ML17249A159

Letter to C. C. Chappell Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station ISFSI Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact Related to Issuance of Exemption to Allow a New Loading Pattern and Loading Fuel Cooled for at Least 2 Years

ML17249A159
Person / Time
Site:	Vermont Yankee, Holtec  File:NorthStar Vermont Yankee icon.png
Issue date:	01/16/2018
From:	Yen-Ju Chen Spent Fuel Licensing Branch
To:	Chappell C Entergy Nuclear Operations
Chen Y
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ML17249A157	List: ML17249A159
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CAC 001028, EPID L-2017-LLE-0005
Download: ML17249A159 (3)

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January 16, 2018 Mr. Coley C. Chappell Manager, Design and Programs Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

Vermont Yankee 320 Governor Hunt Road Vernon, VT 05354

SUBJECT:

VERMONT YANKEE NUCLEAR POWER STATION INDEPENDENT SPENT FUEL STORAGE INSTALLATION ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT RELATED TO ISSUANCE OF EXEMPTION TO ALLOW A NEW LOADING PATTERN AND LOADING FUEL COOLED FOR AT LEAST 2 YEARS (CAC NO. 001028; DOCKET NOS.: 50-271, 72-59, and 72-1014; EPID: L-2017-LLE-0005)

Dear Mr. Chappell:

Enclosed is a copy of the environmental assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact related to your application for an exemption dated May 16, 2017 (Agency-wide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML17142A354), and supplemented on September 7, 2017 (ADAMS Accession No. ML17255A236) and December 7, 2017 (ADAMS Accession No. ML17346A685), with respect to using Holtec International, Inc. (Holtec)

Certificate of Compliance (CoC) No. 1014, Amendment No. 10.

The proposed action would allow Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station to use a new regionalized loading pattern as described in Holtecs Amendment No. 12 to CoC No. 1014, Appendix B, Figure 2.4-1; load fuel that has been cooled for at least 2 years in the Multi-purpose Canister (MPC)-68M; and establish a per-cell maximum average burnup limit at 65,000 megawatt days per metric ton of uranium (MWD/MTU) as described in Holtecs Amendment No. 11 application, Appendix B, Table 2.1-1,Section VI. This would be permitted under exemption from the following requirements of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 72, sections:

• 10 CFR 72.212(a)(2), which states that the general license is limited to storage of spent fuel in casks approved under the provisions of this part.

• 10 CFR 72.212(b)(3), which states that the general licensee must Ensure that each cask used by the general licensee conforms to the terms, conditions, and specifications of a CoC or an amended CoC listed in § 72.214.

• 10 CFR 72.212(b)(5)(i), which states that The cask, once loaded with spent fuel or once the changes authorized by an amended CoC have been applied, will conform to the terms, conditions, and specifications of a CoC or an amended CoC listed in § 72.214.

C. Chappell

• 10 CFR 72.212(b)(11), which states that The licensee shall comply with the terms, conditions, and specifications of the CoC and, for those casks to which the licensee has applied the changes of an amended CoC, the terms, conditions, and specifications of the amended CoC, including but not limited to, the requirements of any AMP put into effect as a condition of the NRC approval of a CoC renewal application in accordance with

§ 72.240. and

• 10 CFR 72.214, which states that The following casks are approved for storage of spent fuel under the conditions specified in their Certificates of Compliance.

This assessment is being forwarded to the Office of the Federal Register for publication. If you have any questions, please contact me at (301) 415-1018.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Yen-Ju Chen, Senior Project Manager Spent Fuel Licensing Branch Division of Spent Fuel Management Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards CAC NO. 001028 Docket Nos.: 50-271, 72-59, and 72-1014 EPID: L-2017-LLE-0005

Enclosure:

Environmental Assessment

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