ML070330085
| ML070330085 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Vermont Yankee File:NorthStar Vermont Yankee icon.png |
| Issue date: | 02/01/2007 |
| From: | Matt Young NRC/OGC |
| To: | Elleman T, Karlin A, Richard Wardwell Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel |
| SECY RAS | |
| References | |
| 50-271-LR, ASLBP 06-849-03-LR, RAS 12965 | |
| Download: ML070330085 (12) | |
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February 1, 2007 Administrative Judge Administrative Judge Alex S. Karlin, Chairman Dr. Thomas S. Elleman Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Mail Stop T-3 F23 5207 Creedmoor Road, #101 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Raleigh, NC 27612 Washington, DC 20555-0001 Washington, DC 20555-0001 Administrative Judge Dr. Richard E. Wardwell Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Mail Stop T-3 F23 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 In the Matter of ENTERGY NUCLEAR OPERATIONS, INC.
(Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station)
Docket No. 50-271-LR; ASLBP No. 06-849-03-LR
Dear Administrative Judges:
The NRC Staff hereby provides its monthly status report and notice that it has updated the hearing file for this proceeding pursuant to 10 C.F.R. § 2.336(d). An index containing the ADAMS accession number, date, and title or description of each item in the hearing file is appended hereto as Attachment 1. The Staff is also producing, as Attachment 2, 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. Also attached are the Affidavit of Jonathan G. Rowley, as required by 10 C.F.R. § 2.336(c), and the Declaration of Pao-Tsin Kuo, Acting Director of the Division of License Renewal, formally invoking the deliberative process privilege.
The Staff hereby provides notice that the schedule is unchanged from the dates provided in the December 7, 2006 monthly status report.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Mitzi A. Young Counsel for NRC Staff
Enclosures:
Hearing File Index Privilege Log - Deliberative Process Affidavit of Jonathan G. Rowley Declaration of Pao-Tsin Kuo cc:
Service List
Page 1 of 3 ATTACHMENT 1 VERMONT YANKEE LICENSE RENEWAL HEARING FILE AND MANDATORY DISCLOSURES HEARING FILE INDEX Supplement 3-February 1, 2007 ID #
Accession Number Document Date Title/Description:
03-001 ML063630029 12/22/2006 2006/12/22-Comment (3) submitted by Claire Chang on Massachusetts Attorney Generals PRM-51-10 regarding to Amend 10 CFR Part 51.03-002 ML063630032 12/24/2006 2006/12/24-Comment (5) submitted by Alliance for Nuclear Responsibility, Rochelle Becker on Massachusetts Attorney Generals PRM-51-10 regarding to Amend 10 CFR Part 51 03-003 ML070190401 1/3/2007 VYNPS - SEIS Web Reference - Fish Facts: Bass.03-004 ML070190391 1/3/2007 VYNPS - SEIS Web Reference - Fish Facts: Herring.03-005 ML070190395 1/3/2007 VYNPS - SEIS Web Reference - Fish Facts: Sea Lamprey.03-006 ML070190393 1/3/2007 VYNPS - SEIS Web Reference - Fish Facts: Shad.03-007 ML070170707 1/3/2007 VYNPS - SEIS Web Reference - Fish Facts: Shad.03-008 ML070190399 1/3/2007 VYNPS - SEIS Web Reference - Fish Facts: Short Nosed Sturgeon.03-009 ML070190413 1/3/2007 VYNPS - SEIS Web Reference - T&E Species Shortnosed Sturgeon.03-010 ML070230041 1/4/2007 Letter from NOAA NMFS re: Essential Fish Habitat assessment for VYNPS SEIS03-011 ML070110504 1/4/2007 Vermont Yankee - License Renewal Application, Amendment 23.
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Accession Number Document Date Title/Description:
Page 2 of 3 03-012 ML070170131 1/4/2007 VYNPS - SEIS Web Reference - An Annotated Working List of the Inland Fishes of Massachusetts - Tessellated Darter.03-013 ML070080409 1/5/2007 2007/01/05-Comment (10) submitted by Lea Wood on Massachusetts Attorney Generals PRM 51-10, regarding to Amend 10 CFR Part 51.03-014 ML070080406 1/5/2007 2007/01/05-Comment (9) submitted by Nina Keller on Massachusetts Attorney Generals Petition for Rulemaking PRM-51-10 to Amend 10 CFR Part 51.03-015 ML070170125 1/9/2007 VYNPS - SEIS Web Reference - American Fact Finder USCB.03-016 ML070190405 1/9/2007 VYNPS - SEIS Web Reference - Franklin County Local Unemployment Statistics.03-017 ML070170520 1/9/2007 VYNPS - SEIS Web Reference - SchoolMatters.03-018 ML070170588 1/9/2007 VYNPS - SEIS Web Reference - US Census County Business Patterns.03-019 ML070170591 1/9/2007 VYNPS - SEIS Web Reference - US Census Glossary.03-020 ML070170148 1/9/2007 VYNPS - SEIS Web Reference - USCB Census of Governments.03-021 ML070190403 1/10/2007 VYNPS - SEIS Web Reference - Cheshire County Local Area Unemployment Statistics.03-022 ML070170514 1/10/2007 VYNPS - SEIS Web Reference - Public School Review.03-023 ML070170617 1/10/2007 VYNPS - SEIS Web Reference - Vernon Selctboard Meeting (1).
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Accession Number Document Date Title/Description:
Page 3 of 3 03-024 ML070170612 1/10/2007 VYNPS - SEIS Web Reference - Vernon Selectboard Meeting.03-025 ML070190406 1/10/2007 VYNPS - SEIS Web Reference - Windham County Local Area Unemployment Statistics.03-026 ML070240301 1/11/2007 EMAIL: Fwd: VYNPS License Renewal RAI Clarifications.03-027 ML070160655 1/11/2007 VYNPS - SEIS Web Reference - About Monadnock Economic Development Corporation.03-028 ML070170413 1/11/2007 VYNPS - SEIS Web Reference - Is It Safe To Eat the Fish?03-029 ML070170459 1/11/2007 VYNPS - SEIS Web Reference - NatureServe Explorer: An Online Encyclopedia of Life.03-030 ML070170564 1/11/2007 VYNPS - SEIS Web Reference - Species Profiles: Striped Bass.03-031 ML070190418 1/11/2007 VYNPS - SEIS Web Reference - Vermonts Wildlife Action Plan.03-032 ML070170534 1/11/2007 VYNPS - SEIS Web References - Southwest Regional Planning Commission.03-033 ML070240299 1/12/2007 EMAIL: Fwd: VYNPS Q&A D-Base Items for Review.03-034 ML070180513 1/13/2007 2007/01/13-Comment (5) submitted by Art Hanson on Shaws PRM-51-11 re Application of National Academy of Science BEIR-VII Standard to Dose Radiation Calculation.03-035 ML070180518 1/13/2007 2007/01/13-Comment (9) submitted by Sidney Goodman on Shaws PRM-51-11 re Application of National Aacdemy of Science BEIR-VII Standard to Dose Radiation Calculation.
ID #
Accession Number Document Date Title/Description:
Page 1 of 1 03-036 ML070170204 1/17/2007 VYNPS - SEIS Web Reference - Connecticut River Striped Bass.03-037 ML070170710 1/17/2007 VYNPS - SEIS Web Reference - Fish Fact: Atlantic Salmon.03-038 ML070170705 1/17/2007 VYNPS - SEIS Web Reference - Fish Facts: Eel.03-039 ML070170374 1/17/2007 VYNPS - SEIS Web Reference - Franklin Regional Council of Governments.03-040 ML070170388 1/17/2007 VYNPS - SEIS Web Reference - Gallery of Connecticut Wildflowers.03-041 ML070170395 1/17/2007 VYNPS - SEIS Web Reference - Impact of Channelization along the Northern Connecticut River, Vermont and New Hampshire.03-042 ML070170429 1/17/2007 VYNPS - SEIS Web Reference - Local Area Personal Income.03-043 ML070170437 1/17/2007 VYNPS - SEIS Web Reference - Massachusetts Rare and Endangered Wildlife, Alasmidonta Varicosa - Brook Floater.03-044 ML070170518 1/17/2007 VYNPS - SEIS Web Reference - Roaring Brook Wildlife Management Area.03-045 ML070170252 1/17/2007 VYNPS - SEIS Web Reference - USFWS Endangered Species State and County Listings.03-046 ML070170153 1/17/2007 VYNPS - SEIS Web Reference - VDH Chapter 3 - Radiological Health.03-047 ML070170417 1/17/2007 VYNPS - SEIS Web References - Key Businesses.
Page 1 of 1 ATTACHMENT 2 VERMONT YANKEE LICENSE RENEWAL HEARING FILE AND MANDATORY DISCLOSURES PRIVILEGE LOG - DELIBERATIVE PROCESS PRIVILEGE Supplement 3 - February 1, 2007 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.
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Accession Number Author Name/
Affiliation:
Title/Description:
Document Date Document Type Addressee /
Addressee Affiliation Comment Page Count DP-03-01 ML070240393 Rowley J G, NRC/NRR/
ADRO/DLR EMAIL: (NPA-LR)
Re: Please send me the WP files of 3.5 of VY.
1/10/2007 E-Mail Ma J S, NRC/NRR/ADE S/DE/EGCA Draft RAIs 5
February 1, 2007 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,
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Docket No. 50-271-LR LLC, and ENTERGY NUCLEAR
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OPERATIONS, INC.
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ASLBP No. 06-849-03-LR
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(Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station)
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AFFIDAVIT OF JONATHAN G. ROWLEY CONCERNING MANDATORY DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENT OF 10 C.F.R. § 2.336(c)
I, Jonathan G. Rowley, do hereby state as follows:
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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 Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Stations license renewal application (LRA).
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:
Jonathan G. Rowley Executed in Rockville, MD this 1st day of February, 2007
January 31, 2007 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,
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Docket No. 50-271-LR LLC, and ENTERGY NUCLEAR
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OPERATIONS, INC.
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ASLBP No. 06-849-03-LR
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(Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station)
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DECLARATION OF PAO-TSIN KUO I, Pao-Tsin Kuo, do hereby state as follows:
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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 Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power 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 February 1, 2007 submission of the Staffs Hearing File.
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I have personally reviewed the documents identified as privileged in Attachment 2, 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 these 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.
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Accordingly, I formally invoke the deliberative process privilege with respect to each of the documents listed in Attachment 2 to the February 1, 2007 submission of the Staffs Hearing File.
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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 31st day of January, 2007
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,
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Docket No. 50-271-LR LLC, and ENTERGY NUCLEAR
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OPERATIONS, INC.
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ASLBP No. 06-849-03-LR
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(Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station)
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that copies of the NRC Staff letter dated February 1, 2007, providing notice of the availability of the hearing file, with attachments, together with the affidavit of Jonathan G.
Rowley and the declaration of Pao-Tsin 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 1st day of February 2007.
Administrative Judge Alex S. Karlin, Chair Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 E-mail: ask2@nrc.gov Administrative Judge Thomas S. Elleman*
Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel 5207 Creedmoor Road, #101 Raleigh, NC 27612 E-mail: elleman@eos.ncsu.edu Office of Commission Appellate Adjudication Mail Stop: O-16C1 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 E-mail: OCAAmail@nrc.gov Administrative Judge Richard E. Wardwell Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 E-mail: rew@nrc.gov Office of the Secretary Attn: Rulemaking and Adjudications Staff Mail Stop: O-16C1 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 E-mail: hearingdocket@nrc.gov Sarah Hofmann, Esq.*
Director of Public Advocacy Department of Public Service 112 State Street - Drawer 20 Montpelier, VT 05620-2601 E-mail: sarah.hofmann@state.vt.us Diane Curran, Esq.*
Harmon, Curran, Spielberg
& Eisenberg, L.L.P.
1726 M Street, NW., Suite 600 Washington, DC 20036 E-mail: dcurran@harmoncurran.com Ronald A. Shems, Esq.*
Karen Tyler, Esq.
Shems Dunkiel Kassel & Saunders, PLLC 91 College Street Burlington, VT 05401 E-mail: rshems@sdkslaw.com Ktyler@sdkslaw.com Jennifer J. Patterson, Esq.*
Office of the New Hampshire Attorney General 33 Capitol Street Concord, NH 03301 E-mail: jennifer.patterson@doj.nh.gov Marcia Carpentier, Esq.
Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Mail Stop: T-3F23 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 E-mail: mxc7@nrc.gov Anthony Z. Roisman, Esq.*
National Legal Scholars Law Firm 84 East Thetford Rd.
Lyme, NH 03768 E-mail: aroisman@nationallegalscholars.com Matthew Brock, Esq.*
Assistant Attorney General Office of the Massachusetts Attorney General Environmental Protection Division One Ashburton Place, Room 1813 Boston, MA 02108-1598 E-mail: matthew.brock@ago.state.ma.us David R. Lewis, Esq.*
Matias F. Travieso-Diaz Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP 2300 N Street, NW Washington, DC 20037-1128 E-mail: david.lewis@pillsburylaw.com matias.travieso-diaz@pillsburylaw.com
/RA/
Mitzi A. Young Counsel for NRC Staff