ML050550273

Vermont Yankee - Letter from Brooke D. Poole to Administrative Judges Enclosing Supplement 1 to the Hearing File Index, an Updated Privilege Log, and Affidavit of John P. Boska

ML050550273
Person / Time
Site:	Vermont Yankee File:NorthStar Vermont Yankee icon.png
Issue date:	01/25/2005
From:	Poole B NRC/OGC
To:	Anthony Baratta, Karlin A, Rubenstein L Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel
Poole B.D.
References
50-271-OLA, ASLBP 04-832-02-OLA, RAS 9227
Download: ML050550273 (6)

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January 25, 2005 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 4270 E 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:

Pursuant to 10 C.F.R. § 2.336(d), the NRC staff hereby provides notice that the Hearing File for this proceeding has been updated. Please note that no new documents were added to the Hearing File during this period. As required by 10 C.F.R. § 2.336(b)(5), the staff is producing an update to the privilege log at this time. The staff shall preserve and maintain all privileged documents during the pendency of this proceeding. Also attached is the Affidavit of John P. Boska.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Brooke D. Poole Counsel for NRC Staff

Enclosures:

Privilege Log - Deliberative Process Affidavit of John P. Boska

ATTACHMENT 1 VERMONT YANKEE EPU HEARING FILE AND MANDATORY DISCLOSURES PRIVILEGE LOG - DELIBERATIVE PROCESS SUPPLEMENT 1 - JANUARY 25, 2005 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 disclosure 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.

Accession Author Title/Description: Document Document Addressee / Comment Page Number Name/Affiliation: Date Type Addressee Count Affiliation ML050190122 Ennis, R. B., E-mail - Ennis, NRR, 9/16/2004 E-Mail Elliot, B. J., 4 NRC/NRR to Elliot, NRR, Re: NRC/NRR Vermont Yankee EPU Supplement 14

- RELAP, Nodes for LOCA Analysis.

ML050190090 Ennis, R. B., E-Mail - Ennis, NRR, 9/23/2004 E-Mail Elliot, B. J., 4 NRC/NRR to Elliot, NRR, et. al., NRC/NRR Re: Vermont Yankee EPU Supplement 15

- Power Ascension Test Plan.

ML050190105 Ennis, R. B., E-mail - Ennis, NRR, 12/10/2004 E-Mail Elliot, B. J., 4 NRC/NRR to Elliot, NRR, et. al., NRC/NRR Re: Vermont Yankee EPU Supplement 22

- Appendix R Timeline Verification.

Accession Author Title/Description: Document Document Addressee / Comment Page Number Name/Affiliation: Date Type Addressee Count Affiliation ML050120295 Notafrancesco, A., E-mail - 12/29/2004 E-Mail Lobel, R. M., 6 NRC/RES Notafrancesco, RES, NRC/NRR to Lobel, NRR, Re:

Draft VM input, Using CONTAIN Software to Analyze the Vermont Yankee Containment Response.

January 19, 2005 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 JOHN P. BOSKA CONCERNING MANDATORY DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENT OF 10 C.F.R. § 2.336(d)

I, John P. Boska, being first duly sworn, do hereby state as follows:

1. I am employed as a Senior Project Manager in the Division of Licensing Project Management in the Nuclear Regulatory Commissions (NRC) Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. I serve as a project manager for the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station. 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 hereby certify that the foregoing is true and complete to the best of my knowledge, information and belief.

/RA/

John P. Boska

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 NRC Staff letter dated January 25, 2005, providing notice of the availability of the hearing file, with attachment, together with the affidavit of John P. Boska, in the captioned proceeding have been served on the following by deposit in the United States mail, first class; or as indicated by an asterisk (*), by deposit in the Nuclear Regulatory Commissions internal mail system; and by e-mail as indicated by a double asterisk (**), this 25th day of January, 2005.

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 4270 E 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 Adjudication* John M. Fulton, Esq.

Mail Stop: O-16C1 Assistant General Counsel U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

Washington, DC 20555-0001 440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601

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

Matias Travieso-Diaz, Esq.** Staff Technical Advisor Douglas Rosinski, Esq.** New England Coalition Shaw Pittman, LLP P.O. Box 98 2300 N St., NW Edgecomb, ME 04556 Washington, DC 20037-1128 E-mail: shadis@prexar.com E-mail: jay.silberg@shawpittman.com shadis@ime.net matias.travieso-diaz@shawpittman.com douglas.rosinski@shawpittman.com 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: aroisman@valley.net E-mail: sarah.hofmann@state.vt.us Jonathan M. Block, Esq.**

94 Main Street P.O. Box 566 Putney, VT 05346-0566 E-mail: jonb@sover.net Respectfully submitted,

/RA/

Brooke D. Poole Counsel for NRC Staff