ML110691259
| ML110691259 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Pilgrim |
| Issue date: | 03/10/2011 |
| From: | Andrea Jones NRC/OGC |
| To: | Abramson P, Cole R, Austin Young Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel |
| SECY RAS | |
| References | |
| 06-848-02-LR, 50-293-LR, 50-293-LT-2, ASLBP 06-848-02-LR, RAS 19770 | |
| Download: ML110691259 (9) | |
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March 10, 2011 Administrative Judge Administrative Judge Richard F. Cole Paul B. Abramson Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Mail Stop: T-3F23 Mail Stop: T-3F23 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Washington, DC 20555-0001 Administrative Judge Ann Marshall Young, Chair Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Mail Stop T-3F23 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 In the Matter of Entergy Nuclear Generation Company and Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
(Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station)
Docket No. 50-293-LR; ASLBP No. 06-848-02-LR
Dear Administrative Judges:
The NRC Staff provides notice that it has updated the hearing file for this proceeding pursuant to 10 C.F.R. § 2.336(d), as modified by the Board's Order Regarding Schedule for Proceeding and Related Matters (November 29, 2006).
An index containing the ADAMS accession number, date, and title or description of each item in Hearing File Index, Supplement 40 is appended hereto as Attachment 1. As required by 10 C.F.R. § 2.336(b)(5), the Staff is producing an updated privilege log, identifying documents withheld under the deliberative process privilege, appended hereto as Attachment 2. Also, attached is the Declaration of Brian E. Holian formally invoking the deliberative process privilege with respect to each document in Attachment 2. The Staff will preserve and maintain the privileged documents identified in the log during the pendency of this proceeding. Further, pursuant to 10 C.F.R. § 2.336(c) is the attached Affidavit of Lisa M. Regner.
Respectfully Submitted,
/Signed Electronically By/
Andrea Z. Jones Counsel for the NRC Staff
Enclosures:
Attachment 1 - Hearing File Index, Supplement 40
- Deliberative Process Privilege Log Declaration of Brian E. Holian Affidavit of Lisa M. Regner cc w/Encls.:
Service List UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 20555 - 0001
- Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station License Renewal Hearing File Index Supplement 40 - March 10,2011 10#
Accession Number Document Date Title 40-001 ML110560231 2/22/2011 2011/02/22 Pilgrim Renewal Hearing - Pilgrim Follow-up 40-002 ML110560236 2/23/2011 2011/02/23 Pilgrim Renewal Hearing - Pilgrim Buried Pipe DRAFT RAI Page 1 of 1
- Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station License Renewal Hearing File Index Deliberative Process Privilege, Supplement 40 - March 10, 2011 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 disclosures 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 10#
Accession Number Author NamelAffiliation Document Date Document Type Title Addresseel Affiliation Comment Page Count DPP-40 001 ML110620414 Jennifer Gall, NRC/NRR 1/31/2011 E-Mail 2011/01/31 Pilgrim Renewal Hearing pilgrim license renewal supplemental SE NRC/NRR Internal discussion regarding draft safety evaluation 5
DPP-40 002 ML110620416 Jennifer Gall, NRC/NRR 2/1/2011 E-Mail 2011/02/01 Pilgrim Renewal Hearing-Pilgrim License renewal SE NRC/NRR Internal discussion regarding draft safety evaluation 2
DPP-40 003 ML110560223 Abdul Sheikh, NRC/NRR 2/22/2011 E-Mail 2011/02/22 Pilgrim Renewal Hearing.
RE: Pilgrim clarification NRC/NRR Internal discussion regarding structures monitoring program 2
DPP-40 004 ML110620381 Richard Conte, NRC/RGN-I 2/25/2011 E-Mail 2011/02/25 Pilgrim Renewal Hearing Scheduling of Commitment Inspections for PG, VY, IP2 and what to say in EOC letters NRC/NRR, RGN-I Internal discussion related to commitment inspections 12 DPP-40*
005 ML110601263 On Yee, NRC/NRR 3/1/2011 E-Mail 2011/03/01 Pilgrim Renewal Hearing NRC/NRR Internal discussion related to RAI responses 3
DPP-40 006 ML110600586 Lisa Regner, NRC/NRR 3/1/2011 E-Mail 2011/03/01 Pilgrim Renewal Hearing.
RE: RAIILRA Supplement Status for Pilgrim NRC/NRR Internal discussion related to RAI responses 4
DPP-40*
007 ML110620400 Thomas Setzer, NRC/NRR 3/1/2011 E-Mail 2011/03/01 Pilgrim Renewal Hearing-RE: Settled on Title* RE: DLR (Pelton)
Comments on Draft TI 2516/001 NRC/RGN-I Internal discussion related to commitment inspections 3
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- Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station License Renewal Hearing File Index Deliberative Process Privilege, Supplement 40 - March 10, 2011 10#
Accession Author Document Document Title Addresseel Comment Page Number NamelAffiliation Date Type Affiliation Count DPP-40 ML110620389 Thomas Setzer.
3/2/2011 E-Mail 2011/03/02 Pilgrim Renewal Hearing NRC/RGN-I Internal discussion 2
008 NRC/NRR FW: new License Renewal paragraph related to for AALs commitment inspections DPP-40 009 ML110620393 Thomas Setzer.
NRC/NRR 3/2/2011 E-Mail 2011/03/02 Pilgrim Renewal Hearing FW: Proceeding with TI2516/001 for Doing Commitments Inspectios for Plants in Timely Renewal wlo Renewed NRC/RGN-I Internal discussion related to commitment inspections 3
DPP-40 ML110630330 On Yee.
3/4/2011 E-Mail 2011/03/04 Pilgrim Renewal Hearing NRC/NRR Internal discussion 2
010 NRC/NRR Small Bore related to RAI responses Page 2 of 2
March 9, 2011 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION BEFORE THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD In the Matter of
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ENTERGY NUCLEAR GENERATION
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Docket No. 50-293-LR COMPANYANDENTERGYNUCLEAR
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OPERATIONS, INC.
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ASLBP No. 06-848-02-LR
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(Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station)
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DECLARATION OF BRIAN E. HOLIAN I, Brian E. Holian, do hereby state as follows:
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I am employed as the Director of the Division of License Renewal ("DLR") in the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's ("NRC") Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation ("NRR").
My supervisory responsibilities include oversight of the NRC Staff's review and evaluation of the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station's license renewal application.
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As part of their responsibilities in updating the hearing file and mandatory disclosures for these proceedings, NRC staff members under my supervision identified certain documents as privileged because they contained information concerning the Staff's pre-decisional deliberative process. The documents are listed in Attachment 2 to the Staff's Hearing File Index Supplement 40.
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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 the documents contain pre-decisional information concerning the Staff's review of the license renewal application. The documents contain either Staff's analyses, recommendations, opinions, or evaluations, and may not necessarily reflect the final agency position with respect
- 2 to the matters discussed therein. The documents comprise part of the deliberative process necessary for the Staff's review of the pending license renewal application.
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Further, I have determined that disclosure of the 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 Staff's 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 document listed in Attachment 2 to the Staffs Hearing File Index Supplement 40.
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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.
Brian E. Holian Executed in Rockville, Maryland this 9th day of March, 2011
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION BEFORE THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD I n the Matter of ENTERGY NUCLEAR GENERATION Docket No. 50-293-LR COMPANY AND ENTERGY NUCLEAR OPERATIONS, INC.
ASLBP No. 06-848-02-LR (Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station)
AFFIDAVIT OF LISA M. REGNER CONCERNING MANDATORY DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENT OF 10 C.F.R. § 2.336(c)
I, Lisa M. Regner, 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 Commission's ("NRC") Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. I serve as a project manager for the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station's license renewal application (ULRA").
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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.
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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.
lisa M. Regn r Executed in Rockville, MD this 9th day of March, 2011
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION BEFORE THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD In the Matter of
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ENTERGY NUCLEAR OPERATIONS, INC.
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Docket No. 50-293-LR
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(Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station)
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that copies of the foregoing Letter to the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board regarding the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station Hearing File, including: Attachment 1 - Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station License Renewal Hearing File Index Supplement 40, Attachment 2 -
Deliberative Process Privilege Log, Declaration of Brian E. Holian and Affidavit of Lisa M.
Regner have been served upon the following by the Electronic Information Exchange, with courtesy copies sent by electronic mail, this 10th day of March, 2011:
Administrative Judge Richard F. Cole Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Mail Stop: T-3F23 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 E-mail: Richard.Cole@nrc.gov Administrative Judge Paul B. Abramson Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Mail Stop: T-3F23 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 E-mail: Paul.Abramson@nrc.gov Administrative Judge Ann Marshall Young, Chair Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Mail Stop: T-3F23 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 E-mail: Ann.Young@nrc.gov Office of Commission Appellate Adjudication Mail Stop: O-16G4 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 E-mail: OCAAMAIL.Resource@nrc.gov Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Mail Stop: T-3F23 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 (VIA INTERNAL MAIL ONLY)
Office of the Secretary Attn: Rulemakings and Adjudications Staff Mail Stop: O-16G4 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 E-mail: Hearing.Docket@nrc.gov
Sheila Slocum Hollis*
Duane Morris LLP 505 9th St., NW, Suite 1000 Washington, DC 20004 E-mail: sshollis@duanemorris.com Terence A. Burke, Esq.*
Entergy Nuclear 1340 Echelon Parkway Mail Stop: M-ECH-62 Jackson, MS 39213 E-mail: tburke@entergy.com Mary Lampert*
148 Washington Street Duxbury, MA 02332 E-mail: mary.lampert@comcast.net David R. Lewis, Esq*.
Paul A. Gaukler, Esq.
Pillsbury, Winthrop, Shaw, Pittman, LLP 2300 N Street, NW Washington, DC 20037-1137 E-mail: david.lewis@pillsburylaw.com paul.gaukler@pillsburylaw.com Chief Kevin M. Nord*
Fire Chief & Director Duxbury Emergency Management Agency 668 Tremont Street Duxbury, MA 02332 E-mail: nord@town.duxbury.ma.us Town Manager*
Town of Plymouth 11 Lincoln St.
Plymouth, MA 02360 E-mail: marrighi@townhall.plymouth.ma.us Richard R. MacDonald*
Town Manager 878 Tremont Street Duxbury, MA 02332 E-mail: macdonald@town.duxbury.ma.us
/Signed Electronically By/
Andrea Z. Jones Counsel for the NRC Staff