ML110180204

Letter Request for Exemption from Specific Requirements of 10 CFR Part 73 - Accepted for Review (TAC No. L24499)

ML110180204
Person / Time
Site:	Maine Yankee
Issue date:	01/14/2011
From:	Goshen J NRC/NMSS/SFST/LID/LB
To:	Connell J Maine Yankee Atomic Power Co
Goshen, JM, NNSS/SFST, 492-3325
References
TAC L24499
Download: ML110180204 (3)

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January 14, 2011 Mr. James Connell ISFSI Manager Maine Yankee Atomic Electric Company 321 Old Ferry Road Wiscasset, ME 04578-4922

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR EXEMPTION FROM SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS OF 10 CFR PART 73 - ACCEPTED FOR REVIEW (TAC NO. L24499)

Dear Mr. Connell:

By letter dated November 29, 2010, Maine Yankee (MY) submitted a response to the Nuclear Regulatory Commissions (NRCs) letter of August 2, 2010, Applicability of the Revised 10 CFR 73.55 Rule to the Maine Yankee Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation, and requested an exemption from specific requirements of 10 CFR 73.55.

The staff has reviewed your letter and has determined that it provides sufficient information to proceed with its detailed evaluation. Please reference TAC No. L24499 in all future correspondence.

If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact John Goshen at 301-492-3325.

Sincerely,

/RA/

John Goshen, P. E. Project Manager Licensing Branch Division of Spent Fuel Storage and Transportation Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Docket Nos.: 50-309, 72-30 TAC No. L24499 cc: Service List

Mr. James Connell ISFSI Manager Maine Yankee Atomic Electric Company 321 Old Ferry Road Wiscasset, ME 04578-4922

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR EXEMPTION FROM SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS OF 10 CFR PART 73 - ACCEPTED FOR REVIEW (TAC NO. L24499)

Dear Mr. Connell:

By letter dated November 29, 2010, Maine Yankee (MY) submitted a response to the Nuclear Regulatory Commissions (NRCs) letter of August 2, 2010, Applicability of the Revised 10 CFR 73.55 Rule to the Maine Yankee Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation, and requested an exemption from specific requirements of 10 CFR 73.55.

The staff has reviewed your letter and has determined that it provides sufficient information to proceed with its detailed evaluation. Please reference TAC No. L24499 in all future correspondence.

If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact John Goshen at 301-492-3325.

Sincerely,

/RA/

John Goshen, P. E. Project Manager Licensing Branch Division of Spent Fuel Storage and Transportation Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Docket Nos.: 50-309, 72-30 TAC No. L24499 cc: Service List Distribution: Judith.joustra@nrc.gov, Raynard.wharton@nrc.gov, Sandra.wastler@nrc.gov ADAMS: ML110180204 File location: G:\SFST\Maine Yankee\Acknowledgement letter MY.docx OFC SFST SFST SFST JGoshen WWheatley RJohnson NAME DATE 1/10/11 01/ 11 /11 01/ 14 /11 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY

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Senator Charles Pray State Nuclear Safety Advisor Mr. Patrick J. Dostie State Planning Office State of Maine Nuclear Safety Inspector State House Station #38 Department of Health and Human Services Augusta, ME 04333 Maine Public Health Division of Environmental Health First Selectman of Wiscasset 286 Water St., Key Plaza - 8th Floor Municipal Building State House Station 11 U.S. Route 1 Augusta, ME 04333 Wiscasset, ME 04578 Mr. Jay Hyland Friends of the Coast State of Maine P.O. Box 98 286 Water St., Key Plaza - 8th Floor Edgecomb, ME 04556 State House Station 11 Augusta, ME 04333 Mr. Jonathan M. Block Attorney at Law Mr. Mark Roberts P.O. Box 566 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Putney, VT 05346-0566 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406 Joseph Fay, Esquire Maine Yankee Atomic Power Company Regional Administrator, Region 1 321 Old Ferry Road U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Wiscasset, ME 04578-4922 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406 Mr. Wayne Norton, Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer Decommissioning Branch Chief, Region 1 Maine Yankee Atomic Power Company U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 321 Old Ferry Road 475 Allendale Road Wiscasset, ME 04578-4922 King of Prussia, PA 19406 Mr. Gerald Poulin, Chairman David Lewis, Esquire and President Shaw Pittman Maine Yankee Atomic Power Company 2300 North Street, NW 321 Old Ferry Road Washington, DC 20037 Wiscasset, ME 04578-4922 W. Clough Toppan, P.E., Director Division of Health Engineering Department of Human Services

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