NRC 2014-0047, CFR 71.95 Report on the TN-RAM Package

CFR 71.95 Report on the TN-RAM Package

ML14202A577
Person / Time
Site:	Point Beach, 07109233
Issue date:	07/17/2014
From:	Mccartney E Point Beach
To:	Mark Lombard Document Control Desk, NRC/NMSS/SFST
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NRC 2014-0047
Download: ML14202A577 (4)

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NEXTera ENERGY e POINT BEACH July 17, 2014 NRC 2014-0047 10 CFR 71.95 Mr. Mark Lombard, Director Division of Spent Fuel Storage and Transportation Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington DC 20555-0001 ATTN: Document Control Desk Point Beach Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2 Dockets 50-266, 50-301 and 72-005 Renewed License Nos. DPR-24 and DPR-27 10 CFR 71.95 Report on the TN-RAM Package

Reference:

(1) AREVA TN letter to NRC, dated June 18, 2014, Report Pursuant to 10 CFR 71.95(a)(3) and (b) of As-Built Discrepancies in the TN-RAM Packaging Relative to Certificate of Compliance No. 9233 (ML14171A358)

Via Reference 1 Areva TN Americas submitted a report to the NRC providing information required by 10 CFR 71.95(a)(3) and (b) with respect to Certificate of Compliance (CoC)

No. 9233, Revision 11, for the Model No. TN-RAM Package, Docket No. 71-9233.

The Areva TN Americas report noted as-built discrepancies relative to CoC No. 9233 for the TN-RAM Package. The circumstances described in the report were applicable to all licensed users of the cask. The submittal contained the details surrounding the situation, an engineering evaluation which dispositions the as-built discrepancies and an affidavit related to the proprietary nature of the engineering evaluation.

NextEra was notified by Areva TN Americas of as-built discrepancies on June 19, 2014

[Enclosure]. In accordance with 10 CFR 71.95(a), NextEra is reporting use of the TN-RAM Package.

NextEra Energy Point Beach, LLC, 6610 Nuclear Road, Two Rivers, WI 54241

Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Page 2 NextEra Energy used the TN-RAM cask on August 25, 1997 to ship spent fuel pool cleanout waste, with no incident. As concluded in the Areva report, there is no safety significance associated with the discrepancies between the safety analysis report drawings, as listed in CoC No. 9233 Section 5(a)(3), and the as-built packaging.

Currently Areva TN Americas is prohibiting the TN-RAM from use. Therefore, until the discrepancies are corrected the cask is not available for site use.

If you have any questions related to this submittal, please contact Gene LeClair at 920/755-6953.

Very truly yours, NextEra Energy Point Beach, LLC Eric McCartney Site Vice President Enclosure cc: Administrator, Region Ill, USNRC Resident Inspector, Point Beach Nuclear Plant, USNRC

ENCLOSURE NEXTERA ENERGY POINT BEACH, LLC POINT BEACH NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 AREVA TN NOTIFICATION TO REGISTERED USERS 10 CFR 71.95 REPORT ON THE TN-RAM PACKAGE

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A AREVA June 19 2014 E-38923 Registered Users for CoC Number 9233, Revision 11 :

Subject:

Notification to Registered Users (Licensees) Regarding a Potential Need to Report Pursuant to 10 CFR 71.95(a) of As-Built Discrepancies Relative to Certificate of Compliance No. 9233

Reference:

Letter E-38692, dated June 18, 2014, from Paul Triska (AREVA TN) to U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Report Pursuant to 10 CFR 71 .95 (a)(3) and (b) of As-Built Discrepancies in the TN-RAM Packaging Relative to Certificate of Compliance No.

9233 As the certificate holder of CoC 9233 for the TN-RAM Package, AREVA TN Americas wishes to inform you with this letter of the discovery of a situation involving discrepancies in the TN-RAM packaging relative to the CoC conditions . It is our understanding that this situation is reportable under 10 CFR 71.95 if you used the TN-RAM from the time of its initial fabrication until now.

AREVA TN Americas is also a registered user of the TN-RAM and we have made a report via the submittal referenced above, which contains the details surrounding this situation, an engineering evaluation which dispositions the as-built discrepancies, and an affidavit related to the proprietary nature of that engineering evaluation. The submittal also discusses preventative and corrective actions AREVA TN Americas performed, which include a June 11, 2014 application to NRC to revise CoC 9233 to correct the identified discrepancies. In order to facilitate your reporting , Enclosure 1 provides the referenced submittal in its entirely.

Should you require additional information regarding this situation, please do not hesitate to contact me at (41 0)-91 0-6878.

Sincerely, CJ ~~

Don Shaw Director, Regulatory Affairs cc: Prakash Narayanan (AREVA TN Americas)

Glenn Mathues (AREVA TN Americas)

Enclosures:

1. Letter E-38692, dated June 18, 2014, including all enclosures.

AR EVA TN A REVA Inc.

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