ML15118A573

Vermont Yankee - Renewal of Quality Assurance Program Approval for Radioactive Material Packages

ML15118A573
Person / Time
Site:	Vermont Yankee, 07100907  File:NorthStar Vermont Yankee icon.png
Issue date:	04/23/2015
From:	Chappell C C Entergy Nuclear Operations
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards
References
BVY 15-033
Download: ML15118A573 (2)

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EntergyEntergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.Vermont Yankee320 Governor Hunt RoadVernon, Vermont 05354Tel: (802) 257-7711Coley C. ChappellManager, Licensing and CA&A10 CFR 71.101(f)BVY 15-033April 23, 2015Director, Division of Spent Fuel Storage and TransportationOffice of Nuclear Material Safety and SafeguardsU.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionAttn: Document Control DeskWashington, DC 20555

SUBJECT:

Renewal of Quality Assurance Program Approval forRadioactive Material PackagesVermont Yankee Nuclear Power StationDocket No. 50-271License No. DPR-28

REFERENCE:

1. Letter, USNRC to Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc., "Quality AssuranceProgram Approval for Radioactive Material Packages No. 0907,Revision 2," NVY 05-063, dated May 12, 2005 (ML051320142)2. Letter, Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. to USNRC, "Submittal of theEntergy Vermont Yankee Quality Assurance Program Manual,Revision 0," BVY 14-072, dated October 30, 2014 (ML14308A078)

Dear Sir or Madam:

In accordance with 10 CFR 71.101(f), Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. (Entergy) requestsrenewal of the Quality Assurance (QA) Program Approval for Radioactive Material Packages forVermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station (VY). The current Approval Number is 0907, Revision2, which expires on May 31, 2015 and was provided in Reference (1).To support the transition of VY to a decommissioning facility, VY has established a site specificEntergy Vermont Yankee Quality Assurance Program Manual (VY-QAPM) using the EntergyQAPM as the basis. The VY-QAPM, Revision 0, was submitted in Reference (2). Reference(2) also notified the NRC of the intention to apply the VY-QAPM to those activities specified inReference (1).The QA Program for Radioactive Material Packages is included in the VY-QAPM as stated inSection A.1 .c of Enclosure (1) to Reference (2). The current revision of the VY-QAPM isRevision 3, with an effective date of January 19, 2015. Changes to the VY-QAPM incorporatedvia Revisions 1, 2 and 3 were administrative, reference and organizational position descriptionchanges necessitated by the plants transition to permanent shutdown, evaluated in accordancewith 10 CFR 50.54(a) and determined to represent no reduction in commitment.Qo4 BVY 15-033 / Page 2 of 2Entergy requests a prompt review of this request for renewal of the Quality Assurance ProgramApproval for Radioactive Material Packages for VY for a ten-year period, on the basis that theprogram will expire on May 31, 2015 and that no shipping of radioactive material packages fromthe site will be allowed after that date until the renewal is received.This letter contains no new regulatory commitments.If you have any questions concerning this submittal, please contact me at (802) 451-3374.Sincerely,CCC/JTMcc: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionATTN: Document Control DeskWashington, DC 20555-0001Mr. Daniel H. DormanRegional Administrator, Region 1U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission2100 Renaissance Blvd., Suite 100King of Prussia, PA 19406-2713NRC Resident InspectorVermont YankeeU. S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionAttn: Mr. James S. KimOWFN -Mail Stop 08D1511555 Rockville PikeRockville, MD 20852Mr. Christopher Recchia, CommissionerVermont Department of Public Service112 State Street -Drawer 20Montpelier, Vermont 05620-2601