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Catawba - Letter from Susan Uttal to Administrative Judges MOX Fuel
ML033640362
Person / Time
Site: Catawba  Duke Energy icon.png
Issue date: 12/19/2003
From: Uttal S
NRC/OGC
To: Anthony Baratta, Elleman T, Austin Young
Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel
Byrdsong A T
References
50-413-OLA, 50-414-OLA, ASLBP 03-815-03-OLA, RAS 7163
Download: ML033640362 (3)


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RAS 7163 DOCKETED 12/22/03 December 19, 2003 Ann Marshall Young, Chair Thomas S. Elleman Administrative Judge Administrative Judge Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Atomic Safety and Licensing Board U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 5207 Creedmoor Rd. #101 Mail Stop: T-3F23 Raleigh, NC 27612 Washington, D.C. 20555 Anthony J. Baratta Administrative Judge Atomic Safety and Licensing Board U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mail Stop: T-3F23 Washington, D.C. 20555 In the Matter of DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION (Catawba Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2)

Docket Nos. 50-413-OLA and 414-OLA

Dear Administrative Judges:

Pursuant to the Boards Order of December 8, 2003, wherein the NRC staff (Staff) was instructed to provide any additional authorities and sources on the state of the art with regard to the use of MOX fuel, the Staff provides the following information.

Attached is a list of publicly available documents available on ADAMS discussing aspects of MOX fuel as it relates to proceedings before the NRC. Many of the documents have not been formally reviewed by the Staff, and, therefore, the Staff has not taken a position on their validity or accuracy. As such, they are listed here for informational purposes only and their inclusion in the attached list cannot be deemed as endorsement or approval by the Staff. Nor can any conclusion be drawn that the listed documents represent the universe of research regarding MOX fuel or that Staff finds them, in all cases, to contain information that may be classified as state of the art.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Susan Uttal Counsel for NRC Staff

Attachment:

As stated cc w/ attachment: Service List

1. Summary of meeting held on October 12, 2000, with Framatome Cogema Fuels, Duke Cogema Stone & Webster and Duke Power to brief the NRC staff on the fuel qualification Plan for the Department of Energy Materials Disposiiton Program. ADAMS # ML003776476.
2. Summary of meeting held on December 12, 2000, with Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Framatome Cogema Fuels, Duke Cogema Stone & Webster, and Duke Energy, to discuss the ORNL MOX Fuel Research and Development Program, ADAMS # ML010190064.
3. Letter, G. A. Meyer, Framatome ANP, Transmittal of Updated MOX Fuel Qualification Plan, April 16, 2001, ADAMS # ML011220513, ML010300288.
4. Framatome Topical Report submitted by letters dated May 30, October 27, November 24, December 5 and December 16, 2003, BAW-10238, Revision 1, MOX Fuel Design Report. ADAMS # ML031550349.
5. Framatome Topical Report, BAW-10231P, COPERNIC Fuel Rod Design Code Draft SE @ ADAMS # ML033290099.
6. Memorandum to the Commissioners from the EDO,Mixed Oxide Fuel Use in Commercial Light Water Reactors, April 14, 1999. ADAMS # ML993620025.
7. Letter, P. S. Hastings, Duke Cogema Stone & Webster, to A. Persinko, NRC, dated July 14, 2000, transmitting ORNL/TM-13428, Survey of Worldwide Light Water Reactor Experience with Mixed Uranium-Plutonium Oxide Fuel, May 2000.

ADAMS # ML003738319.