ML070110050

2007/01/10-Oyster Creek - Letter from Jody C. Martin to Administrative Judges Enclosing Supplement 5 to the Hearing File Index, Privilege Logs, Declaration of Pao-Tsin Kuo, and Affidavit of Donnie J. Ashley

ML070110050
Person / Time
Site:	Oyster Creek
Issue date:	01/10/2007
From:	Martin J NRC/OGC
To:	Abramson P, Anthony Baratta, Hawkens E Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel
Jody C. Martin, OGC, 415-1569
References
50-219-LR, ASLBP 06-844-01-LR, RAS 12862
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January 10, 2007 E. Roy Hawkens, Chair Administrative Judge

Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Mail Stop: T-3F23

Washington, DC 20555-0001 Paul B. Abramson Administrative Judge

Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Mail Stop: T-3F23

Washington, DC 20555-0001 Anthony J. Baratta Administrative Judge

Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Mail Stop: T-3F23

Washington, DC 20555-0001 In the Matter of AMERGEN ENERGY COMPANY, LLC (License Renewal for Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station)

Docket No. 50-219-LR

Dear Administrative Judges:

Pursuant to 10 C.F.R. §§ 2.1203(c) and 2.336(d), the staff of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission ("Staff") herein notifies the Licensing Board and the parties that it has updated the

hearing file and disclosures for this proceeding in accordance with the Board's Memorandum

and Order of April 19, 2006, and LBP-06-22, 64 NRC ___(Oct. 10, 2006). Materials in this

supplement may be accessed through the Agencywide Documents Access and Management

System ("ADAMS"). An index containing the ADAMS accession number, date, and title or description of each item in this supplement is appended hereto as Attachment 1. In addition, on

or about Wednesday, January 10, 2007, materials in this supplement will be made available via

the Electronic Hearing Docket ("EHD"), which may be accessed at the following URL:

http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ehd.html/. Materials in Supplement 5 will be contained in a

sub-folder entitled, "Hearing File Supplement 5" in the "Oyster Creek 50-219-LR" folder of the EHD. This update contains documents not identified in time for inclusion in previous updates.

The Staff is also updating its deliberative process privilege log at this time, which is appended hereto as Attachment 2 and a proprietary information privilege log appended hereto as

. The Staff will preserve and maintain all privileged documents during the

pendency of this proceeding. Also attached, are the Affidavit of Donnie J. Ashley, as required

by 10 C.F.R. § 2.336(c), and the Declaration of Pao-Tsin Kuo Acting Director of License

Renewal, formally invoking the deliberative process privilege. As requested by the Board, see April 19 Order at 5, the Staff hereby provides notice that the final Safety Evaluation Report will be published following the January meeting of the Plant

License Renewal Subcommittee of the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards. The date

for issuing the Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement remains January 19, 2007.

Sincerely,/RA/Jody C. Martin Counsel for the NRC Staff

Enclosures:

Attachment 1: Hearing File Index - Supplement 5Attachment 2: Privilege Log - Deliberative Process- Supplement 5

Privilege Log - Proprietary Information - Supplement 5

Declaration of Pao-Tsin Kuo

Affidavit of Donnie J. Ashleycc:See attached Service List Page 1 of 4ATTACHMENT 1OYSTER CREEK HEARING FILE AND MANDATORY DISCLOSURES HEARING FILE INDEXSupplement 5 -January 10, 2007 Supp No.Accession NumberDocument DateTitle/Description:05-01ML0700804349/25/2006E-mail: Oyster Creek Drywell Inspections05-02ML0700500389/26/2006E-MAIL: Oyster Creek, Drywell and Torus related Inspection Schedule 05-03ML07005001610/10/2006E-MAIL: Oyster Creek Outage Inspection 05-04ML07005003010/12/2006E-mail: Re: Oyster Creek Outage Inspection [10/12/06 2:05pm]

05-05ML07005003310/12/2006E-MAIL: RE: Oyster Creek Outage Inspection 05-06ML07005004311/4/2006E-MAIL: Responses to Questions from the 11/3/06 conf call 05-07ML07010041211/5/2006E-mail: Incidental Sea Turtle Take Report 2006-6 05-08ML07008022611/6/2006E-MAIL: Fwd: Questions 05-09ML07005005011/10/2006E-MAIL: Fwd: FW: SUPERVISORY BRIEF: Switch to Startup Today and Synch to the Grid tomorrow05-10ML07010041511/13/2006E-mail: NJ Fact Sheet 05-11ML07010041811/14/2006E-MAIL: Extension for EFH consult Oyster Creek TAC MC7625 05-12ML07005001411/14/2006E-MAIL: OC Exit Meeting Conference Call for Insp Rpt 2006-013 Nov. 16 at 3:30 pm05-13ML07005004811/15/2006E-MAIL: Aging Management Pr ogram for Feedwater Nozzles - Operating Experience05-14ML06361023211/27/2006E-mail: NRC Inspection Reports 05-15ML06354062911/28/2006E-mail: OCGS Fishkill Information Supp No.Accession NumberDocument DateTitle/Description:

Page 2 of 405-16ML06333051411/28/2006Excel Charts for Fish Kills at Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station Provided by Malcolm Brown, OCNGS05-17ML07010039611/28/2006E-MAIL: Fwd: OCGS Fishkill Information 05-18ML07010039511/28/2006E-MAIL: Updated Biological Opinion 05-19ML07010039711/29/2006E-mail: Submittal of Oyster Creek CZMA Certification 05-20ML07010041112/1/2006E-MAIL: OC CZMA Submittal for Masnik 05-21ML06338007112/1/2006Attachment A to Federal consistency Certification for Oyster Creek Generating Station License Renewal Application05-22ML06338006212/1/2006Federal consistency Certification for Oyster Creek Generating Station License Renewal Application05-23ML06338005612/1/2006Letter from AmerGen re: Federal consistency Certification for Oyster Creek Generating Station License Renewal Application05-24ML06340015512/1/2006Oyster Creek, Federal Consistency Certification for Oyster Generating Station License Renewal Application05-25ML06339066412/3/2006Oyster Creek - Information from October 2006 Refueling Outage Supplementing AmerGen Energy Company , LLC (AmerGen) Application for a Renewed Operating License05-26ML06354053412/4/2006E-mail: Oyster Creek - Update Letter 05-27ML06338036612/4/2006Email from William Maher, Exelon Corp., re: Non-rad Wastes at Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station05-28ML07010039212/4/2006E-MAIL: FW: Oyster Creek EIS - Question on Strontium-90 Emissions 05-29ML07010042012/4/2006E-mail: Oyster Creek Biological Opinion 05-30ML07010039312/4/2006E-MAIL: Re: Non-Rad Wastes Supp No.Accession NumberDocument DateTitle/Description:

Page 3 of 405-31ML07010042212/6/2006E-mail: Fwd: Immediate Public ML063400124 has been replicated05-32ML07010042112/6/2006E-MAIL: Re: NRC's EFH Response Letter 05-33ML06354054612/6/2006E-mail: Oyster Creek - Information from the October 2006 refueling outage supplementing the LRA05-34ML07005002012/6/2006E-MAIL: Re: Oyster Creek - Information from the October 2006 refueling outage supplementing the LRA05-35ML06324060012/6/2006G20060940/LTR-06-0584 - Russell Goyette Ltr. Re.: Relicensing of Oyster Creek05-36ML07010039812/7/2006E-mail: Oyster Creek Biological Opinions 05-37ML06346013112/7/2006Attachment 11, Exelon/Amergen Response to the Request for Additional Information, EP-EAL-0611, Criteria for Choosing Containment Radiation

Monitor Reading Indicative Loss of the RCS Barrier05-38ML06346012112/7/2006Attachment 7, Amergen Response to the Request for Additional Information Regarding the Oyster Creek Generating Station EAL Revision, EP-OC-101005-39ML06354054512/7/2006E-mail: Re: Oyster Creek - Information from the October 2006 refueling outage supplementing the LRA05-40ML06355034812/7/2006Oyster Creek Relicensing 05-41ML06349029412/8/2006Oyster Creek - Submittal of Information to ACRS Plant License Renewal Subcommittee Related to AmerGen's Application for Renewed Operating

License05-42ML06349029512/8/2006Oyster Creek License Renew al Project, Drywell Monitoring Program, Information for ACRS Subcommittee Reference Material, Volume 105-43ML06349034312/8/2006Oyster Creek License Renew al Project, Drywell Monitoring Program, Information for ACRS Subcommittee Reference Material, Volume 2 Supp No.Accession NumberDocument DateTitle/Description:

Page 4 of 405-44ML06349034412/8/2006Oyster Creek License Renew al Project, Drywell Monitoring Program, Information for ACRS Subcommittee Reference Material, Volume 405-45ML06355004812/11/2006E-MAIL: Re: AmerGen Response to ACRS due 12082006?

05-46ML06353000912/11/2006Letter from R. Goyette to M. Masnik re: Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station05-47ML06347055712/13/2006Collection of documents for the ACRS License Renewal Subcommittee meeting on January 18, 2007 associated with the Oyster Creek drywell05-48ML06346039912/14/2006Review Materials for the Meeting of the License Renewal Subcommittee on January 18, 2007 Related to the Interim Review of the License Renewal of the

Oyster Creek Generating Station05-49ML07010042412/15/2006E-MAIL: NMFS/NRC EFH Ltr 05-50ML07008032012/15/2006Letter from AmerGen to NM FS and NRC regarding Essential Fish Habitat Consultation and License Renewal of Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating

Station05-51ML06353004212/15/2006Oyster Creek Editorial Correction to AmerGen's Letter 2130-06-20426 "Information from October 2006 Refueling Outage Supplementing AmerGen

Energy Company Application for Renewed Operating License," dated

December 3, 2006 Page 1 of 9ATTACHMENT 2OYSTER CREEK HEARING FILE AND MANDATORY DISCLOSURES PRIVILEGE LOG - DELIBERATIVE PROCESS PRIVILEGESupplement 5 - January 10, 2007Certain documents otherwise subject to inclusion in the hearing file and mandatory disclosures for this proceeding have been determined by theNRC Staff to contain information subject to withholding from pub lic disclosure as predecisional, deliberative information. Pur suant to 10 C.F.R.

§ 2.336(b)(5), the Staff is providing this log to identify the following documents withheld under the "deliberative process" pr ivilege.PDP No.Accession Number Author Name/Affiliation:Title/Description:Document Date DocumentType Addressee /

Addressee AffiliationCommentPage Count DP-05-01ML070080090Conte R J, NRC E-MAIL: (PD) Re:

Oyster Creek License Renewal.10/10/2006E-MailJohnson G A, NRC Discussion re scope of upcoming inspection 2 DP-05-02ML070080045Conte R J, NRC E-MAIL: (PD) Re:

Notes From Oyster Creek Commitment Inspection.10/18/2006E-MailAshley D J, Bellamy R R, Blough A R, Fuhrmeister R L, Gamberoni M K, Kaufman

P D, Modes M C, O'Hara T L, White J R, NRC Update re preliminary inspection results 10 DP-05-03ML070080121Conte R J, NRC E-MAIL: (PD) Re:

10119/06: Oyster Creek LR 71003 Update.10/19/2006E-MailModes M C, O'Hara T L, NRC Update re preliminary inspection results 4 DP-05-04ML070080093Conte R J, NRC E-MAIL: (PD) Re:

Fwd: Notes From Oyster Creek Commitment Inspection.10/19/2006E-MailChaudhary S K, Modes M C, NRC Discussion re preliminary inspection results 2

PDP No.Accession Number Author Name/Affiliation:Title/Description:Document Date DocumentType Addressee /

Addressee AffiliationCommentPage Count Page 2 of 9 DP-05-05ML070080123Conte R J, NRC/RGN-I E-MAIL: (PD) Re:

Notes From Oyster Creek Commitment Inspection [dated 10/19/06].10/19/2006E-MailAshley D J, Bellamy R R, Blough A R, Fuhrmeister R L, Gamberoni M K, Modes M

C, O'Hara T L, White J R, NRC Update re preliminary inspection results 4 DP-05-06ML070080115Conte R J, NRC E-MAIL: (PD) Re:

Oyster Update.10/19/2006E-MailAshley D J, Bellamy R R, Fuhrmeister R L, Modes M C, O'Hara T L, White J R, NRC Update re preliminary inspection results 3 DP-05-07ML063520012O'Hara, T.OC-71003-Plan (10/6).10/19/2006Inspection Plan Draft Inspection Plan 2 DP-05-08ML070080052Conte R J, NRC E-MAIL: (PD) Fwd:

Re: OC liner issue.10/24/2006E-MailFerdas M S, Fuhrmeister R L, Kauffman J V, Modes M C, White J R, NRC Discussion re preliminary inspection results 3 DP-05-09ML070090227White J R, NRC E-MAIL: (PD) Fwd:

Re: OC liner issue

[discuss at 9].10/24/2006E-MailConte R J, NRC Discussion re preliminary inspection results 2

PDP No.Accession Number Author Name/Affiliation:Title/Description:Document Date DocumentType Addressee /

Addressee AffiliationCommentPage Count Page 3 of 9 DP-05-10ML070090175Modes M C, NRC E-MAIL: (PD Update: Oyster Creek Drywell Inspections (10/25).10/25/2006E-MailConte R J, Ferdas M S, Kaufman P D, NRC Preliminary inspection update 3 DP-05-11ML070090166Kaufman P D, NRC E-MAIL: (PD) Fwd:

Re: Update: Oyster Creek Drywell Inspections (10/24)

[1:00 am].10/25/2006E-MailO'Hara T L, NRC Discussion re preliminary inspection results 7 DP-05-12ML070090165Modes M C, NRC/RGN-I/DRS E-MAIL: (PD) Re:

Update: Oyster Creek Drywell Inspections (10/24)

[M. Modes Reply].10/25/2006E-MailO'Hara T, NRCDiscussion re preliminary inspection results 3 DP-05-13ML063480154 NRC/RGN-I10/25/06 - Status Update OC Drywell, Drywell Inspections During Refueling Outage 21.10/25/2006Inspection Report, Status Report Update re preliminary inspection results 5 DP-05-14ML063480148 NRC/RGN-I10/25/06 - Status Update OC Drywell; Drywell Inspections During Refueling Outage 21.10/25/2006Inspection Report, Status Report Update re preliminary inspection results 6 DP-05-15ML070080050Conte R J, NRC E-MAIL: (PD) Re:

Update: Oyster Creek Drywell Inspections (10/24).10/25/2006E-MailModes M C, NRC Discussion re preliminary inspection results 3

PDP No.Accession Number Author Name/Affiliation:Title/Description:Document Date DocumentType Addressee /

Addressee AffiliationCommentPage Count Page 4 of 9 DP-05-16ML063480182 NRC/RGN-I10/26/06 - Status Update 11:50 AM OC Drywell, Changes Since Previous Update are Noted in Bold Under Each Heading.10/26/2006Inspection Report, Status Report Update re preliminary inspection results 5 DP-05-17ML063480170 NRC/RGN-I10/26/06 - Status Update 5:00 PM OC Drywell, Update as of 5:00pm, Changes Since Previous Update are Noted in Bold Underneath Each Heading.10/26/2006Inspection Report, Status Report Update re preliminary inspection results 3 DP-05-18ML063480158 NRC/RGN-I10/27/06 - Status Update 1:10 PM OC Drywell, Changes Since Previous Update are Noted in Bold Under Each Heading.10/27/2006Inspection Report, Status Report Update re preliminary inspection results 3 DP-05-19ML063480165NRC/RGN-I10/29/06 - Status Update 3:30 PM OC Drywell Inspections During Refueling Outage 21.10/29/2006Inspection Report, Status Report Update re preliminary inspection results 3

PDP No.Accession Number Author Name/Affiliation:Title/Description:Document Date DocumentType Addressee /

Addressee AffiliationCommentPage Count Page 5 of 9 DP-05-20ML070090336Kaufman P D, NRC E-MAIL: (PD) Re:

Update: Oyster Creek Drywell Inspections (10/29) 3:30 pm.10/29/2006E-MailModes M C, NRC/RGN-I/DRS Discussion re preliminary inspection results 2 DP-05-21ML070090180Chaudhary S K, NRC E-MAIL: (PD)Assessment of OC drywell interior concrete floor slab, and steel liner.10/30/2006E-MailBlough A R, Conte R J, NRC Discussion re preliminary inspection results 4 DP-05-22ML070090577Chaudhary S K, NRC E-MAIL: (PD)Assessment of OC drywell interior concrete floor slab, and steel liner.10/30/2006E-MailBlough A R, Conte R J, Discussion re preliminary inspection results 3 DP-05-23ML063480143 NRC/RGN-I10/24/06 - Status Update OC Drywell.10/31/2006Inspection Report, Status Report Update re preliminary inspection results 5 DP-05-24ML070080062Conte R J, NRC E-MAIL: (PD) Re:Assessment of OC drywell interior concrete floor slab, and steel liner.10/31/2006E-MailChaudhary S K, Miller M T, NRC Update re preliminary inspection results 6 DP-05-25ML070080133Conte R J, NRC E-mail: (PD) Re: OC drywell issues.10/31/2006E-MailJohnson G, NRC Discussion re scope of inspection 2

PDP No.Accession Number Author Name/Affiliation:Title/Description:Document Date DocumentType Addressee /

Addressee AffiliationCommentPage Count Page 6 of 9 DP-05-26ML070090251Trapp J M, NRC/RGN-I E-MAIL: (PD)

Corrosion.11/2/2006E-MailO'Hara T L, NRC Discussion re preliminary inspection results 2 DP-05-27ML070090254Conte R J, NRC/RGN-I E-MAIL: (PD) Re:

OC Startup & LR Issues with Possible Startup Implications.11/2/2006E-MailAshar H G, Ashley D J, Bellamy R R, Chaudhary S K, Fuhrmeister R L, Miller G E, Modes M C, O'Hara T L, White J R, NRC Discussion re preliminary inspection results 4 DP-05-28ML070080127Conte R J, NRC E-MAIL: (PD) Re:

Oyster Creek Drywell Concrete Berm.11/2/2006E-MailBellamy R R, Blough A R, Bream J R, Cureton R E, Ferdas M S, Fuhrmeister R L, Rosebrook A A, Treadway R I, NRC Discussion re preliminary inspection results 3 DP-05-29ML070090163Fuhrmeister R L, NRC E-MAIL: (PD)

Oyster Creek Drywell Concrete.11/6/2006E-MailBream J R, NRC Discussion re preliminary inspection results 2 DP-05-30ML070090568O'Hara T L, NRC E-MAIL: (PD)

Review Status-11/7/06.11/7/2006E-MailKaufman P D, NRC Preliminary inspection update 2

PDP No.Accession Number Author Name/Affiliation:Title/Description:Document Date DocumentType Addressee /

Addressee AffiliationCommentPage Count Page 7 of 9 DP-05-31ML070080068Conte R J, NRC E-MAIL: (PD) Re:

OC Startup &

Further Review Re:

Review Status -

11/07/06.11/8/2006E-MailBellamy R E, Fuhrmeister R L, NRC Discussion re scope of inspection 3 DP-05-32ML070090203Fuhrmeister R L, NRC E-mail: (PD) Call from Richard Webster (dated 11/09/06).11/9/2006E-MailAshley D, Bellamy R R, Blough A, Chernoff H K, Clifford J M, Conte R J, Gamberoni M K, Lew D C, Miller E, Modes M C, O'Hara T, Randolph A L, White J, Young M, NRC Discusses possible allegation 3 DP-05-33ML070090347Kaufman P D, NRC E-MAIL: (PD) Re:

OC Report Shell 2006013.11/13/2006E-MailO'Hara T L, NRC Discussion re preliminary inspection results 2 DP-05-34ML070090335Kaufman P D, NRC E-MAIL: (PD) Fwd:

Re: Oyster Creek 71003 Exit Notes

[FYI to J. White].11/14/2006E-MailWhite J R, NRCDiscussion re preliminary inspection results 3 DP-05-35ML070090315Modes M C, NRC E-MAIL: (PD) Re:

Fwd: Re: Oyster Creek 71003 Revised Exit Notes.11/15/2006E-MailO'Hara T L, NRC Discussion re preliminary inspection results 2

PDP No.Accession Number Author Name/Affiliation:Title/Description:Document Date DocumentType Addressee /

Addressee AffiliationCommentPage Count Page 8 of 9 DP-05-36ML070090401Kaufman P D, NRC E-MAIL: (PD) Re:

Oyster Creek 71003 REVISED Exit Notes [P. Kaufman reply].11/15/2006E-MailO'Hara T L, NRC Discussion re preliminary inspection results 3 DP-05-37ML070090442Kaufman P D, NRC E-MAIL: (PD) Fwd:

Oyster Creek 71003 Exit Notes (11/16/06) [exit at 3:30pm].11/16/2006E-MailAshley D J, NRC Discussion re preliminary inspection results 3 DP-05-38ML070090238Conte R J, NRC E-MAIL: (PD) Fwd:

Re: Need Guidance on Potential 10 CFR 54.13 Issue At Oyster Creek.11/18/2006E-MailBlough A R, Kaufman P D, O'Hara T L, NRC Discussion re preliminary inspection results 3 DP-05-39ML070090235Modes M C, NRC/RGN-I E-MAIL: (PD) Re:

Fwd: Re: Need Guidance on Potential 10 CFR 54.13 Issue At Oyster Creek.11/18/2006E-MailBlough A R, Conte R J, Kaufman P D, O'Hara T L, NRC Discussion re preliminary inspection results 3 DP-05-40ML063420512O'Hara T L, NRC E-MAIL: (PD) OCMemory Test.11/28/2006E-MailFerdas M S, NRC Discussion re preliminary inspection results 2 DP-05-41ML063610224Dudley N F, NRC E-MAIL: (PD) Fwd:

OCGS dw bitmaps.11/29/2006E-MailHessheimer M F, Petti J P, Sandia National Labs (SNL)

Preliminary analysis of pictures 2

PDP No.Accession Number Author Name/Affiliation:Title/Description:Document Date DocumentType Addressee /

Addressee AffiliationCommentPage Count Page 9 of 9 DP-05-42ML063540733Ashley D J, NRC E-MAIL: (PD) Fwd:

Questions on Exelon Ltr. 2130 20426.12/12/2006E-MailDudley N F, NRC Analyses of Applicant submittal 3 DP-05-43ML063610411Dudley N F, NRC/NRR E-MAIL: (PD)

Subject of Call to AmerGen.12/12/2006E-MailAshley D J, NRC Analyses of Applicant submittal 3

1 of 1ATTACHMENT 3OYSTER CREEK HEARING FILE AND MANDATORY DISCLOSURES PRIVILEGE LOG - PROPRIETARY INFORMATIONSUPPLEMENT 5 - January 10, 2007Certain documents otherwise subject to inclusion in the hearing file and mandatory disclosures for this proceeding have been determined by theNRC Staff to contain trade secrets, privileged or confidential commercial or financial information subject to withholding from public disclosurepursuant to 10 C.F.R. § 2.390. Pursuant to 10 C.F.R. § 2.336(b)(5), the Staff is providing this log to identify the following documents, designated "proprietary," and subject to protected status under Section 2.390.

PDP No.Accession Number Author Name/Affiliation:Title/Description:Document Date DocumentType Addressee /

Addressee AffiliationCommentPage Count PPI-05-1ML061930404AmerGen Energy Co, LLC Attachment 1 - List of Selected Oyster Creek Containment Fabrication Drawings requested to withhold Information From public Disclosure Under 10 CFR 2.390.7/7/2006Drawing, License-Application for Facility Operating License (Amend/Ren ewal) DKT 50NRCProprietary drawings from Chicago Bridge and Iron Company.

The non-proprietary portions of this document are publicly

available at ML063490343 starting at p. 244.

36 January 10, 2007 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION BEFORE THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARDIn the Matter of)

)AMERGEN ENERGY COMPANY, LLC)Docket No. 50-219-LR

)(License Renewal for Oyster Creek)

Nuclear Generating Station))

DECLARATION OF PAO-TSIN KUO I, Pao-Tsin Kuo, do hereby state as follows:1. I am employed as the Acting Director of the Division of Licensing Renewal

("DLR") in the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's ("NRC") Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

("NRR"). My supervisory responsibilities include oversight of the NRC Staff's review and

evaluation of the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station license renewal application.2. As part of their responsibilities in preparing the hearing file and mandatory disclosures for these proceedings, NRC staff members under my supervision identified several

documents as privileged because they contained info rmation concerning the Staff's deliberative process. Those documents are listed in Attachment 2 to the January 10, 2007, submission of

Supplement 5 to the Staff's Hearing File.3. I have personally reviewed the documents identified as privileged in , and have determined, in accordance with the guidance set forth in Management

Directive 3.4, that they contain predecisional information concerning the Staff's review of the

license renewal application. All documents contain either the Staff's analyses, recommendations, opinions, or evaluations, and may not necessarily reflect the final agency

position with respect to the matters discussed therein. Each of the documents comprises part of the deliberative process necessary to the Staff's review of the pending license renewal application.4. Further, I have determined that disclosure of the documents could result in harm to the agency, in that it would (a) prematurely disclose the preliminary views of individual Staff

members and/or the Staff prior to reaching a final agency decision, and could thus create

confusion as to the actual policy or views of the NRC Staff; (b) hinder the efficiency of the Staff, in that forced disclosure of its internal discussions on an unresolved issue would tend to chill all

future deliberations and would interfere with the Staff's ability to engage in a free exchange of

opinions and analyses prior to publishing its final review documents; and (c) imply or suggest

incorrectly that the opinions of the Staff members involved in these communications are actually

the final decisions of the agency, while no such final decision has yet been made.5. Accordingly, I formally invoke the deliberative process privilege with respect to each of the documents listed in Attachment 2 to the January 10, 2007, submission of

Supplement 5 to the Staff's Hearing File.6. I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct to the best of my knowledge, information and belief.

/Original Signed By/

Pao-Tsin Kuo Executed in Rockville, MD this 10th day of January, 2007 January 10, 2007 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION BEFORE THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARDIn the Matter of)

)AMERGEN ENERGY COMPANY, LLC)Docket No. 50-219-LR

)(License Renewal for Oyster Creek)

Nuclear Generating Station))

AFFIDAVIT OF DONNIE J. ASHLEY CONCERNING MANDATORY DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENT OF 10 C.F.R. § 2.336(c)

I, Donnie J. Ashley, do hereby state as follows:1.I am employed as a Project Manager in the Division of License Renewal in the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's ("NRC") Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. I serve as a

project manager for the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station's license renewal application

("LRA"). Among other things, I am managing the preparation of the hearing file and mandatory

disclosures in connection with the LRA at issue in this proceeding.2.I hereby certify that all relevant materials required to be disclosed pursuant to 10 C.F.R. § 2.336 (b) and (c) in the captioned proceeding have been disclosed, and that the

disclosures are accurate and complete as of the date of this certification.3.I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct to the best of my knowledge, information and belief.

/Original Signed By/

_______________________

Donnie J. Ashley Executed in Rockville, MD this 10th day of January, 2007.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION BEFORE THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARDIn the Matter of)

)AMERGEN ENERGY COMPANY, LLC)Docket No. 50-219-LR

)(Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station))

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that copies of the NRC Staff letter dated January 10, 2007, providing notice of the availability of Supplement 5 to the Hearing File, with attachments, together with the Affidavit

of Donnie Ashley and the Declaration of P.T. Kuo in the above-captioned proceeding have been

served on the following by electronic mail with copies by deposit in the NRC's internal mail

system or, as indicated by an asterisk, by electr onic mail, with copies by U.S. mail, first class, this 10th day of January, 2007.

E. Roy Hawkens, Chair Administrative Judge

Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel

Mail Stop: T-3F23

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Washington, DC 20555-0001

ERH@nrc.gov Anthony J. Baratta Administrative Judge

Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel

Mail Stop: T-3F23

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Washington, DC 20555-0001

AJB5@nrc.gov Paul B. Abramson Administrative Judge

Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel

Mail Stop: T-3F23

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Washington, DC 20555-0001

PBA@nrc.gov Office of the Secretary ATTN: Docketing and Service

Mail Stop: O-16C1

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Washington, DC 20555-0001

HEARINGDOCKET@nrc.gov Office of Commission Appellate Adjudication

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Washington, DC 20555-0001

OCAAMail@nrc.gov Debra Wolf Law Clerk Atomic Safety and Licensing Board

Mail Stop: T-3F23

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Washington, DC 20555-0001

DAW1@nrc.gov Lisa P. Jackson, Acting Commissioner*

New Jersey Department of

Environmental Protection

P.O. Box 402

Trenton, NJ 08625-0402

Lisa.Jackson@dep.state.nj.us Jill Lipoti, Director*

New Jersey Department of

Environmental Protection

Division of Environmental Safety and Health

P.O. Box 424

Trenton, NJ 08625-0424

Jill.Lipoti@dep.state.nj.us Kathryn M. Sutton, Esq.*

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

1111 Pennsylvania Ave., NW

Washington, DC 20004

ksutton@morganlewis.com Ron Zak*New Jersey Department of

Environmental Protection

Nuclear Engineering

P.O. Box 415

Trenton, NJ 08625-0415

Ron.Zak@dep.state.nj.us Suzanne Leta*

New Jersey Public Interest Research Group

11 N. Willow St.

Trenton, NJ 08608

sleta@njpirg.org Donald Silverman, Esq.*

Morgan, Lewis, & Bockius LLP

1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

Washington, DC 20004

dsilverman@morganlewis.com Alex S. Polonsky, Esq.*

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

1111 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.

Washington, DC 20004

apolonsky@morganlewis.com Paul Gunter, Director*

Reactor Watchdog Project

Nuclear Information

And Resource Service

1424 16 th Street, NW, Suite 404 Washington, DC 20036

pgunter@nirs.org J. Bradley Fewell, Esq.*

Exelon Corporation

200 Exelon Way, Suite 200

Kennett Square, PA 19348

bradley.fewell@exeloncorp.com John A. Covino, Esq.*

Valerie Anne Gray, Esq.

Deputy Attorneys General

Division of Law

Environmental Permitting and Counseling

Section Hughes Justice Complex

P.O. Box 093

Trenton, NJ 08625

john.covino@dol.lps.state.nj.us

Valerie.Gray@dol.lps.state.nj.us Richard Webster, Esq.*

Rutgers Environmental Law Clinic

123 Washington Street

Newark, NJ 07102-5695

rwebster@kinoy.rutgers.edu

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Jody C. Martin Counsel for the NRC Staff