ML063490029

Oyster Creek - Letter from Jody C. Martin to Administrative Judges Providing the Monthly Status Report and Hearing File Update

ML063490029
Person / Time
Site:	Oyster Creek
Issue date:	12/11/2006
From:	Martin J NRC/OGC
To:	Abramson P, Anthony Baratta, Hawkens E Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel
Byrdsong A T
References
50-219-LR, ASLBP 06-844-01-LR, RAS 12663
Download: ML063490029 (25)

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December 11, 2006 E. Roy Hawkens, Chair Anthony J. Baratta Administrative Judge Administrative Judge Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mail Stop: T-3F23 Mail Stop: T-3F23 Washington, DC 20555-0001 Washington, DC 20555-0001 Paul B. Abramson Administrative Judge Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mail Stop: T-3F23 Washington, DC 20555-0001 In the Matter of AMERGEN ENERGY COMPANY, LLC (License Renewal for Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station)

Docket No. 50-219-LR

Dear Administrative Judges:

Pursuant to 10 C.F.R. §§ 2.1203(c) and 2.336(d), the staff of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (Staff) herein notifies the Licensing Board and the parties that it has updated the hearing file and disclosures for this proceeding in accordance with the Boards Memorandum and Order of April 19, 2006, and LBP-06-22, 64 NRC ___(Oct. 10, 2006). Materials in this supplement may be accessed through the Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). An index containing the ADAMS accession number, date, and title or description of each item in this supplement is appended hereto as Attachment 1. In addition, on or about Monday, December 11, 2006, materials in this supplement will be made available via the Electronic Hearing Docket (EHD), which may be accessed at the following URL:

http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ehd.html/. Materials in Supplement 4 will be contained in a sub-folder entitled, Hearing File Supplement 4 in the Oyster Creek 50-219-LR" folder of the EHD.

The Staff is also updating its pre-decisional privilege log at this time, which is appended hereto as Attachment 2. The Staff will preserve and maintain all privileged documents during the pendency of this proceeding. Also attached, are the Affidavit of Donnie J. Ashley, as required by 10 C.F.R. § 2.336(c), and the Declaration of Pao-Tsin Kuo Acting Director of License Renewal, formally invoking the deliberative process privilege.

As requested by the Board, see April 19 Order at 5, the Staff hereby provides notice that the schedule is unchanged from the dates listed in the Staffs November 11, 2006 update.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Jody C. Martin Counsel for the NRC Staff

Enclosures:

Attachment 1: Hearing File Index - Supplement 4 Attachment 2: Privilege Log - Deliberative Process - Supplement 4 Declaration of Pao-Tsin Kuo Affidavit of Donnie J. Ashley cc: See attached Service List

ATTACHMENT 1 OYSTER CREEK HEARING FILE AND MANDATORY DISCLOSURES HEARING FILE INDEX Supplement 4 -December 11, 2006 Supp Accession Number Document Date Title/Description:

No.

04-1 ML063420638 10/10/2006 E-MAIL: (PA) Re: Oyster Creek Outage Inspection [to K. Barnes 10/10/06].

04-2 ML063420637 10/12/2006 E-MAIL: (PA) Re: Oyster Creek Outage Inspection.

04-3 ML062890362 10/12/2006 EMAIL: (PA) Fwd: Re: NRC LR contact 10/6 to 10/16 04-4 ML063420617 10/17/2006 E-MAIL: (PA) Oyster Creek Environmental Impact Statement.

04-5 ML062930088 10/18/2006 Letter Received on October 16, 2006, Regarding the Essential Fish Habitat for License Renewal of Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station (TAC #MC7625) 04-6 ML063000350 10/18/2006 NOAAs National Marine Fisheries Service Entered into Formal Section 7 Consultation on NRC Proposed Renewal of Operating License for Oyster Creek.

04-7 ML062980402 10/20/2006 AmerGen - Comments on the NRC Draft Safety Evaluation Report Associated with the Oyster Creek Application for License Renewal.

04-8 ML062970099 10/20/2006 AmerGen Responses to Open Items Associated with the NRC Draft Safety Evaluation for the Oyster Creek Application for License Renewal.

04-9 ML063070324 10/21/2006 Comment (2) of Raymond Tierney, on Reactor Oversight Process as Described in Solicitation Letter #7590-01-P.

04-10 ML063420625 10/22/2006 E-Mail: (PA) FW: Revised Supervisory Brief - Use this Version: Update on 1R21 License Renewal Activities.

04-11 ML063400249 10/23/2006 E-MAIL: Fwd: Power Point 04-12 ML063400100 10/24/2006 E-MAIL: (PA) Communications package 04-13 ML063420628 10/24/2006 E-MAIL: (PA) Fwd: Slides.

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Supp Accession Number Document Date Title/Description:

No.

04-14 ML063050248 10/25/2006 10/25/2006 - Conversation Record Between Ms. Janet Tauro (Stakeholder) and Mr. Marc Ferdas, SRI, Response to Question from September 13, 2006 Oyster Creek License Renewal Public Meeting.

04-15 ML063000078 10/25/2006 Oyster Creek Generating Station, Response to ACRS Plant License Renewal Subcommittee Request for Additional Briefing: AmerGen Application for Renewed Operating License (TAC MC7624).

04-16 ML063400124 10/30/2006 Oyster Creek Generating Station Sea Turtle Incidental Take Report 2006-6.

04-17 ML063100326 10/31/2006 Comments on Safety Evaluation Report With Open Items Related to the License Renewal of Oyster Creek Generating Station, August 2006.

04-18 ML062790410 10/31/2006 G20060822/LTR-06-0496 J. Kelly Ltr. Re: Consideration of Public Health and Safety in the Operation of Oyster Creek.

04-19 ML063100456 11/1/2006 Change to Timing for Submittal of Information to ACRS Plant License Renewal Subcommittee Related to AmerGens Application for Renewed Operating License for Oyster Creek Generating Station.

04-20 ML063450027 11/3/2006 Oyster Creek: Licensee Final Document - 50.59 Review Cover Sheet Form, Drywell Floor/Trough/Drainage Inspection and Repairs 04-21 ML063450050 11/3/2006 Oyster Creek: Licensee Final Document - IR 546049 Assignment 02, Reference A/R A2152754 Eval 06, Engineering Response on Drywell NDE and Other Evaluations 04-22 ML063450029 11/3/2006 Oyster Creek: Licensee Final Document - Passport 00546049 07, Evaluation Related to Standing Water in Trenches 04-23 ML063450075 11/4/2006 Oyster Creek: Licensee Final Document - Water Found in Drywell Bay 5 Trench 00546049-02 04-24 ML063420609 11/4/2006 Powerpoint: Oyster Creek 1R21 Outage Startup PORC Update on Drywell Shell Inspections November 4, 2006 (PA).

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Supp Accession Number Document Date Title/Description:

No.

04-25 ML063450026 11/6/2006 Oyster Creek: R Conte Mark-up on Licensee Document, IR0553792-02, Drywell Structural Integrity Bases for 1R21 Inspections 04-26 ML063420308 11/6/2006 E-MAIL: Fwd: ACRS Agenda.

04-27 ML063400285 11/6/2006 E-MAIL: Questions [from ACRS].

04-28 ML063190219 11/6/2006 Oyster Creek Generating Station, Secondary Containment Capability Test from 1R21 Outage Test.

04-29 ML063420305 11/7/2006 E-Mail: 2 more questions.

04-30 ML063420303 11/7/2006 E-Mail: additional questions.

04-31 ML063130424 11/9/2006 PNO-I-06-012: Oyster Creek, Evaluation of Containment Design Function.

04-32 ML063120196 11/9/2006 Webster Response Letter re: Concerns Involved the Material Condition of the Containment Drywell Shell at Oyster Creek.

04-33 ML063450077 11/14/2006 E-MAIL: (PA) Questions Revised.wpd 04-34 ML063110588 11/15/2006 Extension for the Biological Opinion for the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station.

04-35 ML063260141 11/20/2006 Fax to John Hufnagel, AmerGen: Oyster Creek Construction Inspection Reports Concerning Pouring of Concrete.

04-36 ML063320346 11/21/2006 NOAA Biological Opinion for Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station.

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ATTACHMENT 2 OYSTER CREEK HEARING FILE AND MANDATORY DISCLOSURES PRIVILEGE LOG - DELIBERATIVE PROCESS PRIVILEGE Supplement 4 - December 11, 2006 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/Description: Document Document Addressee / Comment Page No. Number Name/ Date Type Addressee Count Affiliation: Affiliation DP- ML063030543 Bellamy R E-MAIL: (PD) Fwd: 10/11/2006 E-Mail Ferdas M S, Draft inspection 4 04-1 R, NRC Oyster Creek LR NRC plan (71003) Inspection Plan.

DP- ML063420537 OHara T L, MAIL: (PD) Oyster 10/11/2006 E-Mail Modes M C, Draft inspection 3 04-2 NRC Creek Commitment NRC plan Inspection: 10/16 to 10/20.

DP- ML063450066 OHara T L, E-MAIL: (PD) Re: 10/11/2006 E-Mail Modes M C, Discussion re 2 04-3 NRC Oyster Creek NRC inspection Commitment Inspection: 10/16 to 10/20.

DP- ML063420275 Palla R L, E-MAIL: (PD) 10/17/2006 E-Mail Pham B M, Draft response to 14 04-4 NRC Complete NRC public comments Responses to Public Comments Related to SAMA.

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PDP Accession Author Title/Description: Document Document Addressee / Comment Page No. Number Name/ Date Type Addressee Count Affiliation: Affiliation DP- ML063400261 Conte R J, E-mail: (PD) Re: 10/18/2006 E-Mail Ashley D J, Draft response to 2 04-5 NRC Fwd: OC ltr from Bellamy R R, NOAA letter NOAA. Blough A R, Ferdas M S, Gamberoni M K, Lund L A, Masnik M T, Screnci D P, Sheehan N A, NRC, NRC/RGN-I DP- ML063450054 OHara T L, E-MAIL: (PD) Oyster 10/19/2006 E-Mail Conte R J, Discussion re 3 04-6 NRC Update. White J R, NRC inspection DP- ML063420267 Palla R L, E-MAIL: (PD) $2000 10/19/2006 E-Mail Pham B M, Draft response to 2 04-7 NRC pre person rem. NRC public comment DP- ML063420461 OHara T L, E-MAIL: (PD) 10/19/2006 E-Mail Bellamy R R, Discussion re 3 04-8 NRC 10/19/06: Oyster Conte R J, inspection Creek LR 71003 Ferdas M S, Update. Fuhrmeister R L, Kaufman P D, Modes C M, Randolph B A, Treadway R I, White J W, NRC DP- ML063420272 Keto E M, E-MAIL: (PD) EMF 10/19/2006 E-Mail Moret E, Draft response to 3 04-9 NRC/NRR/ response. Argonne public comment ADRO/DLR/ National Lab REBA (ANL)

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PDP Accession Author Title/Description: Document Document Addressee / Comment Page No. Number Name/ Date Type Addressee Count Affiliation: Affiliation DP- ML063420454 OHara T L, E-mail: (PD) Oyster 10/19/2006 E-Mail Conte R J, Discussion re 2 04-10 NRC Update. White J R, NRC inspection DP- ML063420466 Conte R J, E-MAIL: (PD) Re: 10/19/2006 E-Mail Modes M C, Discussion re 4 04-11 NRC 10/19/06: Oyster OHara T L, inspection Creek LR 71003 NRC Update.

DP- ML063420441 OHara T L, E-MAIL: (PD) Re: 10/19/2006 E-Mail Ashley D J, Discussion re 6 04-12 NRC Notes From Oyster Bellamy R R, inspection Creek Commitment Blough A R, Inspection. Conte R J, Fuhrmeister R L, Gamberoni M K, Modes M C, White J R, NRC DP- ML063400264 OHara T L, E-MAIL: (PD) Re: 10/19/2006 E-Mail Ashley D J, Discussion re 3 04-13 NRC Notes From Oyster Bellamy R R, inspection Creek Commitment Blough A R, Inspection. Conte R J, Ferdas M S, Fuhrmeister R L, Gamberoni M K, Kaufman P D, Modes M C, White J R, NRC Page 3 of 15

PDP Accession Author Title/Description: Document Document Addressee / Comment Page No. Number Name/ Date Type Addressee Count Affiliation: Affiliation DP- ML063400256 Conte R J, E-MAIL: (PD) Re: 10/19/2006 E-Mail Ashley D J, Discussion re 3 04-14 NRC Notes From Oyster Bellamy R R, inspection Creek Commitment Blough A R, Inspection. Fuhrmeister R L, Gamberoni M K, Modes M C, OHara T L, White J R, NRC DP- ML063400253 Conte R J, E-MAIL: (PD) Re: 10/19/2006 E-Mail Ashley D J, Discussion re 2 04-15 NRC Oyster Update. Bellamy R R, inspection Fuhrmeister R L, Modes M C, OHara T L, White J R, NRC DP- ML063420575 OHara T L, E-MAIL: (PD) Re: 10/20/2006 E-Mail Conte R J, Discussion re 4 04-16 NRC 10/19/06: Oyster Ferdas M S, inspection Creek LR 71003 Modes M C, Update - Weekend NRC Contact #s.

DP- ML063420501 Trapp J M, E-MAIL: (PD) Oyster 10/20/2006 E-Mail Bellamy R R, Discussion re 3 04-17 NRC Creek - Containment Ferdas M S, inspection Liner - Collins Brief - Fuhrmeister R Actions. L, OHara T L, Rosebrook A A, NRC Page 4 of 15

PDP Accession Author Title/Description: Document Document Addressee / Comment Page No. Number Name/ Date Type Addressee Count Affiliation: Affiliation DP- ML063420505 Conte R J, E-Mail: (PD) Re: 10/20/2006 E-Mail Ferdas M S, Discussion re 2 04-18 NRC Fwd: Oyster Creek - Modes M C, inspection Containment Liner - OHara T L, Collins Brief - Actions Trapp J M, Required. NRC DP- ML063420519 Ferdas M E-MAIL: (PD) Update 10/22/2006 E-Mail Blough A R, Inspection update 4 04-19 S, Oyster Creek Drywell Holian B E, NRC/RGN-I Inspections. Lew D C, NRC DP- ML063420508 Lew D C, Email: (PD) Fwd: 10/22/2006 E-Mail, Bellamy R R, Discussion re 6 04-20 NRC Draft Operating Ferdas M S, inspection Communications Plan Fuhrmeister R Plan for Oyster L, NRC Creek.

DP- ML063420527 Ferdas M E-MAIL: (PD) 10/23/2006 E-Mail Blough A R, Inspection update 4 04-21 S, NRC Update: Oyster Ferdas M S, Creek Drywell Holian B E, Inspections (10/23). Lew D C, NRC DP- ML063420415 Conte R J, E-Mail: (PD) Fwd: 10/24/2006 E-Mail Ferdas M S, Discussion re 3 04-22 NRC Re: OC Liner Issue. Fuhrmeister R inspection L, Kauffman J V, Modes M C, White J R, NRC DP- ML063420481 Modes M C, E-Mail: (PD) Re: 10/24/2006 E-Mail Ferdas M S, Discussion re 3 04-23 NRC Fwd: Re: OC Liner NRC inspection issue.

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PDP Accession Author Title/Description: Document Document Addressee / Comment Page No. Number Name/ Date Type Addressee Count Affiliation: Affiliation DP- ML063420425 Modes M C, E-Mail: (PD) Re: 10/24/2006 E-Mail Conte R J, Discussion re 4 04-24 NRC Fwd: Re: OC liner Ferdas M, inspection Issue. Fuhrmeister R L, OHara T, White J, NRC DP- ML063420523 Conte R J, E-Mail: (PD) Re: 10/24/2006 E-Mail Ashley D J, Discussion re 4 04-25 NRC Update Oyster Creek Ferdas M S, inspection Drywell Inspections Fuhrmeister R (10/23). L, Kaufman P D, OHara T L, White J R, NRC DP- ML063400242 Modes M C, E-mail: (PD) Re: 10/24/2006 E-Mail Ashley D J, Discussion re 5 04-26 NRC/RGN- Update: Oyster Conte R J, inspection I/DRS Creek Drywell Ferdas M S, Inspection (10/23) Fuhrmeister R

[M. Modes L, Kaufman P response]. D, OHara T L, White J R, NRC, NRC/RGN-I DP- ML063420437 Kaufman P E-Mail: (PD) Re: 10/24/2006 E-Mail Conte R J, Inspection update 4 04-27 D, NRC Update: Oyster NRC Creek Drywell Inspections (10/23).

DP- ML063420560 Blough A R, E-MAIL: (PD) Re: 10/24/2006 E-Mail Ferdas M S, Discussion re 3 04-28 NRC Update: Oyster Holian B E, inspection Creek Drywell Lew D C, NRC, Inspections (10/24). NRC/RGN-I Page 6 of 15

PDP Accession Author Title/Description: Document Document Addressee / Comment Page No. Number Name/ Date Type Addressee Count Affiliation: Affiliation DP- ML063420551 Ferdas M E-MAIL: (PD) 10/24/2006 E-Mail Blough A R, Inspection update 5 04-29 S, NRC Update: Oyster Ferdas M S, Creek Drywell Holian B E, Inspections (10/24). Lew D C, NRC DP- ML063420558 OHara T L, E-Mail: (PD) Fwd: 10/25/2006 E-Mail Kaufman P D, Discussion re 2 04-30 NRC Re: Update: Oyster NRC inspection Creek Drywell Inspections (10/24).

DP- ML063400313 Conte R J, E-MAIL: (PD) Re: 10/25/2006 E-Mail Ferdas M S, Discussion re 8 04-31 NRC Update: Oyster Kaufman P D, inspection Creek Drywell Modes M C, Inspection (10/24) OHara T L,

[Richard Conte NRC, Response]. NRC/RGN-I DP- ML063400236 OHara T L, E-MAIL: (PD) Re: 10/25/2006 E-Mail Blough A R, Discussion re 4 04-32 NRC Update: Oyster Ferdas M S, inspection Creek Drywell Holian B E, Inspection (10/24) [T. Lew D C, OHara Response]. Modes M C, NRC DP- ML063400240 Modes M C, E-mail: (PD) Re: 10/25/2006 E-Mail Blough A R, Discussion re 4 04-33 NRC/RGN- Update: Oyster Ferdas M S, inspection I/DRS Creek Drywell Lew D C, NRC, Inspection (10/24). NRC/RGN-I Page 7 of 15

PDP Accession Author Title/Description: Document Document Addressee / Comment Page No. Number Name/ Date Type Addressee Count Affiliation: Affiliation DP- ML063400310 Kaufman P E-MAIL: (PD) Re: 10/25/2006 E-Mail Conte R J, Inspection update 8 04-34 D, NRC Update: Oyster Ferdas M S, Creek Drywell Modes M C, Inspections (10/25). OHara T L, NRC DP- ML063420593 OHara T L, E-MAIL: (PD) Fwd: 10/25/2006 E-Mail Blough A R, Discussion re 4 04-35 NRC Re: OC Liner Issue. Conte R J, inspection White J R, NRC DP- ML063420582 Modes M C, E-mail: (PD) Re: 10/25/2006 E-Mail Conte R J, Discussion re 3 04-36 NRC Update: Oyster Ferdas M S, inspection Creek Drywell Kaufman P D, Inspections (10/24). OHara T L, NRC, NRC/RGN-I DP- ML063420571 Kaufman P E-mail: (PD) Update: 10/26/2006 E-Mail Conte R J, Inspection update 8 04-37 D, NRC Oyster Creek Drywell Ferdas M S, Inspections (10/26). Modes M C, OHara T L, NRC DP- ML063400304 Kaufman P E-mail: (PD) Re: 10/26/2006 E-Mail Conte R J, Inspection update 6 04-38 D, NRC Update: Oyster Ferdas M S, Creek Drywell Modes M C, Inspections (10/26) OHara T L, 5:00PM. NRC Page 8 of 15

PDP Accession Author Title/Description: Document Document Addressee / Comment Page No. Number Name/ Date Type Addressee Count Affiliation: Affiliation DP- ML063400308 Kaufman P E-MAIL: (PD) Re: 10/26/2006 E-Mail Conte R J, Inspection update 8 04-39 D, NRC Update: Oyster Ferdas M S, Creek Drywell Modes M C, Inspections (10/26). OHara T L, NRC DP- ML063420569 Kaufman P E-MAIL: (PD) 10/27/2006 E-Mail Conte R J, Inspection update 6 04-40 D, NRC Update: Oyster Ferdas M S, Creek Drywell Modes M C, Inspections (10/27) OHara T L, 1:10PM.

DP- ML063400301 Kaufman P E-mail: (PD) Re: 10/27/2006 E-Mail Conte R J, Inspection update 6 04-41 D, NRC Update: Oyster Ferdas M S, Creek Drywell Modes M C, Inspections (10/27) OHara T L, 1:10PM. NRC DP- ML063400295 Kaufman P E-mail: (PD) Re: 10/29/2006 E-Mail Conte R J, Inspection update 6 04-42 D, NRC Update: Oyster Ferdas M S, Creek Drywell Modes M C, Inspections (10/29) OHara T L, 3:30PM. NRC DP- ML063420535 Kaufman P E-MAIL: (PD) 10/29/2006 E-Mail Conte R J, Inspection update 6 04-43 D, NRC Update: Oyster Ferdas M S, Creek Drywell Modes M C, Inspections (10/29) OHara T L, 3:30PM. NRC Page 9 of 15

PDP Accession Author Title/Description: Document Document Addressee / Comment Page No. Number Name/ Date Type Addressee Count Affiliation: Affiliation DP- ML063400121 Conte R J, E-MAIL: (PD) Re: 10/31/2006 E-Mail Chaudhary S K, Discussion re 5 04-44 NRC/RGN-I Assessment of OC Miller M T, inspection Drywell Interior NRC/RGN-I Concrete Floor Slab, and Steel Liner.

DP- ML063400125 Gallagher K E-mail: (PD) Dr. 11/1/2006 E-Mail Conte R J, Draft response to 4 04-45 L, NRC Lipoti (NJ) Concerns McLaughlin M comment and Governor M, NRC Corzine Interest in Oyster Creek Drywell.

DP- ML063400129 Conte R J, E-MAIL: (PD) Fwd: 11/1/2006 E-Mail Ashar H G, Discussion re 10 04-46 NRC/RGN-I Revised Comm Plan. Ashley D J, inspection Bellamy R R, Ferdas M S, Fuhrmeister R L, Kaufman P D, Lund L, Miller G E, Modes M C, OHara T L, Samaddar S K, Screnci D P, Sheehan N A, Treadway R I, NRC Page 10 of 15

PDP Accession Author Title/Description: Document Document Addressee / Comment Page No. Number Name/ Date Type Addressee Count Affiliation: Affiliation DP- ML063420376 OHara T L, E-Mail: (PD) Fwd: 11/2/2006 E-Mail Modes M C, Discussion re 3 04-47 NRC OC Startup & LR NRC inspection Issues with Possible Startup Implications.

DP- ML063420389 OHara T L, E-MAIL: (PD) OC 11/2/2006 E-Mail Bellamy R R, Discussion re 4 04-48 NRC Operability & LR Conte R J, inspection Potential SU Fuhrmeister R Concerns - Revised. L, Modes M C, White J R, NRC DP- ML063420563 OHara T L, E-MAIL: (PD) OC 11/2/2006 E-Mail Bellamy R R, Discussion re 3 04-49 NRC Startup & LR Issues Conte R J, inspection With Possible White J W, Startup Implications. NRC DP- ML063420557 OHara T L, E-MAIL: (PD) Re: 11/2/2006 E-Mail Bellamy R R, Discussion re 4 04-50 NRC OC Operability & LR Conte R J, inspection Potential SU Ferdas M S, Concerns - Revised. Fuhrmeister R L, Kaufman P D, Modes M C, White J R, NRC DP- ML063400132 Conte R J, E-MAIL: (PD) Re: 11/2/2006 E-Mail Ashar H G, Discussion re 4 04-51 NRC/RGN-I OC Startup & LR Ashley D J, inspection Issues With Possible Bellamy R R, Startup Implications. Chaudhary S K, Fuhrmeister R L, Miller G E, Modes M C, OHara T, White J R, NRC Page 11 of 15

PDP Accession Author Title/Description: Document Document Addressee / Comment Page No. Number Name/ Date Type Addressee Count Affiliation: Affiliation DP- ML063420565 OHara T L, E-MAIL: (PD) Fwd: 11/2/2006 E-Mail Blough A R, Discussion re 5 04-52 NRC Re: OC Operability & Conte R J, inspection LR Potential SU Johnson D C, Concerns - Revised. Lubinski J W, Miller G E, NRC DP- ML063420605 Conte R J, E-MAIL: (PD) Re: 11/2/2006 E-Mail Bellamy R R, Discussion re 3 04-53 NRC Oyster Creek Drywell Blough A R, inspection Concrete Berm. Bream J R, Cureton R E, Ferdas M S, Fuhrmeister R L, Miller G E, Rosebrook A A, Treadway R I, NRC DP- ML063450028 AmerGen Oyster Creek: 11/3/2006 Report, Handwritten notes 90 04-54 Energy Co, Licensee Final Technical on publicly LLC Document - Passport available report 00546049 07.

Evaluation Related to Standing Water in Trenches (NRC Mark-up)(PD).

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PDP Accession Author Title/Description: Document Document Addressee / Comment Page No. Number Name/ Date Type Addressee Count Affiliation: Affiliation DP- ML063450030 AmerGen Oyster Creek: 11/3/2006 Environment Handwritten notes 131 04-55 Energy Co, Licensee Final al Impact on publicly LLC Document - IR Statement, available report 546049 Assignment Report, 02, Reference A/R Technical A2152754 Eval 06, Engineering Response on Drywell NDE and other Evaluations, (NRC Mark-up)(PD).

DP- ML063420302 Conte R J, E-mail: (PD) OC 11/8/2006 E-Mail Ashar H G, Discussion re 6 04-56 NRC Startup and Further Ashley D J, inspection Review Re: Review Chaudhary S K, Status - 11/7/06. Cook W A, Ferdas M S, Fuhrmeister R L, Karas R L, Kaufman P D, Longo G M, Miller E, Modes M C, OHara T L, Young M A, NRC DP- ML063420394 OHara T L, E-Mail: (PD) Need 11/13/2006 E-Mail Schmidt W H, Discussion re 3 04-57 NRC Guidance on Summers R J, inspection Potential 10 CFR NRC 54.13 Issue At Oyster Creek.

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PDP Accession Author Title/Description: Document Document Addressee / Comment Page No. Number Name/ Date Type Addressee Count Affiliation: Affiliation DP- ML063420465 OHara T L, E-MAIL: (PD) Re: 11/13/2006 E-Mail Fuhrmeister R Draft response to 3 04-58 NRC Call from Mr. Richard L, NRC comment Webster.

DP- ML063420374 OHara T L, E-Mail: (PD) Re: OC 11/13/2006 E-Mail Conte R J, Discussion re 3 04-59 NRC 2006-013 EXIT - Kaufman P D, inspection report FINAL NRC DP- ML063420456 OHara T L, E-MAIL: (PD) Re: 11/13/2006 E-Mail Conte R J, Discussion re 3 04-60 NRC OC 2006-013 EXIT- Ferdas M S, inspection report FINAL. Fuhrmeister R L, Kaufman P D, NRC DP- ML063420474 OHara T L, E-Mail: (PD) Re: OC 11/13/2006 E-Mail Kaufman P D, Discussion re 3 04-61 NRC Report Shell NRC inspection 2006013.

DP- ML063420446 OHara T L, E-Mail: (PD) Fwd: 11/14/2006 E-Mail Modes M C, Discussion re 4 04-62 NRC Re: Oyster Creek NRC inspection report 71003 Exit Notes.

DP- ML063450072 OHara T L, E-MAIL: (PD) Re: 11/14/2006 E-Mail Modes M C, Discussion re 4 04-63 NRC Oyster Creek 71003 NRC inspection Exit Notes.

DP- ML063420396 OHara T L, E-mail: (PD) Oyster 11/14/2006 E-Mail Conte R J, Discussion re 4 04-64 NRC Creek 71003 Exit White J R, NRC inspection report Notes.

DP- ML063420547 OHara T L, E-MAIL: (PD) Fwd: 11/15/2006 E-Mail Conte R J, Discussion re 3 04-65 NRC Re: Fwd: Re: Oyster White J R, NRC inspection report Creek 71003 REVISED Exit Notes.

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PDP Accession Author Title/Description: Document Document Addressee / Comment Page No. Number Name/ Date Type Addressee Count Affiliation: Affiliation DP- ML063420538 OHara T L, E-MAIL: (PD) Oyster 11/15/2006 E-Mail Conte R J, Discussion re 4 04-66 NRC Creek 71003 Kaufman P D, inspection report REVISED Exit Notes. Modes M C, White J R, NRC DP- ML063420543 OHara T L, E-MAIL: (PD) Re: 11/15/2006 E-Mail Kaufman P D, Discussion re 2 04-67 NRC Aging Management NRC inspection Program for Feedwater Nozzles -

Operating.

DP- ML063420542 OHara T L, E-MAIL: (PD) Re: 11/15/2006 E-Mail Kaufman P D, Discussion re 3 04-68 NRC Oyster Creek 71003 NRC inspection report REVISED Exit Notes.

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December 11, 2006 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION BEFORE THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD In the Matter of )

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AMERGEN ENERGY COMPANY, LLC ) Docket No. 50-219-LR

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(License Renewal for Oyster Creek )

Nuclear Generating Station) )

DECLARATION OF PAO-TSIN KUO I, Pao-Tsin Kuo, do hereby state as follows:

1. I am employed as the Acting Director of the Division of Licensing Renewal (DLR) in the Nuclear Regulatory Commissions (NRC) Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR). My supervisory responsibilities include oversight of the NRC Staffs review and evaluation of the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station license renewal application.

2. As part of their responsibilities in preparing the hearing file and mandatory disclosures for these proceedings, NRC staff members under my supervision identified several documents as privileged because they contained information concerning the Staffs deliberative process. Those documents are listed in Attachment 2 to the December 11, 2006, submission of Supplement 4 to the Staffs Hearing File.

3. I have personally reviewed the documents identified as privileged in , and have determined, in accordance with the guidance set forth in Management Directive 3.4, that they contain predecisional information concerning the Staffs review of the license renewal application. All documents contain either the Staffs analyses, recommendations, opinions, or evaluations, and may not necessarily reflect the final agency position with respect to the matters discussed therein. Each of the documents comprises part

of the deliberative process necessary to the Staffs review of the pending license renewal application.

4. Further, I have determined that disclosure of the documents could result in harm to the agency, in that it would (a) prematurely disclose the preliminary views of individual Staff members and/or the Staff prior to reaching a final agency decision, and could thus create confusion as to the actual policy or views of the NRC Staff; (b) hinder the efficiency of the Staff, in that forced disclosure of its internal discussions on an unresolved issue would tend to chill all future deliberations and would interfere with the Staffs ability to engage in a free exchange of opinions and analyses prior to publishing its final review documents; and (c) imply or suggest incorrectly that the opinions of the Staff members involved in these communications are actually the final decisions of the agency, while no such final decision has yet been made.

5. Accordingly, I formally invoke the deliberative process privilege with respect to each of the documents listed in Attachment 2 to the December 11, 2006, submission of Supplement 4 to the Staffs Hearing File.

6. I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct to the best of my knowledge, information and belief.

/Original Signed By/

Pao-Tsin Kuo Executed in Rockville, MD this 11th day of December, 2006.

December 11, 2006 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION BEFORE THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD In the Matter of )

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AMERGEN ENERGY COMPANY, LLC ) Docket No. 50-219-LR

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(License Renewal for Oyster Creek )

Nuclear Generating Station) )

AFFIDAVIT OF DONNIE J. ASHLEY CONCERNING MANDATORY DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENT OF 10 C.F.R. § 2.336(c)

I, Donnie J. Ashley, do hereby state as follows:

1. I am employed as a Project Manager in the Division of License Renewal in the Nuclear Regulatory Commissions (NRC) Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. I serve as a project manager for the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Stations license renewal application (LRA). Among other things, I am managing the preparation of the hearing file and mandatory disclosures in connection with the LRA 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 (c) in the captioned proceeding have been disclosed, and that the disclosures are accurate and complete as of the date of this certification.

3. I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct to the best of my knowledge, information and belief.

/Original Signed By/

Donnie J. Ashley Executed in Rockville, MD this 11th day of December, 2006.

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

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AMERGEN ENERGY COMPANY, LLC ) Docket No. 50-219-LR

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(Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station) )

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that copies of the NRC Staff letter dated December 11, 2006, providing notice of the availability of Supplement 4 to the Hearing File, with attachments, together with the Affidavit of Donnie Ashley and the Declaration of P.T. Kuo 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 11th day of December, 2006.

E. Roy Hawkens, Chair Office of the Secretary Administrative Judge ATTN: Docketing and Service Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Mail Stop: O-16C1 Mail Stop: T-3F23 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Washington, DC 20555-0001 HEARINGDOCKET@nrc.gov ERH@nrc.gov Office of Commission Appellate Anthony J. Baratta Adjudication Administrative Judge U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Washington, DC 20555-0001 Mail Stop: T-3F23 OCAAMail@nrc.gov U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Debra Wolf AJB5@nrc.gov Law Clerk Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Paul B. Abramson Mail Stop: T-3F23 Administrative Judge U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Washington, DC 20555-0001 Mail Stop: T-3F23 DAW1@nrc.gov U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Lisa P. Jackson, Acting Commissioner*

PBA@nrc.gov New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection P.O. Box 402 Trenton, NJ 08625-0402 Lisa.Jackson@dep.state.nj.us

Jill Lipoti, Director* Alex S. Polonsky, Esq.*

New Jersey Department of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Environmental Protection 1111 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.

Division of Environmental Safety and Health Washington, DC 20004 P.O. Box 424 apolonsky@morganlewis.com Trenton, NJ 08625-0424 Jill.Lipoti@dep.state.nj.us Paul Gunter, Director*

Reactor Watchdog Project Kathryn M. Sutton, Esq.* Nuclear Information Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP And Resource Service 1111 Pennsylvania Ave., NW 1424 16th Street, NW, Suite 404 Washington, DC 20004 Washington, DC 20036 ksutton@morganlewis.com pgunter@nirs.org Ron Zak* J. Bradley Fewell, Esq.*

New Jersey Department of Exelon Corporation Environmental Protection 200 Exelon Way, Suite 200 Nuclear Engineering Kennett Square, PA 19348 P.O. Box 415 bradley.fewell@exeloncorp.com Trenton, NJ 08625-0415 Ron.Zak@dep.state.nj.us John A. Covino, Esq.*

Valerie Anne Gray, Esq.

Suzanne Leta* Deputy Attorneys General New Jersey Public Interest Research Group Division of Law 11 N. Willow St. Environmental Permitting and Counseling Trenton, NJ 08608 Section sleta@njpirg.org Hughes Justice Complex P.O. Box 093 Donald Silverman, Esq.* Trenton, NJ 08625 Morgan, Lewis, & Bockius LLP john.covino@dol.lps.state.nj.us 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Valerie.Gray@dol.lps.state.nj.us Washington, DC 20004 dsilverman@morganlewis.com Richard Webster, Esq.*

Rutgers Environmental Law Clinic 123 Washington Street Newark, NJ 07102-5695 rwebster@kinoy.rutgers.edu

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Jody C. Martin Counsel for the NRC Staff