ML14353A466
| ML14353A466 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Arkansas Nuclear, Holtec  |
| Issue date: | 12/19/2014 |
| From: | Mark Lombard Division of Spent Fuel Management |
| To: | Pyle S Entergy Operations |
| Allen W | |
| Shared Package | |
| ML14353A419 | List: |
| References | |
| TAC L24954 | |
| Download: ML14353A466 (3) | |
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December 19, 2014 Ms. Stephenie L. Pyle Manager, Regulatory Assurance Arkansas Nuclear One Entergy Operations, Inc.
1448 S.R. 333 Russellville, AR 72802
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR EXEMPTION FROM HOLTEC INTERNATIONAL CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE 1014 FUEL SPECIFICATION AND LOADING CONDITIONS AT ARKANSAS NUCLEAR ONE INDEPENDENT SPENT FUEL STORAGE INSTALLATION (TAC NO. L24954)
Dear Ms. Pyle:
This is in response to your letter dated October 2, 2014, as supplemented October 14, and November 7, 2014, requesting an exemption from 10 CFR 72.212(a)(2) and 72.212(b)(11),
pursuant to 10 CFR 72.7. These regulations specifically require storage in casks approved under the provisions of 10 CFR Part 72, and compliance with the conditions set forth in the Certificate of Compliance (CoC) for each dry spent fuel storage cask used by an independent spent fuel storage installation (ISFSI) general licensee.
While performing drying operations on a loaded Holtec International (Holtec) HI-STORM 100 Certificate of Compliance (CoC) No. 1014 Model 24 Multi-Purpose Canister (MPC), Entergy Operations, Inc. (Entergy) detected Krypton-85 gas. After evaluating the situation, Entergy determined some of the fuel assemblies loaded into the MPC may have defects greater than pinhole leaks or hairline cracks. Appendix B, Section 2.1 of the Technical Specifications for the HI-STORM 100 CoC No. 1014 specifies that only fuel assemblies without known or suspected cladding defects greater than pinhole leaks or hairline cracks, and which can be handled by normal means, are authorized for loading into the Model 24 MPC. Subsequently, Entergy requested an exemption from the requirements of 10 CFR 72.212(a)(2) and from the portion of 10 CFR 72.212(b)(11) that requires licensees to comply with the terms, conditions, and specifications of the CoC.
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff reviewed Entergys exemption request.
While performing its safety evaluation of the proposed exemption, the NRC also considered exemption from the requirements of 10 CFR 72.212(b)(3), 10 CFR 72.212(b)(5)(i) and 10 CFR 72.214 applicable to the request and has weighed these regulations in its review. The details of the review, which will be published in the Federal Register, are included in the enclosed exemption. Based on the foregoing considerations, the NRC has determined that, pursuant to 10 CFR 72.7, the exemption is authorized by law, will not endanger life or property or the common defense and security, and is otherwise in the public interest. Therefore, the NRC grants Entergy an exemption from the requirements in 10 CFR 72.212(a)(2), 10 CFR 72.212(b)(3), 10 CFR 72.212(b)(5)(i) and the portion of 10 CFR 72.212(b)(11) that requires compliance with the terms, conditions, and specifications of the CoC as well as 10 CFR 72.214.
This exemption is effective upon issuance. For this action, an Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact was prepared and published in the Federal Register (79 FR
S. Pyle 75843, dated December 19, 2014). A copy of the Federal Register Notice was provided to you by letter dated December 11, 2014.
Although storage of the potentially damaged fuel is permitted by the granting of this exemption, the NRC reminds you that, pursuant to 10 CFR 71.87(a), prior to transport a licensee must verify the contents are appropriate for the transport packaging. In so far as damaged fuel may not be authorized as approved contents for transportation in the relevant package by the Certificate of Compliance, Entergy should maintain proper records to ensure transport regulations are met. The staff may review in future inspections the loading documentation/manifests, for the specific serial numbered MPCs involved, and verify that these casks have been identified as containing damaged fuel whose fuel assemblies were not placed in a damaged fuel container.
If you have any questions, please contact me at (301) 287-0673, or Chris Allen of my staff, at (301) 287-9225. Any future correspondence related to this action should reference Docket Nos.
72-1014, 50-313, 50-368, 72-13 and TAC No. L24954.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Mark Lombard, Director Division of Spent Fuel Management Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Docket No. 72-1014, 50-313, 50-368, 72-13 TAC No. L24954
Enclosure:
FRN Exemption cc: Distribution via Listserv K. Manzione, Holtec
S. Pyle 75843, dated December 19, 2014). A copy of the Federal Register Notice was provided to you by letter dated December 11, 2014.
Although storage of the potentially damaged fuel is permitted by the granting of this exemption, the NRC reminds you of the requirement, pursuant to 10 CFR 71.87(a), that prior to transport a licensee must verify the contents are appropriate for the transport packaging. In so far as damaged fuel may not be authorized as approved contents for transportation in the relevant package by the Certificate of Compliance, Entergy should maintain proper records to ensure transport regulations are met. The staff may review in future inspections the loading documentation/manifests, for the specific serial numbered MPCs involved, and verify that these casks have been identified as containing damaged fuel whose fuel assemblies were not placed in a damaged fuel container.
If you have any questions, please contact me at (301) 287-0673, or Chris Allen of my staff, at (301) 287-9225. Any future correspondence related to this action should reference Docket Nos. 72-1014, 50-313, 50-368, 72-13 and TAC No. L24954.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Mark Lombard, Director Division of Spent Fuel Management Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Docket No. 72-1014, 50-313, 50-368, 72-13 TAC No. L24954
Enclosure:
Exemption cc: Distribution via Listserv K. Manzione, Holtec Distribution:
SFST r/f MLombard DMarcano MFerdas/RI SVias/RII AMcCraw/RIII RKellar/RIV AGeorge/NRR JGoshen Close out TAC# L24954 G:\SFST\Allen\Part 72\ANO\Misload 2014\Final\Exemption\Letter.docx G:\SFST\Allen\Part 72\ANO\Misload 2014\Final\Exemption\Exemption.docx ADAMS P8 Pkg No.: ML14353A419 ADAMS P8 Accession (Letter) No.:ML14353A466 (Exemp) ML14353A465 OFC: SFM SFM SFM SFM SFM WAllen WWheatley JSolis CHrabal BTripathi NAME: via e-mail via e-mail via e-mail DATE: 11/20/14 11/21/14 11/25/14 12/1/14 11/24/14 OFC: SFM SFM SFM SFM SFM REinziger EGoldfeiz CAraguas MRahimi JWise for ACsontos NAME: via e-mail via e-mail via e-mail DATE: 11/21/14 11/24/14 12/3/14 12/4/14 12/2/14 OFC: SFM OGC SFM MSampson SClark MLombard NAME:
via e-mail DATE: 12/17/14 12/17/14 12/19/14 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
December 19, 2014 Ms. Stephenie L. Pyle Manager, Regulatory Assurance Arkansas Nuclear One Entergy Operations, Inc.
1448 S.R. 333 Russellville, AR 72802
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR EXEMPTION FROM HOLTEC INTERNATIONAL CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE 1014 FUEL SPECIFICATION AND LOADING CONDITIONS AT ARKANSAS NUCLEAR ONE INDEPENDENT SPENT FUEL STORAGE INSTALLATION (TAC NO. L24954)
Dear Ms. Pyle:
This is in response to your letter dated October 2, 2014, as supplemented October 14, and November 7, 2014, requesting an exemption from 10 CFR 72.212(a)(2) and 72.212(b)(11),
pursuant to 10 CFR 72.7. These regulations specifically require storage in casks approved under the provisions of 10 CFR Part 72, and compliance with the conditions set forth in the Certificate of Compliance (CoC) for each dry spent fuel storage cask used by an independent spent fuel storage installation (ISFSI) general licensee.
While performing drying operations on a loaded Holtec International (Holtec) HI-STORM 100 Certificate of Compliance (CoC) No. 1014 Model 24 Multi-Purpose Canister (MPC), Entergy Operations, Inc. (Entergy) detected Krypton-85 gas. After evaluating the situation, Entergy determined some of the fuel assemblies loaded into the MPC may have defects greater than pinhole leaks or hairline cracks. Appendix B, Section 2.1 of the Technical Specifications for the HI-STORM 100 CoC No. 1014 specifies that only fuel assemblies without known or suspected cladding defects greater than pinhole leaks or hairline cracks, and which can be handled by normal means, are authorized for loading into the Model 24 MPC. Subsequently, Entergy requested an exemption from the requirements of 10 CFR 72.212(a)(2) and from the portion of 10 CFR 72.212(b)(11) that requires licensees to comply with the terms, conditions, and specifications of the CoC.
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff reviewed Entergys exemption request.
While performing its safety evaluation of the proposed exemption, the NRC also considered exemption from the requirements of 10 CFR 72.212(b)(3), 10 CFR 72.212(b)(5)(i) and 10 CFR 72.214 applicable to the request and has weighed these regulations in its review. The details of the review, which will be published in the Federal Register, are included in the enclosed exemption. Based on the foregoing considerations, the NRC has determined that, pursuant to 10 CFR 72.7, the exemption is authorized by law, will not endanger life or property or the common defense and security, and is otherwise in the public interest. Therefore, the NRC grants Entergy an exemption from the requirements in 10 CFR 72.212(a)(2), 10 CFR 72.212(b)(3), 10 CFR 72.212(b)(5)(i) and the portion of 10 CFR 72.212(b)(11) that requires compliance with the terms, conditions, and specifications of the CoC as well as 10 CFR 72.214.
This exemption is effective upon issuance. For this action, an Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact was prepared and published in the Federal Register (79 FR
S. Pyle 75843, dated December 19, 2014). A copy of the Federal Register Notice was provided to you by letter dated December 11, 2014.
Although storage of the potentially damaged fuel is permitted by the granting of this exemption, the NRC reminds you that, pursuant to 10 CFR 71.87(a), prior to transport a licensee must verify the contents are appropriate for the transport packaging. In so far as damaged fuel may not be authorized as approved contents for transportation in the relevant package by the Certificate of Compliance, Entergy should maintain proper records to ensure transport regulations are met. The staff may review in future inspections the loading documentation/manifests, for the specific serial numbered MPCs involved, and verify that these casks have been identified as containing damaged fuel whose fuel assemblies were not placed in a damaged fuel container.
If you have any questions, please contact me at (301) 287-0673, or Chris Allen of my staff, at (301) 287-9225. Any future correspondence related to this action should reference Docket Nos.
72-1014, 50-313, 50-368, 72-13 and TAC No. L24954.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Mark Lombard, Director Division of Spent Fuel Management Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Docket No. 72-1014, 50-313, 50-368, 72-13 TAC No. L24954
Enclosure:
FRN Exemption cc: Distribution via Listserv K. Manzione, Holtec
S. Pyle 75843, dated December 19, 2014). A copy of the Federal Register Notice was provided to you by letter dated December 11, 2014.
Although storage of the potentially damaged fuel is permitted by the granting of this exemption, the NRC reminds you of the requirement, pursuant to 10 CFR 71.87(a), that prior to transport a licensee must verify the contents are appropriate for the transport packaging. In so far as damaged fuel may not be authorized as approved contents for transportation in the relevant package by the Certificate of Compliance, Entergy should maintain proper records to ensure transport regulations are met. The staff may review in future inspections the loading documentation/manifests, for the specific serial numbered MPCs involved, and verify that these casks have been identified as containing damaged fuel whose fuel assemblies were not placed in a damaged fuel container.
If you have any questions, please contact me at (301) 287-0673, or Chris Allen of my staff, at (301) 287-9225. Any future correspondence related to this action should reference Docket Nos. 72-1014, 50-313, 50-368, 72-13 and TAC No. L24954.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Mark Lombard, Director Division of Spent Fuel Management Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Docket No. 72-1014, 50-313, 50-368, 72-13 TAC No. L24954
Enclosure:
Exemption cc: Distribution via Listserv K. Manzione, Holtec Distribution:
SFST r/f MLombard DMarcano MFerdas/RI SVias/RII AMcCraw/RIII RKellar/RIV AGeorge/NRR JGoshen Close out TAC# L24954 G:\SFST\Allen\Part 72\ANO\Misload 2014\Final\Exemption\Letter.docx G:\SFST\Allen\Part 72\ANO\Misload 2014\Final\Exemption\Exemption.docx ADAMS P8 Pkg No.: ML14353A419 ADAMS P8 Accession (Letter) No.:ML14353A466 (Exemp) ML14353A465 OFC: SFM SFM SFM SFM SFM WAllen WWheatley JSolis CHrabal BTripathi NAME: via e-mail via e-mail via e-mail DATE: 11/20/14 11/21/14 11/25/14 12/1/14 11/24/14 OFC: SFM SFM SFM SFM SFM REinziger EGoldfeiz CAraguas MRahimi JWise for ACsontos NAME: via e-mail via e-mail via e-mail DATE: 11/21/14 11/24/14 12/3/14 12/4/14 12/2/14 OFC: SFM OGC SFM MSampson SClark MLombard NAME:
via e-mail DATE: 12/17/14 12/17/14 12/19/14 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY