ML062990274
| ML062990274 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Vermont Yankee  |
| Issue date: | 10/25/2006 |
| From: | Matt Young NRC/OGC |
| To: | Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel |
| Byrdsong A T | |
| References | |
| 50-271-LR, ASLBP 06-849-03-LR, RAS 12425 | |
| Download: ML062990274 (4) | |
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October 25, 2006 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-LR LLC, and ENTERGY NUCLEAR )
OPERATIONS, INC. ) ASLBP No. 06-849-03-LR
)
(Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station) )
NRC STAFF ESTIMATE OF PROJECTED SCHEDULE FOR COMPLETION OF SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW In accordance with the Boards Order (Scheduling Prehearing Conference Call), dated October 11, 2006 (unpublished), at 2, the Staff of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (Staff) hereby provides its estimate of the projected schedule for completion of the staffs safety and environmental review.
The Staffs projected review schedule for the license renewal application that is being contested in this proceeding is as follows:
Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (DSEIS) - 12/15/06 Safety Evaluation Report (SER) with Open Item(s) - 4/01/07 Safety Evaluation Report - 8/01/07 Final SEIS - 8/03/07 These dates can also be found on the NRCs public website at:
http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/license/renewal/applications/vermont-yankee.html.
Inasmuch as renewal of a license is not an amendment, regulations concerning significant hazards considerations do not apply. See, e.g., Nuclear Power Plant License Renewal [Final Rule], 56 Fed. Reg. 64,943, 64,962 (Dec. 13, 1991); 10 C.F.R. § 50.92.
The Staff will keep the Board and parties apprised of any changes to the schedule listed above.
Respectfully submitted,
/RA/
Mitzi A. Young Counsel for NRC Staff Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 25th day of October 2006
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-LR LLC, and ENTERGY NUCLEAR )
OPERATIONS, INC. ) ASLBP No. 06-849-03-LR
)
(Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station) )
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that copies of the NRC STAFF ESTIMATE OF PROJECTED SCHEDULE FOR COMPLETION OF SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW in the above-captioned proceeding have been served on the following by electronic mail with copies by deposit in the NRCs internal mail system or, as indicated by an asterisk, by electronic mail with copies by U.S. mail, first class, this 25th day of October 2006.
Administrative Judge Administrative Judge Alex S. Karlin, Chair Richard E. Wardwell Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel 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: rew@nrc.gov Administrative Judge Office of the Secretary Thomas S. Elleman* Attn: Rulemaking and Adjudications Staff Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Mail Stop: O-16C1 5207 Creedmoor Road, #101 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Raleigh, NC 27612 Washington, DC 20555-0001 E-mail: elleman@eos.ncsu.edu E-mail: hearingdocket@nrc.gov Office of Commission Appellate Sarah Hofmann, Esq.*
Adjudication Director of Public Advocacy Mail Stop: O-16C1 Department of Public Service U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 112 State Street - Drawer 20 Washington, DC 20555-0001 Montpelier, VT 05620-2601 E-mail: OCAAmail@nrc.gov E-mail: sarah.hofmann@state.vt.us
Diane Curran, Esq.* Anthony Z. Roisman, Esq.*
Harmon, Curran, Spielberg National Legal Scholars Law Firm
& Eisenberg, L.L.P. 84 East Thetford Rd.
1726 M Street, NW., Suite 600 Lyme, NH 03768 Washington, DC 20036 E-mail: aroisman@nationallegalscholars.com E-mail: dcurran@harmoncurran.com Matthew Brock, Esq.*
Ronald A. Shems, Esq.* Assistant Attorney General Karen Tyler, Esq. Office of the Massachusetts Attorney Shems Dunkiel Kassel & Saunders, PLLC General 91 College Street Environmental Protection Division Burlington, VT 05401 One Ashburton Place, Room 1813 E-mail: rshems@sdkslaw.com Boston, MA 02108-1598 Ktyler@sdkslaw.com E-mail: matthew.brock@ago.state.ma.us Callie B. Newton, Chair* Dan MacArthur, Director*
Gail MacArthur Town of Marlboro Lucy Gratwick Emergency Management Marcia Hamilton P.O. Box 30 Town of Marlboro Marlboro, VT 05344 Selectboard E-mail: dmacarthur@igc.org P.O. Box 518 Marlboro, VT 05344 E-mail: cbnewton@sover.net David R. Lewis, Esq.*
marcialynn@ev1.net Matias F. Travieso-Diaz Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP Marcia Carpentier, Esq. 2300 N Street, NW Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Washington, DC 20037-1128 Mail Stop: T-3F23 E-mail: david.lewis@pillsburylaw.com U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission matias.travieso-diaz@pillsburylaw.com Washington, DC 20555-0001 E-mail: mxc7@nrc.gov
/RA/
Mitzi A. Young Counsel for NRC Staff