ML13120A142
| ML13120A142 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Indian Point  |
| Issue date: | 04/30/2013 |
| From: | Amitava Ghosh NRC/OGC |
| To: | Kennedy M, Lawrence Mcdade, Richard Wardwell Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel |
| SECY RAS | |
| References | |
| RAS 24418, 50-247-LR, 50-286-LR, ASLBP 07-858-03-LR-BD01 | |
| Download: ML13120A142 (10) | |
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UNITE D STATE S N UCLEAR REGULATORY C OMMI SS I ON WASHINGTON, DC 20555 - 0001 April 30, 2013 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 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, 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 51 is appended hereto as Attachment 1.
On or about May 10, 2013, 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 51 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. The Staff will
Judge McDade April 30, 2013 Judge Kennedy Judge Wardwell 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 Kimberly J. Green, 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 April 25, 2013.
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 51 Attachment 2 - Deliberative Process Privilege Log Declaration of John W. Lubinski Affidavit of Kimberly J. Green cc w/Encls.: Service List
Attachment 1 - Indian Point License Renewal Hearing File Index Supplement 51 - April 30, 2013 Accession Document ID# Title Number Date 51-0001 ML13116A178 03/06/2013 2013/03/06 Indian Point LR Hearing - IPEC License Renewal - Revised RAO Response Concerning Buried Piping 51-0002 ML13116A154 03/07/2013 2013/03/07 Indian Point LR Hearing - RE: Re-Project Manager Change Letter 51-0003 ML13088A370 03/29/2013 2013/03/29 Indian Point LR Hearing - FW: Draft Monitoring Plan for Indian Point Energy Center Take of Atlantic and Shortnose Sturgeons by Impingement at Cooling Water Intakes (29 March 2013) 51-0004 ML13116A174 04/02/2013 2013/04/02 Indian Point LR Hearing - IPEC License Renewal - Availability of Westinghouse for Proprietary Information Review - RVI Program 51-0005 ML13116A173 04/03/2013 2013/04/03 Indian Point LR Hearing - FW: IPEC License Renewal - Availability of Westinghouse for Proprietary Information Review - RVI Program 51-0006 ML13116A153 04/03/2013 2013/04/03 Indian Point LR Hearing - RE: IPEC License Renewal - Availability of Westinghouse for Proprietary Information Review - RVI Program 51-0007 ML13116A152 04/09/2013 2013/04/09 Indian Point LR Hearing - RE: IPEC License Renewal - Availability of Westinghouse for Proprietary Information Review - RVI Program 51-0008 ML13116A171 04/09/2013 2013/04/09 Indian Point LR Hearing - RE: IPEC License Renewal - Availability of Westinghouse for Proprietary Information Review - RVI Program 51-0009 ML13116A169 04/15/2013 2013/04/15 Indian Point LR Hearing - FW: IPEC License Renewal - Availability of Westinghouse for Proprietary Information Review - RVI Program 51-0010 ML13116A170 04/15/2013 2013/04/15 Indian Point LR Hearing - IPEC License Renewal - Availability of Westinghouse for Proprietary Information Review - RVI Program 51-0011 ML13116A151 04/15/2013 2013/04/15 Indian Point LR Hearing - RE: IPEC License Renewal - Availability of Westinghouse for Proprietary Information Review - RVI Program 51-0012 ML13116A168 04/16/2013 2013/04/16 Indian Point LR Hearing - RE: IPEC License Renewal - Availability of Westinghouse for Proprietary Information Review - RVI Program 51-0013 ML13116A150 04/16/2013 2013/04/16 Indian Point LR Hearing - RE: IPEC License Renewal - Availability of Westinghouse for Proprietary Information Review - RVI Program 51-0014 ML13116A158 04/23/2013 2013/04/23 Indian Point LR Hearing - Indian Point RVI RAI Response Audit Plan 51-0015 ML13116A166 04/23/2013 2013/04/23 Indian Point LR Hearing - IPEC License Renewal - RAI 11a Response - Request for a Conference Call 51-0016 ML13116A167 04/23/2013 2013/04/23 Indian Point LR Hearing - RE: Indian Point RVI RAI Response Audit Plan 51-0017 ML13116A149 04/23/2013 2013/04/23 Indian Point LR Hearing - RE: Indian Point RVI RAI Response Audit Plan 51-0018 ML13077A284 03/08/2013 Correction PM Letter Indian Point.
51-0019 ML13093A261 03/29/2013 Draft Monitoring Plan Required by Reasonable and Prudent Measure #1 of the Final Biological Opinion for Continued Operation of Indian Point Nuclear Generating Unit 2 and 3.
51-0020 ML13074A020 03/05/2013 Indian Point, Units 2 & 3 - Revision to the Response to Request for Additional Information (RAI)
Attachment 1 - Indian Point License Renewal Hearing File Index Supplement 51 - April 30, 2013 Accession Document ID# Title Number Date Aging Management Programs.
51-0021 ML13094A369 03/18/2013 Indian Point, Units 2 and 3 - Amendment 13 to License Renewal Application (LRA) Pertaining to One-Time Inspection and Selective Leaching Programs.
51-0022 ML12352A057 04/25/2013 LR-ISG-2012-01 Final 12-6-12 JG.
51-0023 ML13094A132 03/25/2013 NMFS's January 30, 2013 Biological Opinion for Continued Operation of Indian Point Nuclear Generating, Unit 2 and 3.
51-0024 ML13102A124 04/15/2013 Summary of April 11, 2013, Telephone Conference Call Between NRC and Entergy Re: Entry of Indian Point Nuclear Generating Unit No. 2 Into the Period of Timely Renewal.
51-0025 ML12349A386 04/22/2013 Transmittal Letter to NEI for Final LR-ISG-2012-01 JG.
51-0026 ML13056A058 03/26/2013 Transmittal of National Marine's Fisheries Service's Biological Opinion for Atlantic Sturgeon at Indian Point Units Nos. 2.
51-0027 ML13079A297 04/16/2013 Request for Information Pursuant to National Marine Fisheries Service's Biological Opinion for Shortnose and Atlantic Sturgeon - Indian Point Nuclear Generating Unit Nos. 2 and 3 (TAC Nos.
MF1127 and MF1128).
Attachment 2 - Indian Point License Renewal Hearing File Index Deliberative Process Privilege, Supplement 51 - April 30, 2013 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 DP- ML13116A159 N. Ferrer, 2013/04/15 Indian Point 04/15/2013 E-Mail J. Poehler, Internal 2 51- NRC/NRR LR Hearing - IP License NRC/NRR discussion 001 Renewal RAI Audit G. Cheruvenki, regarding NRC/NRR schedule for RAI P. Purtscher, audit NRC/NRR D. Widrevitz, NRC/NRR DP- ML13116A160 N. Ferrer, 2013/04/15 Indian Point 04/15/2013 E-Mail J. Poehler, Internal 3 51- NRC/NRR LR Hearing - RE: IP NRC/NRR discussion 002 License Renewal RAI regarding Audit schedule for RAI audit DP- ML13116A162 N. Ferrer, 2013/04/15 Indian Point 04/15/2013 E-Mail J. Poehler, Internal 2 51- NRC/NRR LR Hearing - RE: IP NRC/NRR discussion 003 License Renewal RAI regarding Audit schedule for RAI audit 1
Attachment 2 - Indian Point License Renewal Hearing File Index Deliberative Process Privilege, Supplement 51 - April 30, 2013 Addressee Author Name Estimated Accession Document Document Name ID # & Author Title Comment Page Number Date Type & Addressee Affiliation Count Affiliation DP- ML13119A200 W. Holston, 2013/04/16 Indian Point 04/16/2013 E-Mail w/ N. Ferrer, Internal 6 51- NRC/NRR LR Hearing - WCH for Attachment NRC/NRR discussion 004 IP Timely Renewal S. Ghasemian, regarding Staffs NRC/NRR review of licensee commitments
Attachment:
Staffs review of licensee commitments DP- ML13116A031 ,NRC/NRR 2013/04/17 Indian Point 04/17/2013 E-Mail w/ N. Ferrer, Internal 6 51- LR Hearing - Indian Attachment NRC/NRR discussion 005 Point Review Input S. Ghasemian, regarding Staffs NRC/NRR review of licensee commitments
Attachment:
Staffs review of licensee commitments 2
April 30, 2013 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-LR/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 51.
- 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 51.
- 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 30th day of April, 2013
April 30, 2013 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-LR/286-LR
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(Indian Point Nuclear Generating )
Units 2 and 3) )
AFFIDAVIT OF KIMBERLY J. GREEN CONCERNING MANDATORY DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENT OF 10 C.F.R. § 2.336(b)
I, Kimberly J. Green, do hereby state as follows:
- 1. I am employed as a Senior Mechanical Engineer in the Division of License Renewal in the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commissions (NRC) Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. I serve as the hearing file project manager for the Indian Point Nuclear Generating Units 2 and 3 license renewal application (LRA). Among other things, I am assisting with the preparation of the hearing file and mandatory disclosures in connection with the LRA at issue in this proceeding.
- 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 April 25, 2013.
- 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)
Kimberly J. Green Executed in Rockville, Maryland this 30th day of April 2013
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-LR/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 51, Attachment 2
- Indian Point License Renewal Hearing File Index Supplement 51 - Deliberative Process Privilege, Declaration of John W. Lubinski, dated April 30, 2013, and Affidavit of Kimberly J.
Green, dated April 30, 2013, in the above-captioned proceeding have been served upon the Electronic Information Exchange, the NRCs E-Filing System, this 30th day of April, 2013.
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: April 30, 2013