ML13120A142
| ML13120A142 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Indian Point  |
| Issue date: | 04/30/2013 |
| From: | Amitava Ghosh NRC/OGC |
| To: | Kennedy M F, McDade L G, Wardwell R E 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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April 30, 2013
Administrative Judge
Lawrence G. McDade, Chair Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel
Mail Stop T-3 F23 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 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 Administrative Judge Dr. Richard E. Wardwell 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 Board's 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 UNITED STATESNUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSIONWASHINGTON, DC 20555 - 0001
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 - Indian Point License Renewal Hearing File Index Supplement 51 - April 30, 2013 ID# Accession Number Document Date Title 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)
- Indian Point License Renewal Hearing File Index Supplement 51 - April 30, 2013 ID# Accession Number Document Date Title Aging Management Programs. 51-0021 ML13094A369 03/18/2013Indian Point, Units 2 and 3 - Amendment 13 to License Renewal Application (LRA) Pertaining to One-Time Inspection and Selective Leaching Programs. 51-0022 ML12352A057 04/25/2013LR-ISG-2012-01 Final 12-6-12 JG. 51-0023 ML13094A132 03/25/2013NMFS's January 30, 2013 Biological Opinion for Continued Operation of Indian Point Nuclear Generating, Unit 2 and 3. 51-0024 ML13102A124 04/15/2013Summary 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 04/22/2013Transmittal Letter to NEI for Final LR-ISG-2012-01 JG. 51-0026 ML13056A058 03/26/2013Transmittal of National Marine's Fisheries Service's Biological Opinion for Atlantic Sturgeon at Indian Point Units Nos. 2. 51-0027 ML13079A297 04/16/2013Request 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).
- Indian Point License Renewal Hearing File Index Deliberative Process Privilege, Supplement 51 - April 30, 2013 1 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, deliberativ e 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.
ID # Accession Number Author Name & Author Affiliation Title Document Date Document Type Addressee Name & Addressee Affiliation Comment Estimated Page Count DP 001 ML13116A159 N. Ferrer, NRC/NRR 2013/04/15 Indian Point LR Hearing - IP License Renewal RAI Audit 04/15/2013E-Mail
J. Poehler, NRC/NRR G. Cheruvenki, NRC/NRR P. Purtscher, NRC/NRR D. Widrevitz, NRC/NRR Internal discussion regarding schedule for RAI audit 2 DP-51-002 ML13116A160 N. Ferrer, NRC/NRR 2013/04/15 Indian Point LR Hearing - RE: IP License Renewal RAI Audit 04/15/2013E-Mail J. Poehler, NRC/NRR Internal discussion regarding schedule for RAI audit 3 DP-51-003 ML13116A162 N. Ferrer, NRC/NRR 2013/04/15 Indian Point LR Hearing - RE: IP License Renewal RAI Audit 04/15/2013E-Mail J. Poehler, NRC/NRR Internal discussion regarding schedule for RAI audit 2 - Indian Point License Renewal Hearing File Index Deliberative Process Privilege, Supplement 51 - April 30, 2013 2 ID # Accession Number Author Name & Author Affiliation Title Document Date Document Type Addressee Name & Addressee Affiliation Comment Estimated Page Count DP 004 ML13119A200 W. Holston, NRC/NRR 2013/04/16 Indian Point LR Hearing - WCH for IP Timely Renewal 04/16/2013E-Mail w/ Attachment
N. Ferrer, NRC/NRR S. Ghasemian, NRC/NRR Internal discussion regarding Staff's review of licensee commitments
Attachment:
Staff's review of licensee commitments 6 DP-51-005 ML13116A031 ,NRC/NRR 2013/04/17 Indian Point LR Hearing - Indian Point Review Input
04/17/2013E-Mail w/ Attachment N. Ferrer, NRC/NRR S. Ghasemian, NRC/NRR Internal discussion regarding Staff's review of licensee commitments
Attachment:
Staff's review of licensee commitments 6
April 30, 2013 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION BEFORE THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD In the Matter of ) )
ENTERGY NUCLEAR OPERATIONS, INC. ) Docket Nos. 50-247-LR/286-LR
)
) (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 Commission's ("NRC") Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation ("NRR"). My supervisory responsibilities include oversight of the NRC Staff's 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 contai ned information concerning the Staff's pre-decisional deliberative process. The documents are listed in Attachment 2 to the submission of the Staff's Hearing File Index Supplement 51. 3. I have personally reviewed the documents identified as privileged in Attachment 2, and have determined, in accordance with the guidance set forth in Management Directive 3.4, that they contain pre-decisional information concerning the Staff's review of the license renewal application. The documents contain either the Staff's 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 Staff's 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 Staff's 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 Staff's 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 )
) ENTERGY NUCLEAR OPERATIONS, INC. ) Docket Nos. 50-247-LR/286-LR )
)
(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 Commission's ("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 30 th day of April 2013 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION BEFORE THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD
In the Matter of )
)
ENTERGY NUCLEAR OPERATIONS, INC. ) Docket Nos. 50-247-LR/286-LR ) (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 NRC's E-Fili ng 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