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| Issue date: | 06/03/2004 |
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-Fwd: [Vermont YankeePower prate] NRCto VT Senate-Go "Pound sand" but stayout of the NR-s sand 1o6'age 1 From:
Allen Howe To:
Burnell, Scott Off Date:
06/03/2004 1:53PM
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Fwd: [VermontLYankee_Power._Uprate] NRC to VT Senate-Go "pound sand" but stay out of the NRC's sand box
Allen Howe - Fwd: [Vermont YankeePowerLUprate] NRC to VT Senate-Go "pound sand" but stay out of the NRC's sand bo0age 1 A From:
Stuart Richards To:
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06/03/2004 11:14AM
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Fwd: [Vermont-Yankee_Power._Uprate] NRC to VT Senate-Go "pound sand" but stay out of the NRC's sand box
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[Vermont YankeePower_-Uprate] NRC to VT Senate-Go "pound sand" but stay out of the NRC's sand box Senators: NRC gave state brushoff on Yankee -
Jun. 1,2004
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By SUSAN SMALLHEER Herald Staff Nuclear Regulatory Commission to Vermont Senate: "Drop dead."
That's how Sen. Peter Welch, D-Windsor, Senate president pro tempore, reads it.
"The NRC took six pages to say, 'NRC to Vermont Senate: Drop dead,'
that's what it basically says," Welch said Tuesday.
Welch, one of the authors of the Senate resolution asking for a more detailed study of the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant by federal regulators said he was very disappointed by the NRC's response.
Welch said the letter did nothing to address the safety concerns the Senate raised in its March 17 resolution, which passed the state Senate unanimously.
The Senate had asked for a detailed "independent safety assessment" of Vermont Yankee by the NRC prior to the federal regulators giving approval to Entergy Nuclear to increase power by 20 percent.
"The staff believes that the specific actions requested by the Senate are already satisfied in one way or another through current or planned NRC processes," wrote J.E. Dyer, director of the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
"We believe the NRC's program of review and oversight is comprehensive, effective and responsive to the needs of the Vermont Senate," Dyer concluded.
The Senate resolution followed closely the request from the state Public Service Board for an "inde Welchpendent engineering assessment," of Vermont Yankee prior to any power increase approval by federal regulators. The engineering assessment was described as not as extensive as what the Senate wanted.
Welch said that since the letter was sent to the NRC, the problems at Vermont's only nuclear reactor have only gotten worse: Two pieces of irradiated fuel have turned up missing, and about 20 cracks were discovered in a key component, the steam dryer.
Allen Howe - [VermontYankee_PowerUprate] NRC to_ VT Senate-Go "pound sand' but stay out of the NRC's sand box g
"The letter doesn't provide any assurance that they are going to treat this differently," Welch said. 'It's business as usual."
Sen. Roderick Gander, D-Windham, said his reading of the NRC letter was disappointing. "It was a brushoff, and they're not taking us very seriously."
Gander said that people in Brattleboro and Windham County were awaiting for the next shoe to drop" at the Vernon reactor, and remained skeptical that the plant was capable of handling the additional stresses associated with the power increase.
Sen. Jeannette White, D-Windham, said she was very disappointed with the NRC's response. "We wanted an independent study. We did not want them to do what they always do," she said.
"They're putting their own spin on it," she said.
White said the sponsors of the resolution had worked hard to get a unanimous vote from the Senate, and she said that some controversial clauses of the original resolution were deleted in the interest of unanimous support.
White said the biggest concern at the time was that the Senate was interfering in a process that was the domain of the Public Service Board.
She said the resolution was being discussed at the time the Public Service Board came out with its conditional approval of the power increase, or uprate.
"The biggest concern was we were interfering with a process that we shouldn't," White said.
"I'm not satisfied. I don't think it's adequately reviewed," White said.
"I don't think they're being genuine, they're just dismissing us."
A month ago, the NRC told the PSB that it would perform a "detailed engineering inspection" of Vermont Yankee in light of the request to change its license to increase power production.
Nils Diaz, chairman of the NRC, said that was part of a new engineering inspection program the NRC had been developing.
Contact Susan Smallheer at susan.smallheer~rutlandherald.com.
I Allen Howe - Part.001 Pacie 1 II I Ale Hwe-ar.O I a 1-II Senators: NRC gave state brushoff on Yankee -
Jun. 1,, 2004 By SUSAN SMALLHEER Herald Staff Nuclear Regulatory Commission to Vermont Senate: "Drop dead."
That's how Sen. Peter Welch, D-Windsor, Senate president pro tempore, reads it.
"The NRC took six pages to say, 'NRC to Vermont Senate: Drop dead,' that's what it basically says," Welch said Tuesday.
Welch, one of the authors of the Senate resolution asking for a more detailed study of the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant by federal regulators said he was very disappointed by the NRC's response.
Welch said the letter did nothing to address the safety concerns the Senate raised in its March 17 resolution, which passed the state Senate unanimously.
The Senate had asked for a detailed "independent safety assessment" of Vermont Yankee by the NRC prior to the federal regulators giving approval to Entergy Nuclear to increase power by 20 percent.
"The staff believes that the specific actions requested by the Senate are already satisfied in one way or another through current or planned NRC processes," wrote I.E. Dyer, director of the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
"We believe the NRC's program of review and oversight is comprehensive, effective and responsive to the needs of the Vermont Senate," Dyer concluded.
The Senate resolution followed closely the request from the state Public Service Board for an "inde Welchpendent engineering assessment," of Vermont Yankee prior to any power increase approval by federal regulators.
The engineering assessment was described as not as extensive as what the Senate wanted.
JAllen Howe -Part.001 Page2]J Welch said that since the letter was sent to the NRC, the problems at Vermont's only nuclear reactor have only gotten worse: Two pieces of irradiated fuel have turned up missing, and about 20 cracks were discovered in a key component, the steam dryer.
"The letter doesn't provide any assurance that they are going to treat this differently," Welch said. "It's business as usual."
Sen. Roderick Gander, D-Windham, said his reading of the NRC letter was disappointing. "It was a brushoff, and they're not taking us very seriously."
Gander said that people in Brattleboro and Windham County were "waiting for the next shoe to drop" at the Vernon reactor, and remained skeptical that the plant was capable of handling the additional stresses associated with the power increase.
Sen. Jeannette White, D-Windham, said she was very disappointed with the NRC's response. "We wanted an independent study. We did not want them to do what they always do," she said.
"They're putting their own spin on it," she said.
White said the sponsors of the resolution had worked hard to get a unanimous vote from the Senate, and she said that some controversial clauses of the original resolution were deleted in the interest of unanimous support.
White said the biggest concern at the time was that the Senate was interfering in a process that was the domain of the Public Service Board.
She said the resolution was being discussed at the time the Public Service Board came out with its conditional approval of the power increase, or uprate.
"The biggest concern was we were interfering with a process that we shouldn't," White said.
"I'm not satisfied. I don't think it's adequately reviewed," White said. "I don't think they're being genuine, they're just dismissing us."
A month ago, the NRC told the PSB that it would perform a "detailed engineering inspection" of Vermont Yankee in light of the request to change its license to increase power production.
l1 Allen Howe - Part.001 Page 3 4 I1 Allen Howe - Part.OO1 Page 3d Nils Diaz, chairman of the NRC, said that was part of a new engineering inspection program the NRC had been developing.
Contact Susan Smaliheer at susan.smallheer@rutlandherald.com.
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By SUSAN SMALLHEER Herald Staff Nuclear Regulatory Commission to Vermont Senate: 'Drop dead."
IAllen Howe - Mime.822 That's how Sen. Peter Welch, D-Windsor, Senate president pro tempore, reads it.
'The NRC took six pages to say, 'NRC to Vermont Senate: Drop dead,'
that's what it basically says," Welch said Tuesday.
Welch, one of the authors of the Senate resolution asking for a more detailed study of the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant by federal regulators said he was very disappointed by the NRC's response.
Welch said the letter did nothing to address the safety concerns the Senate raised in its March 17 resolution, which passed the state Senate unanimously.
The Senate had asked for a detailed 'independent safety assessment" of Vermont Yankee by the NRC prior to the federal regulators giving approval to Entergy Nuclear to increase power by 20 percent.
"The staff believes that the specific actions requested by the Senate are already satisfied in one way or another through current or planned NRC processes," wrote J.E. Dyer, director of the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
"We believe the NRC's program of review and oversight is comprehensive, effective and responsive to the needs of the Vermont Senate," Dyer concluded.
The Senate resolution followed closely the request from the state Public Service Board for an "inde Welchpendent engineering assessment," of Vermont Yankee prior to any power increase approval by federal regulators. The engineering assessment was described as not as extensive as what the Senate wanted.
Welch said that since the letter was sent to the NRC, the problems at Vermont's only nuclear reactor have only gotten worse: Two pieces of irradiated fuel have turned up missing, and about 20 cracks were discovered in a key component, the steam dryer.
"The letter doesn't provide any assurance that they are going to treat this differently," Welch said. "It's business as usual."
Sen. Roderick Gander, D-Windham, said his reading of the NRC letter was disappointing. 'It was a brushoff, and they're not taking us very seriously."
Gander said that people in Brattleboro and Windham County were "waiting for the next shoe to drop" at the Vernon reactor, and remained skeptical that the plant was capable of handling the additional stresses associated with the power Increase.
Sen. Jeannette White, D-Windham, said she was very disappointed with the NRC's response. "We wanted an independent study. We did not want them to do what they always do," she said.
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Allen Howe-Mime.822 PAs White said the sponsors of the resolution had worked hard to get a unanimous vote from the Senate, and she said that some controversial clauses of the original resolution were deleted in the interest of unanimous support.
White said the biggest concern at the time was that the Senate was interfering in a process that was the domain of the Public Service Board.
She said the resolution was being discussed at the time the Public Service Board came out with its conditional approval of the power increase, or uprate.
'The biggest concern was we were interfering with a process that we shouldn't," White said.
'I'm not satisfied. I don't think it's adequately reviewed," White said.
- I don't think they're being genuine, they're just dismissing us."
A month ago, the NRC told the PSB that it would perform a 'detailed engineering inspection' of Vermont Yankee in light of the request to change its license to increase power production.
Nils Diaz, chairman of the NRC, said that was part of a new engineering inspection program the NRC had been developing.
Contact Susan Smallheer at susan.smallheer~rutlandherald.com.
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Welch, one of the authors of the Senate resolution asking for a more detailed study of the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant by federal regulators said he was very disappointed by the NRC's response.
Welch said the letter did nothing to address the safety concerns the Senate raised in its March 17 resolution, which passed the state Senate unanimously.
The Senate had asked for a detailed "independent safety assessment" of Vermont Yankee by the NRC prior to the federal regulators giving approval to Entergy Nuclear to Increase power by 20 percent.
"The staff believes that the specific actions requested by the Senate are already satisfied in one way or another through current or planned NRC processes," wrote J.E. Dyer, director of the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
"We believe the NRC's program of review and oversight is comprehensive, effective and responsive to the needs of the Vermont Senate," Dyer concluded.
The Senate resolution followed closely the request from the state Public Service Board for an "inde Welchpendent engineering assessment," of Vermont Yankee prior to any power increase approval by federal regulators. The engineering assessment was described as not as extensive as what the Senate wanted.
Welch said that since the letter was sent to the NRC, the problems at Vermont's only nuclear reactor have only gotten worse: Two pieces of irradiated fuel have turned up missing, and about 20 cracks were discovered in a key component, the steam dryer.
"The letter doesn't provide any assurance that they are going to treat this differently," Welch said. "It's business as usual."
Sen. Roderick Gander, D-Windham, said his reading of the NRC letter was disappointing. "It was a brushoff, and they're not taking us very seriously." <dFONT>
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White said the sponsors of the resolution had worked hard to get a unanimous vote from the Senate, and she said that some controversial clauses of the original resolution were deleted in the interest of unanimous support.
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