ML072750364
| ML072750364 | |
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| Site: | Fort Saint Vrain, 07200009  |
| Issue date: | 09/18/1990 |
| From: | Steve Ruffin NRC/NMSS/IMNS |
| To: | Haughney C NRC/NMSS/IMNS |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D. C. 20555 SEP i B SO Docket No. 72-9(50-267)
MEMORANDUM FOR:
Charles J. Haughney, Chief Fuel Cycle Safety Branch Division of Irdustrial and Medical Nuclear Safety, NMSS THRU:
John P. Roberts, Section Leader Irradiated Fuel Section Fuel Cycle Safety Branch Division of Industrial and Medical Nuclear Safety, NMSS FROM:
Steve R. Ruffin, Project Manager Irradiated Fuel Secticn Fuel Cycle Safety Branch Division of Industrial and Medical Nuclear Safety, NMSS
SUBJECT:
MEETING WITH PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF COLORADO DATE/TIME:
LOCATION:
ATTENDEES:
PURPOSE:
September 5, 1990; 9:30 a.m.
Room 7B-9, One White Flint North Building, Rockville, Md.
See Enclosure 1 Fort St. Vrain Part 72 License application, defueling, and shipping status update DISCUSSION:
Mr. H. L. Brey, Public Service Company of Colorado (PSC), met with the Fuel Cycle Safety Branch of NMSS to discuss its application for a materials license, under the provisions of 10 CFR Part 72, to possess spent fuel and other radioactive materials associated with spent fuel in an independent spent fuel storage installation (ISFSI).
Mr. Brey briefed the staff on the historical and current status of the Fort St. Vrain defueling and shipping perplexity.
He also indicated that PSC would like to meet periodically to keep the staff abreast of the current Fort St. Vrain defueling and shipping status (see Enclosure 2) and to remain abreast of the NRC review statLs of the Fort ISFSI license application.
The ISFSI will be located on the Fort St. Vrain site in Weld
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The ISFSI will utilize a design based on the FW Energy Applications, Inc., modular vault dry store (MVDS) design and modified to accept high-temperature gas reactor (HTGR) fuel (see Enclosure 4) on the Fort St. Vrain site. The proposed ISFSI capacity may be as much as 1482 HTGR spent fuel blocks.
priefioiii U Steve R. Ruffin, Project Manager Irradiated Fuel Section Fuel Cycle Safety Branch Division of Industrial and Medical Nuclear Safety, NMSS
Enclosures:
As stated Distribution:
Docket File 72-9 (50-267) PDR & LPDR NRC FIle Center IMSB R/F IMIF R/F JRoberts SRuffin FSturz PErickson, NRR SWeiss, NRR AHodgdon FBrown JDoman EHylton, NRR JBBaird, RIV DLGarrison, RIV TCJohnson (SR/MTG FORT ST. VRAIN)
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REP 18 law Charles J. Haughney Enclosure I ATTENDANCE NAME Steve Ruffin John P. Roberts Jim Doman Fritz Sturz H. L. Brey ORGANIZATION NRC/NMSS NRC/NMSS NRC/NMSS NRC/NMSS PSC
Public Servicer
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AGENDA FOR NRC MEETING ON THE ISFSI AUGUST 28, 1990 8:30 AM FORT ST VRAIN VISITOR CENTER I.
INTRODUCTION (15 MIN)
(MIKE NIEHOFF) o STATUS OF DEFUELING/SHIPPING FUEL TO DOE-IDAHO o
PSC'S COMMITMENT TO THE ISFSI PROJECT II.
DISCUSSION OF THE MVDS (60 MIN)
(MIKE LEHR) o GENERAL OVERVIEW OF THE FORT ST VRAIN PLANT o
ISFSI SITE LOCATION o
GENERAL OVERVIEW OF THE MVDS DESIGN o
REVIEW ISFSI SCHEDULE
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III. TOUR OF FSV REACTOR BUILDING AND ISFSI TRANSPORT ROADWAY (2 HRS)
(G. REDMOND)
LUNCH -------------------------
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TOUR OF ISFSI SITE (60 MIN)
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QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION
FORT ST. VRAIN DEFUELING & FUEL STORAGE OVERVIEW AUGUST 28, 1990 BACKGROUND FSV FUEL 1482 FUEL ELEMENTS 37 REGIONS 6 SEGMENTS DOE CONTRACT ORIGINAL AGREEMENT FOR FSV INCLUDED DRY STORAGE OF THE FIRST 8 SEGMENTS OF FUEL AT DOE IDAHO a
3 SEGMENTS CURRENTLY IN DRY STORE AT IDAHO SEGMENTS 4 THROUGH 9 ARE CURRENTLY ON SITE AT FSV ONE SEGMENT NOT COVERED BY EXISTING AGREEMENT DEFUELING STATUS SEPTEMBER 1989, GOVERNOR ANDRUS, STATE OF IDAHO PROHIBITED DOE RECEIPT OF FSV SPENT FUEL DEFUELING STARTED DECEMBER 1989 ONE-THIRD COF CORE OFF LOADED TO FUEL STORAGE WELLS AND TWO SHIPPING CASKS DEFUELING SUSPENDED FEBRUARY 15, 1990 CURRENT DOE STATUS DOE HAS INFORMALLY COMMITTED TO TAKE ALL FSV SPENT FUEL SEGMENTS SOLUTIONS HAVE BEEN PROMULGATED TO RESOLVE GOVERNOR ANDRUS' CONCERNS DOE PROVIDED TENTATIVE TARGET DATES 1 SHIPMENT PER WEEK BEGINNING AUGUST 1990 UP TO 7 SHIPMENTS PER WEEK BEGINNING FEBRUARY 1991 TARGET SHIPPING DATES, IF MET, WILL ALLOW FOR COMPLETION OF DEFUELING BY DECEMBER, 1991 PSC COMMITMENT TO THE INDEPENDENT SPENT FUEL STORAGE INSTALLATION (ISFSI)
TOTAL RELIANCE UPON DOE DEEMED NOT PRUDENT FOSTER-WHEELER SELECTED TO DESIGN AND CONSTRUCT THE ISFSI NRC PART 72 LICENSE APPLICATION SUBMITTED JUNE 22, 1990' ANTICIPATE NRC TO ISSUE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT BY FEBRUARY 1, 1991 FACILITY CONSTRUCTION TO BEGIN IN FEBRUARY 1991 ANTICIPATE NRC TO ISSUE PART 72 LICENSE BY JULY 1, 1991 CONSTRUCTION TO BE COMPLETE BY NOVEMBER 1991 DEFUELING TO THE ISFSI TO BE COMPLETE BY MID-1992 N\\NoN/VVV[M I
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