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E-Mail from Jim Devincentis, Entergy, to Rick Ennis, NRC (and Others), FW: Update on VY Fuel Rod Investigation
ML042330172
Person / Time
Site: Vermont Yankee File:NorthStar Vermont Yankee icon.png
Issue date: 05/17/2004
From: Devincentis J
Entergy Nuclear Operations
To: Richard Ennis
NRC/NRR/DLPM/LPD1
References
FOIA/PA-2004-0267
Download: ML042330172 (2)


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From:

'Devincentis, Jim' <jdevinc @ entergy.com>

To:

'Jimmy Dykes' cfdykes entergy.com>, White, Thomas - VTY"

<twhfte6@prod.entergy.com>, 'Bob Gallaghar" <robert.gallaghar@state.ma.us>, "Bob Olveira'

<boliveira@ amnucins.com>, 'Brian Cosgrove".jcosgro@entergy.com>; 'Card, John' cfcard~prod.entergy.com>, *Charlene Faison" <cfaison@entergy.com>, "Dave Manna!"

<dmannai @ entergy.com>, 'Dave McElwee' <dmcelwe @ entergy.com>, 'Dave Pelton'

<dpelt9Oentergy.com>, 'Dennis O'Dowd' cdodowd@dhhs.state.nh.us>, 'Felumb, Rhonda" cRFelumb@ prod.entergy.com>, "Gerald Wilson" <gwilson @nminell.com>, 'Henry Porter'

<porterhj@dhec.sc.gov>, 'Hoffman, John'.jhoffml @prod.entergy.com>, 'Jeff Meyer"

<jmeyer5@entergy.com>, 'Jim DeVincentis' cjdevinc6 @entergy.com>, 'Jimmy Still" cjjstill 0 duratekinc.com>, 'John Hoffman' <Jhoffml @entergy.com>, 'John McCann'

.jmccanl Oentergy.com>, 'Meyer, Jeff" cjmeyer5 @prod.entergy.com>, 'Mike Ault'

<maultaramericanecology.com>, 'Mike Elsen' <mlke.elsen6 @doh.wa.gov>, 'Mike Empey'

<mempey@entergy.com>, ORamsdell, Roy' <rramsde@prod.entergy.com>, 'Rick Ennis" <rxe@nrc.gov>,

'Rob Williams' crwlll23@entergy.com>, 'Ron Sanacore' crsanacore@amnucins.com>, 'Ryan, Patrick'

<PRYAN1 @prod.entergy.com>, 'Stanley Marshall' <smarshall@nvhd.state.nv.us>, 'Thayer, Jay' cjthayer0prod.entergy.com>, 'Wanczyk, Robert' <rwanczy@prod.entergy.com>

Date:

5117/04 11:14AM

Subject:

FW: Update on VY Fuel Rod Investigation FYI - Latest update -

Jim DeVincentis, PE Manager,Ucensing Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee, Phone 802 - 258 - 4236 / Page_

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Original Message----

From: Williams, Rob Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2004 5:09 PM To: Gottlieb, Larry

Subject:

Update on VY Fuel Rod Investigation FYI:

Entergy's special fuel rod Investigation effort Is proceeding with records reviews and Interviews on parallel tracks.

For the interview process, Entergy has selected a team of experts In the field to conduct formal Interviews of about 65 present and former employees and contractors who have been associated with spent fuel pool operations over the years.

The second part of the Investigation Involves reviewing pool-related documentation produced over the past 25 years. The team Is reviewing more than 3,500 pool-related documents which Include data on radiological controls, maintenance, fuel movement, quality assurance, fuel storage and shipping.

The portion of the investigation that Involved the visual inspection of the pool is essentially completed. That work Included searches with pole-mounted and crawler-mounted cameras above and below all the spent fuel storage racks as well as In empty fuel racks and other containers and storage areas. The camera search did not find any fuel rod segments.

Information in this record was deie-ed In accordance with the Freedom of Informatioll Act, exemptions v

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Hick nnis-Vy: upoate on vy t-uei boqa Invesuyauon The State of Vermont and the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) are actively overseeing this project. The NRC has established a separate web page dedicated to its oversight of these activities.

Here is the link:

http:Ilwww.nrc.gov/reactorslplant-specific-ftemsvermont-yankee-issues.html.

- Rob Williams Vermont Yankee