ML12272A097
| ML12272A097 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Indian Point  |
| Issue date: | 09/28/2012 |
| From: | Amitava Ghosh NRC/OGC |
| To: | Kennedy M, Lawrence Mcdade, Richard Wardwell Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel |
| SECY RAS | |
| References | |
| RAS 23524, 50-247-LR, 50-286-LR, ASLBP 07-858-03-LR-BD01 | |
| Download: ML12272A097 (13) | |
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UNITE D STATE S N UCLEAR REGULATORY C OMMI SS I ON WASHINGTON, DC 20555 - 0001 September 28, 2012 Administrative Judge Administrative Judge Lawrence G. McDade, Chair Dr. Richard E. Wardwell Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Mail Stop T-3 F23 Mail Stop T-3 F23 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Washington, DC 20555-0001 Administrative Judge Michael F. Kennedy 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.
(Indian Point Nuclear Generating Station Units 2 and 3)
Docket Nos. 50-247-LR and 50-286-LR
Dear Administrative Judges:
Pursuant to the Atomic Safety and Licensing Boards December 18, 2008, Memorandum and Order (Addressing Requests that the Proceeding be Conducted Pursuant to Subpart G), slip op. at 13, and the Licensing Board's Order (Granting Consent Motion Regarding Mandatory Disclosures), dated January 30, 2009, at 1, the staff of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (Staff) herein notifies the Licensing Board and the parties that the hearing file has been supplemented for this proceeding. Materials in the hearing file may be accessed through the Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). An index containing the ADAMS accession number, date, and title or description of each item in Hearing File Index, Supplement 44 is appended hereto as Attachment 1.
On or about October 10, 2012, the documents identified in the hearing file will be made available via the Electronic Hearing Docket (EHD), which may be accessed at the following URL: http://ehd.nrc.gov/EHD_Proceeding/home.asp. The hearing file will be contained in a sub-folder entitled, Indian PT Hearing File, Supplement 44 in the Indian_PT_2&3_50-247&50-286-LR" folder of the EHD.
In addition, as required by 10 C.F.R. § 2.336(b)(5), the Staff is producing a privilege log, identifying documents withheld under the deliberative process privilege, which is appended hereto as Attachment 2. Also attached is the Declaration of John W. Lubinski formally invoking the deliberative process privilege with respect to the documents in Attachment 2.
Judge McDade September 28, 2012 Judge Kennedy Judge Wardwell 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), attached is the Affidavit of Michael J. Wentzel, certifying that all relevant materials required by this section have been disclosed, and that the disclosures are accurate and complete as to documents identified by September 24, 2012.
Finally, the NRC Staff notes that it has made a good faith effort to identify and characterize all documents meeting the criteria of 10 C.F.R. § 2.336(b) and 10 C.F.R. § 2.1203 in this proceeding. In identifying these documents, the Staff does not concede their relevance to the license renewal issues to be decided in this proceeding.
Sincerely, Signed (electronically) by Anita Ghosh Counsel for NRC Staff
Enclosures:
Attachment 1 - Hearing File Index, Supplement 44 Attachment 2 - Deliberative Process Privilege Log Declaration of John W. Lubinski Affidavit of Michael J. Wentzel cc w/Encls.: Service List
Attachment 1 - Indian Point License Renewal Hearing File Index Supplement 44 - September 28, 2012 Accession Document ID# Title Number Date 08/08/2012 Summary of Telephone Conference Call Held between NRC and Entergy Nuclear 44-0001 ML12223A367 09/12/2012 Operations, Inc., Concerning RAI Set 2012-02, Reactor Vessel Internals Program Pertaining to the Indian Point, Units 2 & 3, License Renewal Application.
44-0002 ML12256A922 08/19/2012 2012/08/19 Indian Point LR Hearing - Re: Hi- quick question 2012/08/20 Indian Point LR Hearing - Meeting with Sing Sing Correctional Facility Superintendent 44-0003 ML12256A921 08/20/2012 Michael Capra 44-0004 ML12235A954 08/22/2012 2012/08/22 Indian Point LR Hearing - Question on License Renewal 44-0005 ML12242A321 08/29/2012 2012/08/29 Indian Point LR Hearing - ESA Conference Call with NMFS 44-0006 ML12242A357 08/29/2012 2012/08/29 Indian Point LR Hearing - RE: ESA Conference Call with NMFS 44-0007 ML12243A079 08/29/2012 2012/08/29 Indian Point LR Hearing - RE: ESA Conference Call with NMFS 44-0008 ML12243A082 08/30/2012 2012/08/30 Indian Point LR Hearing - RE: ESA Conference Call with NMFS 44-0009 ML12243A080 08/30/2012 2012/08/30 Indian Point LR Hearing - RE: ESA Conference Call with NMFS 44-0010 ML12249A282 09/05/2012 2012/09/05 Indian Point LR Hearing - RE: September 12 Phone Call With NMFS 44-0011 ML12249A281 09/05/2012 2012/09/05 Indian Point LR Hearing - September 12 Phone Call With NMFS 2012/09/06 Indian Point Hearing - FW: Comment (3) of Edward McTieman on behalf of NYSDEC, 44-0012 ML12258A044 09/06/2012 on Draft Supplement to Supplement 38 to Generic EIS for License Renewal Nuclear Plants Indian Point, Units 2 & 3. 08/20/2012.
44-0013 ML12254B148 09/10/2012 2012/09/10 Indian Point LR Hearing - Draft RAI 16, RVI program 44-0014 ML12256B039 09/12/2012 2012/09/12 Indian Point LR Hearing - Meeting Participants 44-0015 ML12256A919 09/12/2012 2012/09/12 Indian Point LR Hearing - Questions From NMFS For Today's Phone Call 44-0016 ML12256B040 09/12/2012 2012/09/12 Indian Point LR Hearing - RE: Meeting Participants 44-0017 ML12256A920 09/12/2012 2012/09/12 Indian Point LR Hearing - RE: Questions From NMFS For Today's Phone Call 44-0018 ML12257A245 09/13/2012 2012/09/13 Indian Point LR Hearing - Draft record of conference call held on June 4, 2012 44-0019 ML12261A024 09/17/2012 2012/09/17 Indian Point LR Hearing - FW: Draft record of conference call held on June 4, 2012 44-0020 ML12261A384 09/17/2012 2012/09/17 Indian Point LR Hearing - RE: Draft record of conference call held on June 4, 2012 44-0021 ML12263A419 09/19/2012 2012/09/19 Indian Point LR Hearing - Meeting Summary 2012/09/19 Indian Point LR Hearing - NYS DOCCS, DHSES-OEM and NRC Meeting on 26 44-0022 ML12264A318 09/19/2012 September 2012 2PM NYSDOCCS HQ 44-0023 ML12264A027 09/19/2012 2012/09/19 Indian Point LR Hearing - RE: Meeting Summary 5-24-12 Summary of Conference Call Held between NRC and Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.,
44-0024 ML12215A038 08/28/2012 Concerning the Reactor Vessel Internals Program at Indian Point, Units 2 & 3.
Attachment 1 - Indian Point License Renewal Hearing File Index Supplement 44 - September 28, 2012 Accession Document ID# Title Number Date Comment (1) of John K. Bullard, on Behalf of the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, on Draft 44-0025 ML12230A106 08/07/2012 Supplement to the Final Plant-Specific Supplement 38 to NUREG-1437, "Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants" (GEIS)....
Comment (2) of Arthur J. Kremer on Behalf of New York Affordable Reliable Electricity Alliance 44-0026 ML12234A093 08/17/2012 (New York AREA), on Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants: Supplement 38 Regarding Indian Point Nuclear Generating...
Comment (3) of Edward F. McTiernan on behalf of NY, Dept of Environmental Conservation, on 44-0027 ML12235A149 08/20/2012 Draft Supplement to Supplement 38 to Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal Nuclear Plants Indian Point, Units 2 & 3.
Comment (4) of John J. Sipos on Behalf of State of NY, Office of the Attorney General, on Draft 44-0028 ML12235A409 08/20/2012 Supplement to Supplement 38 to the Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants, Regarding Indian Point Nuclear Generating....
Comment (5) of Andrew L. Raddant on Behalf of the U.S. Dept. of the Interior on the Draft 44-0029 ML12235A410 08/20/2012 Supplement to Supplement 38 to the Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plant, NUREG-1427, Indian Point, Units 2 and 3.
Comment (6) of Deborah Brancato on NRC's Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License 44-0030 ML12236A207 08/20/2012 Renewal of Nuclear Plants, Supplement 38, Vol. 4, Regarding Indian Point Nuclear Generating Unit Nos. 2 and 3.
Comment (7) of Fred Dacimo on Behalf of Entergy Nuclear Northeast on Draft Supplement to the 44-0031 ML12244A002 08/20/2012 Final Plant-Specific Supplement 38 to NUREG-1437, Regarding License Renewal of Indian Point Nuclear Generating Units 2 and 3.
Comment (8) of Judy-Ann Mitchell on Behalf of (EPA), on Draft Supplement to Supplement 38 to 44-0032 ML12244A003 08/14/2012 the Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants...
RAI for the Review of the Indian Pont Nuclear Generating Unit Nos. 2 and 3, LRA , Set 2012-02 44-0033 ML12223A388 09/10/2012 (TAC NOS. MD5407 and MD5408).
Response to Request for Additional Information for Review of the Indian Point Nuclear Generating 44-0034 ML12258A232 09/11/2012 Unit Nos. 2 and 3, License Renewal Application Environmental Review - Compliance with Coastal Zone Management Act.
Summary of Conference Call Held on June 4, 2012, Between the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 44-0035 ML12215A248 09/17/2012 Commission and Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc., Concerning the Reactor Vessel Internals Program at Indian Point Nuclear Generating Station, Units 2 and 3.
Attachment 2 - Indian Point License Renewal Hearing File Index Deliberative Process Privilege, Supplement 44 - September 28, 2012 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.
Addressee Author Name Estimated Accession Document Document Name ID # & Author Title Comment Page Number Date Type & Addressee Affiliation Count Affiliation 2012/08/22 Indian Email J. Daily, Point LR Hearing - forwarding draft DP- A. Hiser, O. Yee, Revisions to draft E-Mail w/ document 44- ML12235A948 08/22/2012 J. Poehler, 4 NRC/NRR follow-up RAI 15 attachment 001 C. Ng, based on meeting
Attachment:
NRC/NRR with OGC Draft RAI 2012/08/22 Indian Email J. Daily, Point LR Hearing - forwarding draft DP- A. Hiser, J. Poehler, Revisions to E-Mail w/ document 44- ML12235A977 08/22/2012 O. Yee, 9 NRC/NRR Follow-Up RAI 13 attachment 002 C. Ng, and 15 Based on
Attachment:
NRC/NRR Meeting With OGC Draft RAI 2012/08/24 Indian Internal J. Poehler, Point LR Hearing - discussion draft DP- O. Yee, J. Daily, RE: Revisions to E-Mail w/ RAI 44- ML12237B189 08/24/2012 A. Hiser, 10 NRC/NRR Follow-Up RAI 13 attachment 003 C. Ng, and 15 Based on
Attachment:
NRC/NRR Meeting With OGC Draft RAI 2012/08/27 Indian J. Daily, Point LR Hearing - Internal DP- O. Yee, J. Poehler, RE: Revisions to discussion of 44- ML12240A343 08/27/2012 E-Mail A.Hiser, 3 NRC/NRR Follow-Up RAI 13 draft RAI 004 C. Ng, and 15 Based on NRC/NRR Meeting With OGC 2012/08/27 Indian J. Daily, Point LR Hearing - Internal DP- J. Poehler, O. Yee, RE: Revisions to discussion of 44- ML12240A016 08/27/2012 E-Mail A. Hiser, 2 NRC/NRR Follow-Up RAI 13 draft RAI 005 C. Ng, and 15 Based on NRC/NRR Meeting With OGC 1
Attachment 2 - Indian Point License Renewal Hearing File Index Deliberative Process Privilege, Supplement 44 - September 28, 2012 Addressee Author Name Estimated Accession Document Document Name ID # & Author Title Comment Page Number Date Type & Addressee Affiliation Count Affiliation J. Crocker, 2012/08/29 Indian National DP- Point LR Hearing - D. Logan, Discussion Oceanic and 44- ML12269A419 conference call to 08/29/2012 E-Mail B. Balsam, regarding NMFS 2 Atmospheric 006 discuss Entergy NRC/NRR consultation Administration report re. sturgeon (NOAA)
Internal 2012/08/29 Indian discussion Point LR Hearing -
DP- regarding M. Wentzel, Summary of D. Wrona, 44- ML12242A515 08/29/2012 E-Mail comments 3 NRC/NRR Comments on the NRC/NRR 007 received on Indian Point Draft Draft FSEIS FSEIS Supplement Supplement 2012/09/06 Indian Point LR Hearing -
FW: Indian Point, Email Units 2 & 3, Follow- forwarding draft Up Request for document Additional DP- Information Related
Attachment:
J. Poehler, E-Mail w/ J. Daily, 44- ML12250A741 to Amendment 9 to 09/06/2012 Internal 8 NRC/NRR attachment NRC/NRR 008 License Renewal memorandum Application - regarding follow-Reactor Vessel up request for internals Program additional and Reactor Vessel information Internals Inspection Plan 2
Attachment 2 - Indian Point License Renewal Hearing File Index Deliberative Process Privilege, Supplement 44 - September 28, 2012 Addressee Author Name Estimated Accession Document Document Name ID # & Author Title Comment Page Number Date Type & Addressee Affiliation Count Affiliation 2012/09/10 Indian Email sending DP- Point LR Hearing - draft RAI J. Daily, E-Mail w/ S. Turk, 44- ML12254A056 New draft RAI for 09/10/2012 3 NRC/NRR attachment NRC/OGC 009 Indian Point 2 - 3,
Attachment:
RVI components Draft RAI 2012/09/10 Indian Point LR Hearing -
DP- B. Harris, Internal J. Daily, RE: FW: New draft 44- ML12254B146 09/10/2012 E-Mail S. Turk, discussion of 2 NRC/NRR RAI for Indian Point 010 NRC/OGC draft RAI 2 - 3, RVI components Email forwarding document 2012/09/11 Indian DP- Point LR Hearing -
J. Crocker, E-Mail w/ B. Balsam,
Attachment:
44- ML12255A319 Re: conference call 09/11/2012 6 NOAA attachment NRC/NRR Draft NMFS 011 to discuss Entergy questions report re. sturgeon related to Entergys sturgeon report 3
Attachment 2 - Indian Point License Renewal Hearing File Index Deliberative Process Privilege, Supplement 44 - September 28, 2012 Addressee Author Name Estimated Accession Document Document Name ID # & Author Title Comment Page Number Date Type & Addressee Affiliation Count Affiliation Internal discussion of 2012/09/19 Indian NMFS questions Point LR Hearing -
DP- M. Wentzel, B. Balsam, FW: conference E-Mail w/
Attachment:
44- ML12263A417 09/19/2012 D. Logan, 8 NRC/NRR call to discuss attachment Draft NMFS 012 NRC/NRR Entergy report re. questions sturgeon related to Entergys sturgeon report Discussion of conference call 2012/09/19 Indian DP- Point LR Hearing - B. Balsam, D.
Attachment:
J. Crocker, 44- ML12269A424 Re: conference call 09/19/2012 E-Mail Logan, Draft NMFS 8 NOAA 013 to discuss Entergy NRC/NRR questions report re. sturgeon related to Entergys sturgeon report Indian Point, Units 2 & 3, Follow-Up Request for Additional Internal Information Related memorandum DP- to Amendment 9 to S. Rosenberg, D. Wrona, regarding follow-44- ML12235A507 License Renewal 08/28/2012 Memo 3 NRC/NRR NRC/NRR up request for 014 Application -
additional Reactor Vessel information internals Program and Reactor Vessel Internals Inspection Plan.
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Attachment 2 - Indian Point License Renewal Hearing File Index Deliberative Process Privilege, Supplement 44 - September 28, 2012 Addressee Author Name Estimated Accession Document Document Name ID # & Author Title Comment Page Number Date Type & Addressee Affiliation Count Affiliation Technical Analysis and Support Impact Statement for D. Logan, License Renewal of NRC/NRR; Nuclear Plants, V. Cullinan, Supplement 38, DP-J. Ward, Pacific Regarding Indian 44- ML12257A346 09/13/2012 Draft Report N/A Draft Report 98 Northwest Point Generating 015 National Unit Nos. 2 and 3, Laboratory Volume 4 Draft (PNNL) Report for Comment (NUREG 1437, Suppl. 38, Vol. 4, June 2012) 5
September 28, 2012 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. ) Docket Nos. 50-247 & 50-286-LR
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(Indian Point Nuclear Generating Units 2 and 3) )
DECLARATION OF JOHN W. LUBINSKI I, John W. Lubinski, do hereby state as follows:
- 1. I am employed as the Director of the Division of License Renewal (DLR) in the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commissions (NRC) Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR).
My supervisory responsibilities include oversight of the NRC Staffs review and evaluation of the Indian Point Nuclear Generating Units 2 and 3 license renewal application.
- 2. As part of their responsibilities in updating the hearing file and mandatory disclosures for these proceedings, NRC staff members under my supervision identified documents as privileged because they contained information concerning the Staffs pre-decisional deliberative process. The documents are listed in Attachment 2 to the submission of the Staffs Hearing File Index Supplement 44.
- 3. I have personally reviewed the documents identified as privileged in , and have determined, in accordance with the guidance set forth in Management Directive 3.4, that they contain pre-decisional information concerning the Staffs review of the license renewal application. The 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. The documents comprise part of the deliberative process necessary for the Staffs review of the pending license renewal application.
- 4. 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 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.
- 5. Accordingly, I formally invoke the deliberative process privilege with respect to the documents listed in Attachment 2 to the submission of the Staffs Hearing File Index Supplement 44.
- 6. I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct to the best of my knowledge, information and belief.
Executed in Accord with 10 CFR 2.304(d).
John W. Lubinski Executed in Rockville, Maryland this 28th day of September, 2012
September 28, 2012 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. ) Docket Nos. 50-247 & 50-286-LR
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) ASLBP No. 07-858-03-LR-BD01 (Indian Point Nuclear Generating )
Units 2 and 3) )
AFFIDAVIT OF MICHAEL J. WENTZEL I, Michael J. Wentzel, do hereby state as follows:
- 1. I am employed as a Program Manager in the Division of License Renewal in the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commissions (NRC) Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
I currently serve as a project manager for the Indian Point Nuclear Generating Units 2 and 3 license renewal application (LRA). Among my other duties as project manager, since June 2012, I have been responsible for compiling and producing the NRC Staffs (Staff) hearing file and mandatory disclosures in the NRC adjudicatory proceeding for the Indian Point 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 for documents identified as of September 24, 2012.
- 3. I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct to the best of my knowledge, information and belief.
Executed in Accord with 10 CFR 2.304(d).
Michael J. Wentzel Executed in Rockville, Maryland this 28th day of September, 2012
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. ) Docket Nos. 50-247/286-LR
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(Indian Point Nuclear Generating )
Units 2 and 3) )
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE Pursuant to 10 C.F.R § 2.305 (revised), I hereby certify that copies of the foregoing Letter to the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board regarding the Indian Point Hearing File, including: - Indian Point License Renewal Hearing File Index Supplement 44, Affidavit of Michael J. Wentzel, dated September 28, 2012, Attachment 2 - Indian Point License Renewal Hearing File Index Supplement 44 - Deliberative Process Privilege, and Declaration of John W.
Lubinski, dated September 28, 2012, in the above-captioned proceeding have been served upon the Electronic Information Exchange, the NRCs E-Filing System, this 28th day of September, 2012.
Signed (electronically) by Anita Ghosh Counsel for NRC Staff U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of the General Counsel Mail Stop - O-15D21 Washington, DC 20555 Telephone: (301) 415-4113 E-mail: anita.ghosh@nrc.gov Date of signature: September 28, 2012