ML060480230
| ML060480230 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Palisades  |
| Issue date: | 09/20/1994 |
| From: | Marsh L Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Fenech R Consumers Power Co |
| Shared Package | |
| ML060480227 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-255, 72-7 (2.206), RAS 13892, TAC M88875 NUDOCS 9409260239 | |
| Download: ML060480230 (4) | |
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1 UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION odWASHINGTON, D.C. 205&O1 September 20, 1994 Mr. Robert A. Fenech Vice President, Nuclear Operations
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Consumers Power Company Palisades Plant 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway Covert, MI 49043
Dear Mr. Fenech:
SUBJECT:
PALISADES PLANT - NRC FINAL SAFETY ASSESSMENT OF INDEPENDENT SPENT FUEL STORAGE INSTALLATION (ISFSI) SUPPORT PAD (TAC NO. M88875)
In May 1993, NRC issued a certificate of compliance, pursuant to 10 CFR Part 72, to Sierra Nuclear Corporation (SNC), approving the use of the VSC-24 cask, for a 20-year term, by holders of 10 CFR Part 50 licenses, as an ISFSI.
The VSC-24 cask was first used under the general license by the Consumers Power Company (CPCo) at the Palisades plant in Michigan. Since that time, questions were raised about the possible effects of earthquakes and erosion at the Palisades site on the safe storage of spent fuel in the VSC-24 dry casks.
On the basis of these concerns, in March 1994, NRC initiated an independent assessment to more closely examine the behavior of the pad at Palisades with respect to seismic and other natural hazards in order to address concerns that have been raised subsequent to the construction and initial use of the facility.
The staff's preliminary findings are described in a draft safety assessment (DSA) forwarded to you on May 18, 1994.
On May 23, 1994, a public meeting was held with CPCo in Benton Harbor, Michigan, to discuss CPCo's examination of the dry cask storage pad and NRC's independent assessment of that examination.
Since that meeting, NRC continued to address comments and questions received from the public regarding the dry cask storage at Palisades.
The enclosed final safety assessment (FSA) contains the results of the NRC independent examination of the location of the foundation for the ISFSI at Palisades. Attached to the FSA are NRC responses to the appropriate comments and questions on this issue.
After careful consideration of the public comments and the technical evaluations performed by CPCo and by NRC's consultants, the staff's FSA concludes that the location of the storage pad at the Palisades site is acceptable to support the concrete storage cask against all effects of the design-basis earthquake for the site, and against other such postulated natural hazards as high winds and floods.
Furthermore, the VSC-24 dry casks and the concrete storage pad will not pose any unacceptable risk to public health and safety because of substantial horizontal and vertical separation of the ISFSI from the lake shore, the installed shoreline protection, surveillance and monitoring programs established by CPCo, and the ability to take remedial measures to remove sand deposited by wind or water. We recognize that your surveillance and monitoring programs further ensure safe operation of the dry cask storage.
Please keep the records of your surveillance available for future NRC review. The NRC staff reviewed CPCo's 23UC44 n
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Palisades Plant Docket No. 50-255 Distribution for letter dated:
September 20, 1994 Docket File NRC & Local PDRs PD31 Reading File JRoe JZwolinski LBMarsh AHsia CJamerson OGC ACRS (10)
W. Kropp R. Bernero, NMSS C. Haughney, NMSS F. Sturz, NMSS T. Johnson, NMSS P. Crane, OGC C.W. Reamer, OGC J. Cordez, OGC W. Russell, NRR F. Miraglia, NRR A. Thadani, NRR B. Sheron, NRR G. Bagchi, NRR R. Pichumani, NRR R. Rothman, NRR A. Hansen, NRR M. Gamberoni, NRR G. Kalman, NRR B. McCabe, EDO/RIII E. Greeman, RIII H. Miller, RIII G. Grant, RIII R. Landsman, RIII W. Kropp, RIII M. Parker, RIII cc:
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Mr. Robert A. Fenech September 20, 1994 analyses and determined that the its conclusions are similar to those of the NRC.
Please contact the NRC Project Manager, Mr. Tony Hsia, at (301) 504-3028, if you have any questions.
Sincerely, Original signed by Ledyard B. Marsh, Project Director Project Directorate III-1 Division of Reactor Projects - III/IV Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-255
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Final Safety Assessment, w/attachments DISTRIBUTION:
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Mr. Robert A. Fenech Consumers Power Company cc:
Mr. Thomas J. Palmisano Plant General Manager Palisades Plant 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway Covert, Michigan 49043-9530 Mr. David W. Rogers Plant Safety and Licensing Director Palisades Plant 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway Covert, Michigan 49043-9530 M. I. Miller, Esquire Sidley & Austin 54th Floor One First National Plaza Chicago, Illinois 60603 Palisades Plant Nuclear Facilities and Environmental Monitoring Section Office Division of Radiological Health Department of Public Health 3423 N. Logan Street P.O. Box 30195 Lansing, Michigan 48909 Gerald Charnoff, Esquire Shaw, Pittman, Potts and 2300 N Street, N. W.
Washington DC 20037 Trowbridge Alora Davis Commitment Tracking System Coordinator Palisades Plant Consumers Power Company 27780 Blue Star Memorial Hwy.
Covert, Michigan 49043-9530 Mr. Thomas A. McNish, Secretary Consumers Power Company 212 West Michigan Avenue Jackson, Michigan 49201 Judd L. Bacon, Esquire Consumers Power Company 212 West Michigan Avenue Jackson, Michigan 49201 Regional Administrator, Region III U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 801 Warrenville Road Lisle, Illinois 60532-4351 Jerry Sarno Township Supervisor Covert Township 36197 M-140 Highway Covert, Michigan 49043-9530 Office of the Governor Room 1 - Capitol Building Lansing, Michigan 48913 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Resident Inspector Office Palisades Plant 27782 Blue Star Memorial Highway Covert, Michigan 49043-9530 Elaine Wellin 1213 Island Dr. #203 Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105 Dr. Mary P. Sinclair 5711 Summerset Midland, Michigan 48640 Michael Keegan P. 0. Box 331 Monroe, Michigan 48161 Tanya Cabala 425 W. Western Avenue, Suite Muskegon, Michigan 49440 201 Kay Haffner 15184 Dudley Road Brown City, Michigan 48416 Elinor Roemer Lake Michigan Federation 59 East VanBuren Suite 2215 Chicago, Illinois 60605 John Scherbarth Department of Attorney General Natural Resources Division KNAPPS - Office Center Suite 530 300 S. Washington Lansing, Michigan 48913 April 1994