ML101720586

Federal Register Notice Publishing and Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for a Request for Exemptions from 10 CFR 72.212 and 72.214

ML101720586
Person / Time
Site:	Yankee Rowe
Issue date:	06/17/2010
From:	Goshen J NRC/NMSS/SFST
To:	Recasha Mitchell Yankee Atomic Electric Co
Goshen, JM, NNSS/SFST, 492-3325
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ML101720523	List: ML101720586
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TAC L24421
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June 17, 2010 Mr. Robert Mitchell ISFSI Manager Yankee Atomic Electric Company 49 Yankee Road Rowe, MA 01367

SUBJECT:

FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICE PUBLISHING AN ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT FOR A REQUEST FOR EXEMPTIONS FROM 10 CFR 72.212 AND 72.214 (TAC NO. L24421)

Dear Mr. Mitchell:

In accordance with Yankee Atomic Electric Company=s (YAEC) request for exemptions dated February 23, 2010, and pursuant to 10 CFR 51.35, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, is forwarding an Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for noticing in the Federal Register. The requested exemptions would relieve YAEC from the requirements to: (1) develop training modules under its systematic approach to training that include comprehensive instructions for the operation and maintenance of the independent spent fuel storage installation, except for the NAC-MPC System; and (2) submit an annual report Apursuant to 10 CFR 72.44(d)(3) or 10 CFR 50.36(a).@

The NRC will notify you in a timely manner of our decision on these exemption requests.

Enclosed is a copy of the Federal Register Notice.

Sincerely,

/RA/

John Goshen, P. E., Project Manager Division of Spent Fuel Storage and Transportation Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Docket Nos.: 50-29, 72-31

Enclosure:

Federal Register Notice cc: Service List

June 17, 2010 Mr. Robert Mitchell ISFSI Manager Yankee Atomic Electric Company 49 Yankee Road Rowe, MA 01367

SUBJECT:

FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICE PUBLISHING AN ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT FOR A REQUEST FOR EXEMPTIONS FROM 10 CFR 72.212 AND 72.214 (TAC NO. L24421)

Dear Mr. Mitchell:

In accordance with Yankee Atomic Electric Company=s (YAEC) request for exemptions dated February 23, 2010, and pursuant to 10 CFR 51.35, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, is forwarding an Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for noticing in the Federal Register. The requested exemptions would relieve YAEC from the requirements to: (1) develop training modules under its systematic approach to training that include comprehensive instructions for the operation and maintenance of the independent spent fuel storage installation, except for the NAC-MPC System; and (2) submit an annual report Apursuant to 10 CFR 72.44(d)(3) or 10 CFR 50.36(a).@

The NRC will notify you in a timely manner of our decision on these exemption requests.

Enclosed is a copy of the Federal Register Notice.

Sincerely,

/RA/

John Goshen, P. E., Project Manager Division of Spent Fuel Storage and Transportation Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Docket Nos.: 50-29, 72-31

Enclosure:

Federal Register Notice cc: Service List ADAMS: ML File location: G:\SFST\Yankee Rowe\2 23 10 Exemption request\Yankee Rowe EA and FONSI ltr.doc G:\SFST\Yankee Rowe\2 23 10 Exemption request\Yankee Rowe FRN.doc SFST SFST SFST OFC JGoshen WWheatley EBenner NAME 06/16/2010 06/17/2010 0617/2010 DATE OFFICIAL RECORD COPY

Yankee (Rowe) Nuclear Power Station cc:

David O=Brien, Commissioner Kelley Smith Vermont Department of Public Service Communication Manager/Yankee Rowe 120 State Street, Drawer 20 Community Advisory Board Montpelier, VT 05602 19 Midstate Drive Auburn, MA 01501 Amy Ignatius, Executive Director New England Conference of Public Utility Alice Carson, RSCS, Inc. Commissioners, Inc.

12312 Milestone Manor Lane One Eagle Square, Suite 514 Germantown, MD 20876 Concord, NH 03301 Robert K. Gad, III, Esq. Regional Administrator, Region I Ropes and Gray U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission One International Place 475 Allendale Road Boston, MA 02110-2624 King of Prussia, PA 19406 Ms. Leslie Greer Diane Screnci, Region I Assistant Attorney General U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Commonwealth of Massachusetts 475 Allendale Road 200 Portland Street King of Prussia, PA 19406 Boston, MA 02114 Mr. Marv Rosenstein Robert Walker, Director Chief, Chemicals Management Branch Radiation Control Program Office of Ecosystem Protection Massachusetts Department of Public U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Health One Congress Street, Suite 1100, 305 South Street Mail Code CPT Boston, MA 02130 Boston, MA 02114 Mr. James B. Muckerheide Mr. Anthony Honnellio Massachusetts Emergency Management U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Agency Region 1 400 Worcester Road One Congress Street, Suite 1100, Framingham, MA 01702-5399 Boston, MA 02114-2023 Edward Flynn, Secretary Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety One Ashburton Place Room 2133 Boston, MA 02108 Peggy Sloan, AICP Franklin Regional Council of Governments 425 Main Street, Suite 20 Greenfield, MA 01301-3313

Yankee-Rowe cc:

Mr. Jeff Fowley Office of Regional Counsel U.S. Environmental Protection Agency One Congress Street, Suite 1100, Mail Code RAA Boston, MA 02114 Ms. Bonnie Gitlin Radiation Protection Division Office of Radiation and Indoor Air Office of Air and Radiation U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Ariel Rios Building, Mail Code 66081 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20460 Mr. Phillip Newkirk Radiation Protection Division Office of Radiation and Indoor Air Office of Air and Radiation U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Ariel Rios Building, Mail Code 66081 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20460