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MONTHYEARBVY 24-005, Report of Investigation Pursuant to 10 CFR 20, Appendix G2024-01-30030 January 2024 Report of Investigation Pursuant to 10 CFR 20, Appendix G BVY 24-004, Report of Investigation Pursuant to 10 CFR 20, Appendix G2024-01-23023 January 2024 Report of Investigation Pursuant to 10 CFR 20, Appendix G BVY 24-003, Nuclear Onsite Property Damage Insurance2024-01-0404 January 2024 Nuclear Onsite Property Damage Insurance BVY 24-001, Pre-Notice of Disbursement from Decommissioning Trust2024-01-0202 January 2024 Pre-Notice of Disbursement from Decommissioning Trust BVY 23-030, Report of Investigation Pursuant to 10 CFR 20, Appendix G2023-12-20020 December 2023 Report of Investigation Pursuant to 10 CFR 20, Appendix G BVY 23-029, Proof of Financial Protection2023-12-12012 December 2023 Proof of Financial Protection BVY 23-028, Pre-Notice of Disbursement from Decommissioning Trust2023-11-28028 November 2023 Pre-Notice of Disbursement from Decommissioning Trust BVY 23-027, Report of Investigation Pursuant to 10 CFR 20, Appendix G2023-11-21021 November 2023 Report of Investigation Pursuant to 10 CFR 20, Appendix G BVY 23-026, Report of Investigation Pursuant to 10 CFR 20, Appendix G2023-11-13013 November 2023 Report of Investigation Pursuant to 10 CFR 20, Appendix G BVY 23-025, Pre-Notice of Disbursement from Decommissioning Trust2023-11-0202 November 2023 Pre-Notice of Disbursement from Decommissioning Trust BVY 23-023, License Amendment Request Addition of License Condition 3.K, License Termination Plan; Proposed Change No. 3172023-10-10010 October 2023 License Amendment Request Addition of License Condition 3.K, License Termination Plan; Proposed Change No. 317 IR 07200059/20234012023-10-0505 October 2023 Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation Security Inspection Report 07200059/2023401 BVY 23-022, Pre-Notice of Disbursement from Decommissioning Trust2023-08-23023 August 2023 Pre-Notice of Disbursement from Decommissioning Trust IR 05000271/20230012023-08-15015 August 2023 Northstar Nuclear Decommissioning Company, Llc., Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station, - NRC Inspection Report 05000271/2023001 BVY 23-021, Report of Investigation Pursuant to 10 CFR 20, Appendix G2023-08-0202 August 2023 Report of Investigation Pursuant to 10 CFR 20, Appendix G BVY 23-020, Pre-Notice of Disbursement from Decommissioning Trust2023-08-0202 August 2023 Pre-Notice of Disbursement from Decommissioning Trust BVY 23-019, Update to 2022 Radiological Effluent Release Report2023-07-24024 July 2023 Update to 2022 Radiological Effluent Release Report BVY 23-018, Update to Nuclear Onsite Property Damage Insurance2023-07-12012 July 2023 Update to Nuclear Onsite Property Damage Insurance BVY 23-017, Pre-Notice of Disbursement from Decommissioning Trust2023-06-29029 June 2023 Pre-Notice of Disbursement from Decommissioning Trust BVY 23-015, Report of Investigation Pursuant to 1O CFR 20, Appendix G2023-06-0505 June 2023 Report of Investigation Pursuant to 1O CFR 20, Appendix G BVY 23-016, 10 CFR 72.48 Report2023-06-0505 June 2023 10 CFR 72.48 Report BVY 23-014, Pre-Notice of Disbursement from Decommissioning Trust2023-05-31031 May 2023 Pre-Notice of Disbursement from Decommissioning Trust BVY 23-013, 2022 Radiological Environmental Operating Report2023-05-10010 May 2023 2022 Radiological Environmental Operating Report BVY 23-011, 2022 Radiological Effluent Release Report2023-05-10010 May 2023 2022 Radiological Effluent Release Report BVY 23-012, Pre-Notice of Disbursement from Decommissioning Trust2023-05-0202 May 2023 Pre-Notice of Disbursement from Decommissioning Trust ML23117A2172023-05-0101 May 2023 Safety Evaluation for Quality Assurance Program Manual Reduction in Commitment BVY 23-009, 2022 Individual Monitoring NRC Form 5 Report2023-04-24024 April 2023 2022 Individual Monitoring NRC Form 5 Report BVY 23-008, Pre-Notice of Disbursement from Decommissioning Trust2023-04-0606 April 2023 Pre-Notice of Disbursement from Decommissioning Trust BVY 23-007, Report of Investigation Pursuant to 10 CFR 20, Appendix G2023-03-29029 March 2023 Report of Investigation Pursuant to 10 CFR 20, Appendix G BVY 23-006, Status of Decommissioning and Spent Fuel Management Fund for Year Ending 20222023-03-29029 March 2023 Status of Decommissioning and Spent Fuel Management Fund for Year Ending 2022 BVY 23-005, Nuclear Onsite Property Damage Insurance2023-03-13013 March 2023 Nuclear Onsite Property Damage Insurance BVY 23-004, Pre-Notice of Disbursement from Decommissioning Trust2023-03-0202 March 2023 Pre-Notice of Disbursement from Decommissioning Trust ML22361A1022023-02-24024 February 2023 Reactor Decommissioning Branch Project Management Changes for Some Decommissioning Facilities and Establishment of Backup Project Manager for All Decommissioning Facilities IR 05000271/20220022023-02-22022 February 2023 Northstar Nuclear Decommissioning Company, LLC, Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station - NRC Inspection Report No. 05000271/2022002 BVY 23-003, Pre-Notice of Disbursement from Decommissioning Trust2023-01-31031 January 2023 Pre-Notice of Disbursement from Decommissioning Trust BVY 22-030, Documentary Evidence of Performance Bond2022-12-30030 December 2022 Documentary Evidence of Performance Bond ML22347A2792022-12-21021 December 2022 Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation Security Inspection Plan Dated December 21, 2022 IR 05000271/20224012022-12-15015 December 2022 NRC Inspection Report No. 05000271/2022401, Northstar Nuclear Decommissioning Company, LLC, Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station, Vernon, Vermont (Letter Only) BVY 22-028, Re Proof of Financial Protection2022-11-28028 November 2022 Re Proof of Financial Protection BVY 22-027, Bvy 22-027; Pre-Notice of Disbursement from Decommissioning Trust for Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station2022-11-11011 November 2022 Bvy 22-027; Pre-Notice of Disbursement from Decommissioning Trust for Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station BVY 22-026, Pre-Notice of Disbursement from Decommissioning Trust2022-10-31031 October 2022 Pre-Notice of Disbursement from Decommissioning Trust ML22273A1492022-10-0404 October 2022 Review of Decommissioning Funding Status 2022 BVY 22-025, Pre-Notice of Disbursement from Decommissioning Trust2022-10-0404 October 2022 Pre-Notice of Disbursement from Decommissioning Trust BVY 22-023, Pre-Notice of Disbursement from Decommissioning Trust2022-09-0101 September 2022 Pre-Notice of Disbursement from Decommissioning Trust BVY 22-022, Report of Investigation Pursuant to 10 CFR 20, Appendix G2022-08-22022 August 2022 Report of Investigation Pursuant to 10 CFR 20, Appendix G BVY 22-021, Report of Investigation Pursuant to 10 CFR 20, Appendix G2022-08-16016 August 2022 Report of Investigation Pursuant to 10 CFR 20, Appendix G BVY 22-020, Pre-Notice of Disbursement from Decommissioning Trust2022-08-0101 August 2022 Pre-Notice of Disbursement from Decommissioning Trust IR 05000271/20220012022-08-0101 August 2022 NRC Inspection Report No. 05000271/2022001, Northstar Nuclear Decommissioning Company, LLC, Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station, Vernon, Vermont BVY 22-019, Pre-Notice of Disbursement from Decommissioning Trust2022-07-0606 July 2022 Pre-Notice of Disbursement from Decommissioning Trust BVY 22-013, Notification of Revised Decommissioning Cost Estimate2022-06-17017 June 2022 Notification of Revised Decommissioning Cost Estimate 2024-01-04
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Markey Regulations and Policies to Undertake Safety and Other Improvements by NRC Licensees as Part of License Extension Proceedings ML1205408622012-02-23023 February 2012 Response to Letter from Senator Jeanne Shaheen Vermont Yankee Annual Assessment Meeting ML11298A0832011-10-21021 October 2011 G20110761/LTR-11-0574/EDATS: SECY-2011-0564 - Ltr. Rep. Edward J. Markey Nuclear Regulatory Commission'S Regulations and Expectations Related to Licensees' Statements to the Media and Other Members of the Public - Entergy Nuclear and Vermon CY-92-223, G20110523/LTR-11-0411/EDATS: SECY-2011-0411 - Ltr. from Rep. E.J. Markey to Chairman Jaczko NRC Safety Requirements for Reactors Granted Construction Permits Prior to 19712011-07-14014 July 2011 G20110523/LTR-11-0411/EDATS: SECY-2011-0411 - Ltr. from Rep. E.J. 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Olver to Chairman Jaczko Tritium Leak - Entergy Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant ML1002805502010-02-0202 February 2010 G20100048/LTR-10-0025//EDATS: SECY-2010-0062/LTR-10-0026 - Ltr to Senator Bernard Sanders, Senator Patrick Leahy, Congressman Peter Welch from Chairman Jaczko Tritium Leak at Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station ML1002716492010-01-22022 January 2010 G20100048/LTR-10-0025/EDATS: SECY-2010-0062 - Ltr. Sen. Patrick Leahy, Sen. Bernard Sanders, Rep. Peter Welch Follow Up to January 15, 2010 Letter Regarding Contamination on the Grounds of the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Plant ML1002806642010-01-15015 January 2010 LTR-10-0026 - Ltr., Sen. Patrick Leahy, Sen. Bernard Sanders, & Rep. Welch, Contamination on the Grounds of Vermont Yankee Nuclear Plant ML0831508612008-12-17017 December 2008 G20080745/LTR-08-0570/EDATS: SECY-2008-0617 - Ltr. Rep. Paul W. Hodes Vermont Yankee Incident ML0821004792008-07-30030 July 2008 G20080497/LTR-08-0393/EDATS: SECY-2008-0430 - Ltr. Rep. Paul Hodes Nrc'S Investigations at Vermont Yankee, Request for Additional Information for Upcoming Hearing on License Renewal ML0810906142008-05-15015 May 2008 G20080248/LTR-08-0203/EDATS: SECY-2008-0200 - Ltr. to Sen. Patrick J. Leahy, Sen. Bernard Sanders, and Rep. Peter Welch Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant - Independent Safety Assessment ML0810104382008-04-0808 April 2008 G20080248/LTR-08-0203/EDATS: SECY-2008-0200 - Ltr Sen. Patrick J. Leahy, Sen. Bernard Sanders, and Rep. Peter Welch Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant - Independent Safety Assessment ML0733005092007-11-30030 November 2007 G20070786/LTR-07-0751/EDATS: SECY-2007-0504 - Ltr. Sheridan Brown, Sen John E. Sununu'S Staff Safety Issues at the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant ML0731202612007-11-0202 November 2007 G20070786/LTR-07-0751/EDATS: SECY-2007-0504 - Ltr. Sheridan Brown, Sen John E. Sununu'S Staff Safety Issues at the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant ML0726301442007-10-31031 October 2007 G20070624/LTR-07-0595/EDATS: SECY-2007-0319 - Ltr to Sen. E.M. Kennedy; Sen. J Kerry; and Congressman J. Olver Responds to Concerns of the August 21, 2007, Collapse of a Portion of Non Safety-Related Cooling Tower Cell at Vermont Yankee Pow ML0725702462007-09-25025 September 2007 G20070590/EDATS: SECY-2007-0295/LTR-07-0562 - Ltr to Patrick Leahy, Bernard Sanders, and Peter Welch Fm Chairman Klein Occurrence at the Vermont Yankee Power Plant on August 21, 2007 ML0725402262007-08-30030 August 2007 G20070624/LTR-07-0595/EDATS: SECY-2007-0319 - Ltr. Sens. Edward Kennedy, John Kerry & Rep. 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Re Request for the NRC to Address the Issues in Karen M Scott'S Letter Concerning the Vermont Nuclear Reactor ML0704000852007-02-13013 February 2007 G20070068/LTR-07-0060/SECY-2007-0019 - Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Vermont Yankee - Letters to Senator Leahy, Senator Sanders, Representative Welch from Luis Reyes ML0703102832007-01-26026 January 2007 G20070068/LTR-07-0060/SECY-2007-0019 - Ltr. Senator Bernard Sanders, Senator Patrick Leahy, and Rep. Peter Welch Regarding Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (Dseis) for License Renewal of Vermont Yankee ML0620206892006-08-0808 August 2006 G20060650/LTR-06-0349 - Judd Gregg Ltr Conditions at the Yankee Nuclear Power Plant ML0620103492006-06-22022 June 2006 G20060650/LTR-06-0349 - Ltr. Sen. Judd Gregg Regarding Yankee Nuclear Power Plant ML0607300852006-04-0505 April 2006 G20060230/LTR-06-0130 - James M. 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October 21, 2011 The Honorable Greg Jaczko Chairman Nuclear Regulatory Commission 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852
Dear Chairman Jaczko:
I write to request information about Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) regulations and its expectations related to licensees' statements to the media and other members of the public. I am concerned that certain statements made by representatives of Entergy Nuclear, the licensee of the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant, are at odds with the factual history of the plant, and that the NRC has not appropriately responded to concerns raised about this issue.
On August 2, 2011, the Vermont Health Department reported that strontium-90 was detected in the flesh of a small mouth bass roughly nine miles upstream from the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant.' The Health Department has found strontium-90 in other, inedible portions of Connecticut River fish in earlier samples.
Strontium-90 exhibits biochemical behavior similar to calcium. If strontium-90 is ingested, it is deposited in bones and bone marrow while some remains in blood and soft tissue. This exposure can cause bone cancer, tissue cancer, and leukemia, hence the statement from Mr. Bill Irwin, Chief of Radiological Health at the Vermont Department of Health: "It obviously is of concern to us. It's a source that only comes from human activities. It's not natural." 2 Mr. Laurence Smith, Manager of Communications for Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee, released a statement on August 2, 2011 that contained the following assertion: "We are aware that the Vermont Department of Health may have detected strontium-90 in some fish from the Connecticut River. There is absolutely no evidence to suggest that Vermont Yankee is the source for the strontium-90. We have 31 monitoring wells on site that are tested regularly. No groundwater sample from any well at Vermont Yankee has ever indicated the presence of Vermont Department of Health Tritium Investigation Archive 2011 (htt:,'/ihcaltlivermont.g(,vienviro/iad/yankeeitritiumn archive.aspx#results, htttR:/ihealthvermont.gil owenvi oirad/yankee'documents/ResulIts of Hard-to-detect Analyscs on Fish Collected in 2010-2011 from Connecticut River.pdt) 2 Vermont Public Radio, August 2,2011 (hul2p/!www.vpr.net/news detaibl91555.)
strontium-90, or any other isotope other than tritium. We do not know why the Governor 3 would suggest Vermont Yankee is the source, but there is no factual basis for that suggestion."
This statement is at odds with recent history at Vermont Yankee. On May 11, 2011, Entergy submitted a report to the NRC that stated 3.17x 10.8 curies of strontium-90 were released in gaseous form at ground-level from Vermont Yankee during the first quarter of 2010.4 Past reports also show strontium-90 routinely released to the environment from Vermont Yankee. 5 The clear implication of Mr. Smith's August statement was that the strontium in the fish could not have come from the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant, despite the earlier admission that the plant had released strontium-90 into the environment. On August 8, 2011, Mr. David Lochbaum, Director of the Nuclear Safety Project at the Union of Concerned Scientists, sent an email to Mr. Smith and Mr. Daniel Holody of NRC Region I characterizing this statement as "not the whole truth" and "so short of the whole truth as to be very misleading bordering on deceitful" (see Attachment 1).
In response, Dr. Bellamy stated in a August 29, 2011 email (see Attachment 2) that "the NRC does not regulate statements made by licensees to the media:" It seems Dr. Bellamy was referring to NRC Regulation 10 CFR 50.9, which states that information provided to the Commission by a licensee must be "complete and accurate in all material respects".
If Dr. Bellamy's statement can be considered to represent Commission policy, it would seem that the Commission does not mind if a licensee misleads the public, as long as the Commission itself receives truthful communications. This seems inimical to statements you have made regarding the role of transparency and openness in building public confidence in the NRC as a regulatory body. For example, in remarks you made in Tokyo, Japan on May 22, 2007, you stated that "Not only does the public need to have access to the same information that we have, but they 6 have to have access to understand the decision-making process we use as a regulatory body.'"
I request that you provide me with responses to the following questions:
- 1. Is it the Commission's view that the statements made by Entergy's Lawrence Smith that "No groundwater sample from any well at Vermont Yankee has ever indicated the presence of strontium-90, or any other isotope other than tritium" and "There is absolutely no evidence to suggest that Vermont Yankee is the source for the strontium-90" in the fish from the Connecticut River provide a truthful, accurate and complete representation of the source of the strontium? If so, please provide me with full 3 Vermont Yankee press release August 2, 2011 (http://www.safecleanreliable.comi/statement-1rom-venrmot-yankce-august-2-201 !/)
Vermont Yankee Radioactive Effluent Release Report for 2010 (http://whu.nrc.gov:8080/ves/view contents.j..)
52003, 2004, 2005, and 2010 Vermont Yankee Radioactive Effluent Release Reports to the NRC 6 Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development's-Nuclear Energy Agency Workshop on the Transparency of Nuclear Regulatory Activities Tokyo, Japan May 22, 2007 (http://pbadupws.nrc.uovidocs/ML0718/M L071870373.pd)
documentation that establishes the source of the strontium as anything other than releases from Vermont Yankee. If not, why not?
- 2. Please provide me with all documentation related to any NRC regulatory requirements regarding the veracity of statements that licensees provide to the public and the media. If there are no such requirements, please provide an explanation as to why the NRC is not concerned with the truthfulness of public statements made by licensees.
- 3. The Vermont Department of Health stated that "One finding of (strontium-90) just above the lower limit of detection in one fish sample is notable because it is the first time strontium-90 has been detected in the edible portion of any of our fish samples." How is the NRC addressing the need for more study on the possible role of Vermont Yankee in the strontium 90? If Vermont Yankee is found to be the source of the strontium-90, what will be the consequences imposed by the NRC?
Thank you very much for your consideration of this matter. Please provide your response no later than close of business Friday November 4, 2011. If you have any questions or concerns, please have your staff contact Dr. Makenzie Lystrup or Dr. Michal Freedhoff of my staff at 202-225-2836.
Sincerely, Edward J. Markey
- October 21, 2011 letter from Congressman Markey From: Dave Lochbaum Sent: Monday, August 08, 2011 8:38 AM To: Ismlth14@entergy.com Cc: Daniel.Holody@nrc.gov
Subject:
Strontium in fish taken from the Connecticut River Mr. Smith:
I was forwarded a copy of the statement you released on August 2, 2011, which contained the following statement:
"There is absolutely no evidence to suggest that Vermont Yankee is the source for the strontium-90. We have 31 monitoring wells on site that are tested regula*rly. No groundwatersamplefrom any well at Vermont Yankee has ever indicated the presence of strontium-90, or any other isotope other than tritium."
'Absolutely no evidence'?
Really? Come on.
How about the report that Entergy submitted to the NRC on May 11, 2011 (pages attached)?
Table IC from Entergy's report to the NRC stated that 3.17E-08 curies of strontium-90 were released in gaseous from at ground-level from Vermont Yankee during the 1st quarter of 2010. Past reports also show strontium-90 routinely released to the environment from VY.
So what you said in the statement about not detecting strontium-90 in monitoring wells may be true, it is not the whole truth is it Mr. Smith? In fact, it is so short of the whole truth as to be very misleading bordering on deceitful.
The whole truth is that Vermont Yankee routinely releases strontium-90 to the environment. This fact does not mean that Vermont Yankee is the primary or sole source of the strontium found in the fish. But this fact also means that Vermont Yankee cannot be excluded as a potential source, as your very misleading statement sought to establish.
I have copied Mr. Daniel Holody in NRC Region I. Mr Holody handles allegations. I trust he will look into whether Entergy was lying in its August 2,
- October 21, 2011 letter from Congressman Markey 2011, statement to the media or perhaps was lying in its May 2010 report to the NRC.
David Lochbaum Director, Nuclear Safety Project Union of Concerned Scientists PO Box 15316 Chattanooga, TN 37415 (423) 468-9272 office (423) 488-8318 cell dlochbaum@ucsusa.org
- October 21, 2011 letter from Congressman Markey From: Bellamy, Ronald [Ronald.Bellamy@nrc.gov]
Sent: Monday, August 29, 2011 2:09 PM To: Dave Lochbaum
Subject:
Your August 8 email concerning Vermont Yankee
Dear Mr. Lochbaum:
I am the NRC Branch Chief with lead oversight responsibility for the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station, and I am responding to your email dated August 8, 2011, to Mr. Laurence Smith, Manager of Communications for the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station (Vermont Yankee). You copied Mr. Daniel Holody of the NRC Region I office in this email. The NRC appreciates your commitment to ensuring the safe operation of Vermont Yankee, and shares that same commitment in protecting public health and safety and the environment.
In your email, you questioned the validity of a statement made by Mr. Smith that there was 'absolutely no evidence" that Vermont Yankee was the source of strontium-90 found in a fish sample taken from the Connecticut River nine miles upstream of Vermont Yankee. You also referenced the strontium-90 gaseous effluent, ground level release listed In the Vermont Yankee 2010 Radioactive Effluent Release Report, dated May 11, 2011 (ADAMS accession number ML11160A217).
The fish sample was taken by the Vermont Department of Health and was done as part of Its routine environmental surveillance program around Vermont Yankee in the Connecticut River, and was not part of any NRC program or requirement. In accordance with 10 CFR 50.36a and the Vermont Yankee Technical Specifications, Vermont Yankee is required to report annually to the NRC a summary of the quantities of radioactive liquid and gaseous effluents, and solid waste released from the site. The NRC has reviewed this report, including the strontium-90 release listed in the Table you referenced to verify that radioactive effluents released from the site are within federal limits and are as low as is reasonably achievable (ALARA). To date, the NRC has not identified any violations with respect to the information provided by Vermont Yankee to the NRC in the Vermont Yankee 2010 Radioactive Effluent Release Report, dated May 11,2011.
In addition, the statements made by Mr. Smith in the press release do not fall within the NRC's purview as the NRC does not regulate statements made by licensees to the media.
If I can be of additional assistance in this manner, please do not hesitate to contact me directly at (610)337-5200.
Sincerely, Dr. Ronald R Bellamy, Chief Projects Branch 5
- October 21, 2011 letter from Congressman Markey Division of Reactor Projects