BVY 04-082, Response to Request for Additional Information Regarding Safeguards Contingency Plan and Section 9.4.1 of the Physical Security Plan

Response to Request for Additional Information Regarding Safeguards Contingency Plan and Section 9.4.1 of the Physical Security Plan

ML042290231
Person / Time
Site:	Vermont Yankee
Issue date:	08/12/2004
From:	Thayer J Entergy Nuclear Northeast, Entergy Nuclear Operations
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response
References
BVY 04-082, EA-03-086, TAC MC2984
Download: ML042290231 (3)

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Entergy Nuclear Northeast Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

Vermont Yankee 185 Old Ferry Rd.

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Box 500 Brattleboro, VT 05302 Tel 802-257-5271 SAFEGUARDS INFORMATION August 12, 2004 Vermont Yankee Docket No. 50-271 BVY 04-082 ATTN: Document Control Desk U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001

Subject:

Response to Request for Additional Information Re: Safeguards Contingency Plan and Section 9.4.1 of the Physical Security Plan (TAC No. MC2984)

References:

(1) NRC letter Robert J. Fretz to Jay K. Thayer dated July 23, 2004 regarding Request for Additional Information Re: Safeguards Contingency Plan and Section 9.4.1 of the Physical Security Plan (TAC No. MC2984),

NVY 04-072 Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc., (ENO) is in receipt of the referenced letter containing requests for additional information (RAls). In order to standardize our approach with the NRC-approved industry approach, ENO's April 28, 2004 response to Order EA-03-086 was strictly based on NEI-03-12, "Template for the Security Plan, Training and Qualification Plan, Safeguards Contingency Plan" Revision 1, as approved by the staff in a letter from Roy P. Zimmerman to Steven D. Floyd dated June 10, 2003.

NRC RAls requested additional information about equipment or procedures, modifications to the template language, or changes to licensee-provided details (i.e.,

bracketed template information). Where template language is involved, ENO will be adopting revised language once agreement has been reached between the industry Security Working Group (SWG) licensee representatives and the staff. Entergy is an active member of the SWG that will meet with the staff for this purpose. We believe this approach will be the most responsive and will maintain mutually desired consistency.

For selected RAls, ENO intends to adopt the language that is deemed acceptable to the staff and responsive to the NRC issues following the industry security frequently asked SAFEGUARDS INFORMATION NOTICE: ATTACHMENT I CONTAINS uSAFEGUARDS INFORMATION" AND MUST BE PROTECTED ACCORDINGLY. UPON SEPARATION OF ATTACHMENT 1 FROM THIS LETTER AND ATTACHMENT 2, THIS LETTER AND ATTACHMENT 2 BECOME "DECONTROLLED."

.1 SAFEGUARDS INFORMATION question (FAQ) process and the final disposition of any industry appeals. Responses that rely on this process are discussed In the specific RAI responses. We believe that sufficient detail is provided here to enable the staff to conclude the issue can be appropriately resolved subject to SWG and NRC staff agreements and later submittal of changed pages incorporating known acceptable language (i.e., a revision of the Security Plan that incorporates all responses). ENO proposes to provide revised Security Plans or replacement pages for each site that incorporate all of our RAI responses on a schedule to be determined with the staff.

This letter contains new commitments listed in Attachment 2.

If you have any questions or require additional information, please contact Mitch McCluskie at (802) 258-4187.

I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on August 12, 2004.

Sincerely, JKy 1!TIgayer Site~ice President Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station Attachments:

1. Response to Request for Information Re: Safeguards Contingency Plan and Section 9.4.1 of the Physical Security Plan

2. List of Regulatory Commitments wlo attachments cc: Mr. Richard B. Ennis, Project Manager Project Directorate I Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Mail Stop 0 8 B1 Washington, DC 20555 SAFEGUARDS INFORMATION NOTICE: ATTACHMENT 1 CONTAINS SAFEGUARDS INFORMATION" AND MUST BE PROTECTED ACCORDINGLY. UPON SEPARATION OF ATTACHMENT I FROM THIS LETTER AND ATTACHMENT 2, THIS LETTER AND ATTACHMENT 2 BECOME

• DECONTROLLED."

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SAFEGUARDS INFORMATION Mr. Samuel J. Collins Regional Administrator, Region 1 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406-1415 USNRC Resident Inspector Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee, LLC 320 Governor Hunt Road (for package delivery)

P.O. Box 157 (formal delivery)

Vernon, Vermont 05354 Mr. David O'Brien, Commissioner VT Department of Public Service 112 State Street - Drawer 20 Montpelier, Vermont 05620-2601 SAFEGUARDS INFORMATION NOTICE: ATTACHMENT I CONTAINS 'SAFEGUARDS INFORMATION AND MUST BE PROTECTED ACCORDINGLY. UPON SEPARATION OF ATTACHMENT 1 FROM THIS LElTER AND ATTACHMENT 2, THIS LETTER AND ATTACHMENT 2 BECOME DECONTROLLED.