ML060090439

Vermont Yankee - Letter from Jason C. Zorn to Administrative Judges Enclosing Supplement 20 to the Hearing File Index, an Update to the Privilege Log, and Affidavit of G. Edward Miller, Jr

ML060090439
Person / Time
Site:	Vermont Yankee File:NorthStar Vermont Yankee icon.png
Issue date:	01/09/2006
From:	Zorn J NRC/OGC
To:	Anthony Baratta, Karlin A, Rubenstein L Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel
Zorn J 301-415-8350
References
50-271-OLA, ASLBP 04-832-02-OLA, RAS 11035
Download: ML060090439 (8)

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January 9, 2006 Administrative Judge Alex S. Karlin, Chair Administrative Judge Lester S. Rubenstein Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 4760 East Country Villa Drive Mail Stop: T-3F23 Tucson, AZ 85718 Washington, DC 20555-0001 Administrative Judge Anthony J. Baratta Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mail Stop: T-3F23 Washington, DC 20555-0001 In the Matter of ENTERGY NUCLEAR VERMONT YANKEE LLC and ENTERGY NUCLEAR OPERATIONS, INC.

(Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station)

Docket No. 50-271-OLA

Dear Administrative Judges:

The NRC Staff hereby provides notice that it has updated the Hearing File for this proceeding pursuant to 10 C.F.R. § 2.336(d). The Staff is also producing updates to its privilege logs as required by 10 C.F.R. § 2.336(b)(5), and is continuing to preserve and maintain all privileged documents during the pendency of this proceeding. In accordance with the Licensing Boards Memorandum and Order of December 21, 2005 (LBP-05-33), the documents identified as privileged in the Staffs deliberative process log have been reviewed by a senior level manager with both the requisite expertise and "overview-type perspective" described in LBP-05-33, who made the decision to withhold the documents and assert the privilege on behalf of the NRC.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Jason C. Zorn Counsel for NRC Staff

Enclosures:

Hearing File Index Deliberative Process Privilege Log Affidavit of G. Edward Miller, Jr.

cc: Service List

ENCLOSURE 1 VERMONT YANKEE EPU HEARING FILE AND MANDATORY DISCLOSURES HEARING FILE INDEX SUPPLEMENT 20 - January 9, 2006 Accession Number Document Date Title/Description:

458 ML053570052 12/15/2005 E-mail, Ennis, NRR, to Sherman, Vermont DPS, Re: VY EPU Comments.

459 ML053560295 12/15/2005 E-mail, Stutke, NRR, to Ennis, NRR, Re: VY EPU Safety Evaluation.

460 ML053560294 12/16/2005 E-mail, Ennis, NRR, to Franovich, NRR, Re: VY EPU Environmental Assessment.

461 ML053560296 12/16/2005 Email, Scarbrough, NRR, to Ennis, NRR, Re: VY EPU Safety Evaluation.

462 ML053560297 12/19/2005 E-mail, Sherman, Vermont DPS, to Ennis, NRR, Re: VY EPU Comments.

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ENCLOSURE 2 VERMONT YANKEE EPU HEARING FILE AND MANDATORY DISCLOSURES PRIVILEGE LOG - DELIBERATIVE PROCESS SUPPLEMENT 20 - January 9, 2006 Certain documents otherwise subject to inclusion in the hearing file and mandatory disclosures for this proceeding have been determined to contain information reflecting the NRC Staffs predecisional, deliberative process. Accordingly, such documents are being withheld from public disclosure under the deliberative process privilege.1 Pursuant to 10 C.F.R. § 2.336(b)(5), the Staff is providing this log identifying those documents.

PDP Accession Author Title/Description: Document Document Addressee / Comment Page No. Number Name/ Date Type Addressee Count Affiliation: Affiliation 20-01 ML053570115 Stutzke M A, E-mail, Stutzke, 12/15/2005 E-Mail Ennis R B, Contains NRC Staff 20 NRC/NRR NRR, to Ennis, NRR, NRC/NRR member's Re: VY EPU Safety recommended Evaluation. changes to draft SE section regarding risk evaluation 20-02 ML053570110 Ennis R B, E-mail, Ennis, NRR, 12/16/2005 E-Mail Franovich R L, Contains draft 39 NRC/NRR to Franovich, NRR, NRC/NRR version of Re: VY EPU Environmental Environmental Assessment and Assessment. discussion of internal review procedures 1

The Director of the Division of Operating Reactor Licensing, Catherine Haney, has decided on behalf of the NRC that all of the documents listed in this privilege log should be withheld from public disclosure under the deliberative process privilege.

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ENCLOSURE 2: DELIBERATIVE PROCESS PRIVILEGE LOG SUPPLEMENT 20 - JANUARY 9, 2006 PDP Accession Author Title/Description: Document Document Addressee / Comment Page No. Number Name/ Date Type Addressee Count Affiliation: Affiliation 20-03 ML053570108 Scarbrough T E-mail, Scarbrough, 12/16/2005 E-Mail Ennis R B, Contains NRC Staff 6 G, NRC/NRR NRR, to Ennis, NRR, NRC/NRR member's Re: VY EPU Safety recommended Evaluation changes to draft SE sections regarding reactor internal core support materials, reactor pressure vessel internals and core supports, safety-related valves and pumps, and steam dryer 20-04 ML053570118 Emch R L, E-mail, Emch, NRR, 12/21/2005 E-Mail Ennis R B, Contains NRC Staff 4 NRC/NRR to Ennis, NRR, Re: NRC/NRR member's comments VY EPU on draft version of Environmental Environmental Assessment. Assessment 20-05 ML060030196 Ennis R B, E-mail, Ennis, NRR, 12/28/2005 E-Mail White J R, Contains 7 NRC/NRR to White, RGN-I, VY NRC/RGN-I recommended EPU SE changes to draft SE regarding occupational and public radiation doses 2 of 2

January 9, 2006 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION BEFORE THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD In the Matter of )

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ENTERGY NUCLEAR VERMONT YANKEE ) Docket No. 50-271-OLA LLC and ENTERGY NUCLEAR )

OPERATIONS, INC. ) ASLBP No. 04-832-02-OLA

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(Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station) )

AFFIDAVIT OF G. EDWARD MILLER, JR. CONCERNING MANDATORY DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENT OF 10 C.F.R. § 2.336(d)

I, G. Edward Miller, Jr., do hereby state as follows:

1. I am employed as a Project Manager in the Nuclear Regulatory Commissions (NRC) Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR). I serve as a Project Manager in Plant Licensing Branch I-2, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing. Among other things, I am managing the preparation of the hearing file and mandatory disclosures in connection with the extended power uprate license amendment request 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 (d) in the captioned proceeding have been disclosed, and that the disclosures are accurate and complete as of the date of this certification.

3. I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct to the best of my knowledge, information and belief.

/RA/

G. Edward Miller, Jr.

Executed in Rockville, MD this 9th day of January, 2006.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION BEFORE THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD In the Matter of )

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ENTERGY NUCLEAR VERMONT YANKEE ) Docket No. 50-271-OLA LLC and ENTERGY NUCLEAR )

OPERATIONS, INC. ) ASLBP No. 04-832-02-OLA

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(Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station) )

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that copies of the foregoing letter from Jason C. Zorn, Counsel for NRC Staff, to the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board, dated January 9, 2006, providing notice of the availability of the Hearing File, together with attachments, in the captioned proceeding have been served on the following. Service has been performed by deposit in the U.S. Mail, First Class; through electronic mail, with copies to follow by deposit in the NRCs internal mail system (as indicated by a single asterisk); or through electronic mail, with copies to follow by deposit in the U.S. Mail, First Class (as indicated by two asterisks), this 9th day of January, 2006.

Alex S. Karlin, Chair* Dr. Anthony J. Baratta*

Administrative Judge Administrative Judge Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Mail Stop T-3F23 Mail Stop T-3F23 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Washington, DC 20555-0001 (E-mail: ask2@nrc.gov) (E-mail: ajb5@nrc.gov)

Lester S. Rubenstein** Office of the Secretary*

Administrative Judge ATTN: Rulemaking and Adjudications Staff Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Mail Stop: O-16C1 4760 East Country Villa Drive U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Tucson, AZ 85718 Washington, DC 20555-0001 (E-mail: lesrrr@comcast.net) (E-mail: HEARINGDOCKET@nrc.gov)

Office of Commission Appellate John M. Fulton, Esq.

Adjudication* Assistant General Counsel Mail Stop: O-16C1 Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 440 Hamilton Avenue Washington, DC 20555-0001 White Plains, NY 10601

Jay E. Silberg, Esq.** Raymond Shadis**

Matias Travieso-Diaz, Esq.** Staff Technical Advisor Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP New England Coalition 2300 N St., NW P.O. Box 98 Washington, DC 20037-1128 Edgecomb, ME 04556 (E-mail: jay.silberg@pillsburylaw.com (E-mail: shadis@prexar.com matias.travieso-diaz@pillsburylaw.com) shadis@ime.net)

Sarah Hofmann, Esq.** Anthony Z. Roisman, Esq.**

Special Counsel National Legal Scholars Law Firm Department of Public Service 84 East Thetford Rd.

112 State Street - Drawer 20 Lyme, NH 03768 Montpelier, VT 05620-2601 (E-mail:

(E-mail: sarah.hofmann@state.vt.us) aroisman@nationallegalscholars.com)

Jonathan M. Rund, Esq.* Jared Lindsay, Esq.*

Law Clerk Law Clerk Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Mail Stop: T-3F23 Mail Stop: T-3F23 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Washington, DC 20555-0001 (E-mail: jmr3@nrc.gov) (E-mail: jjl5@nrc.gov)

/RA/

Jason C. Zorn Counsel for NRC Staff