Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee, LLC and Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.; Notice of Issuance of Director's Decision Under 10 CFR 2.206, 144 [E5-8206]
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Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee, LLC
and Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.;
Notice of Issuance of Director’s
Decision Under 10 CFR 2.206
Notice is hereby given that the
Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor
Regulation, has issued a Director’s
Decision with regard to a petition dated
May 3, 2005, filed pursuant to Title 10
of the Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR), section 2.206, by Mr. Raymond
Shadis on behalf of the New England
Coalition (NEC), hereinafter referred to
as the ‘‘Petitioner.’’ The petition was
supplemented on May 17, 2005. The
petition concerns the use of the Hemyc
electric raceway fire barrier system
(EFRBS) at Vermont Yankee Nuclear
Generating Station (Vermont Yankee).
NRC Information Notice 2005–07,
‘‘Results of Hemyc Electrical Raceway
Fire Barrier System [ERFBS] Full Scale
Fire Testing,’’ dated April 1, 2005,
informed the operators of nuclear power
plants that the Hemyc ERFBS did not
perform for one hour as designed. The
NRC listed Vermont Yankee Nuclear
Power Station (Vermont Yankee) among
the sites that had installed Hemyc
ERFBS. The NEC petition requested that
the NRC promptly restore reasonable
assurance of adequate protection of
public health and safety with regard to
the fire barriers in electrical cable
protection systems at Vermont Yankee,
or otherwise to order a derate of
Vermont Yankee until such time as the
operability of the fire barriers can be
assured. Specifically, the petition
requested that the Commission take the
following actions: (1) Require Entergy
Nuclear Vermont Yankee (ENVY) to
promptly conduct a review at Vermont
Yankee to determine the extent of
condition, including a full inventory of
the type, amount, application, and
placement of Hemyc, and an assessment
of the safety significance of each
application; (2) require ENVY to
promptly provide justification for
operation in nonconformance with 10
CFR Part 50, Appendix R; and (3) upon
finding that Vermont Yankee is
operating in an unanalyzed condition
and/or that assurance of public health
and safety is degraded, promptly order
a power reduction (derate) of Vermont
Yankee until such time as it can be
demonstrated that ENVY is operating in
conformance with 10 CFR Part 50,
Appendix R, and all other applicable
regulations.
Mr. Raymond Shadis, in his capacity
as the petitioner’s Staff Technical
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Advisor, participated in a telephone
conference call with the NRC’s Petition
Review Board (PRB) on May 17, 2005,
to discuss the petition. The results of
that discussion were considered in the
PRB’s determination regarding the
Petitioner’s request for action and in
establishing the schedule for the review
of the petition. During the May 17, 2005,
PRB conference call, the Petitioner
requested that the licensee review fire
barriers beyond the Hemyc electric
raceway fire barrier system. This request
was not accepted under the 2.206
process because the petitioner did not
provide adequate information to justify
expanding the scope of the review.
In an acknowledgment letter dated
June 15, 2005, the NRC informed the
Petitioner that the petition was
accepted, in part, for review under 10
CFR 2.206 and had been referred to the
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation for
appropriate action.
The NRC staff sent a copy of the
proposed Director’s Decision to the
Petitioner for comment on October 11,
2005. The NRC staff did not receive any
comments.
The Director of the Office of Nuclear
Reactor Regulation has determined that
the NRC has in effect granted the
Petitioner’s request. The reasons for this
decision are explained in the Director’s
Decision pursuant to 10 CFR 2.206 (DD–
05–07). The Petitioner’s concerns
regarding the use of Hemyc at Vermont
Yankee have been adequately resolved
such that no further action is needed.
The licensee has replaced the Hemyc on
all equipment that is relied upon for
compliance with 10 CFR Part 50,
Appendix R.
The documents cited in this Director’s
Decision are available for inspection at
the Commission’s Public Document
Room (PDR) at One White Flint North,
Public File Area O1 F21, 11555
Rockville Pike (first floor), Rockville,
Maryland and from the NRC’s
Agencywide Documents Access and
Management System (ADAMS) Public
Electronic Reading Room on the NRC
Web site at https://www.nrc.gov/readingrm/adams.html. Persons who do not
have access to ADAMS or who
encounter problems in accessing the
documents located in ADAMS should
contact the NRC PDR reference staff at
1–800–397–4209 or 301–415–4737, or
by e-mail to pdr@nrc.gov.
A copy of the Director’s Decision will
be filed with the Secretary of the
Commission for the Commission’s
review in accordance with 10 CFR 2.206
of the Commission’s regulations. As
provided for by this regulation, the
Director’s Decision will constitute the
final action of the Commission 25 days
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after the date of the decision, unless the
Commission, on its own motion,
institutes a review of the Director’s
Decision in that time.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 23rd day
of December 2005.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
R.W. Borchardt,
Acting Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor
Regulation.
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Notice of Availability of Environmental
Assessment and Finding of No
Significant Impact for ROHM & HAAS
Company’s Facility in Philadelphia, PA
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John
Nicholson, Commercial and R&D
Branch, Division of Nuclear Materials
Safety, Region I, 475 Allendale Road,
King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406,
telephone (610) 337–5236, fax (610)
337–5269; or by e-mail: jjn@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Introduction
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) is considering the
issuance of a license amendment to
Rohm & Haas Company for Materials
License No. 037–01665–01, to authorize
release of its facility in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, for unrestricted use and
license termination. NRC has prepared
an Environmental Assessment (EA) in
support of this proposed action in
accordance with the requirements of 10
CFR Part 51. Based on the EA, the NRC
has concluded that a Finding of No
Significant Impact (FONSI) is
appropriate. The amendment will be
issued following the publication of this
Notice.
II. EA Summary
The purpose of the proposed action is
to authorize the release of the licensee’s
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania facility for
unrestricted use. Rohm & Haas
Company was authorized by NRC (AEC
at the time) from 1956 to use radioactive
materials for research and development
purposes at the site. On April 26, 2005,
Rohm & Haas Company requested that
NRC release the facility for unrestricted
use. Rohm & Haas Company has
conducted surveys of the facility and
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[Docket No. 50-271; License No. DPR-28]
Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee, LLC and Entergy Nuclear
Operations, Inc.; Notice of Issuance of Director's Decision Under 10
CFR 2.206
Notice is hereby given that the Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor
Regulation, has issued a Director's Decision with regard to a petition
dated May 3, 2005, filed pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR), section 2.206, by Mr. Raymond Shadis on behalf of
the New England Coalition (NEC), hereinafter referred to as the
``Petitioner.'' The petition was supplemented on May 17, 2005. The
petition concerns the use of the Hemyc electric raceway fire barrier
system (EFRBS) at Vermont Yankee Nuclear Generating Station (Vermont
Yankee).
NRC Information Notice 2005-07, ``Results of Hemyc Electrical
Raceway Fire Barrier System [ERFBS] Full Scale Fire Testing,'' dated
April 1, 2005, informed the operators of nuclear power plants that the
Hemyc ERFBS did not perform for one hour as designed. The NRC listed
Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station (Vermont Yankee) among the sites
that had installed Hemyc ERFBS. The NEC petition requested that the NRC
promptly restore reasonable assurance of adequate protection of public
health and safety with regard to the fire barriers in electrical cable
protection systems at Vermont Yankee, or otherwise to order a derate of
Vermont Yankee until such time as the operability of the fire barriers
can be assured. Specifically, the petition requested that the
Commission take the following actions: (1) Require Entergy Nuclear
Vermont Yankee (ENVY) to promptly conduct a review at Vermont Yankee to
determine the extent of condition, including a full inventory of the
type, amount, application, and placement of Hemyc, and an assessment of
the safety significance of each application; (2) require ENVY to
promptly provide justification for operation in nonconformance with 10
CFR Part 50, Appendix R; and (3) upon finding that Vermont Yankee is
operating in an unanalyzed condition and/or that assurance of public
health and safety is degraded, promptly order a power reduction
(derate) of Vermont Yankee until such time as it can be demonstrated
that ENVY is operating in conformance with 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix R,
and all other applicable regulations.
Mr. Raymond Shadis, in his capacity as the petitioner's Staff
Technical Advisor, participated in a telephone conference call with the
NRC's Petition Review Board (PRB) on May 17, 2005, to discuss the
petition. The results of that discussion were considered in the PRB's
determination regarding the Petitioner's request for action and in
establishing the schedule for the review of the petition. During the
May 17, 2005, PRB conference call, the Petitioner requested that the
licensee review fire barriers beyond the Hemyc electric raceway fire
barrier system. This request was not accepted under the 2.206 process
because the petitioner did not provide adequate information to justify
expanding the scope of the review.
In an acknowledgment letter dated June 15, 2005, the NRC informed
the Petitioner that the petition was accepted, in part, for review
under 10 CFR 2.206 and had been referred to the Office of Nuclear
Reactor Regulation for appropriate action.
The NRC staff sent a copy of the proposed Director's Decision to
the Petitioner for comment on October 11, 2005. The NRC staff did not
receive any comments.
The Director of the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation has
determined that the NRC has in effect granted the Petitioner's request.
The reasons for this decision are explained in the Director's Decision
pursuant to 10 CFR 2.206 (DD-05-07). The Petitioner's concerns
regarding the use of Hemyc at Vermont Yankee have been adequately
resolved such that no further action is needed. The licensee has
replaced the Hemyc on all equipment that is relied upon for compliance
with 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix R.
The documents cited in this Director's Decision are available for
inspection at the Commission's Public Document Room (PDR) at One White
Flint North, Public File Area O1 F21, 11555 Rockville Pike (first
floor), Rockville, Maryland and from the NRC's Agencywide Documents
Access and Management System (ADAMS) Public Electronic Reading Room on
the NRC Web site at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. Persons
who do not have access to ADAMS or who encounter problems in accessing
the documents located in ADAMS should contact the NRC PDR reference
staff at 1-800-397-4209 or 301-415-4737, or by e-mail to pdr@nrc.gov.
A copy of the Director's Decision will be filed with the Secretary
of the Commission for the Commission's review in accordance with 10 CFR
2.206 of the Commission's regulations. As provided for by this
regulation, the Director's Decision will constitute the final action of
the Commission 25 days after the date of the decision, unless the
Commission, on its own motion, institutes a review of the Director's
Decision in that time.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 23rd day of December 2005.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
R.W. Borchardt,
Acting Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. E5-8206 Filed 12-30-05; 8:45 am]
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