ML072780270
| ML072780270 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Vermont Yankee File:NorthStar Vermont Yankee icon.png |
| Issue date: | 10/04/2007 |
| From: | Baty M 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 14292 | |
| Download: ML072780270 (12) | |
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October 4, 2007 Alex S. Karlin, Esq., Chair Dr. Thomas S. Elleman Administrative Judge Administrative Judge 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 Dr. Richard E. Wardwell Administrative Judge 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, Director of the Division of License Renewal, formally invoking the deliberative process privilege.
The Staffs schedule for the issuance of its Safety Evaluation Report has not been determined.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Mary C. Baty Counsel for NRC Staff
Enclosures:
Hearing File Index Privilege Log - Deliberative Process Affidavit of Jonathan G. Rowley Declaration of Pao-Tsin Kuo cc:
Attached Service List
Page 1 of 2 ATTACHMENT 1 VERMONT YANKEE LICENSE RENEWAL HEARING FILE AND MANDATORY DISCLOSURES HEARING FILE INDEX Supplement 11-October 4, 2007 ID #
Accession Number Document Date Title/Description:
11-01 ML072750049 8/21/2007 E-mail Received by R. Conte from R. Powell of August 21, 2007 - Fwd: Updated VY Cooling Tower Status.
11-02 ML072750036 8/22/2007 Email Sent by R. Conte to Distribution of August 22, 2007 - Fwd: Questions on Vermont Yankee Cooling Towers.
11-03 ML072740367 8/23/2007 08/08 Teleconference Letter Comments.
11-04 ML072740386 8/23/2007 August 8 Call Summary.
11-05 ML072390352 8/29/2007 Request for Additional Information for the Review of the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station, License Renewal Application.
11-06 ML072740392 8/30/2007 Cooling Tower RAI 11-07 ML072360111 9/5/2007 08/08/2007 Summary of Telephone Conference Call Between the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc., Concerning Information Pertaining to the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station License Renewal Application.
11-08 ML072740362 9/7/2007 Comments on VT Yankee FEIS.
11-09 ML072750159 9/7/2007 Email Received by R. Conte from J. Clifford September 7, 2007, Summary of Briefing with Vermont Congressional Delegation.
11-10 ML072750162 9/10/2007 VY License Renewal SER Input from SBPB.
11-11 ML072740371 9/10/2007 Section 2.3.3.13XX, Hydrogen Water Chemistry.
11-12 ML072740375 9/13/2007 VY Drawing G191166.
11-13 ML072750175 9/13/2007 E-mail Sent by R. Conte to Distribution of September 13, 2007, More Info.
11-14 ML072740381 9/14/2007 CT Presentation.
ID #
Accession Number Document Date Title/Description:
Page 2 of 2 11-15 ML072570337 9/14/2007 PNO-I-07-008: Vermont Yankee, Restoration of West Cooling Towers.
11-16 ML072670135 9/17/2007 Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station, License Renewal Application, Amendment 31.
11-17 ML072740385 9/18/2007 8/17 Summary of Telephone Conference - August 17, 2007, Between the NRC and Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc., Pertaining to the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station License Renewal Application.
Page 1 of 3 ATTACHMENT 2 VERMONT YANKEE LICENSE RENEWAL HEARING FILE AND MANDATORY DISCLOSURES PRIVILEGE LOG - DELIBERATIVE PROCESS PRIVILEGE Supplement 11 -October 4, 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-11-01 ML072740441 Pelton D L, NRC/EDO/A O
E-mail rcvd. by R.
Conte from D.
Pelton of August 22, 2007 - Fwd: Re:
Questions on Vermont Yankee Cooling Towers 8/22/2007 E-Mail Conte R J, Doerflein L T, Ennis R B, Norris B S, Sheehan N A, NRC/RGN-I discussing cooling cell collapse 4
DP-11-02 ML072740466 Diederich K, NRC/RGN-I Email rcvd. By R.
Conte from K.
Diederich of August 22, 2007 - Query:
Seeking OpE Related to VY Cooling Tower Cell Collapse.
8/22/2007 E-Mail Giantelli J M, Schoppy J G, NRC/NRR, NRC/RGN-I discussing cooling cell collapse 11 DP-11-03 ML072740484 Franovich R L,
NRC/NRR/A DRO/DLR Email Received by R. Conte from R.
Franovich of August 22, 2007 - VY Tower Cell Collapse.
8/22/2007 E-Mail Conte R J, Modes K D, NRC discussing SER and cooling cell collapse 3
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Accession Number Author Name/
Affiliation:
Title/Description:
Document Date Document Type Addressee /
Addressee Affiliation Comment Page Count Page 2 of 3 DP-11-04 ML072750176 Norris B S, NRC/RGN-II/DRP/RPB5 Email Received by R. Conte from B.
Norris September 10, 2007, Questions from Staffers 09/06/2007.
9/10/2007 E-Mail Conte R J, Shane R M, NRC/OCA, NRC/RGN-I/DRS/EB1 discussing answers to Staffers questions 4
DP-11-05 ML072750200 Conte R J, NRC/RGN-I/DRS/EB1 E-mail sent by R.
Conte to Distribution of September 12, 2007: License Renewal Q&As on Tower.
9/12/2007 E-Mail Auluck R C, Shane R M, Sieller N S, NRC/NRR/ADRO/
DLR/RLRB, NRC/OCA, NRC/RGN-I/DRP draft answers to questions for comment 5
DP-11-06 ML072750061 Conte R J, NRC/RGN-I Email Sent by R.
Conte to Distribution of September 13, 2007, FWD: Re:
Sept. 17th Briefing.
9/13/2007 E-Mail Auluck R C, Rowley J G, NRC providing input for briefing 4
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Accession Number Author Name/
Affiliation:
Title/Description:
Document Date Document Type Addressee /
Addressee Affiliation Comment Page Count Page 3 of 3 DP-11-07 ML072750203 Hoang D V, NRC/NRR/A DRO/DLR/R LRC Email Received by R. Conte from D.
Hoang of September 28, 2007, Re: Fwd:
9/28/2007 E-Mail Auluck R C, Baty M C, Chang K C, Conte R J, Franovich R L, Kuo P T, Lee S S, Powell R J, Rogers B H, Rowley J G, Shane R M, Subin L B, NRC/NRR, NRC/OCA, NRC/OGC, NRC/RGN-I comments on license renewal application amendment 30 3
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 4th day of October, 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 Director of the Division of License 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.
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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 October 4, 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.
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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 October 4, 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 4th day of October, 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 October 4, 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 4th day of October 2007.
Alex S. Karlin, Esq., Chair Administrative Judge Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 E-mail: ask2@nrc.gov Dr. Thomas S. Elleman*
Administrative Judge 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-16G4 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 E-mail: OCAAmail@nrc.gov Dr. Richard E. Wardwell Administrative Judge 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-16G4 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 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 Peter C.L. Roth, Esq.*
Office of the New Hampshire Attorney General 33 Capitol Street Concord, NH 03301 E-mail: peter.roth@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 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/
Mary C. Baty Counsel for NRC Staff