ML061450010

Vermont Yankee - Letter from Steven C. Hamrick to Administrative Judges Enclosing the Signed Affidavits of Steven R. Jones for Staff Testimony Concerning NEC Contentions 3 and 4

ML061450010
Person / Time
Site:	Vermont Yankee File:NorthStar Vermont Yankee icon.png
Issue date:	05/24/2006
From:	Hamrick S NRC/OGC
To:	Anthony Baratta, Karlin A, Rubenstein L Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel
S.C. Hamrick, OGC, 301-415-4106
References
50-271-OLA, ALSBP 04-832-02-OLA, RAS 11680
Download: ML061450010 (5)

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May 24, 2006 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:

On May 17, 2006, the NRC Staff filed the NRC Staff Testimony of Richard B. Ennis, Steven R. Jones, Robert L. Pettis, Jr., George Thomas, and Zeynab Abdullahi Concerning NEC Contention 3" and the NRC Staff Testimony of David C. Jeng, Steven R. Jones, and Richard B. Ennis Concerning NEC Contention 4. Mr. Jones was out of the office and unavailable to sign his supporting affidavit in time for filing with the Staffs testimony. He has now returned to the office and has executed his affidavits, which are enclosed herewith. The signed affidavits should be inserted in the Staffs testimony to replace the unsigned version that was included in the Staffs original filing.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Steven C. Hamrick Counsel for NRC Staff

Enclosures:

Affidavit of Steven R. Jones for NEC Contention 3 Affidavit of Steven R. Jones for NEC Contention 4 cc: Service List

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

)

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

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

)

(Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station) )

AFFIDAVIT OF STEVEN R. JONES CONCERNING NEC CONTENTION 3 I, Steven R. Jones, being first duly sworn, do hereby aver that my statements in the foregoing NRC Staff Testimony of Richard B. Ennis, Steven R. Jones, Robert L. Pettis, Jr.,

George Thomas, and Zeynab Abdullahi Concerning NEC Contention 3 are true and correct to the best of my knowledge, information and belief.

/Original Signed By/

Steven R. Jones Subscribed and sworn to before me this 24th day of May, 2006

/Original Signed By/

Notary Public My commission expires: March 1, 2007

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

)

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

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

)

(Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station) )

AFFIDAVIT OF STEVEN R. JONES CONCERNING NEC CONTENTION 4 I, Steven R. Jones, being first duly sworn, do hereby aver that my statements in the foregoing NRC Staff Testimony of David C. Jeng, Steven R. Jones and Richard B. Ennis Concerning NEC Contention 4" are true and correct to the best of my knowledge, information and belief.

/Original Signed By/

Steven R. Jones Subscribed and sworn to before me this 24th day of May, 2006

/Original Signed By/

Notary Public My commission expires: March 1, 2007

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

)

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

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

)

(Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station) )

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that copies of the foregoing letter from Steven C. Hamrick, Counsel for NRC Staff, to the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board, dated May 24, 2006, providing the affidavits of Steven R. Jones to accompany Staff testimony for NEC Contentions 3 and 4, 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 24th day of May, 2006.

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.* Terence A. Burke Law Clerk Associate General Counsel Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Entergy Services, Inc.

Mail Stop: T-3F23 1340 Echelon Parkway U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Jackson, MS 39213 Washington, DC 20555-0001 (E-mail: tburke@entergy.com)

(E-mail: jmr3@nrc.gov)

Jered Lindsay, Esq.*

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

/RA/

Steven C. Hamrick Counsel for NRC Staff