ML072920148
| ML072920148 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Vermont Yankee File:NorthStar Vermont Yankee icon.png |
| Issue date: | 02/25/2008 |
| From: | Kuo P NRC/NRR/ADRO/DLR |
| To: | Balduzzi M Entergy Nuclear Operations |
| Rowley J, NRR/DLR/RLRB, 415-4053 | |
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February 25, 2008 Mr. Michael A. Balduzzi Sr. Vice President and COO Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
Regional Operations, NE 440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601
SUBJECT:
SAFETY EVALUATION REPORT RELATED TO THE LICENSE RENEWAL OF VERMONT YANKEE NUCLEAR POWER STATION
Dear Mr. Balduzzi:
By letter dated January 25, 2006, Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc., (ENO) submitted, for the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) review, an application to renew the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station (VYNPS), operating license for up to an additional 20 years.
The license renewal application (LRA) was submitted pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 54, Requirements for Renewal of Operating Licenses for Nuclear Power Plants. The NRC staff determined that the LRA was complete and acceptable for docketing on March, 27, 2006. Since that time, the staff has reviewed the VYNPS LRA, issued requests for additional information (RAIs), reviewed the applicant's responses to the staffs RAIs, developed a safety evaluation report (SER) with confirmatory items dated March 30, 2007, and reviewed the applicants comments on this SER. On the basis of this review, the staff has developed the enclosed SER to document its findings associated with the safety review of the LRA and supporting documentation for VYNPS.
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact the license renewal project manager, Mr. Jonathan G. Rowley at (301) 415-4053 or by e-mail at JGR@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA/ Samson Lee for Pao-Tsin Kuo, Director Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-271
Enclosure:
Safety Evaluation Report cc w/encl: See next page
OFFICIAL RECORD COPY February 25, 2008 Mr. Michael A. Balduzzi Sr. Vice President and COO Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
Regional Operations, NE 440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601
SUBJECT:
SAFETY EVALUATION REPORT RELATED TO THE LICENSE RENEWAL OF VERMONT YANKEE NUCLEAR POWER STATION
Dear Mr. Balduzzi:
By letter dated January 25, 2006, Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc., (ENO) submitted, for the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) review, an application to renew the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station (VYNPS), operating license for up to an additional 20 years.
The license renewal application (LRA) was submitted pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 54, Requirements for Renewal of Operating Licenses for Nuclear Power Plants. The NRC staff determined that the LRA was complete and acceptable for docketing on March, 27, 2006. Since that time, the staff has reviewed the VYNPS LRA, issued requests for additional information (RAIs), reviewed the applicant's responses to the staffs RAIs, developed a safety evaluation report (SER) with confirmatory items dated March 30, 2007, and reviewed the applicants comments on this SER. On the basis of this review, the staff has developed the enclosed SER to document its findings associated with the safety review of the LRA and supporting documentation for VYNPS.
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact the license renewal project manager, Mr. Jonathan G. Rowley at (301) 415-4053 or by e-mail at JGR@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA/ Samson Lee for Pao-Tsin Kuo, Director Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-271
Enclosure:
Safety Evaluation Report DISTRIBUTION: See next page
- Concurrence via e-mail ADAMS Accession Nos.: (Package) ML072920145; (Letter) ML072920148; (Enclosure) ML080560462)
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Letter to M. Balduzzi from P.T. Kuo, dated February 25, 2008
SUBJECT:
SAFETY EVALUATION REPORT RELATED TO THE LICENSE RENEWAL OF VERMONT YANKEE NUCLEAR POWER STATION DISTRIBUTION:
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Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station cc:
Regional Administrator, Region I U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406-1415 Mr. David R. Lewis Pillsbury, Winthrop, Shaw, Pittman, LLP 2300 N Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20037-1128 Mr. David OBrien, Commissioner Vermont Department of Public Service 112 State Street Montpelier, VT 05620-2601 Mr. James Volz, Chairman Public Service Board State of Vermont 112 State Street Montpelier, VT 05620-2701 Chairman, Board of Selectmen Town of Vernon P.O. Box 116 Vernon, VT 05354-0116 Operating Experience Coordinator Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station 320 Governor Hunt Road Vernon, VT 05354 G. Dana Bisbee, Esq.
Deputy Attorney General 33 Capitol Street Concord, NH 03301-6937 Chief, Safety Unit Office of the Attorney General One Ashburton Place, 19th Floor Boston, MA 02108 Ms. Carla A. White, RRPT, CHP Radiological Health Vermont Department of Health P.O. Box 70, Drawer #43 108 Cherry Street Burlington, VT 05402-0070 Mr. David Mannai Manager, Licensing Entergy Nuclear Operations Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station P.O. Box 500 185 Old Ferry Road Brattleboro, VT 05302-0500 Resident Inspector Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P.O. Box 176 Vernon, VT 05354 Director, Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency ATTN: James Muckerheide 400 Worcester Road Framingham, MA 01702-5399 Jonathan M. Block, Esq.
Main Street P.O. Box 566 Putney, VT 05346-0566 Mr. John F. McCann Director, Licensing Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 Mr. John T. Herron Sr. Vice President Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
1340 Echelon Parkway Jackson, MS 39213
Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station cc:
Mr. Oscar Limpias Vice President, Engineering Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
1340 Echelon Parkway Jackson, MS 39213 Mr. Christopher Schwartz Vice President, Operations Support Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 Mr. Michael J. Colomb Director of Oversight Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 Mr. William C. Dennis Assistant General Counsel Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 Mr. Theodore Sullivan Site Vice President Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station P.O. Box 500 185 Old Ferry Road Brattleboro, VT 05302-0500 Mr. James H. Sniezek 5486 Nithsdale Drive Salisbury, MD 21801 Mr. Garrett D. Edwards 814 Waverly Road Kennett Square, PA 19348 Ms. Stacey M. Lousteau Treasury Department Entergy Services, Inc.
639 Loyola Avenue New Orleans, LA 70113 Mr. Norman L. Rademacher Director, NSA Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station P.O. Box 0500 185 Old Ferry Road Brattleboro, VT 05302-0500 Mr. Raymond Shadis New England Coalition Post Office Box 98 Edgecomb, ME 04556 Mr. James P. Matteau Executive Director Windham Regional Commission 139 Main Street, Suite 505 Brattleboro, VT 05301 Mr. William K. Sherman Vermont Department of Public Service 112 State Street Drawer 20 Montpelier, VT 05620-2601 Mr. Michael D. Lyster 5931 Barclay Lane Naples, FL 34110-7306 Diane Curran, Esq.
Harmon, Curran, Spielberg &
Eisenberg, L.L.P 1726 M Street, NW, Suite 600 Washington, DC 20036 Ronald A. Shems, Esq.
Shems, Dunkiel, Kassel & Saunders, PLLC 91 College Street Burlington, VT 05401 Karen Tyler, Esq.
Shems, Dunkiel, Kassel & Saunders, PLLC 91 College Street Burlington, VT 05401
Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station cc:
Sarah Hofmann, Esq.
Director of Public Advocacy Department of Public Service 112 State Street - Drawer 20 Montpelier, VT 05620-2601 Jennifer J. Patterson, Esq.
Office of the New Hampshire Attorney General 33 Capitol Street Concord, NH 03301 Matias F. Travieso-Diaz, Esq.
Pillsbury, Winthrop, Shaw, Pittman, LLP 2300 N Street, NW Washington, DC 20037-1128 Matthew Brock, Esq.
Assistant Attorney General Office of the Massachusetts Attorney General Environmental Protection Division One Ashburton Place, Room 1813 Boston, MA 02108-1598 Anthony Z. Roisman, Esq.
National Legal Scholars Law Firm 84 East Thetford Road Lyme, NH 03768 John Sipos, Assistant Attorney General Office of the Attorney General The Capitol State Street Albany, NY 12224