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New England Coalition, Inc. (NEC) Reply to Entergy and NRC Staff Answers to NEC Motion to File a Timely New or Amended Contention, with Notice of Appearance of Andrew Raubvogel
ML072280321
Person / Time
Site: Vermont Yankee Entergy icon.png
Issue date: 08/10/2007
From: Tyler K
New England Coalition, Shems, Dunkiel, Kassel, & Saunders, PLLC
To:
NRC/SECY
SECY RAS
References
50-271-LR, ASLBP 06-849-03-LR, RAS 13995
Download: ML072280321 (5)


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A'4 /3995 DOCKETED USNRC UNITED STATES August 10, 2007 (1:19pm)

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF SECRETARY RULEMAKINGS AND ADJUDICATIONS STAFF In the Matter of )

ENTERGY NUCLEAR.VERMONT YANKEE, LLC ) Docket No. 50-271-LR and ENTERGY NUCLEAR OPERATIONS, INC. ASLB No. 06-849-03-LR

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Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station )

NEW ENGLAND COALITION. INC. (NEC) REPLY TO ENTERGY AND NRC STAFF ANSWERS TO NEC MOTION TO FILE A TIMELY NEW OR AMENDED CONTENTION Pursuant to 10 C.F.R. § 2.309(h)(2) and the Initial Scheduling Order ¶ 5(A), New England Coalition, Inc. (NEC) files the following reply to the Entergy and NRC Staff Answers to NEC's Motion to File a Timely New or Amended Contention.

NEC agrees with Entergy that further proceedings on NEC's New or Amended Contention addressing Entergy's preliminary environmentally assisted metal fatigue analysis should be held in abeyance pending NEC's review of Entergy's final environmentally assisted metal fatigue analysis. NEC received Entergy's reports of this final analysis on August 3, 2007. NEC may file a new Contention addressing them by September 3, 2007, which would supersede NEC's New or Amended Contention. Initial Scheduling Order ¶ 5(B).

NEC's original Contention 2 should also be held in abeyance, pending resolution of NEC's new Contention concerning the validity of Entergy's revised fatigue analysis.

NEC disagrees with Entergy that NEC's original Contention 2 should now be dismissed.

NEC's original Contention 2 is that Entergy's License Renewal Application (LRA) does not include any specific plan to monitor and manage reactor components identified in i em a ey -/ cy- 0

LRA Table 4.3-3 as vulnerable to environmentally assisted fatigue failure during the license renewal period. If NEC prevails in its new Contention that Entergy's revised fatigue analysis fails to demonstrate that these components are safe from fatigue failure, then NEC's Contention 2 remains relevant, and the Board should. adjudicate it.

August 10, 2007 New England Coalition

'by:'

Ronald A. Shems Karen Tyler SHEMS DUNKIEL KASSEL & SAUNDERS PLLC For the firm Attorneys for NEC 2

UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION In the Matter of )

ENTERGY NUCLEAR VERMONT YANKEE, LLC ) Docket No. 50-27i-LR and ENTERGY NUCLEAR OPERATIONS, INC. ) ASLB No. 06-849-03-LR

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Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station )

NOTICE OF APPEARANCE OF ANDREW RAUBVOGEL Andrew Raubvogel, an attorney in good standing admitted to practice before the courts of the State of Vermont, hereby enters his appearance as counsel on behalf of New England Coalition, Inc. in the above-captioned matter.

Respectfully Submitted, Andrew Raubvogel SHEMS DUNKIEL KASSEL

& SAUNDERS PLLC 91 College Street Burlington, Vermont 05401 Tel. (802) 860-1003 x. 107 araubvogel@sdkslaw.com Counsel for NEC Dated: August 9, 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, LLC ) Docket No. 50-271-LR and Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. ) ASLBP No. 06-849-03-LR

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(Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station) )

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I,.Michelle Cronin, hereby certify that copies of NEW ENGLAND COALITION, INC.'S (NEC) REPLY TO ENTERGY AND NRC STAFF ANSWERS TO NEC MOTION TO FILE A TIMELY NEW OR AMENDED CONTENTION and NOTICE OF APPEARANCE OF ANDREW RAUBVOGEL in the above-captioned proceeding were served on the persons listed below, by U.S, Mail, first class, postage prepaid; by Fed Ex overnight to Judge Elleman; and, where indicated by an e-mail address below, by electronic mail, on the 10th day of August, 2007.

Administrative Judge Office of the Secretary Alex S. Karlin, Esq., Chair Attn: Rulemaking and Adjudications Staff Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Mail Stop: O-16C1 Mail Stop T-3 F23 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

.U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Washington, DC 20555-0001 E-mail: hearingdocket@,nrc.gov E-mail: ask2@,nrc.gov Sarah Hofmann, Esq.

Administrative Judge Director of Public Advocacy Thomas S. Ellernan Department of Public Service Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel 112 State Street, Drawer 20 5207 Creedmoor Road, #101 Montpelier, VT 05620-2601 Raleigh, NC 27612 E-mail: sarah.hofmannA~state.vt.us E-mail: elleman@eos.ncsu.edu Lloyd B.. Subin, Esq.

Office of Commission Appellate Adjudication Mary C. Baty, Esq.

Mail Stop: O-16C1 Office of the General Counsel U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mail Stop 0-15 D21 Washington, DC 20555-0001 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission E-mail: OCAAmailCanrc.gov Washington, DC 20555-0001 E-mail: lbs3@nrc.gov; mcbl@nrc.gov Administrative Judge Dr. Richard E. Wardwell Dan MacArthur, Director Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Mail Stop T-3 F23 Town of Marlboro U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Emergency Management Washington, DC 20555-0001 P.O. Box 30 E-mail: rew@nrc.gov Marlboro, VT 05344 E-mail: dmacarthur@igc.org

Marcia Carpentier, Esq. David R. Lewis, Esq.

Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Matias F. Travieso-Diaz Mail Stop T-3 F23 Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 2300 N Street NW Washington, DC 20555-0001 Washington, DC 20037-1128 E-mail mxc7a@nrc.gov E-mail: david.lewis@pillsburylaw.com matias.travieso-diaz@pillsburylaw.com Anthony Z. Roisman, Esq.

National Legal Scholars Law Finn Peter C. L. Roth, Esq.

84 East Thetford Road Office of the Attorney General Lyme; NH 03768 33 Capitol Street E-mail: aroismanoanationallegalscholars.com Concord, NH 03301 Peter.r6th(adoj.nh.gov Callie B. Newton, Chair Gail MacArthur Lucy Gratwick Marcia Hamilton Town of Marlboro Selectboard P.O. Box 518 Marlboro, VT .05344 E-mail: cbnewton@sover.net; marcialynn@evl .net SHEMS DUNKIEL KASSEL & SAUNDERS, PLLC by;:

Midhelle Cronin, for Ronald A. Shems, Esq. and Karen Tyler, Esq.

91 College Street Burlington, VT 05401 802 860 1003 802 860 1208 (fax) rshems(&sdkslaw.com.

ktyler(Qsdksiaw.com for the firm Attorneys for New England Coalition, Inc.