjudication* Assistant General Counsel Mail Stop: O-16C1 Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 440 Hamilton Avenue Washington, DC 20555-0001 White Plains, NY 10601 Jay E. Silberg, Esq.** Raymond Shadis**

Matias Travieso-Diaz, Esq.** Staff Technical Advisor Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP New England Coalition 2300 N St., NW P.O. Box 98 Washington, DC 20037-1128 Edgecomb, ME 04556 (E-mail: jay.silberg@pillsburylaw.com (E-mail: shadis@prexar.com matias.travieso-diaz@pillsburylaw.com) shadis@ime.net)

Sarah Hofmann, Esq.** Anthony Z. Roisman, Esq.**

Special Counsel National Legal Scholars Law Firm Department of Public Service 84 East Thetford Rd.

112 State Street - Drawer 20 Lyme, NH 03768 Montpelier, VT 05620-2601 (E-mail:

(E-mail: sarah.hofmann@state.vt.us) aroisman@nationallegalscholars.com)

Jonathan M. Rund, Esq.* Jared Lindsay, Esq.*

Law Clerk Law Clerk Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Mail Stop: T-3F23 Mail Stop: T-3F23 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Washington, DC 20555-0001 (E-mail: jmr3@nrc.gov) (E-mail: jjl5@nrc.gov)

/RA/

Jason C. Zorn Counsel for NRC Staff