ML072840061
| ML072840061 | |
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| Site: | 07200009, Fort Saint Vrain  |
| Issue date: | 10/09/2007 |
| From: | US Dept of Energy (DOE) |
| To: | Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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E Environmental Management Environmental Management October 2005 Ashtabula 2000 Ashtabula 2006 Site-Specific License Renewal for the Fort St. Vrain (FSV) Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI)
Presentation to the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Rockville, MD September 27, 2007
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E Environmental Management Environmental Management FSV ISFSI Representatives U.S. Department of Energy, Idaho Office (DOE-ID)
Jan Hagers, Licensing Manager Barb Beller, Materials Disposition Project Engineer CH2M-WG Idaho, LLC (CWI)
James Kaylor, Project Director, Nuclear Material Disposition Randy Elwood, Manager ISFSI Management Ted Borst, FSV ISFSI Facility Manager Greg Hall, Regulatory Compliance Lead Jim Stalnaker, System Engineer
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E Environmental Management Environmental Management Purpose of Meeting Provide Information to the NRC Concerning:
DOE-IDs planned submittal of a License Renewal Application (LRA) for the FSV ISFSI Overview of Approach Schedule for submittal to the NRC Obtain NRC Feedback Status of NRC preliminary renewal guidance Other considerations
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E Environmental Management Environmental Management Overview of Presentation
Background
FSV High Temperature Gas Cooled Reactor (HTGR)
FSV ISFSI Licensed material License conditions General arrangement Fuel element Fuel storage container License Renewal Approach Need for License Amendment Schedule Discussion
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E Environmental Management Environmental Management Background - FSV HTGR Operated by Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCo) from 1974 to 1989 Reactor designed by General Atomics utilizing same fundamental principles that formed the basis of the Peach Bottom High Temperature Gas Cooled Reactor prototype Utilized a uranium-thorium fuel cycle Graphite moderator, fuel cladding, core structure, and reflector Helium used as primary coolant 842 Megawatts (Mw) thermal with net electric output of 330 Mw Average neutron flux of 6.2 E13 n/cm2-sec (thermal < 2.38 eV) and 3.3E13 n/cm2-sec (fast > 0.18 MeV)
Average to maximum fuel temperatures from 1,500 to 2,300 degree F respectively Active core consisted of 1,482 hexagonal graphite fuel elements Stacked six-high in 247 vertical columns
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E Environmental Management Environmental Management Background - FSV HTGR (cont.)
One sixth of core replaced during each fuel cycle (segment)
Segment 1 (1/74 to 2/79) - 174 EFPD Segment 2 (2/79 to 5/81) - 189 EFPD Segment 3 (5/81 to 2/84) - 295 EFPD Segments 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 (2/84 to 8/89) - 945 EFPD Reactor net capacity factor of 14.6%
Spent nuclear fuel (SNF) from Segments 1, 2, 3, and 18 elements from Segment 4 stored in Idaho Under 1965 contractual agreement between PSCo and AEC whereby successor DOE owned and would store first 8 Segments at DOEs Idaho site (DOE-ID)
Remainder of the FSV SNF stored in the FSV ISFSI DOE precluded from receiving further FSV SNF shipments by 1995 legal Settlement Agreement with State of Idaho
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E Environmental Management Environmental Management Background - FSV ISFSI PSCo decision to build FSV ISFSI necessitated by:
Need to defuel/decommission reactor and terminate 10 CFR Part 50 license Inability to ship remaining SNF to DOE-ID for interim storage PSCo received a 20-year renewable NRC license on November 4, 1991 pursuant to 10 CFR 72 Materials License No. SNM-2504, Docket No. 72-09 Remaining SNF was transferred from the FSV HTGR to the FSV ISFSI between December 26, 1991 and June 10, 1992 PSCo filed lawsuit for breach of contract due to DOE-ID inability to fulfill commitment to accept FSV SNF shipments to the Idaho site Lawsuit settled out of court by contract signed February 9, 1996 DOE purchased the FSV ISFSI and two TN-FSV shipping packages DOE took ownership of SNF Segment 9 from PSCo DOE committed to apply for transfer of NRC license to DOE License transferred by NRC from PSCo to DOE-ID June 4, 1999 Current License term expires November 30, 2011
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E Environmental Management Environmental Management Background - FSV ISFSI (cont.)
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E Environmental Management Environmental Management Background - FSV ISFSI (cont.)
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E Environmental Management Environmental Management Background - FSV ISFSI (cont.)
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E Environmental Management Environmental Management Background - FSV ISFSI (cont.)
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E Environmental Management Environmental Management Background - FSV ISFSI (Cont.)
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E Environmental Management Environmental Management Background - FSV ISFSI Licensed Material 1,482 irradiated FSV HTGR fuel elements using thorium and uranium enriched to not greater than 93.15% U-235 In the form of irradiated TRISO coated (Th:U)C2 fuel particles inside graphite fuel elements Maximum of 1,036 kg U and 14,540 kg thorium initially contained in fuel elements Transuranium elements, source material, byproduct material, and associated radioactive material related to receipt, storage, and transfer of fuel elements In the form of irradiated fuel elements, contaminated ISFSI equipment, depleted uranium shielding materials, and low-level radioactive waste Maximum quantity contained in:
1,482 irradiated HTGR fuel elements, 270 contaminated fuel storage containers, one contaminated container handling machine, three contaminated storage wells, three depleted uranium shielding components, and low-level radioactive waste related to receipt, storage, and transfer of fuel elements
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E Environmental Management Environmental Management Background - FSV ISFSI Licensed Material (cont.)
Byproduct and special nuclear material related to receipt, storage, and transfer of fuel elements In the form of calibration and sealed sources used for sample analysis and instrument calibration
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E Environmental Management Environmental Management Background - FSV ISFSI License Conditions All byproduct, source, and/or special nuclear material, and chemical and/or physical form must be related to spent fuel storage and is authorized for receipt, possession, storage, and transfer Includes use of sealed sources for calibration and sample analysis Authorized place of use is the FSV ISFSI in Platteville, CO as described in the Safety Analysis Report and per the Technical Specifications Technical Specifications are incorporated into the License including Functional and Operating Limits for spent fuel elements stored at the FSV ISFSI Limiting Conditions for Operation and Surveillance Requirements MVDS Cooling System Container Handling Machine Fuel Storage Container Design Features Administrative Controls Includes a Natural Gas and Oil Monitoring Program
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E Environmental Management Environmental Management Background - FSV ISFSI License Conditions (cont.)
Must follow the Physical Protection Plan Repackaging of fuel elements is not authorized Inform NMSS of planned replacement of DOEs operations contractor for the FSV ISFSI at least 90 days in advance Assess performance of replacement contractor within 180 days of replacement Request necessary funds from Congress to ensure compliance of FSV operations and decommissioning under the license Notify NRC in writing of anticipated or forecasted shortfalls Submit plan detailing specific measures to prevent adverse impacts on ISFSI operations
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E Environmental Management Environmental Management Background - FSV ISFSI General Arrangement
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E Environmental Management Environmental Management Background - FSV ISFSI General Arrangement
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E Environmental Management Environmental Management Background - FSV ISFSI General Arrangement
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E Environmental Management Environmental Management Background - FSV ISFSI Fuel Element
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E Environmental Management Environmental Management Background - FSV ISFSI Fuel Storage Container
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E Environmental Management Environmental Management License Renewal Approach 10 CFR 72.42(a): Each license issued under this part must be for a fixed period of time to be specified in the license.
The license term for an ISFSI must not exceed 20 years from the date of issuance.
Licenses may be renewed by the Commission at the expiration of the license term upon application by the licensee and pursuant to the requirements of this rule.
10 CFR 72.7: The Commission may, upon application by any interested person or upon its own initiative, grant such exemptions from the requirements of the regulations in this part as it determines are authorized by law and will not endanger life or property or the common defense and security and are otherwise in the public interest.
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E Environmental Management Environmental Management License Renewal Approach (cont.)
An exemption from 10 CFR 72.42(a) will be submitted in accordance with 10 CFR 72.7 for a yet to be determined extended license term to accommodate:
A February 13, 1996 agreement between DOE and the Governor of Colorado requiring that all SNF at the FSV ISFSI be shipped out of Colorado no later than January 1, 2035 Allowance for adequate time for subsequent decontamination and decommissioning of the ISFSI required for license termination.
DOE plans to issue a letter to the Governor of Colorado, the Honorable Bill Ritter, explaining the need to extend the FSV ISFSI license term beyond the standard 20-year renewal term
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E Environmental Management Environmental Management License Renewal Approach (cont.)
The Manager of the Department of Energys Idaho Operations Office (DOE-ID) has been designated as the Secretary of Energys authorized representative to hold and operate under Materials License SNM-2504 Accordingly, DOE-ID will submit the License Renewal Application for the FSV ISFSI under the delegated authority Pending future guidance, DOE-ID has reviewed and will base its application on the following precedent:
Preliminary NRC Staff Guidance for 10 CFR Part 72 License Renewal, U. S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, March 29, 2001 (Dominion Letter Serial No.01-203)
Preliminary NRC Staff Guidance for 10 CFR Part 72 License Renewal, U. S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, May 17, 2001 (CP&L Letter Serial No. RRA-01-0054)
Surry Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation, Comments on NRC Preliminary Guidance, June 26, 2001 (Dominion Letter Serial No.01-367)
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E Environmental Management Environmental Management License Renewal Approach (cont.)
DOE-ID staff has reviewed the following from the aspects of both precedent and lessons learned:
Virginia Electric and Power Company, Surry Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI), License Renewal Application, Docket No. 72-2, License No. SNM-2501, April 29, 2002 H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant, Unit No. 2 Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation, Docket No. 72-3, License No. SNM-2502, Request for Renewal of Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation, February 27, 2004 Oconee Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation License Renewal Meeting, SECY-06-0202 - Weekly Information Report - Week Ending September 15, 2006, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Items of Interest, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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E Environmental Management Environmental Management Schedule Pre-Submittal Activities: 2007, 2008, 2009 Scoping evaluation of Safety Significant Components (SSCs) that are to be evaluated in an aging management review process (Completed)
Aging management review and effects management of the SSCs (Ongoing)
Time-limited aging analyses License basis document changes (Ongoing)
Development and submittal of a license renewal application Interface meetings with NRC as appropriate and necessary Submittal to NRC: During third quarter of 2009 Required Submittal Date: November 30, 2009
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E Environmental Management Environmental Management Summary DOE-ID needs to continue operation of the FSV ISFSI Accordingly, DOE-ID will submit:
A 10 CFR Part 72 license renewal application during third quarter 2009 A 10 CFR 72.7 request for exemption from 10 CFR 72.42(a) in applying for an extended renewal term The License Renewal Application will incorporate the NRC Preliminary Guidance Following precedent set by the Surry, Robinson, and Oconee ISFSI license renewal applications