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Notice of Meeting with Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc., to Discuss Nrc'S Assessment of the Safety Performance of the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station for the Calendar Year 2007
ML081160173
Person / Time
Site: Vermont Yankee Entergy icon.png
Issue date: 04/25/2008
From: Racquel Powell
NRC/RGN-I/DRP/PB5
To:
Powell R, RI/DRP/610-337-6967
References
MN 08-023
Download: ML081160173 (5)


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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION I 475 ALLENDALE ROAD KING OF PRUSSIA, PA 19406-1415 April 24, 2008 MN No.08-023 U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION I NOTICE OF LICENSEE MEETING Licensee: Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

Facility: Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station Docket No. 50-271 Date and Time: May 12, 2008, at 6:00 p.m.

Location: Red Roof Inn 1380 Putney Road Brattleboro, VT 05301

Purpose:

To discuss NRCs assessment of the safety performance of the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station for calendar year 2007.

Attendees:

NRC: J. Clifford, Deputy Director, Division of Reactor Projects R. Powell, Chief, Projects Branch 5 R. Fernandes, Senior Resident Inspector B. Sienel, Resident Inspector Entergy: T. Sullivan, Site Vice President C. Wamser, General Manager of Plant Operations J. Dreyfuss, Director Nuclear Safety N. Rademacher, Director of Engineering Public Participation*: This is a Category 1 Meeting. The public is invited to observe the meeting. After the business portion, but before the NRC adjourns, the public will have an opportunity to communicate with the NRC regarding Entergys performance at Vermont Yankee and the role of the agency in ensuring safe plant operations.

The NRCs Annual Assessment Letter for Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station can be located in ADAMS with Accession Number ML080610011. The slides for the meeting can be located in ADAMS with Accession Number ML081050413. ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web Site at: http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.

2 Additional information relative to the NRC's Annual Assessment Process and the safety performance of Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station can be found on the NRC's web site at:

www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/index.html.

Meeting

Contact:

Raymond J. Powell, Chief, Projects Branch 5 (610) 337-6967 E-mail: Raymond.Powell@nrc.gov

  • Handicapped persons requiring assistance to attend the meeting shall make their requests known to the NRC meeting contact no later than two business days prior to the meeting.

Attendance by NRC personnel at this meeting should be made known by May 6, 2008, via telephone to the NRC meeting contact.

Approved by ________/RA/_____________

Raymond J. Powell, Chief Projects Branch 5 Division of Reactor Projects cc w/ encl:

Vice President, Operations, Entergy Nuclear Operations Senior Vice President, Entergy Nuclear Operations Vice President, Oversight, Entergy Nuclear Operations Senior Manager, Nuclear Safety & Licensing, Entergy Nuclear Operations Senior Vice President and COO, Entergy Nuclear Operations Assistant General Counsel, Entergy Nuclear Operations Manager, Licensing, Entergy Nuclear Operations G. Edwards S. Lousteau, Treasury Department, Entergy Services, Inc.

D. O Dowd, Administrator, Radiological Health Section, DPHS, State of New Hampshire W. Irwin, Chief, CHP, Radiological Health, Vermont Department of Health Chief, Safety Unit, Office of the Attorney General, Commonwealth of Mass.

D. Lewis, Pillsbury, Winthrop, Shaw, Pittman LLP G. D. Bisbee, Esquire, Deputy Attorney General, Environmental Protection Bureau J. Block, Esquire J. P. Matteau, Executive Director, Windham Regional Commission D. Katz, Citizens Awareness Network (CAN)

R. Shadis, New England Coalition Staff G. Sachs, President/Staff Person, c/o Stopthesale J. Volz, Chairman, Public Service Board, State of Vermont Chairman, Board of Selectman, Town of Vernon C. Pope, State of New Hampshire, SLO D. O'Brien, State of Vermont, SLO J. Giarrusso, SLO, MEMA, Commonwealth of Massachusetts U. Vanags, State Nuclear Engineer, Vermont Department of Public Service S. Shaw

2 Meeting

Contact:

Raymond J. Powell, Chief, Projects Branch 5 (610) 337-6967 E-mail: Raymond.Powell@nrc.gov

  • Handicapped persons requiring assistance to attend the meeting shall make their requests known to the NRC meeting contact no later than two business days prior to the meeting.

Attendance by NRC personnel at this meeting should be made known by May 6, 2008, via telephone to the NRC meeting contact.

Approved by _______/RA/______________

Raymond J. Powell, Chief Projects Branch 5 Division of Reactor Projects cc w/ encl:

Vice President, Operations, Entergy Nuclear Operations Senior Vice President, Entergy Nuclear Operations Vice President, Oversight, Entergy Nuclear Operations Senior Manager, Nuclear Safety & Licensing, Entergy Nuclear Operations Senior Vice President and COO, Entergy Nuclear Operations Assistant General Counsel, Entergy Nuclear Operations Manager, Licensing, Entergy Nuclear Operations G. Edwards S. Lousteau, Treasury Department, Entergy Services, Inc.

D. O Dowd, Administrator, Radiological Health Section, DPHS, State of New Hampshire W. Irwin, Chief, CHP, Radiological Health, Vermont Department of Health Chief, Safety Unit, Office of the Attorney General, Commonwealth of Mass.

D. Lewis, Pillsbury, Winthrop, Shaw, Pittman LLP G. D. Bisbee, Esquire, Deputy Attorney General, Environmental Protection Bureau J. Block, Esquire J. P. Matteau, Executive Director, Windham Regional Commission D. Katz, Citizens Awareness Network (CAN)

R. Shadis, New England Coalition Staff G. Sachs, President/Staff Person, c/o Stopthesale J. Volz, Chairman, Public Service Board, State of Vermont Chairman, Board of Selectman, Town of Vernon C. Pope, State of New Hampshire, SLO D. O'Brien, State of Vermont, SLO J. Giarrusso, SLO, MEMA, Commonwealth of Massachusetts U. Vanags, State Nuclear Engineer, Vermont Department of Public Service S. Shaw Distribution see next page SUNSI Review Complete: RJP (Reviewer=s Initials)

DOCUMENT NAME: T:\DRP\BRANCH5\Annual Assessment Meeting Notices\ROP 8 Annual Assessment\Vermont ROP 8 Annual Assessment Meeting Notice.doc After declaring this document AAn Official Agency Record@ it will be released to the Public.

To receive a copy of this document, indicate in the box: "C" = Copy without attachment/enclosure "E" = Copy with attachment/enclosure "N" = No copy OFFICE RI/DRP RI/DRP NAME BNorris/BSN RPowell/RJP DATE 04/23/08 04/24/08 ML081160173 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY

3 Distribution w/encl: (VIA E-MAIL)

Executive Director for Operations, OEDO (RIDSEDOMAILCENTER RESOURCES)

Deputy Executive Director for Reactor Programs, OEDO (RIDSEDOMAILCENTER RESOURCES)

Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, NRR (RIDSNRROD)

Deputy Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, NRR/ADPR (RIDSNRROD)

Director, Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs, NRR (RIDSNRRDRIP)

Director, Division of Inspection Program Management, NRR (RIDSNRRDIPM)

Director, Division of Licensing Project Management, NRR (RIDSNRRDLPM)

Project Directorate I-1 (PD1/2), NRR (RIDSNRRDIPMLPDI)

Asst. General Counsel Materials Litigation and Enforcement, OGC (RIDSOGCMAILCENTER)

S. Collins, RA M. Gamberoni, DRS R. Powell, DRP M. Dapas, DRA D. Roberts, DRS B. Norris, DRP S. Williams, OEDO D. Screnci, PAO R. Fernandes, DRP, Senior Resident Inspector J. Lubinski, NRR N. Sheehan, PAO B. Sienel, DRP, Resident Inspector M. Kowal, NRR N. McNamara, SLO A. Rancourt, Resident OA J. Kim, PM, NRR M. McLaughlin, SLO Regional Administrator Secretary, RI J. Boska, NRR DRP Division Secretary, RI Deputy Regional Administrator Secretary, RI DRS Division Secretary, RI DNMS Division Secretary, RI DRM Division Secretary, RI Region I Docket Room (w/concurrences) Region I Receptionist PMNS

Agenda NRCs Annual Assessment Meeting Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station May 12, 2008 6:00 - 8:00 pm Introduction .............................................................................................NRC (5 minutes)

Review of Reactor Oversight Process ....................................................NRC (10 minutes)

Discussion of Vermont Yankee Performance..........................................NRC (10 minutes)

Entergys Response and Remarks .................................................... Entergy (25 minutes)

Closing Remarks ......................................................................................NRC (5 minutes)

Short Break ...................................................................................................... (5 minutes)

NRC to address public questions ....................... NRC/Members of the Public (as needed)