ML042590224

Implementation Status of Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation Interim Compensatory Measures

ML042590224
Person / Time
Site:	Duane Arnold
Issue date:	09/10/2004
From:	Bhalchandra Vaidya NRC/NRR/DLPM
To:	Peifer M Nuclear Management Co
vaidya B, NRR/DLPM, 415-3308
References
TAC MC2917
Download: ML042590224 (4)

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September 10, 2004 Mr. Mark A. Peifer Nuclear Management Company, LLC Duane Arnold Energy Center 3277 DAEC Road Palo, Iowa 52324-9785

SUBJECT:

IMPLEMENTATION STATUS OF INDEPENDENT SPENT FUEL STORAGE INSTALLATION INTERIM COMPENSATORY MEASURES (TAC NO. MC2917)

Dear Mr. Peifer:

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued Order (EA-02-104) to all holders of general and specific licenses of Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installations (ISFSIs) on October 16, 2002, requiring implementation of security-related interim compensatory measures (ICMs). Since October 16, 2002, the NRC has issued by Order the same ICMs to six additional facilities. Although the NRC did not require licensees to modify their ISFSI physical protection plans in response to these Orders, the NRC staff reviewed all licensee responses to these Orders and concluded that they were acceptable.

Subsequently, the NRC issued Orders (EA-03-086) dated April 29, 2003, to all power reactor licensees that required them to modify their physical security, safeguards contingency, and training and qualification plans mandated by 10 CFR 50.34(c), 50.34(d), and 73.55(b)(4)(ii) to provide protection against the revised Design Basis Threat (DBT). The Order further required that these revised power reactor security plans be submitted to the NRC by April 29, 2004.

Several licensees with ISFSIs included ISFSI-related security provisions in their revised power reactor security plans. However, the NRC does not intend to review ISFSI-related security provisions as part of its review of the revised power reactor security plans submitted in response to the April 29, 2003, Order. The NRC staff at this time, seeks to ensure that ISFSI-related security provisions implemented in response to the ICMs remain unchanged.

To achieve this aim, the NRC is requesting that those licensees who are in receipt of this letter respond in writing, within 10 days from the receipt of this letter, stating whether or not their implementation of ISFSI-related security provisions of the ISFSI ICM Orders have been modified or revised since responding to the ISFSI Orders described above. If no modifications or revisions which decrease the effectiveness of the implementation of ISFSI-related security provisions have been made, a statement to that effect will suffice as an adequate response to this letter. Where modifications or revisions which decrease the effectiveness of the ISFSI-related security provisions are proposed, provide detailed descriptions of those modifications or revisions. NRC review and approval of the proposed modifications or revisions would be required prior to implementation.

M. A. Peifer If you have any questions concerning this request, please contact me at (301) 415-3498 or by e-mail at BKV@nrc.gov.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRCs Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records component of NRCs document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Bhalchandra K. Vaidya, Project Manager Security Plan Review Team Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-331 cc: See next page

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Mr. John Paul Cowan Daniel McGhee Executive Vice President & Utilities Division Chief Nuclear Officer Iowa Department of Commerce Nuclear Management Company, LLC Lucas Office Buildings, 5th floor 700 First Street Des Moines, IA 50319 Hudson, MI 54016 Chairman, Linn County John Bjorseth Board of Supervisors Plant Manager 930 1st Street SW Duane Arnold Energy Center Cedar Rapids, IA 52404 3277 DAEC Road Palo, IA 52324 Craig G. Anderson Senior Vice President, Group Operations Steven R. Catron 700 First Street Manager, Regulatory Affairs Hudson, WI 54016 Duane Arnold Energy Center 3277 DAEC Road Mark A. Peifer Palo, IA 52324 Site Vice President Duane Arnold Energy Center U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Nuclear Management Company, LLC Resident Inspectors Office 3277 DAEC Road Rural Route #1 Palo, IA 52324-0351 Palo, IA 52324 Regional Administrator, Region III U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 2443 Warrenville Road, Suite 210 Lisle, IL 60532-4352 Jonathan Rogoff Vice President, Counsel & Secretary Nuclear Management Company, LLC 700 First Street Hudson, WI 54016 Bruce Lacy Nuclear Asset Manager Alliant Energy/Interstate Power and Light Company 3277 DAEC Road Palo, IA 52324