ML063560436

LTR-06-0656 - Ltr. Charles V. Sans Crainte Regarding NRC Decommissioning Status Update Presentation of December 11, 2006

ML063560436
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Site:	La Crosse File:Dairyland Power Cooperative icon.png
Issue date:	12/13/2006
From:	Crainte C Dairyland Power Cooperative
To:	Jaczko G, Klein D, Peter B. Lyons, Mcgaffigan E, Merrifield J NRC/Chairman, NRC/OCM
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OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY CORRESPONDENCE CONTROL TICKET Date Printed:Dec 22, 2006 07:57 PAPER NUMBER: LTR-06-0656 LOGGING DATE: 12/22/2006 ACTION OFFICE: EDO ca EDO DEDMRS AUTHOR: Charles Crainte DEDR AFFILIATION: WI DEDIA AO ADDRESSEE: Dale Klein

SUBJECT:

NRC decommissioning status update presentation of December 11, 2006 ACTION: Information DISTRIBUTION: RF LETTER DATE: 12/13/2006 ACKNOWLEDGED No SPECIAL HANDLING: Made publicly available in ADAMS via EDO/DPC NOTES: Included as part of records from 12/11/06 Commission meeting FILE LOCATION: ADAMS DATE DUE: DATE SIGNED:

CHARLES V. SANS CRAINTE, P.E.

Vice President, Generation DAIRYLAND POWER COOPERATIVE December 13, 2006 Chairman Dale E. Klein vtommissioner Edward McGaffigan, Jr.

Commissioner Jeffrey S. Merrifield Commissioner Gregory B. Jaczko Commissioner Peter B. Lyons U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission One White Flint North 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, Maryland 20852-2738

SUBJECT:

NRC Decommissioning Status Update Presentation of December 11, 2006 I appreciated the opportunity to present an update of activities at the La Crosse Boiling Water Reactor (LACBWR) at your session Monday. Unfortunately, in my zeal to adhere to the allotted time limit, I skipped by quite a bit of information that I had intended to relate. One significant omission should be corrected.

At LACBWR, our staff is beginning the planning process for an on-site dry cask storage project.

There are two specific areas of concern that, although the commission has no direct authority to remedy, the commissioners can hopefully continue to support to the benefit of the entire industry. They are:

4 Priority acceptance of spent fuel from shutdown facilities by the DOE, as contemplated from the beginning of the DOE NWPA program. We, at DPC, are hopeful that the DOE will follow the contraict provisions and good policy to accept fuel from shutdown facilities on a priority basis. Some of you have, in the past, voiced the opinion that all parties would be better served if this were the case. This is especially true given consideration to reducing the potential exposure to a terrorist threat. Were it not for spent fuel, decommissioning or decommissioned facilities would pose no real threat or risk of any kind.

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NRC Decommissioning Status Update Presentation of December 11, 2006 Page 2 December 13, 2006 Acceptance, by DOE, of all NRC certified dual-puT2ose anisteL and cask systems.

As we are expecting that we w-ilbe aTt"itfans-Ter fuel to dry storage by 2009; we will likely be selecting a cask system from among those presently available. The TAD system, proposed by the DOE, is unlikely to be made available in this timeframe. Again, some of you have, in the past, expressed concern about the DOE's stated position that they may not accept fuel stored in these previously certified dual-purpose cask systems in an orderly maimer.

My hope in bringing this to your attention is simply to encourage you to continue to press the DOE and DOJ for sensible and responsible decision-making in this regard. I assure you that DPC intends to make every reasonable effort to work with the DOE to accommodate their direction within the timeframe we are anticipating for this project.

Sincerely, DAIRYLAND POWER COOPERATIVE Charles V. Sans Crainte, PE Vice President Generation Division cc: Kristina Banovac, Project Manager