ML052140395

Letter to W. Norton Request for Exemption from Record Keeping Requirements of 10 CFR 50 Appendix a Criterion, 10 CFR 50 Appendix B Criterion Xvii, and 10 CFR 50.59(d)(3) for the Haddam Neck Plant

ML052140395
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Site:	Haddam Neck File:Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Co icon.png
Issue date:	09/09/2005
From:	Gillen D NRC/NMSS/DWMEP/DD
To:	Norton W Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Co
Kouhestani A, NMSS/DWMEP/DCD301-415-0023
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September 9, 2005 Mr. Wayne Norton President Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company 362 Injun Hollow Road East Hampton, CT 06424-3099

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR EXEMPTION FROM THE RECORDKEEPING REQUIREMENTS OF 10 CFR 50 APPENDIX A CRITERION 1, 10 CFR 50 APPENDIX B CRITERION XVII, AND 10 CFR 50.59(d)(3) FOR THE HADDAM NECK PLANT

Dear Mr. Norton:

The Commission has granted the enclosed exemption from the recordkeeping requirements of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 50.59(d)(3); 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix A Criterion 1; 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix B Criterion XVII, as requested in your letter dated February 16, 2005. The exemption will allow the disposal of records, prior to termination of the Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company (CY) License No. DPR-61, which are: (1) for Structures, Systems, Components (SSCs) that are associated with safe power generation, when the nuclear power unit and associated systems no longer exist, or (2) for SSCs associated with the safe storage of fuel in the spent fuel pool when the spent nuclear fuel has been completely transferred from the spent fuel pool and the spent fuel pool building is ready for demolition.

CY is not exempt from the recordkeeping requirements for storage of spent fuel in its independent spent fuel storage installation under 10 CFR Part 50 or the general license requirements of 10 CFR Part 72. This exemption does not apply to any records reflecting spills, releases, or other information relevant to remaining decommissioning requirements and activities at the CY site.

Additionally, this exemption is not applicable to mitigation measures CY has committed to with the Connecticut Historical Commission, which are discussed in NRCs September 30, 2002 Environmental Assessment related to approval of CYs LTP. Specifically, CY committed to (1) documentation of the Haddam Neck Plant (HNP) to the professional standards of the National Park Services Historic American Engineering Record, and (2) consultation with the Thomas J.

Dodd Research Center, at the University of Connecticut, concerning the archiving of pertinent documents, plans, and photographs of the HNP.

W. Norton A copy of this exemption is enclosed and has been forwarded to the Office of Federal Register for publication. If you have any questions concerning this evaluation, please contact Ted Smith at (301) 415-6721, or Amir Kouhestani at (301) 415-0023.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Daniel M. Gillen, Deputy Director Decommissioning Directorate Division of Waste Management and Environmental Protection Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Docket No.: 50-213 cc: Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Plant

Enclosure:

Exemption Staff Contacts: Theodore B. Smith, NMSS/DWMEP (301) 415-6721 Amir Kouhestani, NMSS/DWMEP (301) 415-0023

W. Norton A copy of this exemption is enclosed and has been forwarded to the Office of Federal Register for publication. If you have any questions concerning this evaluation, please contact Ted Smith at (301) 415-6721, or Amir Kouhestani at (301) 415-0023.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Daniel M. Gillen, Deputy Director Decommissioning Directorate Division of Waste Management and Environmental Protection Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Docket No.: 50-213 cc: Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Plant

Enclosure:

Exemption Staff Contacts: Theodore B. Smith, NMSS/DWMEP (301) 415-6721 Amir Kouhestani, NMSS/DWMEP (301) 415-0023 DISTRIBUTION:

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Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company Service List cc:

Mr. Allan Johanson, Assistant Director Mr. Randall L. Speck Office of Policy and Management Kaye, Scholer, Fierman, Hayes & Handler, Policy Development and Planning Division LLP 450 Capitol Avenue- MS# 52 ERN The McPherson Building P.O. Box Bo 341441 901 Fifteenth Street, NW Suite 1100 Hartford, CT 06134-1441 Washington, DC 20005-2327 Dr. E. L. Wilds, Jr. Director Ms. Kelly Smith Monitoring and Radiation Division Communications Manager Connecticut Department of Environmental Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Protection Company 79 Elm Street Haddam Neck Plant Hartford, CT 06106-5127 362 Injun Hollow Road East Hampton, CT 06424-3099 Board of Selectmen Town Office Building Mr. Bruce D. Kenyon Haddam, CT 06438 Chief Executive Officer Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Mr. Wayne Norton Company President Haddam Neck Plant Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power 16 Sandpiper Point Road Company Old Lyme, CT 06371 Haddam Neck Plant 362 Injun Hollow Road Mr. Joseph Bourassa East Hampton, CT 06424-3099 Director of Nuclear Safety/Regulatory Affairs Mr. Gerald Garfield Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power General Counsel Company Day, Berry, and Howard Haddam Neck Plant City Place 1 362 Injun Hollow Road Hartford, CT 06103-3499 East Hampton, CT 06424-3099 Mr. Gerry P. van Noordennen Mr. Kenneth Heider Regulatory Affairs Manager Vice President Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company Company Haddam Neck Plant Haddam Neck Plant 362 Injun Hollow Road 362 Injun Hollow Road East Hampton, CT 06424-3099 East Hampton, CT 06424-3099 Ms. Deborah B. Katz, President Mr. Michael Thomas Citizens Awareness Network Vice President & Chief Financial Officer P.O. Box 83 Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Shelburne Falls, MA 01370-0083 Company Haddam Neck Plant 362 Injun Hollow Road East Hampton, CT 06424-3099