ML17024A242
| ML17024A242 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | La Crosse File:Dairyland Power Cooperative icon.png |
| Issue date: | 02/09/2017 |
| From: | Bruce Watson Reactor Decommissioning Branch |
| To: | Sauger J EnergySolutions |
| M. Vaaler NMSS/DUWP/RDB 415-3178 T-8I06 | |
| References | |
| Download: ML17024A242 (4) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 February 9, 2017 Mr. John Sauger Executive Vice President Chief Nuclear Officer Reactor D & D EnergySolutions 2701 Deborah Avenue Zion, IL 60099
SUBJECT:
LA CROSSE BOILING WATER REACTOR - ACCEPTANCE REVIEW OF THE REQUEST FOR EXEMPTION FROM THE INVESTIGATION REQUIREMENTS OF 10 CFR PART 20, APPENDIX G, SECTION III.E (CAC NO. L53168)
Dear Mr. Sauger:
By letter dated January 16, 2017, (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML17018A136), LaCrosseSolutions, LLC (LS, the licensee) requested U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) approval of an exemption from certain requirements of Appendix G, Requirements for Transfers of Low-Level Radioactive Waste Intended for Disposal at Licensed Land Disposal Facilities and Manifests, to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 20, Standards for Protection Against Radiation, for the La Crosse Boiling Water Reactor (LACBWR).
Specifically, LS requested exemption from the portion of Section III.E of 10 CFR Part 20, Appendix G, that requires the licensee to investigate and report to the NRC when LS does not receive notification of receipt of a shipment, or part of a shipment, of low-level radioactive waste within 20 days after transfer off the site. The licensee requested that the time period for LS to receive acknowledgement that the shipment has been received by the intended recipient be extended from 20 days to 45 days for shipments from the LACBWR facility. The requested exemption would be applicable to LACBWR truck and rail shipments.
The purpose of this letter is to provide the results of the NRC staffs initial administrative and acceptance review of the submittal. The acceptance review was performed to determine if there is sufficient technical information in scope and depth to allow the NRC staff to complete its detailed technical review. The acceptance review is also intended to identify whether the application has any readily apparent information insufficiencies in its characterization of the regulatory requirements or the licensing basis of the plant.
The NRC has reviewed your application and concluded that it does provide technical information in sufficient detail to enable the NRC to complete its detailed technical review and make an independent assessment regarding the acceptability of this request in terms of regulatory requirements and the protection of public health and safety and the environment.
Given the lesser scope and depth of the acceptance review as compared to the detailed technical review, there may be instances in which issues that impact the NRCs ability to complete the detailed technical review are identified despite completion of an adequate
acceptance review. If additional information is needed to address these areas, you will be advised by separate correspondence.
If you have any questions, please contact Marlayna Vaaler, the LACBWR Project Manager, at (301) 415-3178 or via e-mail at marlayna.vaaler@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Bruce A. Watson, CHP, Chief Reactor Decommissioning Branch Division of Decommissioning, Uranium Recovery, and Waste Programs Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Docket Nos.: 50-409 and 72-046 License No.: DPR-45 cc: La Crosse Boiling Water Reactor Service List
ML17024A242 OFFICE NMSS/RDB/PM NMSS/DUWP/LA NMSS/RDB/BC NAME MVaaler CHolston BWatson DATE 1/26/2017 1/26/2017 2/9/2017
La Crosse Boiling Water Reactor Service List:
Ken Robuck Group President Disposal and Decommissioning EnergySolutions 299 South Main Street, Suite 1700 Salt Lake City, UT 84111 John Sauger Executive VP and Chief Nuclear Officer Reactor DD EnergySolutions 2701 Deborah Avenue Zion, IL 60099 Gerard van Noordennen VP Regulatory Affairs EnergySolutions 2701 Deborah Avenue Zion, IL 60099 Joseph Nowak General Manager LaCrosseSolutions S4601 State Highway 35 Genoa, WI 54632-8846 Dan Shrum Senior VP Regulatory Affairs EnergySolutions 299 South Main Street, Suite 1700 Salt Lake City, UT 84111 Russ Workman General Counsel EnergySolutions 299 South Main Street, Suite 1700 Salt Lake City, UT 84111 George Kruck, Chairman Town of Genoa S5277 Mound Ridge Road Genoa, WI 54632 Regional Administrator U.S. NRC, Region III 2443 Warrenville Road Lisle, IL 60532-4352 Jeffery Kitsembel Electric Division Wisconsin Public Service Commission P.O. Box 7854 Madison, WI 53707-7854 Paul Schmidt, Manager Radiation Protection Section Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Health Division of Public Health Wisconsin Department of Health Services P.O. Box 2659 Madison, WI 53701-2659 Barbara Nick President and CEO Dairyland Power Cooperative 3200 East Avenue South, La Crosse, WI 54602-0817 Cheryl Olson, ISFSI Manager La Crosse Boiling Water Reactor Dairyland Power Cooperative S4601 State Highway 35 P.O. Box 817 Genoa, WI 54632-8846 Lane Peters, Site Manager La Crosse Boiling Water Reactor Dairyland Power Cooperative S4601 State Highway 35 Genoa, WI 54632-8846 Thomas Zaremba Wheeler, Van Sickle and Anderson, S.C.
44 East Mifflin Street, Suite 1000 Madison, WI 53703 John E. Matthews Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20004