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Letter Form Raymond Shadis Enclosing New England Coalition'S Letter to the Administrative Judges Regarding Confidentiality
ML061580154
Person / Time
Site: Vermont Yankee Entergy icon.png
Issue date: 06/01/2006
From: Shadis R
New England Coalition
To:
Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel
Byrdsong A T
References
50-271-OLA, ASLBP 04-832-02-OLA, RAS 11725
Download: ML061580154 (5)


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DOCKETED USNRC UNITED STATES June 6, 2006 (3:29pm)

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF SECRETARY RULEMAKINGS AND ADJUDICATIONS STAFF BEFORE THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD In the matter of June 1, 2006 ENTERGY NUCLEAR VERMONT YANKEE, LLC Docket No. 50-271 and ENTERGY NUCLEAR OPERATIONS, INC.

(Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station) ASLBP No. 04-832-02-OLA Office of the Secretary ATTN: Rulemaking and Adjudications Staff Mail Stop: O-16C1 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001

Dear Rulemaking and Adjudications Staff,

Please find for filing in the above captioned matter one original and two copies of New England Coalition's Letter to the ASLB Panel Regarding Confidentiality Thank you for your kind assistance in making this filing, Raymond Shadis Pro se Representative New England Coalition Post Office Box 98 Edgecomb, Maine 04556 207-882-7801 shadis@prexar.com

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POST OFFICE BOX 545, BRATTLEBORO, VERMONT 05302 June 1, 2006 Administrative Judge Alex S. Karlin, Chairman Administrative Judge Alex S. Karlin, Anthony J. Baratta Administrative Judge Lester S. Rubenstein Atomic Safety and Licensing Board 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 ( Extended Power Uprate)

Dear Chairman Karlin and Judges Baratta and Rubenstein,

In response to instructions received from the Board during the May 20, Scheduling Conference Call I have contacted New England Coalition witnesses, Dr.

Joram Hopenfeld and Dr. Ross Landsman regarding signature of proprietary information protection agreements for the subject matter of New England Coalition Contentions Three and Four in the above captioned matter.

Both witnesses have declined to sign.

Neither of them wishes to increase his vulnerability to the potential of nuclear industry complaints nor to have to defend against them.

Both of them stated that it was their opinion that Entergy and NRC staff should and could represent their case before the board and the public without resort to invoking proprietary information.

Although, during the conference call, I expressed New England Coalition's willingness to sign confidentiality agreements in order to facilitate the hearing process, it would now be unworkable and impractical for the Coalition's pro se representative to access proprietary information in the absence of the Coalition's witnesses.

Further, upon reconsideration, New England Coalition, recalling an unwarranted legal assault by Entergy upon its attorney in a Vermont Public Service Board case for allegedly leaking proprietary information, causes New England Coalition to agree with the opinion and position of its witnesses.

New England Coalition will not be signing any proprietary information confidentiality agreements in this docket.

2 New England Coalition sincerely regrets any resulting confusion, concern, or burden upon the Board or the parties.

Sincerely, Raymond Shadis Pro se Representative New England Coalition Post Office Box 98 Edgecomb, Maine 04556 207-882-7801 Shadis@prexar.com Cc: Service List Certificate of Service Attached

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

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(Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station) )

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that copies of "NEW ENGLA1ND COALITION'S LETTER TO THE ASLBP REGARDING CONFIDENTIALITY OF PROPRIETARY INFORMATION ," in the above-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 Commission's internal mail system; and by e-mail as indicated by a double asterisk (**), this 1st day of June, 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: aib5@jnrc.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(Zcomcast.net E-mail: HEARINGDOCKET@nrc.gov Office of Commission Appellate Jonathan M. Rund, Esq.**

Adjudication* Law Clerk Mail Stop: O-16C1 Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mail Stop: T-3F23 Washington, DC 20555-0001 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 E-mail: imr3@nrc.gov

Marcia Carpentier, Esq.** Jay E. Silberg, Esq.**

Law Clerk Matias Travieso-Diaz, Esq.**

Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP Mail Stop: T-3F23 2300 N St., NW U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20037-1128 Washington, DC 20555-0001 E-mail: iay.silberg@pillsburylaw.com E-mail: MXC7@(nrc.gov matias.travieso-diaz(tpillsburylaw.com John M. Fulton, Esq.

Assistant General Counsel Sherwin E. Turk, Esq.**

Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. Jason C. Zorn, Esq.**

440 Hamilton Avenue Office of the General Counsel White Plains, NY 10601 Mail Stop 0-15 D21 Terence A. Burke U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Associate General Counsel Washington, DC 20555-0001 Entergy Services, Inc. setdnrc.gov, jcz(nrc.gov 1340 Echelon parkway Jackson, MS 39213 E-mail: tburke@entergy.com Raymond Shadis ProSe representative New England Coalition