ML062570163

Summary of September 7, 2006, Meeting with Omaha Public Power District to Discuss Options for Next Dry Cask Storage Campaign

ML062570163
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Site:	Fort Calhoun, 07201004
Issue date:	09/14/2006
From:	Joseph Sebrosky NRC/NMSS/SFPO
To:	Ruland W NRC/NMSS/SFPO
Sebrosky J, NRC/NMSS 301-415-1132
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September 14, 2006 MEMORANDUM TO: William H. Ruland, Deputy Director Spent Fuel Project Office Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards FROM: Joseph M. Sebrosky, Senior Project Manager /RA/

Licensing Section Spent Fuel Project Office Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards

SUMMARY

OF SEPTEMBER 7, 2006, MEETING WITH OMAHA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT TO DISCUSS OPTIONS FOR NEXT DRY CASK STORAGE CAMPAIGN On September 7, 2006, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff from the Spent Fuel Project Office, and Omaha Public Power District (OPPD) met at NRC Headquarters in Rockville, Maryland. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss OPPDs options for the next dry cask storage campaign at Fort Calhoun. Enclosure 1 is a list of attendees. Enclosure 2 contains the handouts from the meeting.

Highlights of the Meeting During the meeting OPPD expressed interest in pursuing continued use of the lightweight spent fuel transfer cask approved by the staff through an exemption for limited use at Fort Calhoun.

The staff discussed the recent staff requirements memorandum (SRM) issued by the Commission regarding the use of unshielded canisters dated August 31, 2006, (ADAMS accession ML062430470). The staff stated that it encouraged the normal licensing process of requesting a Certificate of Compliance (CoC) amendment. The staff also indicated that a simplified licensing action request would result in a simplified review that could be done by the staff in a shorter period of time than a more complex review.

Transnuclear (TN), the storage cask vendor, was also in attendance to outline the scope of a CoC amendment for the lightweight transfer cask used at Fort Calhoun. TN indicated that it expected to submit the amendment in the spring of 2007. The staff noted that OPPD's and TN's proposed schedule did not support issuing an amendment to the CoC by OPPD's stated need date of January 2008. OPPD indicated that it would evaluate its options of: 1) having

W. Ruland TN request an amendment as soon as possible, 2) delay dry cask loading until after 2008, or 3) seek another exemption. OPPD and the staff agreed that another meeting was needed after OPPD had time to evaluate its options.

No regulatory decisions were made at the meeting.

Docket Nos. 72-54, 72-1004

Enclosures:

1. Attendance List

2. Meeting Handouts cc: Mailing List

W. Ruland TN request an amendment as soon as possible, 2) delay dry cask loading until after 2008, or 3) seek another exemption. OPPD and the staff agreed that another meeting was needed after OPPD had time to evaluate its options.

No regulatory decisions were made at the meeting.

Docket Nos. 72-54, 72-1004

Enclosures:

1. Attendance List

2. Meeting Handouts cc: Mailing List DISTRIBUTION: (closes TAC L2400)

NJensen, OGC NRC attendees/without attachments DMcIntyre (OPA) NMSS r/f BWhite OFC: SFPO E SFPO E SFPO NAME: JSebrosky EZiegler RNelson DATE: 9/13/06 9/13/06 9/1406 C = COVER E = COVER & ENCLOSURE N = NO COPY OFFICIAL RECORD COPY

Ft. Calhoun Station, Unit 1 cc:

Winston & Strawn Mr. Daniel K. McGhee ATTN: James R. Curtiss, Esq. Bureau of Radiological Health 1700 K Street, N.W. Iowa Department of Public Health Washington, DC 20006-3817 Lucas State Office Building, 5th Floor 321 East 12th Street Chairman Des Moines, IA 50319 Washington County Board of Supervisors P.O. Box 466 Mr. R. T. Ridenoure Blair, NE 68008 Vice President - Chief Nuclear Officer Omaha Public Power District Mr. John Hanna, Resident Inspector Fort Calhoun Station FC-2-4 Adm.

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Post Office Box 550 P.O. Box 310 Fort Calhoun, Nebraska 68023-0550 Fort Calhoun, NE 68023 Regional Administrator, Region IV U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 400 Arlington, TX 76011-4005 Ms. Julia Schmitt, Manager Radiation Control Program Nebraska Health & Human Services R & L Public Health Assurance 301 Centennial Mall, South P.O. Box 95007 Lincoln, NE 68509-5007 Mr. David J. Bannister, Manager Fort Calhoun Station Omaha Public Power District Fort Calhoun Station FC-1-1 Plant P.O. Box 550 Fort Calhoun, NE 68023-0550 Mr. Joe L. McManis Manager - Nuclear Licensing Omaha Public Power District Fort Calhoun Station FC-2-4 Adm.

P.O. Box 550 Fort Calhoun, NE 68023-0550

Fort Calhoun and NRC September 7, 2006 ATTENDANCE LIST Name Affiliation William Ruland NMSS/SFPO Edwin Hackett (part time) NMSS/SFPO Christopher M. Regan NMSS/SFPO Larry Campbell NMSS/SFPO Joe Sebrosky NMSS/SFPO Ray Wharton NMSS/SFPO Jim Pearson NMSS/SFPO Shana Helton NMSS/SFPO Jorge Solis NMSS/SFPO Elizabeth Thompson NMSS/SFPO Bob Tripathi NMSS/SFPO Scott Atwater (via phone) NRC/Region IV Ray L. Kellar (via phone) NRC/Region IV Alan Wang NRR/DORL Sujit Samaddar NRR/DE Rebecca Karas NRR/DE Steven Jones NRR/DSS/SPSB John Segala NRR/DSS/SPSB Andrew Mauer NRC/OEDO/AO/TRPS Ross Ridenoure OPPD Bernie Van Sant OPPD Sudesh Gambhir OPPD Thomas Matthews OPPD Tara Neider TN Bob Grubb TN Suzanne Leblang NMC Steven P. Kraft NEI Mike Schoppman NEI LATF Brian Gutherman ACI Nuclear Energy Solutions Robert Beall Constellation Energy Maureen Conley Platts/McGraw Hill Thecla Fabian Fuel Cycle Week Enclosure 1

Enclosure 2 Meeting Handouts