ML072980322
| ML072980322 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Humboldt Bay |
| Issue date: | 10/23/2007 |
| From: | Pacific Gas & Electric Co |
| To: | NRC/FSME |
| References | |
| Download: ML072980322 (12) | |
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NRC/PG&E MEETING
.OCTOBER23, 2007 HUMBOLDT BAY POWER PLANT, DECOMMISSIONING PLANS, SCHEDULE AND ISSUES El Electic Company Pacific Gas and
PURPOSE and AGENDA EPSDAR, Rev. 1),August 2007 Transfer of Spent Fuel to ISFSI ESubmittals Needing NRC Approval F Fuel Size'Criteria LZHumboldt Bay Repowering Project (HBRP)
- Cross Contamination Prevention and Monitoring Plan
- Schedule for Near-term Surveys EImpact on Decommissioning Units 1 2 and 3 2
PSDAR SRev. 0 Submitted February -27, 1998.
" Ventilation Stack Demolition
" Feasibility of Licensing an ISFSI E Rev. 1 Submitted August 31, 2007
" ISFSI Construction
" Transfer Spent Fuel from Pool to ISFSI
" Inte'ri m Unit 3 Decommissioning SConstruct and Operate HBRP E-Decomm~ission Units 1 and 2 o.Complete Unit 3 Decommissioning 3
-SPENT FUEL TRANSFER TO ISFSI SNuclear Unit 3 SEquipment/Pathway Clearance
~Pool Cleanup SDavit Crane Testing December 2007.
IfSFSI EVault Constructed Slummer 2007 SDry Runs January - February 2008 o-Fuel Loading March - June 2008 K
.SUBMITTALS NEED-IN-G NRC APPROVAL Ei HBPP Submittals in November Requesting Six Month NRC Review and Approval
~Security Exemption and LAR ET~ech Spec LAR S10 CFR 20, App. B, Table 1 Exemption EI Emergency Plan Reduction in Effectiveness 5
FUEL SIZE CRITERIA
~Pool Cleanup Phase (2003 - Present)
EFuel Fragments -Discovered ENeeded to Correct SNM Inventory Inaccuracy
~Needed to Define Fuel Size oANSl N15.8-1 974 Defines Fuel Element PiSmallest Part of Fuel Assembly is Fuel Rod or Pin EPG&E Defined Minimum Fuel Size as A/-inch
" Smallest Practical Fuel Size is %/-inch
" Fuel Size Definition Documented in PG&E SNMV Final Report and NRC Inspection Report 6
FUEL SIZE CRITERIA (Cont'd)
EPost-ISFSI Loading Phase (Starts Mid-2008-)
EISFSI Not Easily Available for SNM Storage K7Need to Address Possibility of Finding SNM ENeed to Define Fuel Size SDraft ANS Standard Defines Fuel Component ESmallest Part of Fuel Assembly is Rod for Intact Components; or Rod Fragments or Pellets if Structural Integrity is Not Maintained E Smallest Part of Fuel is Pellet (Fragment is Larger)
EPG-&E to Define Minimum Fuel Size a's Pellet ESmallest Practical Fuel Size is Pellet EConsistent with Draft ANS Standard 7
HUMBOLDT BAY REPOWERING PROJECT Humboldt Bay Repowering Project (HBRP)
RE Construction Permit from California Energy Commission Expected March 2008
" Construction Begins Mid 2008 o Cross Contamination Prevention and Monitoring Plan Completed Pr~ior to Surveys
" Near-term Surveys Mid 2008'(ORISE Onsite)
~Operational Late 2009 SDecommission Units 1 and 2 Before Unit 3 ElIf HBRP is Delayed, Schedule May Be Changed 8
SECURITY EXEMPTION REQUEST AND LAR E After Fuel Removed from SFP
- 10 CFR 73 No Longer Needed for Unit 3
- NRC Orders (lOMs, FFD) No Longer Applicable
~Exemption to 50.54(p), Part 73 and Orders EDelete License Condition for Security Plan
~Similar to Rancho Seco Request
" ISFSI Security Implemented Per 10 CFR 72
" Submit in.November FoziRequest NRC Approval in6 Months Fý-Effective After Spent Fuel is in ISFSI 9
TECH SPEC LAR.
SDelete Operational and Administrative Requirements for Spent Fuel in Pool SRelocate Administrative Controls to QA Plan SDelete LCOs for SFP Level and Heavy Loads SMaintain LOG for SFP Liner Gap Level with Pool Contaminated with Rad Material -
SSimilar to Rancho Seco, Yankee Rowe, Dresden
~Submit in November Ei Request NRC Approval in 6 Months SEffective After Spent Fuel is in ISFSI 10
110, CFR 20 APP. B, TABLE 1 EXEMPTION REQUEST -0 Annual Limits on Intake (ALl) and Derived Air Concentrations (DAC) Values,
.ECurrent Appendix B, Table 1 Values Based on 1977 International Commission on Radiological Protection (.ICRP) Recommendations Ez HBPP Proposes to use DAC and ALl Value's Based on 1995 ICRP Recommendations
~Submit in-November SRequest NRC Approval in 6 Months SEffective Upon NRC Approval 11
EMERGENCY PLAN REDUCTION IN EFFECTIVENESS Reduce Onsite Staffing tol1Person Plus Security oConsistent With Reduced Risk rr7Sim'ilarto Rancho Seco, Conn. Yankee EiSubmit in November; Request Approval in 6 Months-naEffective After Spent Fuel is in lSF51 12