ML13212A386
| ML13212A386 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Indian Point  |
| Issue date: | 07/31/2013 |
| From: | Amitava Ghosh NRC/OGC |
| To: | Kennedy M, Lawrence Mcdade, Richard Wardwell Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel |
| SECY RAS | |
| References | |
| RAS 24867, 50-247-LR, 50-286-LR, ASLBP 07-858-03-LR-BD01 | |
| Download: ML13212A386 (18) | |
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UNITE D STATE S N UCLEAR REGULATORY C OMMI SS I ON WASHINGTON, DC 20555 - 0001 July 31, 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 54 is appended hereto as Attachment 1.
On or about August 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 54 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 Melanie A. Galloway formally invoking the deliberative process privilege with respect to the documents in Attachment 2. The
Judge McDade July 31, 2013 Judge Kennedy Judge Wardwell 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 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 July 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 54 Attachment 2 - Deliberative Process Privilege Log Declaration of Melanie A. Galloway Affidavit of Kimberly J. Green cc w/Encls.: Service List
Attachment 1 - Indian Point License Renewal Hearing File Index Supplement 54 - July 31, 2013 Accession Document ID# Title Number Date 54-0001 ML13176A471 06/25/2013 2013/06/25 Indian Point LR Hearing - RE: Draft Telecon Summary for Call on June 4, 2013 54-0002 ML13177A130 06/26/2013 2013/06/26 Indian Point LR Hearing - Draft RAI on change to MEB program 54-0003 ML13178A327 06/27/2013 2013/06/27 Indian Point LR Hearing - RE: Draft RAI on change to MEB program 54-0004 ML13184A289 06/27/2013 2013/06/27 Indian Point LR Hearing - RE: Draft RAI on change to MEB program 54-0005 ML13178A330 06/27/2013 2013/06/27 Indian Point LR Hearing - RE: Draft RAI on change to MEB program 54-0006 ML13179A134 06/28/2013 2013/06/28 Indian Point LR Hearing - Indian Point: final supplement to FSEIS available 54-0007 ML13179A135 06/28/2013 2013/06/28 Indian Point LR Hearing - Indian Point Supplement available 54-0008 ML13179A081 06/28/2013 2013/06/28 Indian Point LR Hearing - RE: Draft RAI on change to MEB program 54-0009 ML13182A329 07/01/2013 2013/07/01 Indian Point LR Hearing - RE: Call Information for July 2nd phone call 54-0010 ML13184A288 07/01/2013 2013/07/01 Indian Point LR Hearing - RE: Call Information for July 2nd phone call 54-0011 ML13182A394 07/01/2013 2013/07/01 Indian Point LR Hearing - RE: Call Information for July 2nd phone call 54-0012 ML13184A290 07/01/2013 2013/07/01 Indian Point LR Hearing - RE: Call Information for July 2nd phone call 54-0013 ML13183A557 07/02/2013 2013/07/02 Indian Point LR Hearing - Draft Telecon Summary for Call on July 2, 2013 54-0014 ML13183A555 07/02/2013 2013/07/02 Indian Point LR Hearing - RE: Call Information for July 2nd phone call - Entergy Participants 54-0015 ML13184A287 07/02/2013 2013/07/02 Indian Point LR Hearing - RE: Call Information for July 2nd phone call - Entergy Participants 54-0016 ML13184A230 07/03/2013 2013/07/03 Indian Point LR Hearing - RE: Draft Telecon Summary for Call on July 2, 2013 54-0017 ML13184A227 07/03/2013 2013/07/03 Indian Point LR Hearing - RE: Draft Telecon Summary for Call on July 2, 2013 54-0018 ML13189A121 07/05/2013 2013/07/05 Indian Point LR Hearing - Indian Point: Desalination Plant for Drinking Water Within 3.5 Miles of Indian Point (TAC MF2267 and MF2268) 54-0019 ML13191B322 07/10/2013 2013/07/10 Indian Point LR Hearing - Draft RAI on Reactor Vessel Internals Inspection Plan 54-0020 ML13192A036 07/11/2013 2013/07/11 Indian Point LR Hearing - RE: Draft RAI on Reactor Vessel Internals Inspection Plan 54-0021 ML13196A271 07/15/2013 2013/07/15 Indian Point LR Hearing - IPEC License Renewal - Correction to a Previous Buried Piping Submittal 54-0022 ML13196A268 07/15/2013 2013/07/15 Indian Point LR Hearing - RE: Draft RAI on Reactor Vessel Internals Inspection Plan 54-0023 ML13196A269 07/15/2013 2013/07/15 Indian Point LR Hearing - RE: Draft RAI on Reactor Vessel Internals Inspection Plan 54-0024 ML13196A267 07/15/2013 2013/07/15 Indian Point LR Hearing - RE: Draft RAI on Reactor Vessel Internals Inspection Plan 54-0025 ML13197A467 07/16/2013 2013/07/16 Indian Point LR Hearing - RE: Draft RAI on Reactor Vessel Internals Inspection Plan 54-0026 ML13198A579 07/17/2013 2013/07/17 Indian Point LR Hearing - RAI letter on 480V MEB 54-0027 ML13198A126 07/17/2013 2013/07/17 Indian Point LR Hearing - RE: Draft RAI on Reactor Vessel Internals Inspection Plan 54-0028 ML13198A062 07/17/2013 2013/07/17 Indian Point LR Hearing - RE: Draft RAI on Reactor Vessel Internals Inspection Plan 54-0029 ML13198A247 07/17/2013 2013/07/17 Indian Point LR Hearing - RE: Draft RAI on Reactor Vessel Internals Inspection Plan
Attachment 1 - Indian Point License Renewal Hearing File Index Supplement 54 - July 31, 2013 Accession Document ID# Title Number Date 54-0030 ML13199A019 07/17/2013 2013/07/17 Indian Point LR Hearing - RE: RAI letter on 480V MEB 54-0031 ML13200A372 07/19/2013 2013/07/19 Indian Point LR Hearing - List of Participants 54-0032 ML13200A132 07/19/2013 2013/07/19 Indian Point LR Hearing - NMFS letter regarding final supplemental EIS report 54-0033 ML13203A110 07/22/2013 2013/07/22 Indian Point LR Hearing - RE: List of Participants 54-0034 ML13203A107 07/22/2013 2013/07/22 Indian Point LR Hearing - Telecon Summary for 7-19-13 Call on DRAIs for RVI Program and Inspection Plan 54-0035 ML13203A108 07/22/2013 2013/07/22 Indian Point LR Hearing - the InfoGram on the Clevis Insert Cap Screws 54-0036 ML13205A022 07/24/2013 2013/07/24 Indian Point LR Hearing - RE: Telecon Summary for 7-19-13 Call on DRAIs for RVI Program and Inspection Plan 54-0037 ML13205A088 07/24/2013 2013/07/24 Indian Point LR Hearing - Revised draft telecon summary for phone call on 7-19-13 54-0038 ML13206A257 07/25/2013 2013/07/25 Indian Point LR Hearing - IPEC License Renewal - Response to RAIs SET 2013-02 (Cathodic Protection etc) 54-0039 ML13186A179 07/05/2013 IR 05000247-13-009; 05/6/2013 to 05/23/2013; Indian Point Nuclear Generating Unit 2; License Renewal Team Inspection.
54-0040 ML13171A368 07/02/2013 June 4, 2013, Summary of Conference Call Held between NRC and Entergy, Concerning Responses to RAI's Regarding the Reactor Vessel Internals Program at IP Nuclear Generating Unit Nos. 2 and 3.
54-0041 ML13123A275 07/03/2013 National Marine Fisheries Service's Biological Opinion for Continued Operation of Indian Point Nuclear Generation Unit Nos. 2 and 3.
54-0042 ML13176A158 06/25/2013 Press Release-13-054: NRC Issues Supplement to Final Environmental Study For Indian Point Nuclear Plant License Renewal Application.
54-0043 ML13134A367 07/19/2013 Indian Point PM Change Letter.
54-0044 ML13200A094 07/18/2013 M. Colligan, NMFS, to J. Lubinski, NRC, Comments on Final SEIS for Indian Point License Renewal and Status of Biological Opinion Monitoring Plan.
54-0045 ML13186A169 07/17/2013 Request for Additional Information for the Review of the Indian Point Nuclear Generating Unit Nos.
2 and 3, License Renewal Application, Set 2013 03 (TAC Nos. MD5407 and MD5408).
54-0046 ML13162A604 06/20/2013 FRN for Notice of Availability of the Supplement the Final Plant-Specific Suppl 38, Vol 4, to the GEIS for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants Regarding Indian Point Nuclear Generating Unit Nos.
2 and 3 (TAC Nos. MD5411 AND MD5412).
Attachment 2 - Indian Point License Renewal Hearing File Index Deliberative Process Privilege, Supplement 54 - July 31, 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- ML13175A209 K. Green, 2013/06/24 Indian Point 06/24/2013 E-Mail Y. Diaz- Internal 3 54- NRC/NRR LR Hearing - Wording of Sanabria, discussion 001 draft RAI NRC/NRR regarding draft RAI DP- ML13176A119 W. Holston, 2013/06/25 Indian Point 06/25/2013 E-Mail W. Gardner, Internal 2 54- NRC/NRR LR Hearing - FW: IP RAI NRC/NRR discussion 002 S. Bloom, regarding draft NRC/NRR RAI DP- ML13176A239 L. James, 2013/06/25 Indian Point 06/25/2013 E-Mail w/ D. Harrison, Internal 4 54- NRC/NRR LR Hearing - FW: IP Attachment NRC/NRR discussion 003 SAMA Cost Beneficial T. Tam, regarding Staff Activity Timeline NRC/NRR review of revised J. Parillo, SAMA cost NRC/NRR estimates S. Turk, NRC/OGC
Attachment:
B. Harris, Estimated NRC/OGC schedule and internal discussion of Staffs review of SAMA cost estimate 1
Attachment 2 - Indian Point License Renewal Hearing File Index Deliberative Process Privilege, Supplement 54 - July 31, 2013 Addressee Author Name Estimated Accession Document Document Name ID # & Author Title Comment Page Number Date Type & Addressee Affiliation Count Affiliation DP- ML13176A072 L. James, 2013/06/25 Indian Point 06/25/2013 E-Mail w/ S. Turk, Internal 3 54- NRC/NRR LR Hearing - Schedule for Attachment NRC/OGC discussion 004 Indian Point CZMA K. Green, regarding CZMA Consultation NRC/NRR consultation M. Wong, NRC/NRR
Attachment:
M. Moser, Estimated NRC/NRR schedule and internal discussion of Staffs review of CZMA DP- ML13179A370 K. Green, 2013/06/28 Indian Point 06/28/2013 E-Mail A. Hiser, Internal 3 54- NRC/NRR LR Hearing - wording of NRC/NRR discussion 005 RAI regarding draft RAI DP- ML13182A670 J. Poehler, 2013/07/01 Indian Point 07/01/2013 E-Mail w/ S. Rosenberg, Email forwarding 3 54- NRC/NRR LR Hearing - Proposed Attachment NRC/NRR revisions to draft 006 Revised Wording RAI 11- RAI A
Attachment:
Draft RAI DP- ML13182A573 K. Green, 2013/07/01 Indian Point 07/01/2013 E-Mail J. Poehler, Internal 2 54- NRC/NRR LR Hearing - proposed NRC/NRR discussion 007 wording of draft RAI regarding draft regarding Commitment 47 RAI change 2
Attachment 2 - Indian Point License Renewal Hearing File Index Deliberative Process Privilege, Supplement 54 - July 31, 2013 Addressee Author Name Estimated Accession Document Document Name ID # & Author Title Comment Page Number Date Type & Addressee Affiliation Count Affiliation DP- ML13182A671 J. Poehler, 2013/07/01 Indian Point 07/01/2013 E-Mail w/ K. Green, Email sending 4 54- NRC/NRR LR Hearing - RE: Attachment NRC/NRR revisions to draft 008 proposed wording of draft S. Rosenberg, RAI RAI regarding NRC/NRR Commitment 47 change
Attachment:
Draft RAI DP- ML13183A571 S. Turk, 2013/07/02 Indian Point 07/02/2013 E-Mail w/ K. Green, Internal 7 54- NRC/OGC LR Hearing - RE: Request Attachment NRC/NRR discussion 009 Legal Assistance RE: IP2 D. Pickett, regarding Timely Renewal NRC/NRR comments to Y. Diaz- Indian Point Sanabria, timely renewal NRC/NRR UFSAR J. Trapp, questions NRC/RGN-I R. Beall,
Attachment:
NRC/NRR Draft response to S. Indian Point Rutenkroger, timely renewal NRC/RGN-I UFSAR B. Harris, questions NRC/OGC D. Roth, [Also withheld NRC/OGC under the A. Ghosh, Attorney-Client NRC/OGC privilege]
B. Mizuno, NRC/OGC E. Williamson, NRC/OGC M. Spencer, NRC/OGC 3
Attachment 2 - Indian Point License Renewal Hearing File Index Deliberative Process Privilege, Supplement 54 - July 31, 2013 Addressee Author Name Estimated Accession Document Document Name ID # & Author Title Comment Page Number Date Type & Addressee Affiliation Count Affiliation DP- ML13183A421 K. Green, 2013/07/02 Indian Point 07/02/2013 E-Mail w/ D. Pickett, Internal 4 54- NRC/NRR LR Hearing - RE: Request Attachment NRC/NRR discussion 010 Legal Assistance RE: IP2 S. Turk, regarding Timely Renewal NRC/OGC comments to Y. Diaz- Indian Point Sanabria, timely renewal NRC/NRR UFSAR J. Trapp, questions NRC/RGN-I R. Beall,
Attachment:
NRC/NRR Draft response to S. Indian Point Rutenkroger, timely renewal NRC/RGN-I UFSAR questions
[Also withheld under the Attorney-Client privilege]
DP- ML13184A026 K. Green, 2013/07/03 Indian Point 07/03/2013 E-Mail Y. Diaz- Internal 2 54- NRC/NRR LR Hearing - need to meet Sanabria, discussion 011 NRC/NRR regarding draft RAIs 4
Attachment 2 - Indian Point License Renewal Hearing File Index Deliberative Process Privilege, Supplement 54 - July 31, 2013 Addressee Author Name Estimated Accession Document Document Name ID # & Author Title Comment Page Number Date Type & Addressee Affiliation Count Affiliation DP- ML13186A146 D. Pickett, 2013/07/05 Indian Point 07/05/2013 E-Mail w/ Y. Diaz- Internal 6 54- NRC/NRR LR Hearing - FW: Request Attachment Sanabria, discussion 012 Legal Assistance RE: IP2 NRC/NRR regarding Timely Renewal K. Green, comments to NRC/NRR Indian Point S. timely renewal Rutenkroger, UFSAR NRC/RGN-I questions J. Trapp, NRC/RGN-I
Attachment:
S. Turk, Draft response to NRC/OGC Indian Point R. Beall, timely renewal NRC/NRR UFSAR questions
[Also withheld under the Attorney-Client privilege]
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Attachment 2 - Indian Point License Renewal Hearing File Index Deliberative Process Privilege, Supplement 54 - July 31, 2013 Addressee Author Name Estimated Accession Document Document Name ID # & Author Title Comment Page Number Date Type & Addressee Affiliation Count Affiliation DP- ML13189A124 D. Pickett, 2013/07/08 Indian Point 07/08/2013 E-Mail w/ U. Shoop, Internal 2 54- NRC/NRR LR Hearing - Followup Attachments NRC/NRR discussion 013 Assistance Required for J. Dozier, regarding public G20130435 NRC/NRR inquiries P. Craver, NRC/NRR Attachments:
R. Beall, Letter regarding NRC/NRR Desalination S. Turk, plant for drinking NRC/OGC water near Indian Point [Available in public disclosures: 54-0018 (ML13189A271)];
Email concerning operating reactor radiation doses DP- ML13196A272 W. Gardner, 2013/07/15 Indian Point 07/15/2013 E-Mail W. Holston, Internal 2 54- NRC/NRR LR Hearing - IP RAI NRC/NRR discussion 014 regarding draft RAI DP- ML13196A138 W. Gardner, 2013/07/15 Indian Point 07/15/2013 E-Mail W. Holston, Internal 2 54- NRC/NRR LR Hearing - IP SER NRC/NRR discussion 015 ready for review regarding revisions to draft SER input 6
Attachment 2 - Indian Point License Renewal Hearing File Index Deliberative Process Privilege, Supplement 54 - July 31, 2013 Addressee Author Name Estimated Accession Document Document Name ID # & Author Title Comment Page Number Date Type & Addressee Affiliation Count Affiliation DP- ML13197A382 W. Holston, 2013/07/16 Indian Point 07/16/2013 E-Mail S. Bloom, Internal 2 54- NRC/NRR LR Hearing - IP 7/15/13 NRC/NRR discussion 016 Amendment Letter - K. Green, regarding portions related to buried NRC/NRR revisions to draft piping SER input DP- ML13197A237 W. Holston, 2013/07/16 Indian Point 07/16/2013 E-Mail w/ J. Wise, Internal 8 54- NRC/NRR LR Hearing - Peer Review Attachment NRC/NRR discussion 017 regarding Staff evaluation of Entergy letter
Attachment:
Entergy letter NL-12-123 [Available in public disclosures: 54-0021 (ADAMS Accession No.
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Attachment 2 - Indian Point License Renewal Hearing File Index Deliberative Process Privilege, Supplement 54 - July 31, 2013 Addressee Author Name Estimated Accession Document Document Name ID # & Author Title Comment Page Number Date Type & Addressee Affiliation Count Affiliation DP- ML13198A425 S. Bloom, 2013/07/17 Indian Point 07/17/2013 E-Mail w/ Y. Diaz- Internal 11 54- NRC/NRR LR Hearing - FW: IP AMP Attachment Sanabria, discussion 018 and AMR SER Input NRC/NRR regarding Draft Buried and underground K. Green, Staff AMP and piping and tanks- update NRC/NRR AMR SER input letters through July 15, C. Spruill, regarding buried 2013 Holston Wise.docx NRC/NRR and underground W. Holston, piping and tanks NRC/NRR W. Gardner,
Attachment:
NRC/NRR Draft Staff AMP and AMR SER input regarding buried and underground piping and tanks DP- ML13198A580 W. Holston, 2013/07/17 Indian Point 07/17/2013 E-Mail S. Bloom, Internal 2 54- NRC/NRR LR Hearing - Reformatted NRC/NRR discussion 019 SER Input for IP Buried K. Green, regarding draft Pipe Change Letters NRC/NRR SER input 8
Attachment 2 - Indian Point License Renewal Hearing File Index Deliberative Process Privilege, Supplement 54 - July 31, 2013 Addressee Author Name Estimated Accession Document Document Name ID # & Author Title Comment Page Number Date Type & Addressee Affiliation Count Affiliation DP- ML13199A022 S. Bloom, 2013/07/18 Indian Point 07/18/2013 E-Mail w/ Y. Diaz- Internal 8 54- NRC/NRR LR Hearing - IP AMP and Attachment Sanabria, discussion 020 AMR SER Input Buried NRC/NRR regarding Draft and underground piping K. Green, Staff AMP and and tanks- update letters NRC/NRR AMR SER input through July 15, 2013 C. Spruill, regarding buried Holston Reformatted for NRC/NRR and underground PM.docx W. Holston, piping and tanks NRC/NRR W. Gardner,
Attachment:
NRC/NRR Draft Staff AMP and AMR SER input regarding buried and underground piping and tanks DP- ML13199A101 W. Holston, 2013/07/18 Indian Point 07/18/2013 E-Mail W. Gardner, Internal 2 54- NRC/NRR LR Hearing - IP SER Input NRC/NRR discussion 021 format K. Green, regarding draft NRC/NRR SER input DP- ML13199A018 S. Bloom, 2013/07/18 Indian Point 07/18/2013 E-Mail W. Holston, Internal 2 54- NRC/NRR LR Hearing - RE: NRC/NRR discussion 022 Reformatted SER Input for K. Green, regarding draft IP Buried Pipe Change NRC/NRR SER input Letters DP- ML13205A349 W. Gardner, 2013/07/24 Indian Point 07/24/2013 E-Mail K. Green, Internal 2 54- NRC/NRR LR Hearing - RAI NRC/NRR discussion 023 regarding draft RAI 9
Attachment 2 - Indian Point License Renewal Hearing File Index Deliberative Process Privilege, Supplement 54 - July 31, 2013 Addressee Author Name Estimated Accession Document Document Name ID # & Author Title Comment Page Number Date Type & Addressee Affiliation Count Affiliation DP- ML13206A256 K. Green, 2013/07/25 Indian Point 07/25/2013 E-Mail W. Holston, Internal 20 54- NRC/NRR LR Hearing - FW: IPEC NRC/NRR discussion 024 License Renewal - W. Gardner, regarding draft Response to RAIs SET NRC/NRR SER input 2013-02 (Cathodic J. Wise, Protection etc) NRC/NRR
Attachment:
S. Bloom, Entergy letter, NRC/NRR NL-13-098
[Available in public disclosures: 54-0038 (ADAMS Accession No.
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July 31, 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 MELANIE A. GALLOWAY I, Melanie A. Galloway, do hereby state as follows:
- 1. I am employed as the Deputy Director of the Division of License Renewal (DLR) in the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commissions (NRC) Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR). I am serving as the Acting Director for DLR. 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 54.
- 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 54.
- 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)
Melanie A. Galloway Executed in Rockville, Maryland this 31st day of July, 2013
July 31, 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 July 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 31st day of July 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 54; Attachment 2
- Indian Point License Renewal Hearing File Index Supplement 54 - Deliberative Process Privilege; Declaration of Melanie A. Galloway, dated July 31, 2013; and Affidavit of Kimberly J.
Green, dated July 31, 2013, in the above-captioned proceeding have been served upon the Electronic Information Exchange, the NRCs E-Filing System, this 31st day of July, 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: July 31, 2013