BVY 15-001, Certifications of Permanent Cessation of Power Operations and Permanent Removal of Fuel from the Reactor Vessel

Certifications of Permanent Cessation of Power Operations and Permanent Removal of Fuel from the Reactor Vessel

ML15013A426
Person / Time
Site:	Vermont Yankee File:NorthStar Vermont Yankee icon.png
Issue date:	01/12/2015
From:	Wamser C Entergy Nuclear Operations
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
BVY 15-001
Download: ML15013A426 (2)

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Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

Vermont Yankee 6.-Entergy 320 Governor Hunt Rd Vernon, VT 05354 Tel 802 257 7711 Christopher J. Wamser Site Vice President

.BVY 15-001 10 CFR 50.82(a)(1)

January 12, 2015 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555-0001

SUBJECT:

Certifications of Permanent Cessation of Power Operations and Permanent Removal of Fuel from the Reactor Vessel Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station Docket No. 50-271 License No. DPR-28

REFERENCE:

Letter, Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. to USNRC, "Notification of Permanent Cessation of Power Operations," BVY 13-079, dated September 23, 2013

Dear Sir or Madam:

By letter dated September 23, 2013, Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. (ENO) notified the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) of its decision to permanently cease power operations at Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station (VYNPS) in the fourth quarter of 2014, and stated that a supplement to the letter specifying the date on which operations have ceased, or will cease, in accordance with 10 CFR 50.82(a)(1)(i) and 10 CFR 50.4(b)(8) would be submitted.

Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.82(a)(1)(i), ENO hereby certifies to the NRC that a determination to permanently cease power operations at VYNPS was made on December 29, 2014, which was the date on which power operations ceased at VYNPS. Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.82(a)(1)(ii), ENO also certifies that the fuel has been permanently removed from the VYNPS reactor vessel and placed in the spent fuel pool. ENO understands and acknowledges that upon docketing these certifications, the VYNPS 10 CFR Part 50 license no longer authorizes operation of the reactor or emplacement or retention of fuel into the reactor vessel.

This letter contains no new regulatory commitments. Should you have any questions regarding this submittal, please contact Mr. Philip Couture at 802-451-3193.

I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct; executed on January 12, 2015.

Sincerely, CJW / plc A00I;?d

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BVY 15-001 / Page 2 of 2 cc: Mr. Daniel H. Dorman Regional Administrator U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Region 1 2100 Renaissance Blvd., Suite 100 King of Prussia, PA 19406-2713 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attn: Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation One White Flint North 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852 NRC Resident Inspector Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station Mr. James S. Kim, Project Manager Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mail Stop 08D15 Washington, DC 20555 Mr. Christopher Recchia, Commissioner VT Department of Public Service 112 State Street - Drawer 20 Montpelier, VT 05620-2601