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MONTHYEARML0220500192002-07-24024 July 2002 Letter to K. J. Heider, Yankee Atomic Electric Co., from: E. W. Brach Subject: Federal Register Notice Publishing an Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for a Request for an Exemption from 10 CFR 72.212 and 72.214 Project stage: Approval ML0221104432002-07-30030 July 2002 Ltr. to K. Heider, Yaec from: E. W. Brach Subject: Exemption from 10 CFR 72.212 and 72.214, Docket No. 72-31 to Support the Fuel Loading Campaign at Yankee Nuclear Power Station Project stage: Approval ML1006103202010-02-23023 February 2010 Yankee, Request for Exemption from Certain Requirements of NRC Regulations 10 CFR 72.212 (A), 72.212(b)(2)(i), 72.212(b)(7), and 72.214 Project stage: Request ML1017205862010-06-17017 June 2010 Federal Register Notice Publishing and Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for a Request for Exemptions from 10 CFR 72.212 and 72.214 Project stage: Other ML1016900382010-06-17017 June 2010 6/17/2010 Memo to C. Bladey Federal Register Notice Publishing an Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for a Request for an Exemption Per 10 CFR 72.7 Project stage: Other ML1016802162010-06-17017 June 2010 Federal Register Notice - Yankee Atomic Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installaion - Issuance of Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact Regarding the Request for Exemption in Accordance Wtih 10 CFR 72.7 (Dockets 72-31 Project stage: Approval ML1020202392010-07-15015 July 2010 7/15/2010 Ltr. to R. Mitchell Exemption from 10 CFR 72.212 and 72.214 for Dry Spent Fuel Storage Activities - Yankee Atomic Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (TAC No. L24421) & Enclosustaff Evaluation Project stage: Approval ML11216A1372011-07-28028 July 2011 Yankee Atomic Electric Company Adoption of NAC-MPC System, Amendment 5 Certificate of Compliance and Canister Registration Project stage: Other 2010-02-23
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MONTHYEARML20167A3022020-07-0202 July 2020 FRN - Ynps Exemption 190502, Rev 0 ML19031C6502019-02-12012 February 2019 Confirmation of Effective Date FRN ML18278A1802018-12-0404 December 2018 Companion Proposed Rule - NAC-MPC CoC No. 1025, Amendments 7 and 8 ML18278A1812018-12-0404 December 2018 Direct Final Rule - NAC-MPC CoC No. 1025, Amendments 7 and 8 ML16033A4912016-02-10010 February 2016 Enclosufederal Register Notice: Notice of Issuance of Exemption from NAC International Certificate of Compliance No. 1025 Fuel Specification and Loading Conditions at the Haddam Neck Power Station Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation ML16055A1652016-02-10010 February 2016 Enclosunotice of Issuance of Exemption (Letter to R. Mitchell Issuance of Exemption from NAC International CoC No. 1025) ML16032A2102016-02-0404 February 2016 Enclosufederal Register Notice: Notice of Issuance of Exemption from NAC International, Certificate of Compliance No. 1025 Fuel Specification and Loading Conditions at the Yankee Nuclear Power Station Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installa ML16033A1552016-02-0404 February 2016 EnclosuCopy-Notice of Issuance of Exemption (Letter to B. Smith Issuance of Exemption from NAC International Certificate of Compliance No. 1025 Fuel Specification and Loading Conditions at the Yankee Nuclear Power Station) ML13259A0792013-09-13013 September 2013 Federal Register Notice: Maine Yankee Atomic Power Company, Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company, and Yankee Atomic Electric Company Notice of Granting Exemption from 10 CFR 50.38 Requirements NRC-2013-0217, Federal Register Notice: Maine Yankee Atomic Power Company, Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company, and Yankee Atomic Electric Company Notice of Granting Exemption from 10 CFR 50.38 Requirements2013-09-13013 September 2013 Federal Register Notice: Maine Yankee Atomic Power Company, Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company, and Yankee Atomic Electric Company Notice of Granting Exemption from 10 CFR 50.38 Requirements ML13228A3992013-08-12012 August 2013 Letter to Holders of Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI) Licenses Re Rescission of Certain Security Orders Concerning Spent Nuclear Fuel in Transit - Rin 3150-AI64 (NRC-2009-0163) EA-02-109 ML13197A4482013-07-17017 July 2013 FRN - Yankee Atomic Electric Company-Issuance of Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for Exemption from Portions of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 50 Appendix E, and 50.47 NRC-2013-0165, FRN - Yankee Atomic Electric Company-Issuance of Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for Exemption from Portions of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 50 Appendix E, and 50.472013-07-17017 July 2013 FRN - Yankee Atomic Electric Company-Issuance of Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for Exemption from Portions of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 50 Appendix E, and 50.47 ML1213004812012-06-15015 June 2012 Order Approving Application Regarding Proposed Merger of Central Vermont Public Service Corporation and Gaz Metro Limited Partnership and Indirect Transfer of License NRC-2011-0159, Federal Register Notice - Notice of Issuance of Order Approving Application Regarding Proposed Merger2011-12-20020 December 2011 Federal Register Notice - Notice of Issuance of Order Approving Application Regarding Proposed Merger NRC-2011-0230, FRN: General Notice. 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Bladey Federal Register Notice Publishing an Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for a Request for an Exemption Per 10 CFR 72.7 ML0617104352006-07-24024 July 2006 Yankee Nuclear Power Station - Request for Partial Exemption from Record Keeping Requirements (TAC No. L52674) ML0614600072006-05-24024 May 2006 Ltr to Alice Carson, Yankee Atomic Electric Company, Federal Register Notice Publishing an Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for a Request for Exemptions from 10 CFR 72.212 and 72.214 ML0603301642005-05-0606 May 2005 Internet Excerpt from Federal Register Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact Related to Exemption of Material in Accordance with 10 CFR 20.2002 for Proposed Disposal Procedures for the Yankee Atomic Company License ML0427305142004-09-28028 September 2004 10/08/2004 Commission Meetings - FRN ML0415605572004-06-0404 June 2004 6/4/04 - Memo to M. Lesar, Yankee Nuclear Power Station - Notice of Public Meeting on License Termination Plan (TAC No.L52095) ML0220500192002-07-24024 July 2002 Letter to K. J. Heider, Yankee Atomic Electric Co., from: E. W. Brach Subject: Federal Register Notice Publishing an Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for a Request for an Exemption from 10 CFR 72.212 and 72.214 ML0214202882002-05-23023 May 2002 Order Modifying Licenses for Interim Safeguards and Security Compensatory Measures 2020-07-02
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MONTHYEARML23360A1602024-01-10010 January 2024 Acceptance of NAC International Request for Amendment No. 9, and Revision to Amendment Nos. 6, 7, and 8, of the CoC No. 1025 for the NAC Multi-Purpose Canister System ML23283A2382023-12-0707 December 2023 NAC International, Inc. - U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Inspection Report 72-1031/2023-201 ML22297A2662023-11-14014 November 2023 Renewal of Initial Certificate and Amendment Nos. 1 Through 8 of Certificate of Compliance No. 1025 for NAC Multi-Purpose Canister System (Cac/Epid Nos. 001028/L-2019-RNW-0029 IR 07200031/20234012023-10-0404 October 2023 Yankee Atomic Electric Company - Independent Spent Fuel Storage Security Inspection Report 07200031/2023401 ML23157A1012023-05-0404 May 2023 Request for Exemption from 10 CFR 50.82(a)(8)(i)(A) and 10 CFR 50.75(h)(2) for the Yankee Nuclear Power Station Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation ML23130A1562023-04-24024 April 2023 Yankee Nuclear Power Station Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation, Annual Radioactive Effluent Release Report, Annual Radiological Environmental Operating Report, and Changes to the Off-Site Dose Calculation Manual for 2022 ML23115A1742023-04-0303 April 2023 Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation, Adoption of Amendment 7 of NAC MPC Certificate of Compliance No. 72-1025 and Canister Registration ML23080A1112023-03-0606 March 2023 Yankee Nuclear Power Plant Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation, Funding Status Report for Managing Irradiated Fuel and GTCC Waste ML23080A1072023-03-0606 March 2023 Yankee Nuclear Power Station Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation, Decommissioning Funding Assurance Status Report ML22340A4752023-02-24024 February 2023 Closeout Letter to Yankee Atomic Electric Company Regarding 2018 and 2021 Updated DFPs for Yankee Nuclear Power Station ISFSI ML23041A1122023-01-0505 January 2023 Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation, 10 CFR 50.59 Changes, Tests, and Experiments Report ML23041A1132023-01-0505 January 2023 Yankee Atomic Electric Company - 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July 24, 2002 Mr. K. J. Heider Vice President Yankee Atomic Electric Company 19 Midstate Drive, Suite 200 Auburn, MA 01501
SUBJECT:
FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICE PUBLISHING AN ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT FOR A REQUEST FOR AN EXEMPTION FROM 10 CFR 72.212 AND 72.214, DOCKET NO. 72-31 (TAC NO. L23466)
Dear Mr. Heider:
In accordance with Yankee Atomic Electric Companys (YAEC) exemption request dated May 10, 2002, and pursuant to 10 CFR 51.35, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC),
Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Spent Fuel Project Office, has issued an Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact. The requested exemption would modify the specified fuel enrichment parameters to incorporate fuel enrichment fabrication tolerances into the Yankee-Class fuel parameters which would allow YAEC to maintain continuity of the fuel loading campaign at Yankee Rowe Nuclear Power Station.
NRC will notify you in a timely manner of our decision on this exemption request. Enclosed is a copy of the Federal Register Notice.
Sincerely,
/RA/
E. William Brach, Director Spent Fuel Project Office Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Docket Nos.: 72-31, 72-1025, and 50-029
Enclosure:
Federal Register Notice cc: Mr. Russell A. Mellor, President YAEC Service List
Mr. K. J. Heider Vice President Yankee Atomic Electric Company 19 Midstate Drive, Suite 200 Auburn, MA 01501
SUBJECT:
FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICE PUBLISHING AN ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT FOR A REQUEST FOR AN EXEMPTION FROM 10 CFR 72.212 AND 72.214, DOCKET NO. 72-31 (TAC NO. L23466)
Dear Mr. Heider:
In accordance with Yankee Atomic Electric Companys (YAEC) exemption request dated May 10, 2002, and pursuant to 10 CFR 51.35, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC),
Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Spent Fuel Project Office, has issued an Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact. The requested exemption would modify the specified fuel enrichment parameters to incorporate fuel enrichment fabrication tolerances into the Yankee-Class fuel parameters which would allow YAEC to maintain continuity of the fuel loading campaign at Yankee Rowe Nuclear Power Station.
NRC will notify you in a timely manner of our decision on this exemption request. Enclosed is a copy of the Federal Register Notice.
Sincerely, (Original Signed by M. Wayne Hodges for:)
E. William Brach, Director Spent Fuel Project Office Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Docket Nos.: 72-31, 72-1025, and 50-029
Enclosure:
Federal Register Notice cc: Mr. Russell A. Mellor, President YAEC Service List DISTRIBUTION:
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7590-01-P U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION DOCKET NO. 72-31 YANKEE ATOMIC ELECTRIC COMPANY ISSUANCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT FOR THE PROPOSED EXEMPTION The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or Commission) is considering issuance of an exemption, pursuant to 10 CFR 72.7, from the provisions of 10 CFR 72.212(a)(2), 72.212(b)(2)(i)(A), and 72.214 to the Yankee Atomic Electric Company (YAEC). The requested exemption would allow YAEC to deviate from the requirements of Certificate of Compliance No. 1025 (the Certificate), Appendix A, Technical Specifications (TS),
Table A2-2, Intact Fuel Assembly Characteristics for the NAC-MPC. The exemption would modify the specified fuel enrichment parameters to incorporate fuel enrichment fabrication tolerances into the Yankee-Class fuel parameters which would allow YAEC to maintain continuity of the fuel loading campaign at Yankee Nuclear Power Station (YNPS) in Rowe, Massachusetts.
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT (EA)
Identification of Proposed Action: By letter dated May 10, 2002, YAEC requested an exemption from the requirements of 10 CFR 72.212(a)(2), 72.212(b)(2)(i)(A), and 72.214 to deviate from the requirements of Certificate of Compliance No. 1025, Appendix A, Table A-2-2.
YAEC is a general licensee, authorized by NRC to use spent fuel storage casks approved under 10 CFR Part 72, Subpart K.
YAEC plans to use the NAC-MPC cask system to store spent nuclear fuel, generated at YNPS, at an independent spent fuel storage installation (ISFSI) located in Rowe, Massachusetts, on the YNPS site. The YNPS ISFSI has been constructed for interim dry storage of spent nuclear fuel.
By exempting YAEC from 10 CFR 72.212(a)(2), 72.212(b)(2)(i)(A), and 72.214, YAEC will be authorized to store fuel with enrichments 0.03 wt% U-235 larger than those enrichments specified in the existing technical specifications for Yankee-Class fuel. The revised fuel enrichment parameters for the Yankee-Class fuel are as follows (all enrichments are in wt % of U-235):
Combustion Engineering Type A Maximum- 3.93 Minimum- 3.66 Combustion Engineering Type B Maximum- 3.93 Minimum- 3.66 Exxon Type A Maximum- 4.03 Minimum- 3.46 Exxon Type B Maximum- 4.03 Minimum- 3.46 Westinghouse Type A Maximum- 4.97 Minimum- 4.90 Westinghouse Type B Maximum- 4.97 Minimum- 4.90 United Nuclear Type A Maximum- 4.03 Minimum- 3.96 United Nuclear Type B Maximum- 4.03 Minimum- 3.96 The specifications above would be in lieu of those in the current Certificate of Compliance No. 1025, Rev. 1, Appendix A, Table A2-2. The proposed action before the Commission is whether to grant this exemption under 10 CFR 72.7.
On April 18, 2002, the Certificate holder, NAC International (NAC), submitted to the NRC an application to amend Certificate of Compliance No. 1025. The requested amendment
includes the same revisions to Table A2-2 in Appendix A to the Certificate as requested in this exemption. The NRC staff has reviewed the application and agreed with the applicants conclusion that the NAC-MPC system is not significantly affected by increasing the enrichment by 0.03 wt % above the previous design basis enrichment and does not impact the ability of the NAC-MPC to meet the requirements of 10 CFR Part 72.
Need for the Proposed Action: The revised Table A2-2 will authorize for storage, fuel with enrichments that incorporate enrichment fabrication tolerances for the Yankee-Class fuel.
This will allow YAEC to maintain continuity of fuel loading activities to permit inspection of the fuel assemblies in the lower tier of the spent fuel pool. The exemption will also support YAECs goal of a timely decommissioning of the YNPS site. The overall result of not granting the exemption would be unnecessary delays in schedule and delayed completion of decommissioning activities with negligible impact on safety. Because the 10 CFR Part 72 rulemaking to amend the Certificate will not be completed prior to the date that YNPS plans to begin loading fuel into the NAC-MPC cask systems, the NRC is proposing to grant this exemption based on the staffs technical review of information submitted by YAEC and NAC.
Environmental Impacts of the Proposed Action: The Commission has already determined that spent fuel can be stored safely and without significant environmental impact at an onsite ISFSI in the NAC-MPC cask system (65 FR 12444, dated March 9, 2000). Staffs review of NACs application for an amendment of its Certificate confirmed that changes in fuel parameters to take into account fabrication tolerances for enrichment will not increase the probability or consequences of accidents. No changes have been requested to the types or quantities of any radiological effluents that may be released offsite, and there is no significant
increase in occupational or public radiation exposure. There are no significant radiological environmental impacts associated with the proposed action.
Alternative to the Proposed Action: Since there is no significant environmental impact associated with the proposed action, alternatives with equal or greater environmental impact are not evaluated. The alternative to the proposed action would be to deny approval of the exemption and use the fuel assembly parameters table in the current Certificate. Denial of the exemption will result in unnecessary delays in schedules and delayed completion of decommissioning activities. With the proposed actions, the applicant continues to meet all applicable safety requirements.
Agencies and Persons Consulted: On July 9, 2002, Mr. Jim Muckerhide, Nuclear Engineer, Nuclear Safety, Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency was contacted about the Environmental Assessment for the proposed action and had no comments.
FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT The environmental impacts of the proposed action have been reviewed in accordance with the requirements set forth in 10 CFR Part 51. Based upon the foregoing EA, the Commission finds that the proposed action of granting an exemption from 10 CFR 72.212(a)(2),
72.212(b)(2)(i)(A), and 72.214 allowing YAEC to use revised intact fuel enrichment parameters in Table A2-2 at YNPS ISFSI will not significantly impact the quality of the human environment.
Accordingly, the Commission has determined that an environmental impact statement for the proposed exemption is not warranted.
The request for the exemption was docketed under 10 CFR Part 71, Docket 72-31. For further details with respect to this action, see the exemption request dated May 10, 2002. The NRC maintains an Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS), which provides text and image files of NRCs public documents. These documents may be accessed through the NRCs Public Electronic Reading Room on the Internet at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. If you do not have access to ADAMS or if there are problems in accessing the documents located in ADAMS, contact the NRC Public Document Room (PDR) Reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737 or by e-mail to pdr@nrc.gov.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 24th day of July 2002.
FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
/RA/
M. Wayne Hodges, ActingDirector Spent Fuel Project Office Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards
The request for the exemption was docketed under 10 CFR Part 71, Docket 72-31. For further details with respect to this action, see the exemption request dated May 10, 2002. The NRC maintains an Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS), which provides text and image files of NRCs public documents. These documents may be accessed through the NRCs Public Electronic Reading Room on the Internet at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. If you do not have access to ADAMS or if there are problems in accessing the documents located in ADAMS, contact the NRC Public Document Room (PDR) Reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737 or by e-mail to pdr@nrc.gov.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 24th day of July 2002.
FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION (Original Signed by:)
M. Wayne Hodges, ActingDirector Spent Fuel Project Office Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards OFC: SFPO E SFPO E SFPO OGC SFPO SFPO NAME: DTiktinsky* EZiegler* JMonninger* STreby* (NLO) MWHodges CMiller DATE: 7/11/2002 7/11/2002 7/16/2002 7/17/2002 7/19/2002 7/24/2002 OFC: SFPO NAME: MWHodges DATE: 7/24/2002 C = COVER E = COVER & ENCLOSURE N = NO COPY OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
Yankee Nuclear Power Station cc:
Diane Screnci, Region I Mr. Kenneth J. Heider, Vice President U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Yankee Atomic Electric Company 475 Allendale Road 19 Midstate Drive, Suite 200 King of Prussia, PA 19406 Auburn, MA 01501 Mr. Brian C. Wood, Site Manager Yankee Atomic Electric Company 49 Yankee Road Rowe, MA 01367 Robert K. Gad, III, Esq.
Ropes and Gray One International Place Boston, MA 02110-2624 Ms. Leslie Greer Assistant Attorney General Commonwealth of Massachusetts 200 Portland Street Boston, MA 02114 Commissioner Richard P. Sedano Vermont Department of Public Service 120 State Street, 3rd Floor Montpelier, VT 05602 Robert M. Hallisey, Director Radiation Control Program Massachusetts Department of Public Health 305 South Street Boston, MA 02130 Mr. James B. Muckerheide Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency 400 Worcester Road Framingham, MA 01702-5399 Regional Administrator, Region I U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406 August 2000