ML17173A767

Summary of 6/20/2017 Meeting with Entergy to Discuss Plan for Decommissioning Licensing Actions of Palisades, Pilgrim, Indian Point, Units 2 and 3, and Vermont Yankee

ML17173A767
Person / Time
Site:	Peach Bottom, Palisades, Indian Point, Pilgrim, Vermont Yankee
Issue date:	07/28/2017
From:	John Lamb Special Projects and Process Branch
To:	Entergy Nuclear Operations
Lamb J G/415-3100
References
CAC MF9624, CAC MF9625, CAC MF9626, CAC MF9627, CAC MF9628
Download: ML17173A767 (5)

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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 July 28, 2017 LICENSEE: Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

FACILITIES: Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station; Palisades Nuclear Plant; Indian Point Nuclear Generating, Units 2 and 3; and Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station

SUBJECT:

PUBLIC MEETING WITH THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION AND ENTERGY NUCLEAR OPERATIONS, INC., REGARDING PRE-SUBMITTAL OF DECOMMISSIONING LICENSING ACTIONS FOR PILGRIM NUCLEAR POWER STATION; PALISADES NUCLEAR PLANT; INDIAN POINT NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNITS 2 AND 3; AND VERMONT YANKEE NUCLEAR POWER STATION (CAC NOS. MF9624, MF9625, MF9626, MF9627, AND MF9628)

On June 20, 2017, a public meeting was held between the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and representatives of the Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. (Entergy, the licensee}, at NRC Headquarters, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland.

The purpose of the pre-submittal meeting was for NRC and Entergy to discuss the schedule for decommissioning licensing actions for the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station (Pilgrim); Palisades Nuclear Plant (Palisades); Indian Point Nuclear Generating, Units 2 and 3 (Indian Point); and Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station (Vermont Yankee). The meeting notice and agenda are available in the Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) at Accession No. ML17160A211.

The meeting was started at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) with opening remarks by the NRC staff followed by introductions of the attendees. The list of attendees is provided in Enclosure 1. The licensee's staff provided a short presentation which is available in ADAMS at Accession ML17166A289.

The NRC staff stated that no regulatory decisions would be made during the meeting.

Entergy stated it intends to permanently cease operation at Palisades no later than October 1, 2018, to permanently cease operation at Pilgrim no later than June 1, 2019, and to permanently cease operation at Indian Point, Unit 2, by April 30, 2020, and at Indian Point, Unit 3, by April 30, 2021. Vermont Yankee permanently ceased operations on December 29, 2014, and permanently defueled on January 12, 2015. Entergy stated it intends to transfer spent fuel from the spent fuel pool to dry cask storage by the end of 2018. Also, Entergy is currently pursuing a transfer of the Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 50 license to facilitate accelerated decommissioning and license termination.

Entergy's overall goal is to provide for a safe and smooth transition for Pilgrim, Palisades, and Indian Point from operating sites to permanently shutdown sites. Entergy discussed a proposed

integrated list of decommissioning licensing actions that are needed to support efficient and timely staffing transitions associated with the planned closures of these sites.

Entergy stated that it intends to submit licensing actions in a staggered approach, whenever practical.

Following the business portion of the meeting, members of the public were provided the opportunity to ask questions of the NRC staff. Although many of the questions were beyond the scope of the meeting, the NRC staff and Entergy attempted to answer all questions. Topics included State legislation regarding zero carbon emissions, spent fuel storage, dry cask storage, long-term spent fuel storage, security of spent fuel, emergency planning, decommissioning trust fund, decommissioning termination, insurance, Price Anderson Act, and zirconium fire.

Information on many of these topics can be found on the NRC public webpage.

At this meeting, the NRC staff made no regulatory decisions regarding the proposed decommissioning licensing actions for Palisades, Pilgrim, Indian Point, and Vermont Yankee.

The meeting was adjourned at 11 :24 a.m. EDT.

Please direct any inquiries to me at 301-415-3100, or John.Lamb@nrc.gov .

. Lamb, Senior Project Manager Projects and Process Branch Divisi of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-293, 50-255, 50-247, 50-286, and 50-271

Enclosure:

List of Attendees cc: Listserv

LIST OF ATTENDEES PUBLIC MEETING ON JUNE 20, 2017, BETWEEN ENTERGY NUCLEAR OPERATIONS, INC., AND THE U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION DOCKET NOS. 50-293, 50-255, 50-247, 50-286, AND 50-271 NAME ORGANIZATION Joe Anderson U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)

Doug Broaddus NRC Ted Smith NRC Scott Wall NRC John Lamb NRC Maggie Watford NRC Jack Parrot NRC Richard Kinard NRC Timothy Harris Ill Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

Alonzo Mcswain FEMA Phil Couture Ill Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. (Entergy)

Steven Scheurich Entergy Paul Paradis Entergy Richard Burroni Entergy Bob Walpole Entergy Jesse King* FEMA LaShawn Halsey* FEMA Mike Wilt* FEMA Eric Duncan* NRC Neil Sheehan* NRC Jenny Weil* NRC Gene Gerzhoy* Staffer for Senator Markey of Massachusetts Rory Clark* Staffer for Senator Markey of Massachusetts Eddie Rupie* Staffer for Senator Warren of Massachusetts Tom Berry* Staffer for Senator Leahy of Vermont Brady Walsh* Staffer for Senator Leahy of Vermont Geri Shapiro* Staffer for Senator Gillibrand of New York Susan Spear* Staffer for Senator Gillibrand of New York Greg Dgheim* Staffer for Representative Lowey of New York Russell Shapiro* Staffer for Representative Keating of Massachusetts Alyse Peterson* State of New York Cini Powers* State of New York Enclosure

NAME ORGANIZATION Tim Rice* State of New York John Mitchell* State of New York Dennis Delborgo* Westchester County, New York Tony Leshinskie* State of Vermont Geoff Commons* State of Vermont Bill Irwin* State of Vermont Kyle Landis-Marinello* State of Vermont Kate O'Connor* State of Vermont John Giarrusso* Commonwealth of Massachusetts Ken Tavares* Town of Plymouth, MA Lee Hartman* Town of Plymouth, MA Greg Gothard* State of Michigan Coley Chappell* Entergy Jim Miksa* Entergy Bud Auvil* Structural Integrity Associates William Wallace* EPM Inc.

Carlyn Greene* Backend Publications UxC Christine Legere* Cape Cod Times Mike Pair* Vermont Digger Jana Bergman* Scientech Mary Lampert* Pilgrim Watch Michael Keegan* Don't Waste Michigan Karen Vale-Vasilev* Jones River Watershed Association Mike Dulong* Riverkeeper Kevin Kamps* Beyond Nuclear Ruth Thomas* Public

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