ML17059B318
| ML17059B318 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Nine Mile Point  |
| Issue date: | 10/17/1996 |
| From: | Hood D NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned) |
| To: | Sylvia B NIAGARA MOHAWK POWER CORP. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9610220065 | |
| Download: ML17059B318 (10) | |
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t UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON> D.C. 20555-0001 October 17, 1996 Mr. B. Ralph Sylvia Executive Vice President Generation Business Group and Chief Nuclear Officer Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation Nuclear Learning Center 450 Lake Road
- Oswego, NY 13126
SUBJECT:
RESOLUTION OF SPENT FUEL STORAGE POOL SAFETY ISSUES:
ISSUANCE OF FINAL REPORT, NINE MILE POINT, UNITS 1
AND 2
Dear Mr. Sylvia:
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff recently completed a detailed review of spent fuel storage pool safety issues.
The results of the staff's review are documented in a report to the Commission which is enclosed for your information.
In the report, the staff concludes that existing structures, systems and components related to the storage of irradiated fuel provide adequate protection of public health and safety.
Notwithstanding this finding, the staff has also identified certain design features that reduce the reliability of spent fuel pool decay heat removal, increase the potential for loss of spsent fuel coolant inventory, or increase the potential for consequential loss of essential safety functions at an operating reactor.
The staff intends to conduct plant-specific regulatory analyses to evaluate potential safety enhancement backfits pursuant to 10 CFR
- 50. 109(a)(3) at a number of operating plants that possess one or more of these design features.
Although Nine Mile Point, Units 1 and 2 are not identified for a plant-specific safety enhancement backfit analysis by the staff, it is requested that you review the enclosed report for applicability to your facility and consider actions, as appropriate, related to the design of spent fuel pool decay heat removal systems at your facility.
This letter does not require any response.
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October 17, 1996 B. Sylvia If you have any questions regarding this matter, please do'ot'hesitate to contact me at (301) 415-3049.
'Sincerely, ORIGINAL SIGNED BY:
Docket Nos.
50-220 and 50-410 Darl S. Hood,.Senior Project Manager Project Directorate I-l Division of Reactor Projects - I/II Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
Enclosure:
Memo to the Commission, from J. Taylor, "Resolution of Spent Fuel Storage Pool Action Plan Issues,"
dated July 26, 1996 cc w/encl:
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B. Sylvia If you have any questions regarding this matter, please do not hesitate to contact me at (301) 415-3049.
Sincerely, Docket Nos.
50-220 and 50-410 Darl S.
Hood, Senior Project Manager Project Directorate I-1 Division of Reactor Projects - I/II Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
Enclosure:
Memo to the Commission, from J. Taylor, "Resolution of Spent Fuel Storage Pool Action Plan Issues,"
dated July 26, 1996 cc w/encl:
See next page
B. Ralph Sylvia Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station Unit Nos.
1 and 2
CC:
Hr. Richard B. Abbott Vice President and General Manager Nuclear Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station P.O.
Box 63
- Lycoming, NY 13093 Mr. Martin J. HcCormick, Jr.
Vice President Nuclear Safety Assessment and Support Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station P.O.
Box 63
- Lycoming, NY 13093 Ms. Denise J. Wolniak Manager Licensing Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station P.O.
Box 63
- Lycoming, NY 13093 Hr. Kim A. Dahlberg General Manager Projects Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station P.O.
Box 63
- Lycoming, NY 13093 Hr. Norman L. Rademacher Plant Manager, Unit 1
Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station P.O.
Box 63
- Lycoming, NY 13093 Hr. John T.
Conway Plant Manager, Unit 2 Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station P.O.
Box 63
- Lycoming, NY 13093 Regional Administrator, Region I U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406 Resident Inspector U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P.O.
Box 126
- Lycoming, NY 13093 Charles Donaldson, Esquire Assistant Attorney General New York Department of Law 120 Broadway New York, NY 10271 Hr. Paul D.
Eddy State of New York Department of Public Service Power Division, System Operations 3 Empire State Plaza
- Albany, NY 12223 Hr. Richard M. Kessel Chair and Executive Director State Consumer Protection Board 99 Washington Avenue
- Albany, NY 12210 Hark J. Wetterhahn, Esquire Winston 3 Strawn 1400 L Street, NW Washington, DC 20005-3502 Gary D. Wilson, Esquire Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation 300 Erie Boulevard West
- Syracuse, NY 13202 Mr. F. William Valentino, President New York State
- Energy, Research, and Development Authority 2 Rockefeller Plaza
- Albany, NY 12223-1253 Supervisor Town of Scriba Route 8, Box 382
- Oswego, NY 13126 Mr. Richard Goldsmith Syracuse University College of Law E. I.'hite Hall Campus
- Syracuse, NY 12223 Mr. John V. Vinquist, HATS Inc.
P.O.
Box 63
- Lycoming, NY 13093
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B. Ralph Sylvia Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation CC:
Mr. Jim Rettberg New York State Electric 8
Gas Corporation Corporate Drive Kirkwood Industrial Park P.O.
Box 5224 Binghamton, NY 13902-5224 Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station Unit Nos.
1 and 2