ML010260138
| ML010260138 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Hatch, 07200022  |
| Issue date: | 12/11/1997 |
| From: | Delligatti M NRC/NMSS/SFPO |
| To: | Haughney C NRC/NMSS/SFPO |
| References | |
| -RFPFR NUDOCS 9712180397 | |
| Download: ML010260138 (16) | |
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 2M66-0001 December 11, 1997 MEMORANDUM TO:
Charles J. Haughney, Acting Director Spent Fuel Project Office Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards FROM:
Mark S. Delligatti, Senior Project Man Spent Fuel Licensing Section Spent Fuel Project Office Office of Nuclear Material Safety M and Safeguards
SUBJECT:
SUMMARY
OF THE DECEMBER 2,1997, MEETING BETWEEN THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION STAFF AND SOUTHERN NUCLEAR OPERATING COMPANY On December 2, 1997, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff met with representatives of Southern Nuclear Operating Company (SN) at NRC Headquarters in Rockville, Maryland, to discuss SN's plans for dry cask storage at its Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Power Plant (Hatch).
Representatives of Holtec International (Holtec), British Nuclear Fuels Ltd. (BNFL), Ibex, Westinghouse, and Bechtel also attended the meeting. An attendance list is included as. SN's briefing slides are included as Attachment 2. This meeting was noticed on November 18, 1997.
A representative of SN described its plans for dry cask storage at Hatch and its other nuclear plants. SN believes that applying for a general license will allow it to maintain its reactor licenses through the projected time when the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will take the waste, pursuant to contracts it established with the utilities in this regard. The NRC staff noted that SN is also a member of the Private Fuel Storage, LLC (PFS) consortium, which has applied for a license to build an independent spent fuel storage installation (ISFSI) on the reservation of the Skull Valley Band of Goshute Indians. SN affirmed its membership in the consortium and cited it as one reason for choosing the Holtec Hi-Storm dual-purpose cask system for use at the proposed Hatch ISFSI. The Holtec Hi-Storm is one of two designs that would be compatible with both DOE's repository design plans and PFS's storage plans.
The SN representative also discussed SN's spent fuel storage program organization, schedular concerns, and preparations made to undertake a dry cask storage program. The staff noted that Hatch personnel appeared to be taking appropriate preliminary steps to provide for a smooth implementation of its dry storage program. The NRC staff and SN representatives agreed to take all steps necessary to maintain good communication between the organizations and to ensure the appropriate NRC Region II personnel are involved in the process.
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C. Haughney Following the public meeting, a brief session was held to discuss proprietary information about specific technical aspects of the Holtec Hi-Storm cask system design. A representative of Holtec participated in the proprietary session.
Please contact me at 301-415-8581 if you wish to discuss the contents of the meeting summary.
Attachments: 1. Attendance List
- 2. SN Slides Dockets 72-1008 71-9261 72-1014 Distribution:
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DATE 12/q/97 12/1097 12/5 17 endees C = COVER E = COVER & ENCLOSURE N - NO COPY OFFICIAL RECORD COPY G:U-ATCHIHATCH97.MIN 12/11/97 :dd ATTENDANCE LIST Meeting Between Holtec International and NRC Staff December 2,1997 Organization Name Mark S. Delligatti Charles J. Haughney David Tang Marissa Bailey Michael Waters Eric Leeds Sue Gagner Terry Sides Ben George Christen Howard David Bland J. C. Vance, III Gary Tjersland Rita Bowser Steve Schulin Alice Carson Colin Jones NRC/NMSS/SFPO NRC/NMSS/SFPO NRC/NMSS/SFPO NRC/NMSS/SFPO NRC/NMSS/SFPO NRC/NMSS/SFPO NRC/OP Southern Nuclear Southern Nuclear Southern Nuclear Southern Nuclear Southern Nuclear Holtec Westinghouse IBEX Bechtel BNFL ATTACHMENT 1
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SOUTHERN k COMPANY Energy to Serve Your World-Agenda m Introductions
- Meeting Objectives m Hatch Status m Project Activities
- Licensing Options
- Hatch Review Priority m Discussion Bland Bland Bland Bland Howard Howard All m Closed Session
SOUTHERN KA COMPANY Energy to Ser,,e Your World Meeting Objectives m Provide status of Hatch fuel storage situation
- Discuss SNC activities to date and anticipated licensing approach
- Brief NRC on selected vendor status m Develop future action plans
SOUTHERN A COMPANY Energy to Serve Your World Hatch Status m Operating License
-Unit 1 - 1974
- Unit 2 - 1978
- Individual spent fuel pools
- common floor
- transfer canal between
-function as one pool
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COMPANY Ene*gy to Serve Your World" Spent Fuel Pool m 6026 licensed locations m 5946 locations installed m 1251 remaining for storage m Major milestones
-2 core reserve loss - Fall 1998
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- pool filled - Spring 2003
- Rack addition limited benefit f
SOUTHERN A COMPANY Energy to Serre Your World" Project Activities Major considerations
- industry experience - lessons learned
- quality assurance oversight
- dual purpose container
- single core offload
SOUTHERN A.k COMPANY Energy to Serve Your World Project Resources m Company resources
- Executive management oversight
- Project management
- Quality assurance
- Licensing expertise
-Technical expertise
- Operations expertise m Third party inspectors
k SOUTHERNAMZ COMPANY Energy to Servre Your World" Project Organization Note; dark shading around boxes Indicates full time project assignment Technical Services Vice President L. Long VEGP Vice President K. McCoy Plant Farley Vice President 0..............
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SOUTHERN A COMPANY Entrgy to Serve Your World-Activities
- SFPO briefing -- September 4, 1997
- Cask vendor procurement
- Vendor proposal request issued -
August 22, 1997
- Offers received -- October 3, 1997
- Holtec International negotiations
- Contract signatures by January 1998
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SOUTHERN kAWL COMPANY Energy to Serve Your World Licensing Options m 10 CFR 72
-general versus site specific m Selection --- General License
- flexibility
- simplicity
- timeliness m Selection considerations
-10 CFR 50 licensee
- DOE performance expectations
SOUTHERN A COMPANY Enevrg to Ser,,e Your World' Hatch Priority m NRC review priority safety issues operating plant needs shutdown plant needs applications w/o utility sponsors
- Hatch needs
- ideal loading - 24 months away
- deadline - 31 months away
SOUTHERN AKZ COMPANY Energy to Serve Your World" Vendor Status m Hi-Star 100
- docketed - March 1994
- 2nd RAI - November 1997
- supported by Dresden
- Hi-Storm 100
- docketed - October 1995
- Hi-Star RAIs incorporated into Hi-Storm
- NRC technical review not yet started
- supported by Hatch
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SOUTHERN ALL COMPANY Energy to Serve Y~our World" NRC Review & Oversight m Definitive need for NRC involvement m SNC/NRC interaction
-"no surprise" philosophy
- Holtec correspondence distribution to SNC
- organizational interaction
- NRC inspection activities
- vendor/fabricator
- Hatch site preparation
- NRC recommendations