ML13273A348

NRC Staff Hearing File Update 56

ML13273A348
Person / Time
Site:	Indian Point
Issue date:	09/30/2013
From:	Amitava Ghosh NRC/OGC
To:	Kennedy M, Lawrence Mcdade, Richard Wardwell Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel
SECY RAS
References
50-247-LR, 50-286-LR, ASLBP 07-858-03-LR-BD01, RAS 25094
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UNITE D STATE S N UCLEAR REGULATORY C OMMI SS I ON WASHINGTON, DC 20555 - 0001 September 30, 2013 Administrative Judge Administrative Judge Lawrence G. McDade, Chair Dr. Richard E. Wardwell Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Mail Stop T-3 F23 Mail Stop T-3 F23 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 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 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 Boards 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 56 is appended hereto as Attachment 1.

On or about October 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 56 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.

Judge McDade September 30, 2013 Judge Kennedy Judge Wardwell The Staff will 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 September 24, 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 56 Attachment 2 - Deliberative Process Privilege Log Declaration of John W. Lubinski Affidavit of Kimberly J. Green cc w/Encls.: Service List

Attachment 1 - Indian Point License Renewal Hearing File Index Supplement 56 - September 30, 2013 Accession Document ID# Title Number Date 56-0001 ML13268A563 11/23/2012 2012/11/23 Indian Point LR Hearing - RE: Riverkeeper Comments on Indian Point Draft Biological Opinion 56-0002 ML13268A565 11/23/2012 2012/11/23 Indian Point LR Hearing - RE: Riverkeeper Comments on Indian Point Draft Biological Opinion 56-0003 ML13241A022 08/28/2013 2013/08/28 Indian Point LR Hearing - IPEC License Renewal - Implementation of Unit 2 License Renewal Regulatory Commitments - NL-13-114 56-0004 ML13241A021 08/28/2013 2013/08/28 Indian Point LR Hearing - RE: IPEC License Renewal - Implementation of Unit 2 License Renewal Regulatory Commitments - NL-13-114 56-0005 ML13248A492 09/05/2013 2013/09/05 Indian Point LR Hearing - RAI Set 2013-05 56-0006 ML13248A496 09/05/2013 2013/09/05 Indian Point LR Hearing - RE: RAI Set 2013-05 56-0007 ML13248A495 09/05/2013 2013/09/05 Indian Point LR Hearing - Summary of Teleconference Call on August 13 56-0008 ML13262A581 09/19/2013 2013/09/19 Indian Point LR Hearing - Department of State File #F 2012-1028 (Indian Point) 56-0009 ML13268A463 01/29/2013 Biological Opinion to be Issued to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for the Continued Operation of Indian Point Unit 2 and Unit 3 56-0010 ML13247A175 08/28/2013 Indian Point Nuclear Generating Unit 2 Implementation of License Renewal Regulatory Commitments.

56-0011 ML13247A171 08/16/2013 Indian Point, Units 2 & 3 - Letter In Reply to Request for Additional Information Regarding the License Renewal Application.

56-0012 ML13263A020 09/19/2013 IR 05000247/2013010; 09/09/2013 - 09/12/2013; Indian Point Nuclear Generating Unit 2; License Renewal Inspection.

56-0013 ML13240A076 09/03/2013 RAI Set 2013-5 follow-up RAI on CP.

56-0014 ML13184A082 09/23/2013 Summary of Conference Call Held on July 2, 2013, Between the NRC and Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc., Concerning May 6, 2013 Letter Regarding Changes to Metal Enclosed Bus Inspection Program for IP Nuclear Generating Units 2 and 3.

56-0015 ML13231A040 08/29/2013 Telecon Summary 08-13-13 Cathodic Protection RAI Response.

Attachment 2 - Indian Point License Renewal Hearing File Index Deliberative Process Privilege, Supplement 56 - September 30, 2013 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, deliberative 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.

Addressee Author Name Estimated Accession Document Document Name ID # & Author Title Comment Page Number Date Type & Addressee Affiliation Count Affiliation DP- ML13240A221 J. Lubinski, 2013/08/21 Indian Point 08/21/2013 E-Mail S. Williams, Internal 4 56- NRC/NRR LR Hearing - FW: Status NRC/EDO discussion 001 of Indian Point License Y. Diaz- regarding status Renewal Technical Sanabria, of Indian Point Review NRC/NRR license renewal J. Uhle, technical review NRC/NRR E. Leeds, NRC/NRR D. Dorman, NRC/NRR K. Green, NRC/NRR A. Hiser, NRC/NRR R. Plasse, NRC/NRR M. Johnson, NRC/EDO B. Wittick, NRC/EDO J. Monninger, NRC/NRR M. Evans, NRC/NRR D. Pickett, NRC/NRR R. Beall, NRC/NRR M. Galloway, NRC/NRR 1

Attachment 2 - Indian Point License Renewal Hearing File Index Deliberative Process Privilege, Supplement 56 - September 30, 2013 Addressee Author Name Estimated Accession Document Document Name ID # & Author Title Comment Page Number Date Type & Addressee Affiliation Count Affiliation DP- ML13239A429 K. Green, 2013/08/27 Indian Point 08/27/2013 E-Mail w/ W. Gardner, Internal 4 56- NRC/NRR LR Hearing - Please see Attachment NRC/NRR discussion 002 me W. Holston, regarding draft NRC/NRR RAI

Attachment:

Draft RAI DP- ML13239A430 W. Gardner, 2013/08/27 Indian Point 08/27/2013 E-Mail K. Green, Internal 2 56- NRC/NRR LR Hearing - RE: Please NRC/NRR discussion 003 see me W. Holston, regarding draft NRC/NRR RAI DP- ML13239A431 W. Holston, 2013/08/27 Indian Point 08/27/2013 E-Mail K. Green, Internal 2 56- NRC/NRR LR Hearing - RE: Please NRC/NRR discussion 004 see me W. Gardner, regarding draft NRC/NRR RAI DP- ML13240A223 J. Lubinski, 2013/08/28 Indian Point 08/28/2013 E-Mail J. Uhle, Internal 2 56- NRC/NRR LR Hearing - FW: Here's NRC/NRR discussion 005 the Link to the D. Dorman, regarding letter to Acknowledgement Letter NRC/NRR Congresswoman E. Leeds, Lowey NRC/NRR M. Evans, NRC/NRR K. Green, NRC/NRR M. Galloway, NRC/NRR 2

Attachment 2 - Indian Point License Renewal Hearing File Index Deliberative Process Privilege, Supplement 56 - September 30, 2013 Addressee Author Name Estimated Accession Document Document Name ID # & Author Title Comment Page Number Date Type & Addressee Affiliation Count Affiliation DP- ML13241A023 W. Holston, 2013/08/29 Indian Point 08/29/2013 E-Mail J. Gavula, Internal 2 56- NRC/NRR LR Hearing - Alternative NRC/NRR discussion 006 for IP RAI on OTI Program W. Gardner, regarding draft NRC/NRR RAI K. Green, NRC/NRR S. Bloom, NRC/NRR DP- ML13242A182 J. Lubinski, 2013/08/30 Indian Point 08/30/2013 E-Mail S. Stuchell, Internal 3 56- NRC/NRR LR Hearing - RE: From NRC/NRR discussion 007 ET/LT meeting this S. Bahadur, regarding letter to morning NRC/NRR Congresswoman L. Kokajko, Lowey NRC/NRR S. Helton, NRC/NRR K. Green, NRC/NRR Y. Diaz-Sanabria, NRC/NRR M. Galloway, NRC/NRR 3

Attachment 2 - Indian Point License Renewal Hearing File Index Deliberative Process Privilege, Supplement 56 - September 30, 2013 Addressee Author Name Estimated Accession Document Document Name ID # & Author Title Comment Page Number Date Type & Addressee Affiliation Count Affiliation DP- ML13242A183 S. Stuchell, 2013/08/30 Indian Point 08/30/2013 E-Mail J. Lubinski, Internal 3 56- NRC/NRR LR Hearing - RE: From NRC/NRR discussion 008 ET/LT meeting this S. Bahadur, regarding letter to morning NRC/NRR Congresswoman L. Kokajko, Lowey NRC/NRR S. Helton, NRC/NRR K. Green, NRC/NRR Y. Diaz-Sanabria, NRC/NRR M. Galloway, NRC/NRR M. Banic, NRC/NRR T. Mensah, NRC/NRR DP- ML13252A294 J. Poehler, 2013/09/09 Indian Point 09/09/2013 E-Mail w/ J. Medoff, Internal 6 56- NRC/NRR LR Hearing - AI 1 RAI Attachment NRC/NRR discussion 009 Draft regarding draft RAI

Attachment:

Draft RAI 4

Attachment 2 - Indian Point License Renewal Hearing File Index Deliberative Process Privilege, Supplement 56 - September 30, 2013 Addressee Author Name Estimated Accession Document Document Name ID # & Author Title Comment Page Number Date Type & Addressee Affiliation Count Affiliation DP- ML13253A026 J. Lubinski, 2013/09/10 Indian Point 09/10/2013 E-Mail J. Uhle, Internal 2 56- NRC/NRR LR Hearing - FW: NRC/NRR discussion 010 Resolution of Issue with E. Leeds, regarding letter to Acknowledgement Letter NRC/NRR Congresswoman from OCA to Rep. Lowey D. Dorman, Lowey NRC/NRR M. Evans, [Also withheld NRC/NRR under Attorney-M.Galloway, Client privilege]

NRC/NRR K. Green, NRC/NRR DP- ML13256A441 K. Green, 2013/09/13 Indian Point 09/13/2013 E-Mail D. Pickett, Internal 3 56- NRC/NRR LR Hearing - RE: Receipt NRC/NRR discussion 011 of Indian Point Letter J. Trapp, regarding RAI on Implementing License NRC/RGN-I license renewal Renewal Commitments commitments DP- ML13259A008 J. Trapp, 2013/09/16 Indian Point 09/16/2013 E-Mail K. Green, Internal 3 56- NRC/RGN-I LR Hearing - RE: Receipt NRC/NRR discussion 012 of Indian Point Letter D. Pickett, regarding RAI on Implementing License NRC/NRR license renewal Renewal Commitments commitments DP- ML13261A343 W. Holston, 2013/09/18 Indian Point 09/18/2013 E-Mail w/ S. Bloom, Internal 13 56- NRC/NRR LR Hearing - Indian Point Attachment NRC/NRR discussion 013 LR-ISG-2012-02 RAI W. Gardner, regarding draft Gardner Holston NRC/NRR RAI 11.18.13.docx K. Green, NRC/NRR

Attachment:

Draft RAI 5

Attachment 2 - Indian Point License Renewal Hearing File Index Deliberative Process Privilege, Supplement 56 - September 30, 2013 Addressee Author Name Estimated Accession Document Document Name ID # & Author Title Comment Page Number Date Type & Addressee Affiliation Count Affiliation DP- ML13261A533 S. Bloom, 2013/09/18 Indian Point 09/18/2013 E-Mail w/ K. Green, Internal 13 56- NRC/NRR LR Hearing - Indian Point Attachment NRC/NRR discussion 014 LR-ISG-2012-02 RAI C. Spruill, regarding draft Gardner Holston 11.18.13 NRC/NRR RAI W. Holston, NRC/NRR

Attachment:

W. Gardner, Draft RAI NRC/NRR DP- ML13267A027 K. Green, 2013/09/24 Indian Point 09/24/2013 E-Mail w/ W. Holston, Internal 13 56- NRC/NRR LR Hearing - FW: Attachment NRC/NRR discussion 015 ATTORNEY-CLIENT regarding draft PRIVILEGE: Review of RAI draft RAI on internal corrosion and coatings

Attachment:

Draft RAI with OGC comments

[Also withheld under Attorney-Client privilege]

DP- ML13267A346 W. Holston, 2013/09/24 Indian Point 09/24/2013 E-Mail w/ K. Green, Internal 15 56- NRC/NRR LR Hearing - FW: Attachment NRC/NRR discussion 016 Callaway LR-ISG-2012-02 S. Bloom, regarding draft Gardner Holston NRC/NRR RAI 09.24.13.docx

Attachment:

Draft RAI for Callaway plant 6

September 30, 2013 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION BEFORE THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD In the Matter of )

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ENTERGY NUCLEAR OPERATIONS, INC. ) Docket Nos. 50-247-LR, 50-286-LR

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(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 Commissions (NRC) Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR). My supervisory responsibilities include oversight of the NRC Staffs 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 contained information concerning the Staffs pre-decisional deliberative process. The documents are listed in Attachment 2 to the submission of the Staffs Hearing File Index Supplement 56.

3. I have personally reviewed the documents identified as privileged in , and have determined, in accordance with the guidance set forth in Management Directive 3.4, that they contain pre-decisional information concerning the Staffs review of the license renewal application. The documents contain either the Staffs 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 Staffs 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 Staffs 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 Staffs Hearing File Index Supplement 56.

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 September, 2013

September 30, 2013 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION BEFORE THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD In the Matter of )

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ENTERGY NUCLEAR OPERATIONS, INC. ) Docket Nos. 50-247-LR, 50-286-LR

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(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 Commissions (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 September 24, 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 30th day of September 2013

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

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ENTERGY NUCLEAR OPERATIONS, INC. ) Docket Nos. 50-247-LR, 50-286-LR

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(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 56; Attachment 2

- Indian Point License Renewal Hearing File Index Supplement 56 - Deliberative Process Privilege; Declaration of John W. Lubinski, dated September 30, 2013; and Affidavit of Kimberly J. Green, dated September 30, 2013, in the above-captioned proceeding have been served upon the Electronic Information Exchange, the NRCs E-Filing System, this 30th day of September, 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: September 30, 2013