ML060660136

2006/03/06-Vermont Yankee - Letter from Jason C. Zorn to Administrative Judges Enclosing Supplement 24 to the Hearing File Index and the Affidavit of G. Edward Miller, Jr

ML060660136
Person / Time
Site:	Vermont Yankee
Issue date:	03/06/2006
From:	Zorn J NRC/OGC
To:	Anthony Baratta, Karlin A, Rubenstein L Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel
Jason Zorn 301-415-8350
References
50-271-OLA, ASLBP 04-832-02-OLA, RAS 11310
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March 6, 2006Administrative Judge Alex S. Karlin, ChairAtomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mail Stop: T-3F23 Washington, DC 20555-0001Administrative Judge Anthony J. BarattaAtomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mail Stop: T-3F23 Washington, DC 20555-0001Administrative Judge Lester S. RubensteinAtomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel 4760 East Country Villa DriveTucson, AZ 85718In the Matter ofENTERGY 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 thisproceeding pursuant to 10 C.F.R. § 2.336(d). The Staff has no updates to its privilege logs at this time, but is continuing to preserve and maintain all privileged documents during the pendency of this proceeding. Sincerely,/RA/

Jason C. ZornCounsel for NRC Staff

Enclosures:

Hearing File IndexAffidavit of G. Edward Miller, Jr.cc: Service List ENCLOSURE 1VERMONT YANKEE EPU HEARING FILE AND MANDATORY DISCLOSURESHEARING FILE INDEXSUPPLEMENT 24 - March 6, 2006Accession NumberDocument DateTitle/Description:499ML0604803831/5/2005Comment (31) of Carol E. Cone Opposing Vermont Yankee Proposed 20% Uprate inPower Output, 20 Year License Extension, & Expansion of High-Level WasteStorage Capacity.500ML0604100651/11/2006Comment (10) of Joanna and Charles Hamlin Opposing the VT Yankee ProposedUprate and the Risk Assessments in the Draft Safety Evaluation Released by theNRC Based on Fallacious Assumption that the Reactor is Brand New.501ML0603303101/19/2006Transcript of the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards Thermal-HydraulicPhenomena Subcommittee - Open Session January 19, 2006, pages 1-80/184-236/389-457. Closed session pages81-183 and 237-388.502ML0604100581/25/2006Comment (6) of Sally Shaw opposing Entergy VT Yankee License AmendmentUprate.503ML0604100551/26/2006Comment (3) of Jill Bromberg on The risk assessments in the draft safety evaluationreleased by the NRC are based on the assumption that the reactor is brand new.504ML0604100641/27/2006Comment (9) of Alice & Benjamine Jurick on the risk assessments in the draft SafetyEvaluation (SE) released by the NRC are based on the assumption that the reactoris brand new.505ML0604804102/2/2006Comment (40) of Margaret P. Bartenhagen on Proposed Uprate for the VermontYankee Nuclear Power Station. Independent Engineering Assessment of PlantShould be Required Before an Uprate is Granted due to Listed Reason.506ML0606000792/2/2006Comment (51) Opposing the VT Yankee Proposed Uprate and the RiskAssessments in the Draft Safety Evaluation Released by the NRC.

HEARING FILE INDEXSUPPLEMENT 24 - MARCH 6, 2006Accession NumberDocument DateTitle/Description:2 of 6507ML0604803802/3/2006Comment (29) Opposing Proposed 20% Uprate for Vermont Yankee.508ML0604803862/3/2006Comment (33) of Mariquita Vitztham, Writing to Urge You to ConductComprehensive Independent Safety Assessment on the Vermont Yankee NuclearPower Plant Using the Same Methodology Scope that was Used with the MaineYankee Reactor.509ML0604803972/4/2006Comment (35) of Doris Lake regarding An Independent Safety Assessment atVermont Yankee.510ML0604804022/4/2006Comment (37) of Kenneth A. Shearer Opposing a 20% Uprate to the VT YankeeNuclear Plant in Vernon, VT.511ML0604803782/5/2006Comment (27) of Nancy Crompton Opposing Entergy's Push to Uprate VermontYankee Nuclear Plant for a 20% Increase in the Production of Electrical Power.512ML0604803792/5/2006Comment (28) on Proposed Uprate to VT Yankee Power Plant in Vernon, VT.513ML0604803822/5/2006Comment (30) of J. Levy and Fellow Residents Opposing Vermont Yankee 20%Power Increase Without an Independent Safety Assessment.514ML0604803852/5/2006Comment (32) of Allison Page and Alejandro Levins, regarding increase ofoperations at Vermont Yankee.515ML0604803872/5/2006Comment (34) of Sue Reed Opposing 20% Uprate to Vermont Yankee Power Plantin Vernon, Vermont.516ML0604804122/5/2006Comment (42) Lou Waronker Opposing the 20% Uprate as Proposed by Entergy, forVermont Yankee.

HEARING FILE INDEXSUPPLEMENT 24 - MARCH 6, 2006Accession NumberDocument DateTitle/Description:3 of 6517ML0605400792/5/2006Comment (47) of Rita Pickette Strongly Objecting to Entergy's Push to Uprate AgingVermont Yankee Facility for a 20% Increase in the Production of Electrical Power.518ML0606000802/5/2006Comment (52) of Linda and Robert Hecker opposing the proposed 20% energyuprate at Vermont Yankee and to request an Independent Safety Assessment.519ML0604803722/6/2006Comment (25) of Ursula Post, re Independent Safety Assessment Before Grantingan Upgrade to the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant.520ML0604804042/6/2006Comment (38) of Robert Santway re Decision to Approve Uprate at Vermont YankeeNuclear Reactor.521ML0604804072/6/2006Comment (39) of Anne P. Tobey Opposing Vermont Yankee Uprate Without PriorIndependent Safety Assessment.522ML0604804132/6/2006Comment (43) of Sarah Kotkov on Entergy's Push to Uprate Vermont YankeeNuclear Plant for a 20% Increase in the Production of Electrical Power.523ML0604804002/6/2006Comment (46) of Victor and Mary Burdo Opposing Entergy's Push to UprateVermont Yankee Nuclear Plant for a 20% Increase in the Production of ElectricalPower.524ML0606000782/6/2006Comment (50) of Jesse Lepkoff Opposing the VT Yankee Proposed Uprate and theRisk Assessments in the Draft Safety Evaluation Released by the NRC525ML0606001082/7/2006Comment (56) of Leslie Read on Whether Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant hasbeen Properly Evaluated for Safe Operations with the Applied for 20% PowerUprate.

HEARING FILE INDEXSUPPLEMENT 24 - MARCH 6, 2006Accession NumberDocument DateTitle/Description:4 of 6526ML0606001132/7/2006Comment (57) of Linda A. Bailey opposing the NRC staff's conclusion that a poweruprate at Vermont Yankee in Vernon, VT would not create a significant reduction inthe operational safety margin of the plant.527ML0604705292/8/2006Citizen Petition, Calling for a Complete Examination of the Vermont Yankee NuclearReactor, Equal in Scope to the Independent Safety Assessment Conducted at MaineYankee.528ML0604705322/8/2006Citizen Petition, Calling for an Independent Safety Assessment of Vermont Yankee,Similar to Those Already Conducted at Aging Nuclear Plants in Maine andConnecticut.529ML0604705352/8/2006Citizen Petition, Calling for an Independent Safety Assessment of Vermont Yankee,Similar to Those Already Conducted at Aging Nuclear Plants in Maine andConnecticut.530ML0604705282/8/2006Comment (22) of Raymond Shadis, Enclosing Petitions and Letters fromMassachusetts, Vermont, and New Hampshire on Proposed Power Rate Increase atEntergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee Reactor.531ML0604804162/8/2006Comment (44) of Maureen Ippolito and Jeff Young Opposing Entergy's Push toUprate Vermont Yankee Nuclear Plant for a 20% Increase in the Production ofElectrical Power.532ML0605400802/8/2006Comment (48) of Jane Michaud opposing Entergy's proposed power uprate atVermont Yankee.533ML0605401062/8/2006Comment (49) of Gyuri Kepes re Vermont Yankee NRC Open Comment Period.

HEARING FILE INDEXSUPPLEMENT 24 - MARCH 6, 2006Accession NumberDocument DateTitle/Description:5 of 6534ML0606001152/8/2006Comment (58) of Quinn Kepes Opposing the Vermont Yankee Uprate Without anIndependent Safety Assessment.535ML0606001172/8/2006Comment (59) of Imre Kepes on the Vermont Yankee power uprate and a need foran Independent Safety Analysis.536ML0604505242/9/2006Comment (24) of Benjamin C. Forbes regarding the Vermont Yankee Nuclear andsupporting a comprehensive Independent Safety Assessment.537ML0601201022/9/2006G20060018/LTR-06-0010 - Graham Wallis Ltr re. Vermont Yankee Extended PowerUprate.538ML0604500452/10/2006Comment (19) of David Wells re Uprate in Vermont Yankee Production Capacity,Findings of no Significant Hazards at Facility.539ML0604500432/10/2006Comment (21) of Emily Monosson on the NRC ruling on the Vermont Yankee uprate,opposes rule.540ML0604803752/14/2006Comment (26) of William C. Pearson Opposing Proposed Entergy Vermont YankeeUprate .541ML0604803992/14/2006Comment (36) of Lois Barber Opposing Uprate of Vermont Yankee WithoutRequirement of Prior Independent Safety Assessment.542ML0604804182/15/2006Comment (45) of Suzanne Maisner Opposing Entergy's Push to Uprate VermontYankee Nuclear Plant for a 20% Increase in the Production of Electrical Power.543ML0606000812/22/2006Comment (53) of Michael Marantz, Opposing the Vermont Yankee Uprate Withoutan Independent Safety Assessment.

HEARING FILE INDEXSUPPLEMENT 24 - MARCH 6, 2006Accession NumberDocument DateTitle/Description:6 of 6544ML0606000832/22/2006Comment (54) of Jesse Peters Opposing the Vermont Yankee Uprate and the RiskAssessments in Draft Safety Evaluation Based Released by NRC Based on theFallacious Assumption that the Reactor is Brand New.545ML0606001482/22/2006E-mail, Gucwa, Entergy to Ennis, NRR, Re: VY EPU Supplement 45.546ML0605902612/22/2006Vermont Yankee, Technical Specification Proposed Change No. 263 - SupplementNo. 45, Extended Power Uprate - Revised Technical Specification Pages.547ML0606001002/23/2006Comment (55) of Peter Dramondstone on the Vermont Yankee Uprate and anIndependent Safety Inspection.548ML0606001202/24/2006Comment (60) of Michael Nix, on P1774 Federal Registry Vol. 71, No. 7, Insist UponIndependent Safety Assessment Before a 20 Percent Uprate is Allowed at Vernon,VT Nuclear Power Facility.549ML0606103952/26/2006E-mail Gucwa, Entergy, to Ennis, NRR, Re: VY EPU Steam Dryer Monitoring March 6, 2006UNITED STATES OF AMERICANUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSIONBEFORE THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARDIn the Matter of)

)ENTERGY NUCLEAR VERMONT YANKEE)Docket No. 50-271-OLA LLC and ENTERGY NUCLEAR) OPERATIONS, INC.)ASLBP No. 04-832-02-OLA

)(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 Commission's("NRC") Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation ("NRR"). I serve as a Project Manager in PlantLicensing 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 to10 C.F.R. §2.336 (b) and (d) in the captioned proceeding have been disclosed, and that thedisclosures 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 thebest of my knowledge, information and belief. /RA/_______________________G. Edward Miller, Jr.Executed in Rockville, MDthis 6 th day of March, 2006.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICANUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSIONBEFORE THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARDIn the Matter of)

)ENTERGY NUCLEAR VERMONT YANKEE)Docket No. 50-271-OLA LLC and ENTERGY NUCLEAR) OPERATIONS, INC.)ASLBP No. 04-832-02-OLA

)(Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station))CERTIFICATE OF SERVICEI hereby certify that copies of the foregoing letter from Jason C. Zorn, Counsel for NRC Staff, tothe Atomic Safety and Licensing Board, dated March 6, 2006, providing notice of the availabilityof the Hearing File, together with attachments, in the captioned proceeding have been servedon 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 NRC's internal mail system (as indicatedby 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 6 th day of March, 2006.Alex S. Karlin, Chair*Administrative Judge Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Mail Stop T-3F23 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 (E-mail: ask2@nrc.gov)Dr. Anthony J. Baratta*Administrative Judge Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Mail Stop T-3F23 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 (E-mail: ajb5@nrc.gov)Lester S. Rubenstein**Administrative Judge Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel 4760 East Country Villa DriveTucson, AZ 85718 (E-mail: lesrrr@comcast.net)Office of the Secretary*ATTN: Rulemaking and Adjudications Staff Mail Stop: O-16C1 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 (E-mail: HEARINGDOCKET@nrc.gov)Office of Commission Appellate Adjudication*

Mail Stop: O-16C1 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001John M. Fulton, Esq.Assistant General Counsel Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 Jay E. Silberg, Esq.**Matias Travieso-Diaz, Esq.**

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP 2300 N St., NW Washington, DC 20037-1128 (E-mail: jay.silberg@pillsburylaw.com matias.travieso-diaz@pillsburylaw.com)Raymond Shadis**Staff Technical Advisor New England Coalition

P.O. Box 98 Edgecomb, ME 04556 (E-mail: shadis@prexar.com shadis@ime.net)Sarah Hofmann, Esq.**Special Counsel Department of Public Service 112 State Street - Drawer 20 Montpelier, VT 05620-2601 (E-mail: sarah.hofmann@state.vt.us)Anthony Z. Roisman, Esq.**National Legal Scholars Law Firm 84 East Thetford Rd.

Lyme, NH 03768 (E-mail:

aroisman@nationallegalscholars.com)Jonathan M. Rund, Esq.*Law Clerk Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Mail Stop: T-3F23 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 (E-mail: jmr3@nrc.gov

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

)/RA/ Jason C. ZornCounsel for NRC Staff