IR 05000133/2013011

IR 05000133-13-011 and 07200027-13-002, 10/30-31/2013 - 11/7-13/2013, Humboldt Bay Power Plant, Unit 3, and Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation

ML13350A481
Person / Time
Site:	Humboldt Bay
Issue date:	12/12/2013
From:	Spitzberg D NRC/RGN-IV/DNMS/RSFSB
To:	Halpin E Pacific Gas & Electric Co
Lee Brookhart
References
IR-13-002, IR-13-011
Download: ML13350A481 (22)

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UNITE D S TATE S NUC LEAR RE GULATOR Y C OMMI S SI ON ber 12, 2013

SUBJECT:

HUMBOLDT BAY POWER PLANT DECOMMISSIONING AND INDEPENDENT SPENT FUEL STORAGE INSTALLATION (ISFSI) INSPECTION REPORT 05000133/2013011 AND 07200027/2013002

Dear Mr. Halpin:

An inspection was completed of your dry cask storage activities associated with your Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI) and decommissioning activities associated with your Part 50 facility on October 30 - 31, 2013, and on November 7 - 13, 2013. An exit was conducted with your staff to discuss the findings of the inspection on November 13, 2013. This inspection was an examination of activities conducted under your license as they relate to safety and compliance with the Commissions rules and regulations and with the conditions of your license.

Within these areas, the inspection consisted of observations of the activities associated with the loading of the greater than Class C (GTCC) waste canister for placement at the ISFSI and a review of decommissioning activities that were being conducted at Humboldt Bay Power Plant, Unit 3, facility, in Eureka, California.

The inspection reviewed the areas of radiation safety, quality assurance, corrective actions, refueling building crane evaluations, observations of cask loading activities, and routine decommissioning activities. Your ISFSI and decommissioning operations were found to be in compliance with the applicable U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) regulations and requirements. No violations of NRC regulations were identified.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter, its enclosure, and your response, will be made available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the NRC's document system (ADAMS), accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To the extent possible, your response should not include any personal, privacy or proprietary information so that it can be made available to the public without redaction. Should you have any questions concerning this inspection, please contact the undersigned at 817-200-1191 or Mr. Lee Brookhart at 817-200-1549.

Sincerely,

/RA/

D. Blair Spitzberg, Ph.D., Chief Repository & Spent Fuel Safety Branch Division of Nuclear Materials Safety Dockets: 50-133, 72-27 Licenses: DPR-07, SNM-2514 Enclosure:

Inspection Report 05000133/2013011; 07200027/2013002 w/attachments:

1. Supplemental Information 2. Loaded Casks at the Humboldt Bay ISFSI cc w/encls: See next page

cc w/encls:

Edward