ML042090218
| ML042090218 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Vermont Yankee File:NorthStar Vermont Yankee icon.png |
| Issue date: | 07/05/2004 |
| From: | Matteau J Windham Regional Commission |
| To: | Ruland W NRC/NRR/DLPM |
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| TAC MC3835, Y020040151 | |
| Download: ML042090218 (3) | |
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Original Due Date: 08/20/2004 Ticket Number: 020040151 Document Date: 07/05/2004 NRR Received Date: 07/23/2004 TACs:
MC3835 From:
James Matteau To:
- YELLOW ***
William Ruland For Signature of:
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Description:==
Vermont Yankee Extended Power Uprates; Temporary Instruction 2515/158 Assigned To:
DLPM Routing: Dyer Borchardt Sheron Case NRR Mailroom
Contact:
MARSH, LEDYARD (TAD) E Special Instructions:
July 5, 2004 William Ruland, Project Director, NRR U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C., 20555 Re: Vermont Yankee Extended Power Uprate; Temporary Instruction 2515/158
Dear Mr. Ruland:
I want to express my appreciation for the time and effort invested by you and your group, and for the exchange of views and information that the June 28 hearing provided. It was helpful to me and I believe will contribute to a better process.
I also want to take an opportunity to restate a request that I made at the hearing. That is, that the risk-significant components and human actions to be reviewed be made known to the public when they are selected and prior to the review taking place. I understand and appreciate Mr.
Richards' explanation that the process is fluid and that changes and additions could be made as it unfolded; perhaps they are even likely to be. The fact that the Temporary Instruction is process driven and not a predetermined list makes it a stronger, more reliable process, in my opinion.
But I believe strongly that public opinion suffers from uninformed assumptions and innuendo regarding actual circumstances and conditions in this matter, and the general public is understandably worried and concerned when basic information is unnecessarily shrouded. In this case, I suggest that proceeding without informing the public about specifically what components and actions are under review would only fuel speculation during the review and harm the credibility of your results afterward. I also believe, as I stated at the hearing, that the NRC can make that information known to the public at an early but appropriate time while clearly emphasizing the fluidity of the process and underscoring the Commission's responsibility to make changes as needed and appropriate. I believe the general public can and will accept a lot if people are well-informed, but they will be hesitant to accept much if they feel inappropriately kept in the dark.
Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely, Abes P. Matteau y(ecutive Director Cc:
Windham regional Commissioners Vermont Public Service Board PSB Docket 6812 Parties Senator Patrick Leahy Senator James Jeffords Representative Bernard sanders 139 Main Street, Suite 505 / Brattleboro, Vermont 05301 / 802 257-4547 / Fax: 802 254-6383
PSB Docket No. 6812 - Service List Parties:
James Volz, Esq.
Sarah Hofmann, Esq.
Vermont Department of Public Service Chittenden Bank Building 112 State Street - Drawer 20 Montpelier, VT 05620-2601 - DPS Victoria J. Brown, Esq.
Gary L. Franklin, Esq.
Eggleston & Cramer, Ltd.
150 S. Champlain Street - P.O. Box 1489 Burlington, VT 05402-1489 - Entergy Warren Coleman, Esq.
Vermont Agency of Natural Resources 103 South Main Street - Center Building Waterbury, VT 05671-0301 -ANR Raymond Shadis New England Coalition P.O. Box 98 Edgecomb, ME 04556 - New England Coalition David L. Deen Connecticut River Watershed Council P.O. Box 206 Saxtons River, VT 05154 - Connecticut River Statutorv Interested Persons:
Patricia McDonald, Secretary Vermont Agency of Transportation 133 State Street Montpelier, VT 05633 Stephen Kerr, Secretary Vermont Agency of Agriculture 116 State Street Montpelier, VT 05602 Michael Ball, Chair Vernon Selectboard 567 Governor Hunt Road Vernon, VT 05354-9484 Tom Revene Vernon Planning Commission Chair 567 Governor Hunt Road Vernon, VT 05254-9484 Interested Persons:
Kenneth C. Picton, Esq.
Central Vermont Public Service Corporation 77 Grove Street Rutland, VT 05701 Suzanne M. Monte Downs Rachlin & Martin, PLLC 90 Prospect Street - P.O. Box 99 St. Johnsbury, VT 05819-0099 Mark Sinclair, Esq.
Conservation Law Foundation Vermont Advocacy Center 15 East State Street - Suite 4 Montpelier, VT 05602 Carolyn Lorie Brattleboro Reformer P.O. Box 802 Brattleboro, VT 05302 Gary Sachs P.O. Box 1864 Brattleboro, VT 05302 Claudia Fanto 71 Cedar Street Brattleboro, VT 05301 Judy Davidson 934 East West Road E. Dummerston, VT 05346 Frederick Katz, President Citizens Awareness Network, Inc.
P.O. Box 83 Shelburne Falls, MA 01370 The Honorable William H. Sorrell Vermont Attorney General Pavilion Building - 109 State Street Montpelier, VT 05609 Jan Carney, M.D., Commissioner Vermont Department of Health 108 Cherry Street - P.O. Box 70 Burlington, VT 05402 Eric Gilbertson, Director Vermont Historic Preservation Division 135 State Street - Drawer 33 Montpelier, VT 05633-1201 Betsy Bishop Vermont State Planning Office - c/o Office of the Governor 109 State Street Montpelier, VT 05609 Jill Michaels, Chair Vermont Scenery Preservation Council P.O. Box 298 South Strafford, VT 05070